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Multiple sexual partners linked to cervical cancer risk – Doctor warns

An Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Obaatan Pa Women's Hospital, Dr Angela Durowaa Frempong, has cautioned women about the heightened risk of cervical cancer associated...

Man found dead in his room in Koforidua

A Ghanaian man identified as Mr Andrews reported to have recently returned from Switzerland has been found hanging dead at Two Streams, a suburb...

June 3rd disaster is likely to re-occur – GMet warns

A senior meteorologist at the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), Joshua Asamoah has warned that a disaster similar to the June 3rd incident could reoccur. However,...

Renal Patients Association of Ghana commend NHIS’s free 6-month dialysis initiative

The Renal Patients Association of Ghana has commended the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for the six-month free dialysis programme. In an interview aired on Joy...

Good news for Ghanaian students on govt scholarship abroad

Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Kingsley Agyemang has urged calm among Ghanaian students stranded abroad over their delayed stipends. The Registrar has said the...

Urban Development to take center stage at 2024 Ghana Urban Forum

The Head of Public Relations at the Ministry of Local Government, Matilda Tettey has announced all is set for the 2024 Ghana Urban Forum. Madam...

Ministry of Works and Housing leads review of new rent act

The Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, has led a pivotal retreat in Koforidua which focused on the review of...

Lil Win granted GH¢50k bail

Actor Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lil Win, has been granted a GH¢50,000 bail with two sureties by the Asokore Mampong District Court following...

Building for the Future: Developing Infrastructure for Integrated Aluminum Industry

The global aluminium industry is poised for remarkable growth and transformation in the coming decades. With applications ranging from aerospace and automotive to construction and...

Green Ghana: Okyenhene, Lands Ministry launches 4th edition of ‘One-Student One Tree’ initiative

His Royal Highness Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, on Monday, June 3, 2024, launched the 'One-Student-One-Tree' initiative, which is a key component of the government's...

OWASS to become Ghana’s first SMART School – Dr. Adutwum

Opoku Ware Senior High School (OWASS) in Kumasi is set to become Ghana’s first SMART School under the government's new SMART School project. This initiative...

NHIS announces free dialysis for kidney patients

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced six months free dialysis sessions for kidney patients below 18 and those above 60 years. The move...

Omanhene of Gwira Traditional Area backs new mining project but demands regulatory compliance

The Paramount Chief of the Gwira Traditional Area, Awulae Agama Tuagyan II has expressed his stance on the mining activities set to commence in...

Registrar of Companies to strike out 508,000 companies

Five hundred and eight thousand (508,000) public and private business entities are to be struck off the register of the Office of the Registrar...

National Ambulance Service to embark on blood donation exercise

The National Ambulance Service, in partnership with the National Blood Service, is set to organize a blood donation event in support of the National...

Murdered Jirapa Dubai CEO buried [Photos]

The owner of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, nicknamed Jirapa Dubai, in the Upper West Region, Eric Johnson who was stabbed to death has...

Volta Regional Coordinating Council and India High Commission to host Yoga session in Ho

The Volta Regional Coordinating Council in collaboration with the India High Commission in Ghana is set to host a one-day yoga session on June...

Free Wi-Fi: Government pays service provider GHS56m for no internet in schools

It was 11:00 am on July 6, 2023, at one of Ghana’s prestigious senior high schools, Accra Academy. Students had gathered in the Information and...

High Court postpones anti-LGBTQ+ bill case to July 29

The High Court has postponed the case challenging the approval of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-LGBTQ+...

Fallen tree destroys three vehicles during heavy rains

Three vehicles have been badly damaged after trees fell on them at Darkuman in Accra following hours of heavy rainfall. The vehicles involved included two...

Leaking roof in Nsawam hospital puts patients in distress

Patients at the Nsawam Government Hospital are in a dire situation following a heavy downpour in the area. The rain water leakages are having a...

Lilwin arrested

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Manhyia Divisional Police Command have arrested Kumawood actor, Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lilwin. The Police...

Hit-and-run driver crashes woman to death at Awutu Bereku

A hit-and-run driver has crashed a woman believed to be in her 20s to death at Awutu Bereku on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway in the...

Ghana Education Service partners with Zoomlion for zero waste school program

Zoomlion Foundation and Ghana Education Service have launched an ambitious Zero Waste Project in schools, aimed at promoting sustainable practices through education. The launch event...

Anyone who stashes so much money at home doesn’t love Ghana – Ga Mantse

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has waded into the controversy surrounding the huge sums of money found in former Sanitation Minister,...

Akufo-Addo leaves for Korea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, upon the invitation of the President of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, left Ghana on Friday 31st May, 2024 to...

Ato Forson files application for mistrial in ambulance case



Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the first accused in the ongoing ambulance trial, has submitted an application for a mistrial. He cited recent developments involving a...

Calls for A-G’s resignation or sack unjustified – Prof Kwame Gyan

A distinguished law professor at the University of Ghana, Professor Kwame Gyan, has expressed his stance against the calls for the dismissal of Attorney...

Man in court for allegedly stealing over GH₵46K from girlfriend

A 38-year-old unemployed man who allegedly stole his girlfriend’s GH₵46,700 from a safe has been put before an Accra Circuit Court. When Ebenezer Addoh was arrested...

Flash floods hit Ofankor-Taifa Junction stretch after Sunday’s rain

Rains that began Sunday morning have caused flash flooding in parts of Accra, including the Ofankor-Taifa Junction stretch. The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) reported that,...

One dead after fishing boat capsizes near Ada West

One person has been reported dead after a fishing boat capsized near Ada West District in the Greater Accra Region. Accra-based Citi News reported that,...

Corruption is everywhere now; deal with it urgently – Ga Mantse to gov’t

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has expressed disgust over the rampant corruption plaguing Ghana. In a recent interview with Citi FM on...

PIAC report reveals 36% shortfall in ECG’s payments for gas in 2023

A report by the Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC) reveals a 36 per cent shortfall in the Electricity Company of Ghana’s payments in accordance...

Anti-LGBTQ+ hearing: Judiciary opens high court doors for live coverage today

The Judiciary will open the High Court today for live media coverage of the anti-LGBT+ bill proceedings. Previously, the Chief Justice allowed media houses to...

FDA teams up with Ghana Police Service to crack down on tobacco smoke activities

In a move to combat the scourge of tobacco smoke, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has joined forces with the Ghana Police Service...

One-week-old baby reportedly stolen from district hospital in Upper East region [Video]

A shocking incident at Zebilla District Hospital in the Bawku West district of the Upper East Region saw a one-week-old baby allegedly stolen on...

Residents celebrate as government begins construction of Atebubu-Kwame Danso road

Residents have expressed excitement and are applauding the government for commencing the construction of the Atebubu-Kwame Danso road in the Bono East Region. This follows...

Police arrest NDC PC for Awutu Senya East, 2 others

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three persons at Ofaakor near Kasoa in the Central Region over the alleged possession of firearm without lawful...

Suspect who stabbed Hawa Koomson’s son assaulted, handed over to Police

The suspect who allegedly stabbed Ato Koomson, son of Awutu Senya East MP and Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Mavis Hawa Koomson, has been...

Anyaa Sowutuom MP hands over new classroom block to Odorgonno SHS

Member of Parliament for Anyaa Sowutuom, Dr. Dickson Adomako Kissi has officially commissioned and handed over a new 6-unit classroom block with a 10-seater...