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Global financial institutions call for comprehensive treaty to end plastic pollution

One hundred and sixty financial institutions, along with two industry stakeholders globally, are urging governments to engage in negotiations for a comprehensive treaty aimed...

Ministry of Local Gov’t orders removal of structures around buffer zones

As the rainy season approaches, the Ministry of Local Government has issued a decisive call to action, demanding the immediate removal of structures encroaching...

Fuel tanker bursts into flames on Kumasi-Accra highway [Photos]

A fuel tanker exploded along the Kumasi-Accra Highway on Monday, April 29, 2024. Responding swiftly to the emergency call, firefighters from the Suhum Fire Station,...

EC’s stolen BVR kits, laptops: One granted bail, three still on remand

An Accra High Court has granted bail to one of the four persons nabbed over the Electoral Commission’s stolen laptops and Biometric Voter Registration...

Don’t panic, your contributions are safe – SSNIT assures beneficiaries

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has refuted claims suggesting potential challenges in meeting its financial obligations to beneficiaries in the future,...

Cleaner to stand trial over cashier’s death at Hospital

A 24-year-old cleaner, Gideon Vitlas, is to stand trial at an Accra High Court on May 22, 2024, for his alleged involvement in...

Military-Prison officers fracas in Bawku will not recur – Regional Minister assures

The Upper East Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin-Salih, has given an assurance that the recent fracas between some military and prison officers in Bawku...

Ghana’s Online Freedom of Expression in peril, citizens’ rights eroded – Report

The 2023 Londa Report, released on Thursday in Accra, has described Ghana's Online Freedom of Expression as under threat, highlighting the erosion of citizens'...

Peter Amewu hit with sad news

Member of Parliament (MP) for Hohoe constituency in the Volta Region, John-Peter Amewu has lost his mother, Gertrude Anani Amewu. The unfortunate incident according...

How a UN farmer-support programme exposed some to fraud – Bright Simons

In April 2014, the government of Ghana borrowed $46 million from Rome-based IFAD, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, a UN body that, as...

Dumsor will be a thing of the past soon – Bawumia assures

The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has offered reassurance that the current power crisis, known as "dumsor," faced by Ghanaians will...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Would victims have been ignored if they were in swing constituencies – Ablakwa fumes

The North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says months after government pledged to support the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage, nothing has been...

GHS to embark on COVID-19 vaccination exercise

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is set to embark on a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The exercise to take place between May 7 and...

High Court dismisses suit compelling Akufo-Addo to receive Anti-LGBTQ Bill

An Accra High Court has dismissed the application filed by Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor to compel President Akufo-Addo to receive...

Ghana among top African countries with highest Schengen Visa rejection rates

Ghana is among the leading African countries with the highest Schengen Visa rejection rates. According to a new report by migration consultancy firm Henley &...

SSNIT contributors must decide who becomes its Director-General – Austin Gamey

A Labour and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) expert, Austin Gamey, has emphasised the need for greater autonomy for the Social Security and National Insurance...

Electrician jailed five years for theft

The Adentan Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 20-year-old electrician to five years imprisonment for stealing electrical cables and standing fans. Yussif Abdulai...

NSS personnel urged to accept postings to rural areas

President of the National Services Personnel Association (NSPA) for Nkwanta South, Wise Bediako, has urged his colleagues to accept postings to rural communities in...

Ghana Hajj Board announces flight schedules for 2024 pilgrimage

The Ghana Hajj Board has announced the flight schedules for the Hajj pilgrimage in 2024. Executive Secretary Hajj, Farouk Hamza stated in a statement...

Court impounds vehicles of 2 gov’t officials

The vehicles of the district chief executive(DCE) and the Coordinating Director for the Chereponi district in the North East region have been impounded by...

5 dead, over 14 injured in gory accident near Obuasi

A gory accident which occurred at Dadwen area near Obuasi, within the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region, has claimed the lives of...

‘Dumsor’ killing our churches, fix it – Methodist Bishop to govt

Assistant Bishop of Nkawkaw Diocese Methodist Church, Rt. Rev. Dr. Ato Barfi-Himbson, has issued a passionate plea to the government to address the issue...

Deputy Transport Minister supports GNTDA graduates with machines, cash

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Upper West Akim Constituency and Deputy Transport Minister, Frederick Obeng Adom, has demonstrated his commitment to youth...

Agona Kwanyako chief calls for peace between Muslims, Christians after clash

The Chief of Agona Kwanyako in the Central Region, Nana Ampem Darkoh, has urged for peace between Muslim and Christian youths following a recent...

Reason for training professional counsellors is to heal a hurting world – CCP President

President of the College of Counselling and Psychology (CCP), Rev. Prof. Samuel Oheneba-Dornyo has asked graduates to go out there to heal a hurting...

Students of Kalpohin SHS clash with residents [Photos]

Students of Kalpohin Senior High School (SHS) at Tamale in the Northern region clashed with residents who joined them during entertainment on Saturday, April...

Foreign Affairs Ministry warns against traveling to Northern Mali

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has issued a cautionary advisory to Ghanaians against traveling to some regions in Northern Mali. In an...

Hundreds turn out for Luv FM/Telecel Fitness Walk in Kumasi

The city of Kumasi was filled with infectious energy on Saturday morning as hundreds gathered for the Luv FM/Telecel Fitness Walk. The event, organised by...

Snakebite alert: 9,900 cases recorded annually

The country recorded 59,600 snakebite cases between 2015 and 2020, the first time such data has been put together.  This means, on average, 9,900 snakebites...

We have enough funds to pay accruing benefits due members – SSNIT

The management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says the scheme presently receives contributions and has enough funds to pay accruing...

Students cautioned against sharing nude content

The Head of the Computer Hardware Technology Department at Asuansi Technical Institute, Joel Baah, has cautioned students, especially female students, to desist from sharing...

EXPLAINER: Will dumsor end soon?

We have dumsor because government has no money to buy fuel? According to the 2024 Energy Outlook published by the Ghana Energy Commission, in 2024,...

Edubiasehene urges govt to settle debt owed road contractors

The Edubiasehene, Oguahyia Oduro Panin Birikorang, has called on the government to settle its debts with road contractors to complete the abandoned roads in...

Ghana Post launches Asantehene Commemorative Stamp 

Ghana Post has launched a stamp dubbed the Asantehene Commemorative Stamp to honour Otumfuo Osei-Tutu II, the Asantehene on his silver jubilee celebration.  Commemorative stamps...

All the photos from Asantehene’s mega silver jubilee thanksgiving celebration

The festivities commemorating Otumfuo Osei Tutu II's 25 years as the Asantehene continued in full swing. On April 26, 2024, a non-denominational Thanksgiving service...

Fear grips Ekumfi residents as fresh meat and spiritual items are found in middle of town [Photos]

Residents of Ekumfi Etsi-badu in the Central Region are living in fear after a mysterious discovery of fresh meat and spiritual artefacts in the...

Your reign has been a beacon of wisdom – Alan Kyerematen tells Asantehene

The leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on celebrating the 25th...

GNAT urges media, trade unions, and CSOs to take interest in SSNIT’s affairs

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is calling on the media, trade unions, and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to pay closer attention to...

NaCCA releases practice questions to prepare BECE candidates for the common core assessment

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), under the leadership of Director-General Prof. Edward Appiah, has taken a proactive step to aid candidates...

Ejisu drivers threaten strike over high fuel costs

"We have sent letters to transport operator leaders and local government representatives but are yet to receive a satisfactory resolution. Despite our attempts to engage with relevant authorities, including the Ministry of Transport, we have been met with silence and threats of legal repercussions if we adjust our fares independently," he said.Â