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Bright SHS, Abuakwa Assembly, and Blyth Academy-Canada initiate scholarship for JHS leavers

Bright Senior High School (SHS) has announced a scholarship program in partnership with Blyth Academy in Canada and the Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly. This initiative...

Akufo-Addo launches ambitious District Road Improvement Programme

In a significant move towards bolstering Ghana's infrastructure, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo launched the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) and commissioned essential equipment...

Abandoned baby discovered in bush at Juaso

A newborn baby girl was miraculously rescued after being abandoned by her mother in a bush at Juaso in the Asante Akyem South Municipality...

Man, 60, missing after attending crusade, family seeks help

The family of a 60-year-old man, Osei Kwame, is urgently seeking the public's help after he went missing on July 18, 2024. Kwame, who is...

Surge in blackmail: Cyber Security reports 226 sextortion cases in 4 months

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has reported a significant increase in online blackmail cases in Ghana. Following a March 2024 alert, which noted a 254%...

Mercy Asiedu, husband donate hospital equipment worth ¢320,000 to Kunsu Health Center

The chief of Kunsu in the Ashanti region, Nana Agyeman Badu Duah I, has made a significant contribution to the Kunsu Health Center in...

Police, A-G sued over Akufo-Addo’s Deputy IGP appointment

A private legal practitioner has taken on the Attorney General (AG) and the Ghana Police Service (GPS) over the appointment of a Deputy Inspector...

Infertility: Woman in search of a baby shares tale of Accra-based prophet’s attempted sexual assault

The state of being childless has the tendency to plunge couples - women especially, into various susceptible situations in their bid to escape societal...

AG Dame ‘unwholly’ to address Bar Conference this year – Edudzi Tamekloe

Edudzi Tameklo, the legal counsel to the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has asserted that the Attorney General (AG) is unfit to address...

Ambulance case: Deputy AG to challenge court decision acquitting suspects

Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah Yeboah has announced plans to appeal the recent court decision that acquitted two lead suspects in the controversial ambulance...

Nine-member committee announced for 28th annual GJA Media Awards

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has announced a nine-member committee to oversee the vetting of entries and selection of winners for the 28th Annual...

GRA constitutes team to investigate alleged border bribery incidents

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has set up a team to investigate some staff members and alleged incidents of bribery...

AG Dame not fit to address Bar Association meeting this year – Edudzi Tamekloe

The counsel for the accused in the ambulance case, Godwin Edudzi Tamekloe, has stated that the Attorney General (AG) is unworthy to address lawyers...

AG can go to Supreme Court, Antoa or ‘Nogokpo; Ato Forson will still be vindicated – Edudzi Tameklo

The lawyer for Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, Edudzi Tameklo, has expressed unwavering confidence in his client's innocence. He emphasized his belief that Dr...

Police, A-G sued over Akufo-Addo’s Deputy IGP appointment

A private legal practitioner has taken on the Attorney General (AG) and the Ghana Police Service (GPS) over the appointment of a Deputy Inspector...

AG is like a legal representative of NPP – Mahama

The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticised Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, describing him as a legal representative of the ruling...

Ambulance trial: The Republic vs Ato Forson & 2 others – Read full Court of Appeal judgement

The Court of Appeal on Tuesday acquitted and discharged Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa, the third accused, in the Ambulance...

5 suspects arrested in connection with shooting incident at Okanta in Nsawam

The Ghana Police Service has arrested five individuals in connection with a shooting incident near Nsawam in the Eastern Region, resulting in the death...

40-year-old fisherman drowns in Volta River in Adidome

A 40-year-old fisherman and diver, Lotsu Godson, has drowned in the Volta River at Adidome in the Volta Region. His body was discovered floating on...

15-year-old boy allegedly beaten to death for stealing GH¢80.00

A 15-year-old boy has died in Kasoa American Town after allegedly being beaten by his mother for stealing GH¢80.00. According to reports, the boy’s mother,...

PAC disappointed in MOH and Ghana Police for failing to retrieve items misplaced by driver

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi has expressed dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ghana...

Driver saves hundreds of lives at Tanoboase-Tuobodom tollbooth after brake failure [Photos]

A driver of an articulated truck carrying canned alcoholic drinks has saved hundreds of lives and properties near the Tuobodom-Tanoboase tollbooth in the Bono...

Tutuka residents protest against Newmont over resettlement

Residents of the Tutuka in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo region have demonstrated against Newmont over unpaid resettlement money. According to community leaders,...

Parliament begins investigation into Akosombo Dam Spillage

Parliament has established a 7-member bipartisan ad hoc Committee to investigate the Akosombo Dam spillage, nine months after the disaster. Among other tasks, the committee...

Health Ministry seeks six-month extension to recover over GH¢100K unpaid rent

The Ministry of Health has requested a six-month extension to recover approximately 100,000 cedis in unpaid rent from 19 employees who defaulted on payments...

Jayee University College hosts empowering youth seminar

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of Jayee University College, in partnership with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Ghana HIV/AIDS Network (GHANET), recently...

UHAS seeks financial clearance to employ more staff

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) has appealed to government for financial clearance to hire new staff to enhance the university's human...

YEA launches School Support Programme

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has announced the opening of applications for its School Support Programme (SSP) today, July 30, 2024. In partnership with the...

Ambulance trial: This ruling is a victory for our democracy – Richard Jakpa [Listen]

The third accused in the high-profile ambulance procurement trial, Richard Jakpa, has described the Court of Appeal's ruling as a significant victory for democracy...

Government urged to clarify payment plans for new nurses recruits

The National Chairman of the Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health, Bright Amissah Nyarko, has called on the government to provide a clear outline...

Dumasua Nkosuohene donates Police station to Sunyani West headquarters

The Nkosuohene of Dumasua in the Sunyani West district of the Bono region, Nana Ayebiafo Jnana, has donated a state-of-the-art Police station and office...

Ambulance trial: Ato Forson grateful to God

The Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed his gratitude to God after the Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged him in the...

Unpatriotic Ghanaians stealing streetlights on Accra-Tema Motorway – Highway Authority

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has pointed to vandalism and theft by unpatriotic citizens as the main reasons behind the malfunctioning and absence of...

High Court dismisses injunction application against KNUST VC’s tenure extension

A Kumasi High Court has dismissed the application of an interlocutory injunction seeking to thwart the tenure extension of the Vice Chancellor of the...

Ambulance trial: AG vows to appeal against ‘erroneous decision’

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has served notice he will appeal against the 2:1 majority Court of Appeal decision...

Government making great strides in education – Dr Adutwum

The government is making great strides in transforming education in the country, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, has stated. Some of the...

Police and protesters clash over route in La demonstration [Photos]

Police and the organizers of the La Coalition demonstration clashed over the approved protest route. The demonstration, which started on Tuesday, July 30, seeks to...

Free SHS has not destroyed Ghana’s education system – Dr Adutwum

The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has addressed criticisms of the government’s flagship programme, Free Senior High School (SHS). Addressing the nation on the...

Adeemra residents appeal to govt over death trap school building

Pupils in Adeemra, a farming community in the Kintampo South district, are risking their safety by attending classes in dilapidated structures, which is affecting...

Meter thief electrocuted at Suhyen

A man believed to be in his 30s has been electrocuted in Suhyen in the New Juaben North Municipality. The lifeless body of the victim...