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Put out the details – Jinapor challenges Finance Minister over agreement with 5 IPPs

The Ranking Member on Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has expressed doubt regarding the Finance Minister's assertion that the government has reached...

25 million children at risk of starvation – Report

World Vision Ghana is calling on the public and stakeholders to rise and join forces together and help fight a rising hunger among children. According...

NSMQ2024: First Eastern Regional contest produces 3 schools to national championship

Three schools have qualified to the national competition of the 2024 National Science and Math Quiz on the first day and first contest of...

Kakpayili: Suspected murderer of minors granted bail

The youth of Kakpayili in Tamale in the Northern Region on Monday, July 1, marched towards the home of a man suspected to have...

Forestry Commission arrests 30 illegal miners, immobilises excavators

The Rapid Response Team (RRT) and staff of the Forest Services Division (FSD) in the Tarkwa District of the Western Region have arrested 19...

King Oyanka petitions IGP over human rights abuse

The Overlord of Oblieman, Nii Ayitey Anumle Oyanka, also known as King Oyanka and Chairman of the World Human Rights Council, along with some...

NCDs are the next pandemic – NHIA CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Aboagye Dacosta has raised alarm about the increasing rate of Non-Communicable Diseases...

NSMQ2024: KNUST SHS makes grand entry of 76 points to national championship

KNUST SHS is anticipating a thunderous win at the national championship after qualifying for the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) with a grandiose...

Cement manufacturers accused of withholding information to address soaring prices

Chairman of a committee tasked by the Trade Minister to formulate plans to address the soaring price of cement products has accused cement manufacturers...

Your passion can become your vocation for transformation – Dotsei Malor

A former Deputy Editor at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Ben Dotsei Malor, has advised people to pay attention to their passion as it...

Allow judges to work without interference – Sam Okudzeto

Former President of the Ghana Bar Association, Samuel Awuku Okudzeto, has called on Ghanaians to allow judges to carry out their duties without interference. “There...

Plot to remove IGP: Committee members divided over final report

Deep cracks are emerging among members of the ad-hoc committee tasked to investigate the contents of a leaked audio tape on which some senior...

Renowned Economist passes on

Renowned development planner and economist, Dr Kojo Essiem Mensah-Abrampa has passed on. He died at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital on Monday July 1, 2024. He...

EC to re-open voters register for transfers, proxy and special voting applications 

The Electoral Commission (EC) will reopen the voter register from Wednesday, July 3 to Friday, July 5, 2024, for voter transfers to enable prospective...

2024 fishing closed season begins today

The 2024 fishing closed season officially begins today, July 1 and will run to July 31. This date bans the artisanal and inshore fleets while...

Police investigate death of two minors at Kakpayili

The Ghana Police Service has commenced investigation into the deaths of two minors in Kakpayili, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region. The children,...

Three notorious poachers arrested in Mole National Park remanded

The Bole Magistrate Court presided over by His Worship Edward Essel has remanded three notorious poachers who were arrested in the Mole National Park. The...

Dr Boako donates GH¢1000 to 50 dressmaking graduates in Tano North

Dr. Gideon Boako, spokesperson to the Vice President and parliamentary candidate for Tano North constituency has demonstrated his commitment to youth empowerment with a...

STEM coach in Oti region appeals to gov’t to include private schools

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) coach in the Oti Region Daniel Aboagye, has appealed to the government to give equal opportunities to private...

GMA condemns attack on Suhum Gov’t Hospital staff

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has condemned the assault on staff of the Suhum Government Hospital by the family of a deceased patient. In a...

This is great news – Ablakwa reacts to lawsuit by Freddy Blay and son

The North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has welcomed the two lawsuits filed against him by former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman...

Aggrieved NABCO trainee stages one-man demo in Kumasi [Video]

https://youtu.be/csdinXmGVl4 A beneficiary of the defunct Nation Builder’s Corps (NABCo), Deborah Enam Sogbey, has staged a one-man demonstration over the government's failure to pay their...

Bono farmers bemoan high cost of inputs, poor pricing of products

Farmers at a two-day Bono Regional AbinBev inputs fair held last Thursday and Friday at Wenchi have bemoaned the high cost of farm inputs...

Fire guts pub, shops near Abeka market

Fire has gutted a popular pub and two beauty shops at Eno Mirekua, close to the Abeka market in Accra. The fire incident whose cause...

Man lynched by friends after argument over GH₵200 at Kasoa Ofaakor

A 30-year-old man, Kwabena Mensah, has been lynched by his friends at Kasoa Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region. Kwabena...

Students in Krachi West urged to prioritise their studies

Students in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region have been urged to prioritise their studies to secure a better future for themselves...

GNASSM national executives file GH₵1.5m defamation lawsuit against Philip Bawa and Co.

The national executives of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM), have taken legal action against three persons by filing a defamation lawsuit...

IGP leaked tape: Committee clears Dampare 

The ad hoc committee probing the leaked IGP tape saga has cleared Dr George Akuffo Dampare of any wrongdoing. The committee chaired by Abuakwa South...

Two to stand trial for soldier’s murder at Ashaiman

Samuel Tetteh and Abubakar Sadick, have been committed to stand trial at the High Court for murdering 21-year-old Private Sherif Imoro at Ashaiman by...

Npontu partners with MTN for the 2024 MTN 30 Days of Yellow Care

Npontu Technologies has partnered telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana to roll out its 2024 Yellow Care initiative which was held under the theme “Learn Today,...

First son of Kwame Nkrumah passes on

Professor Francis Nkrumah, the eldest son of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has passed on. The cause of death is not immediately known. But...

SSNIT halts negotiations with Rock City on hotel sales

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has revealed that it has halted negotiations leading to the sale of a 60 per cent...

Tension mounts at Kakpayili after discovery of bodies of 2 children

Two children have been found dead at Kakpayili in the Tamale metropolis of the Northern Region. The residents suspect that the children were murdered for...

Juapong section of Ho-Accra road re-opened to traffic after floods

The Atimpoku–Asikuma road in the Eastern Region remains open to road traffic a day after floodwaters took over the road at Juapong. A downpour on...

Bawumia urges religious harmony, kindness as he commissions mosque in Sorbelle

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the largely Muslim community of Sorbelle, in the...

Petrol price to go up 2%, LPG by 5% – IES

The price of petrol is expected to go up by 2.0% from July 1, 2024, for the next two weeks, the Institute for Energy...

Freddie and Kwame Blay sue Okudzeto Ablakwa and media outlets for defamation

In two separate lawsuits, former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman Freddie Blay and his son, Kwame Blay, have sued Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa for defamatory...

‘Galamsey’ activities blamed for Nkawkaw flooding

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kwahu West, Lawyer Yaw Owusu Addo, has attributed the recent flooding in Nkawkaw to the activities of illegal...

Atimpoku-Asikuma road reopens after severe flooding

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has announced that the Atimpoku-Asikuma road, which had been affected by severe flooding following a heavy downpour on...

Land guards’ alleged plot on Okyeman Environmental Protection brigade exposed

The Okyeman Environmental Protection Brigade has raised alarm over an alleged plot by land guards associated with estate developers in Adoagyiri and Okanta to...