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Ghanaian student sets World Record for ‘Most Trees Hugged’

A Ghanaian student, Abubakar Tahiru has inked his name in the Guinness World Records. Abubakar who is a forestry student at the Auburn University,...

Encourage decentralisation to accelerate development – Okyenhene

Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has encouraged governments and business leaders to decentralise their operations to accelerate development. He said this when the senior...

Passengers stranded as commercial drivers embark on strike [Video]

Scores of passengers in the Asante Akyem Central district have been left stranded after commercial drivers withdrawn their services on Tuesday morning. The action of...

Akufo-Addo urged to sign National Service Bill into Law

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has urged President Akufo-Addo to swiftly approve the Ghana National Service Authority Bill 2024. This move is intended to give...

Asutifi North Assembly mounts search for family of accident victim

The Asutifi North District Assembly in Ahafo Region is appealing to the general public to help locate the family of Lucy Tawuley, who was...

Man arrested for inflicting cutlass wounds on teenage boy

A man believed to be in his 20s has been apprehended for inflicting cutlass wounds on a 14-year-old boy at Fetentaa in the Berekum...

Three communities in Krachi West get mechanized water facilities

The residents of Kuakua, Matamallam, Bommoden, all farming communities in the Krachi West municipality of the Oti Region are facing a dire situation as...

Court orders prosecution to prove assault case against driver

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered prosecution to prove an assault case levelled against a dog breeder. They are to provide copies of the necessary...

Ghanaian banks’ profitability to weaken due to new Cash Reserve Ratio regime – Fitch

Ratings agency, Fitch is warning that the profitability of Ghanaian banks will weaken due to the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) recent decision to link...

Ex-MASLOC CEO, another’s fate hangs as court makes decision on them today

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Financial and Economic Division of the High Court in Accra will today, April 16 deliver judgment in the case...

Cedi depreciates 9.65% to dollar

The Ghana cedi returned to its loss trajectory last week as it has depreciated by 9.65% to the dollar on the retail market since...

Govt releases GH¢26m to pay arrears owed Institutional Suppliers

The Ministry of Education has release GH¢26 million to pay arrears owed to Institutional Suppliers as part of the Free Senior High School programme....

Bond market: Turnover tumbles by 52.9% to GH¢336.90m

Total turnover on the bond market retreated by 52.94% week-on-week to GH¢336.90 million last week. The decrease in activity partly came on the back of...

Missing penis: Another man jailed eight months over false claims

The Awutu Breku District Court has sentenced Emmanuel Agbeshie to eight months imprisonment for hitting the upper face and lips of a teacher whom...

Offinso Kayera leaders plead with Bryan Acheampong to assume chieftaincy role

The community leaders and youth groups of Offinso Kayera in the Ashanti Region have issued a call to the Member of Parliament for...

Opare Addo unveils plan for Street Lights Authority to tackle maintenance issues

National Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo has revealed the party's plan to establish a Street Lights Authority aimed...

PURC slaps ECG with GHS36K fine, board members to pay over GHS5.8million

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has imposed fines on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) totaling GHS36,000 for its failure to provide complete...

Family grieves as CCTV footage of Maadwoa’s murder played in court

It’s almost a year since Victoria Dapaah, also known as Maadwoa, was allegedly killed by a police inspector in Kumasi. Inspector Ahmed Twumasi, also known...

Otumfuo Jubilee Hall: Multipurpose “Asante-like” building commissioned to boost economic gains

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has commissioned a 7,000 capacity multipurpose hall to host traditional and other functions in the Ashanti region. Known as the...

Young electric welder electrocuted to death at Akwadum

A 20-year-old welder apprentice, Felix Ayertey has tragically been electrocuted at an electric welding shop at Akwadum along the Koforidua-Suhum road. The incident occurred while...

Principal of Yeji nursing college appeals for infrastructure development

The principal of Yeji Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region has appealed for more infrastructure...

Tema Traditional Council bares teeth at Navy after deadly clash

The Tema Traditional Council has expressed disappointment in the Ghana Navy following a deadly clash that clash two lives last Friday. The shooting incident...

ECG cuts power to Kejetia market over GH¢600,000 debt

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has plunged the Kejetia Market in Kumasi into darkness due an outstanding debt amounting to six million Ghana...

Court orders arrest of CID boss and another

The High Court in Accra has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the Director General (DG) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)...

Another teachers’ strike looms as negotiations stall

The government's delay in its negotiation with teacher unions could trigger another strike action. After three union called off its strike action which affected academic...

Good news for Institutional Suppliers

The government has commenced processes to pay arrears owed members of the National Association of Institutional Suppliers. This follows a consensus reached with the Ministry...

Nkwanta South MCE advocates for disability inclusion and support as govt allocates funds

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South in the Oti Region has urged individuals with disabilities in the area to seize the opportunities...

GAMLS calls for the establishment of a College of Medical Laboratory Science

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) has called for the establishment of a College of Medical Laboratory Science. According to the Association, this...

Arrest drivers charging unapproved fares – Transport Ministry to Police

The Ministry of Transport has instructed the Ghana Police Service and other security agencies to arrest any commercial driver found charging new transport fares...

Chief appeals to Akufo-Addo to sign the LGBTQ+ Bill into Law

The Chief of Sefwi Pataboso in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region has appealed to the government to sign the Lesbian, Gay,...

One man demo hits anti-LGBTQI+ Bill [Video]

https://youtu.be/r_2OibDO0h8 Human rights advocate, Texas Kadir Moro has staged a one-man protest against some portions of the Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill also...

Five injured in gory accident on Ahodwo road [Video]

https://youtu.be/tIEIVrmCB4g About five people have been injured in a gory accident on the Ahodwo-Sokoban road in the Nhyiaeso constituency of the Ashanti region. The accident...

Ghana Mineworkers’ Union postpones picketing at Lands Ministry

The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has rescheduled its planned picketing at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources...

Gov’t to tax foreign incomes of Ghanaian residents as electricity VAT replacement

In response to the revenue gap caused by the abandonment of the value-added tax (VAT) on electricity, government plans to implement a tax on...

Tema Naval Base attack: Where were the two dead bodies picked from? PRO asks

The Ghana Navy has stated it cannot rule out that warning shots fired by its personnel claimed the lives of two people on Friday...

Ghana, Ukraine strengthen bilateral ties with opening of first consulate in Accra 

The long-standing diplomatic and bilateral ties between Ghana and Ukraine have been bolstered with the opening of the Embassy of Ukraine in Accra. Ghana and...

GaDangme Council condemns Navy’s use of live ammunition on Tema youth

The GaDangme Council has condemned the use of live ammunition by the Ghana Navy on some Tema youth during a procession for the Kpejoo Festival which...

Mahama celebrated at Africa Heritage Awards

Former President John Dramani Mahama, on Saturday, received the African Advancement Award for Exemplary Leadership at the 2024 African Heritage Awards Ceremony in Lagos,...

How to combat gendered disinformation ahead of Ghana’s 2024 poll

Women in Ghanaian politics are usually the primary targets of coordinated political attacks during election periods and this year would not be any different....