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Gov’t committed to addressing climate crisis – Former NPA boss

The former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has categorically said that President Akufo-Addo’s legacy is marked by significant...

Latest from NCA on internet services

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced the full restoration of internet connectivity after several weeks of disruptions. This comes a few days after MainOne,...

NORPRA leads CSOs to petition parliament on 1V1D and Pwalugu Dam construction

Members of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Northern Ghana have presented a petition to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on the construction of...

Ghana faces oil depletion in 15 years if production decline persists

The Co-chair of the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative has revealed that Ghana’s oil fields are peaking, leading to a decline in crude oil...

We’ve been sounding alarm on Ghana’s crude oil production decline since 2018 – PIAC

Technical Manager of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Mark Agyemang, has revealed that they have been warning of a decline in crude...

Freemasons to celebrate Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s 25th anniversary milestones in Kumasi

Freemasons from across Ghana and beyond will gather in Kumasi this weekend to honour Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on two significant milestones: his 25th...

Full report of KPMG audit on GRA-SML contract

President Akufo-Addo has released the full report on the KPMG audit on the controversial contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation...

GRA/SML deal: Eugene Arhin lauds Akufo-Addo over KPMG report

The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for releasing the KPMG audit report on the contract between...

SSNIT’s deal with Rock City must be stopped – Former SSNIT boss

Former Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest Thompson, says the deal between Rock City Hotel and the social...

2023 District Level Performance Assessment & Ranking: Assah Mensah of Mpohor tops all

The Mpohor District of the Western Region with Ignatius Assah Mensah as the District Chief Executive has been declared as the best in the...

Akufo-Addo releases KPMG report on GRA-SML deal

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has released the KPMG audit report on the controversial contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation...

Rock City shouldn’t have been shortlisted for SSNIT hotels bid – Edem Senanu

Co-Chair of the Citizens Movement Against Corruption, Edem Senanu, says that the Minister of Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong’s Rock City Hotel, should not have been...

Local Gov’t Ministry inaugurates inter-jurisdictional coordination committee

The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) has  inaugurated the Inter-Jurisdictional Coordination Management Committee (ICMC) and its Steering Committee. This milestone marks...

NPA sends important message to tanker drivers amidst strike [Listen]

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has appealed to the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union to as a matter of urgency return to work. The...

Bawumia commissions new medical waste facility in Wa

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned a modern medical waste treatment facility in Kperisi, near Wa in the Upper West Region. This facility has...

Tamale Teaching Hospital denies paying ‘ghost names’

The Tamale Teaching Hospital has refuted claims of disbursing salaries to non-existent staff also known as 'ghost names.' This follows an investigation by the Office...

We have no contract with tanker drivers – GOIL MD

The Managing Director of the Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) Kwame Osei-Prempeh, has said they cannot be blamed for the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker...

Dr Okoe Boye donates bus to LEKMA Hospital

Health Minister Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has donated a bus to the Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly (LEKMA) Hospital at Teshie in Accra. The bus presented on...

What did Organised Labour’s 4 reps on SSNIT Board do about sale of hotels?….

In the wake of the brouhaha about the intended sale of 60% shares in some hotels owned by the Social Security and National Insurance...

Parts of Accra flooded again after a downpour [Video]

Several areas in Accra were flooded again following a downpour on Wednesday, May 22. The heavy but brief rainfall disrupted vehicular traffic on several major...

Ghanaian lady missing in Nigeria after traveling to meet a man she met on Facebook

A Ghanaian lady identified as Afiba Tandoh and her Nigerian friend, Celine Ndudim have been declared missing after traveling miles to visit a friend...

DCA gifts handmade artwork to Duncan-Williams on 67th birthday

The Dominion Christian Academy (DCA) has celebrated the presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Nicholas Duncan-Williams with a handmade artwork gift...

‘Dumsor’ hits Supreme Court

Some moments of the Supreme Court’s proceedings on Wednesday, May 22 experienced darkness following power cuts. In about 17 minutes, the lights had gone off...

Prosecution files documents in robbery at former Second Lady’s house

The prosecution in the trial of the man accused of robbing the wife of late former Vice-President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, Matilda Yaaba Amissah-Arthur, and...

Waive taxes on public health commodities, medicines — NACP

The National AIDS/STIs Control Programme (NACP) has called for exceptional tax waivers on all health commodities and medicines provided by development partners for public...

We remain committed to our pledges – Dr Okoe Boye

Health Minister-designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, says government’s commitment to ensuring quality healthcare delivery in Ghana remains. Addressing the staff and management of the Tema...

Akufo-Addo appoints Joe Ghartey as GRA Board Chair

Former Railways Minister, Joe Ghartey has been appointed by President Akufo-Addo to the Chairman of the re-constituted Board of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). Other...

2 narrowly escape death after being trapped under falling roof in Wednesday’s rainstorm

Two young men narrowly escaped death at Teshie in Accra after the entire roofing of a building under construction fell off and trapped them...

Citizens’ Coalition backs Ablakwa’s petition to CHRAJ against SSNIT hotels bid

Anti-corruption group, Citizens’ Coalition, has backed North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s petition to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to...

Taxi driver found dead in toilet after going missing [Video]

https://youtu.be/2CuVFzKPpMk?t=29 A 50-year-old taxi driver, identified as Kwabena has been found dead on a public toilet at Assin Juaso, in the Assin Fosu Municipality of...

Fire officers rescue woman whose leg was trapped in gutter [Photos]

Fire officers from the Kejetia Fire Post swiftly responded to a distress call and successfully rescued a woman whose leg was trapped in a...

Pope Francis appoints Ghana’s Rev. Francis Bomansaan as Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wa

His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Ghana's Rev. Fr. Francis Bomansaan as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wa. The official notification was...

Why are you in a hurry to sell 60% of your shares in hotels? – SSNIT questioned

A former CEO of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Dr Daniel Seddoh, has raised serious concerns about the Social Security and National Insurance...

Sad news hits Mayor of Accra

The Mayor of Accra, Mrs Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoo Tawiah Sackey, has lost her mother. DNS (Retired) Mrs Dora Naa Ahiney Amarteifio Quartey, who was born...

Nigerian jailed 10 years for drug trafficking

A 32-year-old Nigerian National, Pascal Okafor Ezugwu, has been sentenced to a 10-year prison term by the High Court after being found guilty of...

Another victim dead in premix fuel fire outbreak at Ngyiresia

A third victim has succumbed to injuries sustained in the premix fuel fire outbreak in Ngyiresia, a community in the Essikadu Ketan Constituency, raising...

Selling shares in hotels not in SSNIT contributors’ interest – Ex NPRA CEO

A former Chief Executive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Dr Daniel Seddoh, has joined individuals and groups who oppose the Social...

McCarthy Hill residents ‘cry’ over acute water shortage

Residents of McCarthy Hill in the Weija Gbawe municipality are calling on the Ghana Water Company Limited(GWCL) to address challenges with water supply in...

Fake kidnap victim found hiding in girlfriend’s house

A 31-year-old man who was allegedly kidnapped has been found hiding in his girlfriend's house at Wiaso in the Western North region. The move was...

NCCE has been systematically neglected for years – NCCE Chairperson

The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Kathleen Addy, has lamented the continuous neglect of the commission over the years. According to...