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Ghana faces challenges meeting EU deforestation requirements

The European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) law, set to take effect in December 2024, poses significant challenges to Ghana's forest commodities industry, participants attending a...

Queen calls on parents to help curb teenage pregnancy

The Asumka Hemaa of Adukrom Akuapem, Nana Odiasempa Abena Ayebea Okani I, has called on parents to educate their children on sexual matters to...

Glovo’s operations in Ghana to end tonight

Food delivery giant, Glovo will cease operations in Ghana effective tonight, Friday, May 10. Despite substantial investments over the past two years aimed at expanding...

Hand over reconstruction of Sempe school to me – Mantse

The Mankralo of the Ga State, Nii Adote Otintor II, has urged the government to entrust the reconstruction of Sempe primary school to the...

GAF advocates for more women to be enlisted into the military

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has embarked on a nationwide schools campaign, sensitising and encouraging female students in Senior High Schools and those in...

Okyenhene calls for decentralization of healthcare in Ghana

Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has called for a decentralization of Ghana’s health system to...

Bawumia attributes ECG revenue surge to digitalization, from ¢450m to over a billion

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed a significant surge in revenue collection at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), attributing the boost to...

NPP should ensure peaceful transfer of power to NDC in their own interest – Asiedu Nketia

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has warned the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), stressing the need for a smooth and peaceful transition of power...

Over 2,000 children born in Ghana in 2022 with doubtful paternity – Report

The 2022 Births and Deaths Registry Statistical report has revealed that 2,099 out of the 677,140 children born in that year have doubtful paternity. The...

Prof. Joshua Alabi sends strong message to NPP amidst motorbike donation for NDC Campaign

In a rallying call to members and sympathizers of the National Democratic Congress and the public, Prof. Joshua Alabi, the 2020 campaign manager for...

NHIA CEO demands immediate halt to unauthorized NHIS charges

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Da-Costa Aboagye, has called for an immediate halt to the imposition of...

BECE candidates to tackle three new subjects

Final-year junior high school (JHS) students in the country will be writing three new subjects in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for...

Not wearing panties fast becoming vogue among Ghanaian women

It is fast becoming the new vogue for many women in Ghana to avoid wearing panties underneath their casual and formal attires. A significant number of both...

Ghanaian women embracing trend of not wearing panties

It is fast becoming the new vogue for many women in Ghana to avoid wearing panties underneath their casual and formal attires. A significant number...

Keep up the good work, the economy will recover – Asantehene tells Amin Adam

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has commended Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam for a good job done during a recent visit to...

Ex-Black Stars player has impregnated and abandoned me – Frustrated lady cries out

A young woman is accusing a former Ghana Black Stars player of impregnating and abandoning her. The distraught lady said they met on Instagram and...

1,360 die from drowning each year – KNUST study reveals

Research conducted by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has revealed that 1,360 people die from drowning each year. The study which...

Increase forest finance to save our planet – Lands Minister states at UN forum

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has called on world leaders to increase financing for forest action, to tackle the...

GJA lifts media blackout on Farouk Mahama and Hawa Koomson

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has revoked the media blackout imposed on the Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama, and the MP...

‘Magnificent’ Kumasi International Airport ready for commissioning

An estimated 800,000 air passengers are expected to use the new Kumasi International Airport annually. Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited, Yvonne Nana...

Bole: Accused person allegedly defecates in court

An accused person has allegedly defecated in court while the court was in session. This unfortunate incident occurred in the Bole District Magistrate Court in...

Golden Stool to be on display at grand durbar of Asantehene’s silver jubilee 

The highest and revered seat of Asantes, the Golden Stool otherwise Sika Dwa Kofi, is expected to be outdoored at the grand durbar to...

Dumsor delays GJA press conference

A press conference by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Thursday, May 9 unduly delayed due to erratic power supply known in local parlance...

ECG staff sabotaged paperless system – Bawumia [Audio]

Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed how some Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) staff sabotaged...

Rainstorm causing power outages – ECG tells customers

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that the current power outages are due to massive rainstorms and strong winds experienced across the...

Bush Resource Centers: Ho facility wasting away despite Akufo-Addo’s claims of completion

Six years after construction works began on the National Youth Authority’s Youth Resource Centers, only one has been completed. The facilities were supposed to be...

Sales girl jailed for stealing over GH₵21K

A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Bono Region has sentenced Laadi Sulemana, a salesgirl to six months in prison for stealing. When the case...

Anti-LGBTQ+ bill is nonsense; it shouldn’t have been passed – Sam Okudzeto

A member of the Council of State, Sam Okudzeto, has expressed his disapproval of the passage of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. He questioned its necessity and...

Avoid sagging electrical conductors during rainy days – ECG urges public

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has issued a warning to the public regarding the dangers posed by sagging or fallen electrical conductors, especially...

Forestry Commission taskforce allegedly destroys Chief’s farm, beats workers

Asante Akyem Agogo Gyasehene, Nana Agyei Frimpong, has alleged that a taskforce from the Forestry Commission destroyed his crop farm and assaulted his workers. According...

April breaks global temperature records for 11th month in a row

EU scientists said April 2024 was the 11th month in a row with record-breaking global temperatures. It was also the first recorded April with a...

TTH dialysis unit in crisis; patients wait weeks for treatment

Patients at the Dialysis Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have expressed concerns over delays in accessing treatment due to the limited number...

CONCERT project holds Sub-regional workshop on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and food security

CONCERT project, one of the WRAP2 project of The West African Science Services Centre on Climate Change and Adaptive Land Use (WASCAL) has initiated...

New fee structure introduced for pension service providers

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has unveiled a revised fee structure applicable to service providers operating within Ghana's pension industry, encompassing licensed trustees,...

Denkyira, Asikuma chiefs call on govt to fastrack road construction

The chiefs of communities along the Denkyira Asikuma - Twifo Praso road in the Central region have voiced their concerns over the poor state...

‘Stinky SML scandal won’t die’ – Manasseh to Akufo-Addo

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has confronted President Akufo-Addo following the Presidency's decision to withhold the complete KPMG audit report on the revenue mobilisation...

Education Minister launches STEMNNOVATION 2024

The third edition of a national Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) competition for second-cycle schools has been launched in Accra. Dubbed “STEMNNOVATION 2024”, the...

NPA speaks on Dadieso tanker accident

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has given details on the gas tanker accident which occurred at Dadieso near Kwahu on the Kumasi-Accra Highway last...

Fire sweeps through several houses at Techiman

A devastating fire has engulfed multiple houses in Techiman, leaving affected residents counting their losses. The fire, which spread rapidly due to the nature of...

Akufo-Addo to order release of KPMG report

A source at the office of the President has confirmed that, President Akufo-Addo is set to authorize the release of the KPMG audit report...