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The People’s Forum: We’re an orphan community – Ablekuma Abease residents 

Residents of Ablekuma Abease in the Ga Central Municipality of the Greater Accra region are lamenting over neglected and lack of basic amenities. According to...

Nkwanta South: MCE begs chiefs on his knees to give peace a chance

Tears swelled up in the eyes of Nkwanta South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Felix Owusu-Gyimah as he went on his knees to beg chiefs...

Cecilia Dapaah case: EOCO boss must resign – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu is calling for the resignation of the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) Maame Yaa...

Akufo-Addo to commission 120 housing units at Appiatse

President Nana Akufo-Addo will today, May 2, 2024, commission about 120 housing units for victims of the Appiatse disaster in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality...

TEWU demands payment of all Tier-2 deductions to fund managers

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC)-Ghana has joined with other labour unions to demand that the government...

Gov’t steps up efforts to pass new Labour Law

President Akufo-Addo says the government is working hard to get the new Labour Bill passed into law by the end of the year. The Bill,...

You’ve a morbid hatred for Ghanaian workers – TUC tells Prof Adei

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has criticised renowned economist, Prof Stephen Adei over his comments that Togolese workers are more productive than Ghanaian counterparts. In...

Seven ECG substations in Accra flooded after Wednesday’s rain

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed the power outages experienced in parts of Accra to the flooding of seven substations. This follows a...

Akufo-Addo’s assertion of dumsor’s end misleading, says IES

The Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has challenged President Akufo-Addo's assertion that Ghana's erratic power supply issue,...

KNUST gets its first virtual reality studios to boost teaching and learning

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has inaugurated Ghana's first ever virtual reality studios designed to foster innovative ways of learning. The facility...

Do something about dumsor now – TUC tells Akufo-Addo at May Day event

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on President Akufo-Addo to urgently tackle the persistent power challenges, commonly known as "dumsor," in the country. At...

More details on soldier killed in Millennium City shooting

It has emerged that the military officer shot dead during a land encroachment dispute at Millinnium City, Kasoa is a Lance Corporal identified as...

NHIA releases over GHS170m to settle healthcare providers

The government through the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has released one hundred and seventy million, seven hundred and seventy five thousand and thirty...

‘Operation Clean Your Surroundings’: Popular Kenkey joint and public toilets in Takoradi shut down

The 'Operation Clean Your Surroundings' campaign Task-force has made significant strides in maintaining public health and safety. The task-force has shut down a popular Kenkey...

Fear as unidentified man is found dead in Bole green valley

An unidentified man believed to be in his 50s has been found dead in a pool of blood, wrapped in black and white cloth...

National Security Ministry disowns suspect in military officer’s shooting

The Ministry of National Security has issued a statement disassociating itself from one Benlord Ababio, the suspect in the shooting incident involving a military...

Kasoa: GAF begins probe into murder of soldier at Millennium City

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have initiated an investigation into the tragic death of a soldier at Millennium City in Kasoa, Central Region. According to...

AG advises EOCO against money laundering probe into Cecilia Dapaah’s affairs

The Attorney General and Ministry of Justice have advised against pursuing money laundering investigations into the activities of former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah by...

Looted Asante royal artefacts on display for public viewing at Manhyia Museum

Looted royal artefacts from the Asante kingdom are finally on display for public viewing at the Manhyia Museum in Kumasi, 150 years after the...

Assembly Member constructs longest footbridge to connect Mpraeso and Atibie

Assembly Member of Mpraeso Ntutoagya, Otis Moglor has tackled a longstanding challenge faced by the communities of Mpraeso and Atibie by constructing a footbridge linking the two...

Move to higher grounds as rains intensify – Meteo Agency warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has warned residents residing in flood-prone regions to relocate to higher areas as the rainfall intensifies. Parts of the country experienced...

Support us to demand better conditions of service – TEWU OF TUC tells members

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC-Ghana) has called on its members to join them in a united...

Armed robbers attack MoMo agent in broad daylight at Tumu

Five unknown armed men allegedly attacked and robbed a mobile money vendor at Zongo, a suburb of Tumu in the Sissala East Municipality at...

200 students selected for KNUST e-learning ambassador training

Two hundred students are participating in a two-week e-learning ambassador training under the e-learning initiative at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology...

SML-GRA contract – Legal Practitioner counters KPMG findings on parliamentary ratification

A Private legal practitioner, Oheneba Adusei-Poku, has, in a legal opinion, challenged the findings of audit firm, KPMG, that the GRA-SML contract was not...

ECG staff walkout during Ashanti Regional Minister’s speech at May Day event

Tensions flared at the May Day celebration in the Ashanti region as employees of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) walked out during a...

Unfortunate ‘dumsor’ era will not return under my presidency – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his commitment to ensure that Ghana does not experience persistent power challenges, commonly known as "dumsor," during his presidency. Addressing this...

43-year-old man dies due to potholes on Nkawkaw-Anyinam highway

A 43-year-old man, Isaac Kwame Frimpong, met his untimely death at Nkawanda No. 2 on the Nkawkaw-Accra main road when a car swerved to...

Galamsey: Four persons confirmed dead within a month in Sefwi Juaboso

Four people have lost their lives in a galamsey pit within a month in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region. Land, water bodies,...

Kasoa: One arrested over shooting of military officer

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect connected to the shooting of a military officer at Kasoa in the Central Region. The military officer,...

NDC condemns President’s “disrespectful actions” at Yagbonwura’s anniversary celebration

The Savannah Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned actions taken by President Nana Addo Dankwa and the Minister for Lands...

Government releases GHS170 Million to healthcare providers

The government, through the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has disbursed an amount of GHS170,775,035.07 to various healthcare providers nationwide. The amount released on April 30th, 2024, covers a...

May Day: Mahama calls for national unity and economic renewal 

The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC, John Dramani Mahama has extended warm regards to the hardworking citizens of Ghana commemorating International Workers’ Day. In a statement...

Chief of Staff hands over new headquarters to Real Estate Agency Council

The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has handed over the newly constructed headquarters building to the Real Estate Agency Council (REAC). This follows sector...

May Day: There is nothing for the Ghanaian worker to celebrate about- NAGRAT Vice President

The Vice President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Jacob Anaaba, has expressed a sombre perspective on the occasion of May Day,...

Yagbonwura was never asked to stand and greet Akufo-Addo – Chieftaincy Ministry

The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has denied claims that the Yagbonwura was instructed to rise and greet President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Reports...

Rev. Eastwood Anaba warns against prioritising social media over Bible

The leader of Fountain Gate Chapel, Reverend Eastwood Anaba, has warned against prioritising social media over the study of the Bible. He observed a concerning...

Unemployed man arrested over alleged police recruitment scam

A 33-year-old unemployed man, who allegedly collected GH¢65,739 under the guise of recruiting two people into the Ghana Police Service, has appeared in court...

Latest update on Kasoa military officer’s killing over land dispute

The Millennium City District Police Command has arrested one Benlord Ababio, also known as Nana Ben, the suspect in the killing of a military...