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CETAG withdraws all services following order for July salary freeze

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has withdrawn all services in response to the government's order to freeze their July salaries. On...

Man arrested for attempting to sell niece to acquire Canadian visa

A 30-year-old man, Nana Kofi Amofa, also known as Kofi Yesu, has been apprehended by the Central East Regional Police Intelligence Unit (PID) for...

Akufo-Addo swears in 16 new justices of the Court of Appeal

President Akufo Addo is demanding greater transparency and accountability in the judiciary, insisting that public trust is essential for the effective functioning of the...

President Akufo-Addo to speak on global issues

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to deliver a lecture on a wide range of issues in foreign policy and global affairs...

GNAT members walk out on deputy Education Minister over delayed laptop distribution

Members of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) walked out on Deputy Education Minister Prof. Kingsley Nyarko to express their disappointment with the...

CETAG strike undermines Ghana’s tertiary education system – Prof Abdulai

The Acting Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Professor Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, has expressed concerns about the ongoing strike by the...

Crime rate has significantly reduced in Ghana – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo-Dampare says the crime rate in Ghana has reduced significantly. According to the IGP, recent programmes and policies initiated...

Ambulance spare parts scandal: Okudzeto Ablakwa drops bombshell

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is claiming the daughters of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo are linked to Service Ghana...

Akufo-Addo justifies appointment of 16 judges

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has strongly justified his decision to appoint 16 new Court of Appeal Judges,stating that the current times and circumstances...

Rotary club visits Army Signal School

As part of networking and building stronger connections within society, the Accra Rotary Club visited the 17 Army Signal Brigade at Burma Camp in Accra. Explaining...

Health and Energy Ministers collaborate to address hospital debt and ensure sustainable power supply

The Health Minister, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, and the Minister of State at the Energy Ministry Herbert Krapah have engaged in high-level discussions to...

Asantehene’s first visit to King Charles III after his coronation [Photos]

King Charles III welcomed the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu III to the Sandringham House in the United Kingdom on Tuesday. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is...

Ghana to pass paternity leave law this year

Ghana is set to introduce paternity leave as part of a series of labour reforms planned for the year 2024. The announcement was made by...

Abortion is against our sacred traditions – Anlo Afiadenyigba chief warns young women

The Paramount Chief of Anlo Afiadenyigba in the Volta Region, Torgbui Dasebre Kadzehlo IV, has issued a stern warning to residents, particularly young women,...

Justice For All: Judge confronts Prisons for holding inmate five months after court release

Steering Committee Chairperson for the Justice For All Program, Justice Angelina Mensah Homiah has directed investigations into reasons why the Kumasi Central Prisons has...

There has been consistent reduction in irregularities reported by A-G since 2020 – Amin Adam

Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam says there has been a consistent reduction in irregularities reported by the Auditor-General since the year 2020. Speaking during...

Jasikan Municipal Assembly donates 920 mono desks to GES

In a significant move to enhance the learning environment for students, the Buem-Jasikan Municipal Assembly in the Oti Region has donated over 920 mono...

Review operations of schools inspectorate agency – NAGRAT tells Gov’t

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for the dissolution and review of the National Schools Inspectorate Agency (NASIA). According to NAGRAT President...

Govt to reintroduce road tolls in 2025

Government has concluded measures to reintroduced in 2025. Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam announced this on Tuesday July 23 in Parliament in during the...

Banka chief jailed 3 months for fraudulently appropriating community’s $150,000

The chief of Banka, a farming community in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Eastern region has been jailed for three months by...

Mid-Year Budget: See how much has been invested in road projects since January 2024 [video]

The Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has announced that the government has invested nearly 10 billion Ghana Cedis in the road sector since...

Mid-Year Budget: Govt invests GH₵135 million in national ID programme – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has announced that the government is undertaking significant efforts to digitalize the economy. According to the Minister, this initiative...

14-year-old convict spends 5 extra months in jail despite being discharged by court

A 14-year-old was forced to spend an additional five months in prison despite being discharged by a Circuit Court in Nkawie. The oversight was discovered...

Legacy President – Dampare praises Akufo-Addo

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has eulogised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his legacy in the Ghana Police Service. The...

President Akufo-Addo inaugurates 320 housing units for Police Service in Tesano

In a significant stride towards enhancing the welfare of Ghana's security personnel, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned 320 new housing units for the...

Queen mother urges govt expedite completion of Tano Bridge

The queen mother of Acherensua in the Ahafo Region, Nana Mintah Yeboah II, says the government's inability to complete the construction of the Tano...

Court orders NAM 1 to file witness statements by October 26

An Accra High Court hearing the criminal case of the defunct gold dealership firm Menzgold has ordered lawyers for Nana Appiah Mensah to file...

Wa killings: Wa Naa appeals for Bawumia’s intervention

Overlord of Wa, Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, has expressed deep concern over the increasing serial killings in the area. The latest incident involved the...

Chiefs in Lithium-rich areas push for swift government and Parliament approval of mining agreement

Traditional authorities in lithium-mining communities in the Central Region are urging government to expedite action on the signing of the lithium mining agreement. The chiefs...

Police probe death of 28-year-old man in Effiduase

The Effiduase Police Command in the New Juaben North Municipality has launched an investigation into the death of a 28-year-old man. Ibrahim Ahmed's lifeless body...

Class 4 pupil found dead in bush [Video]

The body of a class four pupil has been found in a bush at Odumasi in Asante Akyem Central district of the Ashanti region. The...

Asiedu Nketia’s defamation case: I don’t have documentary evidence but living witnesses – Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi

The claim that a former Auditor-General, Professor Dua Agyeman, was banned from practicing as an accountant and an auditor became the subject of cross-examination...

GTEC justifies July salary freeze for striking CETAG members

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has defended its decision to instruct the Controller and Accountant General to withhold the July salaries of the...

The half a million idle youth in Accra: Focus on in-migration effect

Two million youth in Ghana are idle, with no employment, education, or training in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Ghana Statistical...

Electricity restored at LEKMA Hospital after MP’s intervention

Electricity supply to the LEKMA Hospital has been restored after it was cut off on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, due to unpaid bills. The hospital...

Car burns to ashes at KIA visitors’ car park [Photos]

A private car was completely destroyed by fire at the visitors’ car park of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on Monday, July...

IGP thanks Police officers for AU summit security

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the personnel of the Police Service for their dedication...

Road accidents: Over 1,200 deaths recorded between January and June 2024

From January to June 2024, a total of 6,653 road accidents were reported, involving 11,283 vehicles, including private, commercial, motorbikes, and cycles. During this period,...

Don’t pay July salaries of CETAG staff – GTEC tells CAGD

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to withhold the July 2024 salaries of all teaching staff...

Fire guts Ahantaman Girls SHS dormitory

Fire has destroyed one of the Ahantaman Girls’ Senior High School dormitory blocks in the Sekondi -Takoradi Metropolis. The fire outbreak occurred last Wednesday, July...