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Empowering the Next Generation: A Call to Godly Patriotism and Leadership

In an inspiring session held yesterday with the vibrant youth of the Church of Pentecost PIWC Youth Ministry, an illuminating discourse unfolded on the...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Sign it or risk elections – Catholic Bishops to Akufo-Addo

The Catholic Bishops Conference has threatened to punish the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming election if President Akufo-Addo refuses to sign...

Minority demands probe into GH¢68.5m allegedly spent on photocopying WASSCE ‘pasco’

The Minority in Parliament has called for a probe in expenditure totaling GH¢68.5 million spent on photocopying past questions for WASSCE candidates in 2020...

PDAC 2024: Ghana’s Minister for Lands joins colleagues ministers at International mines ministers summit

Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor continues to partake in major summits and meetings at the ongoing Prospectors and Developers...

Nana Oye advocates for advancement of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Africa

Former Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection and human rights lawyer, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, has underscored the urgent need for collective action...

African Library Project donates 3,000 books to schools in Krachi Nchumuru

The African Library Project has embarked on a book donation initiative aimed at providing educational resources to schools within the Krachi Nchumuru District. The...

2024 BECE: GES releases approved subjects for registration

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the approved subjects for the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). GES has announced the subjects are to...

John Kumah donates GH¢120k to Ejisu SHTS

Member of Parliament for Ejisu, Dr. John Kumah, has demonstrated his commitment to community welfare by donating GH¢120,000 towards the repair of the...

Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill: Finance Ministry’s statement shocking – GPCC [Video]

https://youtu.be/AZ90GhN3XiI The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has expressed shock with the Finance Ministry’s plea to President Nana Akufo-Addo not to assent the anti-LGBTQ+...

Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill will rather protect gay community – MP allays fears [Video]

https://youtu.be/l19bubGYj1U One of the sponsors for the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah has said it is in the best interest of people who identify with...

Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill: We’ll advise ourselves on December 7 if… – GPCC

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has vowed it will not hesitate to advise congregations on how to cast their votes on December...

Maize sellers in Sissala stranded, unable to find market

Maize sellers in the Sissala area of the Upper West Region are crying for buyers of their produce weeks after harvest, with all known...

ECG is the weakest link in the energy value chain – Kofi-Buah [Video]

https://youtu.be/jNwAdXa1Zv4 A former Energy Minister under the John Mahama administration, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, has singled out the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) as being a...

Three remanded in GH₵620K alleged gold scam transaction

A 59-year-old car dealer accused of swindling a businessman of GH₵620,000 in a gold transaction has been remanded into Police custody by the Achimota...

Akufo-Addo ruining Bawumia’s political fortunes – COMOG [Video]

https://youtu.be/pREGNrBoAg8 The Coalition of Muslim Organisations, Ghana (COMOG), has said Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia should be worried about President Akufo-Addo's posture on the  anti-LGBTQ+...

My life has been threatened – ECG MD

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has expressed his deep concerns about the impact of his role...

Avoid using middlemen when acquiring meters – NEDCo advises public

The Dormaa Area Head of Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), John Anim Peprah, has advised the public to deal directly with its officials for...

Anti-LGBTQ+ bill: Poverty shouldn’t force us to succumb to their will – Catholic Bishops Conference

The Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Reverend Father Clement Kwasi Adjei, is advising President Akufo-Addo to ignore any attempts by external bodies...

Volta Region GMA inducts new executives; Dr Kweku Appiagyei retains position as chair

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Volta Region Chapter, welcomed its new executives in a vibrant ceremony that marked the beginning of their tenure. Among...

Gov’t must remove all taxes on sanitary pads to push cost down – NDC SA Women’s Wing

The second phase of the South African  National Democratic Congress (NDC) Women's Wing Sanitary Pads project visited Effiduasi Asokore Constituency with a call on...

Volta GMA recognizes excellence: Dr Momodu Cham, Hilarious Abiwu, and others honoured

In a celebration of innovation and outstanding contributions to the medical field, the Volta Regional Branch of the Ghana Medical Association at its Annual...

World Engineering Day: KNUST TCC-CIMET to create hub for digital innovative solutions

The Technology Consultancy Centre of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology will soon create an avenue aimed at churning out innovative digital...

Parental leave will address gender gap – Sosu

A National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, says parental leave, ranging from seven days to four weeks for fathers to...

Forestry Commission warns against turtle-catching

The Site Manager of the Forestry Commission of Ada East, Ernest Apenkwah, has declared zero tolerance for fishers who catch and sell turtles, saying...

Fire destroys Kojo Antwi’s house [Photos+Video]

A ravaging fire has destroyed a house said to be a property of Highlife legend, Kojo Antwi at Hong Kong, near Kwashieman in the...

Anti-LGBTQI+ bill: Finance Ministry’s statement a lobbying attempt – Prof Gatsi

The Dean of the University of Cape Coast Business School, Professor John Gatsi, has described the Finance Ministry's suggestion to the President not to...

Perpetrators of Tontokrom clash will be dealt with – Lands Ministry

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has vowed to take firm action against those involved in the recent clash between Manso Tontokrom residents...

Foundation of Tema West Islamic Schools holds second Qur’an competition [Photos]

In a bid to foster Quranic knowledge and moral values among students, the Foundation of Tema West Islamic Schools has held the second edition...

World Engineering Day: IET, ATU advocate for engineering careers [Photos]

In a joint effort to promote engineering as a career path for sustainable development, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET) partnered with...

Akufo-Addo speaks on anti-LGBTQI+ bill

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced plans to put on hold his decision to assent the anti-LGBTQI+ bill into law. This according to him is...

Bibiani: National Register of Chiefs doesn’t confirm Nana Anyimah Kodom’s status as chief

Recent revelations from the National Archives, now known as the Public Records and Archives Administration Department, have unveiled a concerning narrative surrounding the purported...

BoG suspends GT Bank and FBN Bank Forex Trading Licenses

The Bank of Ghana(BoG) has suspended the Foreign Exchange Trading Licenses of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited (GTB) and FBN Bank Ghana Limited (FBN),...

Asanko Mines reacts to violent clash that claimed three lives at Tontokrom

Management of Asanko Gold Ghana Limited, operators of the Asanko Gold Mine in the Ashanti Region has condemned the murder of its security personnel...

Limit Free SHS to day students – Seth Terkper urges programme review

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has advised that to alleviate pressure on government budget, all Free SHSs should adopt day schooling exclusively. According to him,...

14-year-old girl seeking $16k for surgery over damaged heart valves dies

Millicent Nukornoo, a 14-year-old girl who was admitted to the 37 Military Hospital due to a heart valve condition, tragically passed away around 4:30...

Govt committed to completing all road projects – Asenso-Boakye

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has reiterated government’s dedication to the prompt completion of all road projects initiated under the Akufo-Addo...

Don’t leave Ghana to seek greener pastures elsewhere – Nurses urged

The Principal of Margret Marquart Catholic Nursing Training College in Kpando in the Volta Region has urged graduates of the school to remain in...

Two robbers jailed 30 years each

The Bekwai circuit court, presided over by His Honour Isaac Apeatu, has sentenced two armed robbers to 30 years each in prison with hard...

Man, 19, allegedly steals GH¢57,000 from hardware shop

A 19-year-old foreman, Matinu Alhassan, appeared before an Adentan Circuit Court on September 3, 2023, for allegedly stealing GH¢57,000 from a hardware shop. The accused...