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2024 SONA: Ablakwa takes on Akufo-Addo for ignoring flood victims

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has expressed disappointment in President Nana Akufo-Addo for ignoring the victims of the Akosombo dam...

Attorney General has saved Ghana GH¢10trilion – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has lauded the efforts of the Attorney-General's (AG) office in saving the country from judgment debts. In his State of...

Free SHS: Akufo-Addo’s call for improvement not same as Mahama’s review – Richard Ahiagbah

The Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has stated that President Akufo-Addo's call for an improvement in the...

Businessman on bail over alleged threat of death

The Amasaman Circuit Court has granted a businessman a GHC50,000.00 bail with two sureties for allegedly threatening to kill a businesswoman. The Court presided...

GEIG commemorates a decade of impact and transformation

Non-governmental organisation (NGO), Girls Education Initiative of Ghana (GEIG) is joyfully celebrating a decade of impact and transformation in society. The initiative seeks to provide...

Ghana’s macroeconomic indicators are not pointing to the right direction – Prof Bokpin

A professor of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School, Godfred Bokpin has contradicted President Akufo-Addo's claim that Ghana's macroeconomic indicators are heading...

17,340 out-of-school children reintegrated into mainstream schools in 2023

President Akufo-Addo says 17,340 out-of-school children have been reintegrated into mainstream formal schools through the Ghana Education Outcomes Project (GEOP). “The goal of GEOP...

Mason convicted for defiling primary four pupil

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has convicted a mason to 15 years Imprisonment for defiling a primary four pupil in an uncompleted building at Himan-Prestea in...

BoG revises balance, transaction limits of MoMo wallets upwards

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revised the balance and transaction limits of customers' mobile money wallets upward, effective March 1, 2024. A statement...

Jospong breaks into Africa… signs deal to build waste treatment plants in Lagos

The Jospong Group of Companies (JCG) has entered into agreement with the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources to...

Do not assent to anti-LGBTQI+ Bill – CDD urges Akufo-Addo

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development is urging President Akufo-Addo not assent to the anti- LGBTQI+ Bill. The Bill which when passed into law will...

Mason arrested for stealing three goats

A 42-year-old mason, Bodai Kipo has been apprehended by the police at Horiyiri, a farming community in the Sawla district of the Savannah...

2024 SONA: Govt to rename Kumasi and Tamale airports

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced that, government will rename the Kumasi and Tamale International airports. The Kumasi International Airport will be renamed the...

7 siblings drop out of school as father suffers strange illness

The Abban family of Breman Eduosia is grappling with a heartbreaking ordeal, as seven siblings dropped out of school due to circumstances beyond their...

Clampdown on crime: Buduburam ghettos, Liberia camp demolished

Traditional leaders at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central region have led an exercise to demolish ghetto in Liberia Camp in Buduburam. The exercise is to...

Bawku conflict: Peace Council urges media houses to be decorous

Chairman of the National Peace Council, Dr Ernest Adu-Gyamfi has expressed contentment with the recent closure of some radio stations in Bawku. The affected media...

SONA 2024: Success of Free SHS has silenced critics – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said the successful implementation of the Free Senior High School policy has silenced critics. According to him, not only has the implementation...

No more free pepper soon — Ga kenkey sellers

Patrons of Ga kenkey in Accra must brace themselves for extra expenditure if they want to continue enjoying their delicacy. This is because some sellers...

Mentally challenged man beheaded at Odumasi

An unidentified man believed to be mentally challenged was reportedly found beheaded by unknown assailants. A tragic incident happened in Odumasi, Asante Akyem Central. Adom News’...

SONA 2024: Akufo-Addo reacts to Bawku conflict [Video]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed concerns regarding the expenditure incurred in resolving the Bawku conflict. He lamented that, the funds could have been...

SONA 2024: Gov’t secures alternative funding for La General Hospital

President Akufo-Addo has announced that the government has secured an alternative funding source for the reconstruction of the La General Hospital project. He made this...

Dismissed HR manager prime suspect in Jirapa Dubai CEO’s murder

The sacked Human Resource (HR) Officer of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, Elyasah Mahama is in the grips of the police in connection with...

Chiefs stage demo against mining near Kwanyarko water works

Chiefs and residents of Agona Kwanyarko in the Agona East District of the Central region have taken to the streets in protest against President...

Gov’t urged to enforce teaching and learning of local languages in schools

The Education Project Officer at Kete-Krachi Cluster of World Vision Ghana in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region has urged the Ghana...

Watch CCTV footage of how passengers escaped robbery attack on Accra-Kumasi highway

CCTV footage shared on social media shows a harrowing incident on the Accra-Kumasi highway, where passengers onboard 2M Express bus fell victim to armed...

Awutu Bereku accident: Ban tipper truck drivers from working at night – Gov’t told

Some commuters and drivers who ply the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region are calling on the government to ban tipper truck drivers...

NAGRAT calls for review of Free SHS policy

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for a review of the policy to allow parents who can afford it to pay...

Teacher unions make proposals for parties’ manifestos

Pre-tertiary teacher unions in the country yesterday launched a document containing their demands for incorporation in the manifestos of political parties. The unions are the...

How Ghanaian policeman saved Liberia’s Vice President from going to jail [Video]

https://youtu.be/FeqX0ZSGKbc?t=282 Liberian Vice President, Jeremiah Koung, has recounted how a Ghanaian police officer, Emmanuel Ekow Addisson saved him from going to jail. This according...

Open Real Estate Agency Council office by April – Oppong Nkrumah

Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has tasked the board and management of the Real Estate Agency Council (REAC) to ensure an...

Stop being emotional about LGBTQI+ bill – Afenyo-Markin to MPs

Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has asserted that some Members of Parliament (MPs) are emotional during deliberations on the anti-LGBTQI+ bill. The Effutu MP...

Four dead, others injured in gory accident at Awutu Bereku [Photos]

Four people have been reported dead with many injured in a gory accident at Awutu Bereku in the Central region. The accident occurred in the...

Autopsy report reveals what killed Aburi Girls SHS student

An autopsy report has revealed what killed first-year Aburi Girls Senior High School (SHS) student, Stacey Okyere who tragically passed after complaining of stomach...

North Tongu reshapes roads as DCE targets massive infrastructure overhaul

In a bid to catalyze economic growth and enhance transportation infrastructure, the North Tongu District in the Volta Region has embarked on a significant...

Three police officers killed J.B Danquah Adu, not Daniel Asiedu- Counsel tells court

Yaw Dankwah, the defence counsel in the murder case of former MP for Abuakwa North, J. B Danquah Adu says Daniel Asiedu, the first...

Gov’t to introduce Fintech Innovation Fund – Bawumia

The Government has plans to set up a FinTech Innovation Fund to support Start-ups to drive Ghana's digital revolution. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia announced this...

Roll out SORMAS to all health facilities for improved disease outbreak control – Dr Asiedu-Bekoe

The Director of Public Health, Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe is pushing for an extensive roll out of the Surveillance Outbreak Response Management...

Trafficked girls rescued from abuse plead for support to pursue education and skills training

In the quiet corners of rehabilitation centres and safe houses, the voices of resilient young girls echo a plea for a chance at a...

Man, 34, flees after allegedly killing brother’s pregnant wife at Sehwi

A 34-year-old man identified as Kwame Kesse is on the run after allegedly killing his younger brother's pregnant wife at Sehwi Surano 'A' near...

Court sets date to deliver judgment on ex-MASLOC boss’ case

The Financial and Economic Division of the High Court in Accra has fixed April 16, 2024 to deliver judgment in the case in which...