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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...

Ofori-Atta does not deserve another appointment – Economist

Economist and Professor of Finance, Prof Godfred Bokpin has expressed his displeasure in the appointment of the former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, as...

NMC speaks on closure of radio stations in Bawku

The National Media Commission (NMC) has set the records straight on the closure of four radio stations in Bawku of the Upper East Region....

We must fish out employers who sack pregnant employees  – Francis Sosu

Member of Parliament Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu is advocating for the criminalisation of employers who terminate the jobs of women when they become pregnant. According to...

Nigerian arrested for sodomizing 12-year-old boy at Kasoa

A 30-year-old Nigerian has been arrested for allegedly sodomizing a 12-year-old boy at Kasoa Adade in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central...

Family seeks justice for Ghanaian immigrant shot dead by unknown assailant in Toronto

Family of a Ghanaian immigrant gunned down in Toronto, Canada, is seeking justice for their relative who traveled to the country in November 2023...

Parliamentary committee amazed over SML’s audit system installations facility in Tema

The Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Energy of Parliament has paid an industrial tour to Strategic Mobilizations Limited (SML) to familiarise itself and appreciate...

Chief Justice assures private ADR institutions of partnership

The Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo has assured private Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) training institutions, particularly the Gamey and Gamey ADR...

Residents appeal for urgent action as illegal mining pollutes rivers in Western North Region

Three major river bodies in the Suaman and Bodi Districts in the Western North Region have become murky due to illegal mining activities. Local...

Over 2.5 million students have benefited from Free SHS to date – EduWatch

The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has revealed that the government's flagship programme, the free senior high school (Free SHS) policy, has benefited over 2.5...

Tema-Mpakadan train embarks on journey to Ghana [Video]

The commencement of a project to deliver a railway set manufactured by PESA Bydgoszcz for the Ghana Railway Company Limited has been announced by...

Heritors Labs and AGI hold first stakeholders meeting on proposed Ghana Quality Infrastructure Alliance

Research and innovation services hub and a web 3.0 company, Heritors Labs Limited, in collaboration with its partners RISA Fund, has held a stakeholders...

Free SHS: Parents opting for boarding status for children must pay – EduWatch

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch, has called on the government to reconsider its Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. It suggested that, parents who...

Two-thirds of Ghanaians are in vulnerable employment – GSS

The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim has said two-thirds of the workforce are involved in vulnerable employment. He underscored the need for government to...

Adepam: Adom TV applauded as 51 apprentices graduate in Tuna

The Tuna Dressmakers Association in the Sawla district of the Savannah region has expressed appreciation for Adom TV's 'Adepam' show as they celebrate the...

Water shortage: Sokode SecTech students perform ablution, headmaster appeals for help

The Sokode Secondary Technical School (SOSTECH), in the Ho Municipality of the Volta region has been hit by acute water shortage which is affecting...

Private tertiary institutions must charter before August 31 – GTEC warns

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) is issuing a stern warning to private tertiary institutions that have not yet obtained a charter or initiated...

University of Ghana revises plagiarism policy to include AI

The University of Ghana has amended its academic integrity framework, particularly in its approach to plagiarism. A notice signed by the registrar, Emelia Agyei Mensah...

GES announces dates for BECE and WASSCE examinations

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the examination dates for the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West African Senior School Certificate...

Blame government for increasing unemployment and not universities – Prof Gatsi

The Dean of the University of Cape Coast Business School, Professor John Gatsi wants the government to be blamed for the increasing unemployment in...

Akufo-Addo to deliver SONA tomorrow

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is set to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on Tuesday, February 27, as mandated...

Apostle Ntumy was an outstanding servant of the church – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has eulogised the late former Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr Michael Kwabena Ntumy, describing him as...