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Renal Patients call for help as dialysis cost hits GH¢491 

The Renal Patients Association of Ghana has raised concerns about the increment in dialysis cost surge from GH¢380 to GH¢491. The Association has said the...

Ahmed Suale’s murder: GJA President’s all important message to AG

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has called on the Attorney-General to release the investigative report on slain journalist,...

Bawumia cuts sod for construction of Gambaga sports complex

There was an outpour of excitment in Gambaga, in the North East Region as Vice President and Flagbearer of the NPP Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, ...

Police arrest suspect linked to Kukuom registration center chaos

The Ghana Police Service has arrested another suspect connected to the disturbance at the Kukuom registration center on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The service said...

Female judges key to eradication of negative cultural practices – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has pointed out the pivotal role that female judges play in eliminating undesirable cultural practices, particularly among women and girls, that impede...

SML Deal: MFWA to petition RTI Commission over presidency’s refusal to grant request

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is set to challenge the Presidency's refusal to release the complete KPMG audit report on the controversial...

Dumsor vigil: Regional Police Commander invites Yvonne Nelson, others

The upcoming vigil against erratic power supply, locally known as 'dumsor', spearheaded by Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson, has garnered attention from the Regional Police...

PUWU challenges Bawumia’s allegations on ECG ransomware incident

The Public Utilities Workers' Union (PUWU) of the Trades Union Congress (Ghana) has issued a robust response to allegations made by the Vice President,...

Locked-up Investment Holders Forum to protest at Finance Ministry on May 15

The Locked-up Investment Holders Forum has announced plans to stage a protest at the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday, May 15. The demonstration aims to...

Bortianor ECG office submerges in flood

Heavy rainfall has wreaked havoc in various parts of the Greater Accra Region, with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) office in Bortianor submerged...

Vehicles, road users stranded as flood takes over Weija old barrier

Severe flooding caused by hours of heavy rainfall has left vehicles and road users stranded at Kasoa Old Barrier in the Greater Accra Region. The...

Africa must invest in digital infrastructure – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has urged all African leaders to invest heavily in digital infrastructure. According to him, this would help to foster innovation, encourage entrepreneurship and...

Okyehene charges new NHIA CEO to effect positive changes

The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has charged management of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to show courage and effect positive changes to...

Over 20 pupils escape death as school building collapses in the Central Region

Over 20 pupils of Assin Zamboree D/A Basic School in the Assin North District of the Central Region escaped death following the collapse of...

Fidelity Bank Ghana speaks on missing GH¢3.6million from KMA Project Fund

Fidelity Bank Ghana has denied reports of the disappearance of GH¢3.6 million from a project fund managed for the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA). The Bank...

Your allegations against EOCO borne out of pure hatred – Adam Bonaa told

The Global Intelligence and Security Analysis Center (GISAC), has criticized security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa for describing the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO)...

ECG urges community collaboration to safeguard electricity infrastructure

At a meeting held recently between the Volta Regional Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG), Ms Christiana Jatoe-Kaleo, and the District...

Challenges stalled Tema-Mpakadan rail line – Railways Ministry explains

The Ministry of Railways Development has disclosed hurdles impeding the initiation of operations for the Tema-Mpakadan rail line. Delays are being attributed to difficulties encountered...

Bawumia cuts sod for construction of Gambaga Sports Complex

Vice President and NPP flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has cut the sod for the construction of a modern sports complex at Gambaga in the...

5 Apam SHS students in Police custody over alleged assault on classmates [Photos]

Five students of Apam Senior High School (SHS) in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region are currently in custody at the Apam...

Water challenge at Mpraeso: Nkosohene presents 3 water tanks

The Nkosohene of Kwawu Mpraeso in the Eastern region, Nana Amoafo-hene Bediako, has donated three 10,000-liter water tanks to address the ongoing water challenge...

Level 300 student of UCC equips visually impaired students with ICT skills

In a bid to empower visually impaired students with essential ICT skills, a level 300 student at the University of Cape Coast, Ben Essien,...

Multimedia journalist Harriet Achiaa Osei bags two awards in two months

A distinguished journalist with Multimedia Group Limited, Harriet Achiaa Osei, also known as Akua Akyaa Oyiakwan, has received two prestigious awards in two months. The...

Woman found dead; sack loaded with stones around her waist

A young woman has been mysteriously found drowned in the Upper Manya Krobo district in the Eastern Region. The locals stumbled upon her body floating...

3 in 10 births registered in 2022 belonged to a farmer – Report

According to the Births and Deaths Registry, out of the 677,140 births registered in 2022, 82.2%, which represents 556,901, had the fathers' occupation recorded. Among...

Motor rider, pillion killed in ghastly accident in Eastern region

A motor rider and his pillion have met their untimely death after a tipper truck transporting sand run over them. The accident occurred on Saturday,...

Newly commissioned Integrated Recycling and Composting Plantcreate to create over 1000 jobs

A newly commissioned Integrated Recycling and Composting Plant by the Jospong Group of Companies in Akrofu in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region...

Two children killed in house fire at Akyem Oda [Video]

https://youtu.be/ysz0LK1y_J0 Two children have been burnt to death in a domestic fire outbreak in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern region. They have been identified...

Treason-felony trial of Barker-Vormawor adjourned to May 20

The treason trial of Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the convener of the #FixTheCountry movement, has been adjourned to May 20, 2024. The court was expected to determine...

Cecilia Dapaah case: ⁠EOCO’s corrupt conduct must be probed – Adam Bonaa to Speaker

Security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa, has called on the Speaker of Parliament to investigate the actions of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)...

Birim Central MCE nominee confirmed

Members of the Birim Central Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region last Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed Joyce Adjoa Agyeiwaa as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE)...

Ena Pa Ye 2024: Adom TV celebrates mothers in style [Photos]

In the season of celebrating and honouring motherhood, Adom TV on Sunday, May 12, 2024, put smiles on the faces of some mothers. Sunday's event...

Check out rare photos of the Golden Stool

The sacred and highest revered seat of the Asante Kingdom, Golden Stool known in the local parlance as 'Sika Dwa Kofi' was outdoored on...

Ghana to lobby AU for intercontinental initiative on reparations – Akufo-Addo

Ghana has said that it will press the African Union (AU) to gain support for a cross-continent initiative to strengthen demand for reparations for...

Articulator truck claims 4 lives at Kubease 

A devastating accident on the Accra-Kumasi road near Kubease, close to Sekyere-Nkwanta, has resulted in the loss of four lives, including a one-year-old baby. The...

COP Maame Tiwaa chairs Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) Maame Yaa Addo-Danquah, has been elected Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth...

Barker-Vormawor calls for support as trial for treason commences

After two years of legal proceedings, Monday, May 13, marks the beginning of the trial for treason against Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a prominent figure associated...

Minority demands roadmap on tablets distribution in SHSs

The Minority in Parliament is demanding from the Ministry of Education a comprehensive roadmap for the distribution of tablets to Senior High Schools (SHSs)...

Election 2024: ‘We should make sure our democracy is saved’ – Asantehene

As the nation gears up for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has issued a...

Asantehene raises alarm on galamsey; calls for collective effort to combat menace

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on the momentous occasion marking his quarter-century reign, emphatically voiced the urgent need to heal the wounds inflicted upon...