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ECG declares operation “No Free Consumption” 

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced it will between February 1 and 15 embark on an operation dubbed “No Free Consumption”. The operation...

PPPs key to economic transformation in Africa – KGL boss

The Executive Chairman of the KGL Group of Companies, Alex Apau Dadey has stressed the pivotal role that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) play in Africa's...

Poor infrastructure, inadequate housing for teachers affecting education in Asante Akyem Foase

Headteachers in Asante Akyem Foase are expressing concerns about poor infrastructure and the lack of accommodation for teachers in some communities within the Asante...

Full list of 2023 GSTEP Challenge winners

As anticipated, the 2023 Ghana Science and Tech Explorer Prize (GSTEP) challenge brought together creative young innovators from three regions, including the Greater Accra,...

OSP’s reasons for referring Cecilia Dapaah’s case to EOCO quite baffling – Inusah Fuseni

Former Member of Parliament(MP) for Tamale Central Constituency, Inusah Fuseini, has criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor for referring the case of former...

Why I gave late Mac-Palm GH₵2,000 – ACP Agordzo

Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Benjamin Agordzo, who has been acquitted and discharged of coup plot-related charges, has clarified that the money he...

 ACP Agordzo opens up on harrowing conditions during NIB detention

A former Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Benjamin Agordzo, who has been acquitted and discharged over an alleged coup plot has shared the harrowing...

Ghana Federation of Labour proposes extension of retirement age

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has advocated for a dialogue on the potential review of the retirement age from 60 to 65 years....

Estonia lauds Ghana’s digitalisation success

Authorities in arguably the world’s most digitalised country, Estonia, have expressed surprise at the success story of Ghana's digitalisation journey, and the impact it...

Akufo-Addo to commission 97 kilometre railway line in March

President Nana Akufo-Addo will be commissioning the 97 kilometre railway line from Tema to Mpakadan by March 2024 when the newly acquired trains arrive...

Angry Ashaiman residents ‘ban political campaigns’

Aggrieved residents of Ashaiman near Tema in the Greater Accra region are cautioning politicians against campaigning for votes in the municipality due to the...

Chief Fire Officer visits injured personnel at UGMC [Photos]

The Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Julius A. Kuunuor on Thursday morning, visited the two firemen who sustained serious injuries in line of duty at...

Man arrested over fake meters at Kasoa

The police in Kasoa have arrested Shadrach Agoya, 35, for allegedly transporting fake electrical meters. Chairman of the GPRTU Kpando Station in Kasoa, Issah...

Let’s stop the dig and ship and add value to our national resources – Lands Minister to African countries

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, MP has underscored the importance of value addition to the successful and responsible harnessing...

University of Ghana UTAG supports striking unions

The University Teachers Association of Ghana, University of Ghana Branch (UTAG-UG) has expressed solidarity with sister unions on strike to press home demands for...

Mahama pledges to use profit from gold mining for development in Adansi

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama has pledged to ensure that proceeds from gold mining in the Adansi area are used...

GJA directs media to blackout Hawa Koomson

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour has directed all media houses to immediately cease all forms of media coverage...

500 teachers in Sekyere East trained in NTDs detection and management

Five hundred teachers in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region have completed training sessions focusing on the detection, prevention, control, and management...

‘Sick Hospitals’: The only working defibrillator at Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital is faulty

Finding a working defibrillator at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in the Western Region is akin to the 9th wonder of the world. It is...

Father who allegedly beheaded 3-month-old baby, two accomplices remanded

A father who allegedly murdered his 3-months-old baby, his lover and a 17-year-old friend have been remanded by the Awutu Bereku District Court in...

Cocoa smuggling delaying road projects in Oti Region – Minister

Oti Regional Minister, Joshua Makubu says cocoa smuggling is delaying road projects in the region and other parts of the country. According to him, the...

Negotiations to restore Asante regalia began almost 50 years ago – Agyemang-Duah

Dr. Ivor Agyemang-Duah, a well-known Ghanaian historian, museum economist and development specialist has revealed details of successful discussions with the British Museum and the...

Ghana to soon grant free visa to Africans – Akufo-Addo

In a bid to enhance intra-regional business and promote continental unity, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed Ghana's intention to make entry into...

Coup plotters: Death by hanging inhumane – Nana Yaa Jantuah

The former General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah has said the country needs to review its death penalty sentence. According...

Parliamentary probe into Akosombo Dam spillage necessary – Kofi Bentil

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil has critically assessed the impact of the Akosombo Dam spillage, categorizing it as a major failure on...

Full text: OSP abandons all charges against Cecilia Dapaah

The Special Prosecutor has withdrawn the application to officially validate the seizure and freezing of funds and bank accounts belonging to Cecilia Dapaah. Additionally, the...

Police officer who returned misplaced GH¢2100 to ‘okada’ rider rewarded

The police officer who went viral for returning a misplaced GH¢2,100 to a motor rider has been generously rewarded. The incident, which occurred at Madina...

Building collapses on firemen at Westlands

A two storey building has collapsed on four Fire Service personnel at Westlands, West Legon in Accra. According to reports, the fire fighters from the...

Gory accident on Accra-Kumasi road claims one life, another injured

One person is reported dead and another injury in an accident in Accra Thursday. The victims, a man and woman were in a Mercedes Benz...

OSP refers Cecilia Dapaah’s case to EOCO

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has referred the case involving embattled former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah to the Economic and Organised Crime...

Court orders OSP to return Cecilia Dapaah’s seized assets

An Accra High Court has ordered the Office of the Special Prosecutor to return all monies seized from the embattled former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia...

Ghana Railway Development Authority urges public vigilance over metal theft

In a bid to protect the significant investments in Ghana's railway infrastructure, Yaw Owusu, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Railway Development Authority,...

UG starts Takoradi, Kumasi city campuses

The University of Ghana (UG) has received accreditation and started the operation of satellite campuses in Takoradi and Kumasi.  The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor...

KPMG’s audit of GRA/SML extended to Feb 24

KPMG's audit deadline of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML) contract has been extended from the initial date of...

Lordina Mahama hosts widows at Ampoma in Bono East Region

Former First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama has held a New Year get-together for widows at Ampoma in the Kintampo South Constituency of the Bono...

Teacher unions strike: NUGS calls for swift resolution

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has charged government to resolved issues raised by the Senior Staff Association and the Teachers and Educational...

Coup plotters: It’s just political intimidation – Kpebu on trial of ACP Agordza

Martin Kpebu, lawyer for ACP Benjamin Agordzo has said his client's trial was politically motivated. ACP Benjamin Agordzo, along with the late Dr. Mac Palm...

AMA has ‘nothing’ on Atta Mills’ death contrary to sibling’s claim on autopsy report -Asamoah Boateng

Checks at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has indicated that there is no copy of an autopsy report based on which a burial permit...

Asante regalia to be displayed in Ghana for the first time in 150 years

Today, January 25, 2024, the Manhyia Palace Museum with the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and the British Museum have announced details of...

Attorney General explains how convicted coup plotters planned to kill President Akufo-Addo and others

Six persons including three soldiers have been sentenced to death by hanging for high treason. The Accra High Court on Wednesday afternoon found them guilty...