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Overcrowding at Canadian Visa section: Applicants come with pastors, friends – IOM

The Administrators of the Canadian Visa Application Centre at Abelemkpe in Accra have explained the crowd outside its premises. They claim some applicants come with...

Political interference fuels galamsey in forest reserves – District Managers cry out

Forest reserves in the country remain under siege by illegal miners in spite of efforts by the rapid response team of the Forestry Commission...

AMA marks International Mother Language Day with reading sessions at Makola market

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has organized a special reading session at the Makola market, to celebrate linguistic diversity and promote the importance of...

Teshie residents angry over abandoned CHPS compound

Residents of Teshie in the Ledzokuku constituency have expressed frustration over the abandonment of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound. According to one...

Fraud Alert: ECG cautions clients against MoMo fraudsters

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has advised clients to only transact business with the power distribution company through its PowerApp and offices. Speaking to...

Farmers protest after losing their farmlands

Some farmers at Atadeka, Yaw Kwasi, Gafa, Adu Kojo, Atama Akura, and adjacent communities near Asuaba in the Upper West Akyem district of the...

Multimedia Group commiserates with Oman FM and Kwabena Kwakye’s family

A delegation from Multimedia Group Limited (MGL) has visited the family and management of Kencity Media (Oman FM) to offer their condolences following the...

People’s Forum: Faulty traffic lights: Residents in Ablekuma bare teeth at govt

Residents of Ablekuma in the Ga Central District of the Greater Accra Region have called on government to fix damaged traffic lights along the...

Zoomlion and Graphic Communications launches campaign to name cleanest region in Ghana

Waste Management Company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited and Graphic Communications have launched a campaign to rank all 16 regions in Ghana and name the cleanest...

Accident causes gridlock on Accra-Tema motorway [Photos]

There is gridlock on the Tema-Accra motorway after a commercial vehicle known in local parlance as 'trotro' fell into a ditch. The accident which occurred...

Dafeamekpor sues Railway Development Authority boss

South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has filed a suit against the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Railway Development Authority, Yaw Owusu. Mr...

Government committed to curbing unemployment – John Kumah

Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. John Kumah, has reaffirmed the government's determination to confront unemployment in the country head-on. He highlighted several initiatives such as...

Pragya rider who knocked teacher, crashed soldier convicted

The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has convicted a tricycle rider (Pragya) who knocked down a female teacher and crashed a soldier who intervened. The Court...

Pay us now or we picket on March 4 – Institutional Suppliers warn Education Ministry

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers has announced plans to stage a protest on March 4, 2024, outside the Ministry of Education. Their decision follows...

SML contract shoots GRA’s revenue in petroleum downstream to over GH¢12bn

Details emerging from the contract between Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have revealed positive outcomes for the country's...

500 Arabic tutors in Ashanti region undergo training

About 500 Islamic educators in the Ashanti Region have participated in in-service training to improve their teaching capabilities. These educators, selected from Islamic schools throughout...

Heatwave is not a known Meteorological phenomenon in Ghana – Chief Forecaster clarifies

The Chief Forecaster at the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), Felicity Ahafianyo, has stated that heat waves are not officially recognised as a meteorological phenomenon...

New Juaben Omanhene to chair UniMAC’s “Ghana month” seminar

The Paramount Chief of the New Juaben Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Daasebre Kwaku Boateng III, will be the special guest of honour...

Ghana Meteo sends weather warning; check it out

In a recent alert from the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), citizens have been urged to prepare for scorching weather conditions as temperatures are set...

JHS pupil in hot waters for farting near ‘Mankrado’s house

 The 'Mankrado' at Onomabo in the Eastern region has dragged a Junior High School (JHS) 3 pupil to the Abusuapanyin, Kwaku Aye for farting...

Free SHS Secretariat expresses shock over ECG’s disconnection

The Free SHS Secretariat has expressed shock and displeasure over the recent disconnection of electricity supply to Accra Academy. The Deputy National Coordinator at...

COPEC and IES demand shut down of Sentuo Refinery, probe by OSP

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) and the Institute for Energy Security (IES) have called on the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) as a matter...

Institutional Suppliers to picket Education Ministry

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers has announced plans to picket the Education Ministry on March 4, 2024 over debt owed them. According...

Expedite investigations into killing of ‘Jirapa Dubai’ CEO – Youth group demands

The Jirapa Area Youth and Development Association (JAYDA), has called on investigative agencies to expedite its probe into the killing of the Chief Executive...

Tension brews at Accra Technical University over former VC’s re-appointment

There is serious anger and growing tension at the Accra Technical University (ATU) over the re-appointment of former Vice Chancellor, Professor Samuel Nii Odai....

Acid attack survivor shares sad story

A youn man identified only as Augustine has recounted his horrifying experience of surviving an acid attack allegedly arranged by his former girlfriend. Augustine, now...

Education Ministry blames Accra Academy’s power disconnection to ECG billing discrepancies

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng is certain a potential discrepancies in the Electricity Company of Ghana's billing system is a probable...

Korle Klottey Assembly to desilt drains, demolish structures ahead of rainy season

The Municipal Chief Executive for Korle Klottey, Nii Adjei Tawiah, has assured residents that his office is actively planning to desilt drains and remove...

Parliament ready to pass Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

Parliament is set to pass the controversial Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill after nearly three years of the bill being laid in the House.  This comes after the...

Enterprise insurance to hold centennial Thanksgiving Service

Enterprise Insurance Ltd, Ghana’s oldest and leading private insurer in Fire, Marine, Motor and General Accident, is set to hold its centenary anniversary thanksgiving...

2 arrested for robbing Awutu Winton SHS students during games

Two people have been apprehended by the Awutu Bereku District Police Command for allegedly robbing students of Awutu Winton Senior High School (SHS). The suspects...

Change all SHS electricity pre-paid meters to post-paid – CHASS advocates

President of the Conference of Heads of Assistant Secondary Schools has called for a shift from prepaid to postpaid electricity meters in all schools...

WAEC begins investigation into 289 withheld private WASSCE results

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has commenced investigations into results of withheld 289 private West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidates.  According to...

Coalition Unemployed Trained Teachers chase GES for jobs

The Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers (CUTT) has charged the Ghana Education Service to employ them. They have called on GES to open the recruitment...

No malice intended in Accra Academy power disconnection – ECG [Listen]

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has clarified that there was no malice intended in the disconnection of electricity supply to Accra Academy Senior...

J.B. Danquah case: 2 charged for conspiracy to commit robbery and murder

Two individuals implicated in the murder of the late Abuakwa North MP, Joseph Boakye (J.B.) Danquah-Adu has been charged before the High Court for...

Parents urged to speak local language with children at home

The District Director of Education for Kadjebi Akan in the Oti Region, Deh Seyram Seth has urged parents to cultivate the habit of speaking...

IT experts raise alarm over potential data breach in Bawumia’s ‘Tap and Go’ policy

Ghana's Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, recently unveiled a digital initiative aimed at revolutionizing the country's transport sector. The 'Tap and Go' system allows...

Akufo-Addo sends important message to Head of Civil Service

President Akufo-Addo has tasked Dr. Evans Aggrey-Darko, the newly appointed Head of the Ghana Civil Service, with the responsibility of enhancing productivity, resourcefulness, and...

Police clash with irate Asikasu youth over land; 5 sustain gunshot wounds

Tension erupted in Asikasu in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region, as over 500 irate youths clashed with police officers over...