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‘See National Cathedral as a manger for Jesus’ – Ghanaians told [Video]

The Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral is not backing down on its quest to see the national monument come to fruition as...

Taxi driver remanded over stolen vehicle

A 26-year-old taxi driver has appeared before a Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly stealing a Hyundai 110 vehicle valued at GH₵75,000. Kofi Sakyi, also...

18 including five teenagers grabbed with narcotics

Five teenagers have been apprehended for possessing suspected narcotic drugs during a police swoop in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The teenagers are part of...

Woman sentenced for pouring hot palm soup on boyfriend’s wife

A woman who threw boiling palm nut soup on her boyfriend's wife has been ordered by the Amasaman Circuit Court to pay a fine...

Ghana Health Service sends SoS message over antiretroviral drugs

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is warning of the possible worsening of the conditions of HIV patients if the government fails to address the difficulty...

Special Prosecutor seeks support of religious leaders in corruption fight

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has courted the support of religious leaders in the fight against corruption in the country. Mr Agyebeng has appealed...

GJA congratulates Fatimatu Abubakar

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has extended a congratulatory message to Fatimatu Abubakar on her nomination as Information Minister-designate. The association has pledged its...

Weta Rice Farmers Association advocates for local consumption

In a bid to bolster the productivity of rice farmers in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, the Weta Rice Farmers Association...

KNUST law faculty seeks support for infrastructural expansion

The law faculty of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is seeking support for expansion of infrastructural facilities to contain growing...

Cocoa farmers undergo health screening to mark Chocolate Day at Wawasua

Over 150 cocoa farmers at Wawasua and the surrounding communities in the Sunyani East Municipality of the Bono Region have undergone health screening as...

Multimedia Group recognised for efforts in malaria elimination

The Multimedia Group has been honoured for its significant contribution to the fight against malaria in Africa. As a key partner in the Zero...

Wesley Girls SHS PTA joins calls for Free SHS review

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of the Wesley Girls Senior High School (SHS) is calling for a stakeholder engagement towards a review of the...

Korle Bu Renal Unit faces imminent shutdown

The renal dialysis unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) is warning of a possible shutdown due to the facility's inability to raise money...

Seven envoys present letters of credence to Akufo-Addo [Photos]

Seven new envoys who have been accredited by their respective countries to serve as Ambassadors and High Commissioners in Ghana have presented their letters...

Ghana to launch Tap and Go System, a version of UK’s Oyster Card

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will launch another landmark digital initiative, for the transport sector, on Monday February 19, 2024 in Accra. Named Tap...

Blow-by-blow account of popular broadcaster’s death

Circumstances leading to the death of popular radio presenter, Kwabena Kwakye on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, have been revealed. The host of the...

‘Kayayeis’ fight for higher education to end sexual, economic and verbal abuse

Female head porters known in the local parlance as Kayeyeis in the Ashanti Region are seeking access to higher education to fight the sexual,...

4 dead, others injured in gory school bus accident at Nkawkaw

A school bus belonging to the Ampea Memorial Institute has reportedly been involved in a fatal accident on a Nkawkaw highway in the Eastern...

I sold ‘kontomire’ for 5 years to pay my school fees – Osofo Kyiri Abosom [Watch]

Ghanaian pastor and leader of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Osofo Kyiri Abosom, shared his remarkable journey of how he funded his Senior High...

Jirapa Dubai CEO murder: 5 persons remanded

The Wa district Court has remanded in to police custody 5 five persons arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of the CEO of Royal Cosy...

Women in Buem call for peace to enhance development

Women at Bodada in the Buem Jasikan municipality of the Oti Region have urged traditional rulers to bury their hatchet and live peacefully to...

Eight including 4 pupils injured after school building collapses

Eight people including four basic school pupils and a teacher are in critical condition after a school building collapsed in the Upper West Akim...

Tamale CLOGSAG to embark on strike over assault on member

Members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) in the Northern Region are set to embark on a strike following an...

I’ll engage health workers to reduce brain drain – Okoe Boye

Health Minister designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye has announced plans to engage healthcare workers to explore strategies to reduce the number of health professionals...

Fuel prices to go up – COPEC

Indications are that the pump prices of petrol, diesel and LPG are likely to go up in the next Window beginning 16 February 2024. The...

Scientists adopt rapid bacteria testing kits to improve water quality in Ghana’s aquaculture sector

Ghana is yet to rake in more benefits from its blue economy, precisely the aquaculture industry, to shore up the country’s dwindling economic growth. Ghana’s...

More persons with HIV living healthily, longer — GHS

More Ghanaians, living with HIV are now enjoying healthier lives and living longer. Also, the rate of new HIV infections and HIV-related mortality rates is...

Dano spreads the love on Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day, the world over is a period to celebrate love and show care and affection to loved ones. Capitalizing on this globally recognized day,...

Runaway suspect jailed 4 years for stealing

The Bole District Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship Edward Essel, has handed down a verdict in the case involving a 26-year-old teacher,...

Walewale attacks: More security personnel to be deployed – North East Regional Minister

The North East Regional Minister, Yidana Zakaria, has hinted of further deployment of Police personnel to the region as part of measures to combat...

Chief State Attorney disbarred from legal practice for allegedly accepting GH¢400K from Woyome 

A Chief State Attorney at the Office of the Attorney-General, Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh, has been disbarred as a lawyer by the General Legal Council (GLC)...

The People’s Forum: Amrahia residents protest against ‘road’ sale

The Landlords Association and residents of Amrahia in the Adentan constituency of the Greater Accra region are protesting against the proposed sale of a...

I’ll vigorously seek income mobilisation – Amin Adam

The newly appointed Finance Minister, Mohammed Amin Adam has said he will aggressively seek income mobilisation in order to strengthen the country's finances and...

NAGRAT threatens Special Prosecutor over frozen salaries

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has issued a two-day ultimatum to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to release the salaries...

Give us factories in exchange for our Lithium – Mfantseman chiefs to Atlantic Lithium Ltd

The chiefs of Mfantseman have called for the construction of factories in exchange for the Ewoyaa Lithium mining to create employment for the youth. They...

ECG blames 80% of GH¢1.9bn losses on cedi depreciation

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has attributed approximately 80 percent of the company's financial losses to...

Government to give 16-housing units to senior public officials

The Ministry of Works and Housing in partnership with the State Housing Cooperation (SHC) has built a 16-unit detached and semi-detached housing bungalow for...

Obuasi gets new Police Headquarters

The new District Police Headquarters block serving the people of Bediem in the Obuasi Municipal area and its surrounding communities has been commissioned. It...

Boakye Agyarko mourns late popular broadcaster

Former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko has joined scores of Ghanaians in mourning popular radio presenter, Kwabena Kwakye. Taking to social media, Mr...

Eight including 4 pupils injured after school building collapses

Eight people including four basic school pupils and a teacher are in critical condition after a school building collapsed in the Upper West Akim...