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Afoko pleads not guilty to murder of NPP chair for 3rd time in 9 years

Gregory Afoko who is facing retrial for murder of the late New Patriotic Party’s Upper East Regional Chairman Adams Mahama following a hung jury...

Teachers are still part of Parent Associations – GES clarifies

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has clarified that teachers have not been excluded from participating in Parent Associations. Earlier this week, the National Council of...

GES settles lesson notes brouhaha

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has clarified some modalities required of teachers in basic and high schools nationwide concerning lesson notes. In the past,...

Sad news hits Alan Kyerematen

Member of Alan Kyerematen's 'Movement for Change' team, Nathaniel Tetteh Bossah has passed on. Leader of the Movement for Change and independent presidential aspirant, Alan...

Hold govt responsible for all suffering resulting from our strike – University staff justify industrial action

The  Senior Staff Association of Public Universities in Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff (FUSSAG) have justified their decision to embark...

Over 1k pupils in Bia West benefit from A.I. Lab to boost STEM education 

Utter contentment and a sigh of relief for primary school pupils in the Bia West District after communities in the area received their premiere...

KNUST becomes first African University to offer degree course in Herbal Medicine

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has emerged as the trailblazer, becoming the first and only public university on the African...

Univ of Ghana Medical Centre conducts first ever Nanox Arc X-ray Tomography scan

The University of Ghana Medical Centre has successfully performed its first human scan using the Nanox Arc Xray Tomography Scan machine, making it the...

Sunyani: Two perish in fire outbreak at Fiapre

Two people, a male and a female, have been confirmed dead at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality in the Bono Region after a...

Govt has credited ₵4 million debt payment to our account – Korle Bu CEO

Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah says government has disbursed money meant to settle the hospital’s GH¢4...

Novihoho Afaglo constructs borehole for Amedzikorpe

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited and Susatgad Boat Building and Fishing Industries, Novihoho Afaglo has rescued the people of Amedzikorpe in...

Korle Bu Renal Unit: Why is Parliament not questioning Health Minister on debt non-payment? – Kwame Sarpong Asiedu

Pharmacist and Democracy and Development Fellow at CDD-Ghana, Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, has called on Parliament to haul the Minister of Health before the house...

Achimota College: Residents count losses after fire guts 15 structures

Some residents of Achimota College, a suburb in the Okaikwei North Constituency, are counting their losses following a fire incident that gutted about 15...

Africa’s problem is not money – Dr. Sam Adeyemi

The CEO of Global Leadership Consulting and founder of Daystar Christian Centre-Nigeria, Dr. Sam Adeyemi has urged African leaders to seek the good in...

Launch of 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey report reveals key health insights and challenges

The main report of the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) was launched in Accra on Thursday, 18th January 2024. The report was...

Tamale: Nurse pours boiling water on husband over refusal to drive his car

A nurse at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Emergency Burns Unit Red Zone, Zeinab Muhammad Ali, has allegedly pour boiling water on her husband over...

Ghanaians react to GRA’s pursuit of Cheddar over GH¢7 million tax debt

Ghanaians on social media have reacted to reports that, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has slapped leader of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako...

Deputy Registrar of Bolga Technical University shot dead by gunmen

A Deputy Registrar of the Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU), Alhassan Azumah has been shot dead by gunmen who are yet to be identified. The deceased...

Security high in Bawku after gunmen killed 2

Security has been heightened in the Upper East Region following a reported attack by unidentified gunmen in Bawku. The shootings resulted in the death of...

Eugene Arhin pays medical bills of 17 accident victims at Awutu Fianko

One person has been confirmed dead with 17 others injured after a vehicle rammed into them during jogging at Awutu Fianko in the Awutu...

Senior Staff Association of Universities unable to meet NLC

The Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has asked the National Labour Commission (NLC) to reschedule a meeting which was set for Thursday, January...

10th anniversary: Late Komla Dumor’s sister shares fond memories of their early morning drives

In the quiet pre-dawn hours of Kwabenya in Accra, a unique bond between siblings was forged on the familiar route from home to the...

One dead, five injured in shooting incident at Bawku

One person has been confirmed dead with five others injured in a sporadic shooting incident at Bawku in the Upper East region. The unfortunate...

Housing project: Emotional moment granny presented her ‘widow’s mite’ to Ablakwa

A 78-year-old, Florence Aning, has presented her heartfelt contribution to the Safe Alternative Housing Project led by Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel...

National malaria elimination plan launched

A Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan has been launched in Accra, aimed at achieving zero malaria incidence across the country by 2028. The document was launched...

Trade Minister engages cement manufacturers over rising prices         

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) and the Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG) have agreed to periodically hold consultative meetings with industry...

8-year-old ghosts receive LEAP

The Auditor-General has indicted the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Management Secretariat (LMS) for paying deceased beneficiaries, some of them up to eight years...

Parent Associations can fundraise to support Free SHS policy – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that Parents Associations (PAs) can fundraise in support of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy.  According...

Ekumfi MP replies Akufo-Addo

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ekumfi, Abeiku Crentsil, has expressed dissatisfaction with President Akufo-Addo's reasons for neglecting development in the area. Though Mr...

Cocoa Bills: Wake up to your responsibilities – Senyo Hosi to COCOBOD, government

Former Convener of Individual Bondholders Forum, Senyo Hosi, has taken a swipe at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and the government over the non-payment...

Kente weaver, 27, remanded over murder

A 27-year-old kente weaver, Prosper Ayirebi has been remanded into prison custody by a Kpando District Court for his alleged involvement in the murder...

OSP chases ‘ghost’ names, others on govt payroll system

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says it has commenced an investigation into ghost names on the government’s payroll system. The investigations seeks...

Fire outbreaks in Eastern Region decline in 2023

Annual fire outbreak statistics of the Eastern Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in 2022/2023 show a 10.77 per cent decrease...

John Jinapor questions Minerals Commission’s exclusion from GRA-SML deal

Ranking member of Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, John Abdulai Jinapor has questioned how the Minerals Commission will be excluded from the contract awarded...

Disregard 20% fare increment – Transport Ministry

The Ministry of Transport has asked the public to disregard reports of a purported transport fare increment nationwide. The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union...

Gory accident on Adenta-Dodowa road [Video]

https://youtu.be/jVB1pgVUWO4 Many are feared in a gory accident on the Adenta-Dodowa road in the Greater Accra region. Several others have also sustained various degrees...

OSP half-year report: 152 cases under investigations

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is currently investigating 152 corruption and corruption- related cases.  The details of the cases according to the OSP...

Broadcasting Bill under review – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the Broadcasting Bill is not before Parliament yet because portions of it are currently under review. According to...

Cocoa Bills Exchange Programme: Customers demand full payment of funds

Some holders of cocoa bills who did not participate in the Government of Ghana Cocoa Bill Exchange programme are asking Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD)...

OSP probes SML-GRA deal

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says it has commenced probe into the controversial contract between Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) and the...