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Beware of job scams – Cyber Security Authority warns Ghanaians

The Cyber Security Authority has raised alarm over a sharp rise in job scam incidents across the country. In a public alert, the CSA said...

Late Atta-Mills’ brother clashes with ‘family members’ over autopsy report

Brother of the late former President Atta-Mills, Samuel Atta-Mills engaged in a heated argument with some relatives over his autopsy report. The Komenda Edina...

GES develops guidelines for Parent Associations

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has developed the first-ever Guidelines for the Operation of Parent Associations (PAs), formerly known as Parent-Teacher Association (PTAs), in...

UCC appoints first visually impaired law lecturer

The University of Cape Coast(UCC) has appointed the first visually impaired person, Carruthers Tetteh, as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law. Mr. Tetteh,...

GTPCWU threatens industrial strike

The General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU) of the TUC has announced its intention to embark on series of actions. This move comes in the...

Sam George’s comments on Samira Bawumia, bodyguard’s accident ignite fury

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, Sam George has incurred the wrath of social media users following his comment about the accident which...

AI to cut 40% of jobs globally – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated in its new analysis that almost 40.0% of global employment is exposed to Artificial Intelligence. Historically, it said,...

Burial date for Major Boakye-Djan (Rtd) announced

A former member of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), Major Boakye-Djan (Rtd) will be buried on Friday, January 27, 2024. His body will be laid in...

GSS begin fieldwork for the Ghana 2024 Integrated Business Establishment Survey Phase I

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) wishes to inform the General Public that starting today January 15, 2024, field data collection for the 2024 Ghana...

Drivers plying Burkina-Faso patch Han-Tumu highway with hands

Drivers plying the Han-Tumu highway to Burkina Faso have come together to patch the unmotorable Han - Tumu highway with bare hands. Over 40...

Central Region recorded 664 fire cases in 2023

The Central Region recorded 664 fire incidents in 2023 as against 570 in 2022, the regional office of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS)...

We can’t wait to vote NPP out – Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers

Some Spare Parts Dealers in Abossey Okai are expressing dissatisfaction with the government, citing concerns about the adverse impact of newly implemented taxes on...

Bawumia breaks silence on death of wife’s security officer

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of Mumuni Fuseini, a dedicated member of his security team. In an...

Burial rites held for Samira Bawumia’s security team member who died in Saturday’s crash

A funeral service was conducted this morning for Alhassan Fuseini, a member of Samira Bawumia’s security detail who lost his life in an accident...

It’s not the right time to charge VAT on electricity – Ben Boakye

The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Ben Boakye has argued that the current economic conditions make it imprudent to...

Omanhene Asante disassociates himself from alleged bribery allegation against Asenso Boakye

Adom TV presenter, Omanhene Kwabena Asante, has set the record straight regarding his alleged involvement in the bribery accusations made against Francis Asenso Boakye,...

More details on Second Lady’s security officer who died in accident

A security officer, identified as Fuseini, who served as the bodyguard for Second Lady Samira Bawumia, lost his life in a tragic car accident...

Man arrested at Kasoa tollbooth for allegedly stealing 2-year-old girl

A young man believed to be in his mid-20s has been arrested by the Kasoa Tollbooth Police for allegedly stealing a 2-year-old baby girl....

3 young siblings laid to rest after dying from suspected bedbug fumigation in Asawase

Three young siblings have been laid to rest after they reportedly died from a fumigation exercise against bedbugs in their room by an uncle...

Second Lady’s convoy involved in an accident

The convoy of Second Lady, Samira Bawumia has been involved in an accident on Saturday January 13, 2024. According to reports, she was travelling to...

‘Dormaahemaa’ accepts newly enstooled Abesim queen-mother as ‘Kyidomhemaa’

The Dormaahemaa, Odeneho Akosua Fima Dwaben II, has accepted Nana Konama Biyaa II, the newly-enstooled queen-mother of Abesim as the Kyidomhemaa of the Dormaa...

Allow Atta Mills to rest in peace – Brother

Brother of the late former President Atta-Mills, Samuel Atta-Mills is appealing to the government and former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress...

Owusu Bempah reacts to BBC documentary about TB Joshua [Video]

The leader and founder of Glorious Word and Power Ministries International, Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah, has refrained from condemning the late founder of the...

Akufo-Addo backs calls for Atta Mills’ autopsy report to be captured after 11 years

President Akufo-Addo is backing calls for the late John Atta Mills’ autopsy report to be captured in official public records. The question about the existence...

Asantehene applauds IGP Dampare

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, has lauded Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, for improving the image and public perception of the police...

Investment in education has resulted in increased enrolment, learning outcomes – Dr Adutwum  

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says government’s investment in education has resulted in an increase in school enrolment and envisaged learning...

Akufo-Addo urges collective action to combat cocoa smuggling

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the need for Ghana to stop the smuggling of cocoa beans to neighboring countries. He said his...

Mobile banker jailed 6 years for forgery, stealing GH¢162,700

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a mobile banker to six years imprisonment for embezzling GH¢162,700 belonging to customers of a Rural Bank. This was...

Hairdresser, electrician fined Gh¢4,800 each over illegal abortion

The Assin Fosu Magistrate Court has sentenced a 40-year-old hairdresser and a 21-year-old auto electrician, to a fine of Gh¢4,800 each for inducing a...

Atta-Mills’ family demands autopsy report

Almost 12 years after the demise of former President Prof. John Evans Atta-Mills, his family is still demanding the disclosure of his autopsy report....

Ofosu Nkansah lists his 10 achievements at NEIP since assuming office

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has highlighted ten significant achievements since assuming his role. In...

Armed robbers attack John Kumah’s home; steal GH¢50k, other items

Armed robbers attacked the residence of the Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Ampontuah Kumah, on Friday, December 29, 2023. The assailants forcibly entered the home...

I don’t believe in unemployment – Young entrepreneur says as he shares journey [Video]

https://youtu.be/FbKj-Sr1sNQ?t=5715 The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vibe group companies, Isaac Kwadwo Appiah, has shared the inspiring journey of how he conceived his business idea...

Four tertiary students in Asante Akyem Wenchi receive scholarship package

The Ama Owusuaa Foundation, a non-governmental organization, has awarded scholarships to four tertiary students in Asante Akyem Wenchi in the Ashanti region. The support...

Tipper truck runs over 7-year-old boy in Tamale

Residents of Jisonayili, a suburb of Tamale, are in grief over the untimely death of a 7-year-old boy on Friday. The boy, identified by an...

40-year-old man in court for alleged involvement in car theft

A 40-year-old man is standing trial at the Asokore Mampong District Court for his alleged involvement in a car theft after National Security installed...

Govt develops policy to regulate Artificial Intelligence

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation (MoCD) is in the process of developing a comprehensive policy document to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence...

Auditor-General transfers GH¢9.5m into Consolidated Fund

The Auditor-General has remitted into the Consolidated Fund GH¢9.5 million retrieved from disallowed expenditures captured in different reports.   This brings to GH¢19.5 million the...

NEIP CEO Kofi Nkansah in fresh trouble

Anti-corruption crusader, Vitus Azeem has urged the Special Prosecutor to conduct a thorough investigation into the personal bank accounts and assets declaration records of...

UTAG warns of strike action over Conditions of Service

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it remains determined to proceed with its scheduled nationwide strike, citing the government's perceived lack of...