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TEWU and affiliated unions maintain strike after meeting with Finance Ministry ends in stalemate

Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) and other affiliated unions have communicated the outcome of their meeting with the Finance Ministry to their members. Despite...

My younger brother’s manhood is bigger than mine – Man cries on live radio [Listen]

How would you feel if your manhood became smaller and curved after circumcision? It's quite worrying, isn't it? That is the reality faced by a...

One feared dead in Tema motorway crash [Video]

A major gridlock has rocked the Accra-Tema Motorway on Friday afternoon, as the driver of a Hyundai truck with registration number GR 7015-N is...

‘Flag Akwankyerɛ’: Travel prophesy leads to US flag shortage in Ghana

Exactly a year ago, the Ghana Police Service cautioned pastors against prophecies on the night of December 31 that might create fear and panic...

Foreign Minister announces her candidacy for Commonwealth Secretary General

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has formally declared her interest to vie for the Secretary General position of...

Over half of physically, sexually abused women don’t seek help – GSS report

Over half of women who have been physically or sexually abused have not reported their abusers nor have they told anyone of their abuse. This...

16 drug addicts at Krofrom ‘Colombia’ in Kumasi submit to rehab

Sixteen drug addicts at 'Colombia', a popular den for drug addicts in Kumasi, have willingly submitted themselves to undergo rehabilitation. This follows an initiative by...

Police Service congratulates officer who graduated as valedictorian

The Ghana Police Service has celebrated Lance Corporal Richmond Nyarko Obeng for his exceptional academic achievements. The Police officer recently graduated as the valedictorian with...

Police officer interdicted for assault

Police officer, General Corporal Wise Bessey, has been interdicted by the Ghana Police Service for allegedly assaulting a civilian at Takoradi in the Western...

Man inflicts cutlass wounds on wife for alleged cheating at Sefwi Wenchi

A 51-year-old farmer, Yaw Takyi has allegedly inflicted cutlass wounds on his wife, Martha Takyi. He accused her of infidelity after 25 years of marriage...

This is what happens to men who are not circumcised

The National Vice President of trained Wanzam operators in Ghana, Akua Afriyie Nkrumah has explained the risk factors of not being circumcised. According to her,...

GSS sets record straight on latest report

The Acting Director of Demography at the Ghana Statistical Service, Godwin Odei Gyebi, has set the record straight on their recent 2022 Ghana Demographic...

Ghana Meteo sends weather warning

There are rain and thunder clouds over the ocean of Ghana, Ghana Meteo Agency has warned.This will induce cloudiness over the east coast with...

Let no one feel discouraged to use the law – Chief Justice to judges

The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has urged judges to uphold the principles of the law entrusted to them and conduct their duties...

Bechem: Teacher allegedly beats student for failing to pay dining fees; mother demands probe

A parent of a Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) student has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to investigate the circumstances leading...

Sam George accuses govt of importing unauthorised ‘One Drop’ chemical for water treatment

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George has alleged that government has procured a water treatment product, One Drop, for use by...

4-year-old leukemia patient seeks $400,000 support

Parents of a 4-year –old boy, Jason-Mitchell Ashele Nana Agyiriha Armah, are appealing for support to raise $400,000 for his leukemia treatment. In tears,...

Bilharzia spikes in Volta Basin following dam spillage

Stakeholders are raising alarms over the rise in female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) at lakeside communities within the Volta Basin in the wake of the...

Taxes have become more of a punishment to businesses – Badu-Abogye

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mark Badu-Aboagye, has expressed serious concerns about the escalating burden of both direct...

Sand winner to serve two years for stealing 37 cattle

A 38-year-old sand winner who stole 37 cattle valued at GH₵37,000.00 has been sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour by an Accra...

Drinking spot operator in court for allegedly possessing narcotic drugs

A 52-year-old drinking spot operator who had in his possession quantity of dried leaves suspected to narcotic drugs has appeared before an Accra Circuit...

Bawumia urges accountants to embrace innovation and adapt to strategic business partnerships

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has tasked accountants to go beyond traditional roles by embracing innovation and adaptation to become strategic business partners....

Keta MCE justifies the collection of emission levy

The Municipal Chief Executive(MCE) of Keta, Emmanuel Gemegah. has justified the collection of the new emission levy on vehicles, which started on February 1....

Court dismisses case by former ECOWAS commission employee

The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a case filed by a former employee of the ECOWAS Commission on the ground that she filed her case...

About 300 dogs set for rabies vaccination in Sekyere East

Sekyere East District Health Directorate, in collaboration with the veterinary department, aims to vaccinate at least 300 dogs against rabies in four selected communities. The...

COCOBOD champions cervical cancer awareness among staff in Sunyani

The Bono Regional office of COCOBOD is championing the awareness of cervical cancer among female staff in Sunyani in a strategic move to help...

Judge on Charles Bissue, OSP case retires

It has emerged at the High Court in Accra (Human Rights Division) that Justice Nicholas Mensah Abodakpi who is handling the case involving the...

‘Insensitive’ vehicle emissions tax won’t prevent carbon emission – Ben Boakye

Executive Director of Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye says that the new vehicle tax will not reduce carbon emissions. According to...

Invest in E-vehicles rather than taxing us – Online drivers

President of the Ghana Online Drivers Union, Francis Kweku Tengey, has advised the government to invest in electronic vehicles (e-vehicles). This way, there would be...

Use emissions tax to resource EPA – Gov’t told

University of Cape Coast Associate Professor Kofi Amegah, an expert in Environmental and Nutritional Epidemiology, has suggested that the government allocate the funds generated...

Nurse, 26, stabbed multiple times by ex-boyfriend

A 26-year-old nurse has been stabbed multiple times by her ex-boyfriend after a fight in the Pramso suburb of Sweduru in the Bosomtwe District. Kwasi...

New emission tax is double taxation – Okada Riders Association

The President of the Okada Riders Association of Ghana has expressed concerns about the emission tax, labelling it as double taxation. Michael Kofi Owusu explained...

Nhyira FM recognized with Silver Creator Award by YouTube for reaching 100,000 subscribers in 3 years

Nhyira FM has been recognized by YouTube after the company reached a record milestone of One Hundred Thousand subscribers in record 3 years. On March...

GPRTU to incorporate emissions tax into upcoming fare adjustments

Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has hinted at an increase in fares following the implementation of the Emissions Levy Act, 2023 (Act 1112). Despite...

NRSA to begin registration of road transport service providers effective March 2024

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has begun a process to register road transport service providers including transport companies, unions, transport departments of all...

Reckless lifestyle of the young accounts for increasing HIV cases – Kyeremeh Atuahene

The Ghana AIDS Commission attributes the increasing cases of HIV in the country to the reckless lifestyle of young people. According to the Commission, people...

Nkwanta North: DCE urges teachers to address falling education standards

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Nkwanta North in the Oti region, William Nawugma Kidinan, has called on teachers to intensify efforts to address...

Woman beats 97 students from KNUST, UCC to emerge agriculture champion

Agrihouse Foundation has presented a shop to Charlotte Yawa Sodzedo, the winner of the 6th edition Agricultural Student Boot Camp (AGSTUD), held at Adidome...

Korle Bu upgrades 30 wards as part of centenary celebration

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra will renovate over 30 wards of the hospital as part of its centenary celebration this year. The exercise,...

ECG Ada District embarks on anti-bushfire advocacy

The Ada District of the Tema Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is appealing for public support against the prevention of bushfires,...