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Nkawkaw residents protest against their MP, citing incompetence amongst others

Residents in the Nkawkaw constituency expressed their dissatisfaction today, Friday, December 15, through a massive demonstration against their Member of Parliament (MP), Joseph Frimpong. The...

Good news for persons who bought land from Numo Nmashie Family

Senior law lecturer at the University of Ghana-School of Law, Lawyer Kwame Gyan has stated that persons who bought land from Numo Nmashie Family...

Check out proposed new passport application fees

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has put a proposal before Parliament to review the current charges for passport application from GH¢100...

Accra takes bold step towards flood resilience with cutting-edge warning system

In a groundbreaking move to safeguard lives and property from the perennial flooding, the Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has unveiled a...

Law on ‘wee’ use will be abused – Kwame Agbodza warns

Minority Chief Whip, Governs Kwame Agbodza is warning that the Narcotics Control Commission law passed by Parliament will be abused. On Thursday, a Legislative Instrument...

Allow us handle case of interdicted SHS heads – Teacher Unions appeal to GES

The leadership of teacher unions in the country have appealed to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to allow them to take...

Foreign Affairs Ministry celebrates Ambassador Akwei’s 100th birthday

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MoFARI) has celebrated one of the pioneering staff of the Ministry on his 100th birthday.  Richard A....

Lithium deal: Until Parliament ratifies your agreement it’s null and void – Yaw Oppong to Barari DV

The Director of the Ghana School of Law (GSL), Yaw Oppong, has cautioned the Australian company Barari DV over the Lithium deal recently signed...

Prof. Ameyaw Akumfi’s daughter dies in house fire

Ewurama Ameyaw Akumfi, the daughter of former Education Minister, Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi, has reportedly passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023. She was...

Meet the man who spent about £10,000 to relocate from Kumasi to UK

In recent years, a significant number of Ghanaians have actively sought better opportunities abroad, driven by the challenging living conditions in their home country....

Calm restored to Ahamanso Junction after residents clashed with COCOBOD taskforce

The District Chief Executive for Kadjebi in the Oti Region, Wilson Agbenyo, has said that calm has been restored at Ahamanso Junction following a...

Sam George recounts how US Embassy delayed his visa for three months

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has revealed the challenges he is facing due to his advocacy for the passage of...

ECG probes staffer siphoning fuel saga

The management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has launched a comprehensive investigation into the reported fuel siphoning incident involving one of its...

IGP leaked tape probe done, committee yet to consider report – Agalga

The Ranking member on the ad hoc committee probing the leaked IGP tape saga, James Agalga says investigations have concluded, and the report of...

NLC directs UG to engage senior staff, TEWU over unpaid market premiums

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has asked management of the University of Ghana, Legon to engage members of the Senior Staff Association and the...

Parliament approves industrial cannabis cultivation management regulation

Parliament has approved the Narcotics Control Commission Regulations 2023, an L.I that seeks to legalize the cultivation and management of cannabis of 0.3 tetrahydrocannabinol...

Obra Show: Woman in tears as paternity of infant is in limbo

Mary Boakye, a mother of three, has found herself in a regrettable ordeal as she cannot pinpoint the father of her two-month-old son. Mary, who...

OSP now has 249 professional staff on payroll

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has disclosed that as of September 2023, there a total of 249 professionals undertaking various roles in...

How a Fire Officer reacted to an outbreak on live radio

On Thursday evening, an unusual incident unfolded in the studios of Joy FM. The spokesperson for the Ghana National Fire Service, A.D.O1 Alex King Nortey,...

‘Tap n’ Go’: GPRTU, taxi drivers hail Dr. Bawumia as taxi app is launched

A digital taxi service for Ghanaian Taxi Drivers, Tap n' Go, has been launched in Accra, by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU),...

Fire outbreak at O.A. Travel and Tour station at Avenor

Fire broke out at the O.A. Travel and Tour Terminal at Avenor in Accra. One of the buses on the premises was burnt. The cause...

KNUST makes nursing degree 2 years for Diploma-holders

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has revised the duration of the nursing degree programme to two years for diploma-holding nurses. This...

Madina MP proposes changes to Public Holidays Act

Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has presented a new private member’s bill before parliament which proposes changes to the Public Holidays Act...

3 shot following clash between COCOBOD task force, farmers in Oti Region

Three persons have been shot at Ahamanso Junction in the Oti Region following a clash between the COCOBOD task force and some farmers. This was...

Barker-Vormawor’s application against Kan Dapaah’s ¢10m defamation suit dismissed

An Accra High Court has denied the application of #FixTheCountry Convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor to dismiss National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah's ¢10 million defamation...

SHS headteachers resorting to barter trade – NAGRAT

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has revealed that headteachers in Senior High Schools (SHS) are now resorting to barter...

Eight chiefs reject 1% lithium development fund

Eight chiefs in the communities where Barari BV is set to start lithium mining have rejected the proposed 1% development fund they will benefit...

Ghana Meteo warns of intense harmattan in December

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) is urging Ghanaians to prepare for an intense Harmattan season in December. It attributed the intense dry season to the...

Legal expert explains implication of landmark ruling in Boi Stool v. Daniel Addo Quaye & Ors [Watch]

Legal expert, Kwame Gyan, has been explaining the implication of the landmark ruling in the Boi Stool v. Daniel Addo Quaye & Ors case. In...

Kusahene destools queen mother and Abusuapanin over their alleged involvement in galamsey

Kusahene Kwae Pinsan II, in the Adansi North district of the Ashanti region has destooled the queenmother, Nana Kwartemaa Kanin II, and the Abusuapanin,...

Tricycle rider dead in bizarre accident in Jaman South

A 30-year-old tricycle rider identified as Kwabena Mintah has tragically lost his life in a bizarre accident in the Jaman South Municipality of the...

Why hospitals are unable to pay electricity bills

Democracy and Development Fellow on Public Health at the Centre for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-Ghana), Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, says the inability of public hospitals...

NHIS to cover mental healthcare – Akufo-Addo

Treatment for mental health will now be added to the benefits of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) from 2024 President Nana Akufo-Addo has...

The young lawyer who battled his former lecturer in court and received praises from the CJ and SC judges

In just two years at the Bar, the highly intelligent lawyer George Adabadze, also known as Alaska, made a significant impact in the case...

10 including soldier injured in accident at Kasoa

Ten people including a military officer have been injured in an accident at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region....

Former GWCL employee arrested for stealing iron pipes

A 52-year-old man who resigned from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in 2022, Abraham Asare, has been arrested by the police in Larteh-Akuapem...

St. John Hospital & Fertility Centre reacts to ₵5m suit

The St. John’s Hospital & Fertility Centre has debunked allegations of medical negligence that led to the death of a baby boy. Solicitors for the...

Police exhume body of woman killed by son over GH¢500

The police have exhumed the remains of a 60-year-old retiree from the Ghana Highway Authority allegedly killed by her son, Gideon Asomani. Mercy Oforiwa's...

ECG cannot pay its debts, it has no business buying motors for police – Kwabena Donkor

Former Minister of Power, Dr Kwabena Donkor, has criticised the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for donating 200 motorbikes to the Ghana Police Service....

41-year-old announced as new paramount chief of Jirapa traditional area

Kingmakers of the Jirapa traditional area in the Upper West region have proclaimed a 41-year-old educationist as the new paramount chief for the Jirapa...