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Chieftaincy Minister calls for investigation into death of Atta Mills

The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has called for a thorough investigation into the death of former President John Evans...

Coup plot: ACP Agordzo, two others acquitted

An Accra High Court has acquitted Assistant Commissioner of Police, Benjamin Agordzo and two others. The two are Colonel Gameli and junior military officer, Corporal...

51 prisoners who passed BECE gain admission to SHS

All 51 prison inmates who sat the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have gained admission to various pre-tertiary institutions in the country. They obtained...

ECG to undertake emergency maintenance works on CLOU prepaid system

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to undertake emergency maintenance works on the CLOU Prepayment Metering System’s server. This will affect the...

UG Vice Chancellor reiterates university’s commitment to research excellence

Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has reiterated the University’s commitment to becoming a world-class research-intensive institution. She was...

Bawumia leaves Ghana for 5-day working visit in Estonia

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has left Ghana for a 5-day working visit to the Republic of Estonia. This was announced by spokesperson at...

Court validates BoG’s action to revoke license of GN Bank

A Human Rights Court in Accra has dismissed the application filed by Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, GN Savings and Loans, and another for human...

GPRTU instructs drivers to keep existing fares amid talks with Transport Ministry

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has encouraged transport operators to uphold their existing fares during ongoing discussions with the government, which has...

Hajj 2024 pilgrims to pay GHȼ75,000 as Hajj Board maintains 2023 fees

The Ghana Hajj Board has announced that prospective Ghanaian pilgrims to Mecca this year, will pay GHȼ75,000, the same amount as last year, or...

Supreme Court dismisses Dr Opuni’s application to prohibit High Court judge from hearing his case

The Supreme Court has dismissed as meritorious an application filed by Dr. Stephen Opuni invoking the inherent jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to prohibit...

Heavy security presence at High Court over judgment on alleged coup plotters

Accra High Court is currently under tight security as the panel overseeing the high treason case involving ACP Benjamin Agordzo prepares to deliver its...

Man remanded for allegedly robbing 2 victims at gun point

The Accra Circuit Court has remanded in police custody a 27-year-old mason, for allegedly robbing two people of their mobile phones and money, at...

Ghanaian immigration lawyer in Bronx, son and others sued for scamming vulnerable immigrants

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against Kofi Amankwaa, a Bronx immigration lawyer, and others in his office (Sylvester Boateng,...

University Administrators declare indefinite strike

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has declared indefinite nationwide strike action, effective Monday, January 29, 2024. The indefinite strike by GAUA aims to...

Share CCTV recordings of illicit actions with police, not on social media – Police warn public

The Ghana Police Service agency (GPS) has advised the public to share Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage of criminal activity directly with the agency rather...

We’ve procured 2 new modern trains not 12 – Railway Development Authority

Contrary to earlier media reports indicating the procurement of 12 contemporary diesel-powered trains for the Ghana Railways Company, the Ghana Railway Development Authority has...

Railway sector: New trains to start operation in June this year

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Railway Development Authority, Yaw Owusu, has debunked widespread claims that the Authority has procured 12 state-of-the-art trains...

Fire destroys wooden structures at Bantama [Photos]

Fire has gutted a number of wooden structures at Bantama near the Methodist Church in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi. According to the Fire Service,...

Excessive heat causing outages – ECG

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has explained that the excessive heat waves being experienced in some parts of the country were impacting their...

Police officer dies after vehicle falls into river at galamsey site

A police officer, identified as Constable Prince Amoah met an untimely death during a routine patrol in Enchi-Kwawu in the Aowin Municipality of the...

Chamber of Mines calls for increase in locally manufactured mining inputs

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr Sulemanu Koney, says Ghana has the ability to extend production of the objects used...

Fishermen in Osu resort to burying plastic waste along the coast to address waste issues

Over the years, residents along the Osu beach, like many other beaches, have grappled with pollution, including paper and plastic. However, fishermen in the coastal...

VAT on electricity: TUC justifies ultimatum to govt

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has justified the 7-day ultimatum to government over the implementation of the 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. According...

NLC to meet universities’ senior staff association over strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) is set to engage with the Senior Staff Association of Public Universities in Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of...

Mahama supports TUC’s call on government to stop VAT on electricity

Former President, John Mahama has backed organised labour's call on government to rescind its decision to impose Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. The flagbearer...

WAPCo announces planned maintenance works

The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has declared a planned emergency shutdown and high-integrity pressure protection system proof tests at its facilities across...

Strike forces University of Ghana to shift freshmen lectures online

The University of Ghana's management has been forced to shift lectures for freshmen online. This is due to the ongoing industrial action by the Senior...

Adamus Resources Ltd sets records straight on Interim Management Committee

Adamus Resources Ltd has clarified recent inaccuracies related to the formation of an Interim Management Committee (IMC). This follows a public notice issued on...

Delta caps 2023 with recognition for leadership, service and operational excellence

Delta Airlines has rounded up the year 2023 with several awards, recognizing the airline’s workplace culture and its operational performance. Recent accolades from prestigious...

Alleged coup plot: ACP Agordzo’s fate hangs as court makes decision on him today

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr. Benjamin Kwasi Agordzo and eight others who are standing trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government will...

UniMAC to organize grant writing workshop for faculty and staff

The University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC-IJ) in a bid to strengthen research and funding opportunities for staff and faculty will organize a...

Teacher who impersonated Akan MP fined

A 27-year-old teacher, Bless Agbenyenu, who posed as the Member of Parliament (MP) of Akan Constituency, and defrauded Joseph Ahianse, a resident of Kadjebi...

We must resist the suppression of media freedom – Julius Malema

South African politician and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema has urged Ghana to address any instances that suppresses media freedom....

Former Minister passes on

A former Eastern Regional Minister, under the erstwhile John Kufuor administration, Kwadwo Affram Asiedu Esq., has passed on. Mr Asiedu passed on Monday, January 8, 2024. The sad...

Striking Senior Staff Association members, TEWU clash with police at UG

Some members of the striking Senior Staff Association and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), clashed with the police during a demonstration at...

We’ve not abandoned educational facilities – Adutwum

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says no educational project has been abandoned, but are undergoing improvements to make them operational. According to...

KNUST basic school pupil reel under Senior Staff Association strike 

The industrial action by the Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana is biting hard on the KNUST campus, as teachers at the university’s basic...

GCP 2023 workshop strengthens clinical research capacities in Africa

“One way to enhance Implementation Research (IR) capabilities in Africa, and address context specific barriers that inhibit effective delivery to improve health outcome is...

GTEC lifts ban on application for new programme accreditation

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has lifted its ban on the processing of new accreditation applications for academic programmes from public universities, including...

Organised Labour threatens industrial action over electricity VAT

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has bemoaned the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT)on a certain category of...