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Bawumia commissions a fire training school at Duayaw Nkwanta

The Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned a Fire Service Training School at Duayaw Nkwanta in Tano North of the Ahafo Region. In...

Locked-up Investment Holders Forum to protest today

The Locked-up Investment Holders Forum will today March 27, 2024, embark on a protest against the Bank of Ghana (BoG). Their action is to impress...

We’ll make up for lost time when strike ends – Teacher unions assure

President of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers and spokesperson of the three striking teacher unions, King Ali Awudu, has assured parents that they would...

Wenchi Traditional Council bans drumming and noise making, cancels ‘Apoo’ festival

The Wenchi Traditional Council in the Bono region has declared a 14-day ban on drumming and noise-making within its jurisdiction. The annual ban on...

Presidency deliberately shutting down opportunity of Private Member Bills – Dr Srem-Sai

A law lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Law School, has accused President Akufo-Addo of deliberately obstructing Private Member...

Awutu Senya East Assembly reacts to reports of missing penis in Kasoa

The Awutu Senya East Municipal Security Council has dismissed recent reports of people's penis going missing in Kasoa after being touched by suspected ritualists....

50-year-old welder killed in gas explosion at Suame Magazine

A 50-year-old carbide welder identified as Kwabena Afriyie has died following a gas explosion at Suame Magazine in the Ashanti region. The unfortunate incident...

NRSA, MTTD to deploy officers to crack down on drunk driving

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), in collaboration with the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD), has announced the deployment of officers to various...

Man escapes death after multiple stabs by thief at Tema

A 37-year-old man and resident of Tema Community One Site 15, Richard Amoah, has narrowly escaped death after he was stabbed multiple times by...

ICGC Christ Temple East presents ‘He Lives Concert’ featuring CT Praise and renowned artists

Easter at Christ Temple East is a celebration like no other, inviting you to join us for a weekend of spiritual renewal and joyous...

NPP is the best gov’t to review free SHS policy – Kofi Asare

Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, says the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is the best government to review the Free...

Former MP produces ‘dumsor’ timetable after Napo’s demand

Former Kumbungu Member of Parliament (MP) in the Northern region, Ras Mubarak has heeded the call of Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh for...

19-year-old arrested for stealing cashew; another on the run

A 19-year-old loading boy, Mohammed Samed has been arrested by the Bole Police for stealing two bags of cashew in the Savannah region. Mohammed...

African Games: Chaos erupts at volunteers’ hostels over unpaid allowances [Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/FNhVeI72_Aw?feature=share There was drama at the hostel of the volunteers for the 13th African Games over unpaid allowances following the end of the tournament last...

Teachers’ strike continues despite progress in negotiation

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has made some progress regarding negotiations with striking teachers. At a crucial meeting in Accra today, March 26, the Commission...

Education Minister commends 2023 WASSCE overall best students

The Minister for Education, Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum, has commended the three overall best students of the 2023 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations...

Busia Institute calls for enhanced support for elderly during Ghana Month celebrations

The Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD) has issued a press statement in celebration of the ongoing Ghana Month, extending congratulations to...

Tell us how you are going to review Free SHS – Ghanaians to NPP, NDC

There is increasing pressure on both the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to indicate a systematic approach...

Keli Gadzekpo resigns as board chair of ECG

Keli Gadzekpo has resigned as the Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). In a letter to President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday (26 March), Gadzekpo cited...

Man arrested for sodomizing boy at Kwawu Asuoyaa

The Kwawu Suminakese police has apprehended a man identified as Kwadwo Opoku from Kwawu Asuoyaa in the Kwawu East District of the Eastern region...

Headmistress of Nyive M/A basic school appeals for infrastructure

The headmistress of Nyive M/A basic school in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region, Benedicta Esenam, has appealed to the government, NGOs, and...

Juaboso farmers cry for farm inputs

Cocoa farmers at Juaboso in the Western North Region are appealing for farm inputs to improve productivity. Facing various challenges including fluctuating weather patterns and...

LGBTQ+ is a religion – General Superintendent of Assemblies of God 

The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev Dr Stephen Yenusom Wengam, has likened the activities of the LGBTQ community to a...

Consistent sanitation triumphs over challenges at African Games, thanks to Zoomlion!

The discussion by most Ghanaians as the 13th African Games came to a close in Ghana over the weekend, is the massive patronage of...

Former New Force spokesperson drags Ghana to ECOWAS Court

Belgian citizen Shallie Abiusi has taken the Republic of Ghana to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice, seeking damages...

Love is a scam – Victoria Hamah declares

Women's rights advocate and former Deputy Minister of Communications, Ms Victoria Hamah, has described love as a scam. Taking to Facebook, she expressed her unconventional...

Teachers’ strike: Pragya drivers in Ahafo Region lament poor sales

Pragya Drivers in the Ahafo Region are worried about the decline in their sales ever since teachers embarked on their strike. In Goaso, they explained...

Call off strike – NLC directs teacher unions as three concerns are addressed

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the striking teacher unions to immediately call off their almost two weeks industrial action after arbitration. The long...

NHIA disburses Gh¢180 million to healthcare providers

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has allocated Gh¢180 million to healthcare providers nationwide, primarily covering claims processed and validated up to December 2023. In...

Teachers abandoned classrooms to protest at NLC [Watch]

Teachers have abandoned classrooms to protest at the National Labour Commission (NLC) over their grievances. This was when the NLC was meeting leaders of teacher...

Accident: Funny Face remanded

Comedian, Benson Nana Yaw Oduro, known as Funny Face has been remanded into police custody for two weeks by the Ofaakor Circuit Court in...

8 injured in brutal attack at funeral at Jankufa

The chief and people of Jankufa a farming community near Suma Ahenkro in the Jaman North District of the Bono region are urging the...

Ghana’s Viamo launches world’s first offline voice generative AI for feature, basic phones

At an event organized by Viamo and attended by players in the private sector, public sector and International NGOs, Viamo launched the world’s first...

Teachers strike: Parents in Sunyani appeal to gov’t to resolve labour issues

Some parents and guardians in the Sunyani Municipality in the Bono region have implored the government to resolve the impasse between the Ministry of...

Side chick case: Police CID submits report on Adablah’s assault on officers to Court

The Greater Accra Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has submitted its diary of action which captures a report of...

Dumsor timetable: Opoku Prempeh was only factual with Ghanaians, no malice intended – Energy Ministry

The Ministry of Energy has provided clarification on recent remarks made by the Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, regarding the release of a...

Dr. K.K Sarpong is barred from holding himself as Offinsohene- Security Council

The Offinso Municipal Security Council in the Ashanti region has barred former boss of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Dr. Kofi Koduah Sarpong from...

Bridge-turned-death trap poses risk to Gheskia residents in Ablekuma Central

Residents of Gheskia in the Ablekuma Central Constituency of the Greater Accra Region have expressed concern over the poor condition of a bridge that...

2 drown in Tubong dam

Tubong, a community in the Tempane District in the Upper East Region, was thrown into a state of mourning last Saturday when two members...

1 Teacher 1 Laptop: Good news for teachers [Listen]

Teachers in public schools are set to receive the laptops promised by the government in 2021 by the end of June 2024. The Minister for...