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Court stops ARS Church’s 84th anniversary celebration

The Sogakope High Court, presided over by the Justice Daniel Mensah, has ordered that the 84th annual anniversary of the ARS Church should be...

No more licensure exams for diploma holders

Out of 11,480 diploma teacher trainees, both resitters and freshers, who took the last of the traditional subject Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE), 6,269...

We’ll invest in geological services to increase revenue from mineral deposits – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama says the NDC will invest in the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) so...

Samira Bawumia supports 700 aged widows at Ashalaja

The Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Samira Bawumia has supported over 700 aged widows and persons with disabilities at Ashalaja in the...

Your reason doesn’t hold water – Bagbin to Akufo-Addo on reluctance to sign certain Bills into law

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is still unenthused by President Akufo-Addo's reluctance to give his assent to three Bills passed by Parliament. This comes...

UK government reduces salary threshold for visas after backlash

The UK government has made a U-turn on its much-criticised plan to imminently raise the minimum salary requirement for British nationals bringing foreign family...

Prices of cement, rice, iron rods falling – Bawumia

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has asserted that, recent government measures have contributed to macroeconomic stability. Dr Bawumia highlighted the notable...

Prophet Daniel Amoateng cuts sod for construction of resettlement houses in North Tongu

The head pastor of Power of Worship International Church, Prophet Daniel Amoateng has cut the sod for the construction of resettlement houses in the...

Naked runaway prisoner gets four years  imprisonment

A prisoner, Fataw Abdella, who escaped from lawful prison custody nude, has been sentenced to four years in prison in hard labour by the...

Pay journalists well – Oppong Nkrumah to Media owners

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has expressed serious concern about the inadequate salary and remuneration systems for journalists in the country. He...

KATH to refill patients’ drugs at home next year

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has revealed that in 2024, chronic patients will be supplied their medicines via courier service. Chief Executive Oficer, Professor...

December in GH: GTA endorses 183 events

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has endorsed 183 events as part of the ‘Beyond the Return’, and ‘December in GH’ programmes. This means that the...

Chieftaincy conflicts have only brought us poverty, lack of development – U/W Regional Minister

Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih has assured the chiefs and people of the region especially Jirapa that he will work to...

Anas, Muntaka Chasant win photojournalism award in France

Ghanaian duo, comprising ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and photojournalist cum researcher, Muntaka Chasant and Bénédicte Kurzen have won the 13th edition of...

FDA burns unwholesome drugs, food products in Northern Region

The Northern Regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), as part of its routine market surveillance, has embarked on an exercise to...

CLOGSAG to sue govt over politicisation of Civil and Local Service

There is a looming legal tussle between the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) and government for what the workers’ union...

24-year-old lady robbed, beaten in a moving car

A 24-year-old graduate was stripped, beaten and robbed in a moving taxi at Haatso around 7:30 pm on December 20th, 2023. According to her, the...

IGP engages Kantamanto traders ahead of Yuletide

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare met with traders at Kantamanto in Accra for their feedback on the security arrangements put in...

Ports and Harbour brings joy to flood victims in North Tongu

The Tema branch of the Ghana Port and Harbour Authority has brought joy to the residents of the North Tongu District in the Volta...

Ghana scores big diplomatic for Africa with UN Security Council funding support

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday, December 21, adopted a Ghana-led African resolution that recognises the need to support and fund Africa Peace...

Presidency bags GH¢2 billion ahead of 67th Independence Anniversary

Parliament has approved the 2024 Budget Estimates of the Office of Government Machinery, the sum of two billion and seventy-four million, eight hundred and...

Broken height limit pole on East Legon Under-bridge stretch poses potential danger to motorists

Commuters and pedestrians who use the East Legon Under-bridge road say the portion of the stretch has become risky to use in the past...

Ablakwa threatens to sue VRA, government over Akosombo Dam spillage

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has threatened to sue the government and the Volta River Authority (VRA) if...

Obra show: Lady gets denied twice by man accused of fathering her two children

Zaalia, a 20-year-old mother of two, has accused Sadat, a married man, of impregnating her twice and absconding from his responsibilities. "He had sex with...

We are the gateway to Ashanti region by air and want to set standards to befit the status – Asokore-Mampong MCE

The Asokore-Mampong Municipal Assembly wants to set standards to uphold the status of the locality as the gateway to the Ashanti region by air...

Security tips to adopt during the Christmas festivities

Security analyst, Dr. Adam Bonaa has advised Ghanaians to prioritise their security and safety before, during and after the Christmas festivities. Acknowledging security in...

NAM 1’s companies represented themselves falsely to me – Witness who invested GH₵5.2 million tells court

Stephen Attipoe, the first prosecution witness in the trial of the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, has told the...

Cuties Readerfeast Foundation promotes reading, fetes pupils of Berekuso Prim Schools

In a heartwarming gathering last Wednesday, December 20, 2023, the Apesemakahene of Berekuso Akuapim, the head teacher, teachers and students of Berekuso Presby A...

ECG sends important message to customers ahead of holidays

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has officially declared that its offices will remain closed for business on the statutory holidays during Christmas and...

Truck runs over Xmas hawkers, shoppers at CMB market, one person killed, 3 injured

One person died and three others sustained injuries on Thursday afternoon when a KIA truck ran into hawkers and Christmas shoppers at the Cocoa...

Princess Julia Dean I gets WODIF diplomatic membership as Honorary Associate Councilor

The World Diplomatic Federation (WODIF) has officially extended invitation to Princess Julia Dean I to fellowship with the world's most respectful and great human...

Ashanti Regional Security Council bans movement of motorbikes, tricycles near Kumasi Airport

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has issued a new restriction on the movement of motorbikes and tricycles in the vicinity of the Kumasi...

GJA launches 3rd African Media Convention

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Wednesday launched the third African Media Convention (AMC) in Accra with the inauguration of a Local Organising Committee...

We think that your sentences should be enhanced – Supreme Court tells serving convict

A 53-year-old prisoner who went to the Supreme Court to appeal against three different sentences in three robbery incidents, was left in shock when...

Ghana and Togo to sign a Maritime Boundary Delimitation Agreement

Ghana and Togo are close to signing a Maritime Boundary Delimitation Agreement which will bring to an end the dispute over the boundary of...

Admit you took an investment risk and lost out – Menzgold lawyer tells customer

"You simply took an investment risk and lost out." This was a statement made by the lawyer for defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold to...

2.3 million pupils have no access to desks in schools

Government would require some GH¢330 million to address the desk deficit in public basic schools to ensure that about 2.3 million pupils across the...

Former NPP deputy national women’s organizer appointed School Feeding Coordinator

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Safia Mohammed, the former Deputy National Women's organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as the new National Coordinator for...

December salaries for Parliamentary Service officers may be delayed – This is why

The December salaries for Parliamentary Service officers may not be disbursed before the Christmas holidays. This is according to a statement from the Director of...

Government still indebted to WAEC – Minority claims

The Minority Spokesperson on Education, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, says the government of Ghana’s indebtedness to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is having a heavy...