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Latest on bribery case against Juaben MCE nominee

The criminal case against the Municipal Chief Executive aspirant for Juaben, Alexander Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka, has been adjourned to January 23, 2024. The Office of...

Telecoms Infrastructure Stakeholders forum held in Accra

The Ghana Chamber Telecommunications has held the first Infrastructure Stakeholder forum in Accra. The event held on the theme: Fostering Partnerships for Growth in the...

15 children at Tamale Teaching Hospital die over lack of pediatric dialysis machines

The lack of paediatric dialysis machines and consumables at the Tamale Teaching Hospital has led to the tragic loss of 15 children in the...

How the police intervened to avert a possible violent clash at CPP meeting

It took police intervention to avert what could have been a violent clash among some national executives of the Convention People's Party (CPP) at...

Two children burnt to death in Ashanti region

Two children have been burnt to death after fire ruined their room at Agona Afamanso in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region. The...

Boy, 4, drowns in manhole

A four-year-old pupil of the Top High Academy International School at Abidjan-Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region, has drowned in a 10-feet manhole filled with...

Parents seeking change in schools agitated at Ashanti regional solution centre

Some parents and guardians of students seeking change of schools at the Ashanti Regional Solution Centre are agitated over delays in getting served. They claim...

Kikibees CEO’s murder: Autopsy report reveals cause of death

The autopsy report of the late CEO of Kikibees, Bennet Agyekum-Adoma has indicated that his death was caused by excessive alcohol intoxication and a...

Three dead in accident at Denkyira Fobonso

Three individuals lost their lives while riding an unregistered motorcycle on the Fobinso to Gyaman road in the Upper Denkyira West district of the...

O-A Danquah outlines GNPC’s perspective on challenges and opportunities in Ghana’s energy transition

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Opoku-Ahweneeh Danquah, has, during the convergence of the global community at the 2023...

ECOWAS and MFWA sign partnership agreement

On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) signed a historic...

ECG extends prepaid meter installation at Krobo

The Krobo District of the Electricity Company of Ghana is set to continue with its prepaid meter installation in other parts of the District...

Peacekeeping: US commits $3m to Ghana’s women-specific body armor project

The United States government has committed $3 million to a joint partnership with the Netherlands to assist Ghana and Zambia in piloting women-specific body...

NHIS sensitizes market women on various benefit packages

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in the Ahafo Region has launched an educational campaign targeting market women to raise awareness on the scheme...

Don’t use Business Support Fund for ‘chop money’ – MP warns beneficiaries

The Member of Parliament for Hemang Lower Denkyira and Deputy Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Bright Wireko Brobbey, has issued a stern warning...

We can’t achieve sustainable development goals if we don’t decentralise – Okyenhene

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has emphasized that the country cannot achieve sustainable development goals until it abandons the centrality of governance and...

World leaders unite for climate-resilient agriculture and food systems

Heads of State and Government from 134 countries have acknowledged the escalating threats posed by adverse climate impacts to agriculture and food systems in...

Assemblyman drowns on his way to campaign in Prestea

A 34-year-old teacher seeking re-election in the Teberebie electoral area in Prestea, Western Region, has drowned in a river connecting Aklika on Monday, December...

We have not approved registration fees, other charges – GES

The Director of Public Relations at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Cassandra Twum Ampofo, has stated that no school has received approval to ask...

Police arrest 10 at Winneba protest for pelting officers with stones

Three police officers were left bleeding after some residents of Winneba stoned them during a demonstration. The victims were rushed to Winneba Trauma and Specialist...

AG to appeal Aisha Huang’s sentencing for stiffer punishment

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, is not happy with the relatively lenient prison term and fine imposed on Aisha Huang,...

Allegations against me false – Dismissed judge reacts

The Jasikan Circuit Court judge, Alfred Kwabena Asiedu, who was dismissed from the Judicial Service for his inappropriate conduct in a divorce case he...

Asantehene makes history as First Black Monarch to be featured in British Pirelli calendar

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has etched his name in history as the inaugural Black Monarch to grace the prestigious 2024 Pirelli Calendar. The Pirelli...

Winneba: Ten arrested for pelting stones at police officers

Ten individuals, including one woman, were apprehended by the Winneba District Police Command for hurling stones at police officers preventing them from accessing the...

Jospong Group’s environmental triumph: COP28 milestone secures global recognition into ITMO

In a landmark event attended by distinguished delegation from Ghana led by the President of the Republic of Ghana, H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo,...

Imagine Ghana as the new Jerusalem – Ofori-Atta on National Cathedral re-evaluation

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has suggested a reevaluation of discussions on the National Cathedral's construction, emphasising its potential to drive economic growth. Speaking at the...

Francis Sosu’s next line on Witchcraft Bill

The lead sponsor of the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2023, Francis Xavier Sosu, has hinted he may go to court to get President Akufo-Addo...

Compassion Int’l Ghana calls for child development interventions

Non-governmental organisation, Compassion International Ghana (CIGH), has called on the government to roll out child development policies. The organisation made the clarion call at...

Winneba: Residents of Effutu protest against possible sale of Ramsar site

Some residents of Effutu in the Central region have taken to the streets to show their displeasure over allegations of the possible sale of...

Probe Sampa chieftaincy dispute – Jaman North MP to Parliament

The Member of Parliament for Jaman North, Frederick Yaw Ahenkwah, has appealed to the House to commence probe into the Sampa chieftaincy dispute. A violent...

Election 2024: Ghana Armed Forces will only intervene if things degenerate – CDS

The Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, has said the Ghana Armed Forces will be playing a supportive role during the 2024 general elections. According...

Amend law to deal with chiefs who give out lands for galamsey – Justice Osei-Marfo

A High Court judge, Justice Lydia Osei-Marfo, is calling for an amendment to the Minerals and Mining Act to go after chiefs and farmers...

Best farmer reportedly dies hours after receiving award

The winner of the Asante Akyem Mampong Municipality Best Farmer award, Kwasi Owusu Manu has reportedly passed away. Reports according to Accra-based UTV, indicate that,...

UGMC seeks GH₵50m to establish Clinical Trial Unit

The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) says it needs GH₵50m to establish a state-of the-art Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) to research into new...

Ghana signs US$50m Emission Reduction Payment Agreement under LEAF Coalition

The Forestry Commission, under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has signed an Emission Reduction Payment Agreement (ERPA) with Emergent...

Dunkwa chief cautions illegal miners

Okofrobour Obeng Nuakoh III, the chief of Dunkwa-on-Offin, in the Central Region, has warned miners in the area to stop desecrating and polluting...

21-year-old man found dead in bizarre state at Abura Emprow

A 21-year-old man has been found dead in a bizarre state at Abura Emprow in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region....

Akosombo Dam spillage: Chief of Gbese Sonmenaa donates to victims

The chief of Gbese Sonmenaa, Nii Adote Adaawulu I, has also added to the generous donations going in for the victims of the VRA-induced...

OccupyGhana mourns Casely-Hayford

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, is mourning the passing of it distinguished and dedicated member, Sydney Casely-Hayford, whose contributions to the course of good governance have...

Inexplicable pervasive corruption in Ghana – Dr. Joyce Aryee

Dr. Joyce Aryee, the Executive Director of Salt and Light Ministries, has expressed deep concern over what she calls inexplicable pervasive corruption where 70%...