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57-year-old Charity Akortia crowned 2023 National Best Farmer 

A 57-year old woman from the Agona West Municipality in the Central Region has been crowned as the National Best Farmer for 2023. For...

Funeral arrangements for Akoto Ampaw announced

The funeral rites of late veteran lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner, Akoto Ampaw, has been set for Friday, December 15 at the Forecourt of the...

Financial consultant Sydney Casely-Hayford passes on

Financial Consultant and leading member of pressure group, OccupyGhana, Sydney Casely-Hayford, has died at age 69. Mr Casely-Hayford, a vociferous nationalist who never shied away...

Deputy Minority Leader salutes farmers for feeding the nation

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle Constituency, Emmanuel Amarh-Kofi Buah, has asked Ghanaians to appreciate and honour farmers, who produce food through their...

Let’s revisit “Operation Feed Yourself” y – MoFA

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) on Friday called on Ghanaians to revisit the “Operation Feed Yourself” programme, as the nation marks the...

House of Chiefs must begin to create clear records of ownership of lands – Chief Justice

Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has called on traditional leaders to support the establishment of a database on land administration to aid justice delivery. She...

US government invests $1m in construction of maternal and child centre in Kumasi

The government of the United States is investing over $1 million dollars in the construction of a state-of-the-art maternal and child centre at the...

Savannah region: 37-year-old teacher crowned best farmer

A 37-year-old female teacher from Yapei, a farming community in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah region, Zinatu Wandaga Abonjuah, was honored as...

Police officer arrested for defrauding MTN agent to settle betting debt

A police officer attached to the National Visibility Unit at Police Headquarters, General Constable (G/Const) Ernest Agyemang Darko, has been arrested for defrauding an...

Akosombo dam spillage: I will secure fair compensation for you all – Ablakwa to farmers

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has assured farmers in his constituency of his unwavering support for their well-being. He said...

We don’t brutalise civilians; we only use minimum force – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces has dismissed assertions that military officers take delight in brutalising civilians. This comes on the back of recent concerns following military...

Ghana Veterinary Medical Association cautions farmers over bird flu outbreak

The Ghana Veterinary Medical Association (GVMA) has extended heartfelt congratulations to resilient farmers and fishers on the occasion of the 39th National Farmers Day...

NDC will prioritise farmers’ welfare; create more opportunities – Mahama assures

Former President John Dramani Mahama has assured that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration will prioritise the welfare of farmers while working to...

Man loses genitals in fight over woman

A violent altercation over a woman has left a 25-year-old man hospitalised after his genitals were severed in a gruesome attack.  The incident which left...

Repudiation of Speaker’s plea to reschedule SHS reopening disrespectful – Peter Nortsu-Kotoe

A Ranking Member of Parliament’s Education Committee has described as disrespectful, the Education Ministry’s insistence on the December 4 reopening date for fresh Senior...

Kwahumanhene’s funeral: Dormaahene’s majestic arrival in Kwahu [Video]

The Omanhene of Dormaa Traditional Area, Oseadeayo Agyeman Badu II on Thursday, November 30, 2023, arrived in Kwahu for the final funeral rites of...

First year SHS students will still report on December 4 – Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education has stated that, first year Senior High School (SHS) students are to report to school on Monday, December 4, 2023. The...

Three ex-convicts jailed 18 months for stealing cassava worth GH₵1,800

The Agona Nsaba Magistrate's Court has sentenced three ex-convicts to six months in hard labour each for stealing cassava worth GH₵1,800 from Emmanuel Fenyn,...

39th National Farmers’ Day to be celebrated at Tarkwa today

The annual National Farmers' Day celebration is set to take place at the University of Mines and Technology in Tarkwa, Western Region Today, December...

Fix the Country protestors run to Supreme Court over injunction against their demo

Organizers of the Fix the Country protest, Democracy Hub Ghana, have filed an application at the Supreme Court to quash an injunction application secured...

GWCL asked to make its sachet and bottled water available on the market

The District Chief Executive for Anloga in the Volta Region, Seth Yormewu, has appealed to the Ghana Water Company Limited to make its sachet...

Driver’s mate jailed 10 years for robbery

An Accra Circuit court has sentenced a 19-year-old driver’s mate to 10 yens in prison for robbery. Nathaniel Adjei robbed a businesswoman of her three...

Jaman North district suspends Farmer’s Day celebration indefinitely over security concerns

The celebration of this year's Farmer's Day in the Jaman North District of the Bono region has been suspended due a chieftaincy dispute in...

Speaker appeals to Education Minister to reverse reporting date for first year SHS students

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has appealed to Minister for Education to reconsider the decision for first year SHS students to resume school next...

Wassa Fiase paramountcy threaten to boycott National Farmers Day at Tarkwa

Less than 24 hours before the celebration of this year’s National Farmers Day, which is to take place at Tarkwa, the Paramount Chief of...

7 arrested over shooting incident at Sampa

The Ghana Police Service has arrested seven people for firing indiscriminately during the installation of a Paramount chief at Sampa in the Bono Region. According...

Ghana Card: NIA staff convicted for registering unqualified applicant

The police have issued a bench warrant for the search and arrest of an alleged Fulani herdsman, Amadu Seeta, for acquiring a Ghana Card...

Kissi Agyebeng urged to follow legal channels

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has reacted to concerns raised by the Special Prosecutor regarding an alleged coordinated effort by certain judges to dismiss...

Two injured in robbery incident at Yeji

Two persons were reportedly injured after a robbery incident on the Yeji Atebubu highway in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region. Per...

GAF urged to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS

The Programme Manager of the Ghana Armed Forces HIV/AIDS Control Programme (GAFACP), Nanal Captain H. Manu, has called on the military to actively contribute...

GES to reconsider reporting date for first year SHS students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has revealed that, management will consider revising the reporting date for first-year students in the Senior High Schools (SHS)....

Nkwanta North DCE cuts sod for SOCO projects

The District Chief Executive Officer (DCE) for Nkwanta North district in the Oti Region, William Nawugma Kidinan has cut sod for the construction of...

Don’t resign – Martin Kpebu to ‘frustrated’ Kissi Agyebeng

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has encouraged the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, not to be disheartened by the challenges he has faced in carrying...

Special Prosecutor’s lamentation does not augur well for judiciary’s image – Domelevo

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, says the Special Prosecutor’s recent lamentation about the attitude of the judiciary towards his office does not reflect positively...

Govt will ensure completion of La General Hospital in 2024 – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says he is optimistic that the La General Hospital will be commissioned by the end of 2024. The demolished La General...

Domelevo sends important message to Kissi Agyebeng

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo is urging the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng to remain resolute in his fight against corruption. This follows some comments made...

Over 100 HIV positive cases recorded through self-testing so far

Over 100 HIV positive cases have so far been recorded since the distribution of self-testing kits in July 2023, Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programme...

State agencies save $30m from Ghana Card merger

Nearly $30 million is being saved each year by the various state institutions that have successfully integrated their systems with the National Identification Authority...

COCOBOD: Illegal miners intimidating farmers to acquire cocoa lands

Illegal miners are using intimidating tactics to acquire lands from farmers for illegal mining, the director in charge of anti-galamsey activities at the Ghana Cocoa Board...

Ghana’s LGBTQ stance not a consideration for IMF transaction – Sam George

The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George says Ghana’s stance against LGBTQ should not affect the ongoing IMF transaction. This, according to him, is...