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This is what happens to men who are not circumcised

The National Vice President of trained Wanzam operators in Ghana, Akua Afriyie Nkrumah has explained the risk factors of not being circumcised. According to her,...

GSS sets record straight on latest report

The Acting Director of Demography at the Ghana Statistical Service, Godwin Odei Gyebi, has set the record straight on their recent 2022 Ghana Demographic...

Ghana Meteo sends weather warning

There are rain and thunder clouds over the ocean of Ghana, Ghana Meteo Agency has warned.This will induce cloudiness over the east coast with...

Let no one feel discouraged to use the law – Chief Justice to judges

The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has urged judges to uphold the principles of the law entrusted to them and conduct their duties...

Bechem: Teacher allegedly beats student for failing to pay dining fees; mother demands probe

A parent of a Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) student has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to investigate the circumstances leading...

Sam George accuses govt of importing unauthorised ‘One Drop’ chemical for water treatment

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George has alleged that government has procured a water treatment product, One Drop, for use by...

4-year-old leukemia patient seeks $400,000 support

Parents of a 4-year –old boy, Jason-Mitchell Ashele Nana Agyiriha Armah, are appealing for support to raise $400,000 for his leukemia treatment. In tears,...

Bilharzia spikes in Volta Basin following dam spillage

Stakeholders are raising alarms over the rise in female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) at lakeside communities within the Volta Basin in the wake of the...

Taxes have become more of a punishment to businesses – Badu-Abogye

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mark Badu-Aboagye, has expressed serious concerns about the escalating burden of both direct...

Sand winner to serve two years for stealing 37 cattle

A 38-year-old sand winner who stole 37 cattle valued at GH₵37,000.00 has been sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour by an Accra...

Drinking spot operator in court for allegedly possessing narcotic drugs

A 52-year-old drinking spot operator who had in his possession quantity of dried leaves suspected to narcotic drugs has appeared before an Accra Circuit...

Bawumia urges accountants to embrace innovation and adapt to strategic business partnerships

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has tasked accountants to go beyond traditional roles by embracing innovation and adaptation to become strategic business partners....

Keta MCE justifies the collection of emission levy

The Municipal Chief Executive(MCE) of Keta, Emmanuel Gemegah. has justified the collection of the new emission levy on vehicles, which started on February 1....

Court dismisses case by former ECOWAS commission employee

The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a case filed by a former employee of the ECOWAS Commission on the ground that she filed her case...

About 300 dogs set for rabies vaccination in Sekyere East

Sekyere East District Health Directorate, in collaboration with the veterinary department, aims to vaccinate at least 300 dogs against rabies in four selected communities. The...

COCOBOD champions cervical cancer awareness among staff in Sunyani

The Bono Regional office of COCOBOD is championing the awareness of cervical cancer among female staff in Sunyani in a strategic move to help...

Judge on Charles Bissue, OSP case retires

It has emerged at the High Court in Accra (Human Rights Division) that Justice Nicholas Mensah Abodakpi who is handling the case involving the...

‘Insensitive’ vehicle emissions tax won’t prevent carbon emission – Ben Boakye

Executive Director of Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye says that the new vehicle tax will not reduce carbon emissions. According to...

Invest in E-vehicles rather than taxing us – Online drivers

President of the Ghana Online Drivers Union, Francis Kweku Tengey, has advised the government to invest in electronic vehicles (e-vehicles). This way, there would be...

Use emissions tax to resource EPA – Gov’t told

University of Cape Coast Associate Professor Kofi Amegah, an expert in Environmental and Nutritional Epidemiology, has suggested that the government allocate the funds generated...

Nurse, 26, stabbed multiple times by ex-boyfriend

A 26-year-old nurse has been stabbed multiple times by her ex-boyfriend after a fight in the Pramso suburb of Sweduru in the Bosomtwe District. Kwasi...

New emission tax is double taxation – Okada Riders Association

The President of the Okada Riders Association of Ghana has expressed concerns about the emission tax, labelling it as double taxation. Michael Kofi Owusu explained...

Nhyira FM recognized with Silver Creator Award by YouTube for reaching 100,000 subscribers in 3 years

Nhyira FM has been recognized by YouTube after the company reached a record milestone of One Hundred Thousand subscribers in record 3 years. On March...

GPRTU to incorporate emissions tax into upcoming fare adjustments

Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has hinted at an increase in fares following the implementation of the Emissions Levy Act, 2023 (Act 1112). Despite...

NRSA to begin registration of road transport service providers effective March 2024

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has begun a process to register road transport service providers including transport companies, unions, transport departments of all...

Reckless lifestyle of the young accounts for increasing HIV cases – Kyeremeh Atuahene

The Ghana AIDS Commission attributes the increasing cases of HIV in the country to the reckless lifestyle of young people. According to the Commission, people...

Nkwanta North: DCE urges teachers to address falling education standards

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Nkwanta North in the Oti region, William Nawugma Kidinan, has called on teachers to intensify efforts to address...

Woman beats 97 students from KNUST, UCC to emerge agriculture champion

Agrihouse Foundation has presented a shop to Charlotte Yawa Sodzedo, the winner of the 6th edition Agricultural Student Boot Camp (AGSTUD), held at Adidome...

Korle Bu upgrades 30 wards as part of centenary celebration

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra will renovate over 30 wards of the hospital as part of its centenary celebration this year. The exercise,...

ECG Ada District embarks on anti-bushfire advocacy

The Ada District of the Tema Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is appealing for public support against the prevention of bushfires,...

Government must be blamed for state of health facilities – Nabdam MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Nabdam in the Upper East region, Mark Kurt Nawaane, has blamed the shortage of vital equipment in hospitals on...

PAC proposes ‘third layer’ to validate salaries of GES staff

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi, has advocated a "third layer" within the Ghana Education Service to...

GAF holds pulling out ceremony for outgoing Chief of Defense Staff

The Ghana Armed Forces is holding a pulling-out ceremony for Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, the outgoing Chief of Defense Staff, who served for three...

Latest update on JB Danquah killer’s case

Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, the presiding judge in the case in which Daniel Asiedu is facing a jury trial for the murder of Joseph...

TEWU strike: Students denied access to facilities on campus

Students of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been left stranded on campus as they were denied access to some facilities...

Feyiase residents save driver trapped under his truck after accident

Residents of Feyiase in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region have saved a truck driver who was trapped in his car after an...

May they rot in jail – Late Major Mahama’s mother to killers [Watch]

The mother of the late Major Maxwell Mahama has reacted to the life sentence handed down to 12 individuals found guilty of her son's...

How surfing is challenging tradition in a Ghanaian town

It started with a magazine cutting. Appearing in Surfer, the article was titled 'Africa - Home of Surfing?' and illustrated with a heavy-handed caricature of...

Govt completes four toilet facilities in Oforikrom Municipality

The government has completed and commissioned four modern institutional toilet facilities with changing rooms under the Sanitation and Water Project within Oforikrom Municipality. The Municipal...

Tension as group breaks into stool room of Adwampong royal family

There is brewing tension in the New Juaben traditional area after a group of individuals, under the supervision of the New Juaben Divisional Police...