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No malice intended in Accra Academy power disconnection – ECG [Listen]

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has clarified that there was no malice intended in the disconnection of electricity supply to Accra Academy Senior...

J.B. Danquah case: 2 charged for conspiracy to commit robbery and murder

Two individuals implicated in the murder of the late Abuakwa North MP, Joseph Boakye (J.B.) Danquah-Adu has been charged before the High Court for...

Parents urged to speak local language with children at home

The District Director of Education for Kadjebi Akan in the Oti Region, Deh Seyram Seth has urged parents to cultivate the habit of speaking...

IT experts raise alarm over potential data breach in Bawumia’s ‘Tap and Go’ policy

Ghana's Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, recently unveiled a digital initiative aimed at revolutionizing the country's transport sector. The 'Tap and Go' system allows...

Akufo-Addo sends important message to Head of Civil Service

President Akufo-Addo has tasked Dr. Evans Aggrey-Darko, the newly appointed Head of the Ghana Civil Service, with the responsibility of enhancing productivity, resourcefulness, and...

Police clash with irate Asikasu youth over land; 5 sustain gunshot wounds

Tension erupted in Asikasu in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region, as over 500 irate youths clashed with police officers over...

ECG restores power to Barekese dams: GWL assures of water supply in Kumasi

The Ghana Water Limited says power has been restored to its water treatment plants in the Ashanti region after experiencing erratic electricity supply in...

Parliament must invite Education Minister to answer for SHSs’ power outages – NAGRAT

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is advocating for the Education Minister to be summoned before Parliament to address the recent power outages...

Kobby Stonne at the National Press Club in Washington DC

During a recent visit to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., I compared the Missouri School of Journalism's prestigious Journalist's Creed to gain...

Over 200 nurses abandoned KATH in 2023 – CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Professor Otchere Addai-Mensah, has disclosed that over 200 nurses and other health professionals left...

Zoomlion trains sanitation team at Bundase Military Training Camp in preparation for 13th African Games

Waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has passed out new sanitation recruits to augment the company’s provision of sanitation services at the various stadiums...

Fatal shooting at funeral sparks fear in Offuman

Residents of Offuman in the Techiman North District of the Bono East Region are gripped with fear following the tragic death of 25-year-old John...

Energy Minister leads sector officials to T&T in search for partnerships

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh is in Trinidad and Tobago with officials of upstream petroleum regulator, Petroleum Commission (PC), Bulk Energy Storage and...

ECG officials storm Parliament over GH₵23m debt [WATCH]

Officials from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have arrived at the premises of Parliament today. Their mission is to disconnect the legislative house from...

ECG targets Ministry of Finance over GHc1m debt

The Ministry of Finance faces disconnection from the national grid due to an outstanding electricity debt totaling GHc1 million accumulated over the past ten...

Senior High Schools owe ECG over GH₵45m – ECG boss

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has disclosed that Senior High Schools across the country owe over...

The Cost Barrier: NHIS no longer provides coverage for certain diseases it previously covered

Following its establishment in 2003, the National Health Insurance Scheme was intended to provide equitable access and financial coverage for basic health care services...

Akufo-Addo calls for 30% withdrawal of Ghana’s assets deposited abroad

President Akufo-Addo is proposing that Ghana withdraw at least 30 per cent of all public funds and other assets kept in foreign banks and...

Stalled for 20 years: University of Ghana’s Performing Arts building left to rot

A blanket of dust, as thick as the memories it enshrines, engulfs the visitor. The air, once filled with the promise of creative zeal,...

Akyem Asene: Pupils stranded as contractor locks up school

A contractor, Owusu Agyekum Kontoh has locked up the Akyem Asene Roman Catholic Basic School in the Asene-Manso-Akroso District of the Eastern Region. This follows...

Ken Ashigbey shades police for failing to make any arrests in Suale’s murder

Media rights advocate, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey has criticized the police for failing to arrest and prosecute any persons linked to the murder of investigative...

We won’t tolerate further delays on passage of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill from you – Minority warns Afenyo-Markin

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has issued a stern warning against any further delays in the approval process of the bill aimed at promoting...

Daniel Asiedu killed J.B. Danquah Adu – Investigator states in Court

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Retired Daniel Nkrumah, an investigator, has told an Accra High Court that Daniel Asiedu, aka Sexy Dondon, murdered former...

Woman, 65, raped and killed at Kwahu

The people of Kwahu Aseseɛso, a community in the Kwahu East District are in a state of dilemma and fear as a 65-year-old blind...

Ablakwa calls for replacement of documents for Akosombo Dam spillage victims

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged the government to take immediate action to replace identity documents lost by...

JB Danquah’s trial: Lawyer for suspect accuse Police of withholding critical information 

Lawyer for Daniel Aseidu, the man accused of masterminding the murder of  a former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency, Joseph Boakye Danquah, has...

Mike Oquaye Jnr. supports surgery of 8-month-old boy with defecating challenges

New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Dome Kwabenya elections, Mike Oquaye Jnr. has covered the medical expenses of an 8-month-old boy diagnosed with...

Ghana Air Force showcases flight demonstration

The Ghana Air Force has organised a static display and flight demonstration to showcase the agility and performance of its aircraft as well as...

Latest on Osino SHTS violent attack

Osino Presby Senior High Technical students (SHTS) in the Eastern region is under heavy police deployment following the violent attack on Monday that claimed one...

WAEC withholds results of 289 private WASSCE candidates

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the entire results of 289 candidates out of 37,825 candidates who sat for the 2023 private...

ECG MD apologises to Accra Academy authorities

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has rendered an apology to authorities of Accra Academy Senior High...

Ghanaian twin photographers to speak at Warwick Africa Summit 2024

Renowned Ghanaian photographers, Twinsdntbeg, known for capturing the vibrant tapestry of Africa, have received an official invitation to participate as panelists at the prestigious...

Sports Betting Operators extend helping hand to flood victims

In a heartwarming display of solidarity and compassion, the Ghana Association of Sports Betting Operators (GASBO) has stepped forward to aid communities ravaged by...

Opuni Trial: Court upholds objection on tendering statement of EOCO official

An Accra High Court has sustained an objection to Paul Adjei Gyang's investigator's statement being applied as evidence in the prosecution of Dr Stephen...

Esiama Chief urges Ellembelle MP to help renovate Ankobra bridge

Nana Ainoo Kwagyan III, the Chief of Esiama in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, has urged the Member of Parliament (MP), Emmanuel...

Two Nigerians, Ghanaian allegedly defraud an Emirati of $60K

Two Nigerians and a Ghanaian have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a United Arab Emirates national of $60,000 in a gold case....

2 charged for conspiracy to commit robbery and murder in J.B. Danquah case

https://youtu.be/V58dA6ywU5s Two individuals implicated in the murder of the late Abuakwa North MP, Joseph Boakye (J.B.) Danquah-Adu has been charged before the High Court for...

Rainstorm destroys St Dominic Catholic School in Koforidua [Photos]

Academic activities have temporarily been put on hold at the Adweso Estate St. Dominic Catholic School in Koforidua after Monday’s downpour wreaked havoc in...

Spintex Medical Centre begins Virtual Reality treatment to alleviate patients’ pains

In a significant step towards modernising healthcare delivery in Ghana, the country’s first Virtual Reality treatment machine has gone into service. This cutting-edge device is...

CCT criticises gov’t over Accra Academy power disconnection

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers-Ghana (CCT) has strongly criticised the Ministry of Education over the disconnection of electricity supply to Accra Academy Senior High...