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Celebrating Excellence: 2023 STEMNNOVATION winners meet Education Minister

It was all joy as the victors of STEMNNOVATION 2023, Ahafoman Senior High Technical School (SHTS) were afforded a unique opportunity to engage with...

All my gods have deserted me because of dust – Goasomanhene weeps over underdevelopment [Watch]

Chief of Goaso, Nana Kwasi Bosompra shed tears while speaking about the poor nature of roads in the Ahafo Region. Though the main road linking...

Two electrocuted at Jei-Krodua

Two persons are battling for their lives after they were electrocuted by an Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) high tension at Jei-Krodua in the...

Nanumba teachers threaten strike over delayed laptop supply

A group of concerned teachers in the Nanumba North District has issued a notice to embark on a strike over government's delay in the...

Okada riders endorse Mahama’s proposed 24-hour economy

A group calling itself Okada Riders Association of Ghana (ORAG) has thrown their support behind flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama's...

Ghana has a huge food market for investment- Fairtrade boss

Managing Director of Fairtrade, Pau Marz, has noted that, with almost 40 million population, Ghana has a huge food market for Investment. He added that,...

Huawei unveils joint fellowship with ITU to promote digital inclusion

Huawei Technologies Ghana has announced a partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to promote digital inclusion. The initiative which was launched on Monday...

Ghana pledges collaboration with Huawei, other partners to close gender gap

Huawei and other business partners have received assurances from First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo that Ghana is fully committed to collaborating closely to help eliminate the gender gap and improve the lives of Ghanaians. Mrs Akufo-Addo made the promise when she graced the Huawei 2023 Sustainability Forum on Monday. The forum was themed, Thrive Together with Tech: Realising Sustainable...

Some Ghanaians lament low quality of fuel purchased at some stations

Vehicle owners are expressing concern about receiving poor-quality fuel at filling stations across the country. According to them, their vehicles are no longer operating efficiently...

National Security impounds smuggled vegetable oil, owner arrested

National Security operatives yesterday impounded a truckload of smuggled gallons of vegetable cooking oil from Togo into the country by land. The truck, with registration...

Prof Gyampo’s take on licensure exams cancelation

A senior political science lecturer of the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo has backed the proposal to scrap the teacher licensure exams. Former President John Mahama has vowed...

Ashanti region: Heavy security as Danso residents threaten to resist community mining

There is heavy security deployment in Danso, a community in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region, as residents vehemently oppose government’s Community...

REGSEC to hold emergency security meeting over deadly clashes in Nkwanta

The Oti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) will be holding an emergency security meeting on Wednesday, November 22 over the clashes in Nkwanta that have so far...

Parliament welcomes probe into alleged attempt to sell Speaker’s residence

The Parliamentary Service has welcomed the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources' probe into the alleged attempt to sell off the Speaker of Parliament,...

Ghana secures northern frontiers amid sub-regional threats – Akufo-Addo

Work on the construction of military operating bases along Ghana’s northern frontiers has reached an advanced stage of completion, says President Nana Addo Dankwa...

Ghana’s poorest district revealed

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has released scorecards on multidimensional poverty for all 261 districts in Ghana. The scorecards reveal that the Nabdam District in...

Two in court for alleged assault on Ga South Assembly taskforce

Two individuals, David Kobia and Peter Kobia, are facing charges for allegedly assaulting the Ga South Assembly Taskforce in Dunkonah, a suburb of New...

Adam Bonaa sends important message to Oti Regional Minister

A security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa has asked the Oti Regional Minister to ban all public activities in Nkwanta South following a shooting incident on Monday. About eight people are feared...

St Luke’s Hospital takes delivery of medical supply worth GHS52,000

The St. Luke’s Hospital in Apam has received some medical items worth GHS52,000 to boost its maternal and neo-natal care. The hospital is currently rebranding...

Two directors arrested after GSA shuts down cement factory

A cement manufacturing company in the Ashanti Region has been shut down for allegedly using inferior materials in its cement production. Two directors of the...

Death toll in Nkwanta shooting rises to 8

The death toll in the ethnic clashes at Adele Challa and Akyode communities in the Oti Region has risen to eight. Several properties have been...

Fire guts over 10 shops in Buduburam

A fire outbreak at Golden Gate junction, a suburb of Gomoa Buduburam, has left more than ten shops in ruins, resulting in property damage...

Mahama Ayariga petitions Parliament over Gold Coast Fund

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has petitioned Parliament to look into the delay in funds to be released to over 61,000 customers of defunct company, Gold Coast Fund Management. He...

Teacher licensure exams a necessary evil – Educationist

The Director of the Institute of Education at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor Eric Anane has described the teacher licensure exams as a...

Afoko retrial: Prosecution, defence lawyers clash over retrial of convicted Asabke

It was a battle of wit in Court on Tuesday November 21 as State Prosecutors and defence lawyers clash over the retrial of convicted...

Major Mahama’s uncle fights defence lawyer

There was drama at the Accra High Court on Tuesday November 21 when the uncle of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, accosted­ defence lawyer in...

‘Yam’ phones on hot demand at Kwame Nkrumah Circle

A recent interaction by The Mirror with phone sellers revealed that the ‘yam’ is experiencing high patronage due to its affordability and user-friendly nature,...

US Embassy cautions LGBTQI+ travellers to Ghana

The United States Embassy has updated its travel advisory to Level 2, advising travellers to “exercise increased caution” due to emerging threats against LGBTQI+...

I never said my residence was sold – Speaker of Parliament clarifies

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has vehemently denied that his official residence was sold to a private developer. He clarified that his residence was...

Couple inflict wounds on themselves over sex at Awutu Bawjiase

A couple have inflicted wounds on themselves after the wife denied the husband sex at Awutu Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya Wast District of...

GRA seizes GH¢7.9 million worth of tobacco products

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has seized a substantial quantity of illicit tobacco products valued at GH¢7,951,238.39, which were unlawfully...

Religious bloc of Parliament driving Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ agenda – CDD Fellow

A Senior Programmes Officer, Human Rights and Social Inclusion at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Michael Augustus Akagbor, has stated that the religious...

Accra’s smoky vehicles continue to pose health risk to commuters, pedestrians

It's quite common for commuters in many cities and towns in Ghana to inhale smoke from largely rickety vehicles that ply the country's roads. With...

National Security intervenes to stop ‘Fixing The Country Movement’s planned picketing at Mahama’s office

Top officers of the National Security Ministry have reportedly intervened to stop the leadership and members of the 'Fixing The Country Movement' from going ahead...

Colleges of Education tutors reacts to Mahama’s proposed Licensure Exams cancelation

Some tutors in Colleges of Education have said the conduct of the Teacher Licensure Exams has never been a problem to them. Rather, they explained...

Tetteh Quarshie smuggled cocoa to Ghana? – Nana Asaase challenges tour guide

Poet and spoken word artist, Philip Boakye Dua Oyinka, known in the creative industry as Nana Asaase, is concerned about the kind of stories...

USAID trains over 8000 Ghanaian youth to boost fisheries sector

The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged to rebuild and manage fish stocks in Ghana. In addition, over 8,000 Ghanaian youth will...

10 reported dead in gory accident at Ho

At least 10 people died on the spot when a mini-bus and a rubbish compactor collided at the foot of the Galenku Hill at...

Court grants Quantity Surveyor bail for alleged land fraud

A 56-year-old Quantity Surveyor, who allegedly took GH₵4,000.00 from a driver under the pretext of granting him two plots of land at Domeabra but...

Curfew imposed on Nkwanta South after shooting incident

The Minister for the Interior has by the Executive Instrument imposed curfew on Nkwanta Township in the Oti region. The duration of the curfew, which...