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Over 60% legacy projects completed — GETFund

Legacy projects, including the E-blocks that commenced under former President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, constitute more than 60 per cent of completed projects in...

La General hospital: Gov’t toying with lives – MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for La Dadekotopon, Rita Naa Odeley Sowah has accused government of toying with the lives of her constituents due to...

Acute water shortage hits parts of Accra

Acute water shortage has hit parts of Accra as residents travel to far places in search of water for their homes. Some are forced to...

Allow us to build La General hospital if you can’t – Group to govt

The Coalition of La Associations has called on the government to relinquish control of the La General Hospital land and allow them to build...

Court remands 62-year-old miner for pouring acid on former girlfriend

A 62-year-old illegal miner, who allegedly poured liquid suspected to be acid on his former girlfriend, Victoria Salamatu Safia, 35, has been remanded into...

NPP parliamentary aspirant donates ambulance to Fanteakwa South district

A parliamentary aspirant of the New Patriotic Party( NPP) at Fanteakwa South, Nana Alhaji Abdul Razak has donated an emergency care ambulance to the...

Foreign Ministry hints on possible visa-free entry for Africans

Ghana is considering introducing visa-free travel for all Africans and people of African descent, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has said. Madam Botchway indicated...

Gunshot injures seven at funeral at Kadjebi

Seven persons, including a female, have sustained gunshot wounds at Kadjebi in the Oti Region. The injured might have been hit by bullets from a...

One injured after armed robbery at filling station

A gang of armed robbers have attacked Gaso filling station in Adankrono, near Kade, within the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region on the...

Okomfo Anokye’s historic cola tree cut down by unknown person in Feyiase

The Feyiase Akoyem Traditional Council and the police have joined forces in search for persons believed to have fell the historic cola tree planted...

Labourer remanded for breaking into 2 offices and stealing

An Adentan Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a labourer accused of breaking into two different offices at East Legon, Accra. Richard Bajian is...

GETFund Administrator sets records straight on scholarship selection process

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), has responded to critics of the scholarship selection process. To Dr. Richard Ampofo Boadu, the process...

GETFund: Our scholarship programmes not only for ‘brilliant but needy students’- Administrator

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Dr. Richard Ampofo Boadu, has said GETFund's reputation extends beyond its dedication to education. He highlighted...

CHRAJ clears Paul Adom-Otchere in KIA’s Christmas tree decor scandal

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has cleared Paul Adom-Otchere, Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), of allegations...

Africa’s youth must unite to shape a brighter future – Sports Minister

The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has rallied Africa's youth to unite and reshape the narrative of the continent. He emphasized the...

MP blames gov’t for feud between Electrochem, Sege residents

Member of Parliament (MP) for Sege, Christian Corleytey Otuteye, has said the feud between residents and Electrochem Ghana Limited should be blamed on government. According...

Kwabre motorists, residents lament poor condition of road

Commercial drivers and other road users in the Kwabre enclave of the Ashanti region are lamenting the poor state of a two-kilometre road linking...

2023/24 scholarship: GETFund Administrator reveals application details

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Dr. Richard Ampofo Boadu, has announced that the scholarship programme will start accepting applications on...

Energy Minister leads VRA, NADMO to visit communities affected by Akosombo Dam spillage

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh on Tuesday, 7th November, 2023 led officials of the Volta River Authority and the National Disaster Management Organization...

La General Hospital: IMF deal caused sponsors to suspend funding for construction – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader has attributed the delay in the reconstruction of the La General Hospital to a hold-up in funds by the facility's sponsors. According...

Persons responsible for recent power instability must be punished – TUC

The Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, has called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to identify...

Licensure exams: National Teaching Council sends strong message

Teachers holding diplomas in Ghana have been given the last opportunity to sit for the Licensure Examination (GTLE) as it undergoes a significant...

Rev. Dr Frimpong’s latest comment on National Cathedral brouhaha

A former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, has rallied the Christian community in the country to...

PRESEC ranked first in EN Analytics Top 100 SHS rankings for Science and Mathematics

In the latest EN Analytics Top 100 Senior High School rankings for Science and Mathematics, the Presbyterian Boy’s Secondary School (PRESEC) Legon, emerged as...

Asantes are now their own enemies – Otumfuo

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has said the kingdom in recent times is coming under threat from enemies within. This according to him...

Military, Police deployed to Toflokpo to restore calm after fatal clash

Armed military and police personnel have been deployed to Toflokpo in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region following a clash between...

Police outline plans for forex sector during festive period

The Police Administration has assured Forex bureau operators of maximum security protection to enable them to carry out their businesses freely without fear of...

Akosombo dam spillage: World Bank to assist Ghana with $150m

The World Bank has pledged its readiness to support the government of Ghana in its response to the humanitarian crisis in the Lower Volta,...

GJA Investigative Journalist of the Year, Francisca Enchill attends seminar in Germany

Corruption Watch’s Francisca Enchill and the Ghana Journalist Award (GJA) Investigative Journalist of the Year is currently in Germany for an investigative Journalism seminar....

Sege MP reacts to renewed feud between residents, Electrochem

Member of Parliament (MP) for Sege, Christian Corleytey Otuteye, has condemned a shooting incident in a feud between Electrochem Ghana Limited and some residents...

Adom News gets results: 30-year-old Akyem Asuom lorry station rehabilitated

The 30-year-old Akyem Asuom lorry station in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region has been rehabilitated thanks to the efforts of the New...

Electrochem clears air on shooting incident at Sege

Electrochem Ghana Limited has given its account of a shooting incident which led to the death of one person at Sege in the Greater...

Every leader leaves Ghana bankrupt – Ishmael Yamson

Renowned Business Management Consultant, Dr Ishmael Yamson, has indicated that every leader since the era of Dr Kwame Nkrumah leaves Ghana bankrupt. The man...

Kwawu East Educational Directorate takes delivery of 204 desks from Nkwatiahene

In an effort to enhance the quality of education in Kwawu Nkwatia and support local schools, Nana Boamah Ayirepe II, the Chief of Kwawu...

Ada SHS students’ death may be linked to Akosombo spillage – Assemblyman

Close to a month after the Akosombo Dam Spillage, the country continues to record losses as two students of the Ada Senior High...

It’s time for a new world order to reclaim citizens’ loss of trust – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for a new world order that will manage conflicts better, deliver justice, reclaim the loss of...

Nkanchina Midwifery and Nursing College students protest, demand principal’s removal

Students at Nkanchina Midwifery and Nursing College, located in the Kpandai district of the Northern region, have organized a demonstration to voice their concerns...

GUTA shuts down over 38 foreign retail shops

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) in the Eastern region has executed an enforcement exercise to close more than 38 retail shops owned...

Dialysis crisis: ‘Do we have leaders in this country?’ – CDD fellow quizzes

A fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Kwame Sarpong Aseidu has added his voice to the countless calls for the renal outpatient...

MASLOC trial: Court summons psychiatrist over accused’s mental examination

Dr Apio who works at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has been summoned to appear before the Financial and Economic Division of the High Court...