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Uncle of Nkwatia Presby SHS student exposes GES over slap incident

The uncle of a female Nkwatia Presby SHS student who was slapped by her assistant headmaster has dismissed claims the victim is being offered...

Parliament calls for cancellation of Zoomlion contract

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended the cancellation of the fumigation contracts between waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, and the metropolitan, municipal,...

Canadian supporters rally behind Dr Bawumia’s bid for NPP flagbearer in 2024

The results of a special delegate voting session held in Ghana on August 26, 2023, have breathed new life into the presidential aspirations of...

Good news for poultry farmers

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has pledged the commitment of government to adequately support poultry farmers in Ghana. According to him, the...

Minister considers cornbread for SHS students

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has hinted at considering cornbread as a substitute for Senior High Schools (SHSs) nationwide. Speaking on Asempa...

Gunshots at Nsawam Adoagyiri… One killed, several others injured

At least, one person has been shot dead while several others were injured in a gunshot battle at Adoagyiri in the Eastern region. The deceased Richard...

Nkwatia Presby SHS student on verge of losing sight in one eye after slap by assistant headmaster

A female student of the Nkwatia Presbyterian Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region who was slapped by the Assistant Headmaster (Academic) has...

JUSAG to petition IGP to increase security at courts

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has declared its intention to petition the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare, to increase...

Two dead, others injured in shooting incident at Nsawam Adoagyiri

Two persons have died as a result of a shooting incident that took place at Nsawam Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region. The two unidentified...

Niger coup: Why commit our limited resources to a war we may not win – Togbe Afede

The Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has joined the chorus urging the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) not to resort...

Hoteliers demand immediate reduction in water tariffs, petitions PURC

The Ghana Hotels Association and Ghana Progressive Hotels Association have expressed concern over the increase in water tariffs, asserting that this surge is significantly...

Chicago State University goes private on Twitter now X, after Nigerians demand Tinubu’s certificate

Chicago State University (CSU) has taken the unusual step of locking its microblogging X handle as pressure from Nigerians intensifies over the controversial certificate...

I was threatened over IGP’s leaked tape – Bugri Naabu

Former Northern Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Daniel Bugri Naabu, has said he was threatened over the leakage of the tape on the...

Four arrested for drying ‘Keta school boys’ on pavements near Korle Lagoon

The Public Health Officers of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) have arrested four women for persistently drying fresh herrings, popularly called 'Keta school boys',...

I’ll continue to serve best interest of Ghana — Togbe Afede

The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has emphasised commitment to serving the best interest of his people and the nation as...

PURC explains why a quarterly tariff review is needed

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) says its decision to put a halt to the astronomical increase in tariffs every few years and also...

Coup d’état not a solution to our economic challenges – NCCE

The Chairperson, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Kathleen Addy, has said the economic hardship currently being experienced by Ghanaians must not give rise...

Leaked tape: It’s sad attempts by senior police officers to destroy this country – Adam Bonaa

Security analyst, Dr. Adam Bonaa has said it is sad, the attempts by the senior Police Officers to destroy the country.This comes on the...

Colleges of Education maintain August 27 second semester re-opening date

The Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education, Ghana (PRINCOF), has stated that the second semester re-opening date for level 200 students remains August...

Leaked tape: Bugri Naabu’s authentication a ‘positive judicial confession’ – Atta Akyea

Samuel Atta Akyea, Chairman of the Committee probing the leaked tape on the plot to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), says the...

Nkwatia Presby SHS assistant headmaster relieved of duties over assault on female student

The Nkwatia Presby SHS Assistant Headmaster has been relieved of his duties following a physical assault on a female student. The Ghana Education Service (GES)...

JUSAG condemns attack on Tamale District Court

The recent riot at the Tamale District Court in the Northern Region, condemned by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG), has drawn...

We made love in our backyard before starting birth control – Woman insists on paternity of child

A woman has accused her 60-year-old ex-fiancé of being responsible for her last child after her birth control plan failed. Afia Amoawaa says she was...

Family announces burial date for Sherry Ayittey

The final funeral rites of former Fisheries Minister Dr Sherry Hanny Ayittey has been set for Friday, November 10, 2023. Prior to the burial, there...

Agona chiefs ban special cloth, foods during funerals

The chiefs of Agona Swedru in the Central region have banned the wearing of special cloth, and the sharing of food during funerals in...

NAGRAT reacts to Nkwatia Presby SHS slap incident

In a recent incident that has sent shockwaves through the Ghanaian education system, an Assistant Headmaster at Nkwatia Presby Senior High School(SHS) is under...

ASEPA drags AG to Supreme Court over Asset Declaration law

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), is suing the Attorney-General over Ghana’s weak asset declaration regime. In a suit filed at the...

Korle Bu Community Chapel wins 2023 Awana Olympic Games [Photos]

The 2023 edition of the Awana Olympic Games was held on August 12, 2023. The event took place at the Presbyterian Boys Secondary School, Presec-Legon,...

Latest on Adum murder

The state attorneys handling the case of Police Inspector Ahmed Twumasi, who is alleged to have killed his girlfriend at Adum in Kumasi, have...

Two artisans captured on CCTV jailed for stealing

A tiler and a carpenter who were captured on a Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) stealing mobile phones have been jailed for eight years in hard...

CAGD withholds CETAG members’ August salaries

The Controller and Accountant General has gone ahead to freeze the August salaries of members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana,...

NEIP has created 100K jobs since 2017 – CEO

It has emerged that over 100,000 jobs have been created through the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) since its launch in 2017. The...

Latest on top policemen captured on leaked IGP tape

Three top policemen indicted in a leaked tape plotting the removal of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare are expected to...

Akufo-Addo swears in two High Court judges

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday, August 28, inducted into office two new High Court Judges, charging them to apply the laws fairly, strictly, and...

Chief of Staff to grace Chartered Institute Of Realtors launch

Ghana's Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, is expected to grace the launch of the Chartered Institute of Realtors (CIR). The anticipated high-profile event is...

Latest on policeman who allegedly killed girlfriend

The case of Police Inspector Ahmed Twumasi, who allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend at Adum, has been adjourned by the Kumasi High Court...

Suspected thief electrocuted at Fiapre 

A suspected thief, attempting to steal from a mechanic shop at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality, has been electrocuted.  According to sources, the thief went to the area in...

TUTAG backs Bolga TUTAG, Administrators’ strike action

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has assented to the strike action by the Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU) Chapter. The Bolga TUTAG...

UK and Ghana working together to improve knowledge about honey bee health and husbandry

  A four member delegation from the University of Ghana (UG) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Schools of Veterinary Medicine are...

Goldline Mining Company invests in construction of 2.5km road in Amansie

Goldline Mining Company Limited is investing part of its profits in the improvement of road network in the the Amansie South District of Ashanti...