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Ghana ranked 20th in Africa with the lowest cost of living

Ghana has been ranked 20th in Africa out of 24 countries with the lowest cost of living, a new data from Numbeo has revealed. It...

Man who murdered 74-year-old stroke patient sentenced to 50 years

A 20-year-old man, Abdullah Mohammed, who allegedly killed a 74-year-old stroke patient, Alice Kakari, after robbing her home, has been sentenced to 50 years...

Prempeh College old students congratulate new Chief of Defence Staff

Prempeh College Old Students have paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Thomas Oppong-Peprah and congratulated...

Death of Jirapa Dubai CEO: Two more suspects grabbed

Two additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of the Cossy Hill Hotel popularly known as...

American Bible University confers honorary doctorate on Oseadeeyo Nana Kumi Kodie I

American Bible University, located in Houston, USA, recently recognised the exceptional leadership qualities, humanitarian efforts, and divine activities of Oseadeeyo Nana Kumi Kodie I,...

How 20-year-old robbed and killed stroke patient, 74 at Kasoa [Watch]

A Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage of how 20-year-old Mohammed Abdullah allegedly killed a 74-year-old stroke patient after robbing her in her three-bedroom house in...

EOCO not under political pressure to investigate, prosecute cases – COP Tiwaa Addo-Danquah

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah says she is not under political pressure to...

Zoomlion Foundation launches ‘Agenda Zero Waste’, unveils Green Generation Champions

Zoomlion Foundation in collaboration with the Accra College of Education has launched Agenda Zero Waste as part of efforts to get everyone on board...

COCOBOD denies neglecting cocoa sprayers’ health concerns

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has reacted to claims that, it is not providing essential medical care to its contracted mass cocoa sprayers following...

Bad weather contributed greatly to Access Bank Group CEO’s helicopter crash

Preliminary information flowing from ongoing investigations into the helicopter crash that killed Dr Herbert Wigwe, CFR, the founding Group Chief Executive Officer of Access...

MMDAs to be inaugurated today

The Office of the President and the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development have announced the inauguration of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District...

TEWUG urges members to continue strike

The Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) is urging members to continue the industrial strike in spite of engagement with the government on...

Education Minister commiserates with family of late Aburi Girls SHS student

Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has sympathised with management of Aburi Girls Senior High School(SHS) and the family of the student who tragically...

NMC wades into GJA’s blacklisting of Hawa Koomson, Yendi MP

The National Media Commission (NMC) has described as dysfunction and unproductive, a directive by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to media houses to blacklist...

OSP sensitises media on electoral corruption

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), in collaboration with the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) and its partners, organised a media awareness workshop on...

Isaac Mensah appointed spokesperson for Office of Attorney-General

A state attorney, Isaac Willberforce Mensah, has been appointed as the spokesperson for the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice. Mr Mensah,...

Ministry of Local Government inaugurates District Assemblies today

The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development will today, February 12, 2024 inaugurate District Assemblies. The exercise in partnership with the Office...

ICU-Ghana suspends industrial action

The Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) has joined Organised Labour to suspend its intended strike on February 13, 2024. This was due to...

Ghanaian teachers certified to work abroad – National Teaching Council

The Registrar of National Teaching Council (NTC), Dr. Christian Addai-Poku has revealed the license of teachers in Ghana has gained international recognition. Currently, Dr Addai-Poku...

Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers commend Bawumia

The Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers have lauded New Patriotic Party 9NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's plans to implement a flat rate tax. The proposed...

Electricity VAT suspension victory for Organised Labour – ICU

The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union(ICU) Morgan Ayawine, has commended Organised Labour for their position on the 15% Value Added...

Togbe Afede invited to Harvard’s Africa Development Conference 2024

The Agbogbomefia of Asogli, Togbe Afede XIV has been invited to be a “distinguished panelist” at Harvard’s Africa Development Conference (ADC). The conference is...

Trade Queen Africa launched in Accra

The AfCFTA Young Entrepreneurs Federation (AfYEF) has officially launched the maiden edition of the Trade Queen Africa (Miss Traq) project in Accra. Miss Traq takes...

UTAG defers strike after negotiations with gov’t

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has put off any industrial action until further notice following successful negotiations with the government over their...

Murder of Jirapa Dubai CEO: The inside story

Hours after the murder of Eric Johnson, the owner of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel in the Upper West Region, went viral on social...

1 arrested as police commence investigations into death of Jirapa Dubai CEO

The Ghana Police Service has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Eric Johnson, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cossy Hill...

Owner of Jirapa Dubai resort reportedly stabbed to death

The owner of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, nicknamed Jirapa Dubai, in the Upper West Region, Eric Johnson has passed on. Reports indicate that, Mr...

Akosombo spillage: Ablakwa, partners hand over housing facility to victims

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, with his partners, has inaugurated and handed over a housing unit to victims of the...

Jospong Group supports dialysis patients at the Bank Hospital

The Jospong Group of Companies has supported the Bank Hospital with a cheque of GH¢120,000. The gesture which forms part of the Group's corporate social...

Akosombo housing project: Ablakwa names block after Chief Imam

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has named a block within the Akosombo housing project after the National Chief Imam, Sheikh...

Service providers e-registration starts next month – NRSA

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has called on commercial road transport operators to fully embrace and cooperate with the authority to successfully operationalise...

Akosombo dam spillage: Mahama calls for urgent resettlement plan for victims

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on the government to initiate an urgent resettlement program for the victims affected by the recent spillage...

Armed robbers attack mining company, shoots over five Chinese at Akyem Akokoaso

At least five Chinese nationals have been shot, with three left in critical condition in a brazen armed robbery attack on a mining site...

Ofankor-Nsawam Road: Let’s exercise patience to ensure safety of all – Roads Minister to drivers 

The Minister of Roads and Highways has asked drivers who ply the Ofankor-Nsawam road to exercise some level of patience and caution to ensure...

Work on Ofankor-Nsawam road about 50% complete – Resident engineer

Construction work on the 33.4km Ofankor-Nsawam Road Project is about 50 per cent complete and will be done as scheduled, Kwabena Bempong, the Chief...

ACCESS Bank Group CEO, Herbert Wigwe reported dead in helicopter crash

The Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc and co-founder of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, has been reported dead. He was 57. The renowned Nigerian banker...

My life is under threat because I endorsed Bawumia – Kofi Bentil

Vice President of Imani Ghana Kofi Bentil says his life and businesses are under threat following his endorsement of 2024 NPP flagbearer Vice President...

Widow demands properties of late husband from in-laws [Watch]

A widowed mother of four is poised to fight for her deceased husband's properties. Her husband died 6 years ago, leaving behind a 5-bedroom uncomplicated...

Kasoa: Man remanded for allegedly killing 74-year-old stroke patient during robbery

20-year-old Mohammed Abdullah has been remanded by the Ofaakor Circuit Court for allegedly killing a 74-year-old stroke patient after robbing her in her three-bedroom...

Final funeral rites of J.B Danquah held after 58 years

After 58 years since the passing of Dr. Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah, the Ofori Panin Fie, under the leadership of Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia...