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I am not impressed with Ghana’s ‘winner takes all’ politics – Duncan-Williams

The General Overseer of the Action Chapel International Ministry, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, says governments must learn to identify and utilise the potential of persons...

Asantehene destools three chiefs in a fortnight; residents react

The recent spate of destoolment of chiefs by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has got residents talking. The latest to lose his authority is...

Applaud gov’t for imposing 10% betting tax, gambling affecting education – NYA CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Pius Enam Hadzide, says gambling is affecting the education of Ghanaian children.  He said...

12 West African nationals rescued, 15 laptops seized at Kpone

Residents of the Sebrepor community in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region were left in shock after the Tema Regional Police...

Lands Commission boss bows out of service

After 30 years of outstanding service, the Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission, Surveyor James Ebo Dadson, has officially stepped down. Mr Dadson has...

I don’t own anything in Ghana, not even a car – Nam 1

In the ongoing Menzgold controversy, where victims are relentlessly seeking justice for their vanished investments, the Chief Executive Officer has portrayed himself as the...

Education Ministry freezes August salaries of CETAG members

The Education Ministry has asked the Controller and Accountant General not to pay members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG)...

Education Minister cannot freeze our salaries – CETAG reacts to salary freeze by Education Ministry

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has reacted to the decision by the Education Ministry not to pay them for the...

Father sentenced for neglecting his children

The Awutu Bereku Magis­trate’s Court in the Central Region has sentenced a 46-year-old mason, Nicholas Kofi Owusu, to two weeks impris­onment, and imposed a...

Man injured after being knocked down by bus at Caprice

A man, believed to be in his late twenties, has been struck by an intercity bus at Caprice, a neighborhood within the Accra Metropolitan...

Alifa Adams’ exoneration revealed through Court records

It has become evidently clear with obvious facts by court documents available that Mr Alifa Adams was not found guilty by a Superior Court...

WHO closely monitors Covid variant amid mutation concerns

The new Covid variant, which goes by the name EG.5 and has also been called Eris, is now the fastest growing Covid-19 subvariant in...

Prof Gabriel Dwomoh appointed new VC of Kumasi Technical University

Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Professor Gabriel Dwomoh, has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor of the university. His appointment comes barely a...

2022 WASSCE results are the best of the last 8 years – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo is touting Ghana’s performance in the 2022 West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) as a vindication of his government’s implementation of...

Mentally challenged man shot dead after allegedly killing grandmother

Police at Adeiso, Eastern Region, have shot dead a 35-year-old man believed to be mentally challenged, Paa Kwasi, after he allegedly butchered his 94-year-old...

Adisco gets a new interactive whiteboard

Two old boys from Adisadel College – Godfred Yeboah Dame, the Attorney General and Rev.Henry Godson-Afful – have presented an Interactive whiteboard to their...

Free SHS: Over GH¢2.7 billion paid to food suppliers since 2017

The government has spent in excess of GH¢2.7 billion on the payment of food suppliers under the free senior high school policy between 2017...

Gomoa: Car runs over SHS students during float; 7 injured

An accident involving a Hyundai Urvan with Registration Number GW 992-09 has left two students of the Gomoa Mozano Senior High School (SHS) in...

AriseGhana to join NDC picketing at BoG headquarters

Pressure group AriseGhana has announced its intention to join the Minority to picket outside the premises of the Bank of Ghana to demand the...

Man arrested for slashing landlord’s head

A man, believed to be in his late forties,bhas allegedly beheaded his landlord during a misunderstanding in a farming community of Yaw Anane in...

Bring back Ghana Airways – Nanahemaa Awindor begs gov’t

Award-winning filmmaker and media personality, Nanahemaa Adwoa Awindor, has pleaded with government and other opinion leaders to reintroduce the country’s shattered airline, Ghana Airways. She...

NSS promises to pay allowances, arrears owed personnel soon

The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has announced plans to disburse arrears of allowances for the first half of 2023 to personnel of the Scheme. This...

COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa installed chief patroness of Catholic Church

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Commissioner of Police (COP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has been installed the Ekuo...

52% of citizens opposed to Ghanaian soldiers joining ECOWAS’ troops to Niger – Research

Some 52% of Ghanaians say they are not in support of any decision by the government to send Ghanaian soldiers to Niger to restore...

Kwesi Pratt reveals personal reasons for disliking birthdays after grand 70th celebration

Prominent veteran journalist Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has shed light on his dislike when it comes to celebrating birthdays, a sentiment he expressed shortly after...

One perishes, another in critical condition in a crash at Kintampo

An accident involving a motorbike and an articulated truck on a highway at Kintampo has resulted in the death of an individual and injury...

One dead, another injured in fatal accident on Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway

One person died on the spot and another sustained critical injuries after members of the Church of Pentecost were involved in a fatal accident...

It’s not just an ordinary building – BoG Governor justifies $250 office project

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has justified the construction of a new office building for the bank reportedly...

Roads Minister fumes, forces miners to wash mud off Akrofufu-Twapease road

Two illegal miners were ordered to remove mud from sections of the tarred Akrofufu to Twapease road in the Atiwa West District of the...

NPP provides details on NDC’s ‘involvement’ in new BoG HQ

Richard Ahiagbah, the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has shed light on the intricate details surrounding the Bank of Ghana’s...

Indonesia marks 78th Independence Anniversary with huge donation to basic schools at Adentan

The Honorary Consul of the Republic of Indonesia in Ghana has made a huge donation of Indonesian products and educational materials to four (4)...

Niger coup: TUC condemns ECOWAS’ resolve to deploy force to Niger 

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has condemned the resolve of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to deploy a Standby Force to Niger to...

Gender Minister condemns killing of 60-year-old woman in Yunyoo District

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced it would soon begin a campaign to sensitize and create awareness in remote communities...

GH¢60 billion loss will not negatively impact BoG’s operations – Governor

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has assured that the bank’s operations will not be negatively affected as a...

Former MP almost in tears after visiting relative at the hospital

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Alhaji Amadu Bukari Sorogho, has called for investment in the health sector, specifically infrastructure. Speaking on Adom FM's Dwaso...

Galamsey taskforce burns 15 equipment on River Pra

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Akyemansa district in the Eastern region, Hon. Paul Asamoah Gyemah, has made a fervent plea for government's intervention...

Amoako Atta orders arrest of ‘galamseyers’ for blocking road to mine

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta, has taken swift action against illegal mining operators who were obstructing the main road at...

Water crisis hits Krachi Senior High School

The quest to access potable water has compelled students of the Krachi Senior High in the Krachi West municipality of the Oti Region to...

Akosua Manu pays courtesy call on Ga chiefs

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Akosua Manu, has paid courtesy calls on some of the Chiefs in...

186 people died from road crashes in July 2023 – MTTD report

A report conducted by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service for July 2023 revealed that road crashes increased...