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Niger coup: ECOWAS’ military action can bring war to Ghana

Wa Central Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, has expressed concerns that Ghana may suffer the consequences if the Economic Community of West...

Newborn baby girl abandoned in uncompleted building at Gomoa Akraman

A three-month-old baby girl has been abandoned in an uncompleted building located at Gomoa Akraman new site in the Gomoa East District of the...

Residents of Nkwanta south municipality join hands to mend deteriorating roads

Residents of Kue, Pawa, and neighboring farming communities within the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region have been compelled to unite and engage...

YEA Modules: Govt providing skills necessary for growth – Frema Opare

Chief of Staff at the Office of The President, Madam Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has expressed government’s commitment to youth employment interventions, by initiating policies...

Over 200 killed in Bawku conflict since 2021 – MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bawku , Amadu Hamza, has revealed over 200 people have been killed in the renewed conflict, which started in...

Political party paraphernalia banned during festivities in Accra

Political party paraphernalia will no longer be allowed during festivities in the Greater Accra region, city authorities have said. This was announced by the Greater...

We’ll continue our strike even if our salaries are cut – CETAG

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has said threats to cut their salaries will not deter them from continuing their strike...

I intend to make millions from farming not politics – John Dumelo

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, John Dumelo, has stated that his venturing into politics has nothing...

I’ll beat Mahama hands down – Alan

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has reiterated that he is the best candidate to defeat John Dramani Mahama...

Police shoot two suspects dead for attempting to escape custody

The Jacobu district police command has denied claims they deliberately shot and killed two suspected criminals. The deceased, according to the police, attempted to escape...

Asantehene destools second chief in less than a week [Video]

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has destooled the Chief of Aduamoa in the Afigya Kwabre District of the Ashanti Region. Nana Osei Tiri Ababio is...

Niger Coup: Hundreds of trucks delivering onions to Ghana blocked at Benin border

Over one hundred trucks loaded with onions are locked up in the border town between Benin and Niger following the border closure. The action was...

Non-registered KTU students to sit for special exams

Management of the Kumasi Technical University (KTU) has rescinded an initial decision to defer the programmes of students who failed to register their courses...

COCOBOD to complete existing cocoa road projects but… – CEO

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has assured that cocoa road projects under construction across Ghana will be continued and completed. However, new cocoa road projects...

You’ve failed people of Western Region – Matilda Amissah Arthur rebukes politicians, chiefs

Former Second Lady, Matilda Amissah Arthur, has chastised both the political and traditional leaders of the Western Region over the lack of development in...

Over 940,000 people in Northern Ghana trapped in poverty 

Poverty continues to ensnare Northern Ghana as 941,706 residents remained impoverished between 2014 and 2019, despite reduction in national poverty rate, a study has...

N/R: Man who allegedly defiled and infected 14-year girl with HIV remanded

A man, believed to be in his 40s, has been remanded into prison custody in Yendi following allegations that he defiled and infected a...

Ghana ranks 4th in Africa with moderate proficiency in English Proficiency Index

Ghana has been classified as moderately proficient, ranking 4th among African countries in the English language as revealed by a recent proficiency index report. In...

Michael Annan commended as bright students express gratitude for life-changing scholarships

On August 7, 2023, Michael Annan, the Chief Executive Officer of Object Consult, warmly received a group of eight brilliant students into his office....

Ambiguous diagram for BECE Integrated Science Examination

Dear West African Examinations Council (WAEC), I write to express my concern about the ambiguous diagram that was used in the BECE Integrated Science 2023...

North East floods: Collapsed building kills one person, another injured

A building has collapsed and killed one person while leaving another with fractures in the Nyonyo Nasuan District of the North-East Region. The survivor is...

Her infertility drove her husband of 35 years to another woman; now she wants compensation

They lived happily as a couple for over 35 years. But Maame Afia Birago is hurt due to her inability to bear a child, a...

La General Hospital now under Agenda 111, project to begin in November

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has said that the La General Hospital has been absorbed into the government’s Agenda 111 project,...

 Coordinating director, internal auditor perish in gory crash on Tamale-Yendi Road

The Saboba District Coordinating Director and his Internal Auditor have both died in a gory accident on the Tamale-Yendi Road in the Northern region.  The...

Man jailed for breaking into Association International School 

A Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 27-year-old unemployed man to four years imprisonment for breaking into an office at Association International School...

CETAG strike: Salaries can be withheld if… – NLC clarifies

The National Labour Commission (NLC) says the Ministry of Education has legitimate grounds to withhold the August salaries of striking members of the Colleges...

Niger’s coup might affect foodstuff prices in Ghana soon – Traders reveal

Ghanaians have been urged to brace themselves for a spike in prices of foodstuff as the Niger coup gradually takes its toll on the...

Corruption at Passport Office: Minister sacks overstayed officers

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has expressed worry over the continuous extortion and corruption at the Passport Office. On...

Pan-African’s support enhances education in three institutions

The Pan-African Savings and Loans Company Ltd. (Pan-African) has made contributions to education by donating essential resources to three educational institutions. The philanthropic gesture included...

YEA launches youth in garment & textiles module

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has launched the 'Youth in Garment and Textiles Module' in Kumasi. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YEA, Kofi Baah Agyepong,...

GNAT advocates national dialogue for sustainable Free SHS policy

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is actively pushing for a crucial national stakeholder dialogue to evaluate the sustainability of the Free Senior...

Man allegedly kills friend over dog meat

A 50-year-old man from Owusukrom at Gyereso, near Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region, has been tragically killed in what looks like a battle between...

Nkwanta Community Day SHTS calls for support for robotic hub

Students and authorities of Nkwanta Community Day Senior High Technical School in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region have expressed optimism about winning...

Soften your stance – Deputy Education Minister appeals to CETAG

The Deputy Minister of Education in Charge of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Gifty Twum Ampofo, has made a passionate appeal to the...

Over 600 KTU students beg management to rescind decision on deferment

Over 600 students of the Kumasi Technical University are appealing to the University’s management to reconsider its decision asking them to defer their programmes...

Cocoa roads: Ongoing projects will be completed but no new ones will be initiated

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says cocoa road projects which are currently under construction across the country will continue and be completed. COCOBOD explained that...

Police mount hunt for assailants who killed driver at Bawku

One person has been attacked and killed by unknown assailants at Bawku in the Upper East Region. According to the Municipal Chief Executive, Amadu Hamza,...

Anti-LGBTQ+ debate: We‘ll resist its imposition on Ghana – Religious leaders

Some religious lead­ers in the country have warned that they will resist any attempt by foreign individuals and or­ganisations to impose LGBTQ+ on Ghana. According...

Educationist who tied 9-year-old boy to orange tree surrenders to Police 

The 74-year-old retired Educationist who allegedly tied a nine-year-old boy to an orange tree at Akaa in the Oti Region has surrendered himself to the Jasikan...

Adabraka Methodist Women’s Fellowship marks 70th Anniversary with donation to Junior Girls Correctional Home

The Adabraka Circuit Women's Fellowship of the Methodist Church, Ghana, has marked its 70th anniversary with series of activities. The anniversary launch kicked off the...