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Start money movement with armoured vans – BoG orders

In response to the recent armed robberies during cash movements, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued a directive to all banks in the...

Citizenship Week Celebration: Ablekuma Central NCCE educates pupils in 43 schools

The Ablekuma Central Municipal Office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has marked this year’s Citizenship Week Celebration by engaging 43 schools...

We’ve been patient for long, release our funds – TTAG demands payment of allowances

The Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG) says their members have exercised restraint for far too long over their five-month unpaid allowances by the...

Proceed on leave mantra should be a thing of the past – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court says the practice where public service workers are directed to ‘proceed on leave’ should be a thing of the past. “Being a...

Constitution permitting bail for every offence not ‘developmental’ – Mike Ocquaye

The former speaker of Parliament, Mike Ocquaye, has called for a new approach to granting bails in the country. According to him, the current bail...

Poor handling of ‘Tuo Zaafi’ flour raises concern [Video]

As part of its surveillance activities, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) recently noted an emerging trend in the poor handling of the key...

Second Justice R. S. Blay Memorial Lecture held in Takoradi

The second R.S. Blay Memorial Lecture came off on Friday, June 23, at the Takoradi Technical University.  The memorial served as the backdrop for...

Meena Breast Cancer Foundation organises free health screening for street hawkers

Several street hawkers have benefitted from the benevolence of Meena Breast Cancer Foundation (MBCF), a subsidiary of the Crime Check Foundation (CCF). This was through...

Assin North bye-election: Both NPP and NDC have a lot to gain – CDD

A fellow at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana, Dr John Osae-Kwapong has said both the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the governing New...

Only the good die young… – Hajia4Reall makes first public comment after arrest

In the face of her seemingly never-ending adversity, socialite and singer Mona Moutrage alias Hajia4Reall has issued a message inspiring hope and resurgence. Her 30th...

John Dumelo donates streetlights to University of Ghana

Ghanaian actor turned politician, John Dumelo, has generously gifted some streetlights to security personnel of the University of Ghana, Legon. In a tweet, he indicated...

Speak out on national issues, politicians are part of your flock – Bagbin to churches

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has made a passionate appeal to the church, urging it to actively engage in national affairs. During his...

Hospital flooded due to heavy rains at Afram Plains

Medical service is under threat at the Donkorkrom Presbyterian hospital at Kwawu Afram Plains North over flooding as a result of incessant rainfall. Due to...

LPG Marketers Association warns of LPG shortage

The Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Marketers Association has issued a warning regarding a potential shortage of LPG if the looming strike by the Ghana...

Ghana urges citizens to remain vigilant against covid-19 until herd immunity is achieved

The Director for Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Aseidu-Bekoe, emphasized the importance of Ghanaians adhering to COVID-19 prevention protocols and...

Jihadis selling rustled cattle in Ghana

Jihadis operating in the West African sub-region are now resorting to crossing over into Ghana with looted animals for sale. According to officials in the...

No contract signed with TOR’s potential partners – Spokesperson for Energy Ministry

The Ministry of Energy has clarified that no agreement has been reached between Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and potential partners, Torentco. While negotiations are underway,...

Erastus Asare Donkor, The Multimedia Group honoured at Ashanti GJA Excellence Awards 

The Multimedia Group has been honoured by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in the Ashanti region for its immense contribution to promoting health journalism...

NaDMO officer, one other person swept away by flood

Tragedy struck the Ashanti Region as Suleman Ahmed, a Municipal operation, relief, and disaster officer of the National Disaster Management Organization (NaDMO), lost his...

TOR management responds to CSOs concerning TOR-Torentco partnership deal

The management and board members of Tema Oil Refinery have responded to the concerns raised by civil society organizations regarding the TOR-Torentco partnership deal. Civil...

Togbe Afede to mark 20 years of reign

In celebration of Togbe Afede XIV's twenty-year tenure as Agbogbomefia, the Asogli State is gearing up for this year's Te Za Yam Festival. Togbe Afede,...

University of Liberia honours former NCCE chief with honorary doctorate

The former Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and now resident representative of the Economic Community for the West African States...

YEA recruits 1,000 personnel as Prison Office Assistants

On June 23, 2023, the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) celebrated the successful graduation of 1,000 young men and women as Prison Office Assistants at...

Students drown after sneaking out to swim in river

Yesterday, a devastating incident unfolded at Daboase Senior High Technical School as three first-year students lost their lives while attempting to swim in the...

Former MP Ras Mubarak reportedly marries third wife

Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu Constituency, Ras Mubarak, has reportedly married a third wife in a private ceremony. The said new wife, Samaha Muhammad,...

Bostwana delegation visits Jospong Group’s waste treatment plants

A Bostwana delegation led by its Minister of Finance, Peggy O. Serame, has paid an official visit to the Jospong Group's solid and liquid...

Rice project: Jospong Group signs agreement with IRRI

Jospong Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to bring the latest and best rice technologies to...

Galamsey: Six Chinese, Ghanaian arrested by Operation Halt II

The Operation Halt II team has arrested six suspects found operating at an illegal mining site and also engaging in other poor environmental practices...

NADMO official swept away by flood

The lifeless body of a man, identified to be an official of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) of Tafo, Suleman Ahmed, has been...

Akatsi killing: MoMo Agents Association decries poor security of vendors

The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana has decried the poor security of vendors across the country which leaves the lives of the latter...

Bullion van attack: Early release of CCTV footage may compromise investigations – Security analyst

Colonel Festus Aboagye, a renowned security analyst, has expressed concerns about the immediate release of the CCTV footage related to the bullion van attack...

Pregnant woman dead after falling into incomplete drain at Kasoa

A pregnant woman has met her death after falling into an abandoned incomplete drain at Kasoa Opeikuma in the Awutu Senya East District of...

Girl demands a retake of paternity test to prove her child’s identity [Video]

A 14-year-old girl is demanding a retake of a paternity test to prove her child's father. Speaking to Mama Efe on the Nhyira FM's Obra...

Ga Traditional Council fines 6 churches for flouting ban on drumming, noise-making

The Ga Traditional Council has fined six churches for flouting the ban on drumming and noise-making observed by the Ga State. They have up to...

Ablekuma robbery: Amoah was the foundation of my daughter’s life – Grieving mother-in-law

The mother-in-law of the late police officer, Calistus Amoah, has heartfeltly eulogized him for his exceptional care and support towards her daughter, Amanda Amoah. In...

SHS graduate with excellent grades turns fuel attendant

The dream of a 21-year-old Senior High School (SHS) graduate from Bepowase near Asuoyaa, a farming community in the Akuapem North Municipality in Eastern...

All bullion vans will be armoured from July 1 – Association of bullion operators

The President of the Association of Bullion Operators Ghana (ABOG), Alhaji Iddi Sumaila, has provided reassurance to the public that no soft-skinned vehicle will...

Ablekuma robbery: Why was dead cop not dressed for operation? – Toobu

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Wa West Constituency, Peter Lachene Toobu, has expressed concerns about the circumstances surrounding the death of a police...

Ablekuma robbery: Wife of murdered police officer recounts last conversation with him

Amanda Amoah, the grieving wife of Callistus Amoah, in an emotional interview has shared heart-wrenching details about her final interaction with her late husband,...

Bullion van attack: I heard of my husband’s death on TV – Wife of murdered police officer

Amanda Amoah, the wife of Callistus Amoah, the young police officer who tragically lost his life during an attack on a bullion van at...