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Asantehene replies Dormaahene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has replied the Dormaa chief, Oseadeayo Agyeman Badu II on his recent pronouncements about the powers of the...

NSMQ 2023: Profiles of the 3 schools in grand finale

The stage is set for the highly anticipated 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) grand finale, with the top three contenders now settled....

Prempeh College protests 2023 NSMQ exit

The management of Prempeh College is protesting its exit from the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) competition. In a letter addressed to...

STEMNNOVATION 2023: Shaping tomorrow’s job creators

In a world where innovation and technology reign supreme, the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) has set its sights on empowering the next...

UG-UTAG reacts to National Security Minister’s coup comments

The University of Ghana Branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) has condemned National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah for accusing the...

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo’s daughter called to the Bar [Video]

Selasi Esi Tokornoo, the daughter of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has been called to the Bar. She was part of 1075 lawyers who were enrolled...

IET fulfills GH₵10,000 pledge to Akosombo dam spillage victims

The Institution of Engineering and Technology-Ghana (IET) has fulfilled its promise to the Akosombo dam spillage victims by presenting a cheque of GH₵10,000 to...

Akosombo dam spillage: VRA to deploy psychologists to counsel victims

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has announced plans to deploy psychologists to counsel the people affected by the Akosombo dam spillage. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer...

Accra Institute of Technology holds 19th graduation ceremony [Photos]

The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), a leading technology-focused private university, has celebrated another milestone as it graduates a new cohort of PhD recipients....

Over 1,000 new lawyers called to the Bar

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has advised the newly inducted lawyers to uphold the ethical standards of the legal profession and carry themselves in a...

One dead, 2 injured in clash involving Pankrono, Adabraka Zongo youth

One person has died with two others injured in a clash between the youth of Pankrono and Adabraka Zongo in the Ashanti Region. ...

Police complete investigations into alleged killing of employer by house boy

The Ghana Police Service says it has completed investigations into the case of a house boy accused of murdering his madam at Sokoban-Apaaso in...

Notorious thief, 21, jailed for stealing

A 21-year-old tractor operator has been sentenced to 23 months imprisonment for stealing a 24-inch Television set, four laptops, Kente cloth, Tramadol tablets, a...

Nyaho-Tamakloe mourns Akoto Ampaw

Founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has eulogised renowned lawyer Akoto Ampaw in a glowing tribute. Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe has...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Relocate victims to Saglemi Housing Project – Real Estate Developer

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Agency (GREDA), Frank Aboagye Danyansah has suggested to government to relocate victims of the...

NAGRAT’s take on Akosombo dam spillage

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called on the Education Ministry to put in place measures to alleviate the impact of the...

Kasoa residents block major highway to protest deplorable roads [Photos]

Scores of residents at Kasoa in the Central region hit the streets on Friday to protest the deplorable nature of their roads. The residents...

Farmers to receive 4.5 million day-old chicks

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has started supplying 4.5 million day-old chicks to anchor farmers and their outgrowers. They will also receive vaccines...

Two women jailed for trafficking, forcing 4 girls into sex trade 

Two women alleged to be sex workers wept uncontrollably when the Tarkwa Circuit Court sentenced them to 17 years in prison in hard labour,...

Adom FM’s Kwadwo Fordjour called to the Bar

Congratulations are in order for Adom FM producer, Listowel Kwadwo Fordjour following the successful completion of his law programme. Mr Fordjour is enjoying his...

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Sammi Awuku called to the Bar [Photos]

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and the Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku are the...

Suleimana Braimah takes on Kan Dapaah over coup comment

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Suleimana Braimah, has criticized National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah for accusing the media,...

Kikibees CEO’s memorial held, funeral scheduled for Dec. 9 and 10

The one-week memorial for the late CEO of Kikibees and Noir Lounge, Bennet Adomah Agyekum has been held. The solemn service took place on October...

Election 2024: UTAG urges govt to address security challenges

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has entreated the government, citizens and development partners to take concrete steps to address all security challenges...

Ghana to have first lithium project with increased royalties

The government has granted Barari DV Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Atlantic Lithium Limited, a 15-year Mining Lease to commence the construction and mining...

John Mahama to donate relief items to flood victims

Former President, John Mahama is set to make a donation of relief items to victims of the recent flood devastation in the Lower Volta...

Resource NADMO to deliver — Alan Kyerematen

An independent presidential hopeful, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has called on the government to resource the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to deliver on its...

Renowned lawyer Akoto Ampaw passes on

Veteran Ghanaian lawyer and human rights, activist, Anthony Akoto Ampaw has passed on. Accra-based Asaase radio confirmed this in a post on X formerly Twitter. According...

Menzgold to start payment today

Defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold Limited is set to officially commence client payments today, Friday, October 20th, 2023, per information gathered by DGN Online. After...

Your statement incites a coup – Security analyst fires Kan Dapaah

A security analyst, Paul Boateng, has expressed his displeasure about comments made by National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah. Mr. Dapaah has accused some individuals...

Woman, son arrested over killing of farmer

A 57-year-old woman, Akua Kesewaa, and her 26-year-old son, Emmanuel Aboagye, are being investigated by the Oda Police for the lynching of a 56-year-old...

Enthusiasm for building National Cathedral has diminished – Rev. Opuni-Frimpong

A former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Reverend Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has expressed concerns about the waning enthusiasm for the National Cathedral...

Cabinet begins 3-day retreat over economy, dam spillage crisis today

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his Cabinet are beginning a three-day retreat to deliberate on the country’s economy and the humanitarian crisis that...

Stop politicising Akosombo dam spillage crisis – Rev. Opuni-Frimpong

A former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Reverend Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong is cautioning political parties to desist from politicizing the plight...

Donate your second offerings to Akosombo Dam spillage victims – NYA to churches, Mosques

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has appealed to churches to give their second offering to the NYA to support the over 27 thousand people...

Akosombo dam spillage: If I were VRA boss, I would have resigned – MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Domeabra-Obom, Sophia Ackuaku, has said she would have resigned from post if she were the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...

Don’t wrap kenkey in polythene – FDA sensitises Yamoransa traders

The Central Regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has sensitised producers of Fante kenkey at Yamoransa not to use polythene to...

Apostle Amoako Atta recounts mysterious death of his twin brother

Founder and Leader of the Lord's Parliament Chapel International, Apostle Francis Amoako Atta, has recounted how he tragically lost his twin brother while they...

What to know about Youth in Agriculture project

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Kofi Baah Agyepong, has shared insights on the Youth in Agriculture project. Mr Agyepong...