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Wasa Dominase chief laments deplorable roads

The chief of Wasa Dominase in the Amenfi Central District of the Western region has expressed his concerns about the deplorable state of the...

New twist to Cecilia Dapaah’s case

Patience Botwe, a former housemaid of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah and six others have been slapped with 31 fresh charges moments after...

Self-employed on SSNIT quadruple

The number of self-employed persons on the tier one pension scheme the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) manages has more than quadrupled...

Over 500 Garu youth demonstrate over military brutality

More than 500 youths from Garu and Tempane have staged a peaceful demonstration demanding justice for military brutalities that occurred on Sunday, October 29,...

Opening Korle Bu renal unit without sustainable financing recipe for disaster – Beyuo

Medical practitioner, Dr. Titus Beyuo says the reopening of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital’s Renal Unit will lead to further complications in the near...

Manso Manukrom chief, community build 4-bedroom quarters for teachers

The chief and residents of Manso Manukrom in the Amansie South District of Ashanti have constructed a 4-bedroom quarters to accommodate teachers. This initiative...

Mother who dumped newborn baby in bush turns herself in

A mother who had allegedly abandoned her newborn baby in the bush near Bole Customs Barrier on October 27, 2023, has turned herself in...

Toflokpo residents give govt 14 days to call management of Electrochem to order

Aggrieved residents of Toflokpo in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region have given the government a two-week ultimatum to call management...

Chief Justice to assign new judge to OSP’s confirmation application against Cecilia Dapaah

Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkonoo is set to reassign the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s confirmation application against Cecilia Dapaah to a new judge. This...

Energy Minister, VRA summoned before Parliament today over Akosombo Dam Spillage

The Minister of Energy and the leadership of the Volta River Authority (VRA) are set to appear before Parliament today. They are expected to provide...

NPA, police intercept 13 vehicles used for illegal petroleum transaction

Thirteen Bulk Road Ve­hicles (BVRs), which were illegally used to transport petroleum products, have so far been intercepted by the Ashanti Regional Police Command...

Government pays ¢13.7m as rent advance for 1,105 Ghanaians – Housing Minister reveals

The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, announced on Tuesday that a total of 1,105 Ghanaian workers from six regions have benefited...

GETFund completes 2,731 projects 2019-2023 – Dr Ampofo Boadu

A total of 2,731 infrastructure projects have been completed by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) between 2019 and 2023, the Administrator of the...

Armed land guards storm Amanfrom Dunkwa, injure residents

A group of 35 individuals, armed with weapons, have invaded Amanfrom Dunkwa, a neighborhood within the Ngleshie Amanfrom area of the Ga South Municipality....

Korle Bu reopens Renal Unit

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has reopened the Renal Unit for the treatment of kidney and other related diseases to outpatients. The reopening last...

Over 60% legacy projects completed — GETFund

Legacy projects, including the E-blocks that commenced under former President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, constitute more than 60 per cent of completed projects in...

La General hospital: Gov’t toying with lives – MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for La Dadekotopon, Rita Naa Odeley Sowah has accused government of toying with the lives of her constituents due to...

Acute water shortage hits parts of Accra

Acute water shortage has hit parts of Accra as residents travel to far places in search of water for their homes. Some are forced to...

Allow us to build La General hospital if you can’t – Group to govt

The Coalition of La Associations has called on the government to relinquish control of the La General Hospital land and allow them to build...

Court remands 62-year-old miner for pouring acid on former girlfriend

A 62-year-old illegal miner, who allegedly poured liquid suspected to be acid on his former girlfriend, Victoria Salamatu Safia, 35, has been remanded into...

NPP parliamentary aspirant donates ambulance to Fanteakwa South district

A parliamentary aspirant of the New Patriotic Party( NPP) at Fanteakwa South, Nana Alhaji Abdul Razak has donated an emergency care ambulance to the...

Foreign Ministry hints on possible visa-free entry for Africans

Ghana is considering introducing visa-free travel for all Africans and people of African descent, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has said. Madam Botchway indicated...

Gunshot injures seven at funeral at Kadjebi

Seven persons, including a female, have sustained gunshot wounds at Kadjebi in the Oti Region. The injured might have been hit by bullets from a...

One injured after armed robbery at filling station

A gang of armed robbers have attacked Gaso filling station in Adankrono, near Kade, within the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region on the...

Okomfo Anokye’s historic cola tree cut down by unknown person in Feyiase

The Feyiase Akoyem Traditional Council and the police have joined forces in search for persons believed to have fell the historic cola tree planted...

Labourer remanded for breaking into 2 offices and stealing

An Adentan Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a labourer accused of breaking into two different offices at East Legon, Accra. Richard Bajian is...

GETFund Administrator sets records straight on scholarship selection process

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), has responded to critics of the scholarship selection process. To Dr. Richard Ampofo Boadu, the process...

GETFund: Our scholarship programmes not only for ‘brilliant but needy students’- Administrator

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Dr. Richard Ampofo Boadu, has said GETFund's reputation extends beyond its dedication to education. He highlighted...

CHRAJ clears Paul Adom-Otchere in KIA’s Christmas tree decor scandal

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has cleared Paul Adom-Otchere, Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), of allegations...

Africa’s youth must unite to shape a brighter future – Sports Minister

The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has rallied Africa's youth to unite and reshape the narrative of the continent. He emphasized the...

MP blames gov’t for feud between Electrochem, Sege residents

Member of Parliament (MP) for Sege, Christian Corleytey Otuteye, has said the feud between residents and Electrochem Ghana Limited should be blamed on government. According...

Kwabre motorists, residents lament poor condition of road

Commercial drivers and other road users in the Kwabre enclave of the Ashanti region are lamenting the poor state of a two-kilometre road linking...

2023/24 scholarship: GETFund Administrator reveals application details

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Dr. Richard Ampofo Boadu, has announced that the scholarship programme will start accepting applications on...

Energy Minister leads VRA, NADMO to visit communities affected by Akosombo Dam spillage

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh on Tuesday, 7th November, 2023 led officials of the Volta River Authority and the National Disaster Management Organization...

La General Hospital: IMF deal caused sponsors to suspend funding for construction – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader has attributed the delay in the reconstruction of the La General Hospital to a hold-up in funds by the facility's sponsors. According...

Persons responsible for recent power instability must be punished – TUC

The Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, has called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to identify...

Licensure exams: National Teaching Council sends strong message

Teachers holding diplomas in Ghana have been given the last opportunity to sit for the Licensure Examination (GTLE) as it undergoes a significant...

Rev. Dr Frimpong’s latest comment on National Cathedral brouhaha

A former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, has rallied the Christian community in the country to...

PRESEC ranked first in EN Analytics Top 100 SHS rankings for Science and Mathematics

In the latest EN Analytics Top 100 Senior High School rankings for Science and Mathematics, the Presbyterian Boy’s Secondary School (PRESEC) Legon, emerged as...

Asantes are now their own enemies – Otumfuo

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has said the kingdom in recent times is coming under threat from enemies within. This according to him...