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Pay Ghana Gas to avert ‘dumsor’ – Ghana Gas Staff charge ECG

The Ghana Gas Senior Staff Association (GGSA) is demanding the immediate payment of debts due Ghana Gas by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)...

Foh-Amoaning threatens NPP MP over anti-LGBTQI Bill

The Executive Secretary of the National Coalition of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values (NCPHSRFV), Lawyer Moses Foh-Amoaning has issued a stern warning...

Asante artefacts returning home after 150 years

African artefacts looted during the colonial era, are gradually finding their way back to their countries of origin as discussions on restitution hit a...

Spokesperson for New Force repatriated

The state has repatriated a spokesperson for the New Force, Shalimar Abbuissi following the revocation of her permit by the Ghana Immigration Service. A Kaneshi...

3 Supreme Court nominees face Appointments Committee today

Three judges nominated by President Akufo-Addo for the Supreme Court are scheduled to appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Wednesday, December 20. The...

Former Defence Minister Lt. General J.H. Smith passes on

Lieutenant General Joseph Henry Smith, the former Minister of Defence and Army Commander of the Ghana Armed Forces, commonly known as JH Smith, has...

Child Rights International celebrates Tyrone Marhguy

Child Rights International has commended Tyrone Iras Marhguy, the young Rastafarian Achimota School student for his sterling performance in the West African Senior Secondary...

Suspend Lithium agreement with Barari DV – Dormaahene to government

The Paramount Chief of Dormaa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, is urging government to temporarily halt the implementation of the nation's first...

We can use any weapon at our disposal for self-defense during work – GNFS PRO warns

The Public Relations Officer for the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS),  A.D.O1 Alex King Nartey, has expressed concerns about attacks on personnel who arrive...

Lawyer takes on Akufo-Addo over Witchcraft, Armed Forces Bills

Private legal practitioner Kweku Paintsil says he is disappointment in President Akufo-Addo over his refusal to assent to the anti-witchcraft and Armed Forces Bills....

Amicus Legal Consult donates GH¢50,000 to support kidney patient

Amicus Legal Consult, a Tema-based private law firm has donated Gh¢50,000.00 to the Multimedia Group Limited in support of Kenneth Adom, who urgently requires...

Catholic Bishop clarifies Pope Francis’ directive to bless same-sex marriages

The Bishop of the Konongo-Mampong Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu, has addressed critics who have criticised Pope Francis following reports they can now...

Criticizing gov’t doesn’t mean I hate NPP – Goaso chief

The Paramount Chief of Goaso Traditional Council in Ahafo Region, Nana Kwasi Bosomprah has stated emphatically that his criticism of the government does not...

Asamankese Obuodwan Festival ignites with grand ceremony [Photos]

The vibrant rhythms of tradition echoed through the air as the Asaman community commenced the annual Obuodwan Festival with a captivating ceremony. Osabarima Adu...

2023 WASSCE: GNECC demands swift probe into AI answers results

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has called on the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to swiftly probe the results of 2023 West...

How WAEC nabbed WASSCE candidates who used AI

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed how it uncovered how candidates used Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms during the 2023 West African Senior...

Lithium deal: Is Ghana incapable of its own mining exploration? IET quizzes

President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Henry Kwadwo Boateng, is asking whether Ghana is incapable of doing its own mining exploration....

Prof. Ernest Aryeetey appointed first Emeritus Professor at ISSER

In a historic move, Professor Ernest Aryeetey has been appointed Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of...

Watch how Francis Sosu clashed with Immigration officers as New Force spokesperson is re-arrested

Francis-Xavier Sosu, lawyer for the embattled spokesperson for the New Force Movement, Shalimar Abbuissi clashed with officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) after...

Reactions on social media as Achimota Rasta student bags 8 As in WASSCE

Social media has been inundated with the news of Tyrone Iras Marhguy, the popular Achimota Senior High School student, after he passed his West...

How Achimota Rastafarian student reacted to his WASSCE results [Watch]

A video of how Achimota School of how Rastafarian student, Tyrone Iras Marhguy reacted to his WASSCE results has popped up on social media. Tyrone...

‘Side chick’ and banker ‘sugar daddy’ back in court over custody of vehicle

Deborah Seyram Adablah, the ‘side chick’ and her ex-lover, former Chief Finance Officer of a Bank, Ernest Kwesi Nimako return to court today, Tuesday,...

Drama as New Force spokesperson is re-arrested for repatriation after prosecutors dropped charges

The Ghana Immigration Service has revoked the residency permit of spokesperson for the New Force, Shalimar Abbuissi, to stay in the country. The Immigration...

Achimota Rastafarian student scores 8 A1s in 2023 WASSCE

The 2023 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results of Tyrone Iras Marhguy, who was nearly denied admission at Achimota Senior High School (SHS) have...

Koku Anyidoho inducted into Ghana Psychology Council

The founder and CEO of the Atta-Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has been inducted into the Ghana Psychology Council (GPC). The event which took...

2023 Media Capacity Enhancement Programme opens in Accra

The 2023 edition of Ghana’s Media Capacity Enhancement Programme (MCEP) has commenced in Accra. The programme aimed at equipping journalists with essential skills and knowledge,...

Ablakwa accuses gov’t of concealing ECOWAS’s GHS2.4million for flood victims

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has accused the Akufo-Addo-led government of concealing an amount of US$200,000.00 equivalent to GHS2.4 million...

High Court dismisses motion by Deloitte, awards GH₵2000 cost

An Accra High Court has refused a motion filed by Deloitte and Touché to segregate two out of the 10 issues to be determined...

Minister urges Ghanaians to prioritise district Assembly elections

The Oti Regional Minister, Dr. Joshua Makubu, has urged Ghanaians to prioritise the upcoming district Assembly elections, emphasizing their crucial role in governance for...

SML contract is inimical to Ghana’s development – John Jinapor

The Ranking Member of Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor has opposed the government's 10-year contract with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), describing...

‘This is thievery’ – IES on Finance Ministry’s 10-year SML contract

The Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has described as ‘thievery’ the Finance Ministry’s 10-year contract with Strategic...

Nana Amoako Poku is Offinsohene-elect, introduced at Asanteman Council meeting

Nana Amoako Poku, a 68-year-old royal of Offinso Ahyirem Royal Family, has been named as the Offinsohene elect. His name came up at an Asanteman...

Sampa gets new paramount chief

History was made at Manhyia Palace, Kumasi on Monday when a 45-year-old Justice of the Court of Appeal swore the oath of allegiance to...

Latest on Kasoa ritual murder will shock you

A Pathologist at the Police Hospital, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr. Osei Owusu-Afriyie has told the High Court in Accra that Ishmael Mensah Abdullah,...

2023 WASSCE: Results of some students withheld over AI answers

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has explained why it is withholding some results of 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). In a...

Akufo-Addo will miss the biggest opportunity to remake history as Tema motorway remains funeral grounds

If contract duration, averagely is anything to go by, President Akufo-Addo and his government will miss fine the opportunity to make history. The confusion and...

FDA confiscates, destroys expired post pills, aphrodisiac, milk, others

The Western North Regional Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has confiscated and burned unwholesome items from various shops across the nine districts in the...

Trainee nurses and midwives to protest over arrears

The Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA) is threatening to protest over unpaid arrears. The Association claimed government is yet to fulfill its promise to pay...

Okyenhene install new Twafohene after 58 years vacancy

Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panie has elevated the Etwienana Hene of Kyebi Barima Kwaku Dua to the higher traditional office of Twafohene. The Twafohene stool occupied...

GNAPS donates GH₵50,000 to flood victims in lower Volta [Photos]

The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) has emerged as a beacon of hope for the flood victims in the Lower Volta region...