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Kwahumanhene’s funeral: Dormaahene’s majestic arrival in Kwahu [Video]

The Omanhene of Dormaa Traditional Area, Oseadeayo Agyeman Badu II on Thursday, November 30, 2023, arrived in Kwahu for the final funeral rites of...

First year SHS students will still report on December 4 – Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education has stated that, first year Senior High School (SHS) students are to report to school on Monday, December 4, 2023. The...

Three ex-convicts jailed 18 months for stealing cassava worth GH₵1,800

The Agona Nsaba Magistrate's Court has sentenced three ex-convicts to six months in hard labour each for stealing cassava worth GH₵1,800 from Emmanuel Fenyn,...

39th National Farmers’ Day to be celebrated at Tarkwa today

The annual National Farmers' Day celebration is set to take place at the University of Mines and Technology in Tarkwa, Western Region Today, December...

Fix the Country protestors run to Supreme Court over injunction against their demo

Organizers of the Fix the Country protest, Democracy Hub Ghana, have filed an application at the Supreme Court to quash an injunction application secured...

GWCL asked to make its sachet and bottled water available on the market

The District Chief Executive for Anloga in the Volta Region, Seth Yormewu, has appealed to the Ghana Water Company Limited to make its sachet...

Driver’s mate jailed 10 years for robbery

An Accra Circuit court has sentenced a 19-year-old driver’s mate to 10 yens in prison for robbery. Nathaniel Adjei robbed a businesswoman of her three...

Jaman North district suspends Farmer’s Day celebration indefinitely over security concerns

The celebration of this year's Farmer's Day in the Jaman North District of the Bono region has been suspended due a chieftaincy dispute in...

Speaker appeals to Education Minister to reverse reporting date for first year SHS students

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has appealed to Minister for Education to reconsider the decision for first year SHS students to resume school next...

Wassa Fiase paramountcy threaten to boycott National Farmers Day at Tarkwa

Less than 24 hours before the celebration of this year’s National Farmers Day, which is to take place at Tarkwa, the Paramount Chief of...

7 arrested over shooting incident at Sampa

The Ghana Police Service has arrested seven people for firing indiscriminately during the installation of a Paramount chief at Sampa in the Bono Region. According...

Ghana Card: NIA staff convicted for registering unqualified applicant

The police have issued a bench warrant for the search and arrest of an alleged Fulani herdsman, Amadu Seeta, for acquiring a Ghana Card...

Kissi Agyebeng urged to follow legal channels

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has reacted to concerns raised by the Special Prosecutor regarding an alleged coordinated effort by certain judges to dismiss...

Two injured in robbery incident at Yeji

Two persons were reportedly injured after a robbery incident on the Yeji Atebubu highway in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region. Per...

GAF urged to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS

The Programme Manager of the Ghana Armed Forces HIV/AIDS Control Programme (GAFACP), Nanal Captain H. Manu, has called on the military to actively contribute...

GES to reconsider reporting date for first year SHS students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has revealed that, management will consider revising the reporting date for first-year students in the Senior High Schools (SHS)....

Nkwanta North DCE cuts sod for SOCO projects

The District Chief Executive Officer (DCE) for Nkwanta North district in the Oti Region, William Nawugma Kidinan has cut sod for the construction of...

Don’t resign – Martin Kpebu to ‘frustrated’ Kissi Agyebeng

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has encouraged the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, not to be disheartened by the challenges he has faced in carrying...

Special Prosecutor’s lamentation does not augur well for judiciary’s image – Domelevo

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, says the Special Prosecutor’s recent lamentation about the attitude of the judiciary towards his office does not reflect positively...

Govt will ensure completion of La General Hospital in 2024 – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says he is optimistic that the La General Hospital will be commissioned by the end of 2024. The demolished La General...

Domelevo sends important message to Kissi Agyebeng

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo is urging the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng to remain resolute in his fight against corruption. This follows some comments made...

Over 100 HIV positive cases recorded through self-testing so far

Over 100 HIV positive cases have so far been recorded since the distribution of self-testing kits in July 2023, Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programme...

State agencies save $30m from Ghana Card merger

Nearly $30 million is being saved each year by the various state institutions that have successfully integrated their systems with the National Identification Authority...

COCOBOD: Illegal miners intimidating farmers to acquire cocoa lands

Illegal miners are using intimidating tactics to acquire lands from farmers for illegal mining, the director in charge of anti-galamsey activities at the Ghana Cocoa Board...

Ghana’s LGBTQ stance not a consideration for IMF transaction – Sam George

The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George says Ghana’s stance against LGBTQ should not affect the ongoing IMF transaction. This, according to him, is...

GIDA blames Dawhenya residents for flooding

The Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) has said Dawhenya floods every three years is due to continuous rainfall. According to the Authority, locals knowing this...

Stop seeking public sympathy – Lawyer tells Special Prosecutor

Private legal practitioner, Kwame Adofo has downplayed the Special Prosecutor (SP), Kissi Agyebeng’s press conference on challenges which are getting in the way of...

Over half a million persons in labour force unemployed, multidimensionally poor – GSS

Over half a million persons in the labour force were unemployed and multidimensionally poor in every quarter of 2022, ranging from an estimated 550,000...

Minister calls for collaboration among engineers, industry and academia

The Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Technical, Vocational, Education and Technology (TVET), Gifty Twum Ampofo, has called for closer collaboration among engineers,...

Kan Dapaah’s motion for GH¢10m default judgement against Barker-Vormawor dismissed

The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application for a judgment in default filed by National Security Minister, Kan Dapaah, against Fix the...

Nana Owiredu Wadie I to be honored “WODIF State Commissioner” of Ghana

The supreme sovereign authority of the World Diplomatic Federation (WODIF) in the United States has appointed Nana Owiredu Wadie I as the State Commissioner...

Finance Minister visits La General Hospital site

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday led a delegation to tour the La General Hospital site. Accompanied by his deputy, Abena Osei Asare, the visit was to confirm...

The People’s Forum: Dawhenya dam spillage flooding was avoidable – Resident

A resident of Adakope, a suburb of Dawhenya in the Ningo Prampram Municipality has said the flooding caused by the spillage of an irrigation...

MoMo vendor found dead over GH₵15K debt at Awutu Bawjiase

A 30-year-old Mobile Money (MoMo) vendor, Francis Larbie, has reportedly committed suicide over a GH₵15,000 debt at Awutu Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya West...

December in GH: Airport Company begins crackdown on extortion

The Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has begun a crackdown on acts of extortion of airline passengers by workers at the Kotoka International Airport...

Clean Air: MPs spearhead legislation to tackle rising pollution

Three Members of Parliament (MPs) are leading an ambitious charge to address the escalating air pollution affecting the nation. With a private members bill in...

Mortuary workers call off strike

The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has called off its intended strike following a meeting with the National Labour Commission (NLC) on Wednesday,...

Don’t undermine the dignity of host community during peace building – Supreme Court judge to int’l peace builders

A Supreme Court Judge, Her Ladyship Justice Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu has urged mediators and peace builders in Africa to prioritize the opinions and involvement...

SHS student jailed 14-years over GH₵59K electrical cable theft

Mohammed Maazu Gariba, a third-year student at Saviour Senior High School (SHS)-Oseim, has been handed a 14-year prison sentence by the Koforidua Circuit Court...

10 ‘galamseyers’ arrested, 2 excavators burnt in Anwiaso East Forest Reserve

The Rapid Response Unit of the Forestry Commission on Wednesday, conducted an operation in the Anwiaso East Forest Reserve, at Manse, near Diaso in...