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We didn’t go to ‘galamsey’ sites to pray – Clergy

The Christian Ecumenical Bodies of Ghana is angered about the public uproar over their visit to illegal mining sites in the Eastern Region. According them,...

Be patient: GRTCC on transport fare increment

Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) is urging commercial drivers not to increase transport fares. The Council said they were yet to meet the government...

Eleven persons in court for rioting over GPRTU revenue

Eleven persons who were picked for rioting over ticketing and revenue at the Shukura Lorry Station have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.  They are...

Cedi slumps to world’s most performer versus dollar

Ghana’s cedi slumped to the world’s worst-performing currency to the dollar as wait-and-see investors continued to squeeze foreign capital into the West African country...

Galamsey: Occupyghana makes fresh demands

A pressure group, OccupyGhana has asked President Akufo-Addo to confiscate all ‘galamsey’ lands across the country.  The Group in an open letter dated October 17...

GPRTU demands 40% increment in transport fares

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is pushing for a 40 percent increase in transport fares ahead of its meeting with the government...

Akufo-Addo refers Captain Smart to Media Commission

The government has debunked and rebuked a publication by Onua TV titled “Nana Addo is actively involved in galamsey – Captain Smart”. Per the article...

Zoomlion donates to schools to mark global handwashing day

Waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, is donating handwashing items to schools. The donation forms part of Zoomlion’s activities to commemorate Global Handwashing Day (GHD),...

Re-constructed 44-year-old KATH maternity and children’s block nears completion

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed great satisfaction with the progress of work ongoing on the reconstruction and modernisation of the Maternity and Children’s block...

Coalition of Muslim Organisations raises red flag over ‘offensive’ textbook

The Coalition of Muslim Organisations, Ghana (COMOG), has raised concerns over the publication of a textbook which they say casts the religion in a...

Why UTAG-UCC is out of university labour unions’ strike

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has abandoned the ongoing strike action of the four...

Akufo-Addo names his 5 best-performing Ministers

President Nana Akufo-Addo says he will not reshuffle some of his best-performing Ministers just because their critics believe they have served for too long...

EPA revokes licences of some illegal miners

The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Henry Kokofu, has disclosed that the Agency has sanctioned and revoked licenses of some...

Russia increases scholarship to Ghanaian students

The Russian Government has increased its scholarship to Ghanaian students from 75 to 110 with effect from November 2022. All students who would qualify for...

Maker’s House Chapel to get university, Teaching hospital

The General Overseer of The Maker’s House Chapel International has revealed they have received authorisation to build a university and teaching hospital. Dr Michael Boadi...

We receive ¢500 a day – ‘Galamsey’ workers boast of being paid more than minimum wage

A group of illegal miners have expressed delight in the financial gains from their illegal mining activities. According to the miners, each of them receives...

Energy Quest Foundation’s career seminar impacts hundreds

The Energy Career Seminars is an initiative of the Energy Quest Foundation. The founder of the Energy Quest Foundation, Lesley Arthur Asiedu, described this second...

You can’t survive on one job in Ghana; get extra source of income – Dr Boadi Nyamekye

The head pastor of The Maker’s House Chapel International, Dr Michael Boadi Nyamekye, has cautioned Ghana's economic situation does not make it safe for...

I’m sure my father wouldn’t have died if … – Dr Boadi Nyamekye

The General Overseer of The Maker’s House Chapel International, Dr Michael Boadi Nyamekye, has sadly recounted the death of his father, Charles Kofi Nyamekye....

Akufo-Addo commissions 20-unit residential facility for justices of Appeals Court

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned a 20-unit residential facility for justices of the Appeals Court in Kumasi. The project, which comprises four bedrooms each, a...

Adwoa Safo sends message to 2022 BECE candidates [Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/lY23uMy3QaM?feature=share In a video shared on social media, Miss Safo said she wishes the candidates, especially in her constituency all the best. The MP also offered...

Govt overstretching Aisha Huang’s case – Effah-Dartey

Lawyer for Aisha Huang, an alleged illegal miner, has said the government is creating unnecessary hype for his client’s case. According to (Capt Rtd) Nkrabeah...

The Lord knows best – Ofori-Atta consoles Kwasi Kwarteng after dismissal

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has commiserated with Kwasi Kwarteng following his sack as Britain's Finance Minister. Mr Ofori-Atta says he shares in his pain, especially...

Akufo-Addo heaps praises on Alan Kyerematen

President Nana Akufo Addo has lauded Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyeremanten, for being consistent in delivering on his mandate. The President believes Mr Kyerematen...

YEA recruits 6,000 Community Health workers [Photos]

About 6,000 youth have passed out under the Youth Employment Agency’s (YEA) Community Health Worker module nationwide. The beneficiaries, who passed out in a colourful...

19,999 candidates writing BECE in Upper East region

Nineteen Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety Nine (19,999) candidates are writing this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) which started on Monday, October 17, 2022 in...

Call to sack Ken Ofori-Atta unjustified – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says there is no basis for him to sack the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. According to him, Mr Ofori-Atta has discharged his duties...

Dynamite blast kills two, others injured at quarry site

Two persons have died while several others have reportedly been injured after a dynamite blast at a stone quarry site at Abura Tetsi in...

Boankra Inland project to be completed in 2024

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been assured that the US$330 million Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal project, popularly referred to...

Nkwanta North district is the poorest in Ghana – GSS

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that in 50 out of the 261 districts (19.2%), more than half of the household population is...

CCTV captures moment Ghanaian lady fought and overpowered thief [Video]

Netizens have applauded the bravery of a yet-to-be-identified female who fought and overpowered a phone snatcher. The incident, which happened around 9:00 pm, was captured...

Tell your success story – Otumfuo to Akufo-Addo

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged President Akufo-Addo to go out and tell the success story of his administration. He said it was...

We will use our hands if… Illegal miners mock Akufo-Addo

Despite the renewed conversations about illegal mining in the country, some of the persons involved seem unperturbed. Not even the threats by government in the...

Fuel price to hit GH¢18 per liter in December if… COPEC

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) is predicting a marginal increase in fuel prices ahead of the yuletide. According to the Chamber, the prices...

Trader gets 10 years jail term for possession of narcotics

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 39-year-old petty trader to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for unlawful possession of narcotics. Samuel Hagan,alias "Tuga,"...

Nana Agradaa granted GH¢50,000 bail

Embattled fetish priestess turned evangelist, Patricia Asiedua, aka Nana Agradaa, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢ 50,000 with three sureties by...

Popular prophet Kwabena Tawiah laid to rest

Popular Ghanaian Prophet, Odifo Kwabena Tawiah, was laid to rest over the weekend following his demise several months ago. The founder and leader of the...

GPRTU hints at another fare increment

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has threatened a 30 percent to 40 percent increase in transport fares. The Union’s decision follows the recent...

Over 18m SIM Cards registered so far – Communications Ministry

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation says a little over 18 million SIM Cards have been registered so far with the ongoing SIM Cards...

12-year-old drowns in river Dejebo while attempting to rescue friend

A 12-year-old girl drowned in river Dejebo in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region on Sunday afternoon. The deceased, Efa, a class one...