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Education Minister ‘defends’ new GES boss; says he taught Geography in SHS

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said the new acting Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah,...

First tranche of $1.13bn cocoa syndicated loan to hit BoG account today

All things being equal, the first tranche of the $1.13 billion cocoa syndicated loan will hit the account of the Bank of Ghana today...

Ofori-Atta still in office because of his surname – MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central, Murtala Mohammed, says the only reason the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is still at post has...

Finance Ministry reacts to Ofori-Atta’s alleged resignation

The Finance Ministry has denied reports that its Sector Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has resigned from his position. It follows reports from some traditional media and...

Abu Jinapor courts support of Christian Council to curb illegal mining

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has courted the support of the leadership of the Ghana Christian Council to help...

Galamsey fight: 100 river wardens to protect waterbodies

The first batch of 100 out of 300 River Wardens on Tuesday successfully completed a 4-week intensive pre-deployment training course at the Eastern Naval...

We’re running democracy not family dynasty; Ofori-Atta must go – Akufo-Addo told

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) doesn't belong to anybody or a group of persons. We have to protect it because we are running democracy...

Akufo-Addo to meet NPP MPs who want Ofori-Atta sacked

President Nana Akufo-Addo is scheduled to meet the New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament (MPs) demanding that Ken Ofori-Atta is sacked as Finance Minister. The...

Suspected smugglers allegedly kill Customs officer, injure 3 others

An officer of the Nigerian Customs Service was killed by suspected smugglers while on patrol on Sinau-Kenu Road in Baruteen Local Government Area of...

Strong moral, authoritative voices needed to win ‘galamsey’ fight – Abu Jinapor

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, says Ghana needs ‘strong moral’ and ‘authoritative’ voices to win the fight against illegal...

VRA issues alert on controlled spillage of Akosombo, Kpong dams

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has alerted stakeholders of a possible controlled spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong dams following the consistent high rise...

Martin Kpebu to lead ‘Ku me Preko’ Reloaded demo against Akufo-Addo

Private Legal Practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has served notice to lead a massive demonstration against President Nana Akufo-Addo over the economic crisis. Dubbed Ku me preko reloaded,...

How will mothers buy milk? – Sam Korankye Ankrah bemoans Cedi depreciation

The founder of the Royalhouse Chapel International, Sam Korankye Ankrah, has sympathised with mothers in the face of the consistent depreciation of the local...

Akufo-Addo commissions Kwabeng-Abomosu-Asuom road and bridge

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the newly constructed 45-millimetre span bridge on the River Birim and the reconstructed 41-kilometre Kwabeng-Abomosu-Asuom highway. The commissioning was done...

Akufo-Addo holds crunch meeting with AGI executives

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday afternoon held a closed-door meeting with the Executive members of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI). The meeting at the...

We will support Ken Ofori-Atta’s removal even if … – NPP MP

The MP for Okaikwei Central constituency, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has advocated for the removal of Ken Ofori-Atta as the Finance Minister. His call comes on...

Mark 4:38-39 is NPP MP’s message to Ofori-Atta over calls for his dismissal

Subin Member of Parliament (MP), Eugene Antwi, has gone biblical as he joins calls for Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to be sacked. The former Deputy...

Dollar has broken jail – Sam Korankye-Ankrah

The Founder and General Overseer of the Royal House Chapel International, Most Rev Sam Korankye-Ankrah, has bemoaned the government’s failure to address the country’s...

Four fined over disturbances during NDC election

Four persons arrested in connection with the disturbances that occurred during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Constituency elections at Adansi North have been convicted. They...

World dirtiest man dies shortly after taking first bath in decades

An Iranian hermit nicknamed the "dirtiest man in the world" died at the old age of 94, reported news agency AFP on Tuesday, citing...

2-month-old baby amputated after father assaulted him for disturbing his sleep

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), and the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) have called on Nigerian government and the Nigeria police to...

Tema residents to experience 5 hours blackout on Wednesday

Residents at Tema in the Greater Accra Region are to expect total darkness on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, ahead of the funeral of their...

I don’t regret my decision on Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election – Ofosu-Ampofo

National Chairman of the Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu- Ampofo, has said that he still stands by his decision to pull the...

Revealed: How Africa’s richest man Dangote was blocked from investing in Hearts of Oak

Former Hearts of Oak National Chapters Committee Chairman, Mohammed Alhassan, has revealed that Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, was prevented from investing in the...

Minority reacts to NPP MPs’ call for Ofori-Atta’s sack

The Minority in parliament has commended the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentarians who have demanded Ken Ofori-Atta's sack as Finance Minister. According to the Minority,...

Police pounce on ‘wee’ suspects

Four persons suspected to be peddlers and users of narcotic drugs, also known as ‘wee’, have been arrested at Kotei in Kumasi. The suspects included...

2022 World Cup: 5 Ghanaian players to watch

Following the disappointment of a group-stage exit at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year, Milovan Rajevac was dismissed as Ghana coach,...

Minority files motion for Ken Ofori-Atta’s removal

The Minority in Parliament filed a motion on Tuesday for the dismissal of the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, moved the...

Koku Anyidoho offers powerful prayer for Akufo-Addo amidst economic crisis

The founder of the Atta-Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has offered powerful prayers for President Nana Akufo-Addo asking God to redeem Ghana from the current...

Teacher arrested after ‘hiding’ missing teenager for 2 years

A teacher is accused of hiding a missing teenager who vanished more than two years ago and reappeared at his family’s home in March,...

I dreamt of participating in NSMQ in class 4 – Prempeh College contestant

Lionel Sefa Boakye Yiadom was in class four when he started dreaming of representing Prempeh College at the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). He...

Woman stripped of qualification after burning degree

A young woman in Malawi has had her academic qualifications revoked after a video, in which she was seen burning her university degree as...

GUTA raises alarm over benchmark value increment

 The Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA), says it has come to the notice of the members of the trading community that the Ghana...

200 mental health patients abandoned at Accra Psychiatric Hospital

The Accra Psychiatric Hospital has 200 patients at the facility who have been abandoned by their relatives. A Psychiatrist at the facility, Dr Nana Adobea...

Police arrest suspects in Dzorwulu land dispute

The Police have arrested suspects Nana Owusu Banahene and James Quainoo in connection with some disturbances at Dzorwulu Accra, over a disputed land. The suspects...

Men in NPP now boys – AFAG Vice President on economic hardships

A pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) pressure group is up in alms with the Akufo-Addo government over the current economic conditions. According to Alliance for Accountable...

Nerasol Ghana honoured at GIITA awards

Nerasol Ghana and its boss Mr. Samuel Ofori-Gyampoh received recognition at the 12th Ghana Information Technology & Telecom Awards (GITTA) 2022 held at Mövenpick...

Its time for a lean govt – OccupyGhana tells Akufo-Addo

Pressure group OccuppyGhana is demanding that President Nana Akufo-Addo runs “a lean and mean government” to fix the current economic hardship in the country. In...

Police probe disturbances at Dzorwulu

The Ghana Police Service is appealing for calm following a shooting incident at Dzorwulu, a suburb in Accra Monday evening. A man is seen in...

Prominent Pakistani journalist shot dead in Kenya

An investigation has begun in Kenya after well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead by police at a roadblock on Sunday. He was "fatally...