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Police reacts to alleged militia training in Bawku

The Ghana Police Service has vehemently dismissed claims of militia training in Bawku in the Upper East region. The Police said it thoroughly investigated the...

Two foreigners jailed for acquiring Ghana Card, birth certificate

The Police Headquarters District Court has sentenced a Cameroonian and Togolese to 36 months imprisonment each in hard labour for illegally acquiring Ghana Cards...

IEA calls for policy ensuring all gov’t appointees pay for electricity consumed

The Institute of Economic Affairs(IEA) is calling for a policy that will ensure that all government appointees pay for their domestic electricity usage. In a...

GIDA’s $40K irrigation cost estimate “unreasonably high” – Prof. Kanton

Professor Roger Kanton, a Research Scientist at the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), has expressed surprise at the Ghana Irrigation Development Authority’s (GIDA) estimated...

Government sets up 35 PWDs in North Dayi District

The government through the disability fund has set up some thirty-five persons with disabilities (PWDS)in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region. The Fund...

NIB officer, wife tied up and robbed at gunpoint at Kasoa Chrispo City [Photos]

An officer of the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) and his wife have been tied up and robbed at gunpoint in Kasoa Chrispo City in...

Bono Minister hands over DRIP equipment to MDAs

The Bono Regional Minister has handed over 99 road construction equipment to 12 municipal and district assemblies (MDAs) under the District Road Improvement Program...

Teacher trainees want academic calendar extended after CETAG calls off strike

Some Teacher trainees are calling for an extension of the academic calendar after the Colleges of Education Teachers Association Ghana (CETAG) called off its...

Gov’t committed to resolving Asanko Gold Ltd and Tontokrom dispute – Mireku Duker

The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources responsible for Mines, George Mireku Duker, has re-echoed government's commitment to resolving the dispute between the...

Prime lands allegedly sold to NPP appointees, politically exposed persons at La Wireless – Part I

Fresh interceptions as part of my ongoing special parliamentary oversight on State Capture reveal that the canker is deeper and more widespread than initially...

Free SHS has alleviated financial burden on chiefs – Domeabra Omanhene tells Napo

The Omanhene of the Domeabra Traditional Area, Nana Bafour Owusu, has disclosed that the governing New Patriotic Party's(NPP) Free Senior High School (SHS) policy...

Attorney General replies Kwabena Donkor over $134m judgement debt 

The Attorney-General has rejected claims of refusing to settle the legal liabilities stemming from a $134 million judgment debt issued against Ghana by a...

Registrar of Sunyani Technical University’s reappointment challenged in court

The reappointment of Samuel Ankamah Obour as the Registrar of Sunyani Technical University has been legally challenged by two individuals at the Sunyani High...

Bawumia’s government will improve prison infrastructure and prisoners’ welfare

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed a strong desire to improve prison infrastructure and...

Upper East yet to be affected by Bagre dam spillage – NADMO

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Upper East Region has indicated that the full impact of the Bagre Dam spillage is yet...

Angry Akyem Oda traders attack Forest Division Office

A violent mob of lumber traders and sellers from the Oda Timber Market has attacked and vandalised the Akyem Oda District Office of the...

Ayorkor Botchwey engages Sri Lanka in Commonwealth bid and economic cooperation talks

Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley A. Botchwey, met with her Sri Lankan counterpart, Ali Sabri, in Colombo to discuss her candidacy for Commonwealth Secretary-General and...

Cabinet approves Gifted, Talented Education

Cabinet has approved the implementation of a Gifted and Talented Education System (GATE) programme in selected schools to enhance the potential of students towards...

Omanhene of Akyem Bosome appeals for gov’t intervention to resolve 10-year-old chieftaincy dispute

The Omanhene of Akyem Bosome Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Okotwaasuo Kantamanto Oworaen Agyekum III, has appealed for the government's intervention to resolve...

Listing Graphic on stock market better option – NMC

The Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh, has described the recapitalisation of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd. (GCGL) through an initial...

NADMO calls for immediate national response to Keta coastline erosion

The Deputy National Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Seji Saji has called for urgent national action to address the severe coastal...

Keta coastline could be lost in two years – Maritime Expert warns

Executive Director of the Center for International Maritime Affairs Ghana (CIMAG), Albert Fiatui has issued a stark warning that the Keta coastline in the...

Teacher confesses to ‘chopping’ GH₵15,000 unearned salary at PAC [Video]

A teacher's admission sparked laughter when he confessed to spending GH₵15,000 of an unearned salary during a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sitting. A Principal Superintendent...

2024 WASSCE: WAEC warns school heads, invigilators over mass cheating

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has uncovered a grand scheme by some schools to engage in mass cheating in the ongoing...

Stonebwoy responds to controversy over GIMPA certificate

Ghanaian dancehall and afrobeats musician Stonebwoy has addressed recent claims suggesting that his recently acquired GIMPA (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration) certificate...

Bawumia donates laptops, white canes to PWDs at Legon

Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reinforced his commitment to improving the lives of Persons with...

AMA to distribute 2,000 street lights by August 25

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has unveiled plans to distribute 2,000 new streetlights across the metropolitan area by August 25. This is to address concerns...

PAC chair urges AG to initiate prosecution of all referrals

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is urging the Attorney General to initiate processes to prosecute all referrals of infractions and breaches in the...

Organised Labour demands overhaul of SSNIT’s Board despite Akufo-Addo’s intervention

Organised Labour has scaled up protest over the management of pension funds with a demand for a full takeover of the Board Chairmanship position...

Prof. Kanton urges gov’t to build larger dam at Kubore to control Bagre Dam spillages

A Research Scientist at the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), Professor Roger Kanton, has urged the government to prioritize constructing a larger dam at...

GBC D-G and Sports Minister’s $3 million payment dispute: new details surface

A recently leaked memo sheds new light on the ongoing controversy surrounding the disbursement of funds to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), contradicting earlier...

90 key roads to see facelift under DRIP in Volta Region – Dr. Letsa

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa has indicated that some 90 key roads in his jurisdiction would see a facelift under the District...

Winneba resident demand report on patient dump in bush

A resident of Winneba in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region, Francis Bolley, is calling on the Ghana Health Service to publish their...

Ahafo Regional Minister and DCE inspect water station project in Abuom

The Ahafo Regional Minister, George Boakye, together with the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asunafo South, Frank Aduse-Poku, have inspected the water station being...

Volta Regional Minister seeks collaboration for successful implementation of DRIP

The Volta Regional Coordinating Council officially launched the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), the newly implemented government initiative aimed at enhancing the region's road...

We’re not prepared to work beyond our legally mandated hours – CETAG

The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has expressed a willingness to discuss how to make up for lost...

Two granted GH¢200,000 bail each in Kumah’s widow burglary case

An Accra Circuit Court has granted GH¢200,000 bail each to two people who burgled Lilian Kumah, the widow of John Kumah, a former Deputy...

GUTA to sign MoUs with political parties to safeguard trader interests

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has announced plans to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with all potential governments ahead of the...

US court uncovers Ghana made ‘intrinsically weak’ appeals in $134m judgement debt to Trafigura

A U.S. district court document reveals that Ghana’s legal team twice failed to challenge a $134 million judgment awarded to energy firm Trafigura by...

Singer Tekno reacts to report of slumping on stage in viral video

Nigerian singer Tekno has responded to claims circulating on social media that he collapsed on stage while performing in South Africa. Earlier today, a video...