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NPA allays fears of ‘gas cheating’ under cylinder recirculation model [Audio]

The National Petroleum Authority(NPA) has ruled out any possibility of cheating at gas filling stations in the implementation of the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM). This,...

We didn’t foresee current drought situation in Northern Ghana – Agric Ministry

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has said it did not expect the severity of the drought situation in Northern Ghana. However, the Ministry...

NPP, NDC to establish Private Education Service

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have pledged to consider the establishment of a Private Education Service. This service would...

Kwasi Asante re-assigned as Director of Passports

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has re-assigned Kwasi Asante as the Director of Passports. Accra-based Asaase Radio reported the...

Indiscriminate sand winning destroying farms in Offinso

Indiscriminate sand winning activities is fast degrading arable farmlands in the Offinso district of the Ashanti region. Farmers in the area are counting their losses...

National Tenants’ Union disappointed by NPP’s unfulfilled housing promises

The leadership of the National Tenants’ Union of Ghana has expressed deep disappointment with the housing policy proposals featured in the New Patriotic Party’s...

HopeXchange lauds ASHA/USAID for transformative Support in Ghana’s Health Sector

HopeXchange medical Centre, under the Christian Health Service of Ghana (CHAG) is lauding the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) grant program of USAID...

New Times Corpo­ration takes steps to recover embezzled funds

The Management of the New Times Corpo­ration (NTC), publishers of the Ghanaian Times and the Spectator says it is taking steps to recover embezzled funds from its former...

We’ll clear consumables for renal patients stuck at Tema port soon – Korle Bu

The management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has promised to soon clear all consumables for renal patients, currently stuck at the port. The assurance follows...

UK stabbing: Ghanaians in Manchester react to death of 43-year-old woman

Apart from the woman who died following a stabbing in Manchester and has been named as 43-year-old Alberta Obinim, two other people also sustained...

In pictures: Blue supermoon lights up sky around the world and how it was seen in Accra

A blue moon happens once every two to three years - that's where the saying comes from. Photographers from around the world have been busy...

Import duties to be cedi-based, flat rate from 2025 – Oppong Nkrumah

The Vice Chair of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s Manifesto Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has announced that starting in 2025, import duties will no...

Man battling kidney issues rescued from suicide attempt at Ashaiman

A dramatic rescue unfolded in Ashaiman Lebanon as  man identified as Alfred Agoma, known locally as Yehowa Nyagbe, attempted to take his own life...

Emergent to donate 50,000 vaccine doses to address mpox outbreak in Africa

Emergent BioSolutions said on Monday it would donate 50,000 doses of its smallpox vaccine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other impacted countries...

Godwin Avenorgbo passes on

Renowned veteran broadcaster and Director of Communications at the Melcom Group of Companies, Godwin Avenorgbo, has been reported dead. His former, long-time employers, the Ghana...

Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin light up Ghana with Kingdom World Tour

The city of Accra was electrified as the Kingdom World Tour, featuring the renowned Maverick City Music and gospel legend Kirk Franklin, made a...

Digitalisation alone not enough to fight corruption – Edem Senanu

The Co-Chair of the Citizen Movement Against Corruption, Edem Senanu is skeptical about the effectiveness of digitalisation alone in combating corruption. Mr Senanu argued that...

A Sacred Journey: The Ga Mantse’s Pilgrimage to Mantseman

In the early hours of Saturday morning, the streets of Ga Mashie buzzed with anticipation. The echoes of drums and the chants of the...

Tell your boss to sign Anti-LGBTQ+bill – Ho West MP tells Bawumia

Member of Parliament for Ho West, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has challenged the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to prove...

Election 2024: Reports of militia training in Kwahu false – Police

The Ghana Police Service has firmly denied reports suggesting that militiamen are being trained in Kwahu, Eastern Region, in preparation for the 2024 general...

UK stabbing: Ghanaian named as victim of Manchester knife attack

The woman who died following a stabbing in Manchester has been named as 43-year-old Alberta Obinim. A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of...

Renal patients at Korle Bu vow to picket over uncleared consumables at Tema Port

The Renal Patients Association at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has expressed frustration over the government's delayed response in clearing essential dialysis consumables stuck at...

95-year-old man weds 90-year-old bride in Kenya

In a tender celebration of true love's perseverance, Ibrahim Mbogo, 95, and Tabitha Wangui, 90, finally said "I do" on Sunday, August 18, at...

Gov’t completes 6 of 37 abandoned veteran projects

The Defence Ministry and the Veteran Association of Ghana (VAG) appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and revealed that several VAG projects have...

Agogo farmers seek gov’t aid after plantain farms destroyed

Asante Akyem Agogo farmers have called on the government for aid after a Forestry Commission task force destroyed their plantain farms. Several acres of plantain...

NASPA holds health screening for service personnel

The National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) has held a free health screening exercise for its members. The exercise was organised in collaboration with the Tiens...

Speak to issues of unfulfilled promises – Thomas Musah tells Bawumia

The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, has called on the government to honour its promises to teacher...

2024 WASSCE: WAEC uncovers organised cheating plots

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has uncovered plans by certain schools to engage in organized cheating during the West African Senior School Certificate...

Gov’t, CETAG reach agreement on teachers’ concerns

In a significant breakthrough, the government and the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) have reached an agreement on the concerns of...

Group petitions Akufo-Addo; demands immediate usage of Ho Youth Resource Centre

A group called itself the Volta Sports Crusaders has petitioned President Akufo-Addo and the Sports Ministry through the Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yao...

Two friends killed by armed robbers during mobile money raid in Sissala East

Two friends were shot and killed by armed robbers who attacked and robbed a mobile money vendor at Welembelle in the Sissala East Municipality. The...

Embarking on a journey of discovery: UniMAC students take the classroom to the field

As the semester drew to a close, students of the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) eagerly anticipated a unique learning experience -...

IGP warns political parties

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akufo Dampare has issued a stern warning to political parties and other stakeholders in the electoral process...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for phase-one of Petroleum Hub project at Jomoro

President Nana Akufo-Addo has officially cut sod for the first phase of the Petroleum Hub Development project in Nawule, located in the Jomoro District...

Off-duty police officer arrested for alleged murder in Accra

The Police have arrested a ride-hailing driver, later identified as an off-duty Police officer, for allegedly shooting a man at Koans Estate near Kuntunse...

Dave Bishop expands impact with new initiatives following enstoolment as Nana Ekow Amu I

Dave Bishop, a prominent figure in the entertainment industry, was honoured on December 30, 2023, with the title of Nana Ekow Amu I (1st),...

EC to begin voters exhibition exercise on Tuesday

The Electoral Commission(EC) will from Tuesday, August 20 begin the 2024 Voters Exhibition Exercise and end on  August 27, 2024. Addressing a press conference on...

Stop trying to mislead the public – Agbodza fires Bawumia

Minority Chief Whip Kwame Governs Agbodza has criticized Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for failing to provide evidence of the 10,800 kilometres of new...

Scrap e-levy now to gain voters’ trust – Bokpin tells Bawumia

Economist and professor of finance, Godfred A. Bokpin, has welcomed Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's proposal to scrap the electronic transaction level (E-levy) if elected as...

Bawumia’s government to initiate “Operation Olympics Glory Programme” next year

The Vice President and Flagbearer of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has already set his sights on Olympic glory for Ghana at the next...