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Tutuka residents protest against Newmont over resettlement

Residents of the Tutuka in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo region have demonstrated against Newmont over unpaid resettlement money. According to community leaders,...

Parliament begins investigation into Akosombo Dam Spillage

Parliament has established a 7-member bipartisan ad hoc Committee to investigate the Akosombo Dam spillage, nine months after the disaster. Among other tasks, the committee...

Health Ministry seeks six-month extension to recover over GH¢100K unpaid rent

The Ministry of Health has requested a six-month extension to recover approximately 100,000 cedis in unpaid rent from 19 employees who defaulted on payments...

Jayee University College hosts empowering youth seminar

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of Jayee University College, in partnership with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Ghana HIV/AIDS Network (GHANET), recently...

UHAS seeks financial clearance to employ more staff

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) has appealed to government for financial clearance to hire new staff to enhance the university's human...

YEA launches School Support Programme

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has announced the opening of applications for its School Support Programme (SSP) today, July 30, 2024. In partnership with the...

Ambulance trial: This ruling is a victory for our democracy – Richard Jakpa [Listen]

The third accused in the high-profile ambulance procurement trial, Richard Jakpa, has described the Court of Appeal's ruling as a significant victory for democracy...

Government urged to clarify payment plans for new nurses recruits

The National Chairman of the Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health, Bright Amissah Nyarko, has called on the government to provide a clear outline...

Dumasua Nkosuohene donates Police station to Sunyani West headquarters

The Nkosuohene of Dumasua in the Sunyani West district of the Bono region, Nana Ayebiafo Jnana, has donated a state-of-the-art Police station and office...

Ambulance trial: Ato Forson grateful to God

The Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed his gratitude to God after the Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged him in the...

Unpatriotic Ghanaians stealing streetlights on Accra-Tema Motorway – Highway Authority

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has pointed to vandalism and theft by unpatriotic citizens as the main reasons behind the malfunctioning and absence of...

High Court dismisses injunction application against KNUST VC’s tenure extension

A Kumasi High Court has dismissed the application of an interlocutory injunction seeking to thwart the tenure extension of the Vice Chancellor of the...

Ambulance trial: AG vows to appeal against ‘erroneous decision’

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has served notice he will appeal against the 2:1 majority Court of Appeal decision...

Government making great strides in education – Dr Adutwum

The government is making great strides in transforming education in the country, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, has stated. Some of the...

Police and protesters clash over route in La demonstration [Photos]

Police and the organizers of the La Coalition demonstration clashed over the approved protest route. The demonstration, which started on Tuesday, July 30, seeks to...

Free SHS has not destroyed Ghana’s education system – Dr Adutwum

The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has addressed criticisms of the government’s flagship programme, Free Senior High School (SHS). Addressing the nation on the...

Adeemra residents appeal to govt over death trap school building

Pupils in Adeemra, a farming community in the Kintampo South district, are risking their safety by attending classes in dilapidated structures, which is affecting...

Meter thief electrocuted at Suhyen

A man believed to be in his 30s has been electrocuted in Suhyen in the New Juaben North Municipality. The lifeless body of the victim...

I don’t know who leaked Richard Jakpa’s release letter to Defence Minister – CDS tells Court

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) has testified to the Financial and Economic Court hearing the ongoing ambulance procurement trial, that he has never...

You exemplify good leadership – Liberian IGP praises Dampare

The Inspector General (IG) of the Liberian National Police, Gregory O. W. Coleman has commended the transformation of the Ghana Police Service under the...

Ambulance case: Ato Forson acquitted and discharged

The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson in the ongoing ambulance case. It has also overturned the trial court's...

Good news for high school teachers

The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced a limited recruitment drive for high school teachers set to commence next week. This recruitment...

NEDCo laments power theft, meter tampering in Tamale area

The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), the primary power supplier for the five Northern regions of Ghana, has raised serious concerns about widespread power...

Passengers urgently call for repairs on deteriorating Sawla-Fufulso road

Passengers and drivers using the Sawla-Fufulso road arehaved raised urgent concerns about its deteriorating condition over the past three years since its construction in...

Fuel tanker accident claims two lives at Asiakwa [Photos]

Two people including a taxi driver have been confirmed dead in an accident on Monday. This was after a fuel tanker which was travelling from...

La youth to demonstrate against ‘looted lands’ today

The Coalition of La Associations and the GaDangme Coalition Against Land Injustice will begin a series of demonstrations on Tuesday, July 30, against what...

MTN Ghana pledges continued support for the “Girls In ICT” initiative

Telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana has reiterated its commitment to Girls In ICT. Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer for MTN Ghana,  Adwoa Wiafe, made this...

Hepatitis B, C epidemic hits northern Ghana

It is estimated that about 2.8 million people have hepatitis B, while nearly 500,000 have hepatitis C in the country. The condition has disproportionately higher...

AU endorses Akufo-Addo’s proposal for increased mobile money interoperability across Africa

The African Union (AU) has endorsed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s proposal for mobile money interoperability across Africa. The proposal, considered a crucial step toward...

Nigerians queue for fuel as NNPC blames operational hitch

Fuel queues lengthened across major Nigerian cities on Monday after state oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. faced problems supplying gasoline to local traders...

NPP should apologise to Ghanaians – UG lecturer says

Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana, Prof. Godfred Bokpin, has urged the government to apologise to Ghanaians for failing to manage the...

Ghana ordered to pay GH¢95m judgment debt to West Blue contract termination – GRA boss reveals

The government is preparing to settle a GH¢95 million judgment debt to IT consultancy firm, West Blue Consulting, following the termination of its contract. This...

Venezuelans head for presidential palace to protest against election result

Thousands of Venezuelans are heading towards the presidential palace in Caracas to protest against President Nicolás Maduro's claim of victory in the country's disputed...

Okyenhene’s decision to elevate chief sparks tensions in Eastern Region

There is tension and uneasy calm at Asamankese and Anum in the Eastern Region following the recent elevation of the Asamankese-Anum Chief by Okyenhene,...

KNUST staff files another suit challenging vice-chancellor’s tenure extension

A stores superintendent at the Procurement Department at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has filed a suit challenging the recent extension...

Mahama donates 75-horsepower agric tractor unit to Frante accident victims

Former President John Mahama has presented a 75-horsepower agricultural tractor to NDC members who were involved in a tragic accident at Frante in the...

President Akufo-Addo commissions phase II expansion project of UHAS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned the Phase II expansion project of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), highlighting the significance of...

Take advantage of AHC and get free screening in your birth month – Ghanians encouraged

National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has launched its Free Annual Health Check-up (AHC) to address non communicable disease burden in Ghana. AHC is a new...

Akufo-Addo outlines extraordinary achievements in healthcare infrastructure

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, during his acceptance speech for an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from the University of Health and Allied Sciences...

President Akufo-Addo receives Honorary Doctorate from UHAS

In a ceremonious event at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was conferred with an Honorary Doctor...