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Experts Urge Parents to Prioritize Children’s Mental Health Amid Modern Challenges

Amid rising concerns over escalating youth mental health issues globally, experts have cautioned parents about the urgent need to prioritize emotional wellbeing within households. An...

Africa needs a new breed of leaders – Alex Apau Dadey

The Executive Chairman of the KGL Group and current EMY Man of the Year, Alex Apau Dadey, has called for a new era of...

Yagbonwura is my grandfather and overlord – Abu Jinapor

The Member of Parliament for Damongo Constituency and Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has stated categorically that the King and...

Afenyo Markin commissions ICT centers, libraries, classroom block and community centers in Effutu

The Majority Leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markin, has commissioned two ICT Centers, two libraries for...

Dusty Huhunya road kills one, 14 in critical condition

The dusty nature of the Huhunya to Asesewa road in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region has caused a fatal motor accident...

Akosombo Dam spillage: I nearly cried for my people – Chief of Avadiokome

Togbe Komla Sakpiti V, the Dufia of Bakpa Avadiokome, expressed deep concern over the Volta River Authority's (VRA) plans to spill 50,000 cubic feet...

Separate plastic waste to protect our environment – Rev. Lawrence Kumi

The National General Secretary of the Revival Outreach Church International, Rev. Lawrence Kumi, has urged Ghanaians to separate plastic waste from other types of...

NCA addresses public concerns over high internet data pricing

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has acknowledged public concerns, particularly on social media, about the high cost of internet data and the designation of...

Kabiti community gains access to clean water after years of struggle

Residents of Kabiti, a fishing community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, have expressed gratitude to World Vision Ghana for providing...

Akufo-Addo nominates 2 new judges to the Supreme Court

President Akufo-Addo has nominated two new judges to the Supreme Court bench following their approval by the Judicial Council. The two are Professor Richard Frimpong...

Construction work begins on deteriorated Somanya-Kpong Road

The long-awaited 11-kilometre Somanya-Kpong Road in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region is undergoing construction by Generals Construction Limited. The 11-kilometre Somanya-Kpong road...

Bright SHS receives high commendation for Academic Excellence during graduation

Bright Senior High School, a private educational institution in the Eastern Region, has received high commendation from key education stakeholders for its outstanding academic...

CETAG holds emergency meeting as prolonged strike enters sixth week

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is in an emergency meeting over their prolonged industrial action. On June 14, teachers in the...

How Ibrahim Mahama was received at the Liberia Airport [Video]

Over the weekend, renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist Ibrahim Mahama donated 20 Police vehicles and three 1,200 KVA electricity generators to Liberia Airport Authority. This contribution...

Why keep laws protecting illegality? – Otumfuo quizzes British government on looted artefacts

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has reinforced calls for the British to return looted artefacts to its original owners. According to him, it is also...

Ablakwa heads to OSP over Ofori-Atta’s $34.9m ‘shady’ ambulance spare parts deal

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has served notice he will be petitioning the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) today, Monday,...

Don’t sabotage Free SHS – Okyenhene tells matrons and teachers

Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has condemned persons working against the government’s flagship programme, the Free Senior High School policy. Known in private life as...

KNUST VC re-appointment faces court challenge; hearing set for July 30

The recent re-appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology could suffer a setback following the filing of a...

Volta Region FDA office to mark 20 years anniversary

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) until 2012, performed its duties of regulating activities of manufacturers and retailers across the country in two zones,...

Koku Anyidoho celebrates late Mills’ birthday at Asomdwe Park [Video]

Former Head of Communications at the Presidency has celebrated the 80th birthday of late former President John Evans Atta Mills in a special way. Samuel...

Woman freed after 43 years in jail for crime she didn’t commit

A woman who served 43 years for a murder she did not commit has been released after her conviction was overturned. Sandra Hemme was 20...

Akufo-Addo to commission 320 new homes for Police Service

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is set to inaugurate a 320-unit housing project for the Ghana Police Service. The commissioning will take place on Tuesday,...

Abu Jinapor refutes allegations of interference in Gonja chieftaincy affairs

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has firmly denied involvement in Gonja chieftaincy matters. This...

Concerned Drivers Association suspends 15% transport fare hike

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has suspended a planned 15% increase in transport fares, set to take effect on Monday, July 22, 2024. The...

Abu Jinapor banned from Gonjaland [Video]

The Minister for Lands and National Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor has been banned from entering all palaces within the Gonja kingdom. Paramount chief of the...

Seven firefighters injured in road crash at Kade

A fire tender from the Kade Fire Station (FS 438) was involved in an accident at Otwenkwanta, on the outskirts of Kade in the...

Fire Service rescues 15 accident victims on Cape Coast-Accra highway

Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service have rescued 15 victims of an accident that occurred on the Cape Coast-Accra highway near the Childcare...

I never said NDC government won’t reduce fuel prices – John Jinapor

Member of Parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu, John Jinapor has reacted to a misleading reportage attributed to him about fuel prices. According to him, he never said...

Divert salaries of irresponsible parents to their wards – Okyenhene advocates

Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin is advocating for a law that will freeze salaries of parents who have deserted their wards and shun their...

Jamera chiefs appeal for support to complete Police station to boost security

The chiefs and residents of Jamera in the Suma Traditional Area of the Jaman North District in the Bono Region, are appealing for support...

85-year-old bridge poses risk to Denkyembour residents

Residents traveling from Asamankese, Akwatia, and Boadua, Kade, New Abirem, and other parts of the Eastern Region have expressed concern over the poor condition...

Tears flow at funeral of Ghana National College student [Video]

The final funeral rites as been held for Theophilus Ansah, the 18-year-old student of Ghana National College who died allegedly due to negligence. He was...

Angry residents block contractor after crash on dusty road leaves one dead

Angry residents of Huhunya in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region blocked a section of the Asesewa to Koforidua road on Friday...

Meet Smita Srivastava, The “Real Rapunzel” who holds World record for longest hair

Meet Smita Srivastava, a 46-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh who holds the Guinness World Record for having the longest hair on a living person....

Court dismisses OSP’s objection not to provide Cecilia Dapaah and husband’s information to accused

The High Court in Accra has dismissed a preliminary legal objection raised by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against the request by...

Lt. Col. E.S. Appiah pulled out as Commander of 66 Artillery Regiment Volta/Oti Barracks

A pullout ceremony was held for Lt. Colonel Edward Sarpong Appiah, Commander of the 66 Artillery Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for...

Aglow Children’s Centre Madina celebrates graduation in style

The Aglow Children's Centre Madina held a vibrant graduation ceremony for its final year students, showcasing their diverse talents and achievements. The event, which took...

Northern chiefs condemn Wa killings

The Concerned Chiefs of the North (CCN-Ghana) have expressed their outrage over the recent targeted killings in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West...

Bimbilla: College of Education students leave campus as CETAG strike continues

Students at Bimbilla College of Education are leaving the campus due to the ongoing CETAG strike, which has left them stranded for three weeks. With...

Book on late President Mills memorial lectures launched in Accra 

The J.E.A. Mills Memorial Heritage, a non-profit organisation preserving the legacies of late President John Evans Atta Mills, has launched a book on his...