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Asantehene’s first visit to King Charles III after his coronation [Photos]

King Charles III welcomed the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu III to the Sandringham House in the United Kingdom on Tuesday. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is...

Ghana to pass paternity leave law this year

Ghana is set to introduce paternity leave as part of a series of labour reforms planned for the year 2024. The announcement was made by...

Abortion is against our sacred traditions – Anlo Afiadenyigba chief warns young women

The Paramount Chief of Anlo Afiadenyigba in the Volta Region, Torgbui Dasebre Kadzehlo IV, has issued a stern warning to residents, particularly young women,...

Justice For All: Judge confronts Prisons for holding inmate five months after court release

Steering Committee Chairperson for the Justice For All Program, Justice Angelina Mensah Homiah has directed investigations into reasons why the Kumasi Central Prisons has...

There has been consistent reduction in irregularities reported by A-G since 2020 – Amin Adam

Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam says there has been a consistent reduction in irregularities reported by the Auditor-General since the year 2020. Speaking during...

Jasikan Municipal Assembly donates 920 mono desks to GES

In a significant move to enhance the learning environment for students, the Buem-Jasikan Municipal Assembly in the Oti Region has donated over 920 mono...

NPP vehicle allegedly set ablaze by unknown persons in Binduri

A Nissan Pickup belonging to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Binduri Constituency, has been set ablaze by unknown individuals. The incident occurred at...

Review operations of schools inspectorate agency – NAGRAT tells Gov’t

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for the dissolution and review of the National Schools Inspectorate Agency (NASIA). According to NAGRAT President...

Govt to reintroduce road tolls in 2025

Government has concluded measures to reintroduced in 2025. Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam announced this on Tuesday July 23 in Parliament in during the...

Banka chief jailed 3 months for fraudulently appropriating community’s $150,000

The chief of Banka, a farming community in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Eastern region has been jailed for three months by...

Mid-Year Budget: See how much has been invested in road projects since January 2024 [video]

The Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has announced that the government has invested nearly 10 billion Ghana Cedis in the road sector since...

Mid-Year Budget: Govt invests GH₵135 million in national ID programme – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has announced that the government is undertaking significant efforts to digitalize the economy. According to the Minister, this initiative...

Full Text: 2024 Mid-Year fiscal policy of Government of Ghana

2024 MID-YEAR FISCAL POLICY REVIEW 1. The Right Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of His Excellency, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I...

14-year-old convict spends 5 extra months in jail despite being discharged by court

A 14-year-old was forced to spend an additional five months in prison despite being discharged by a Circuit Court in Nkawie. The oversight was discovered...

Legacy President – Dampare praises Akufo-Addo

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has eulogised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his legacy in the Ghana Police Service. The...

US Secret Service director resigns after Trump rally shooting

The Director of the Secret Service is stepping down from her job, according to an email she sent to staff. This follows the assassination attempt...

President Akufo-Addo inaugurates 320 housing units for Police Service in Tesano

In a significant stride towards enhancing the welfare of Ghana's security personnel, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned 320 new housing units for the...

Queen mother urges govt expedite completion of Tano Bridge

The queen mother of Acherensua in the Ahafo Region, Nana Mintah Yeboah II, says the government's inability to complete the construction of the Tano...

Court orders NAM 1 to file witness statements by October 26

An Accra High Court hearing the criminal case of the defunct gold dealership firm Menzgold has ordered lawyers for Nana Appiah Mensah to file...

Wa killings: Wa Naa appeals for Bawumia’s intervention

Overlord of Wa, Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, has expressed deep concern over the increasing serial killings in the area. The latest incident involved the...

Chiefs in Lithium-rich areas push for swift government and Parliament approval of mining agreement

Traditional authorities in lithium-mining communities in the Central Region are urging government to expedite action on the signing of the lithium mining agreement. The chiefs...

Police probe death of 28-year-old man in Effiduase

The Effiduase Police Command in the New Juaben North Municipality has launched an investigation into the death of a 28-year-old man. Ibrahim Ahmed's lifeless body...

Sefwi-Wiawso NPP protest against Bagbin for sacking their MP from Parliament [Video]

Some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Sefwi-Wiawso constituency have staged a protest against the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin. This was...

Class 4 pupil found dead in bush [Video]

The body of a class four pupil has been found in a bush at Odumasi in Asante Akyem Central district of the Ashanti region. The...

Asiedu Nketia’s defamation case: I don’t have documentary evidence but living witnesses – Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi

The claim that a former Auditor-General, Professor Dua Agyeman, was banned from practicing as an accountant and an auditor became the subject of cross-examination...

GTEC justifies July salary freeze for striking CETAG members

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has defended its decision to instruct the Controller and Accountant General to withhold the July salaries of the...

The half a million idle youth in Accra: Focus on in-migration effect

Two million youth in Ghana are idle, with no employment, education, or training in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Ghana Statistical...

GPCL takes over deliveries of Gazette from the Ghana Post in the Ashanti Region

The Ghana Publishing Company Limited (GPCL) has cut ties with the Ghana Post Company Limited in the Ashanti Region after its expansion into the...

Electricity restored at LEKMA Hospital after MP’s intervention

Electricity supply to the LEKMA Hospital has been restored after it was cut off on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, due to unpaid bills. The hospital...

Car burns to ashes at KIA visitors’ car park [Photos]

A private car was completely destroyed by fire at the visitors’ car park of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on Monday, July...

IGP thanks Police officers for AU summit security

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the personnel of the Police Service for their dedication...

Road accidents: Over 1,200 deaths recorded between January and June 2024

From January to June 2024, a total of 6,653 road accidents were reported, involving 11,283 vehicles, including private, commercial, motorbikes, and cycles. During this period,...

Don’t pay July salaries of CETAG staff – GTEC tells CAGD

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to withhold the July 2024 salaries of all teaching staff...

Fire guts Ahantaman Girls SHS dormitory

Fire has destroyed one of the Ahantaman Girls’ Senior High School dormitory blocks in the Sekondi -Takoradi Metropolis. The fire outbreak occurred last Wednesday, July...

Man kills friend over apple

A 23-year-old man named Emmanuel Chingwaru from Zimbabwe has been arraigned before a Magistrates’ court on charges of murder. The incident occurred on July 15,...

Opuni Trial: We do PPA-approved sole sourcing, thresholds for fertilizer purchase – Witness

An Administrator at Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says the entity’s sole sourcing and thresholds for the purchase of fertilizers are done per the Procurement...

Davido’s father offers employment to first class Engineering graduates

The founder of Adeleke University, Dr. Adedeji Adeleke has pledged job opportunities to all first-class Engineering graduates. The father of the famous Afrobeat singer, Davido made this remarkable announcement...

Fake lecturer nabbed for stealing phones of freshers

A man posing as a lecturer was apprehended for stealing phones from first-year students of the Federal College of Education (FCE) in Bichi, Nigeria. The...

Mobile money vendor robbed of GHS 55k in broad daylight

A mobile money vendor in Atwima Koforidua is counting his loss after being robbed of GHS 55,000 in a broad daylight operation. The incident occurred...

Harness patient experience to improve healthcare-practitioners told

A health expert from the School of Medical Science, University of Cape Coast, Dr. Aaron Offei has drawn attention to the critical role of patient experience...