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Historic Okomfo Anokye cola tree grows anew

The tree stump of the historic Okomfo Anokye Cola Tree at Feyiase in the Ashanti region which was left in the soil has begun...

Shaping Retails Future – Trends Recap 2023 (By Mike Smollan)

By Mike Smollan, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer, Smollan (https://Smollan.com).As per the Edge Global Insights Report 2023 - overall, the retail industry this year has...

Lionel Messi: Argentina forward named Time magazine’s athlete of the year

Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine's athlete of the year.Messi joined Miami in July and scored 11 goals...

Farmers in Upper East decry low market for paddy rice

Farmers in the Upper East Region have decried the poor market for paddy rice after this year’s harvest and the challenges they are facing...

Armed robbers attack passengers in Wa

Six suspected armed robbers have attacked and robbed several passengers of their monies and other valuables when they were returning from the Funsi market...

Computer engineer fined GH¢840K for double sale of land at Tse Addo

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a comput­er engineer to a fine of GH¢840,000 for making a con­flicting grant of land at Tse Addo...

Bodies exposed as grave looters invade Takoradi cemetery

Residents of Takoradi and its environs in the Western Region, are living in fear following reports of grave looting in the area.Reports indicates several...

Conference of the Parties (COP28): Africa could lose $25 billion per year as new European Union (EU) carbon tax comes into effect, warns African...

African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina (www.AfDB.org) has warned that a new EU carbon border tax could significantly constrain Africa’s trade and industrialization...

Mortuary workers’ meeting with NLC, govt ends inconclusively

The meeting between the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG), the government and the National Labour Commission (NLC) on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, in...

PRINCOF bemoans inadequate lecture halls, residential facilities in 46 Colleges of Education

None of the 46 public Colleges of Education in Ghana currently has enough lecture halls and residential facilities to cater to the large numbers...

Anyimadu-Antwi justifies delay in the passage of anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Chairman of the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, has explained the delay in passing the anti LGBTQI+ bill.This...

Dismissed judge sues Judicial Service, Chief Justice and Attorney General

The Jasikan Circuit Court judge, Alfred Kwabena Asiedu, dismissed for alleged misconduct in a divorce case, has filed a lawsuit against the Judicial Service...

Herdsman allegedly abducted in West Gonja while asleep

The family of a 33-year-old man allegedly whisked away while in bed by some unknown well-built men at Sori Number One, a farming community...

Helmsman Quality and Technology Services Company Ltd. (HQTS) Secures Contract for Pre-Export Verification of Conformity Assessments on Specialised Equipment and Materials for Uganda Oil...

Helmsman Quality and Technology Services Company Ltd. (HQTS) (www.HQTS.com), a leading provider of third-party quality assurance services, has entered into an agreement with the...

Emaswati to Benefit as FirstRand Lists Substantial Shares of First National Bank (FNB) Eswatini

Emaswati get to own 24.99% of FNB Eswatini (www.FNBSwaziland.co.sz) through the sale of shares by the FirstRand Group.The listing of FNB Eswatini on the...

Fourth Ghana Giving Summit held in Accra [Photos]

The fourth Ghana Giving Summit has been held in Accra where leaders of civil society organizations (CSOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have underscored the...

Roads Minister refutes claims of mistreating former tollbooth workers

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta, has refuted claims that his outfit has mistreated persons with disability who were formerly employed...

Health workers express concern over abuse of ‘laughing gas’

The Ghana Anaesthetists Society (GAS) and the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) have expressed concern over the abuse of Nitrous Oxide, a party drug popularly...

Sam George threatens to expose MPs stalling progress of anti-LGBT Bill

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, has taken great exception to what he believes are calculated attempts by some members of the...

Minerals Dev’t Fund constructs ultra-modern police station for Manso Nkran

The Minerals Development Fund (MDF) has handed over an ultra-modern police station to Manso Nkran, a mining community in the Amansie South District and...

Import restriction bill: Akufo-Addo, Bawumia want to bring back ‘kalabule’ – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is accusing President Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, of attempting to bring back 'kalabule' (cleaver bully, conditional...

Charles Bissue case: OSP incurs wrath of judge

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has incurred the wrath of the presiding judge, Justice Nicholas Mensah Abodakpi of the High Court in...

Speak up against import restriction bill – NDC to clergy, CSOs

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the clergy, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and other relevant stakeholders to speak up against the proposed...

Scaling up country support for neglected tropical diseases (NTD) eradication

In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) roadmap 2021-2030, initiating a decade dedicated on controlling, eliminating, and eradicating...

Near chaos in Parliament over anti LGBTQI+ Bill [Video]

https://youtu.be/1T-n5i3Vu2oSponsors of the controversial anti-LGBTQ bill are furious over the lack of action on their Bill.The Private Members' Bill, sponsored by Member of Parliament...

At least 85 dead in accidental bombing incident in Nigeria

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into a military drone strike that killed 85 civilians gathered for a religious celebration over the...

Official squads unveiled for the FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023â„¢

The squad lists for the FIFA Club World Cup (www.FIFA.com) Saudi Arabia 2023™ have been released; Tournament set to kick off in Jeddah on 12 December.The...

Sam George goes berserk over LGBTQ+ bribery allegation

The Member of Parliament(MP) for the Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, flared up at the precincts on Wednesday over allegations made against him by Ablekuma North...

NACOC seizes truck transporting 12,600 compressed cannabis slabs

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has successfully intercepted a truck carrying a significant load of 12,600 slabs of compressed cannabis near Dodi, close to...

Islamic Development Bank Institute Joins Partners to Explore Global Standards for Central Bank Digital Currency

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org/) participated as a knowledge partner in a conference titled ‘“Exploring Central Bank Digital Currency: Pathways to Global...

Four NDC executives arrested after accompanying protesters to court

Four Effutu constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Central Region have been arrested.They were accosted by personnel from the Winneba...

Nkwanta South conflict: National Peace Council urged to restore peace

The Oti Regional Chapter of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has appealed to the National Peace Council, Christian and Islamic Councils, Civil...

Import Restriction Bill breaches IMF agreement – NDC

The Minority in Parliament has reiterated its opposition to the Import Restriction Legislative Instrument (L.I), stating it breaches the terms of the International Monetary...

Fomena MP donates to 30 dressmakers at Dadwen

The 2nd Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Fomena Constituency, Andrew Amoako Asiamah, has made a donation to dressmakers in Dawden...

Adams Mahama murder: Convicted Asabke to stand trial again with Afoko

Asabke Alangdi, the man convicted and sentenced to death for conspiring with Gregory Afoko to murder former New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Upper East Regional...

Speaker forms ad-hoc committee to investigate delayed funds disbursement to aggrieved Gold Coast Fund customers

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has formed a special committee to probe the non-payment of customers of the defunct Gold Coast Fund, despite budgetary...

Latest on bribery case against Juaben MCE nominee

The criminal case against the Municipal Chief Executive aspirant for Juaben, Alexander Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka, has been adjourned to January 23, 2024.The Office of...

Telecoms Infrastructure Stakeholders forum held in Accra

The Ghana Chamber Telecommunications has held the first Infrastructure Stakeholder forum in Accra.The event held on the theme: Fostering Partnerships for Growth in the...

15 children at Tamale Teaching Hospital die over lack of pediatric dialysis machines

The lack of paediatric dialysis machines and consumables at the Tamale Teaching Hospital has led to the tragic loss of 15 children in the...

Víctor Camarasa: “It’s important that FIFA is trying to help”

The Real Oviedo player decided to stop playing on 12 September to take care of his mental health; He hopes to serve as an...