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Tanzania integrates measles outbreak response with COVID-19 vaccination in Tanga region

Farida, 34, resident of Korowai DC, presented her 18 months old baby for vaccination. Habiba, was vaccinated with second dose of measles vaccine. With...

Adom TV’s Anokyewaaba Adwoa Serwaa wins big at Women’s Choice Awards Africa

Adom TV/ FM's broadcast journalist, Anokyewaaba Adwoa Serwaa has been adjudged the Women's Choice Awards Africa's Young Media Personality of the Year 2023.The award...

Renel Ghana Foundation takes bold steps against gender-based violence in Kewunor

In Ada East District within the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, lies the fishing community of Kewunor.Amidst the rhythmic sounds of the waves and...

First Regional Rehabilitation Meeting for Africa: Advancing Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology in the Africa Region

The first Regional Rehabilitation Meeting for Africa took place from November 21st to November 23rd, 2023 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Hosted by the Ministry...

National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa, Stanbic Bank and Luol Deng Foundation to Launch First Jr. NBA League in South Sudan in Early 2024

NBA Africa (www.NBA.com), Stanbic Bank and the Luol Deng Foundation today announced that the first Jr. NBA League in South Sudan will tip off...

You don’t fight corruption in darkness – Inusah Fuseini

Former Member of Parliament for Tamale-Central, Inusah Fuseini, has justified the approach that the Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) adopted in the fight against...

Change reopening date for SHS freshers – Apaak to GES

The Ranking Member of the Education Committee in Parliament, Clement Apaak has urged the Education Ministry to reconsider the date first year Senior High...

FIFA Foundation uses football to spread awareness in Indonesia on World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is held annually on 1 December; A friendly match was held in Bandung, Indonesia as part of the Indonesia Without Stigma...

Man jailed 48 months for car theft

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a businessman to 48 months imprisonment for stealing a 2015 Model Toyota Corolla Saloon car valued at GHC127,000....

Forex Bureau robbery foiled at Ablekuma

An attempted robbery at the Global Exchange Forex bureau in Ablekuma Anyaa of the Greater Accra region was foiled by quick-witted staff, preventing a...

Driver killed in accident at Kaasi

A fuel tanker on Friday evening crushed one person to death at Kaasi in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti region.The 54,000 litre diesel tanker was on...

Four more suspects arrested in connection with Sampa shooting incident

Four more suspects have been arrested in connection with the violent disturbance during the installation of a Paramount Chief at Sampa in the Bono...

57-year-old Charity Akortia crowned 2023 National Best Farmer 

A 57-year old woman from the Agona West Municipality in the Central Region has been crowned as the National Best Farmer for 2023.For...

Funeral arrangements for Akoto Ampaw announced

The funeral rites of late veteran lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner, Akoto Ampaw, has been set for Friday, December 15 at the Forecourt of the...

Financial consultant Sydney Casely-Hayford passes on

Financial Consultant and leading member of pressure group, OccupyGhana, Sydney Casely-Hayford, has died at age 69.Mr Casely-Hayford, a vociferous nationalist who never shied away...

Deputy Minority Leader salutes farmers for feeding the nation

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle Constituency, Emmanuel Amarh-Kofi Buah, has asked Ghanaians to appreciate and honour farmers, who produce food through their...

Let’s revisit “Operation Feed Yourself” y – MoFA

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) on Friday called on Ghanaians to revisit the “Operation Feed Yourself” programme, as the nation marks the...

House of Chiefs must begin to create clear records of ownership of lands – Chief Justice

Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has called on traditional leaders to support the establishment of a database on land administration to aid justice delivery.She...

US government invests $1m in construction of maternal and child centre in Kumasi

The government of the United States is investing over $1 million dollars in the construction of a state-of-the-art maternal and child centre at the...

Health crisis in Ghana’s fishing industry: Women face dangers from smoking fish

Ghana's fishing industry serves as the lifeblood of its economy, offering livelihoods to two million people, equivalent to one in every 16 Ghanaians.Artisanal...

Savannah region: 37-year-old teacher crowned best farmer

A 37-year-old female teacher from Yapei, a farming community in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah region, Zinatu Wandaga Abonjuah, was honored as...

Police officer arrested for defrauding MTN agent to settle betting debt

A police officer attached to the National Visibility Unit at Police Headquarters, General Constable (G/Const) Ernest Agyemang Darko, has been arrested for defrauding an...

Akosombo dam spillage: I will secure fair compensation for you all – Ablakwa to farmers

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has assured farmers in his constituency of his unwavering support for their well-being.He said...

We don’t brutalise civilians; we only use minimum force – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces has dismissed assertions that military officers take delight in brutalising civilians.This comes on the back of recent concerns following military...

Ghana Veterinary Medical Association cautions farmers over bird flu outbreak

The Ghana Veterinary Medical Association (GVMA) has extended heartfelt congratulations to resilient farmers and fishers on the occasion of the 39th National Farmers Day...

NDC will prioritise farmers’ welfare; create more opportunities – Mahama assures

Former President John Dramani Mahama has assured that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration will prioritise the welfare of farmers while working to...

Funsi market vehicle robbed, driver shot

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

Man loses genitals in fight over woman

A violent altercation over a woman has left a 25-year-old man hospitalised after his genitals were severed in a gruesome attack. The incident which left...

Repudiation of Speaker’s plea to reschedule SHS reopening disrespectful – Peter Nortsu-Kotoe

A Ranking Member of Parliament’s Education Committee has described as disrespectful, the Education Ministry’s insistence on the December 4 reopening date for fresh Senior...

Kwahumanhene’s funeral: Dormaahene’s majestic arrival in Kwahu [Video]

The Omanhene of Dormaa Traditional Area, Oseadeayo Agyeman Badu II on Thursday, November 30, 2023, arrived in Kwahu for the final funeral rites of...

South Africa Visa Application Centre moves to a more spacious and easily accessible location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Applicants can now submit their visa applications at the new Centre located at Office No 5, 2nd Floor, Hypnose Building, 826 Av. Mama Yemo,...

First year SHS students will still report on December 4 – Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education has stated that, first year Senior High School (SHS) students are to report to school on Monday, December 4, 2023.The...

Three ex-convicts jailed 18 months for stealing cassava worth GH₵1,800

The Agona Nsaba Magistrate's Court has sentenced three ex-convicts to six months in hard labour each for stealing cassava worth GH₵1,800 from Emmanuel Fenyn,...

Strengthening the fight against HIV in Ghana

Samuel Kofi*, 19, from Takoradi in Ghana’s western region discovered he was HIV positive in November 2022. A situation that left him in shock...

Tanzania launches the national strategic plan to integrate health sector HIV, viral hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) elimination

Tanzania has launched the Integrated Health Sector HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s) National Strategic Plan (NSP) to contribute to ending the...

39th National Farmers’ Day to be celebrated at Tarkwa today

The annual National Farmers' Day celebration is set to take place at the University of Mines and Technology in Tarkwa, Western Region Today, December...

Fix the Country protestors run to Supreme Court over injunction against their demo

Organizers of the Fix the Country protest, Democracy Hub Ghana, have filed an application at the Supreme Court to quash an injunction application secured...

GWCL asked to make its sachet and bottled water available on the market

The District Chief Executive for Anloga in the Volta Region, Seth Yormewu, has appealed to the Ghana Water Company Limited to make its sachet...

Driver’s mate jailed 10 years for robbery

An Accra Circuit court has sentenced a 19-year-old driver’s mate to 10 yens in prison for robbery.Nathaniel Adjei robbed a businesswoman of her three...

Jaman North district suspends Farmer’s Day celebration indefinitely over security concerns

The celebration of this year's Farmer's Day in the Jaman North District of the Bono region has been suspended due a chieftaincy dispute in...