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CIM and CIMG announce new partnership

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and The Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) have announced a novel partnership to collectively advance the profession...

Fisheries Ministry announces Ghana’s first Marine Protected Areas

Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Minister Mavis Hawa Koomson has announced Ghana’s first Marine Protected Areas (MPA). The MPA covers some 700km2 of biodiversity-rich coastal waters. The communities...

Health Ministry presents 4 ambulances to hospitals

The Ministry of Health has presented four ambulances and a water tanker to four institutions as part of efforts to enhance healthcare delivery.  The...

Our drivers have already implemented 20% increase in fares – Concerned Drivers Association

The Public Relations Officer of Concerned Drivers Association, David Agboado, says some drivers have already implemented a 20% increase in transport fares. According to him,...

Kwasi Agyei is new Controller and Accountant-General

A Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana, Kwasi Agyei, has been appointed by President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo as...

What judge said before sentencing ex-MASLOC CEO

A Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe on Tuesday expressed concerns about how the educated elites have rather become more...

Flooding beckons after half-hour downpour

A half-hour downpour yesterday morning did not cause any havoc but again indicated how Accra remains exposed to flooding. Suddenly, the Odaw drain around the...

Asiakwa: Farmers and residents demand compensation for bypass construction disruptions

Farmers and some residents whose properties have been affected by the construction of a bypass from Asiakwa in the Eastern region to Konongo in...

See the 2,456 pharmacies on the National E-Pharmacy Platform

Two thousand four hundred fifty-six (2,456) pharmacies have been onboarded on the National E-Pharmacy Platform, representing a major milestone for the digital platform and...

Koforidua: Five-year-old girl swept away by floodwaters on her birthday

A five-year-old girl named Richlove Adobea Haminu has died after being swept away by torrential rain at Koforidua in the Eastern region on Tuesday. The...

Missing penis at Kasoa: 30 arrested, 5 jailed, pastor in critical condition

30 people have been arrested and five jailed by the Awutu Bereku District Court for raising false alarm over missing penis at Kasoa in...

Man remanded for robbing former Second Lady

A self-styled businessman is standing trial at the High Court in Accra for allegedly orchestrating and committing the robbery of high-profile personalities and elites...

3 injured, properties destroyed in violent clashes at Agona Kwanyarko over GH¢500 [Photos]

Three people were injured and properties destroyed after a youth group from Agona Kwanyarko Zongo and Agona Fawomaye youth clashed with Agona Kwanyarko Salam...

Deputy AG warns public officers on sentencing of ex-MASLOC CEO [Listen]

Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has warned all public officers to be cautious in the execution of their duties. The warning follows the sentencing of...

GRASAG threatens nationwide demo unpaid bursaries

The leadership of the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has threatened a nationwide demonstration over their unpaid three-year accumulated bursary. They demand that the...

Chief Justice urges judicial workers to be fair in their duties

The Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkonoo, has urged judicial workers to exhibit equity and fairness in discharging their duties for the public to have confidence...

13 persons in court over possession of narcotic drugs

An Accra Circuit Court has admitted 13 persons to a GH₵50,000.00 bail each with one surety for allegedly possessing a plant substance suspected to...

Trader remanded for murder, use of offensive weapon

The Kwamekrom District Court has remanded a 38-year-old trader, Tetteh Mawusi aka Joy Mawusi into prison custody for alleged murder and use of an...

Edward Bawa slams ECG-GRIDCo dispute amid ‘Dumsor’

The Member of Parliament for Bongo Constituency, Edward Bawa, has slammed the ongoing dispute between the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana...

Shrinking penis allegations: Victim referred to trauma hospital

Seven persons, who allegedly assaulted a man whom they accused of using spiritual means to cause another’s manhood to shrink, have been remanded by...

National Media Vaccine Network launched to boost vaccine uptake in Ghana

In a concerted effort to combat misinformation and promote vaccine uptake across Ghana, the National Media Vaccine Network has been officially launched in Accra. Spearheaded...

Kwabena Donkor applauds PURC’s heavy fine on ECG Board members

Former Minister for Power has hailed the decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to fine the Board members of the Electricity Company...

We won’t benefit from ECG’s fine – PURC Commissioner

A Commissioner at the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) and Executive Director of the Kumasi Institute of Technology & Environment (KITE), Ishmael Edjekumhene, says...

Dr. Christopher Adu Boahen murder: Case adjourned to May 9

The case of Mark Forson, the houseboy accused of murdering Dr. Christopher Adu Boahen, the son of the late Professor Albert Adu Boahen, has...

4 jailed for robbing Catholic parish, assaulting priest

Four men have been handed a substantial sentence of 21 years by a Zimbabwean court for robbing a catholic mission and a series of...

Sam Jonah to launch GJA’s 75th Anniversary

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) spearheaded by Sam Jonah is set to inaugurate its 75th Anniversary on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at the Labadi...

GPRTU calls for 30% increase in transport fares amid rising fuel costs

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is advocating for a 30 percent increment in transport fares in a bid to address the escalating...

Sekyere Kumawu District Hospital opened for public use after 10-year wait

The 120-bed capacity Sekyere Kumawu District Hospital in the Ashanti region is finally opened for public use after a 10-year wait. Residents are excited they...

Houses, airport flooded as heavy rainfall hits Dubai

Heavy rain has battered some Gulf states, causing flash flooding across the region and leading to flights to the world's busiest international airport being...

UENR introduces Professional Satellite Communication course

The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has introduced a professional satellite communication course to meet the growing demand in the global satellite...

Lady reportedly abducted by dwarfs gives interesting narration of ordeal

More details have emerged about the lady reportedly abducted by dwarfs at Kwawu Asakraka in the Kwawu East District of the Eastern Region and...

Adoagyiri Zongo chiefs call on Okyehene, reaffirm allegiance to Okyeman

The chiefs of Adoagyiri Zongo in the Eastern Region have reaffirmed their allegiance to Okyeman and the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin. Chief Bashiru Salifu...

‘Dumsor’: ECG doesn’t determine load shedding – PUWU

The Public Utility Workers’ Union (PUWU) has stated that, the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) determines load shedding in the country. In this regard,...

MASLOC CEO: Use intelligent agencies to seize her properties – Lawyer tells state prosecution [Listen]

A private legal practitioner, Nana Agyei Baffour Barfour Awuah, has urged the state prosecution to make use of intelligence agencies to seize the properties...

Ofori-Tenkorang bids farewell to SSNIT

The outgoing Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang, has outlined numerous accomplishments he achieved since taking...

Four persons arrested for allegedly stealing EC laptops remanded

Four individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of Biometric Voter Registration kits belonging to the Electoral Commission. Among them...

Former MASLOC CEO will be brought back to face her sentence – Deputy AG [Audio]

Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has said the state has initiated steps to bring back former Chief Executive Officer of Microfinance and Small Loans...

It’s good justice has finally been served – Martin Kpebu on sentencing of ex-MASLOC CEO

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has applauded the conviction and sentencing of persons accused of crimes at the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC)...

AG ‘chases’ Alex Mould, actor for ex-MASLOC CEO [Audio]

The Attorney General’s office is pursuing Alex Kofi Mensah Mould, former GNPC CEO, and popular actor, Gavivina Tamakloe, formerly with the National Theatre following...

Kwabena Kwakye goes home on April 27

The final funeral rites for the late ace broadcast journalist, Martin Kwabena Kwakye, popularly known as ‘Wofa K.K’ has been slated for Saturday, April...