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Ongoing BECE:16 teachers busted for infractions

Two days into the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) for School and Private Candidates, 16 teachers, some of them examination officials, have been...

Ga Central Municipal extends goodwill message to 2024 BECE candidates

As students in the Ga Central Municipality embark on the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the Municipal Director, Adisa Tassa, has extended her warmest...

71-year-old father writes 2024 BECE at Goaso

A 71-year-old man, Kwesi Baiden is among the candidates writing the ongoing 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the Ahafoman Senior High School...

APO Group Chairman Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard to Share Insights on African Sports and Development at EurAfrican Forum 2024

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is glad to announce that its Founder and Chairman, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard...

Construction resumes on Dome-Berekusu-Kitaase road after IMF-induced halt

Construction on the Dome-Berekusu-Kitaase road project has resumed after a temporary halt due to Ghana’s IMF bailout programme. According to reports, work is ongoing on...

Asante Kotoko signs Great Olympics midfielder Emmanuel Antwi

Asante Kotoko has announced the signing of Great Olympics midfielder, Emmanuel Antwi. The talented midfielder has signed a three-year deal with the Porcupine Warriors on...

NAGRAT urges SHS heads to grant exeat for sick students

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called on heads of Senior High Schools (SHSs) to stop denying students permission to seek external...

Prempeh College celebrates Mathew Opoku Prempeh’s rise as vice presidential candidate

The 1985/87 Year Group of the Prempeh College Old Students Association, known as Amanfoo 1985/87, has congratulated Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, aka Napo, on...

6 die in separate accidents in Ashanti Region

Four individuals lost their lives and 11 others sustained severe injuries in a tragic accident at Suame-Maakro in Kumasi. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning...

Feedback from the public is that you behave like kindergarten kids – Speaker Bagbin tells MPs

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to be of good behaviour if they want to be respected by the...

Mountaineer’s body found by fellow US climbers 22 years after going missing in Peru

The body of an American mountaineer has been discovered by a pair of fellow US climbers 22 years after he went missing following an...

Speaker Bagbin orders probe into Immigration assault video at Aflao border [Video]

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has mandated an investigation into a disturbing video that has gone viral, showing immigration officers assaulting a woman at...

CDD-Ghana advocates standardised procedure for correcting errors in election results

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) is advocating a standardized procedure for correcting errors in election results as a proactive measure to prevent...

Man allegedly tied to tree, set ablaze till death; Assembly member, 5 others arrested

The assembly mem­ber and five others, who allegedly tied a 60-year-old man to a tree and set him on fire till he died, have...

Mason before court over theft of 222 bags of cement

The Pakyi District Court has granted a GH¢30,000 bail with surety to a 32-year-old mason who allegedly stole 222 bags of cement valued at...

Angry youth halt iron ore exploration in Oti Region

Some 100 angry youths from Asato, a farming community in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region, have obstructed a mining Company with heavy...

How Canada became a car theft capital of the world

Logan LaFreniere woke up one October morning in 2022 to an empty driveway. His brand new Ram Rebel truck was missing. His security camera captured two...

Asantehene Opens Sinapi Aba Golf Tournament

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has officially opened the maiden edition of the Sinapi Aba Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at...

Exam cheats: WAEC arrests 4 more invigilators in ongoing 2024 BECE

Four more invigilators have been arrested at an examination centre at Santor, a community in Kpone in the Greater Accra Region, on Day Two...

NSMQ2024: KUHIS wins A/R championship coinciding with their 60th anniversary

Kumasi High School is the new champion of the Goil Plc Ashanti Regional Championship of the National Science and Maths Quiz. It's a double blessing...

The European Union supports urgent health services for Sudanese fleeing the conflict and their host communities in Libya

Amid a surge in arrivals of Sudanese people fleeing the escalating conflict in Darfur and heading towards Libya, the European Union is allocating Euros...

BECE 2024: Teachers and invigilators arrested for malpractices will face prosecution – WAEC

Three teachers and two invigilators in the Ashanti and Bono Regions have been arrested for attempting to help students answer questions on the first...

Deputy Free SHS Coordinator monitors 2024 BECE

Deputy Coordinator of the Free Senior High School(SHS) programme, Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, on Tuesday visited the Accra High School to monitor the ongoing...

Public frustration heightens as CLOGSAG strike halts service delivery

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) strike is significantly impacting operations as workers have abandoned their posts due to the government’s...

Uganda: Fighting Ebola in the line of duty

Mr. and Mrs. Kintu* are among the few medical personnel that contracted Ebola virus disease while in the line of duty in 2022. Fortunately,...

Integrating Nutrition Surveillance into Routine Health Services in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia

In Amhara region, Ethiopia, where communities have long battled the harsh impacts of drought and disease outbreaks, a transformative initiative has taken root. It...

Don’t let ‘arrogant’ tag be a reality – Asantehene tells NAPO 

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has advised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh to act in ways that...

Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) is exporting the first batch of 80,000 ready-to-wear garments “Made in Benin” for the french brand KIABI

Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) (www.GDIZ-Benin.com) is proud to announce its inaugural export of "Made in Benin" garments to Europe. This first consignment, destined for...

2024 BECE: 7 teachers, 2 others arrested for malpractices

Nine people have been arrested for malpractices in the ongoing 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The culprits include seven teachers in various locations, including Bekwai...

Uganda: A survivor’s life after Ebola

Shafiq, a motorbike rider for over ten years, almost lost his life to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) just over a year ago. He...

NSMQ2024: OWASS, Prempeh, KUHIS to clash in Goil Plc A/R championship grand-finale

The Ashanti Region is in a charged and heated atmosphere as three of its Senior High Schools clash in the grand finale of the...

NPP candidate promises scholarship to top female BECE student in Nkwanta South

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Nkwanta South constituency in the Oti Region, Hajia Sherifa Sekyere Tijani, has promised to give a...

NPP supporters throng Kumasi Jubilee Park ahead of NAPO’s unveiling [Photos]

Hundreds of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters have began massing up at the Jubilee Park in Kumasi ahead of the unveiling of Energy Minister,...

Akwamuhene donates GH¢300,000 lab equipment to Akyem Awisa clinic

As part of his 10th-anniversary celebration, the Akwamuhene of Akyem Awisa, Nana Yaw Barima Twum Sarkodie I, has donated laboratory equipment and accessories worth...

Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica), the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) Spud Groundbreaking Exploration Well in Namibia’s Onshore Kavango Basin

Canadian oil and gas company Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) have spud the Naingopo exploration well in...

29 Blocks Available for Investment in Angola, Including First-Ever Marginal Fields

Angola's National Oil, Gas&Biofuels Agency will launch a limited tender in Q1 2025, offering 10 blocks in the Kwanza and Benguela Basins – including...

Porous borders expose Ghana to violent extremist activities – NCCE

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) says Ghana is exposed to activities of violent extremists due to the porous nature of the country’s...

Clean Accra Campaign journeys to Circle [Photos]

Petty traders at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange took a break from their businesses on July 9th, 2024, to actively participate in the Clean Accra...

Examination paper cancellations: Former Minister sends strong message to WAEC

The phenomenon of the examination body, West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) canceling examination papers of candidates must stop. The former Minister of Youth and Sports,...

Oti Regional Minister pledges to revive kente and batakari weaving shop at Kete-Krachi prisons

The Oti Regional Minister, DSP (rtd) Daniel Machator, has promised to revive the kente and batakari weaving shop at the Kete-Krachi prisons. He made the...