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PPAG expresses concern about the increase in teenage pregnancy and HIV

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), a subsidiary of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), has expressed concern about the rise in teenage...

Education Ministry launches Community of Excellence Programme

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with stakeholders has inaugurated the Community of Excellence Programme (CEP) to elevate the quality of education in the...

Sixth KNUST Food Festival to showcase innovations and technological advances

Innovations in Ghana’s traditional foods have become crucial in preventing hunger and boosting tourism. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology will therefore showcase...

Clean Ghana Campaign: 2 arrested, shops closed down at Agbogbloshie market

The Clean Ghana campaign has made two arrests and shut down a number of shops at the Agbogbloshie market in Accra for unsanitary conditions....

January 2024 was the warmest on record

Per recent data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), January 2024 has been identified as the warmest January globally on record. The...

Valentine’s Day: Souvenir vendors lament low patronage

Valentine's Day holds a significant place for individuals and families to celebrate and reaffirm their affection, camaraderie, and admiration for each other. In Ghana,...

Dire air pollution situation at Korle-Boode; Accra demands immediate action

At first glance, it may seem like goldsmiths are burning to craft ornaments for sale, but a closer examination of the smoke rising into...

Court dismisses injunction against NPP Asante Mampong primary

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an interlocutory injunction against the conduct of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Asante Mampong...

Buhari’s signature forged to withdraw $6m

Nigeria is seeking Interpol's help to arrest three suspects who allegedly stole $6.2m (£4.9m) from the central bank, using the forged signature of former...

Damanghene and former Commissioner of Police passes on

The chiefs and people of Damang and Bosomtwi in the Wassa Fiase Traditional Area are in mourning following the passing of the Damanghene, Nana...

Consultative Competition Committee of ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) met in Abuja

Consultative Competition Committee of ERCA met in Abuja to review the draft Cooperation Agreement between ECOWAS and bodies in charge of competition in the...

Suspect who escaped from prison rearrested

A 26-year-old pupil teacher, identified as Bernard Tamayiri, has been rearrested by the Tuna police in the Sawla district of the Savannah region. Suspect...

Kwabena Kwakye’s last radio moments before he passed [Video]

A lot of people are still at sea over the sudden death popular radio presenter, Kwabena Kwakye. The host of the political talk show -...

Ahafo Ntotroso get Senior High school

The Paramount Chief of the Ntotroso Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region, Barima Twereko Ampem (III), has officially commissioned the Twereko Ampem Senior High...

Trial of man charged for killing 2 minors at Abesim to begin on March 14

The commencement of the trial of Richard Appiah, the draughtsman accused of killing two minors and keeping their bodies in a refrigerator at Abesim...

US fugitive re-arrested in Kenya for wanted murder

Kenyan police have re-arrested a fugitive murder suspect who had escaped from police custody, local media report. Kelvin Kangethe, 41, is wanted by US authorities...

One arrested in Mempeasem, chief and community members flee

A fresh assault on the Mempeasem community in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region has resulted in the arrest of one individual. Police...

Checkout 100 photos of #SaveGhanaFootball demo

Today, a sea of demonstrators flooded the streets of Accra, uniting under the banner of the 'Save Ghana Football Demonstration' to demand urgent reforms...

Africa Finance Corporation Appoints Emeka Emuwa as Chairman of Board

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent's leading instrumental infrastructure solutions provider, today announces the appointment of Mr. Emeka Emuwa as Chairman of its...

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Extends US$ 15 million Financing Support to Private Sector in Uzbekistan

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a trade financing agreement with...

Reshuffle: Asenso-Boakye takes over Roads and Highways Ministry

Francis Asenso-Boakye has, in a Cabinet reshuffle by President Akufo-Addo this morning, been moved to the Roads and Highways Ministry. Until his re-assignment, Asenso-Boakye, the...

GWCL announces 48 hours disruption in water supply in Somanya, environs

Some residents of Somanya and its environs will have to ration their water as the Ghana Water Company plans to shut down one of...

Great Ampong, Nicolas Omane Acheampong join #SaveGhanaFootball demo

Gospel musicians, Great Ampong and Nicolas Omane Acheampong joined the demonstration against the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on February 14, 2024. Amidst chants and placards,...

Teenage pregnancy rate increases to 15% in 2022, from previous 14% in 2014 – GSS

The 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) by the Ghana Statistical Service has indicated a rise in the rate of teenage pregnancy by...

We dragged 3 financial institutions to court to retrieve ¢5m – UG tells PAC

The University of Ghana (UG) says it has dragged three financial institutions under receivership to court in an attempt to recover their locked-up funds. The...

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Libya thanks the Government and people of the Netherlands for their support to Protect Children on the Move in...

UNICEF Libya and the Government of the Netherlands have signed an agreement of US$ 4 million to Protect Children on the Move in Libya...

Police arrest suspect after he stabs policeman in robbery expedition

A robbery suspect, who stabbed a policeman after he had robbed a woman, is assisting police in investigations. Francis Addo inflicted knife wounds on General...

Save Bogoso-Prestea mine from collapse now – Angry chiefs tell Government as FGR struggles

Traditional leaders in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region are up in arms against the new owners of the Bogoso Prestea mine,...

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and Asia Alliance Bank Sign US$ 10 Million Line of Trade Financing Agreement to Boost Private Sector and...

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group and Asia Alliance Bank have inked an...

Popular broadcaster dead [Photo]

Kwabena Kwakye, fondly known as Wofa KK, a prominent broadcaster at Kencity Media's Oman 107.1FM in Accra, has tragically passed away. He had reportedly...

Ghana: United States (U.S.) Provides $2 Million to Construct a New National Vaccine Cold Room

The United States Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $2 million (24.8 million Ghana Cedis) to construct a...

I’m a hairdresser not a military recruit – Woman in viral recruitment photos

Lydia Wiafe, a 41-year-old hairdresser from Ejisu Apromase in the Ashanti Region has expressed distress and fear after images depicting her in military attire...

Walewale robbery: Northern Regional Security Council visits victims

The Chairman of the Northern Regional Security Council, Yidana Zakaria, paid a working visit to the victims of Monday's deadly robbery attack in Walewale. The...

MP places GH¢100k bounty on Jirapa Dubai CEO’s killers

The Member of Parliament for Jirapa constituency, Cletus Seidu Dapilah, has placed a GH¢100,000 bounty on the killers of the CEO of Royal Cosy...

Government honours Hackman Owusu Agyeman with housing project

The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has announced the Ministry’s decision to pay tribute to former Works and Housing Minister, Hackman Owusu-Agyeman,...

Tunisia: The Impact Finance project

In 2023, U.S. Embassy Tunis, through its Impact Finance project: Transformed 98 business owners into angel investors who launched 5 angel investor clubs to provide...

Trade Obstacles Alert Mechanism (TOAM), the International Trade Centre (ITC) platform to report trade obstacles, is launched in Eswatini

The Trade Obstacles Alert Mechanism (TOAM) Eswatini provides a way to log obstacles to trade, particularly in the service sector. The online platform and mobile application...

Police probe alleged mob attack on firefighters at Konongo

Police in the Ashanti Region have launched investigations into an alleged mob assault on personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). The incident took...

Mother of 15-year-old gang-raped by 6 final year SHS students appeals for justice

The mother of a 15-year-old Form One student of Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) who was allegedly gang-raped by six final-year students of...

Kenya: Household Registration for Mass Net Distribution continues as six counties prepare for rollout

Household registration for the mass net distribution program is underway in six counties across the country, signaling progress in malaria prevention efforts. Health authorities are...