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Government must be blamed for state of health facilities – Nabdam MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Nabdam in the Upper East region, Mark Kurt Nawaane, has blamed the shortage of vital equipment in hospitals on...

Bamboi Polyclinic attains SafeCare’s high international certification for quality healthcare delivery

In a significant stride for healthcare in Ghana, the Bamboi Polyclinic has been awarded Level 4 on SafeCare Quality Standards, an international benchmark for...

PAC proposes ‘third layer’ to validate salaries of GES staff

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi, has advocated a "third layer" within the Ghana Education Service to...

GAF holds pulling out ceremony for outgoing Chief of Defense Staff

The Ghana Armed Forces is holding a pulling-out ceremony for Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, the outgoing Chief of Defense Staff, who served for three...

Latest update on JB Danquah killer’s case

Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, the presiding judge in the case in which Daniel Asiedu is facing a jury trial for the murder of Joseph...

TEWU strike: Students denied access to facilities on campus

Students of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been left stranded on campus as they were denied access to some facilities...

Feyiase residents save driver trapped under his truck after accident

Residents of Feyiase in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region have saved a truck driver who was trapped in his car after an...

May they rot in jail – Late Major Mahama’s mother to killers [Watch]

The mother of the late Major Maxwell Mahama has reacted to the life sentence handed down to 12 individuals found guilty of her son's...

How surfing is challenging tradition in a Ghanaian town

It started with a magazine cutting. Appearing in Surfer, the article was titled 'Africa - Home of Surfing?' and illustrated with a heavy-handed caricature of...

Govt completes four toilet facilities in Oforikrom Municipality

The government has completed and commissioned four modern institutional toilet facilities with changing rooms under the Sanitation and Water Project within Oforikrom Municipality. The Municipal...

International Rescue Committee (IRC) raises alarm as cholera outbreak surges in Somalia, following El Niño rains

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is sounding an alarm following a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in Somalia’s central region of Hiraan following intense flooding...

Hospital ship arrives in Madagascar to deliver surgical care and training

International charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.Africa) today returned to Madagascar to bring transformative surgical education and free, life-changing surgeries.   Freshly refitted hospital ship, the upgraded...

Tension as group breaks into stool room of Adwampong royal family

There is brewing tension in the New Juaben traditional area after a group of individuals, under the supervision of the New Juaben Divisional Police...

Reload Logistics Expands Portfolio with Sulphur Bulk Terminal Acquisition in Richards Bay

Reload Logistics (ReloadLogistics.com), a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions in Africa, has recently acquired a 50,000 sqm Sulphur Bulk Terminal in Richards...

5 persons in court for stealing fish

A Chief Magistrate Court in Nigerian on Wednesday, ordered the remand of three fishermen and two businesswomen at the correctional centre for allegedly conspiring...

Who will take care of me now? – Father of jailed Denkyira-Obuasi assemblyman cries

John Kojo Baah, the father of the former Assemblyman of Denkyira-Obuasi has described as unfortunate the court’s decision to jail his son over the...

Major Mahama: Our children now school dropouts – Wife of former Assemblyman cries [Watch]

Yaa Ampofowaa, the wife of the former Assemblyman for Denkyira-Obuasi jailed for the murder of Major Maxwell Mahama says their children have dropped out...

Mondelēz International is among Africa’s Top Employers for Fifth Consecutive Year

Mondelēz International (www.MondelezInternational.com) was recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer in Africa for the fifth consecutive year. The leading multinational confectionery,...

FIFA Museum in Zurich celebrates record-breaking year, with 273,000 visitors in 2023

The FIFA Museum (www.FIFA.com), the home of international football history and culture, reached a new milestone in 2023 by welcoming 273,000 visitors, the highest...

TEWU to meet Finance Ministry on Friday

The Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana declared a nationwide strike effective February 1 over non-payment of allowances. Speaking in an interview on Adom FM's...

ECG to begin operation ‘No free consumption’ today

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is set to initiate a crackdown dubbed operation 'No Free Consumption' starting Thursday, February 1. During this period,...

My husband was not even around when it happened – Wife of jailed Denkyira-Obuasi Assembly member speaks

Yaa Ampofowaa, the wife of the former Assembly member of Denkyira-Obuasi, has broken her silence after her husband was jailed for the death of...

19% of Ghanaian women support husbands disciplining their wives for burning food while cooking

More Ghanaian women than men believe there is nothing wrong with domestic violence in relation to men beating their wives.  This is according to the...

It’s better to learn under trees than not to be educated – Vincent Assafuah

The Member of Parliament for the Old Tafo constituency, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has defended the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, asserting that it...

African Development Bank launches historic 10.5-year inaugural USD Global Sustainable Hybrid transaction

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating, all stable) has successfully launched and priced its first Sustainable US dollar-denominated 750 million...

7 scams to watch out for in 2024

Watch out! In 2024, scammers have some new tricks up their sleeve, such as deepfake impersonation. That is why fostering a zero-trust mindset can...

NLC lashes out at teacher unions over ‘unmeritorious’ strike

The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC), Ofosu Asamoah, has criticised the ongoing strike by labour unions in the educational sector, branding...

Partner govt to exploit huge deposits of gold in Dollar Power – Lands Minister to investors

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor has called on the investor community to partner Government to establish a large-scale mining...

Euro-Africa Trade: New paradigm needed for increased investment – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says a new paradigm hinged on structural transformation must be defined to allow African economies to trade at the high end of...

Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) 2024 to Explore Power of Diversity in the Corporate Landscape

In the evolving corporate landscape, inclusivity and diversity have become key pillars via which businesses and organizations can advance in the global marketplace. The...

Radisson announces its first safari hotel in South Africa

Radisson Hotel Group (https://www.RadissonHotels.com) is proud to announce the opening of Radisson Safari Hotel Hoedspruit, its first Safari hotel in Africa and 11th hotel in...

Agility and Education for Employment (EFE) Partner to Deliver artificial intelligence (AI) Training in Egypt

Agility (www.Agility.com), a global leader in supply chain services, infrastructure and innovation, announced a partnership with Education for Employment (EFE) (www.EFE.org/) that will offer training...

Major Mahama case: Families of convicts appeal for reduction in sentence

The families of the 12 suspects sentenced to life imprisonment for their involvement in the killing of Major Maxwell Mahama are pleading for clemency....

Former NDC official accused of incest, abortion acquitted

In a surprising turn of events, Emmanuel Kwasi Dawood Mensah, the former Central Regional Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has been...

Gov’t taking measures to reform jury system – A-G

Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame has said the government is taking measures to do away with delays in criminal prosecutions. According...

Bawumia to address the nation

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, address the nation. The event will...

Major Mahama’s murder: Mother sends strong message

Veronica Bamford, the mother of the late Major Maxwell Mahama, has cautioned that no government should grant a presidential pardon to any of her...

Ghana signs MoU with UK for knowledge and technology transfer

Ghana has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the United Kingdom's (UK) Society of Motor Manufacturing and Traders’ Industry Forum and the Ministry...

Professor Einstein visits Ghana, establishes memorial institute

Professor George Einstein, the Founder of the Einstein Medical Institute in Florida, USA, and cousin of the renowned physicist Albert Einstein, arrived in Ghana...

Agenda 111: Use funds to maintain already existing hospitals – Cecilia Senoo

The Chief Executive of Hope for Future Generation, Cecilia Senoo has called on the government to prioritise the robustness of already existing health facilities...