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Free SHS graduate sells sugarcane to raise funds for nursing training

A free Senior High School (SHS) graduate whose parents were unable to further her education has resorted to selling packaged sugarcane on the streets...

I don’t like the Ghana I’m leaving behind; times are very rough – Nunoo-Mensah

A former Chief of Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has advised the incumbent government to take cues from the experiences...

CSOs coalition threatens Supreme Court action against anti-LGBTQ+ bill

A coalition of 18 Civil Society groups has threatened to head to the Supreme Court should President Nana Akufo-Addo assent to the Proper Sexual...

Ghana Water to shutdown Barekese, Achiase stations

The Ghana Water Limited has announced the shut down of the Barekese and Achiase supply stations in the Ashanti region. The move is due...

Some Sunyani residents receive SONA with unmet expectations

Several residents in Sunyani on Wednesday reacted negatively to the State of the Nation’s Address (SONA) presented to Parliament by President Nana Akufo-Addo. President...

Third-year KNUST architecture students conduct survey in Adaklu District [Photos]

In a collaborative effort between the 3rd-year students of the Department of Architecture at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Governs...

More than 200 Ghanaians stranded in Cote d’Ivoire

More than 200 Ghanaians are stranded in Cote D’Ivoire, the Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI) Rickey Nana Yaw Boakye, an Officer at the Sampa...

Top US court will rule on Trump’s immunity claims

The Supreme Court will decide if ex-President Donald Trump is immune from being prosecuted on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election. The...

We still want to hear your comment on ‘galamsey’ – Akufo-Addo told

The Coalition Against Galamsey has raised concerns about President Nana Akufo-Addo’s silence on some critical national issues, including illegal mining locally referred to as...

State agencies, CSOs must collaborate to combat serious and organised crime – GII

Executive Director of Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awelana Addah, says to reduce serious and organised crime, state agencies should work with civil society...

Asenso-Boakye engages 2 ambassadors on key road projects

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso-Boakye on Wednesday held bilateral discussions with the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, Mochizuki Hisanobu and the Ambassador...

Let’s respect the rights of migrants – Dr Ibn Chambas urges African states

The Chairman of the Kofi Annan Peace and Security Forum (KAPS Forum) Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas has said the rights of migrants should be...

How driver foiled robbery attempt on Accra-Kumasi Highway

The driver of a 2M Express bus that narrowly escaped a robbery attack on the Accra-Kumasi Highway has been rewarded by the company following...

Lawyer sues Chief Justice, GLC and Judicial Secretary

A private legal practitioner, Kwame Aning Fosu-Gyeabour has sued the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, General Legal Council (GLC) and the Judicial Secretary. The legal action...

Akufo-Addo addresses migration and security challenges at 2024 Kofi Annan forum

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has highlighted several critical issues at the opening of the 2024 Kofi Annan Peace and Security Forum (KAPS Forum)...

Thieves vandalise ECG transformers, steal copper windings [Video+Photos]

Some unidentified persons have vandalised and stolen copper windings from a transformer belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana Ltd (ECG). This has plunged the...

FIFA launches online tool to track race to Mundial de Clubes FIFA 25â„¢

New tool to track qualifying race for places at maiden Mundial de Clubes FIFA™ (www.FIFA.com); Seven sections cover global qualifiers and teams’ progress in...

Over 600 parents storm WAEC to demand release of their children’s results

Over 600 parents stormed the office of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Sunyani in the Bono region to demand the release of...

Geometric Power Commissions the Afreximbank-Backed 141 MW Aba Integrated Power Project

The 141 MW Aba Integrated Power Project (Aba IPP), an Afreximbank-financed project (www.Afreximbank.com), was officially commissioned in Abia State by the Vice President of...

Robbers shoot two people after robbing gas station in Gomoa Besiase [Photos]

Two workers of a gas filling station at Gomoa Besiase are in critical condition and receiving treatment at Agona Swedru Government Hospital after seven...

Anti-LGBTQI Bill passed

Parliament has passed the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021 popularly known as anti-LGBTQI Bill on Wednesday February 28, 2024. The...

Deputy Minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo on claims paid out to ex-mineworkers

The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo has praised the North West Province for registering massive progress in the provincial department’s endeavour to...

Taskforce cracks down on smuggled vegetable oil in Accra markets

A taskforce comprising the Tree Crop Development Authority, the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana, the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, and...

Let’s promote our Ghanaian language for inclusive education and social change – NCCE

As part of activities to mark International Mother Language Day, the La Municipal Office of the NCCE in collaboration with UNESCO, Ghana Book Development...

Stroke the leading cause of death at Eastern Regional Hospital – Dr. Ampaw

Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), popularly called stroke, has been identified as the leading cause of death at the Eastern Regional Hospital for the past three...

Supreme Court dismisses case seeking to clear street children

The Supreme Court has dismissed a case brought against the state by Child Rights International, seeking among other things, that the government of Ghana...

Boarding schools should be abolished – Franklin Cudjoe [watch]

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe wants boarding schools to be abolished. He said Ghana should shift away from boarding schools towards a more localized,...

GNECC lauds Akufo-Addo’s call for review of Free SHS policy

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his recent call to review the Free Senior High...

6 persons remanded again over the murder of Jirapa Dubai CEO

The Wa District court, presided over by His Honor Maxwell Titirico Maxbrain, has remanded six individuals for the second time in connection with the...

Kennedy Agyapong vs Anas: Supreme Court dismisses Anas’ suit against High Court

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, requesting for a judgement passed by an Accra High Court...

Dr. Da Costa Aboagye appointed NHIA CEO

President Akufo-Addo has appointed the Ghana Health Service’s Director of Health Promotion, Dr. Da Costa Aboagye as the new Chief Executive of the National...

International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Launches New Country and Project Office in Kenya to Lead Advancing Vaccine End-to-End Capabilities (AVEC) Africa Project

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) has announced the opening of a new Country and Project Office in Kenya, marking a significant step in the...

Smart Africa’s Digital Academy receives a $20mn grant from the World Bank to expand across Africa

The World Bank is partnering with Smart Africa (www.SmartAfrica.org), to scale up the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) initiative from a national to a...

NHIA yet to pay 8-month outstanding arrears to health service providers

The National Health Insurance Authority is in eight-month outstanding debt to health service providers across the country.  Ashanti Regional Director of NHIA, Kwadwo Dwomoh, says...

Buduburam demolition: Affected residents ‘hijack’ classrooms [Photos]

Some affected residents of Gomoa Buduburam, known as Liberia Camp, have hijacked Buduburam Point Hope D/A Basic School. They are using classrooms as their bedrooms...

Radisson Hotel Group targets 50% portfolio expansion in West and Central Africa by 2030

Radisson Hotel Group (https://www.RadissonHotels.com) is targeting a 50% expansion of its West and Central African portfolio, consisting of 29 hotels and over 5,000 rooms in...

Gomoa Buduburam demolition renders hundreds homeless

About 600 Liberians and Ghanaians have been rendered homeless as a result of a demolition exercise carried out by the Gomoa Fetteh Traditional Council...

African Energy Week (AEW) Launches African Energy Finance Summit in Partnership with Afreximbank and S&P Global Commodity Insights

Africa’s largest energy event – the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – will feature the African Energy Finance Summit during...

Orange Middle East and Africa collaborates with Microsoft to accelerate the digital transformation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across the region

Orange Middle East&Africa (OMEA) (www.Orange.com) has signed an agreement with Microsoft, through the Africa Transformation Office, aimed at offering Microsoft solutions to small and...

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business delighted to announce Elephant Trade-Services as headline sponsor during its 30-Year Anniversary

Ahead of PDAC in Toronto, the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business (www.CanadaAfrica.ca) underscored its appreciation of Elephant Trade-Services (https://ElephantTrade.net/), announced as headline sponsor during the 30th...