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Empowering Somali Youth: Inauguration of the Berbera Youth Center

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) along with the Somaliland Ministry of Youth and Sports, and the Government of the Netherlands successfully inaugurated the...

Ghana to produce 4.5 million ounces of gold annually – Akufo-Addo 

Ghana is projected to ramp up gold production to some 4.5 million ounces annually, says President Akufo-Addo.  The country’s ambition is buoyed by the current...

PURC reduces electricity tariff by 6.56% for some residential consumers

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has reduced the electricity tariff for residential consumers by 6.56 percent. However, it clarified that there will be...

Ex-Assembly member allegedly squanders GH₵500k meant for road construction

Nii Armah Ashitey a former Assembly member, who was allegedly given GH₵500,000 by a foundation to construct road and drainage but failed has appeared...

2024 SONA: Ablakwa takes on Akufo-Addo for ignoring flood victims

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has expressed disappointment in President Nana Akufo-Addo for ignoring the victims of the Akosombo dam...

Attorney General has saved Ghana GH¢10trilion – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has lauded the efforts of the Attorney-General's (AG) office in saving the country from judgment debts. In his State of...

Free SHS: Akufo-Addo’s call for improvement not same as Mahama’s review – Richard Ahiagbah

The Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has stated that President Akufo-Addo's call for an improvement in the...

Health experts launch Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered partnership to boost Kenyan health system

Kenya’s over-burdened health system is getting a major boost through a new international health partnership bridging proven Africa-led AI technology and deep local contextual...

Businessman on bail over alleged threat of death

The Amasaman Circuit Court has granted a businessman a GHC50,000.00 bail with two sureties for allegedly threatening to kill a businesswoman. The Court presided...

Canadian murder case: Seven-member jury constituted to quick start trial

A seven-member jury has been constituted to quick start trial of Safina Mohammed Adizatu accused of murdering her Canadian boyfriend, Frank Kofi Osei, at...

GEIG commemorates a decade of impact and transformation

Non-governmental organisation (NGO), Girls Education Initiative of Ghana (GEIG) is joyfully celebrating a decade of impact and transformation in society. The initiative seeks to provide...

Ghana’s macroeconomic indicators are not pointing to the right direction – Prof Bokpin

A professor of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School, Godfred Bokpin has contradicted President Akufo-Addo's claim that Ghana's macroeconomic indicators are heading...

17,340 out-of-school children reintegrated into mainstream schools in 2023

President Akufo-Addo says 17,340 out-of-school children have been reintegrated into mainstream formal schools through the Ghana Education Outcomes Project (GEOP). “The goal of GEOP...

2024 SONA: Akufo-Addo announces juicy package for film industry

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced plans to introduce 20% tax incentives for the film industry. According to him, the tax rebate which will be...

Mason convicted for defiling primary four pupil

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has convicted a mason to 15 years Imprisonment for defiling a primary four pupil in an uncompleted building at Himan-Prestea in...

BoG revises balance, transaction limits of MoMo wallets upwards

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revised the balance and transaction limits of customers' mobile money wallets upward, effective March 1, 2024. A statement...

Corruption fight: Akufo-Addo’s inaction creates bad impression – Former UN Governance Advisor

Chief Executive Officer of Kufuor Foundation and former United Nations (UN) Senior Governance Advisor, Baffour Agyemang-Duah has voiced concern about the public's perception of...

Balance economic growth against sustainable environment – Nana Barima Kodie Oppong advocates

Director of Ghana School of Law Chairs a Session of Borneo Rainforest Law Conference 2024, Advocating for Environmental Good Governance. In a groundbreaking initiative towards...

Jospong breaks into Africa… signs deal to build waste treatment plants in Lagos

The Jospong Group of Companies (JCG) has entered into agreement with the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources to...

JoyNews Gets Results: 19-year-old with defective hips undergoes surgery

Godfred Aidoo, a 19-year-old, battled a bone condition that impeded his ability to stand and walk straight. The second-year student at Mando Senior High School...

Do not assent to anti-LGBTQI+ Bill – CDD urges Akufo-Addo

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development is urging President Akufo-Addo not assent to the anti- LGBTQI+ Bill. The Bill which when passed into law will...

Mason arrested for stealing three goats

A 42-year-old mason, Bodai Kipo has been apprehended by the police at Horiyiri, a farming community in the Sawla district of the Savannah...

Orange Middle East and Africa strengthens its collaboration with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank for the coverage of its footprint

Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) (https://www.Orange.com) joins forces with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank (MIGA) to ensure the guarantees of...

Vaccinating 3.1 million Children to control polio outbreak in South Sudan

Today, South Sudan launched a nationwide polio campaign aiming at vaccinating 3.1 million children using the novel oral polio vaccine type 2. The novel oral...

2024 SONA: Govt to rename Kumasi and Tamale airports

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced that, government will rename the Kumasi and Tamale International airports. The Kumasi International Airport will be renamed the...

Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) 2024: Celebrating Black Excellence in Sports and Fashion

The power of Black excellence in sports and fashion came to the fore during two panel discussions at the Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS)...

8 shops burn to ashes at Obuasi Black Park

A devastating fire outbreak has resulted in the destruction of containers at Obuasi Black Park in the Ashanti Region. The blaze, which started from a...

Parents advised to stop choosing career paths for their children

Parents have been advised to stop choosing career paths for their children, as this makes the children abandon their innate potential. The Manager of Kete-Krachi...

7 siblings drop out of school as father suffers strange illness

The Abban family of Breman Eduosia is grappling with a heartbreaking ordeal, as seven siblings dropped out of school due to circumstances beyond their...

Clampdown on crime: Buduburam ghettos, Liberia camp demolished

Traditional leaders at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central region have led an exercise to demolish ghetto in Liberia Camp in Buduburam. The exercise is to...

Bawku conflict: Peace Council urges media houses to be decorous

Chairman of the National Peace Council, Dr Ernest Adu-Gyamfi has expressed contentment with the recent closure of some radio stations in Bawku. The affected media...

Hitman mixes communion wine with bleach to kill priest

Police are investigating after a priest almost sipped bleach instead of wine during Mass in what is the latest in a h@te campaign of...

SONA 2024: Success of Free SHS has silenced critics – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said the successful implementation of the Free Senior High School policy has silenced critics. According to him, not only has the implementation...

World Health Organization (WHO) updates its guidance for Ebola and Marburg disease

Ten years on from the West African Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its infection prevention and control guidelines for Ebola and...

No more free pepper soon — Ga kenkey sellers

Patrons of Ga kenkey in Accra must brace themselves for extra expenditure if they want to continue enjoying their delicacy. This is because some sellers...

Mentally challenged man beheaded at Odumasi

An unidentified man believed to be mentally challenged was reportedly found beheaded by unknown assailants. A tragic incident happened in Odumasi, Asante Akyem Central. Adom News’...

Orange Middle East and Africa and Tencent Cloud join forces to enrich the super-app Max it with innovative mini-apps

Orange Middle East&Africa (https://www.Orange.com/), a major telecom player in the Middle East and Africa, announces a strategic partnership with Tencent Cloud, the cloud business...

SONA 2024: Akufo-Addo reacts to Bawku conflict [Video]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed concerns regarding the expenditure incurred in resolving the Bawku conflict. He lamented that, the funds could have been...

SONA 2024: Gov’t secures alternative funding for La General Hospital

President Akufo-Addo has announced that the government has secured an alternative funding source for the reconstruction of the La General Hospital project. He made this...

Afreximbank to Drive Investment Dialogue at Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) as Platinum Sponsor

Pan-African supranational multilateral financial institution African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) will participate at the Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS), taking place on February 27th in...