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Tunisia sentences two journalists to one year in prison

A Tunisian court on Wednesday sentenced two journalists to one year in prison on charges of publishing false news that harms public security, a...

World’s most expensive feather sold at auction for over GH₵ 400k

A single feather of the now extinct New Zealand Huia bird has set a world record after being sold for NZD$46,521.50 (GH₵413,467$28,417, £22,409) at...

Sensitive files found in Trump bedroom after FBI search

A judge has questioned how Donald Trump could have overlooked sensitive documents that turned up in his bedroom after the FBI searched the former...

Freemasons to celebrate Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s 25th anniversary milestones in Kumasi

Freemasons from across Ghana and beyond will gather in Kumasi this weekend to honour Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on two significant milestones: his 25th...

Full report of KPMG audit on GRA-SML contract

President Akufo-Addo has released the full report on the KPMG audit on the controversial contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation...

GRA/SML deal: Eugene Arhin lauds Akufo-Addo over KPMG report

The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for releasing the KPMG audit report on the contract between...

SSNIT’s deal with Rock City must be stopped – Former SSNIT boss

Former Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest Thompson, says the deal between Rock City Hotel and the social...

2023 District Level Performance Assessment & Ranking: Assah Mensah of Mpohor tops all

The Mpohor District of the Western Region with Ignatius Assah Mensah as the District Chief Executive has been declared as the best in the...

Akufo-Addo releases KPMG report on GRA-SML deal

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has released the KPMG audit report on the controversial contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation...

GSA sensitizes traders on calibration to commemorate World Metrology Day

Some traders in Kumasi have been resisting the recalibration of their measuring tools to provide accurate and efficient services to their clients. They argue the...

Rock City shouldn’t have been shortlisted for SSNIT hotels bid – Edem Senanu

Co-Chair of the Citizens Movement Against Corruption, Edem Senanu, says that the Minister of Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong’s Rock City Hotel, should not have been...

Local Gov’t Ministry inaugurates inter-jurisdictional coordination committee

The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) has  inaugurated the Inter-Jurisdictional Coordination Management Committee (ICMC) and its Steering Committee. This milestone marks...

NPA sends important message to tanker drivers amidst strike [Listen]

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has appealed to the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union to as a matter of urgency return to work. The...

Bawumia commissions new medical waste facility in Wa

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned a modern medical waste treatment facility in Kperisi, near Wa in the Upper West Region. This facility has...

Tamale Teaching Hospital denies paying ‘ghost names’

The Tamale Teaching Hospital has refuted claims of disbursing salaries to non-existent staff also known as 'ghost names.' This follows an investigation by the Office...

We have no contract with tanker drivers – GOIL MD

The Managing Director of the Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) Kwame Osei-Prempeh, has said they cannot be blamed for the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker...

Dr Okoe Boye donates bus to LEKMA Hospital

Health Minister Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has donated a bus to the Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly (LEKMA) Hospital at Teshie in Accra. The bus presented on...

What did Organised Labour’s 4 reps on SSNIT Board do about sale of hotels?….

In the wake of the brouhaha about the intended sale of 60% shares in some hotels owned by the Social Security and National Insurance...

Parts of Accra flooded again after a downpour [Video]

Several areas in Accra were flooded again following a downpour on Wednesday, May 22. The heavy but brief rainfall disrupted vehicular traffic on several major...

Kenya Launches National Health Accounts Estimates Report for 2019/20 to 2021/22

The Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Harry K. Kimtai, today officially launched the National Health Accounts Estimates Report for the fiscal years 2019/20 to 2021/22.  The event...

African Development Bank at the 10th World Water Forum: showcasing commitment to facilitating access to water and sanitation resources in Africa

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) will highlight the importance of preparation, financing and coordination for water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives across Africa at...

Ashanti NPP donates Motorbikes to youth organizers to enhance campaign engagements

Leadership of the New Patriotic Party in the Ashanti Region has donated motorbikes to some constituency youth organizers in the Ahafo Ano Southeast Constituency...

I did not breach any procurement law – Bryan Acheampong to Ablakwa

The Minister of Agriculture and member of parliament for Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong has disputed the claims by his colleague North Tongu legislator, Samuel Okudzeto...

I don’t have any personal issues with Bryan Acheampong, SSNIT is being dishonest – Okudzeto Ablakwa

The member of parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has refuted claims that he has personal scores with the Minister of Agriculture,...

“I suffered a lot”: How United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) helps women in Guinea heal from obstetric fistula

“It happened at the hospital. I realized I was leaking urine,” fistula survivor Kadiatou Bah told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health...

Kenya is Open for Business, Ruto tells Investors as He heads to The United States Capital

President William Ruto has wound up his first leg of the State Visit to the United States of America where he urged private and public...

World Health Organzation (WHO) Representative in Zimbabwe presents credentials

Dr. Desta Tiruneh, the newly appointed World Health Organization Representative for Zimbabwe, officially presented his credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International...

Ghanaian lady missing in Nigeria after traveling to meet a man she met on Facebook

A Ghanaian lady identified as Afiba Tandoh and her Nigerian friend, Celine Ndudim have been declared missing after traveling miles to visit a friend...

DCA gifts handmade artwork to Duncan-Williams on 67th birthday

The Dominion Christian Academy (DCA) has celebrated the presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Nicholas Duncan-Williams with a handmade artwork gift...

Liberia, Angola Forge Stronger Ties in Oil and Gas Sector

Liberia’s Foreign Minister H.E. Sara Beysolow Nyanti, representing His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, met with His Excellency...

World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia hosts Regional workshop on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment in Addis Ababa

The WHO Africa Regional Office (WHO AFRO) in collaboration with WHO Headquarters and WHO Ethiopia,  hosted the first regional workshop on preventing and responding...

‘Dumsor’ hits Supreme Court

Some moments of the Supreme Court’s proceedings on Wednesday, May 22 experienced darkness following power cuts. In about 17 minutes, the lights had gone off...

Prosecution files documents in robbery at former Second Lady’s house

The prosecution in the trial of the man accused of robbing the wife of late former Vice-President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, Matilda Yaaba Amissah-Arthur, and...

Waive taxes on public health commodities, medicines — NACP

The National AIDS/STIs Control Programme (NACP) has called for exceptional tax waivers on all health commodities and medicines provided by development partners for public...

We remain committed to our pledges – Dr Okoe Boye

Health Minister-designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, says government’s commitment to ensuring quality healthcare delivery in Ghana remains. Addressing the staff and management of the Tema...

Akufo-Addo appoints Joe Ghartey as GRA Board Chair

Former Railways Minister, Joe Ghartey has been appointed by President Akufo-Addo to the Chairman of the re-constituted Board of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). Other...

Energy Capital & Power (ECP) Denounces African Energies Summit for Co-Opting Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025 Dates

Energy Capital&Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) officially denounces the disruptive and unprofessional behavior of the African Energies Summit organizers in selecting overlapping dates with the Invest in African...

2 narrowly escape death after being trapped under falling roof in Wednesday’s rainstorm

Two young men narrowly escaped death at Teshie in Accra after the entire roofing of a building under construction fell off and trapped them...

Mainstream mental health in all Mass Drug Administrations (MDAs)

Parliamentary Commissioner and Nyendo – Mukungwe Member of Parliament, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga has called on government to plan for mental health services in all...

Ethiopia: African Development Fund approves nearly $43 million to boost access to finance and non-financial services for Ethiopian Youth and Women-led micro, small and...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund – the African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) concessional financing window – approved a grant of...