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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...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Receives Country’s Robotics Team From Singapore Competition, Praises Their Great Participation

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received the Commissioner of the National Commission for Children, Mrs. Joyce Tejan Kella, and members of...

GWCL blames Tamale water crisis on severe harmattan condition

Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), has indicated that the water scarcity situation in the Tamale is due to the prevailing harmattan weather in the...

Uganda: Members of Parliament (MPs) make case for Shs10 billion supplementary for blood bank

Lawmakers have tasked the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to avail a supplementary request of Shs10 billion to the National Drug Authority...

Ladder gives clue in Jirapa Dubai CEO’s murder

Forensic police are weighing up the value to put on a ladder they found leaning on the wall of the Royal Cosy Hill Hotel,...

Civilians suffer as ‘perfect storm’ of war, disease and displacement grips Sudan

Civilians continue to bear the brunt as the war between rival militaries in Sudan spreads into new areas, driving displacement and hunger while exposing...

President Akufo-Addo Commissions Borteyman Sports Facilities; Ghana Ready To Host Historical 13th African Games

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has on Tuesday 13th February, 2024, commissioned the multipurpose Borteyman Sports complex to climax preparations...

#SaveGhanaFootball demo comes off today

The much anticipated demonstration against the Ghana Football Association (GFA) is set to take place today, February 14, 2024. The mammoth...

Korle Bu sets records straight on prison inmate’s escape

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has denied reports suggesting that a Chinese prison inmate escaped while undergoing treatment at the facility. The inmate was...

Ecobank Celebrates the Success of the TotalEnergies Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023

As the 34th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 drew to a thrilling close on Sunday, Ecobank (Ecobank.com),...

Akufo-Addo expected to reshuffle ministers today

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to undertake an imminent ministerial reshuffle today, February 14, 2024. A meeting held on Friday,...

Six students allegedly gang-rape 15-year-old at Bechem PRESEC

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...

Today is National Chocolate Day

February 14, a day known worldwide as Valentine’s Day, or Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is a day for lovers,...

‘Akufo-Addo gov’t didn’t promise a perfect Ghana’ – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has asserted that the Akufo-Addo led government's promises to Ghanaians prior to assuming office were not to bring perfection. According...

World Radio Day: US Embassy salutes Joy News anchor Emefa Apawu

In commemoration of the 2024 World Radio Day, the US Embassy in Ghana on Tuesday, February 13, celebrated JoyNews anchor Emefa Apawu. In a...

Ya-Na enskins Mustapha Sanah as Chief of Dalun

Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II has enskinned Mustapha Sanah, a development management specialist as the Chief of Dalun, under a traditional title Dalun-Lana Tapha Mahamadu...

Good news for rotational nurses

The Ministry of Health has assured discussions have commenced with the Ministry of Finance to secure funds for the payment of allowances to the...

Afriyie Akoto calls for speedy passage of L.I restricting importation of agric products

Former minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto is calling for speedy passage of the Legislative Instrument restricting importation of certain agricultural...

Latest on LGBTQI+ Bill [Video]

https://youtu.be/cLKwfuQcgCY The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has revealed that the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, is expected to be passed...

National Road Safety Authority launches TransportGhana

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) in collaboration with road transport service providers, has unveiled TransportGhana. This is a digital transport system aimed at transitioning...

Deputy Roads Minister promises to fix Ekye Amanfrom and Donkorkrom roads

Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Stephen Pambiin Jalulah has pledged to improve the road conditions from Ekye Amanfrom to Donkorkrom in Afram Plains...

Rent Control Department to digitalise its operations

The Rent Control Department is set to commence the digitisation of its operations next month following the successful installation of state-of-the-art equipment. This will enable...

 Prison officer reported dead after 6th March parade rehearsal

A 40-year-old prison officer, Lance Corporal Paul Badu has reportedly died after falling sick during the 6th March rehearsal parade in Koforidua. The deceased...

Kwesi Yankah: Which school did you attend?

Which school did you attend? That is a simple question that is more loaded than perceived. ‘Ehm… ehm… ehm’ is sometimes the initial response...

Ho MCE appeals for support to resolve acute water shortage

The Ho Municipal Chief Executive, Divine Bosson has appealed to the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources to help resolve the acute water shortage,...

Court remands man who stole over GH₵200K to cure ailing mother

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 30-year-old man accused of stealing GH₵292,534 belonging to his employer. Henry Hoyle is said to have told...

‘Trotro’ driver stabs passenger over 50 pesewas

A 51-year-old ‘trotro’ driver, Michael Oppong, has been remanded into Police custody by the Ashaiman Circuit Court for stabbing a passenger with a knife over 50 pesewas...

MPs make strong appeal to govt over water shortage in Tamale

Members of Parliament representing the Tamale Metropolis and surrounding areas have raised alarm over a severe water shortage in the area as they called...

FDA to shut down unlicensed canteens

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned that it may close canteens and food service units of public institutions if they operate without...

Yaa Achiaa Girls School in Kumasi recording low enrollment despite good infrastructure

One of the oldest basic schools in the Ashanti region, Yaa Achiaa Girls Basic and JHS, is recording a sharp decline in enrolment. The school,...

Brilliant but needy SHS graduate who dreams of becoming a doctor sells plantain chips to survive

The traffic jam in most of Accra’s busy highways usually frustrates commuters, as long as productive hours are wasted in traffic daily. But, that...

ECG reacts to recent outages in Ashanti Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has explained the recent intermittent power cuts in the Ashanti Region. The ECG attributed the outages to internal faults...

GJA President replies NMC boss over media blacklist directive [Video]

President of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has responded to the Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo. His...

Ayorkor Botchwey’s candidature well-received – Malawian President

Malawian President, Lazarus Chakwera says the candidacy of Ghana’s foreign minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, for Commonwealth Secretary-General has been “well-received.” President Chakwera whose country is...

40% of journalists have fallen victim to attacks on duty – Survey

The University of Ghana’s School of Communications 2023 survey has revealed that about 40 per cent of journalists have fallen victim to attacks while...

If you can’t tolerate journalists, stay away from them – GJA President warns

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfuor, has cautioned public officials to refrain from engaging journalists if they can't be civil...

Ghana Gas to acquire Cylinder Manufacturing Company by end of first quarter

Ghana Gas Company is in the final stages of acquiring Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company Limited. In April 2023, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo approved the...

Bawumia’s small-scale mining policy a game-changer – Mireku Duker

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources responsible for Mines, George Mireku Duker, has elaborated extensively on the policy strategy of the Vice...