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Dampare and his team have failed the media – GJA President [video]

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfuor has said the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and his team have let the media...

Check out how much govt spent on suspended Agyapa Royalties deal

It has emerged that, the government spent $12 million on the suspended Agyapa royalties deal. The CEO of the Minerals Income Investment Fund, Edward...

Eritrea: Enhanced Healthcare Services in Gash Barka Region

Significant advancements in healthcare services have been reported in the Gash Barka Region, following the introduction of modern medical equipment and the addition of...

Lawyer reveals how he transported a ‘mentally challenged’ person from Tema to Pantang

Former Police officer and legal practitioner, Twum Barimah has recalled how he single-handedly transported an individual with serious mental challenges from an area in...

Traders, fishers confirm ‘sex for fish’ along coastal communities

Some fishers, traders, and people who have associations along the beaches of the Western Region have confirmed the growing phenomenon of exchanging sex for...

Ayawaso West by-election violence: Victim paralysed in the left leg and forgotten

The morning of January 31, 2019, in Accra was calm, with people going about their normal duties. But, in the Ayawaso West Wougon Constituency,...

Many of Ghana’s laws outmoded — Prof. Atuguba

The Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Professor Raymond Akongburo Atuguba, has said many of the country’s laws are outmoded, making...

Employers body wants pre-employment medicals enforced

As Parliament processes the Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE) has called for enforcement of pre-employment medical...

Small Arms Commission raises alarm over 1.1 million unlicensed weapons in circulation

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has revealed that over 1.1 million small arms and light weapons in Ghana cannot be...

Ghana’s Minister for Youth and Sports Marks the 25-Day Countdown to the 13th African Games, Accra 2023 and Commissioning of Sports Complex

As Africa count down 25 days to the beginning of the 13th African games taking place in Accra Ghana between March 8th – March...

Intermittent power cuts due to internal faults – ECG justifies recent outages

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed recent power cuts in the Ashanti Region to the restoration of redundancies in power distribution. Parts of...

John Dumelo to provide internship opportunities for 200 students

Renowned Ghanaian actor and politician, John Dumelo has announced an initiative to provide internship opportunities for university students in his constituency, Ayawaso West Wuogon....

Jubilation as man who broke free from drug addiction gets enrolled at Legon

A man with a troubled past of drug addiction, Prince Aniewu, has been enrolled as a mature student at the University of Ghana, Legon,...

Konongo residents attack fire officers for arriving late to an outbreak

Some angry residents in Konongo, within the Asante Akim Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region, attacked fire officers and caused damage to a tender. The...

NACOC seizes 4,734.34kg varieties of Tramadol tablets

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted several capsules and tables of tramadol at the Tema Port. A total of 1,035,000 tablets and capsules...

Afreximbank, Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) and Rebranding Africa Forum (RAF) join hands to position football as a lever for growth and promote gender...

On the sidelines of the semi-finals of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank or “the Bank”) (www.Afreximbank.com), the...

Water shortage in Tamale: MPs appeal to National Security and Water Resources Ministry to deploy water tankers

Members of Parliament has made an appeal to the National Security and Ministry of Water Resources to deploy water tankers to Tamale which is...

SSNIT donates GH¢1m for pensioners’ healthcare

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has continued its support for the National Pensioners Association (NPA) by presenting a cheque of GH¢1...

Accident victims have up to 3 years to claim benefits – Lawyer

Lawyer and Chartered Insurer, Jeffery Koranteng, says that persons injured in a road accident have up to three years to put in a claim...

January window continues trend in international transfers

5,073 international transfers completed across men’s and women’s football, yet another increase compared to the previous record set in January 2023; Clubs’ total spending...

Military clash with irate Kasoa youth over land

Tension erupted at Awutu Prison Junction in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region as over 200 irate youth clashed with military...

Fire guts 8-bedroom house at Obuasi Anyimadukrom

A devastating fire has ravaged through 8 bedrooms, reducing them to ashes, in Obuasi Anyimadukrom, located in the Obuasi East district of the Ashanti...

South Sudan Launches Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign to halt outbreak in Western Equatoria State

In response to the confirmed outbreak of yellow fever on 24 December 2023, with two laboratory-confirmed cases identified in Western Equatoria State, the Ministry...

Radisson Hotel Group to maintain expansion momentum in the Middle East and Africa, building on a year of record success

Radisson Hotel Group (www.RadissonHotels.com) solidified its position as one of the leading international hotel groups in the Middle East and Africa during 2023 by signing...

As cholera remains a concern in the region, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners are working to support vulnerable children and families

Thirteen countries in Eastern and Southern Africa are currently responding to cholera, most recently Comoros, Zimbabwe and Zambia. In some countries, 52 per cent...

NaCCA assigns QR codes to approved textbooks

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has introduced Quick Response Codes (QR codes) on textbooks to help users differentiate between approved and...

We didn’t discuss seeking spiritual assistance – Kasoa teenager tells court

The 18-year-old arrested in connection with the Kasoa murder case has denied that he and the 15-year-old accused person discussed how to seek spiritual...

Ayeboafo responds to GJA: Blacklisting politicians is not “part of democratic culture”

The Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC),Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo continues to disagree with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) over a directive issued by...

NMC’s comment on GJA blacklisting of politicians unfortunate – Sulemana Braimah

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has described comments by the Chairman of the National Media Commission...

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supports United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) efforts to alleviate hunger and malnutrition among Malian refugees in...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) has generously contributed US$5 million to the United Nations World Food...

Fetish priest, two others arrested over murder at Akatsi South 

The Akatsi Police in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region, has arrested three suspects for allegedly killing a 31-year-old man at Wlitey-Agamakope   The...

Latest on Walewale robbery

One person has been pronounced dead and eight people, including a five year old child, are battling for their lives at the Tamale Teaching...

Yellow Card introduces USD Coin (USDC) on Stellar Network for Lightning-Fast Cross-Border Transactions

As Africa slowly inches towards widespread adoption of digital assets, it has become imperative that exchanges provide more cost-effective ways for buying, selling, receiving,...

Opuni Trial: Opuni closes defence, Agongo to open defence

The Counsel for Dr. Stephen Opuni, a former Chief Executive of COCOBOD, told an Accra High Court that his client will not personally testify,...

Media has right to blackout individuals who flout press freedom rule – Prof Karikari

A professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kwame Karikari, has asserted that the media has the right to exercise its discretion and blackout any...

Government pledges to ensure smooth reintegration of Libya returnees

Government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have pledged to ensure that the 143 Ghanaian migrants who voluntarily decided to return from Libya...

Sudan facing catastrophic hunger crisis

Eatizaz Yousif, Country Director, IRC, Sudan said; "Following continued violence since April of last year, Sudan now faces the most severe hunger levels ever witnessed...

Every SHS student to get a tablet by April – Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced plans by government to distribute over 1.4 million tablets to students in Senior High...

GES begins probe into tragic death of Aburi Girls student

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has commenced an internal inquiry into the tragic demise of a first-year student at Aburi Girls Senior High School,...

IMANI Report: Negative sentiments towards Bawumia triple after #Bawumiaspeaks

IMANI, a prominent think tank in Ghana, has released the third episode of its Public Understanding and Literacy for Sentiment and Election analysis (PULSE)...