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#BlackExcellence: Strategies for Capital Access in the Global Economy

The global economy is expanding, providing an opportunity for Black-owned businesses to succeed. Various mechanisms have been adopted to facilitate access to the necessary...

NPP Youth Organiser attacks Chairman in church [Video]

https://youtu.be/xzeF0n9NedM Chaos broke out at the Asante Akyem Asankare Church of Pentecost in the Ashanti region during church service on Sunday which had some New...

Meet the first visually impaired PhD graduate from UCC

Among the graduates from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) at its 7th session of the 56th congregation last Friday was Dr Ben Bishop Nyanihorba...

Ghanaian peacekeeper reportedly killed in South Sudan

A United Nations (UN) peacekeeper from Ghana has been killed alongside some civilians after clashes between rival local groups in the Abyei region on...

Scores rendered homeless as fire destroys wooden structures at Asokwa [Photos]

Fire has has gutted makeshift wooden structures at Asokwa Old Town in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region, rendering scores homeless. Citi News...

Junior Speller 2024: Registration now open for school learners

Junior Speller, the biggest spelling competition in Ghana, has officially opened registration for the much-anticipated 2024 edition, providing an exciting opportunity for Basics 1-4...

Parliamentary aspirant threatens to sue Ghana Gas

A parliamentary aspirant for Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Blay Miezah in the Jomoro Constituency, has threatened to sue the Ghana National Gas Company...

GRA exceeds 2023 target by mobilising GH¢113bn

Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) collected GH¢113.06 billion for the 2023 fiscal year as against a revised target of GH¢109.19 billion. This performance represents a nominal...

NPP primaries: One arrested as police hunt for others over violence in Yendi

One person has been arrested with the police on a manhunt for others in connection with electoral-related violence in Yendi during the New Patriotic...

NPP primaries: GJA condemns attack on journalist

The Northern Region branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has has condemned an attack on journalist, Mohammed Aminu Alabira during the New Patriotic...

Hawa Koomson’s media blacklist: MFWA backs GJA

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has backed the call by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on the media to avoid covering any...

Hawa Koomson threatens to sue GJA President

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Hawa Koomson, is considering legal action against the President...

ECG transitions meter application and other services online starting February 1

The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG), has announced a digital shift for services like new connections, separate meters, and additional loads.  Starting February 1,...

National Security Ministry to fix dangerous potholes on Spintex road

The Human Security Department of the Ministry of National Security is actively working to tackle the issue of hazardous potholes affecting specific sections of...

Major Boakye-Djan laid to rest

A solemn yet colourful mass, laced with native and Christian rituals characterised the pre-burial ceremony of Osahene Major Kojo Boakye-Djan (retd), in Accra on...

KNUST student pays fees for 11 needy colleagues

A final year Human Resources (HR) student at the KNUST School of Business (KSB), Emmanuel Jason Asare, has made headlines for his commendable act...

Infographics: NPP MPs who lost or retained their parliamentary bids

Disappointments and surprises marked the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primaries on Saturday, January 27, as several incumbent Members of Parliament lost their bids...

NPP primaries: Journalist arrested at Dome Kwabenya

A journalist from Oyerapa FM, Kwaku Ansah has been arrested in Dome Kwabenya while covering the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries. Reports reaching Adom...

NSS denies allegations of GH¢155 payment to service personnel

Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has denied allegations of underpaying service personnel GH¢155 instead of the approved GH¢715.57. Recent reports suggested that personnel...

Police must investigate excesses in military raid at Ashaiman- Prof Appiagyei-Atua

Associate Professor at the School of Law, University of Ghana, Prof Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, has called on the police to investigate the excesses admitted by...

Tackling challenges to improve cholera treatment in Zambia’s hardest-hit district

Imeldah Chulu lives near Matero level 1 hospital in Lusaka District, Zambia. The hospital houses one of the six community-based cholera treatment units in...

Walewale: Six including 6-year-old injured as gunmen attack bus

A passenger vehicle traveling from Missiga in the Upper East Region to Kumasi has been attacked by gunmen. This has resulted in the hospitalisation of...

Bird flu outbreak: Over 22,000 birds destroyed in Takoradi

A total of 22,090 adult birds have been destroyed by the Veterinary Service in Sekondi-Takoradi of the Western Region, following an outbreak of bird...

Driver dead, another injured in accident on Adukrom Hill [Photos]

A driver has died with another person injured after an accident at Asenema in the Okere District of the Eastern region. The accident involved a...

2024 election: Fitch Solution predicts victory for Mahama

United Kingdom-based research and data firm, Fitch Solution is predicting electoral victory for National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama in the December 7...

Parliamentary committee presents report on Ashaiman military brutalities

The Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior, assigned to investigate the military brutalities against Ashaiman residents, has presented its report. In its report, the...

Full judgment on coup plotters’ case

The Accra High Court has released the official document in which it found six persons who were standing trial for an alleged coup plot...

Family announces one week celebration for Amma Busia

The one-week celebration of New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Amma Busia has been set for Friday, February 9, 2024. The ceremony will take place...

ADB and 5 others obtain authorisation to sell assets of PBC Ltd, including its head office

A court order has been granted to the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) and five other banks, namely Cal Bank, Bank of Africa, GCB, Universal...

Ghana to get alumina refinery as GIADEC announces strategic partner for Project 3A

Ghana is set to benefit from a new alumina refinery following the successful selection of a strategic partner that will work with the Ghana...

Four prisoners who passed 2023 WASSCE gain university admission

Authorities at the Sunyani Central Prison have expressed joy over four of their inmates' admission to read degree courses in three universities, as part...

Farmer loses over 1000 tubers of yams to bush fire

A farmer at Bale in the Bole district of the Savannah region, has lost over 1000 tubers of yams to a bush fire despite...

Aburonahia residents stage protest over illegal mining on their rivers

Residents of Aburonahia, a community in the Akontombra district of the Western North Region, have taken to the streets in protest against the ongoing...

African Development Bank, Attijariwafa Bank Europe sign €100 million risk-sharing agreement to unlock private sector potential to drive African trade

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Attijariwafa bank Europe, European subsidiary of the Attijariwafa bank group, have signed a €100 million risk-sharing agreement to...

West Legon Accident: 4 Firefighters on duty injured

Four firefighters have been injured, with two in critical condition, after the last floor of a two-storey building collapsed on them during a fire...

Be consistent under every administration – Mahama tells GBA

Former President John Mahama has called on the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) to shed its perceived partisan leanings and advocate for national interest, regardless...

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Support on Cholera Outbreak in Zambia

As cholera cases surge in Southern Africa’s member states, particularly in Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Africa CDC has been following and supporting the response...

Another distressing news hits Mepe

Mepe, a town already grappling with the aftermath of flooding caused by the Volta River Authority (VRA) spillage, has been struck by yet another...

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) strengthens protection of Civilians in Northern South Sudan

Responding to an increasing number of cases of cattle raiding, truck ambushes and other incidents of violence in the northern region of South Sudan,...

Policeman dies in road crash on Kwahu-Omanpe Road

 A police Constable stationed at the Enchi District Police Com­mand has died in an accident on the Kwahu-Omanpe Road in the Aowin Municipality of...