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Why hospitals are unable to pay electricity bills

Democracy and Development Fellow on Public Health at the Centre for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-Ghana), Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, says the inability of public hospitals...

NHIS to cover mental healthcare – Akufo-Addo

Treatment for mental health will now be added to the benefits of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) from 2024 President Nana Akufo-Addo has...

The young lawyer who battled his former lecturer in court and received praises from the CJ and SC judges

In just two years at the Bar, the highly intelligent lawyer George Adabadze, also known as Alaska, made a significant impact in the case...

10 including soldier injured in accident at Kasoa

Ten people including a military officer have been injured in an accident at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region....

Former GWCL employee arrested for stealing iron pipes

A 52-year-old man who resigned from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in 2022, Abraham Asare, has been arrested by the police in Larteh-Akuapem...

Mahama to support affordable housing scheme for teachers when voted into power

Flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has insisted on his commitment to support housing schemes for teachers when voted into...

St. John Hospital & Fertility Centre reacts to ₵5m suit

The St. John’s Hospital & Fertility Centre has debunked allegations of medical negligence that led to the death of a baby boy. Solicitors for the...

Police exhume body of woman killed by son over GH¢500

The police have exhumed the remains of a 60-year-old retiree from the Ghana Highway Authority allegedly killed by her son, Gideon Asomani. Mercy Oforiwa's...

ECG cannot pay its debts, it has no business buying motors for police – Kwabena Donkor

Former Minister of Power, Dr Kwabena Donkor, has criticised the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for donating 200 motorbikes to the Ghana Police Service....

41-year-old announced as new paramount chief of Jirapa traditional area

Kingmakers of the Jirapa traditional area in the Upper West region have proclaimed a 41-year-old educationist as the new paramount chief for the Jirapa...

K.T Hammond justifies tax exemptions to 1D1F companies

The Trade and Industry Minister, Kobina Tahir Hammond is fighting back accusations that the government is bringing to Parliament too many tax waivers running...

Rising threats: Cybercriminals unleash 411,000 malicious files daily in 2023

Kaspersky’s (www.Kaspersky.co.za) detection systems discovered an average of 411,000 malicious files every day, which is an increase of nearly 3% in 2023 compared to...

35-year-old fisherman feared drowned at Gomoa Fetteh

A 35-year-old fisherman, Kofi Wei, has reportedly met his untimely death after he drowned at Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the...

OSP releases list of criminal trials since August 2021

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has released a list of individuals who are standing trial for corruption and corruption-related offences since August...

Muorso chief spearheads Atiwa land reclamation

An initiative to reclaim arable land destroyed by illegal gold miners in the Muorso, Kwabeng and Abomosu enclaves of the Atiwa West District in...

2 firemen arrested, others on the run over alleged killing of 27-year-old man

Two male officers of the Ghana National Fire Service in Damongo in the Savannah Region are in Police custody over the death of a...

2021 Best Fish Farmer yet to receive 2-bedroom house reward

Minority spokesperson on Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has revealed the 2021 Best Fish Farmer" has still not received a two-bedroom house which was...

Why do we call him Special Prosecutor instead of Special Investigator? – Domelevo quizzes

Anti-corruption crusader and former Auditor General, Daniel Domelovo, is not the least pleased that the Office of the Special Prosecutor appears to have been...

Mother wrongly jailed for 20 years over the death of her 4 children has convictions quashed

An Australian mother who spent two decades in prison after she was wrongly found guilty of killing her four children had her convictions formally...

Resign if… – Former NPP Chairman to Special Prosecutor

A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for New Juaben North, Kwadwo Boateng-Agyemang, has advised the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng to resign. According to...

2023 school placement records highest enrollment despite challenges

Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has touted the achievement of his Ministry in placing 95% of 2023 Junior High School graduates into various...

Parliament directs Health and Energy Ministries to find lasting solutions to power cuts at hospitals

Parliament has urged collaborative efforts between the Ministries of Energy and Health to find a lasting solution to matters surrounding electricity supply to health...

Missing Children Ghana holds seminar to commemorate gender-based violence activism

Non-governmental organisation (NGO), Missing Children Ghana, has held a sensitisation seminar to commemorate the global 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence(GBV). Titled Boys and...

Missing Children Ghana unveils new office [Photos]

Missing Children Ghana (MCG) has opened its new office in the heart of Accra, toward a significant stride in championing the rights of children...

Pressure mounts on gov’t over lithium deal

Pressure group, Mass Action for Sustainable Development in Africa (MASDA) has joined calls on government to reconsider the lithium deal with Barari BV....

218 illegal miners arrested – Forestry Commission

The Forestry Commission has arrested 218 persons illegally mining in forest reserves across the country. Out of the number, 24 have been prosecuted and jailed,...

Teshie Numo Nmashie Family not owners of over 72,000 acres of land in Accra — Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has clarified that the Numo Nmashie Family of Teshie in Greater Accra Region cannot hold themselves as owners of 70 villages,...

Collapse building kills man at Kasoa Opeikuma while chasing bird

A 59-year-old man, Peter Owusu, has died after an uncompleted building collapsed on him at Kasoa Opeikuma in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of...

Research commissioned to support RTI implementation

In a significant move to fortify the implementation of Ghana's Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Information Ministry has undertaken a comprehensive research initiative....

Adom TV Asukɔdɔ gets results: Independence Square undergoes renovation [Video]

https://youtu.be/XAZRY3QViFU Barely four months after Adom TV Asukɔdɔ titled Independence Square in disarray which shed light on the dilapidated nature of the national monument, renovation...

GNAT engage GES boss over interdiction of headteachers

The leadership of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has met with the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Dr. Eric Nkansah. The meeting on Tuesday which...

Road Minister cuts sod for dualisation of Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway

The Minister of Roads and Transport, Kwasi Amoako-Atta has cut sod for the dualisation of Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway to reduce accidents and traffic. The...

New horizons and a revamped vision for football were born during World Football Summit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The second edition of World Football Summit Asia (https://Asia.WorldFootballSummit.com/) successfully closed its doors in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where more than 1,400 attendees from over 70...

Karpowership Ghana unveils 3-Bay Premix Shed for fisher folks in Takoradi

Karpowership Ghana has inaugurated a 3-bay premix shed at the Albert Bosomtwi-Sam Fishing Harbour in Takoradi. This purpose-built facility provides a dedicated space for fisher...

Benin: African Development Bank approves loan of approximately €39 million to boost private sector’s contribution to economic development

On 13 December 2023 in Abidjan, the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org/en) concessional window, approved...

Ecobank announced as an Official Sponsor for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Ecobank (https://Ecobank.com/), the leading pan-African banking group, as an Official Sponsor of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup...

Finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach and The Best FIFA Men’s Coach awards revealed

FIFA (www.FIFA.com) has announced the finalists in The Best women’s and men’s coach categories; Winners will be crowned on Monday 15 January 2024 in London,...

First class graduate appeals for support to undergo kidney transplant

A 24-year-old man has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians for financial support to aid his kidney treatment. The patient, Kenneth Adom is in critical...

IET urges swift action on Anto-Aboso quarry site explosion

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has urged the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, to swiftly implement the comprehensive recommendations by...

Caterer jailed 20 years for sodomy

The Tarkwa Circuit Court in the Western Region has sentenced a 36-year-old caterer, Isaac Tweneboah Koduah to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for...