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MSF responds to deadly Hepatitis E outbreak in South Sudan

In response to a deadly Hepatitis E outbreak in South Sudan, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched a mass vaccination campaign in...

World Health Organization (WHO) advocates for solidarity to paint a healthier and safer future

To mark the World Health Organization’s 75th anniversary, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean hosted a networking and partner and staff appreciation...

When did you turn 60? – The question that caused confusion at GRA boss’s appearance before PAC

Monday's Public Accounts Committee sitting was thrown into disarray when what sounded like a basic question became a bone of contention. During the turn of...

Ongoing educational sector strike: KNUST Basic School closes down

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced the closure of its basic schools in response to an ongoing industrial action...

Wontumi-Manhyia Palace case: Chief scolded for trivial complaint

The Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC) has literally scolded the Kokosohene, Nana Kwaku Duah, for dragging the name of the Manhyia Palace into partisan politics. The...

Leadership of striking university staff to meet govt on February 1

Leadership of university staff currently on strike will be meeting government on February 1, 2024. The purpose of this meeting is to address the...

Every Breath Counts: increasing access to medical oxygen in Somalia

A project to reduce the alarmingly high number of child deaths related to pneumonia and diarrhoea in Somalia has been formally launched by King...

Govt will continue to care for cured lepers – Bawumia

Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated the government’s commitment to eradicate leprosy in the country and care for those affected by the disease. He /gave...

Exness takes its brand to the next level as it marks 15 years of unprecedented growth

Exness (https://apo-opa.co/4buoieH), the world’s largest retail market-maker, has unveiled a significant rebranding initiative, reflecting and reinforcing its position as the market leader. Through a revamped...

Popular herbal doctor passes on

The founder of Grace Gift Herbal Clinic, Dr Grace Boadu has sadly passed away. The untimely demise occurred on Monday, January 29, 2024, however,...

NPP primaries: Police probe assault on Citi News reporter in Yendi

The Northern Regional Police Command has commenced probe into Yendi MP, Farouk Aliu Mahama's alleged attack on Citi TV/FM correspondent Mohammed Aminu M. Alabira. This...

NPP primaries: My bank account was blocked – Failed aspirant

A disappointed New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant in Awutu Senya East, Eric Kweku Boateng, has blamed his loss on financial inducements. Mr...

NPP primaries: Gender Minister runs to court after losing Walewale seat

Walewale Member of Parliament (MP) Lariba Zuweira Abudu, has secured an injunction against her contender, Dr Abdul-Karibu Tia Mahama after losing the seat in...

3 Companies owe GH¢247.7 million in unpaid VAT

Three companies owe the state GH¢247.7 million in unpaid value added tax (VAT) since 2021, the Commissioner in-charge of Domestic Tax and Revenue Division...

Businessman on GH₵50k bail over visa fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GH₵50,000 bail with two sureties to a businessman who allegedly defrauded a woman of $5,000 under the...

Driver jailed 15 years for defiling minor in church

A 27-year-old driver who had sex with a 14-year-old girl in a church at Sowutuom has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. Appearing before the...

National Institutional Suppliers to picket Education Ministry

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers has given the government a 14-day ultimatum to pay an amount of GH₵30 million owed them. According to...

Fraud: Ex Black Stars player Prince Tagoe ordered to pay $40K

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered Prince Tagoe, a former Black Stars player, to pay GH₵10 per dollar in the auto fraud case. Tagoe has...

Major Mahama’s murder: 3 to challenge life imprisonment verdict

Lead counsel for three of the 12 individuals convicted and sentenced to life in imprisonment for the killing of Major Maxwell Mahama, says his...

NPP primaries: I will patiently await party’s directive – Yendi MP

Member of Parliament for the Yendi constituency in the Northern region, Umar Farouk Aliu Mahama who contested the just ended New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

African nations must break free from influence of former colonial masters – Colonel Aboagye

The former Chief Executive Officer of the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA), Colonel Festus Aboagye, has called on African nations to break free...

Two jailed 45 years for robbing banker at gunpoint

Benjamin Aboagye, aka Rapture, has been sentenced to 35 years imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court for robbing a banker at gunpoint at Pantang,...

Sayikope faces economic standstill after bridge collapse

Residents of Sayikope in the North Tongu district of the Volta region are calling on government to take immediate action to fix the Aklakpa...

Stop using classrooms as smoking areas, place of convenience – NACOC warns

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has issued a stern warning to the public, particularly individuals struggling with drug addiction to stop smoking and using...

Businessman leads construction of 8.9km farm access roads in Ketu South

In a commendable display of community spirit and corporate social responsibility, a businessman based in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, Mr...

Allow Atta Mills to rest in peace – Ekumfi Traditional Council

The Ekumfi Traditional Council has disassociate itself from the controversy surrounding the autopsy report of the late President John Evans Atta-Mills. According to Council, they...

Ghanaian lawyer receives prestigious UN Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellowship

A Ghanaian lawyer and academic, Jamaldeen Tonzua, has been awarded the 2024 United Nations Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellowship. He is the first Ghanaian...

Zimbabwe launches cholera vaccination to curb the spread

Today, the Government of Zimbabwe launched a vaccination campaign against cholera, in collaboration with UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). The first cholera...

Prof. Benedict Oramah recognised with the Financial Leadership Award

African Prosperity Network (APN) awarded Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export and Import Bank (www.Afreximbank.com) (Afreximbank...

Mother of late Major Mahama weeps in court [Watch]

The mother of the late Major Maxwell Mahama wept in court ahead of the final verdict of her son's trial. In a video on social...

Ekumfi Traditional Council responds to Akufo-Addo’s neglect comment

The Ekumfi Traditional Council has responded to the President Akufo-Addo's statement that, intentional neglect of development in the Ekumfi constituency after they voted against...

Major Mahama case: 12 get life imprisonment, 2 acquitted

A court has sentenced 12 suspects to life imprisonment for their involvement in the killing of Major Maxwell Mahama. They have been found guilty of...

Chairman Wontumi set free by Kumasi Traditional Council [Photos]

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has been freed by the Kumasi Traditional Council over alleged derogatory...

Kenya: CS Nakhumicha leads UHC spot Check at Moi County Referral Hospital

CS Nakhumicha S. Wafula, accompanied by  her counterpart from the Ministry of Gender, Culture, Arts and Heritage, Aisha Jumwa, Taita Taveta Governor Andrew Mwadime,...

UG: Meet the Police officer who graduated as valedictorian

Lance Corporal Richmond Nyarko Obeng of the Ghana Police Service is trending after graduating as the valedictorian from the University of Ghana (UG) over...

Wontumi denies denigrating Asantehene

Ashanti Regional NPP chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiko, has appeared before the Kumasi Traditional Council over alleged derogatory remarks made against the Asantehene. The said comments...

Rasha Kelej & African First Ladies called for 2024 action to Build Health capacity, Break Infertility Stigma & Support Girl Education during Merck Foundation...

Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej and The First Ladies of Botswana, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia,...

Family calls on IGP to probe death of 3 kids killed by lotto company vehicle

The family of three children who were crushed to death by a vehicle belonging to Makafui and Sons Lotto in the Volta region at...

We have too much entertainment in our churches – Rev Eastwood Anaba

A video of Reverend Eastwood Anaba preaching about the fixation on entertainment in churches has surfaced online. In the video, the Founder of the Eastwood...