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Qatar’s Embassies, Consulates continue to organize various National Sport Day activities

The State of Qatar's diplomatic missions and consulates abroad continued to organize various sports activities on the occasion of the country's 13th National Sport...

Strengthening Global Health Security: Sierra Leone Prepares State Party Annual Report (SPAR) on International Health Regulations

The Ministry of Health (MoH) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, convened a two-day multi-sectorial workshop in Freetown from...

Eight including 4 pupils injured after school building collapses

Eight people including four basic school pupils and a teacher are in critical condition after a school building collapsed in the Upper West Akim...

Latest on Kasoa ritual murder case

An Accra High Court has ordered the lawyers in the Kasoa teenager's murder case to file their addresses by March 14, 2024. The order...

Kenya: National Public Health Institute (NPHI) takes stride towards public health advancement with website development work shop

The Kenya National Public Health Institute (NPHI) serves as the foremost institution at the Ministry of Health responsible for leading and coordinating public health...

Akufo-Addo leaves for Munich, Addis Ababa

President Nana Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, 14th February 2024, to lead a delegation to attend the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Federal Republic...

Val’s Day: Couples, singles share chilling tales at Flavours Restaurant in Ho

In an intimate setting at the renowned Flavours restaurant in Ho, couples and singles alike gathered to share not only delectable dishes but also...

Consume more cocoa for health and economic growth – GTA to Ghanaians

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has urged Ghanaians to increase the consumption of Ghanaian cocoa products to improve their health and boost national economic...

PPAG expresses concern about the increase in teenage pregnancy and HIV

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), a subsidiary of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), has expressed concern about the rise in teenage...

Education Ministry launches Community of Excellence Programme

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with stakeholders has inaugurated the Community of Excellence Programme (CEP) to elevate the quality of education in the...

Sixth KNUST Food Festival to showcase innovations and technological advances

Innovations in Ghana’s traditional foods have become crucial in preventing hunger and boosting tourism. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology will therefore showcase...

Clean Ghana Campaign: 2 arrested, shops closed down at Agbogbloshie market

The Clean Ghana campaign has made two arrests and shut down a number of shops at the Agbogbloshie market in Accra for unsanitary conditions....

January 2024 was the warmest on record

Per recent data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), January 2024 has been identified as the warmest January globally on record. The...

Valentine’s Day: Souvenir vendors lament low patronage

Valentine's Day holds a significant place for individuals and families to celebrate and reaffirm their affection, camaraderie, and admiration for each other. In Ghana,...

Dire air pollution situation at Korle-Boode; Accra demands immediate action

At first glance, it may seem like goldsmiths are burning to craft ornaments for sale, but a closer examination of the smoke rising into...

Court dismisses injunction against NPP Asante Mampong primary

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an interlocutory injunction against the conduct of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Asante Mampong...

Buhari’s signature forged to withdraw $6m

Nigeria is seeking Interpol's help to arrest three suspects who allegedly stole $6.2m (£4.9m) from the central bank, using the forged signature of former...

Damanghene and former Commissioner of Police passes on

The chiefs and people of Damang and Bosomtwi in the Wassa Fiase Traditional Area are in mourning following the passing of the Damanghene, Nana...

Consultative Competition Committee of ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) met in Abuja

Consultative Competition Committee of ERCA met in Abuja to review the draft Cooperation Agreement between ECOWAS and bodies in charge of competition in the...

Suspect who escaped from prison rearrested

A 26-year-old pupil teacher, identified as Bernard Tamayiri, has been rearrested by the Tuna police in the Sawla district of the Savannah region. Suspect...

Kwabena Kwakye’s last radio moments before he passed [Video]

A lot of people are still at sea over the sudden death popular radio presenter, Kwabena Kwakye. The host of the political talk show -...

Ahafo Ntotroso get Senior High school

The Paramount Chief of the Ntotroso Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region, Barima Twereko Ampem (III), has officially commissioned the Twereko Ampem Senior High...

Trial of man charged for killing 2 minors at Abesim to begin on March 14

The commencement of the trial of Richard Appiah, the draughtsman accused of killing two minors and keeping their bodies in a refrigerator at Abesim...

US fugitive re-arrested in Kenya for wanted murder

Kenyan police have re-arrested a fugitive murder suspect who had escaped from police custody, local media report. Kelvin Kangethe, 41, is wanted by US authorities...

One arrested in Mempeasem, chief and community members flee

A fresh assault on the Mempeasem community in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region has resulted in the arrest of one individual. Police...

Checkout 100 photos of #SaveGhanaFootball demo

Today, a sea of demonstrators flooded the streets of Accra, uniting under the banner of the 'Save Ghana Football Demonstration' to demand urgent reforms...

Africa Finance Corporation Appoints Emeka Emuwa as Chairman of Board

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent's leading instrumental infrastructure solutions provider, today announces the appointment of Mr. Emeka Emuwa as Chairman of its...

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Extends US$ 15 million Financing Support to Private Sector in Uzbekistan

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a trade financing agreement with...

Reshuffle: Asenso-Boakye takes over Roads and Highways Ministry

Francis Asenso-Boakye has, in a Cabinet reshuffle by President Akufo-Addo this morning, been moved to the Roads and Highways Ministry. Until his re-assignment, Asenso-Boakye, the...

GWCL announces 48 hours disruption in water supply in Somanya, environs

Some residents of Somanya and its environs will have to ration their water as the Ghana Water Company plans to shut down one of...

Great Ampong, Nicolas Omane Acheampong join #SaveGhanaFootball demo

Gospel musicians, Great Ampong and Nicolas Omane Acheampong joined the demonstration against the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on February 14, 2024. Amidst chants and placards,...

Teenage pregnancy rate increases to 15% in 2022, from previous 14% in 2014 – GSS

The 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) by the Ghana Statistical Service has indicated a rise in the rate of teenage pregnancy by...

We dragged 3 financial institutions to court to retrieve ¢5m – UG tells PAC

The University of Ghana (UG) says it has dragged three financial institutions under receivership to court in an attempt to recover their locked-up funds. The...

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Libya thanks the Government and people of the Netherlands for their support to Protect Children on the Move in...

UNICEF Libya and the Government of the Netherlands have signed an agreement of US$ 4 million to Protect Children on the Move in Libya...

Police arrest suspect after he stabs policeman in robbery expedition

A robbery suspect, who stabbed a policeman after he had robbed a woman, is assisting police in investigations. Francis Addo inflicted knife wounds on General...

Save Bogoso-Prestea mine from collapse now – Angry chiefs tell Government as FGR struggles

Traditional leaders in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region are up in arms against the new owners of the Bogoso Prestea mine,...

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and Asia Alliance Bank Sign US$ 10 Million Line of Trade Financing Agreement to Boost Private Sector and...

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group and Asia Alliance Bank have inked an...

Popular broadcaster dead [Photo]

Kwabena Kwakye, fondly known as Wofa KK, a prominent broadcaster at Kencity Media's Oman 107.1FM in Accra, has tragically passed away. He had reportedly...

Ghana: United States (U.S.) Provides $2 Million to Construct a New National Vaccine Cold Room

The United States Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $2 million (24.8 million Ghana Cedis) to construct a...

I’m a hairdresser not a military recruit – Woman in viral recruitment photos

Lydia Wiafe, a 41-year-old hairdresser from Ejisu Apromase in the Ashanti Region has expressed distress and fear after images depicting her in military attire...