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Sokoban businesswoman murder: 3rd accused remanded in prison custody

A third accused person, in connection with the alleged murder of a 35-year-old businesswoman at Sokoban in the Ashanti Region, has appeared in court...

GAEC staff undergo competency-based training

Forty staff of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) have completed a four-day competency-based training (CBT) and its implementation process at a workshop in...

South Africa: Tourism opens application for Green Tourism Incentive Programme

The Department of Tourism invites all eligible tourism enterprises to take part in the Green Tourism Incentive Programme’s (GTIP) 9th application window, opening on 25...

Dr Bawumia launches project to create 250,000 jobs

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched a project to empower 250,000 young people to access dignified and fulfilling jobs over the next four...

Man found dead in farm at New Edubiase

A 29-year-old man identified as Efo Yao has been found dead in a cocoa farm near New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of...

Gabby is definition of ‘a man soaked in power’ – Prof Kobby Mensah

Professor Kobby Mensah has defined New Patriotic Party stalwart, Gabby Otchere-Darko, saying he's a man soaked in power. The professor has challenged Gabby's assertion that...

Pay your water bills, we need the money – GWCL

Communications manager of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Stanley Martey has urged customers to regularly pay their water bills. According to him, the company...

SML contract: GRA’s letter to Akufo-Addo troubling – Ben Boakye

Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Ben Boakye has described the Ghana Revenue Authority’s letter to the President as very...

TUC gives govt 7-day ultimatum to withdraw VAT on electricity

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the government, demanding the withdrawal of the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT)...

Latest update on man who allegedly killed his 3-week-old baby will shock you

A 17-year-old best friend of a man who allegedly killed his three-weeks-old baby for money rituals at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District...

Covid-19 forced us to abandon Sky Train project – Joe Ghartey

Former Railway Minister, Joe Ghartey has attributed the government's inability to pursue the Sky train dream to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. In 2018, Africa...

Merck Foundation conducted the Health Media Training during their Annual Conference Africa Asia Luminary in India

Merck Foundation CEO (www.Merck-Foundation.com)&African First Ladies announced the Call for Applications for Merck Foundation Media, Fashion, Film, and Song Awards 2024; Merck Foundation CEO announced the...

Over 2000 tubers of yam set ablaze, owner suspects arson

A farmer and teacher in the Kintampo South district of the Bono East Region, Abukari Abdul Latif has lost more than 2,000 tubers of...

Forgive us, it’s for our own good – GWCL tells consumers over water crisis

The Communications Manager of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Stanley Martey, has addressed the prevailing water supply challenges in parts of Accra. According to...

All-New Six-Episode Event Series “Iwájú” is a First-of-its-Kind Collaboration between Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pan-African Entertainment Company Kugali

All Six Episodes of “Iwájú” Stream on Disney+ Beginning Feb. 28, 2024; Behind-the-Scenes Documentary “Iwájú: A Day Ahead,”; Produced by ABC News Studios and Disney Animation, Also...

Breaking barriers to safe abortion care in Mozambique

In Beira, a city on Mozambique’s central coast, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is connecting hard-to-reach communities with safe abortion care and other sexual and reproductive health...

Father struggles to pay hospital bill of deceased daughter

The father of a three-month-old baby, Nsoroma, who needed help for the removal of a lump on her back which she was born with,...

GTEC approves new courses for Universities   

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has granted approval for more than 1000 programs to be offered by public universities across the nation. This...

Bolgatanga Technical University reacts to tragic killing of Deputy Registrar

The management of Bolgatanga Technical University in the Upper East region has expressed their deepest grief and sorrow over the loss of the university’s...

Winners in the 2024 Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards Announced

Winners in the fifth annual Middle East&North Africa Stevie® Awards (https://StevieAwards.com/MENA), the only awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace throughout 18 nations in...

A glimmer of hope for women and girls as a sexual and reproductive health clinic reopens in Sudan’s West Darfur State

“I came to the health centre after the fighting calmed down, but I found it destroyed – there were no beds left, no equipment,...

Abdicate your stool if you want to engage in active politics – Mamponghene to chiefs

The Mampong Traditional Council has issued a reminder to chiefs in the Ashanti region to be politically neutral in their interactions with politicians. This advisory...

inDrive remains the world’s second most downloaded ride-hailing app and ranks as fourth most downloaded travel app worldwide

inDrive (www.inDrive.com), a global mobility and urban services platform operating across 46 countries globally including 9 countries in Africa has been named  was the...

21-year-old allegedly kills 3-weeks old baby for rituals

A 21-year-old father only identified as Bright is in the grips of the Awutu Bereku District Police Command over the death of his three-weeks...

How man faked wife’s death to extort money from Sammi Awuku

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku, has narrated how a man faked his wife's death to get money...

Delay in implementation of new transport fares affecting us – GPRTU

The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) has expressed concern over the delay in announcing an increase in transport fares, stating that it...

Parliament must intervene to bring peace in Bawku – Binduri MP

The Member of Parliament for Binduri, Abdulai Abanga is calling on Parliament to intervene and bring lasting peace to troubled Bawku. Unknown gunmen fired into...

Samira Bawumia announces juicy package for late bodyguard’s children

The highlight of Sunday’s Islamic funeral for the late Fuseini Mumuni, bodyguard of the Second Lady Samira Bawumia, was the announcement of an education...

Canon Partners with Researchers to Restore Global Coral Reefs

Canon Europe (https://Canon-CNA.com/) announces its partnership with the Coral Spawning Lab (https://www.CoralSpawningLab.org/) in Morden, London. A team of researchers have joined forces to study and...

Four persons accused of stealing cigarettes remanded

Four persons have been remanded by the Accra Circuit Court Three over an alleged theft of bundles of cigarettes and others valued GHC67,000.00. Prince Adjei, student,...

Tough economic headwinds provide exciting opportunities for agile, customer-centric fintechs (By Andy Jury)

By Andy Jury, CEO at Mukuru (www.Mukuru.com) Taking stock of fintech in the broader African context while looking forward to opportunities in the year ahead. At...

GRA begs Akufo-Addo over SML deal

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to allow Strategic Management Ghana Limited (SML) continue its operations, pending KPMG's report....

Bawku: Arms for cash should not be encouraged – Gyebi Asante

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons believes the only way the arms can be retrieved from Bawku is for peace to...

Gov’t will implement strong and ambitious structural reforms – Finance Minister

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that government will implement strong and ambitious structural reforms aimed at supporting Ghana’s physical consolidation and growth...

NPP Primaries: Freda Prempeh’s camp reacts to NIB survey in favour of Gideon Boako

The campaign team of the Member of Parliament for Tano North, Freda Prempeh has debunked a supposed survey conducted by the National Intelligence Bureau...

Fake son of former EC boss jailed

A driver who misrepresented himself as the son of Ghana’s former Electoral Commissioner (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan has been jailed 5 years for...

Check out inauguration date for MMDAs

The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development has set the inauguration of all Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) nationwide for February...

Prof. Frimpong-Boateng reacts to multiple deaths from heart diseases prediction

Ghanaian physician and cardiothoracic surgeon, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has rejected reports viral claims of predicting the possibility of several people dying from heart diseases. The former Minister...

MoMo agents angry over unfair treatment of members

The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG) has voiced concerns regarding reported incidents of harassment against some of its members. The Association...

Toddler dies after falling into bucket of water at Bibiani

A one year and three months old toddler has died after falling into a bucket of water at Oversees, a suburb of Bibiani in...