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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...

Walewale robbery: Northern Regional Security Council visits victims

The Chairman of the Northern Regional Security Council, Yidana Zakaria, paid a working visit to the victims of Monday's deadly robbery attack in Walewale. The...

MP places GH¢100k bounty on Jirapa Dubai CEO’s killers

The Member of Parliament for Jirapa constituency, Cletus Seidu Dapilah, has placed a GH¢100,000 bounty on the killers of the CEO of Royal Cosy...

Government honours Hackman Owusu Agyeman with housing project

The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has announced the Ministry’s decision to pay tribute to former Works and Housing Minister, Hackman Owusu-Agyeman,...

Tunisia: The Impact Finance project

In 2023, U.S. Embassy Tunis, through its Impact Finance project: Transformed 98 business owners into angel investors who launched 5 angel investor clubs to provide...

Trade Obstacles Alert Mechanism (TOAM), the International Trade Centre (ITC) platform to report trade obstacles, is launched in Eswatini

The Trade Obstacles Alert Mechanism (TOAM) Eswatini provides a way to log obstacles to trade, particularly in the service sector. The online platform and mobile application...

Police probe alleged mob attack on firefighters at Konongo

Police in the Ashanti Region have launched investigations into an alleged mob assault on personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). The incident took...

Mother of 15-year-old gang-raped by 6 final year SHS students appeals for justice

The mother of a 15-year-old Form One student of Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) who was allegedly gang-raped by six final-year students of...

Kenya: Household Registration for Mass Net Distribution continues as six counties prepare for rollout

Household registration for the mass net distribution program is underway in six counties across the country, signaling progress in malaria prevention efforts. Health authorities are...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Receives Country’s Robotics Team From Singapore Competition, Praises Their Great Participation

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received the Commissioner of the National Commission for Children, Mrs. Joyce Tejan Kella, and members of...

GWCL blames Tamale water crisis on severe harmattan condition

Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), has indicated that the water scarcity situation in the Tamale is due to the prevailing harmattan weather in the...

Uganda: Members of Parliament (MPs) make case for Shs10 billion supplementary for blood bank

Lawmakers have tasked the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to avail a supplementary request of Shs10 billion to the National Drug Authority...

Ladder gives clue in Jirapa Dubai CEO’s murder

Forensic police are weighing up the value to put on a ladder they found leaning on the wall of the Royal Cosy Hill Hotel,...

Civilians suffer as ‘perfect storm’ of war, disease and displacement grips Sudan

Civilians continue to bear the brunt as the war between rival militaries in Sudan spreads into new areas, driving displacement and hunger while exposing...

President Akufo-Addo Commissions Borteyman Sports Facilities; Ghana Ready To Host Historical 13th African Games

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has on Tuesday 13th February, 2024, commissioned the multipurpose Borteyman Sports complex to climax preparations...

#SaveGhanaFootball demo comes off today

The much anticipated demonstration against the Ghana Football Association (GFA) is set to take place today, February 14, 2024. The mammoth...

Korle Bu sets records straight on prison inmate’s escape

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has denied reports suggesting that a Chinese prison inmate escaped while undergoing treatment at the facility. The inmate was...

Ecobank Celebrates the Success of the TotalEnergies Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023

As the 34th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 drew to a thrilling close on Sunday, Ecobank (Ecobank.com),...

Akufo-Addo expected to reshuffle ministers today

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to undertake an imminent ministerial reshuffle today, February 14, 2024. A meeting held on Friday,...

Six students allegedly gang-rape 15-year-old at Bechem PRESEC

The mother of a 15-year-old form one student of Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) who was allegedly gang­ raped by six final-year students...

Today is National Chocolate Day

February 14, a day known worldwide as Valentine’s Day, or Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is a day for lovers,...

‘Akufo-Addo gov’t didn’t promise a perfect Ghana’ – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has asserted that the Akufo-Addo led government's promises to Ghanaians prior to assuming office were not to bring perfection. According...

World Radio Day: US Embassy salutes Joy News anchor Emefa Apawu

In commemoration of the 2024 World Radio Day, the US Embassy in Ghana on Tuesday, February 13, celebrated JoyNews anchor Emefa Apawu. In a...

Ya-Na enskins Mustapha Sanah as Chief of Dalun

Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II has enskinned Mustapha Sanah, a development management specialist as the Chief of Dalun, under a traditional title Dalun-Lana Tapha Mahamadu...

Good news for rotational nurses

The Ministry of Health has assured discussions have commenced with the Ministry of Finance to secure funds for the payment of allowances to the...

Afriyie Akoto calls for speedy passage of L.I restricting importation of agric products

Former minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto is calling for speedy passage of the Legislative Instrument restricting importation of certain agricultural...

Latest on LGBTQI+ Bill [Video]

https://youtu.be/cLKwfuQcgCY The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has revealed that the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, is expected to be passed...

National Road Safety Authority launches TransportGhana

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) in collaboration with road transport service providers, has unveiled TransportGhana. This is a digital transport system aimed at transitioning...

Deputy Roads Minister promises to fix Ekye Amanfrom and Donkorkrom roads

Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Stephen Pambiin Jalulah has pledged to improve the road conditions from Ekye Amanfrom to Donkorkrom in Afram Plains...

Rent Control Department to digitalise its operations

The Rent Control Department is set to commence the digitisation of its operations next month following the successful installation of state-of-the-art equipment. This will enable...

 Prison officer reported dead after 6th March parade rehearsal

A 40-year-old prison officer, Lance Corporal Paul Badu has reportedly died after falling sick during the 6th March rehearsal parade in Koforidua. The deceased...

Kwesi Yankah: Which school did you attend?

Which school did you attend? That is a simple question that is more loaded than perceived. ‘Ehm… ehm… ehm’ is sometimes the initial response...