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Court sets date to rule on Aisha Huang’s case

The fate of Chinese national and alleged kingpin of illegal mining, En Aisha Huang, is set to be decided on December 4, 2023. This was...

Ato Essien jailed

An Accra High court has sentenced founder of defunct capital bank, William Ato Essien to 15 years in prison in hard labour. Mr Essien was...

Police withdraw #OccupyBoG demo injunction

The High Court in Accra (Financial and Economic Division) has struck out an application for interlocutory injunction against the organisers of the already staged...

Youth of Mafi Tedeafenui petitions DCE over alleged encroachment

Some youths of Mafi Tedeafenui, a farming community in the Central Tongu have petitioned their District Chief Executive (DCE) over land encroachment allegations perpetrated...

Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Unite to Urge The Gambia’s Government to Uphold Landmark Law Banning Female Genital Mutilation

The Association of Non-Governmental Organizations in The Gambia (TANGO), the Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices affecting the Health of Women and Children (GAMCOTRAP) (https://apo-opa.info/3LTjELJ), and...

Robbers mistake bread for cash; return to kill pregnant woman

Two robbers, who mistook a loaf of bread wrapped in a handbag for a bundle of cash, returned to kill the wife of their...

Mondelēz International signs Memorandum of Understanding with Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Women, Family and Children

Strengthens efforts to help protect children in cocoa communities; Reaffirms the company’s continued focus in private-public collaboration to help tackle systemic issues. Mondelēz International is...

Busia Institute eulogises Theresa Kufuor

The Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD), a think tank that promotes rural development, democracy, and youth empowerment, has paid glowing tribute...

Cecilia Dapaah case: OSP petitions Chief Justice to remove trial judge

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has petitioned the Chief Justice to remove Justice Edward Twum from Cecilia Dapaah's case.  In a Facebook post...

I’m not surprised, even Akufo-Addo downplayed my report – Frimpong Boateng replies AG

Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng says he is not surprised that the Office of the Attorney General said...

Start-ups from across the globe look to woo investors with transformational tech shifts at world’s largest start-up event in Dubai

Expand North Star 2023 (https://www.ExpandNorthStar.com/) accelerates global VC investment revival as deep tech game-changers choose Dubai as launch-pad for global growth. Record number of Indian...

African Development Bank Group Chief Economist Kevin Chika Urama urges Nordic and Irish entrepreneurs in to make Africa their business and investment destination

The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Chief Economist, Prof Kevin Chika Urama, has urged entrepreneurs in Nordic countries and Ireland to make Africa their...

Elizabeth Mwangi Partners with inDrive’s Aurora Tech Award to Inspire St. Aloysius Gonzaga Girls on United Nations’ (UN) Day of the Girl Child

To commemorate the UN’s International Day of the Girl Child, set for 11 October, and to shine a light on the immense potential of...

Respond.io to Showcase New Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Solutions at GITEX Global 2023

Respond.io (https://apo-opa.info/45wSSzQ) a pioneering customer conversation management provider, is set to showcase its new AI-powered solution at GITEX Global 2023 (www.GITEX.com), hosted at the Dubai World...

Spire Solutions is set to spearhead Cybersecurity, Digital, and Data Revolution at GITEX Global 2023

Spire Solutions, The Middle East&Africa region’s preferred cybersecurity and data partner, is thrilled to announce its participation in GITEX Global 2023 (www.GITEX.com), scheduled to...

Ashanti region: 33-year-old nurse allegedly killed by unknown assailants

Rita Asamoah, a 33-year-old nurse and resident of Atwima Boko in the Ashanti Region, has been allegedly killed by unknown assailants. According to family sources,...

No Ghanaian caught up in Israel-Hamas conflic – Foreign Affairs Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration says no Ghanaian is trapped in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The Ministry insists all...

VRA supports communities affected by ongoing dam spillage

The Volta River Authority (VRA), in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), has offered support to communities affected by the ongoing spilling...

GBC workers oppose its Director-General tenure extension

Aggrieved workers at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) are opposing the extension of their Director-General, Professor Amin Alhassan’s tenure.  According to them, Professor Amin Alhassan...

“Taxpayers’ money is used to train our nurses; we can’t sit and have them all leave”

The President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori Ampofo has expressed concern over the staggering exodus of Ghanaian nurses...

Hogbetsotso Za accountability case adjourned

A case requesting a number of men who have been in charge of organizing the annual Hogbetsotso Za festival between 2011 and 2022 to...

Parliamentary Committee probing leaked IGP tape suspends sitting

The Committee set up to investigate an alleged plot to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has suspended sitting...

Give us mandate to purchase food for students – CHASS tells government

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has called on government to allow schools to purchase their own food items to feed...

Ghana National Association of Motor Riders sensitise motorcyclists on road safety

The Ghana National Association of Motor Riders, in collaboration with the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) conducted a stakeholder engagement to promote road safety...

Akosombo dam spillage: Okudzeto Ablakwa sends SOS message to VRA

Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged the Volta River Authority (VRA) to slow down the spillage...

Akufo-Addo speaks on security in West Africa in US

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday (11 October) deliver a keynote address at the headquarters of the United States Institute of...

We will make Ghana leader in STEM education and innovation in Africa – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government’s goal is to position Ghana as a leader in STEM education and innovation in Africa, as STEM education...

SEC sends important message to Gold Coast customers

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pointed out that the Ministry of Finance cannot be blamed for the delay in payment of bailout...

Fire at Railways Police Station in Kumasi successfully contained

A fire incident erupted at the Railways Police Station in Adum, Kumasi on Wednesday, according to the Ghana Police Service. Fortunately, the swift response of...

Afrobarometer concludes Round 9 (R9) survey fieldwork: Citizens’ invaluable participation fuels unprecedented success

Wrapping up fieldwork for its largest-ever pan-African survey, Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) on Tuesday highlighted the contributions of 54,436 African citizens whose insights are deepening the...

My govt’s record, investments in education unmatched in 4th Republic – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government's record and investment in the education sector are unmatched in the Fourth Republic. “It is important to state...

Make meters available to alleviate illegal meter sales – PURC to ECG

The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Ishmael Ackah, is entreating the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to fasten the...

Policeman killed, another injured in gun battle with robbers

The police have arrested two people who attempted to commit robbery and opened fire on police officers at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The...

Empowering Ghana’s Future: The Story of GNECC on International Day of the Girl Child

In the heart of Ghana, where vibrant culture and tradition intertwine with the hopes and dreams of young girls, a powerful movement is shaping...

Your opinion on ‘galamsey’ report premature – MP tells Attorney General

A Member of Parliament’s Energy and Mines Committee, Edward Bawa, has criticised the modus operandi the Office of the Attorney-General has adopted in handling...

GhIE commiserates with families of 3 men who died in fuel reservoir accident

The President of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), Ing Kwabena Bempong, and the entire membership of the institution commiserated with the families of...

My work as Attorney General not political – Godfred Dame

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame has dismissed claims of being political in his line of work. Speaking in an...

VRA, NADMO present relief items to Volta region flood victims

The Volta River Authority (VRA) and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) have presented relief items to residents in the Volta region affected by...

Rotary club cuts sod for construction of 34 boreholes, 286 micro flush toilets in Ashanti region

About 37,000 people in the Ashanti Region are expected to benefit from 34 boreholes and 286 micro flush toilet facilities to be constructed by...

Hogbetsotso Za accountability case adjourned

A case requesting a number of men who have been in charge of organising the annual Hogbetsotso Za festival between 2011 and 2022 to...