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Man shot dead at Nkwanta

A National Service person has been shot dead at Nkwanta in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region. The deceased, identified as Gowugade Denis...

How family planning is changing the lives of youth in communities caught in attacks in northern Mozambique

Early in the morning, queues begin to form outside Lichinga Health Centre as medical staff prepare to treat patients, while nearby, mentors encourage people...

Ex-convict arrested for stealing sheep

An ex-convict, identified as Abdul, has been arrested for stealing a sheep in Damongo Zongo, in the Savannah Region. According to an eyewitness, the thief...

Death of two footballers: Rampaging youth attacks COCOBOD offices at Papase

Rampaging youth who protested to the office and residence of the DCE for Kadjebi, Wilson Agbanyo over the death of two footballers have also...

Nurse delivers baby in tricycle

A principal community health nurse at Bonkro in the Afram Plains South district, Eastern Region, Yunbow Michael Jordan, delivered a pregnant woman in a...

OSP-Judiciary joint declaration indicate an intense commitment to corruption fight – GBA

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has stated that the joint declaration by the Office of the Special Prosecutor and the Judicial Service indicates an...

Tyrone Marhguy wins American Math Olympiad awards

Tyrone Marhguy, the young Rastafarian who was nearly denied admission to Achimota School due to his dreadlocks has won two awards from the American...

Throwback of some major court cases in 2023

In February 2023, Dr Seth Appiah Kubi, the National Director of Arocha Ghana, said the exploration activities in the Atewa Forest did not only...

Gambia residents fix dangerous road without waiting for govt help

The chiefs and residents of Gambia in the Ahafo Region have fixed a bad road at Gambia No1 that posed a serious threat to...

Lebanese Embassy clarifies misreport at Sing-a-thon event

The Lebanese Embassy in Ghana has clarified media reports that mistakenly identified the Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Mr. Maher Kheir, as Sunil Waghmare,...

Namibia: Omaheke Region Celebrated its success in implementing the Health Promoting School Initiative

Omaheke Region is known for its agricultural potential especially in cattle raring, but its increasingly becoming popular for its milestone achievement in the Health...

Five arrested in Fumso over alleged kidnapping of 4-year-old girl

Five people have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 4-year-old girl in Fumso in the Ashanti Region. They were handed over to the Fumso...

Ghanaian man to attempt most lipstick applications world record on January 6

Ghanaian nurse and makeup artist, Dela Gomey is gearing up to attempt the Guinness World Record for the most lipstick applications in 30 seconds,...

All is set for Failatu Abdul-Razak’s cooking marathon 

All is set at the Modern City Hotel in Tamale for Failatu Abdul-Razak’s attempt to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest...

Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Commissions Koforidua Sports Stadium; 5 Others Ready Soon

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the state-of-the-art Koforidua Sports Stadium also referred to as the Youth Resource Centre,...

2023 WASSCE: Ministry of Education replies Mahama

The Ministry of Education has called out the former President, John Dramani Mahama for his recent comments regarding the 2023 WASSCE results. The NDC flagbearer...

REAP provides free vocational training to selected individuals in Eastern region

The Rural Empowerment Advocacy Project LBG (REAP), a non-profit organization that seek to empower and support rural communities with livelihood programs has launched its...

Fire ravages homes in Kyiribaa Berekum; tenants left homeless

Three bedrooms, a kitchen, a store, and a bathroom were engulfed in flames in Kyiribaa, a suburb of Berekum in the Bono Region on...

Angel Carbonu replies Mahama over claims of WASSCE cheating

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has refuted former President John Dramani Mahama's recent allegations of widespread cheating...

Eritrea: Task Force to Control Iodine Deficiency Diseases

A specialized task force dedicated to controlling diseases caused by iodine deficiency has been established in the Central Region. During a meeting held on 27...

Oti Regional Minister urges calm following tragic death of 2 footballers

The Oti Regional Minister, Joshua Makubu has appealed to the youth of Yadzo community to remain calm while authorities work to resolve the disturbances...

Car runs over two pedestrians at Domeabra

Two people are in critical condition and have been rushed to Kasoa Polyclinic after the driver of a Toyota Corolla lost control and run...

Determination of unconstitutionality of Witchcraft, Armed Forces bills sole purview of Supreme Court – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin insists that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cannot determine the constitutionality of the Criminal Offences Amendment Bill 2023,...

Refrain from political prophecies – Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council to Pastors

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council has advised its members and men of God to refrain from making political prophecies regarding the winner of...

Ugandan chef ‘Mama D’ awaits Guinness World Record cook-a-thon confirmation

Ugandan culinary sensation, Dorcus Mirembe, affectionately known as Mama D, awaits official confirmation from Guinness World Records judges after successfully attempting to break the...

Daylight robbery: Gunmen storm forex bureau, rob GH¢400k at Amanfrom

Two armed robbers on a motorbike robbed a forex bureau, which also serves as a gold dealership shop, making away with an amount of...

I’m deeply inspired by Afua – Samira Bawumia

The wife of the Vice President of Ghana, Samira Bawumia has expressed admiration for Afua Asantewaa, who embarked on a five-day journey to break...

Namibia: The Journey of Gobabis Primary School to becoming a Platinum Health Promoting School

Mrs Regina Diergaardt, school principal of the Gobabis Primary School, shares the story of how her school has remained a health promoting school through...

Turk Eximbank Joins Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) as Inaugural non-African Shareholder

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced an equity investment from Turk Eximbank on behalf of the Republic...

World Health Organization (WHO) Namibia reflects on public health gains since independence

The Namibian government’s commitment to improving public health efforts in the last 33 years has yielded positive outcomes resulting in an increase in the...

Namibia holds an inaugural training on the management of child maltreatment

Childhood is meant to be a time of joy, growth, and development, free from violence, abuse, and exploitation. This is however not the case...

World Health Organization (WHO) Namibia strives to enhance capacities for integrating of gender, equity and rights (GER) to ensure gender responsive health systems

Unless our public health policy, programmes and systems integrate gender, equity, and human rights, realizing the vision of sustainable development goals will be far-fetched....

11 Tips to Increase Household Energy Efficiency

Energy is important in our daily life, and how to efficiently utilize and store energy is a hot topic recently. This not only provides...

Don’t let anyone denigrate your achievements – Dr. Bawumia to 2023 WASSCE students

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged 2023 WASSCE graduates not to be discouraged by...

Five security operatives, two others granted bail in robbery case

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to five security operatives and two others accused of robbing a deputy director of operations of a...

Male pedestrian meets his untimely death while crossing road at Bewaadze

A 28-year-old man on December 27, 2023, met his untimely death while crossing a section of the road at Gomoa Bewaadze, near the Winneba...

Asanteman Council sets February 6  and 8 to commemorate 1874 Sagrenti war

The Asanteman Council - the highest traditional authority in Asante - has announced the dates for the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the...

9 injured in Mamprugu-Moagduri District after dispute between residents and police

Nine people have been injured in the Mamprugu-Moagduri District in the North East Region after a dispute between residents and the police over the...

Prevailing heat wave to persist till end of January, 2024 – Ghana Meteo

The Head of Central Analysis and Forecasting at the Ghana Meteorological Agency, Felicity Ahafiayo, says prevailing conditions are rife, setting in motion the foggy weather,...

GPRTU threatens to increase transport fares by 60% over Emissions Levy Bill

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has threatened to increase transport fares by 60% in 2024 as soon as the Emission Levy Bill...