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Christian Atsu, Oracle Academy honored at Mentorship & Volunteerism Excellence Summit and Awards

Oracle Academy, the esteemed global philanthropic educational program, has been bestowed with the prestigious Mentorship Impact Award for Corporate Philanthropy at the recent Mentorship...

Pochettino hopes Nkunku injury is not ‘big issue’

Boss Mauricio Pochettino hopes an injury suffered by striker Christopher Nkunku is not a "big issue" as Chelsea drew 1-1 with Borussia Dortmund to...

You’re overstepping – Dan Botwe told amidst Naa Torshie feud

The Parliamentary Committee on Local Government and Rural Development has thrown its support behind the Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Irene...

Shocking revelations in AG’s advice on Cecilia Dapaah’s missing money case

The Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice has furnished legal advice to the police regarding the theft case involving former sanitation minister,...

Nhyiaeso MP sets up soccer academy

Nhyiaeso Member of Parliament (MP), Stephen Amoah, has set up a soccer academy in Kumasi to nurture football talents among the youth. The Deputy...

Woman storms Lashibi SHS, invokes curses over son’s stolen phone [Video]

https://youtu.be/nKf-t8_OMzU An elderly woman has reportedly stormed the Lashibi Community Senior High School (SHS) to invoke curses over her son's missing phone. The angry mother...

My client hasn’t stolen any money – Lawyer for accused in Cecilia Dapaah’s case

The lawyer for the main suspect in the Cecilia Dapaah theft case says his client has not stolen any money. The accused, Patience Botwe –...

AG takes over Cecilia Dapaah’s case; directs police to probe ownership of $800k and its source

The office of the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has announced that it is taking over the prosecution of the case involving the immediate past...

600,174 candidates to write 2023 BECE

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says all is set for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) under its supervision. A total of 600,714...

Adisadel college student rejects charges against him in court

The case involving the bully at Adisadel College in Cape Coast will continue after the end of the 2023 West Africa Senior School Certificate...

7 tricycle operators arrested in Kumasi amidst ban

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has said it will continue to ensure the enforcement of the ban on the use of tricycles in the...

KNUST honours 3 students who saved colleague from taking his life

Three students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, who successfully prevented a colleague student from committing what was...

Controversy over Rev Kwadwo Boakye’s burial

Preparations are underway for the burial of Rev Anthony Kwadwo Boakye on Saturday, August 5, 2023, in spite of a court injunction secured by...

Physician Assistants suspend strike action

The Ghana Physician Assistants Association has suspended its nationwide strike action in protest against a proposed legislative amendment of Act 857 initiated by the...

Closed season ends; sea officially reopens for canoe and inshore fishing

It’s the last day of the one-month-long closed season for canoe and inshore fishers in Ghana. The Closed season is enforced by the Ministry of...

Volta region goes all out for Kofi Akpaloo

Thousands of supporters and residents in the Afadjato South in the Volta Region thronged the streets to welcome the presidential aspirant of the Liberal...

I had over 15 IVFs – Former Minister

Special aide to ex-president John Dramani Mahama, and former Minister of Transport, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has revealed how she struggled to give birth to...

Some fund managers owe SSNIT ¢483.3m – Auditor General Report

Some fund managers owed the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) ¢483.365 million as of the beginning of 2021, the 2022 Auditor-General Report...

Climate disaster: How erosion is sinking Accra’s Bortianor community [Photos]

Welcome to Bortianor in the Ga South municipality of Ghana’s capital, Accra – and if you have never been here, you may as well...

Here’s the Attorney General’s advice on Cecilia Dapaah’s ‘stolen money’ case

The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has issued an advice on former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah’s “stolen money” case. This comes after the police forwarded...

Huge losses under debt exchange have significantly weakened banking sector’s capitalisation – Fitch

Rating agency, Fitch, has warned that the large losses imposed on bondholders under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) have significantly weakened the banking...

Communities in Shai-Osudoku District protest bad roads [Photos]

Doryumu, Kordiabe, Agormeda, Asebi and neighbouring communities in the Shai-Osudoku District in the Greater Accra region have blocked roads linking these areas to some...

Ghana records 2% decline in new HIV infections rate for 2022

Ghana registered 16,574 new HIV infections in 2022 as opposed to 16,938 in 2021, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has disclosed.   The figure represents...

WAEC to clampdown on candidates from private schools who have registered to write BECE in public schools

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is going all out to clampdown on the registration of unqualified candidates for its school exams. This is particularly...

Govt has not abandoned Saglemi – Miracles Aboagye

Presidential Staffer, Miracles Aboagye, has stated that government has not abandoned the Saglemi Housing Project. Speaking on Adom TV's Badwam Show, he explained that government...

Unexplained wealth should be criminalised – Haruna Iddrisu

Tamale South Member of Parliament (MP), Haruna Iddirsu, has called for criminalising unexplained wealth in Ghana. Contributing to a discussion on the floor of Parliament...

VAT structure does not ensure compliance  – GUTA

President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr Joseph Obeng, has stated that his expectations were not met during Finance Minister, Ken...

Bibiani market women cry out for better facilities and sanitation

Traders at the bustling market at Bibiani, located in the Bibiani Anhweaso Bekwai municipality of the Western North Region, are raising their voices in...

Ghana elected United Nations World Tourism Organisation Executive Council member for Africa

Ghana has been elected to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Executive Council after the country polled 17 votes out of the 20...

Four dead in accident at Nkenkensu on the Kumasi-Techiman highway

Four people have been confirmed dead and several others injured after a commercial bus and a trailer collided head-on at Nkenkensu on the Kumasi-Techiman...

23 persons remanded for attacking palace over sale of Kweiman land

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a group of 23 young men for allegedly assaulting some elders of Kweiman and attacking a palace over...

Farmers at Nkwanta South plead for tractors and other farming machinery

A group of female farmers at Nkwanta South of the Oti Region have appealed to government and other agencies to support them with farming...

2 more suspects arrested in connection with money stolen from Cecilia Dapaah’s home

Two more suspects have been arrested in the ongoing investigations into the stolen funds from the residence of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah. The development...

Details of prices of Pokuase National Affordable Housing project revealed

See the prices of the recently announced National Affordable Housing project at Pokuase. Studio - $13,800 One bedroom - $20,700 Two bedroom - $34,500 Three bedroom - $42,550 The...

Latest on Cecilia Dapaah’s ‘stolen’ monies

Police prosecutors, on Wednesday, failed to present the accused persons in the case of the alleged theft of over one million dollars belonging to...

37 Military Hospital to hold mass burial

The 37 Military Hospital in Accra is set to hold a mass burial exercise for some unidentified and unclaimed corpses at the facility’s morgue. According...

Amasaman MP advocates for support for Homowo festival celebrations

Member of Parliament (MP) for Amasaman Constituency, Akwasi Afrifa Mensah, has called for support for custom and institutions for the traditional leaders, especially during...

Auditor-General has no power to audit public companies like ECG – Kwabena Donkor

Former Power Minister, Dr Kwabena Donkor, says the Auditor General does not have the power to audit companies including public companies like the Electricity...

Tricycle operators block major road leading to Kejetia over KMA ban

Tricycle operators in the Ashanti Region have escalated their protest against a directive to restrict their movement in parts of the Central Business District...

Airport Residential robbery: Court orders prosecution to file documents’

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the prosecution in the case in which eight people are facing charges over an alleged robbery of a...