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John Jinapor questions Minerals Commission’s exclusion from GRA-SML deal

Ranking member of Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, John Abdulai Jinapor has questioned how the Minerals Commission will be excluded from the contract awarded...

Disregard 20% fare increment – Transport Ministry

The Ministry of Transport has asked the public to disregard reports of a purported transport fare increment nationwide. The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union...

Gory accident on Adenta-Dodowa road [Video]

https://youtu.be/jVB1pgVUWO4 Many are feared in a gory accident on the Adenta-Dodowa road in the Greater Accra region. Several others have also sustained various degrees...

OSP half-year report: 152 cases under investigations

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is currently investigating 152 corruption and corruption- related cases.  The details of the cases according to the OSP...

Broadcasting Bill under review – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the Broadcasting Bill is not before Parliament yet because portions of it are currently under review. According to...

Cocoa Bills Exchange Programme: Customers demand full payment of funds

Some holders of cocoa bills who did not participate in the Government of Ghana Cocoa Bill Exchange programme are asking Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD)...

OSP probes SML-GRA deal

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says it has commenced probe into the controversial contract between Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) and the...

Why I have no opinion on anti-LGBTQ Bill – Nana Kwame Bediako [Video]

https://youtu.be/3pB8Ku_i-5g Presidential hopeful, Nana Kwame Bediako, has refused to comment on the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill which is before Parliament for consideration. The founder of the New...

Over 137K SHS students yet to report to school in Western North

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in the Western North Region has revealed that a significant number of Senior High School(SHS)...

FIFA launches tender processes in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg for media rights to FIFA World Cup 26™ and FIFA World Cup 2030™

FIFA (www.FIFA.com) has launched two invitations to tender (ITTs), one in the Netherlands and the other in Belgium and Luxembourg, for the sale of...

Students evacuated from Sudan demand integration into Ghanaian universities

Some Ghanaian students who were evacuated from Sudan have petitioned Parliament to support their request for integration into tertiary institutions in the country. The...

Headmaster begs govt, GES to make Worawora SHS a STEM center

The headmaster of Worawora Senior High School (SHS) in the Biakoye district of the Oti Region, Michael Damesi, has appealed to the government and...

African Energy Chamber Welcomes Tony B. Moyo as Director to Propel Future Growth

The African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org) is happy to announce the appointment of Tony B. Moyo as a Director within its ranks. Tony brings a...

Senior Staff Association of Universities declares indefinite strike

The Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG) have declared a nationwide strike. The...

Gomoa Dominase residents demand dismissal of Potsin Polyclinic staff over alleged medical negligence

Some residents of Dominase in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region took to the streets to demonstrate over what they say is...

Let’s put our house in order – Awingobit appeals to PNC ‘feuding’ factions

Flagbearer aspirant of the People's National Convention (PNC) Sampson Asaaki Awingobit, has called on the national executives to put its house in order and...

Driver convicted for offering car owner’s vehicle for sale

A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 33-year-old driver accused of offering his car owner’s vehicle for GH¢80,000 without his approval to seven years imprisonment in...

#BlackExcellence in FinTech: Alexia Hefti, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of eGovern, to Speak at Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) 2024

The Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) is pleased to confirm Alexia Hefti, CEO of eGovern, as a distinguished speaker at its upcoming event on...

Disregard GES guidelines on PTA – National Council to members

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTA) has called on its members to disregard any directive from the Ghana Education Service (GES) on operational...

Bold Initiative to Combat Workplace Harassment and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian country office of the World Health Organization (WHO Ethiopia) has taken a significant step towards addressing workplace harassment and sexual exploitation and...

Create new Cantonments, don’t overburden old site – Kwame Gyan

Private legal practitioner and land expert Kwame Gyan says government should end its obsession with Cantonments in Accra and instead spearhead the development of...

NDC suspends Northern Regional Vice Chairman

https://youtu.be/b8j4_aG49GY The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended its Northern Regional Vice-Chairman following deliberations between national and regional executives in Accra. Alhaji Gbewaa is reported...

Some roads lack good mapping, affecting safe driving – NRSA

The Director of Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation at the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) says some roads lack basic safety elements such as road...

Council rejects Parents Associations; wants PTA maintained

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately reverse the name Parent Association (PA) imposed...

Chiefs fight over who qualifies to be Otumfuo’s chief palmwine tapper

Goaso in the Ahafo Region is 'boiling' with a war of words over royalty as the current Omanhene is insisting the immediate past Omanhene ...

Government land redevelopment policy most abused – Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for an end to the Accra redevelopment policy. According to him, the policy has...

Lawyer gives update on Charles Bissue’s application to stop OSP from arresting him

Private legal practitioner, Nana Agyei Barfour Awuah has denied media reports that the former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles...

APO Group appoints Rania El Rafie as Vice President of Public Relations and Strategic Communications

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the premier award-winning Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is delighted to announce the appointment of Rania El Rafie...

A reactive measles campaign: More than 2 million children to be vaccinated

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), with a technical and financial support of partners including WHO and UNICEF is conducting a measles outbreak response...

Mauritius tackles anti-microbial resistance through formulation of a second Plan of Action

Mauritius has successfully developed its second national action plan on anti-microbial resistance (AMR) 2024-2028, through a three-week robust workshop supported by the World Health...

Angola Oil & Gas Summit Returns to Luanda in October, Unveiling Unprecedented Investment Opportunities in Africa’s Energy Hub

Energy Capital&Power (ECP) (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) is proud to announce that Angola’s premier investment platform – Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) – will return for its fifth edition from...

Minerals Commission distances itself from questionable SML contract

The Minerals Commission says it “did not play any role in the award of the contract” to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), an offshoot of a timber...

Sabronum: Angry residents set ablaze truck allegedly transporting excavator to forest

Some angry residents of Sabronum in the Ahafo Ano South East District of the Ashanti Region on Monday, January 15, 2024, blocked and set...

Akufo-Addo failed to promote the free SHS policy – Atta Akyea

Member of Parliament of Akim Abuakwa South constituency, Samuel Atta Akyea has criticised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for failing to adequately propagate the...

Four top trends to watch in the African energy sector in 2024

As we head into 2024, the renewable energy sector is set to see innovation that will transform the way energy is accessed, stored and...

How important the Sabbath is for SDA Church [Read]

The Communication Director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Solace Safo, has disclosed the significance of the Sabbath. According to her, observing the Sabbath is crucial...

Judicial Service reacts to claims of selling residence of late Justice Samuel Marful-Sau

The Judicial Service of Ghana has rejected claims that it engaged in the sale of government property previously occupied by the late Supreme Court...

I was being a citizen not a spectator – Interdicted TOR worker

One of the interdicted executives of the General Transport Petroleum Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU) Anthony Joojo Koomson, says he was not wrong to disclose certain information about...

Western North: Over 137,000 SHS 1 students yet to report due to financial challenges

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in the Western North Region states that about 137,000 fresh Senior High School (SHS) students...

Commercial transport fares to go up by 30% on this date

Commercial Transport Operators in Ghana have declared a 30 per cent increase in transportation fares nationwide, starting from Monday, January 22. The operators justified this...