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One person killed, 5 injured in New York subway shooting

One person has been killed and five others injured in a shooting at a subway station in New York City, authorities in the United...

Todd Burns to serve as keynote speaker at the 2nd Canada-Africa Business Conference in Nairobi, Kenya

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business (www.CanadaAfrica.ca) is pleased Todd Burns, CEO of Cypher Environmental, will serve as keynote speaker at our 2nd Canada-Africa Business Conference...

Demand action from police, judiciary over assault on journalists – Oppong Nkrumah to GJA

The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to increase pressure on the Ghana Police Service and the Judiciary...

Gov’t hasn’t abandoned Akosombo flood victims – Volta Regional Minister

Volta Region Minister, Dr Archibald Lesta has debunked claims that victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage have been abandoned. This comment follows concerns...

Anger and shock as police probe Jirapa Dubai CEO’s death

Residents of Jirapa in the Upper West Region together with the family of respected entrepreneur and CEO of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, are...

MoMo vendor shot in Walewale

A mobile money (MoMo) operator was shot Monday evening at Walewale in the North East Region. The victim, identified as Rabiu, has since been...

Teacher unions to release Educational Policy Document

Teacher unions in the country are set to release a comprehensive policy document, addressing ways to enhance the conditions of service for teachers and...

Mahama mourns Access Bank CEO

Former President John Mahama has sympathised with the family of the late Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Access Bank, Dr Herbert Wigwe. Dr Wigwe was...

Jirapa Dubai CEO murder: Search for killers must cover family and friends – Criminologist

A Criminologist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Jones Opoku-Ware has suggested that investigations into the murder of the owner...

Chief of Staff inaugurates Suhum, Ayensuano district assemblies

The Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has inaugurated the district assemblies in Suhum and Ayensuano in the Eastern Region. She underscored the significance...

NSS issues 13,353 PIN codes to newly-trained teachers

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has issued a total of  13,353 Personal Identification Number (PIN) Codes for enrolment of newly trained teachers from all...

GWL to shut down Kpong water treatment plant

The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has announced a temporary shutdown of one of its treatment plants in Kpong that serves the Krobo-Somanya area. The planned...

Girls in Jomoro engage in sex for fish

There is a growing culture of teenage girls trading sex for fish in the coastal communities of Half Assini in the Jomoro District of...

East African Community experts adopt strategies to boost the region’s agricultural, pharmaceutical and leather sectors

East African Community (EAC) regional experts in the agricultural, pharmaceutical, and leather sectors convened in Nairobi, Kenya, to review the progress achieved within their...

Chinese inmate at Nsawam escapes while receiving treatment at Korle Bu Hospital

A prison inmate, said to be a Chinese national has escaped while receiving treatment at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The inmate, who...

Footballer struck dead by lightning in the middle of a match

A footballer has died after being struck by a lightning bolt while playing football in Indonesia on Saturday. Video captured the exact moment the 35-year-old male victim...

Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) Expands into North Africa as Banque Centrale de Tunisie Becomes Thirteenth Member

The Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is proud to announce the entry of Banque Centrale de Tunisie (BCT) into its network as...

Nigeria – Measles-related admissions reach record at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) facilities in Maiduguri

Measles admissions to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) facilities in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria, spiked between October and December 2023, reaching record numbers. Despite the vaccination...

Berekuso: Ultra-modern private burial grounds Graceland Gardens inaugurated

On Saturday 10th February 2024, a newly constructed, most decently-rated ultra-modern, state-of- the-art facility meant to purposely serve as a private burial grounds, Graceland...

Include dress code in legal ethics for law students – Chief Justice

Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo has supported the incorporation of the study of legal ethics in the curriculum of law faculties. She said the initiative would...

Kasoa ritual murder: I never planned with first accused to seek spiritual help – 2nd accused

The 18-year-old teenager in the alleged Kasoa ritual murder case has denied State Prosecutors assertions that he planned together with 15-year-old juvenile to seek...

Ghana ranked 20th in Africa with the lowest cost of living

Ghana has been ranked 20th in Africa out of 24 countries with the lowest cost of living, a new data from Numbeo has revealed. It...

Man who murdered 74-year-old stroke patient sentenced to 50 years

A 20-year-old man, Abdullah Mohammed, who allegedly killed a 74-year-old stroke patient, Alice Kakari, after robbing her home, has been sentenced to 50 years...

South Africa: Free State Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs accelerates youth economic emancipation for sustainable future

The growth of the economy is dependent on a robust and thriving SMME ecosystem. Therefore, the government is of the view that supporting SMMEs...

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business announces Ateau Zola as Vice President and Special Envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business (www.CanadaAfrica.ca) is pleased to announce Ms. Ateau Zola has been named Vice President and Special Envoy during the DRC-Canada...

Basketball Africa League (BAL) President Amadou Gallo Fall to Speak on Sports Leadership at Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS)

Renowned for his role in shaping basketball across Africa, President of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Amadou Gallo Fall will share his insights and...

Read about new records set at this year’s AfCON

After the 34th Africa Cup of Nations, we have collected all of the records that were broken at this year’s championship. To highlight a few,...

Prempeh College old students congratulate new Chief of Defence Staff

Prempeh College Old Students have paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Thomas Oppong-Peprah and congratulated...

Death of Jirapa Dubai CEO: Two more suspects grabbed

Two additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of the Cossy Hill Hotel popularly known as...

American Bible University confers honorary doctorate on Oseadeeyo Nana Kumi Kodie I

American Bible University, located in Houston, USA, recently recognised the exceptional leadership qualities, humanitarian efforts, and divine activities of Oseadeeyo Nana Kumi Kodie I,...

How 20-year-old robbed and killed stroke patient, 74 at Kasoa [Watch]

A Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage of how 20-year-old Mohammed Abdullah allegedly killed a 74-year-old stroke patient after robbing her in her three-bedroom house in...

Cholera: Outbreak silences a once vibrant town in southwestern Zimbabwe

Swift action by health authorities and Red Cross volunteers saves lives as cholera shuts down community life and people focus on stopping the outbreak’s...

I traveled abroad to shop for perfumes not to fix my marriage – Big Akwes

Ghanaian actor, Big Akwes has reacted to rumors about his recent trip abroad, clarifying that his journey was solely for business and not to...

EOCO not under political pressure to investigate, prosecute cases – COP Tiwaa Addo-Danquah

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah says she is not under political pressure to...

Zoomlion Foundation launches ‘Agenda Zero Waste’, unveils Green Generation Champions

Zoomlion Foundation in collaboration with the Accra College of Education has launched Agenda Zero Waste as part of efforts to get everyone on board...

COCOBOD denies neglecting cocoa sprayers’ health concerns

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has reacted to claims that, it is not providing essential medical care to its contracted mass cocoa sprayers following...

Fanta® Unveils Apple Pie as the Mystery Flavour in South Africa’s #WhatTheFanta Campaign

The wait is over! Fanta in South Africa reveals Apple Pie as the much-anticipated mystery flavour of the #WhatTheFanta campaign 2023, leaving everyone surprised...

Bad weather contributed greatly to Access Bank Group CEO’s helicopter crash

Preliminary information flowing from ongoing investigations into the helicopter crash that killed Dr Herbert Wigwe, CFR, the founding Group Chief Executive Officer of Access...

MMDAs to be inaugurated today

The Office of the President and the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development have announced the inauguration of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District...

TEWUG urges members to continue strike

The Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) is urging members to continue the industrial strike in spite of engagement with the government on...