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CETAG strike: Salaries can be withheld if… – NLC clarifies

The National Labour Commission (NLC) says the Ministry of Education has legitimate grounds to withhold the August salaries of striking members of the Colleges...

Niger’s coup might affect foodstuff prices in Ghana soon – Traders reveal

Ghanaians have been urged to brace themselves for a spike in prices of foodstuff as the Niger coup gradually takes its toll on the...

Corruption at Passport Office: Minister sacks overstayed officers

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has expressed worry over the continuous extortion and corruption at the Passport Office. On...

Pan-African’s support enhances education in three institutions

The Pan-African Savings and Loans Company Ltd. (Pan-African) has made contributions to education by donating essential resources to three educational institutions. The philanthropic gesture included...

Niger coup leader agrees to hold direct talks with ECOWAS

A group of Nigerian Islamic scholars who met Niger’s coup leader have said the general has agreed to hold direct talks and resolve a...

YEA launches youth in garment & textiles module

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has launched the 'Youth in Garment and Textiles Module' in Kumasi. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YEA, Kofi Baah Agyepong,...

GNAT advocates national dialogue for sustainable Free SHS policy

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is actively pushing for a crucial national stakeholder dialogue to evaluate the sustainability of the Free Senior...

George Afriyie accuses Kurt Okraku of creating wealth for Dreams FC only

Ghana Football Association (GFA) presidential hopeful, George Afriyie, has accused GFA President, Kurt Okraku of only creating wealth for Dreams FC. His comments come after...

Man allegedly kills friend over dog meat

A 50-year-old man from Owusukrom at Gyereso, near Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region, has been tragically killed in what looks like a battle between...

Nkwanta Community Day SHTS calls for support for robotic hub

Students and authorities of Nkwanta Community Day Senior High Technical School in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region have expressed optimism about winning...

Soften your stance – Deputy Education Minister appeals to CETAG

The Deputy Minister of Education in Charge of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Gifty Twum Ampofo, has made a passionate appeal to the...

Over 600 KTU students beg management to rescind decision on deferment

Over 600 students of the Kumasi Technical University are appealing to the University’s management to reconsider its decision asking them to defer their programmes...

Cocoa roads: Ongoing projects will be completed but no new ones will be initiated

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says cocoa road projects which are currently under construction across the country will continue and be completed. COCOBOD explained that...

Chief Azorka acts as NDC Chairman

First Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sofo Awudu Azorka, will be acting as the party chairman for eight days. The development...

Police mount hunt for assailants who killed driver at Bawku

One person has been attacked and killed by unknown assailants at Bawku in the Upper East Region. According to the Municipal Chief Executive, Amadu Hamza,...

Anti-LGBTQ+ debate: We‘ll resist its imposition on Ghana – Religious leaders

Some religious lead­ers in the country have warned that they will resist any attempt by foreign individuals and or­ganisations to impose LGBTQ+ on Ghana. According...

Educationist who tied 9-year-old boy to orange tree surrenders to Police 

The 74-year-old retired Educationist who allegedly tied a nine-year-old boy to an orange tree at Akaa in the Oti Region has surrendered himself to the Jasikan...

Adabraka Methodist Women’s Fellowship marks 70th Anniversary with donation to Junior Girls Correctional Home

The Adabraka Circuit Women's Fellowship of the Methodist Church, Ghana, has marked its 70th anniversary with series of activities. The anniversary launch kicked off the...

Suspected serial paedophile appears in court

The Wa Circuit will be hearing the case of a 35-year-old man accused of defiling over 20 children in the Upper West regional capital. Rashid...

Meghan Markle steps out in California with mysterious patch on wrist [Photos]

Meghan Markle wore over $5,000 worth of unseasonably warm-looking designer duds in sunny Montecito, Calif., Thursday — as a mysterious blue and white circular...

We’re treated like slaves – Ghanaian scholarship students in UK cry over unpaid stipends

Some students on the Government of Ghana scholarship under the ‘Ghana Scholarship Secretariat’  are said to be stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) over...

Robbers break into church during all night service; cart away offering and bank card

In a shocking incident that has sent shockwaves through the community, the congregation of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church fell victim to a...

From receptionist to first Ghanaian MD of Labadi Beach Hotel; The story of David Eduaful [Video]

https://youtu.be/bBsrgp-SFs0?t=142 His little beginnings did not deter him from working hard and striving for success instead, he defied all odds to be at the top...

JHS graduate reported dead after BECE

A Junior High School (JHS) pupil who sat for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has been reported dead. The deceased has been identified as...

Kumasi Technical University speaks on sacking students over fees

The Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has dismissed reports about the sacking of over 2,000 students over delayed payment of their fees. The university...

Woman jailed 10 years for pouring acid on rival

The Akyem Swedru Circuit Court has finally convicted the young woman who poured an acidic substance on her husband’s girlfriend to 10 years imprisonment....

Commuters stranded as Kpone barrier drivers embark on sit-down strike

A Coalition of Commercial Transport drivers at Kpone Barrier on Monday withdrew their services over the deplorable nature of roads in the area. The...

Ghana Meteo sends weather warning; check it out

Cases of rainfall are anticipated over Northern Ghana, especially within the upper regions, per the forecast of the Ghana Meteorological Agency. In the forecast indicating...

NDC endorses John Dumelo as Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary candidate

The Ayawaso West Wuogon National Democratic Congress (NDC) has endorsed actor cum farmer, John Dumelo, as its parliamentary candidate for the 2024 election. ...

Military taskforce arrests 5 suspects after violent attack at Bawku

A military taskforce at Bawku, located in the Upper East Region of Ghana, has apprehended five civilians in connection with a violent attack that...

Massive demo to hit Sehwi Ahibenso over deplorable roads

The chiefs and residents of Sehwi Ahibenso, located in the Bodi District of the Western North Region, have issued a stern ultimatum to the...

Docket on uncle, spiritualist who killed girl, 7, in botched money ritual submitted to AG

A docket on the suspected murder of a seven-year-old girl by his uncle, Augustine Afari, and a spiritualist, Osei Kofi, at Wassa Nkyirifi in...

BoG’s new office will give Ghana ‘greater chance’ as headquarters for ECO – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has justified the decision by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to build a new head office amidst...

TOR MD resigns

The Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Jerry Kofi Hinson, has resigned on health grounds. His resignation was in a letter dated August...

Financial literacy must be a compulsory course at the University – Govt told 

Government and other financial authorities have been admonished to dedicate a tertiary financial literacy course to furnish the youth with fiscal knowledge and skills.  Experts...

Woman bathed with hot soup over GHC20 debt at Assin Asamankese

A 48-year-old woman has been bathed with hot soup over a 20 cedis debt at Assin Asamankese in the Assin South District of the...

Ato Forson reacts to alleged involvement in new BoG Headquarters project

The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has refuted assertions made by the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), claiming that...

Renaming UG after JB Danquah unacceptable – Clement Apaak

Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr Clement Apaak, says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s statement that the University of Ghana could potentially...

Tolon drowning: Body of fourth victim recovered

The body of the fourth person who drowned in the Galinkpegu dam in the Tolon District has been found. The deceased was one of four farmers who...

7 dead after Nigeria mosque collapse

A mosque in the Nigerian city of Zaria has collapsed during prayers, killing at least seven people, officials say. Hundreds of worshippers were in the...