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United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) hands over One-Stop centre facility to assist Wau survivors of Gender-Based Violence

Surviving sexual or other gender-based violence is the tragic reality of all-too-many (mostly) girls and women in South Sudan. Having access to a single...

Eritrea: Successful heart operation on children

 In cooperation with Italian and Eritrean physicians, Orotta National Referral Hospital successfully performed cardiac surgery on nineteen children. According to Prof. Tsigereda Gebrehiwet, head of...

Road traffic offenders to pay GH¢240 spot fine

Road traffic offenders in Ghana will now pay a spot fine of GH¢120 and GH¢240, while severe cases will be referred to the court. Offenses are to...

FIFA President’s condolence message Israel/Palestine conflict

The following text was sent to both association presidents: I would like to express, on behalf of FIFA and the entire international football community, our...

Ghana signs visa waiver agreements with South Africa

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced a visa waiver agreement with South Africa. The waiver according to the Ministry...

23-year-old man allegedly kills pregnant wife

A 23-year-old farmer, Kwadwo Noah, has allegedly killed his pregnant wife at Kwawu Nframa in the Kwawu East District of the Eastern region. Noah,...

Oak Group appoints new Group Chief Executive Officer

Oak Group (www.Oak.Group) is delighted to announce the appointment of Kim Sgarlata as Group CEO. With an extensive background in a variety of international financial...

Over 2,000 families to lose houses to save Weija Dam

More than 2,000 families will be forced to evacuate their houses according to a demolition order issued by the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL)...

J.B Danquah’s case: Absence of juror halts murder trial of alleged killer

The absence of a juror halted the trial of Daniel Asiedu, aka Sexy dodon, who is being held for allegedly murdering former Abuakwa North...

Ghana is firm in support for Israel, Ukraine – Akufo-Addo

Ghana is firm in her support for Israel and Ukraine “in these difficult moments of their national survival”, President Akufo-Addo has assured. The...

Two officers injured in Kumasi Railway Police Station fire

Two officers of the Ghana National Fire Service sustained injuries while trying to douse a fire that gutted the building housing the Ghana Railway...

Sheer greed! – Judge fumes before Ato-Essien’s sentence

Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, the judge who sentenced the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has justified his ruling. He said...

“Closing the care gap – the role of families” in Breast Cancer battle

The Ministry of Health, Cancer Unit has recorded 577 cases of cancer between January 2023 and June 2023, 33 of which are cancers of...

Africa Data Centres, The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) sign statement reaffirming ongoing partnership for Ghana facility investment of $300 million

The DFC and Africa Data Centres (www.AfricaDataCentres.com) have signed a statement reaffirming their shared commitment to strengthen ICT infrastructure in Africa and Africa Data...

Nkwanta-Kpassa residents fix deplorable roads [Photos]

Residents at Nkwanta-Kpassa in Oti region have resolved to fix the deplorable road in the area after years of government neglect. Drivers and commuters are...

Two Decades of Magic: Africa Magic Turns 20

As it marks twenty years of existence, MultiChoice’s (https://www.Multichoice.com/) Africa Magic channel celebrates two decades of significant expansion as a major platform for African...

KIA Covid tests: Frontiers Healthcare Services gained $84m while Ghana got under $7m

After a year-long legal battle initiated by JoyNews under the Right to Information Act, the extent of the revenue imbalance that has favoured Frontiers...

Buem-Jasikan Assembly rewards hardworking teachers [Photos]

The Buem-Jasikan Municipal Assembly in the Oti region has honoured some hardworking teachers in the area. According to the Assembly, this will motivate teachers to...

APO Group reports non-payment by BrandReserve Co

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com) reports non-payment by BrandReserve Co., a global media service agency based in Johannesburg, South Africa which prides itself on amplifying the...

Don’t politicise Prophet Muhammed’s birthday celebration — Chief Imam

National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, has called on political activists not to turn this year's Maulid celebration into a political campaign ground. This...

Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, family commiserate with Kufuor [Photos]

Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and her family on Thursday called on former President John Agyekum Kufuor at his Peduase residence to commiserate...

Be patient – Korle Klottey MCE to Odawna market traders

The Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly has urged traders at Odawna market in Accra to exercise restraint as government works around the clock to renovate...

Ato Essien’s sentencing not surprising at all – Kweku Paintsil

Private legal practitioner, Kweku Paintsil says the sentencing of Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien to 15 years in prison is not...

Speaker, MPs mourn with Kufuor

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has commiserated with former President John Agyekum Kufuor on the passing of his wife, former First...

Envisioning a more sustainable future – climate change in the spotlight at inaugural SuperBridge Summit Dubai

With the UAE all set to host the United Nations’ 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in November, next week’s inaugural SuperBridge Summit Dubai...

Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final: Message from Rugby Africa President Herbert Mensah to South Africa’s Springboks

As South Africa reaches the quarter-final of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa, (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental...

‘Galamsey’ report: We go to court with evidence not conjectures – Deputy AG

Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has asked former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng to present evidence to back claims...

Pan-African Savings and Loans appreciates its customers

Pan-African Savings and Loans has demonstrated its appreciation for their loyal customers by organising a free medical screening exercise as part of their planned...

Aisha Huang’s case: Court sets December 4 to deliver judgement

An Accra High Court has fixed December 4, 2023, to deliver its judgement in the case of En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, an alleged...

Assist ECOWAS with resources in terror fight, as you do for Ukraine – Akufo-Addo to UK, US, and EU

President Nana Akufo-Addo has called on leaders of the global community to put into full effect the provisions of Chapters Seven and Eight of...

Police on manhunt for Somanya filling station robbers

The Somanya Police Command is on a manhunt for eight suspected armed robbers for attacking the SP Gas Filling Station at Trom in the...

FDA goes after peddlers of unregistered medicines in Kumasi

Over GH¢850,000 worth of unregistered medicines, also said to be unwholesome, have been seized in the Central Business District of Kumasi. The Food and Drugs...

We’ll still pursue Ato Essien for GH¢53m debt – Deputy AG

Deputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has confirmed that the state will continue to pursue the former CEO of the defunct Capital Bank, Ato Essien, even...

Funeral arrangements for govt spokesperson’s mum announced

The final funeral rites of the mother of government’s spokesperson on Governance and Security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023....

C/R: Chop bar operators angry after wildfire officers seize bush meat

Officers of the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission have seized various types of bush meats from chop bar operators in some parts of...

Ofankor landlord murder trial begins October 17 

An Accra High Court will on October 17, 2023, start the trial of Victor Stephen Nana Kankam, a landlord accused of killing his tenant,...

‘Galamsey’ report: Former MP begs Prof Frimpong-Boateng, Attorney General

Former Member of Parliament for Ayensuano, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, has appealed to former Environment Minister, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, to be forthcoming with information that can...

Let’s fill vacant positions of migrated nurses, midwives – College of Nurses and Midwives

The President of the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM), Professor Mrs Victoria Bam, has appealed to the government to urgently fill vacancies...

Robbers attack gas station; beat attendants, bolt with huge cash at Somanya

Police in Somanya are on a manhunt for eight suspected armed robbers who attacked the SP gas filling station at Trom in the Yilo...

Mahama backs CHASS’ demand to handle feeding of students

Former President John Mahama has backed calls by the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) on government to allow school heads purchase...