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School Feeding caterers officially call off nationwide strike

The leadership of the Ghana School Feeding Caterers’ Association has asked all members of the association to resume work effective Tuesday, when basic schools...

Police on manhunt for robbers who killed officer in Ablekuma daylight robbery

The Police are on a manhunt for a gang of four robbers who attacked a bullion van at Ablekuma Fanmilk, a suburb of Accra...

CSOs besiege Parliament to demand removal of taxes on sanitary pads

A group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Thursday besieged Parliament to demand the removal of taxes on sanitary pads by the government. The...

3-year-old drowns in flood after heavy rainfall at Bibiani

A three-year-old nursery 2 pupil, Angela Gamadzi, has been killed after a heavy rainfall at Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhweaso Bekwai municipality of the...

CCTV footage of how policeman was killed in bullion van attack at Ablekuma [Watch]

 A Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage capturing how some notorious criminals attacked a bullion van in broad daylight at the Ablekuma Star Oil filling station in Accra has...

Photo of police officer killed in daylight robbery attack at Ablekuma pops up

On Thursday, June 22, 2023, the police officially confirmed the tragic death of one of their officers in a harrowing attack on a bullion...

A/R: 4 people including a six-year-old boy drown in floods

Four people, including a six-year-old boy, have drowned in floods in the Ashanti Region after Wednesday's rains. The victims include two biological brothers, aged 47...

Police shot during broad daylight robbery at Ablekuma

In a daring act of robbery on Thursday afternoon, a police officer was attacked and shot by unidentified assailants at Ablekuma Fanmilk. According to witnesses...

MTN Ghana ends 21 Days of Y’ello Care with an a fair

Telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana has ended its 2023 21 Days of Y’ello Care with a fair. It engaged Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs)...

Ivory Coast weather will help Ghana to win 2023 AFCON – GFA official (Video)

General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Prosper Harrison Addo, believes the Black Stars will emerge as champions of the upcoming 2023 Africa...

Dumsor looms as IPPs threaten to cut power supply by July 1

Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have reminded Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, of their intention to cut power supply to the national grid from July 1,...

ECG begins nationwide revenue mobilisation

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will commence a nationwide week-long revenue mobilisation exercise starting from June 26, and running until ...

Why a headmaster gave Yvonne Nelson a ‘dirty slap’

Yvonne Nelson's book delves into various aspects of her life, recounting both captivating childhood memories and the tumultuous experiences she faced during her time...

Bagbin calls for removal of taxes on sanitary pads

The Speaker of Parliament is demanding the immediate removal of taxes on sanitary pads. According to Alban Bagbin, menstrual cycle comes with its own complications,...

Anas judicial exposé: Judge secures victory; likely to be reinstated

One of the judges dismissed over the Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposé has had a judgment in his favour at the Court of Appeal against...

Search for Titanic submarine reaches sea floor, oxygen feared exhausted [Photos]

The desperate search for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic entered a critical juncture on Thursday when air was expected to run out...

Move from flood-prone areas – Meteorologist urges

Deputy Director of Forecasting at the Meteorological Department, Dr Joseph Porturphy, has urged residents living in flood-prone areas to move to higher heights as...

Pensioners resume picketing at Finance Ministry over unpaid coupons

Members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum have, for the fifth time, resumed picketing at the Finance Ministry over six new coupon arrears. The arrears are...

Don’t joke with a child of God – Agyinasare cautions as Nogokpo ultimatum lapses

Overseer of the Perez Chapel International, Archbishop Charles Agyinasare, has finally responded to the elders of Nogokpo after a lapse of the 14-day ultimatum...

Licensure Exams: Consultant criticizes candidates’ lack of commitment amidst mass failure

Professor Jonathan Fletcher, an expert in Teacher Professional Development and Assessment Consulting, has expressed his concern about teachers who failed their licensure exams. He has...

36% of adolescents are sexually active – Study reveals

One in three adolescents (36 per cent) are sexually active, a study commissioned by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the...

Low quality and high cost of loaf of bread; retailers bemoan low sale

There are indications dramatic increases in the price of flour and baking products is reducing bread sales in some parts of Kumasi in what...

Burning Issues: Torentco Asset Management has no expertise to manage TOR – ACEP alleges

The Leasing of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has generated huge controversies in the public domain. There are some who believe the move is a step...

UG Medical School professor hits rare perfect score in America’s National Institutes of Health grant application

Professor Eric Sampane-Donkor of the University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS) has got the academic world talking after he scored a rare perfect score...

Mother in shock as 13-year-old daughter names her uncle and another man as father of her child [Watch]

Mother of 13-year-old girl is in shock after her daughter named her uncle as father of her child. Fati Garibah, who was on Nhyira FM's...

Scores of residents rendered homeless in Ga South after Wednesday’s downpour

https://youtu.be/r4LO-fhFiY8 Over 100 residents at Nurses Quarters and Amanfrom Peace Town in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have been displaced after...

KNUST mourns as TA passes on in fatal crash

Mourning has taken over the serenity of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology as a well known Teaching Assistant (TA) is confirmed...

People’s Forum: Glefe Lagoon turns dumping site; residents protest

Residents of Glefe near Dansoman in the Ablekuma West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region are protesting the decision by the Municipal Assembly to...

Minority challenges Bawumia over digitalisation agenda

The Minority in Parliament has criticised Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for claiming to be the brain behind digitalisation in Ghana. The Caucus has claimed...

GNAT reacts to licensure exam failures

The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, says identifying the loopholes surrounding the mass failure in this year’s...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: No court can prevent Parliament from passing it – Sam George

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, says the court does not have the power to prevent Parliament from passing the Anti-LGBTQ bill. The vocal...

NADMO reacts to Wednesday’s flooding

Communications Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), George Ayisi, has indicated that the issue of perennial flooding can be solved with major...

Floodwater sweeps two away in Ashanti region

At least two people have been washed away by violent flood water in the Ashanti Region during Wednesday's downpour. All the victims are males who...

Mahama to speak on corruption in Nigeria

Former President John Dramani Mahama is in Ilorin in the Kwara State of Nigeria as a Special Guest of the Nigerian Institution of Estate...

Ghana to reform Intestate Succession Law

Parliament has initiated the process of reforming the country’s Intestate Succession Law, which excludes polygamous spouses and dependent parents or children of the deceased...

Maintain free SHS at all costs – Child Rights International

The Executive Director of Child Rights International, Bright Appiah, has asked the government not to allow any external pressure to make Ghana abandon any...

97 Animals die from anthrax in Upper East

A total of 97 animals have died as a result of anthrax in the Upper East Region. Twelve out of the 15 districts in the...

Ghanaian students die in car crash in US

Two Ghanaian students studying at Clemson University in the United States of America (USA) have died in car crash. According to reports, the accident happened...

Charles Bissue withdraws one of 3 cases against OSP

Secretary of the defunct Inter Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, has withdrawn one of his three cases against the Office of...

My AU passport ineffective – Dangote

Some countries in Africa are still not granting easy entry and exit for holders of specialised passports issued by the African Union (AU). This is...