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I wish to have a statue erected in my honour – Maame Dokono

Renowned Ghanaian actress and media personality, Grace Omaboe, affectionately known as Maame Dokono, has expressed her enthusiasm for a proposed statue in her honour...

National Junior Speller premieres Sept. 7 on Joy Prime

We are thrilled to announce the premiere of the 2024 National Junior Speller, airing on Saturday, 7th September, 2024, at 3:30 PM on Joy...
David Asante

David Asante set to contest 2024 election as Nkawkaw MP withdraws on health grounds

The National Leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), in consultation with the National Council, has decided to replace the sitting Member of Parliament...

9 wood workers perish in ghastly accident at Mim

Nine workers of the Infix Wood Processing Company at Mim in the Ahafo Region are reported to have perished in an accident that occurred...
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa

Voters register: EC rejects NDC’s independent forensic request 

The Electoral Commission (EC) has rejected the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) request for a forensic audit of the 2024 voter register. The NDC’s Director of...
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama

Mahama promises Atebubu, Eastern corridor communities reliable electricity

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has pledged to tackle electricity problems affecting communities along the Eastern Corridor of Ghana. Mr Mahama...

2024/25 GHPL MD 1 preview: Dreams FC hosts FC Samartex as Asante Kotoko heads...

The 2024/25 Ghana Premier League season kicks off this weekend, with matches set to be played at nine different stadiums across the country. The action...

Tackling the galamsey menace in Ghana: Nationalization as a path forward

Illegal small-scale mining, known as galamsey, has been a persistent challenge in Ghana and across Africa. It has led to widespread environmental degradation, particularly the...

Man stabs friend to death with stick

Uwombornyi Bado, a 37-year-old man has been stabbed to death with a stick by a colleague, Alhassan Merasa. The incident occurred at Zongo-Machire, a farming...

Sanitation and how AI can harness it: A pathway to a cleaner Ghana

Sanitation remains a major issue in Ghana, with waste management, poor water quality, and inadequate hygiene posing significant risks to public health, the environment,...
Some members of NPP and NDC pelting stones at each other

Peace Council urges calm after NPP, NDC clash in Salaga

The Savannah Regional Peace Council has urged calm among Salaga residents following violent clashes between supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New...

NDC makes fresh demands over voters register

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-exhibit the 2024 voters register for five days. Additionally, the party is...

Lordina Mahama commissions ultramodern Maternity and Children’s Ward at Nkoranza Polyclinic

The Lordina Foundation has handed over an ultramodern Maternity and Children’s Ward to the Nkoranza Polyclinic as part of efforts to improve maternal health...

Police on manhunt for car snatching syndicate in Koforidua

The Koforidua Divisional Police Command is on a manhunt for a car theft syndicate, terrorising residents. The syndicate has reportedly stolen about five cars in...

My father’s death inspired medical drone delivery initiative – Bawumia

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has shared that the tragic circumstances surrounding his father’s death in 2002 were...

Father, son imprisoned for conspiracy and theft of teak trees in Hohoe

A 60-year-old herbalist, Edward Worwornyo, and his 30-year-old son, Senyo Augustus Worwornyo, have been sentenced to four years in prison by the Hohoe Circuit...

OMC’s projects fuel price reduction from September 16, if…

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are projecting some marginal reduction in fuel prices from September 16, 2024 if the Ghana cedi remains stable against the...

Obuasi receives new health center to boost healthcare delivery

A new health centre has been commissioned for full operations in the Obuasi municipality to enhance healthcare delivery to residents in the mining town...

COCOBOD to open new cocoa season with self-financing plan on Sept 10 

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says the new cocoa crop season will be opened with its proposed self-financing plan without the usual syndicated loan...
Selena Gomez is now a billionaire. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Selena Gomez is a billionaire

Selena Gomez can now add becoming a billionaire to her long list of achievements. The 32-year-old actress, singer, investor and entrepreneur just achieved the financial...

US Embassy in Accra to roll out a new pre screening process

The US Embassy in Ghana has announced the introduction of a new pre-screening process aimed at enhancing the efficiency of immigrant visa processing. Starting from...

NDC takes delight in Ghana’s failures because of political expediency – NAPO

Running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is the only political...
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O’Reilly SHS stabbing: Court remands accused for two weeks

The La District Court has remanded a final-year student at O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS), who fatally stabbed a classmate, for two weeks. The student,...

No food sells below GH¢5, even corn – Enimil Ashon writes

In Ghana today, nothing you eat sells below GH¢5, including roasted plantain, boiled and roasted maize, avocado pear as big (or small) as my...

Teacher union demands more authority to tackle indiscipline in schools

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has blamed the Ghana Education Service (GES) for the growing indiscipline in schools, citing restrictive rules that...

17 students killed in Kenya elementary school fire

At least 17 students have been killed and 14 injured following a fire in an elementary school dormitory in central Kenya. The inferno occurred late...
Agnes Tirop broke the women’s 10km record in Germany a month before she was killed.. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

Kenya: Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei burned alive by boyfriend

Marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei ran in the Paris Olympics last month. This week, her boyfriend doused her with petrol and set her ablaze, police said...

ICU hails SSNIT’s digitization as game-changer for pensioners

The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), Morgan Ayawine, has praised the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) for...

Galamsey: Ban small-scale mining now – GMA, other unions to Akufo-Addo

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA), along with several health unions and associations, has called on President Akufo-Addo to impose an immediate ban on all...

Ghanaian students abroad issue open letter to President Akufo-Addo

The open letter, authored by Pius Apprey of the University of Kent, appeals for urgent financial assistance for Ghanaian students studying abroad under the...

Protest against galamsey – Rev. Prof. Frimpong Manso charges church leaders

A former President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong Manso has called on church leaders to rally their congregations...
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor,

Lands Minister should’ve resigned years ago over failed galamsey fight – Bishop Mensah

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Full Gospel Church International, Bishop Dr Samuel Noi Mensah, has called for the resignation of...
Asantehene osei Tutu

Embattled UCC VC seeks Asantehene’s intervention to resolve leadership crisis

The embattled Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, is seeking the support of the Asantehene to resolve the institution’s...
Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande

EC has demonstrated zero tolerance for transparency – Mustapha Gbande

A Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande is dissatisfied with the Electoral Commission's (EC) decision to decline the party's...

2025 AFCONQ: Black Stars to leave for Morocco today for Niger clash

The Black Stars of Ghana will depart for Morocco today to prepare for their second Group F match against Niger. The four-time African champions began...

Over 100,000 acres of Cocoa farms destroyed by illegal mining – Farmers demand action

The Mankrom Cocoa Cooperative Farmers Association has raised alarm over the destruction of more than 100,000 acres of cocoa farms due to illegal mining...

I’ll raise $20 billion in my 1st year as President – CPP flagbearer

The Convention People's Party's (CPP) flagbearer for election 2024, Nana Frimpomaa Sarpong Kumankumah has announced her ambitious plan to raise $20 billion within her...

Ablakwa slams Bawumia campaign for using Foreign Ministry to invite diplomats to meeting

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential campaign is facing criticism from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament for using the Foreign Affairs...

Galamsey crisis due to institutional failure – CPP flagbearer

The newly elected flagbearer of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Frimpomaa Akosua Sarpong Kumankumah has stated that the pollution of Ghana's water bodies...

Peace Council’s role is often misinterpreted by people – Former Chairman

A former chair of the National Peace Council, Most Reverend Prof Emmanuel Asante, has stated that although the council performs significant work, many people...