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Freddie Blay

I’ll be surprised if Bagbin ignores Supreme Court ruling – Freddie Blay

Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, says he would be surprised if Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, disregards the...

KOSA alumni rally to support Kpando secondary school’s future

Alumni of Kpando Secondary School (Kpasec), now Kpando Senior High School, have renewed their commitment to enhancing the school’s growth through mentorship, financial support,...

We’ll come after you – Osman Ayariga to resigned ‘corrupt’ gov’t appointees

The Deputy National Youth Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Osman Ayariga, has vowed that officials implicated in corruption under the New...

Ghana cannot meet SDG 6.1 on safe water – Prof Agyei-Mensah

Professor Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, says the country cannot meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1 target. The...

Duker, Anyidoho tour small scale mining companies in Western region

Following a tour of some small-scale mining companies in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region, Samuel Koku Sitsofe Anyidoho, the Chief Executive Officer...

Teenage boy found dead in uncompleted church building

A 17-year-old boy has allegedly committed suicide in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The deceased has been identified as Godfred Nyame,...

Recent crashes due to parental irresponsibility, reckless driving – Road Safety

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has raised alarms over the recent increase in road traffic crashes across Ghana. The NRSA attributes these accidents primarily...

Alan to scrap COVID-19 and other nuisance taxes for business growth – Nana Ohene...

Senior Advisor and Director of Election Planning for the Movement for Change, Nana Ohene-Ntow, has announced that Alan Kyerematen will abolish the controversial COVID-19...
Independent Parliamentary Candidate for the Asante Akyem North constituency, Ohene Kwame Frimpong

Ohene Frimpong receives special honour from late Kwadwo Baah Wiredu’s family

The independent parliamentary candidate for Asante Akyem North, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, has revealed that the family of the late Kwadwo Baah Wiredu, a revered...

Accra Girls SHS ends 10-Year NSMQ drought, outshines Aburi Girls and Notre Dame Girls

After a decade-long absence from the national stage of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Accra Girls’ Senior High School has made a...

Akufo-Addo’s ‘misguided’ attacks on Mahama won’t make Bawumia President – Joyce Bawah

Spokesperson for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has responded to President Akufo-Addo's recent remarks about the...

Full video: Napo’s One-on-One interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen

The running mate to the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh was a guest on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen on Wednesday, October...

Ghana’s cocoa exports set to crash below $2 billion this year – lowest in...

Ghana, the world’s second-largest cocoa producer, is at risk of seeing its cocoa export earnings crash below the $2 billion mark in 2024—the lowest...

Over 2,000 mining and related licenses issued since 2017

The issuance of mining and mining-related licenses in Ghana has garnered significant attention, reflecting the country's rich mineral potential and concerns over regulatory practices...
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UTAG strike: We set academic calendar and can destroy it – Prof Gyampo

The President of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG), Prof Ransford Gyampo has said the Association remains...

Petition to declare 4 seats vacant wrongly done – Prof Mike Oquaye

Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has expressed concerns over a petition submitted by former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, seeking to have...

2024 polls: Court adjourns ruling on disqualification of Bernard Mornah

The Accra High Court has postponed its ruling on a motion by the flagbearer of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah to October...
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Fitch assigns Ghana’s new dollar bonds at CCC+

Fitch Ratings has assigned Ghana's new US dollar bonds, issued on 9 October 2024, a 'CCC+' rating. Fitch also has upgraded Ghana's Long-Term Local-Currency (LTLC)...

Fairly balance your Parliamentary duties and campaign activities – Bagbin to MPs

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has urged Members of Parliament to strike a careful balance between their legislative duties and campaign activities as the...

Government presents new Legislative Instrument to limit mining in Forest Reserves

The government has presented a new Legislative Instrument (LI) to Parliament aimed at revoking previous regulations that permitted mining activities in these sensitive areas. The Environmental...

UTAG replies ‘Silent Majority’ over ongoing strike

The National Leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has responded to a petition from some members, opposing the ongoing anti-galamsey strike. UTAG...
Yaa Naa Abukari Andani II,

Your selfless efforts in bringing peace to Dagbon will always be remembered’ – Yaa...

The Overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom, Yaa Naa Abukari Andani II, has praised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his pivotal role in restoring...

Illegal miners defy legal action; pollute only stream serving Atronsu community

In a small farming town of Atronsu, close to Sefwi Bekwai in the Western region, illegal miners (galamsey) have defied a legal action brought...

Some UTAG members give leadership 3-day ultimatum to call off strike

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is facing division. Some members are giving the National Executive Committee (NEC) until Friday to call off its...

Bawumia to launch Ghana’s E-Health, Africa’s first electronic management system for patients

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, launch another digital health initiative by the government: E-Health. The Akufo-Addo government, with strong...

Students with special needs threaten protest over delayed bursary payments

Students with special needs at the University of Ghana, Legon, have threatened to protest if the government and the Scholarship Secretariat do not resolve...

‘No more tolerance’ – Ghana Armed Forces to arrest violators of military uniform ban

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has issued a strong warning to individuals and groups involved in the unauthorized use of military-pattern uniforms and equipment. In...

Even if all pastors pray and anoint Mahama, he will never be president again...

Ghanaian actor and New Patriotic Party (NPP) member Prince David Osei recently took to Twitter to express his doubts about former President John Dramani...
Prince David Osei campaigns for the New Patriotic Party in 2020.

Even if all pastors pray and anoint Mahama, he will not be President again...

Ghanaian actor and New Patriotic Party (NPP) member, Prince David Osei recently took to Twitter to express his doubts about former President John Dramani...

My gov’t will repeal LI 2642 if NPP does not – Mahama

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has stated that a future NDC government will repeal LI 2642, which allows mining in...

Dr. Joyce Aryee dismisses concerns over National Cathedral staff salaries amid construction halt

A member of the National Cathedral’s board of trustees, Dr. Joyce Aryee, has dismissed concerns about staff payments during the project’s construction halt, calling...

2024 election: Mahama dares Bawumia over corruption fight

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential candidate, John Mahama has challenged Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to boldly state corruption-related activities and scandals that have marred...

 Operation Halt arrests 9 suspected illegal miners; 23 changfans destroyed

Nine suspected illegal miners have been arrested, and 23 changfans destroyed by officers from 'Operation Halt'. They were arrested along the Ankobra River at Prestea...

Parliament failed in passing L.I which allows mining in forest reserves – Appiah-Kubi

Asante-Akim North Member of Parliament (MP) Andy Appiah-Kubi has admitted that the House failed in passing Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462, which allows mining activities...

2024 polls: Bawumia is open, very accessible and down to earth – Kow Essuman

Legal counsel to President Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has expressed his admiration for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. In a social media post, on Monday, October...
Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang

Opoku-Agyemang begins one-week tour of Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions

The Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has commenced a week-long tour across the Bono, Bono East, and...
Birem North DCE Raymond Nana Damptey trying to prevent task force from stopping illegal miners from bringing that equipment to the site

20 illegal miners arrested at New Abirem, equipment seized

An anti-galamsey task force made up of the Kotoku Environmental taskforce has arrested 20 suspected illegal miners at New Abirem in the Eastern Region. Eighteen...

Ernesto Yeboah: I was once in Barker-Vormawor’s cell; it’s traumatizing

I have an intimate relationship with the cell where Oliver Barker-Vormawor is being kept. It’s a place I’ve been before. I haven’t been able to...
Anthony Kwaku Boahen

NDC will penalise Kwaku Boahen if… – Former Minister

Former Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Samuel Sarpong has condemned National Democratic Congress(NDC) member, Kwaku Boahen for campaigning against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in...
Police arrest five suspected landguards for encroaching on GSA lands

Police arrest five suspected landguards for encroaching on GSA lands

Five individuals suspected of being landguards have been arrested by the Police for allegedly trespassing on lands owned by the Ghana Standards Authority and...