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We haven’t received any formal notice – GPCC on prophecies directive 

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) says it has not received any formal communication from the Office of the Presidential Envoy for Interfaith...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Houses for Mepe flood victims rot in bush

Hopes for safe and permanent shelter for victims of the Mepe floods are dwindling, as housing units under construction for the displaced have been...

I have no doubt Omane Boamah would have ended ‘galamsey’ – Ablakwa 

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has honoured the memory of the late Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, praising...

African Political Parties Summit opens today in Accra

The 2025 African Political Parties Summit has opened at the Accra International Conference Centre, drawing political leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders from across Africa and...

Galamsey: IGP’s special taskforce seizes seven excavators in Ahiwren

The IGP’s Special Anti-Galamsey Task Force has seized seven excavators in a raid on illegal mining camps in Ahiwren, a small community in the...

ECOM Ghana upgrades access to quality education in Brodekwano community

In a display of commitment to empowering communities and promoting education, ECOM Ghana's Sustainable Management Services (SMS) has upgraded the educational infrastructure of Brodekwano...

Helicopter crash: Col. Aboagye(Rtd) narrates steps that caused search team’s ‘late’ arrival

Retired Colonel Festus Aboagye has shared his assessment of what he believes caused the military search team’s delayed arrival at the helicopter crash site...

Tema Traditional Council to ban expensive funerals

Nii Adjetey Agbo II, the Acting President of the Tema Traditional Council and Mankralo of Tema, has announced plans to ban expensive funerals in...

Movement for Change mourns with Asanteman

The Movement for Change has expressed its heartfelt condolences to His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu Ababio I, the Royal Family, and the people of...

Directive to submit prophecies for review premature – Rev. Opuni-Frimpong

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Alliance for Christian Advocacy Africa, Rev. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has criticised a recent directive from the Office of...

Bawumia pays glowing tribute to late Asantehemaa

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Asantehemaa Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III. In a heartfelt tribute shared...

Helicopter crash: São Tomé and Príncipe President mourns with Ghana

The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, has visited Ghana to commiserate with President John Mahama and the nation following the...

‘It could have been me’ – Former Defence Minister mourns helicopter crash victims

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has shared his grief over the recent helicopter crash that claimed eight lives, a tragedy he described as an...

Why should politicians review prophecies? – Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong questions govt

Former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has criticized the government’s new directive requiring clergy to submit prophecies...

Helicopter crash: Asantehene sympathises with Mahama

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed his deepest sympathy to President John Mahama following the tragic helicopter crash at Adansi Brofoyeduru that claimed...

Renewable Energy Challenge: Ahantaman Girls SHS develop vaccine cooler for rural healthcare

The Ahantaman Girls Senior High School in Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western region has developed the ‘Royal Vaccine Cooler’, a solar-powered device designed to preserve...

Two arrested with 519 parcels of suspected Indian Hemp at Nyanyano

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects found in possession of 519 compressed parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian...

Ghana launches breastfeeding month to empower mothers everywhere

The Pediatric Society of Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service, the World Health Organization (WHO), and UNICEF, has officially launched Breastfeeding Month...

Opoku Ware School develops smart aquaponics system at Renewable Energy Challenge

The Opoku Ware School in the Ashanti region has unveiled an innovative Smart Aquaponics System during the Energy Commission’s Senior High Schools Renewable Energy...

Renewable Energy Challenge: Walewale SHTS develops biogas digester for sustainable farming

Walewale Senior High Technical School has developed a biogas digester designed to support hydroponic farming while simultaneously generating renewable energy. The system utilises organic waste...

Muntaka recounts Omane Boamah’s reluctant helicopter flight and tragic death

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has shared details of the late Dr. Edward Omane Boamah’s deep reservations about using helicopters, a mode of...

Helicopter crash: Media guidelines issued for August 15 state funeral

The Presidency has released arrangements for media coverage of the state funeral for the eight victims of the August 6 helicopter crash, scheduled for...

Date for Asantehemaa’s one-week observance announced

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has announced preparation for the one-week observation of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, scheduled for Thursday,...

Presidency to announce prophecy hotline soon

In the wake of the Ghana Armed Forces helicopter crash on Wednesday, which claimed eight lives, including Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah and...

JOSCO Principal appeals to gov’t to complete stalled projects

The Principal of St. Joseph College of Education (JOSCO) in Bechem, Ahafo Region, Dr. Isaac Godfred Antwi, has called on the government to prioritise...

Residents of Mepe appeal for modern market and lorry station

Residents of Mepe in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region are appealing to the government and development partners for the construction of...

Reviewing prophecies is Biblical, not a threat to religious freedom – Afriyie Ankrah

Presidential Envoy for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has defended government’s call for religious leaders to submit sensitive prophecies that concerns the...

Asutifi North Education Directorate worried about children roaming streets

The Asutifi North Education Directorate in the Ahafo Region has expressed concern about the rising number of schoolchildren seen roaming the streets of Kenyasi...

Don’t ignore prophecies – Speaker Bagbin advises

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called on Ghanaians to take genuine prophecies seriously and not dismiss spiritual warnings from credible religious leaders. Speaking at...

Susuanso roads get facelift as NADeF steps in

The Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF) has begun reshaping deteriorated roads in Susuanso, a community in the Ahafo Region, aiming to ease the transportation...

Why use national tragedy for self-promotion? Prof. Asante slams prophetic claims after helicopter crash

Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, former Chairman of Ghana’s National Peace Council and past Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, has expressed deep concern...

It’s populist – Former Peace Council Chair on prophecies directive [Audio]

Former Chairman of the National Peace Council and past Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Ghana, Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, has criticised the...

Helicopter crash: Former Presiding Bishop urges better emergency services

Former Chairman of the National Peace Council and former Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Ghana, Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, has spoken critically...

Former Peace Council Chair calls for psychological support for families of helicopter crash victims

Former Chairman of the National Peace Council and former Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, has stressed the urgent...

INCEDI 2025 opens with call for context-specific education reforms in global south

The 2025 International Conference on Education and Development Initiatives (INCEDI) opened with a call to tailor education reforms in the Global South to the...

Atuabo Gas Processing Plant to shut down for maintenance from August 16 to 30

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has approved a scheduled maintenance shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant from August 16 to 30,...

Asantehene convenes emergency Traditional Council meeting at Manhyia Palace

Scores of paramount, divisional, and sub-chiefs from across the Ashanti Kingdom have gathered at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi for an emergency sitting of...

Tima Kumkum Foundation partners with SYA Black Empowerment Network to raise G6PD awareness in Canada

The Tima Kumkum Foundation, in collaboration with the SYA Black Empowerment Network (Canada), held a powerful advocacy program on Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) awareness at...

Private Employment Agencies support Nima Police with 100 chairs 

The Ghana Association of Private Employment Agencies (GHAPEA) has donated 100 plastic chairs to the Nima Police Criminal Clearance Section, Headquarters Annex, to improve...

Crew escape unhurt in another helicopter emergency landing in Adansi

Another helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at Mensonso, near Obuasi in the Adansi District of the Ashanti Region. The Member of Parliament...