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Naana Opoku-Agyemang concludes tenure as Chancellor of Women’s University in Africa

Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has officially completed her tenure as Chancellor of the Women’s University in Africa (WUA). She performed her last academic ritual over...

NHIA releases GH¢400 million to address outstanding healthcare claims

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has taken a significant step in addressing outstanding claims by releasing GH¢400 million to healthcare providers nationwide. This latest...

Asantehene is only leader showing the way against galamsey – Ken Ashigbey

The founder of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, has praised Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for his decisive actions in...

Government allocates GH¢8.2bn to support SMEs – Stephen Amoah announces

The government has earmarked GH¢8.2 billion to support Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the country under the Growth and Opportunity Initiative for...

Fire ravages End Fire Pentecostal Church at Kasoa

End Fire Pentecostal Church at Ghana Flag Junction, a suburb of  Kasoa on the Obom road in the Awutu Senya East Municipality was  ravaged by...

Sam George’s wife donates to support local businesses in Ningo Prampram

Vera George, the wife of Hon. Sam George, has made a significant impact on the livelihoods of constituents in the Ningo Prampram district by...

Proposed merger of VRA, BPA is to delink VRA’s thermal assets – Egyapa Mercer

The Member of Parliament for Sekondi Constituency, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has justified the government's proposed bill to merge the Volta River Authority (VRA) and...

Police arrest 487 QNET ponzi scheme members in Kumasi

The Ghana Police Service through an intelligence-led operation yesterday, 2nd September, 2024, arrested 487 suspects who are members of the Ponzi scheme known as...

Surgical department elevator wasn’t fixed because of Akandoh’s visit – Korle Bu CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, has refuted allegations that a malfunctioning elevator in the hospital’s...

Gov’t plans to merge hydro dams into one entity called Ghana Hydro Authority

The government is planning to merge the hydroelectric dams into a single entity to be called the Ghana Hydro Authority. This is outlined in a...

Father of stabbed O’Reilly SHS student vows to sue school over son’s death

Enoch Sackey, the father of Edward Sackey, a final-year student of O'Reilly Senior High School who was fatally stabbed during an altercation on campus,...

Comply with our staff installing new smart meters – ECG MD urges Ghanaians [Audio]

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, has urged Ghanaians to cooperate with staff installing new smart...

ECG is here to serve, not to cheat – MD speaks on new smart meters [Listen]

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, has assured Ghanaians that the introduction of new smart meters...

My son was stabbed 3 times in the chest – Father of O’Reilly SHS student [Audio]

The father of a final year student of O’Reilly Senior High School(SHS) who was stabbed to death by a colleague has expressed pain over...

SHS Double Track system driving young girls into early marriages – Head potters

Long vacations under Ghana’s Double Track System are driving many young girls into early marriages, according to Senior High School (SHS) graduates now working...

 Ghana Internet Governance Forum starts tomorrow

To promote awareness and understanding of internet governance issues, the Ghana Internet Governance Forum (Ghana IGF) is set to take place on September 4-5,...

Student who stabbed colleague at O’Reilly SHS arrested

A final-year student from O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS) has been arrested by the Police for allegedly stabbing a fellow student to death, leaving...

Thieves vandalise ECG’s GH₵100K transformer at Asutuare junction

The Tema Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has lost a 100KVA transformer worth GH₵100,000 to thieves who vandalized and made away...

Bawumia to construct not less than 5,000 schools in first term – Dr Armah 

The plan of the Bawumia-led government is to construct not less than 5,000 schools when elected in the December 7 election. These were the words...

We’ve built not less than 800 schools in the last 8 years – NPP 

The Education Manifesto Chair for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Prince Hamid Armah has said the Akufo-Addo led government has built not less...

O’Reily Senior High School student stabbed to death

An 18-year-old student from O'Reilly Senior High School in Accra has reportedly been stabbed by a colleague following an argument over whose father is...

Komenda Sugar Factory: Residents notify Police of protest on September 17

The Concerned Citizens of the Komenda Traditional Area have notified the Ghana Police Service of their intention to stage a demonstration against the lease...

Register before March 31 next year – NRSA directs floating drivers, transport operators

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has given a seven-month ultimatum to commercial road transport operators and other regulated entities to register with the...

Illegal connections should be formally recognised as criminal offenses – ECG boss

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, has urged Parliament to criminalise the illegal bypassing and theft...

Heavy security as Keta residents demand justice for landlord who died in Police custody [Video]

Personnel from the Ghana Police Service have taken over Keta in the Volta region as residents embark on a mammoth demonstration against the alleged...

$100m loan for Techiman water expansion project not released – GWCL

The $100 million fund approved in 2019 for the Techiman water expansion project is yet to be released for the commencement of the project. The...

Lydia Alhassan applauds cleanest region ranking initiative by Graphic-Zoomlion

The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has endorsed the Graphic Communications Group Ltd's and Zoomlion Ghana Limited Cleanest Region Campaign...

We must unite to combat growing financial crimes – Godfred Dame

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has urged key global players in the battle against cross-border economic and financial crimes to...

Plea bargaining not shield from accountability – Attorney General

Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has acknowledged the potential benefits of plea bargaining in dealing with financial and economic crime. Speaking at the 41st Cambridge...

Two shot as robbers raid Northern Ashanti Mines

Two people have been seriously injured after armed men raided the Konongo Odumase Concession of the Northern Ashanti Mines Co. Ltd. The armed thugs looted...

EduWatch urges Mahama to clarify free tertiary education promise for Level 100 students

Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has called on former President John Mahama to clarify his recent promise to offer free tertiary education for Level 100...

Nyinahin residents urge Parliament to prioritise ratification of ABL mining lease

Some residents in Nyinahin in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti region have appealed Parliament to ratify the Ashanti Bauxite Limited (ABL) Mining...

Otumfuo destools Wirempehene for abusing sacred oath

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has destooled Wirempehene Nana Opia Mensah II for desecrating the revered Asante Sacred Oath (Ntamkɛseɛ). The 90-year-old who has...

Court orders GH₵45K compensation to each victim of Techiman South shooting

The High Court in Wenchi has directed the state to pay GHc45,000 each as damages to six persons who suffered varying degrees of injuries...

Ghana needs to declare a state of emergency over its polluted water bodies – Awula Serwah

The Coordinator for Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwah, has called for Ghana to declare a state of emergency due to severe water pollution. According to her,...

Ghana’s fiscal space cannot fund political party pledges – Theo Acheampong

A Political and Economic Risk Analyst, Dr Theo Acheampong, says Ghana’s fiscal space cannot support the pledges made by the country’s major political parties. “You...

Asantehene intervenes in the KNUST VC reappointment impasse

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has intervened in the impasse surrounding the reappointment of Professor Rita Akosua Dickson as the Vice Chancellor of the...

Keta residents set to demonstrate against police over landlord’s death in custody

The calm town of Keta in the Volta Region is gripped with tension as residents, particularly the youth prepare to embark on a demonstration...

Several shops in Kasoa on fire

A fire broke out on Monday evening at Ghana Flag Junction in Kasoa, destroying several shops. The blaze, which started around 5:30 p.m., has affected...

Frequent power outages in Koforidua: MP plans major cable replacement

Residents of Koforidua have recently raised concerns about frequent outages on the principal streets of the city, despite numerous efforts by city managers to...