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Today in history: Otumfuo ascends golden stool 25 years ago

On April 26, 1999, exactly 25 years ago, a significant event unfolded in the history of the Ashanti Kingdom as Barima Kwaku Duah ascended...

Four implicated in NDA case by OSP open defence today

The High Court in Tamale has ordered all four defendants implicated in the Northern Development Authority (NDA) trial by the Office of the Special...

Why the insults if you won’t apologize? – Ashanti Region ECG staff hit hard at Osei-Mensah [Listen]

The workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Ashanti Region have hit back at the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah for...

Akatakyie AX group celebrates 72nd anniversary of Opoku Ware School with project

The 1999 batch of Opoku Ware School, AX Group as part of their 25th anniversary on Saturday, April 20, 2024 unveiled a landscape project. This...

Don’t encourage lateness and foolishness – Ace Ankomah to UG Vice Chancellor’s award winners

Renowned lawyer, Ace Ankomah, has advised recipients of the University of Ghana's Vice Chancellor honour to refrain from celebrating laziness in their life journeys. During...

I had $40 million in my account but professors were giving me D’s and F’s – McDan [Video]

The Chairman of the McDan Group of Companies, Daniel McKorley, widely known as McDan, has candidly discussed the hurdles he encountered academically despite his...

Man arrested for possession of bag of marijuana

The police has arrested a man for attempting to abscond after being nabbed for possession of dried leaves suspected to be marijuana. The incident occurred...

Works and Housing Ministry launches BENCHH 2024

The Ministry of Works and Housing Thursday launched the Built Environment National Conference on Housing and Hydrology, dubbed “BENCHH 2024”. The three-day maiden conference scheduled...

Over 1 million students enrol in Free SHS – Education Minister  

Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum says government has made positive strides in Senior High School education, enrolling 1.4 million students from over 800,000...

Government allocates $20m for Kpong Irrigation Scheme expansion

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has disclosed that the government has given the green light for a $20 million expansion project aimed at...

Illegal students registration: WAEC arrests former headmaster

A former Headmaster of the Centre College in Kintampo in the Bono East Region, Joseph B. Y. Dery, has been apprehended by the internal...

Govt to repaint public basic schools to blue and white

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced plans by the government to repaint all public basic schools from their current brown...

GWCL announces water supply interruption in Western Region

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Western Region has announced a disruption in water supply affecting the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. A statement issued by...

Father jailed 10 years for burning daughter’s genital region with hot cutlass

The Tarkwa circuit court has sentenced a 47-year-old man to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for assaulting his 13-year-old daughter after accusing her...

Class Media group headquarters in Accra attacked [Photos+Videos]

The Labone headquarters of Class Media Group (CMG) in Accra came under attack early Thursday morning by unknown assailants. Reports indicate that, four men on...

Don’t shut Internet down during general election – CSOs tell govt

A group of civil society organizations (CSOs) have appealed to the government not to shut down internet access under any condition during this year’s...

LONDA 2023 report: Ghana’s internet penetration reaches 68.2%

A total of 10.75 million Ghanaians do not use the internet as at the beginning of last year, the 2023 LONDA Report on the...

Wa Naa urges Akufo-Addo to address issues of state lands in Wa

The overlord of the Wala Traditional Council, Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to intervene and halt...

Korle Gonno: Residents call for action against garbage dumping as filth engulfs community [Video]

Residents of a coastal community near Korle Gonno in Accra are urging authorities to address the rampant dumping of garbage into drainage systems across...

Pastor who predicted world would end April 25 in big trouble

A pastor who predicted that the world would end on April 25 is facing criticism and backlash on social media after his prophecy failed...

Dumsor vigil set to take place in Accra

After what organizers and patrons described as a successful Kumasi edition, plans are underway to bring the Dumsor Vigil to the capital city, Accra. Explaining...

Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s speech shows readiness to lead – UG Political Science lecturer says

Senior Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, has commended the inaugural speech delivered by the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Elmina Harbour transformation: Transport Minister makes shocking revelation about a woman [Listen]

Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has revealed the significant boost to domestic tourism with the arrival of a passenger cruise vessel at the...

Transport Minister addresses transport fare hike [Listen]

Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has said his outfit will meet with the Transport Operators Union and the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana...

Lands Minister gives FGR deadline to revamp its mining operations

The government has issued a directive to Future Global Resources Limited (FGR) to promptly revamp its mining operations. This follows a picketing protest organized by...

Story of a survivor championing patient-led approach to dealing with NCDs

Christopher Agbega was diagnosed with a neurological condition known as Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy, 17 years ago and has been confined to a wheelchair. Due...

GRA-SML deal: MFWA files RTI request demanding KPMG report

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has filed a Right to Information (RTI) request demanding the full report of KPMG’s audit into the...

EU confident Ghana will not assent anti-LGBTQI Bill

In a recent speech delivered at the European Parliament on April 24, 2024, Virginijus Sinkevičius, the European Union Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries,...

Unforgettable stories from Primary School English text books

Do you remember those days back in school when your English teacher would distribute English textbooks, and the classroom buzzed with excitement as you...

The People’s Forum: Gomoa Manfam residents threaten to boycott 2024 election

Residents of Gomoa Manfam in the Gomoa East District of the Central region have threatened to boycott the 2024 general election over the absence...

Four interdicted headteachers transferred after GES probe

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has transferred four out of the eight Senior High School (SHS) headteachers in the Ashanti region who were interdicted...

Odupong Ofaakor chiefs demolish ghettos at Kasoa [Video]

https://youtu.be/jqAHghKfTSM The chiefs of Odupong Ofaakor have embarked on a demolition exercise along the Kasoa-Obom road aimed at riding the area of criminals. Ghettos, unauthorised...

Ashanti region: I won’t apologise to ECG Manager – Osei-Mensah

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah has said he will not apologise to the Regional Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Mark Wiafe...

SSNIT reserves projected to hit zero in 12 years – ILO

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has projected a complete depletion of SSNIT’s reserve by 2036. This was revealed in an actuarial valuation study of the...

Education Minister unveils new uniforms for basic schools

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei-Adutwum, has rolled out a new set of uniforms for basic school students as part of an initiative to...

Road projects in Western Region nearing completion [Photos]

The reconstruction of the 66km Tarkwa-Agona Nkwanta road in the Western Region is 80 percent completed and expected to be fully completed in August...

Paramount Chief of Tatale passes on

Paramount Chief eople of the Tatale Traditional Area in the Tatale/Sanguli district in the Northern Region, Obore Gariba Yankosor II has passed on. He passed...

Akufo-Addo nominates Charles Gyamfi as Krachi East MCE

President Akufo-Addo has nominated Charles Boateng Gyamfi as the new Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East in the Oti region. This was...

U.S. government supports Ghanaian partners to protect Intellectual Property

The U.S. Embassy together with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is convening Ghanaian judges, customs officials, and law enforcement officers to promote...

KPMG report on SML-GRA contract just a ‘whitewash’ – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has raised concerns of conflict of interest following auditing firm, KPMG's report on the multibillion contract between Strategic Mobilisation...