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National Biosafety Authority urged to step up its communication efforts on GMOs

Fellow at the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center of the North Carolina State University, Joseph Opoku Gakpo is urging Ghana’s National Biosafety Authority...

Dog mauls 2-year-old boy

A 2-year-old toddler is fighting for his life at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a vicious attack by a mixed Shepherd breed dog on Monday night. The...

First passenger vessel docks at Elmina Harbour with 115 tourists

Ghana’s tourism industry received a boost when a passenger cruise vessel docked at the Elmina Fishing Harbour in the Central Region last Thursday, with...

‘Forget about load shedding timetable’ – Ghanaians told

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has asked Ghanaians to forget about a load-shedding timetable from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This according to...

Kumasi ready for Otumfuo’s 25th anniversary celebration

Revelers and residents in the Ashanti region are in for a good treat as the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II prepares to celebrate his...

Call to privatise ECG: PDS situation must not be repeated – IES

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has backed the call of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for the government to diversify the Electricity Company...

The worst is over for Ghana’s economy – IMF Mission Chief

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Ghana, Stéphane Roudet, has indicated that Ghana’s economy has seen its worst level and it’s now...

President of Adele Traditional Council pledges to ensure peaceful co-existence

The President of Adele Traditional Council in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, Nana Asete Mensah II, has pledged to work closely with...

Policeman killed in Kyekyewere accident laid to rest

Corporal Emmanuel Asamoah, one of the three police officers who died in a ghastly accident at Kyekyewere has been buried. The solemn ceremony took...

Missing penis: Siblings remanded

Two siblings have been put before the Awutu Bereku District Court on charges of two counts of conspiracy to commit crime, publication of false news and assaulting...

Court grants mason bail for assaulting driver

The Ashaiman District Court has granted bail in the sum of Gh₵ 6,000.00 with one surety to Bernard Awaga, a 32-year-old mason, for assaulting a driver at...

KNUST, Mfantsipim mourn KODA

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Mfantsipim Senior High School are in mourning the death of Kofi Owusu Dua Anto,...

 Prison officers allegedly assault taxi driver at Assin Atonsu

Some Prison Service officers have allegedly assaulted a 53-year-old taxi driver identified as Essien Antwi at Assin Atonsu in the Central Region.  The prison...

Free SHS: Mahama to hold stakeholder dialogue

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, says the next administration will prioritise tackling the challenges surrounding the implementation of the...

Efforts in place to guarantee uninterrupted power supply in Ghana – Afenyo-Markin

Mr. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business, stated last Friday that efforts are underway to ensure Ghanaians have uninterrupted...

Video of pastor prophesying Koda’s death pops up [Watch]

A video has surfaced showing a prophecy made by Rev. Richard Boateng at an ICGC event in February, which eerily predicted the death of...

No fatalities in Kumasi Intersection crash, several suffer shock [Photos]

A serious accident occurred at the TopHigh traffic intersection in Kumasi, involving a KIA Pregio and a privately-owned Nissan vehicle. The collision resulted in some...

Ghana nears agreement on debt restructuring with bilateral creditors

Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has revealed that the bilateral creditors through the Official Creditor Committee have shared the draft document on Ghana’s...

Two arrested in connection with murder of US National in Central Region

The Ghana Police Service has made a breakthrough in the investigation into the death of a United States national in Nyinasen near Cape Coast,...

US Embassy takes bold step to combat HIV/AIDS spread in Ahafo Region

The Lead Trainer for the US Embassy and PEPFAR Media Programme on HIV/AIDS, Kingsley Kyereh, has made a clarion call to residents of the...

MASLOC’s scandal was not just stealing but naked thievery – Kpemka

A former Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice says the malfeasance that occurred at the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), for which its...

Lydia Alhassan provides free buses for Legon students while going on vacation [Photos]

Ayawaso West Wuogon Member of Parliament (MP) Lydia Seyram Alhassan on Saturday morning made available free buses to take students of the University of...

Lordina Mahama shares nuggets for singlehood

Former First Lady, Lordina Mahama has expressed her joy after participating and interacting with young ladies at a singles camp meeting. Organised by the Assemblies...

LPG prices surge in Ghana, raising concerns over tax impact

The soaring cost of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Ghana has become a critical issue, marked by a substantial increase in prices in recent...

Why UPSA is trending

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) is trending on X after a cleaner reportedly jumped to his death. The deceased whose identity is...

Kwame Pianim commends PURC over ECG fine [Video]

An Economist and onetime Chairman of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Kwame Pianim, has commended the outfit for its courageous initiative in imposing...

Ameri plant relocation strategic for grid stability – Kwabena Donkor

A former Power Minister and NDC MP for Pru East, Dr Kwabena Donkor has stated that the relocation of the Ameri power plant does...

MP, DCE debunk political sabotage in Tema-Mpakadan train crash

The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman and the District Chief Executive for North Tongu, along with the owner of the Hyundai Gold 5-tonne vehicle...

Bawumia supports Madina market fire victims with GH¢200K

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday morning paid a visit to the Madina market in the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality in the Greater Accra...

Fake soldier granted GH₵150K bail

The Obuasi Circuit court presided over by His Honour Mark Deboro Tairima has granted 26-year-old Eric Opoku a GH₵150,000 bail with three sureties. This follows...

Mahama reacts to train accident

Former President John Mahama has raised concerns about safety protocols following the accident involving a new train from Poland while on test run on...

Lapaz commuters grapple with 20% fare

Commuters in Lapaz are feeling the pinch of a 20% surge in transport fares, a move that flies in the face of a directive...

TEWU raises concern over quality of food served in SHS  

The Secretary-General of the Teachers and Educational Worker’s Union (TEWU) of the Trade Union Congress, Mark Dankyira Korankye, has raised concern over the quality...

Teacher unions demand review of free SHS

Four prominent Teacher Unions in Ghana, namely the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Coalition of Concerned Teachers...

Confusion as corpse goes missing in mortuary at Ashaiman

Confusion has gripped the Trinity Mortuary in Ashaiman following the alleged mysterious disappearance of a corpse. The family of the deceased had deposited the body...

Re: Doe Adjaho, Torgbui Samlafo IV, call for unity among paramountcies in Anlo

1.Our attention has been drawn to a publication by the Ghana News Agency on the subject matter above-mentioned and published on the 22nd day...

Kan Dapaah’s defamation case: Court slaps Barker-Vormawor with GH₵10K cost

A request filed by political activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor to the High Court for the GH₵10 million defamation suit filed against him by the National...

Jerry Ahmed ‘exposes’ Mallam protesters over bad roads

New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Weija Gbawe constituency has taken on some residents of Mallam near the ‘borla’ road over a...

Court remands mason over theft of 222 bags of cement

A 32-year-old mason has been remanded by the Pakyi District Court over an alleged theft of 222 bags of cement valued GH¢17,516.00, belonging to his employer. Emmanuel Sebeh...

Opuni Trial: l am not aware of directives to shorten testing period for fertilizer

Dr Francis Baah, a former Executive Director of Cocoa Health, and Extension Division (CHED) of COCOBOD, says he was not aware of any directive to shorten...