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NUGS welcomes Dr. Bawumia’s National Service proposal

President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Daniel Oppong Kyeremeh, has welcomed Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s promise to make National Service...

KNUST SRC to buy ‘History of Ashanti’ book for GH¢10,000

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced that its Students' Representative Council (SRC) will procure the 'History of Ashanti' book...

Sagrenti War: The sad story of Amoaful, an Ashanti paramountcy that lost over 40 communities to the war

The story of the Sagrenti War does not only bring sad memories to the Asante Kingdom, it ignites sorrow moments to the people of...

GMA warns of harmattan intensity

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has issued a weather warning due to the intensity of the harmattan. It has advised the general public to wear...

We demand a complete withdrawal of VAT policy on electricity – Labour unions

Labour unions are demanding for the complete withdrawal of the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on electricity. This comes after the unions...

When Asanteman gathered to welcome 1874 Sagrenti War looted artefacts back in Kumasi [Photos]

Asanteman gathered at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Thursday with a grand durbar of chiefs to welcome back home, some of the looted...

Kwahu Bepong attacks: 37 suspects remanded

All 37 suspects arrested for the assaults in Kwahu Bepong have been remanded by the Nkawkaw district court. They are scheduled to appear again on...

Korle Bu Renal Dialysis Unit accumulates GH¢2m debt for kidney treatment

The Renal Dialysis Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has yet again accumulated an amount of GH₵2 million in debt for treating kidney...

Making NSS optional will breed corruption, lack of patriotism – Dr Apaak

Ranking Member of Parliament's Education Committee, Dr Clement Apaak, has expressed worry over Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's proposal to make the mandated National...

Sunyani main garage engulfed in fire [Photos]

Fire has gutted Sunyani main garage in the Bono region on Thursday February 9,2024. The fire caused damage to properties and personal belongings valued at...

Farmer jailed for mistaking hunter for game

A 55-year-old farmer, Isaac Donkor, who mistook a hunter for a game, shot and killed him, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment and...

Organised Labour calls-off protest against 15% VAT on electricity

Organised Labour has suspended its scheduled demonstration against the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity, slated for today, Friday, February 9. This...

Former headmaster in custody over ¢72,759 unearned salary

Former headmaster of Ahamansu L. A. Erishad Primary School in the Oti Region, Patrick Wisdom Krampah, was arrested last Monday by the Jasikan Police...

Senior Staff, TEWU, others suspend strike

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana, the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) and other affiliated unions have suspended their weeks-long industrial...

Cocoa farmers lament collapse of industry, call for intervention

Cocoa farmers across various regions have voiced deep concerns regarding the gradual collapse of the cocoa industry. The farmers attributed the decline to a myriad...

Man fatally shot, body dumped at Kasoa High Tension

A 30-year-old man has been shot by unknown assailants at the Kasoa High Tension in the Awutu Senya East constituency of the Central Region. According...

Bawumia’s National Service status is immaterial – Gideon Boako

Dr Gideon Boako, spokesperson for Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has maintained the flagbearers' commitment to make National Service optional if elected. On Wednesday, February...

15% VAT on electricity: Organized Labour meets today to decide next line of action

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has said the Greater Accra Regional branch of Organized Labour of the...

I wish Anas will investigate me – Obimin [Video]

The founder of the International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obimin has challenged ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas to investigate him. According to him,...

Security man remanded for unlawful entry and stealing men’s clothing

Kofi Gyan, a security man who is being held for theft, implicated himself when he told an Accra Circuit Court that what he took...

Let’s overcome doubts about blacks’ ability to manage own affairs – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to the people of Grenada to redefine their sense of national responsibility as the country marks its...

Fake doctor grabbed at Tafo Government hospital

A 32-year-old man, self styled doctor, Prince Agyapong, has been hauled before the Kumasi Circuit Court, for claiming to be working at the Komfo...

How to protect your furniture with wooden polish during harmattan

Ghana is currently experiencing its normal season of the Harmattan.  This season occurs between the end of November and the middle of March. It is...

LGBTQ+: Afenyo-Markin opposes custodial sentence

The Deputy Majority leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has opposed the idea of imposing a custodial sentence on individuals involved in LGBTQ+ activities. This was...

Amasaman-Nsawam accident: Details and photos of young midwife who died on eve of her birthday

The ghastly accident on the Amasaman-Nsawam portion of the N6 highway claimed the life of a young midwife. According to reports, Francisca Asamaniwa Quansah was...

Akufo-Addo makes new appointment at Ghana Prisons Service

President Akufo-Addo has appointed four senior officers of the Ghana Prisons Service to the position of Deputy Directors General. Among them are: Dr. Francis Omane-Addo,...

Father of late Aburi Girls student makes shocking revelation

Kingsley Okyere, the father of a first-year student at Aburi Girls Senior High School (SHS) who died after complaining of stomach pains has said...

Former NSS Director’s reaction to Bawumia’s proposal

A former Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Vincent Kuagbenu, has punched holes into Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s proposal to make...

Sagrenti War: Check out how much looted treasures are currently worth

It appears Asantes would be asking for more than just gold artefacts from the British, as it has come to light that the looted...

Keta, Anloga districts record unprecedented crab and shrimp harvest

The periodic opening and closing of the Azizadzi floodgates have inadvertently led to an unexpected bumper harvest of crabs and shrimps in the lagoons...

Tears as Assemblyman who died while on campaign trail is laid to rest [Photos]

Family members and colleagues of Manasseh Sackey, who died while on campaign trail as his casket was moved away for burial. The 34-year-old was an Assemblyman,...

Unbridled free market has taken a toll on local manufacturing – AGI President

The President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr. Humphrey Ayim-Darke, has voiced concerns about the impact of an overly liberalised market on...

Body of former Sports Minister to be flown from India

Parliament is working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure the body of former Minister for Youth and Sports, Dr Mustapha Ahmed is...

Mankessim murder: Court adjourns case, set to institute panel

The Cape Coast High Court Two has adjourned the murder case involving a 25-year-old Georgina Asor Botchwey over the illness of one of the...

Volta Revival Foundation rescues 15 trafficked children

The Country Manager of the Volta Revival Foundation, Julius Odoi Amesimeku, has revealed that his Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) rescued 15 trafficked children engaged in...

Asantehene calls for unity, emphasising failed attempts to destroy the Asante Kingdom

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II says no attempt to sideline or denigrate the Asante Kingdom will succeed.  He says the kingdom has stood the test...

University Administrators take steps to suspend strike

The leadership of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has taken steps to suspend its nationwide indefinite strike action. This follows an agreement with...

Latest on Gyakye Quayson’s trial

The third prosecution witness in the trial of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has testified that at the...

Demolition begins on Adentan-Dodowa road to pave way for dualisation

Demolition of unauthorised structures along the Adentan-Dodowa road has commenced to pave way for reconstruction of the 22 km into a 2-lane dual-carriageway. ...

Joy Clean Ghana: Chorkor fishmongers expose children to air pollution

The activities of some fishmongers at Chorkor Mantsulumli and Alomo Junction in the Ablekuma South sub-metro of the Greater Accra Region have exposed children under...