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NSA ghost names scandal: Investigative report fingers 22, with over ¢560m set for recovery

The Deputy Attorney General, Dr Justice Srem Sai, has disclosed that investigators probing the presence of ghost names in the National Service Authority (NSA)...

Adum Fire: Amansie Rural Bank steps up support for market rebuilding

Following a recent devastating fire outbreak at the Adum Bluelight Market in Kumasi, the traders say they are struggling to recover with little to...

BECE candidate passes on in Kwahu Praso

A 14-year-old candidate writing the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has died at Kwahu Praso in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern...

Mahama petitioned to sack GIFEC CEO over alleged ‘fake’ PhD

A private citizen, Odeneho Kwaku Takyi, popularly known as Sir Obama, has formally petitioned President John Mahama to dismiss the CEO of the Ghana...

Mahama’s clemency for affected radio stations mere optics – Afenyo-Markin

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has questioned the sincerity of President John Mahama’s directive ordering the immediate restoration of 62 radio stations...

Sam George warns radio stations after Mahama’s directive

The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has announced a 30-day grace period for radio stations recently shut down by...

Noise-making ban lifted in preparation for Homowo festivities – see captivating photos

The month-long ban on drumming and noisemaking in the Ga State has officially been lifted, marking a significant milestone in the lead-up to this...

Ghana Diaspora Investment Forum highlights urgent call to block diaspora capital for national development

Over 100 public and private sector stakeholders convened in Accra for the Ghana Diaspora Investment(GDI) Forum 2025, a high-level platform focused on harnessing diaspora...

Shortage of nurses and midwives negatively impacting healthcare services – Director

The Ahafo Ano South-East District Health Director has decried the shortage of nurses and midwives in the area, adversely impacting healthcare delivery. According to Priscilla...

Local carpenters call for government support to compete in the furniture market

Local carpenters at the Oforikrom suburb of Kumasi are appealing to the government for support as their businesses continue to suffer due to the...

NPP’s Kwasi Nti endorses Dr. Adutwum for 2028 flagbearer, slams Wontumi

Former NPP Chairman for the Fomena constituency, Kwasi Nti, has publicly endorsed Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum as the best candidate to lead the New...

Teenage mother returns to write BECE after giving birth mid-exam

A teenage candidate sitting for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has made a determined return to continue writing her papers, a day...

Women, girls encouraged to explore careers in construction and engineering

The Executive Secretary of Reaco International, Ebenezer Duncan, has called on women and young girls to pursue careers in construction and engineering industries often...

Over 1.1 million children trapped in labour – CHRAJ warns

As Ghana joins the rest of the world to mark the 2025 World Day Against Child Labour, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative...

Trailer catches fire on Accra-Kumasi Highway [Photos]

A MAN TGX26 trailer transporting bottled water caught fire on Wednesday, June 11, at Suhum Mile 44 on the Accra-Kumasi highway. The cause of the...

Oti Minister meets Nkwanta SHS teachers over recent disturbances

In response to the recent disturbances at Nkwanta Senior High School (SHS) over the seizure of mobile phones, the Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo...

Mahama directs restoration of 62 radio stations, including Asaase Radio and Wontumi FM

President John Mahama has called for clemency for the 62 radio stations— including Asaase Radio and Wontumi FM—whose operations were suspended by the National...

Abstinence education alone can’t reduce alarming teenage pregnancy rate – CSOs

Some Civil Society Organisation are proposing reforms in national policy strategies to include family planning and safe sex, as they argue abstinence education in...

My predecessor has questions to answer – Scholarship Secretariat boss

The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alexander Asafo Agyei, has stated that his predecessor, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, owes Ghanaians an explanation regarding his...

SIGA drives accountability with high-level meeting on performance contracts

In a decisive effort to strengthen accountability and enhance performance in Ghana’s public sector, the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) recently convened a...

Education Minister urges Ghana-Qatar collaboration to establish Islamic Medical School in Northern region

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu has called on the Qatar Education Foundation to support the Ministry to establish an Islamic Medical School in...

Quarry operators warn of nationwide shutdown over encroachment threats

The Commercial Quarry Operators Association (CoQOA) has issued a strong warning to government authorities, threatening a nationwide suspension of quarry activities if urgent action...

Gabby Otchere-Darko reacts to Asaase Radio shutdown

New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart and Board Chairman of Asaase Broadcasting Company Limited, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has confirmed the shutdown of Accra-based Asaase Radio...

Elder Abuse Awareness: Foundation advocates implementation of National Aging Policy to safeguard rights the elderly

Across Ghana, especially in rural communities, the elderly face increasing abuse, neglect, and discrimination, mostly misunderstood as a result of their aging conditions. Advocates urge...

Kumasi mayor sets goal to ensure schools in the metropolis come tops in all exams

Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyeman Boadi, has set a goal for schools in the metropolis to excel in...

Scholarship Secretariat to set up Award Committee – Registrar [Video]

The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alexander Kwaku Asafo Agyei, has announced plans to establish a Scholarship Award Committee to enhance transparency and...

8 BECE candidates injured in fatal crash, denied exam after late arrival

Eight Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates from Nangbagu Yapala M/A JHS in the Northern Region were involved in a road accident while heading...

Zoomlion contract will not be renewed, sweepers’ fees to increase – Mahama

President of the Republic, John Dramani Mahama, has announced that the government will not renew the 19-year-old contract between the Youth Employment Agency (YEA)...

NCA shuts down Asaase Radio, Wontumi FM and 59 others

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has directed 59 broadcasting stations across the country—including Asaase Radio, Wontumi FM, and Happy FM—to suspend operations over breaches...

2025 BECE: 10 arrested for malpractices

The 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which began on Wednesday, June 11, with over 600,000 candidates nationwide, has already recorded 10 cases of...

We waste human resource and over-politicise the system – Adu-Gyamfi

Professor of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Prof. Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, has expressed concern over Ghana’s continued underutilisation of its most experienced professionals due to poor...

You can choose the propaganda route but… – GRNMA tells gov’t

The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Jefferson Asare, has accused the government of prioritising propaganda over...

Fair Wages reacts to claims to re-negotiate nurses’ conditions of service [Audio]

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has stated that a re-negotiation of the conditions of service for the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives...

Asante Akyem Central MCE presents 400 dual desks to schools

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asante Akyem Central, Dr. Ekow Ebenezer Aidoo, has presented 400 dual desks to the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Police caution against live ammunition use during Ga State celebrations

The Accra Regional Police Command has cautioned the public against the use of live ammunition during the lifting of the ban on drumming and...

Gov’t chose not to budget for nurses’ conditions of service – Kwakye Ofosu defends decision

Government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu says the Mahama administration deliberately excluded the implementation of new conditions of service for nurses and midwives from the...

FWSC blames GRNMA for delay in implementing conditions of service

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has attributed the delay in implementing the revised conditions of service for the Ghana Registered Nurses and...

Health Minister owes nurses an apology; his actions are killing patients – Former GRNMA President

The immediate past President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Dr. Kwaku Asante-Krobea, has slammed the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah...

Parliamentary Health Committee to meet striking nurses

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health is scheduled to meet with the leadership of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) today, Thursday,...

19-year-old robber jailed 20 years

The Upper West Regional Police Command has secured a conviction against a 19-year-old robber, Adams Hamidu, also known as Gyida. The Wa Circuit Court, on...