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DJ Awana’s one-week observance comes off today

The one-week observance for the late veteran Ghanaian disc jockey and Multimedia Group staff member, Samuel Tei Mensah Nartey, popularly known as DJ Awana,...

Man remanded for alleged robbery of MoMo vendor

The Nalerigu District Court in the North East Region has remanded Waliu Fazazi into police custody for his alleged involvement in the robbery of...

Cyra Pamela Koranteng resigns as Judicial Secretary

Her Ladyship Cyra Pamela Koranteng has resigned from her position as Judicial Secretary. The Judicial Council officially accepted her decision during its 291st meeting on...

New military service commanders sworn into office

President John Dramani Mahama on Friday, swore in the recently appointed military service commanders as members of the Armed Forces Council. The ceremony, held at...

PUWU hoists red flags nationwide over plans to privatize ECG and NEDCo

Tension is mounting across the country as members of the Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) step up opposition to government plans to introduce private...

TTH doctors resume emergency services after Dagbon Overlord’s intervention

Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have called off their strike after two days, following intervention from the Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa Naa...

OR Foundation confirms receiving $15 million from Shein Company after news publication

A non-governmental organization known as the OR Foundation has confirmed receiving an amount of $15 million from the Shein Company, with part of the...

GNAT pushes for resolution of delayed promotions

The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, has raised concerns about delayed teacher promotions and long-standing welfare issues,...

We now have quality leaders to ensure things are done right – NACOC

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has attributed its recent drug busts to the quality of leadership and its zeal to ensure things are done...

New scholarship bill to prioritise STEM – Education Minister

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced government plans to introduce a new Scholarship Bill aimed at expanding the student loan scheme. According to him, the...

Galamsey threatening our livelihoods – Suaman cocoa farmers appeal to COCOBOD CEO

Cocoa farmers in the Suaman District of the Western North Region have appealed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD),...

Nkwanta South residents praise MCE after long-abandoned underpass is cleaned

The long-abandoned underpass in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region has been cleaned and drained, much to the relief and joy of...

New research reveals Samira Bawumia substantially redefined second lady role

A new research study, published by a reputable and peer-reviewed international journal, has found that Samira Bawumia contributed significantly to the transformation of the...

Pastor remanded for publishing falsehood about Adom Kyei-Duah

A pastor, aged 48 years, has been remanded into Police custody by the Asante Akropong circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, for...

Marietta Brew chairs new UG Governing Council

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has inaugurated the reconstituted Governing Council of the University of Ghana (UG). The committee, inaugurated on Friday, April 25, 2025,...

Interior Ministry declares Thursday, May 1 as public holiday

The Interior Ministry has declared Thursday, May 1, 2025, as a statutory public holiday in celebration of May Day, also known as Workers' Day. This...

I won’t renew YEA-Zoomlion contract if… – Basintale

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, has vowed not to renew the contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited,...

Ghana Armed Forces debunks attack on Army Chief in Bawku

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has denied claims purporting an attack on the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Major General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu...

Bawumia funds cost of NPP’s ‘Thank You Tour’

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has personally financed the cost of the party’s nationwide ‘Thank You Tour.’ The...

Bawumia donates GH¢3m to NPP for welfare support

The 2024 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has donated a total of GH¢3 million to the party to support...

Accra High Court strikes out motion against anti-galamsey protest

An Accra High Court has struck out a motion filed by the Ghana Police Service that sought to prohibit a planned protest against illegal...

Minority on Health Committee appeals to TTH doctors to return to work

The Minority Caucus on Health has expressed concern over the suspension of emergency and outpatient services at Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH). The strike action, which...

Minority condemns killing of woman and four children in Binduri

The Minority Caucus on the Gender, Children, and Social Welfare Committee of Parliament has condemned the recent killing of a woman and her four...

Education Minister tasks NTC to propose alternative to licensure exams

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has directed the National Teaching Council (NTC) to develop a new professional framework to replace the current teacher licensure examinations,...

Greater Accra records 200 cholera cases, 13 deaths in 2025

The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate has confirmed a total of 200 cholera cases in the region so far this year, with 13 deaths...

I won’t leave my husband even if I catch him with another woman – Cynthia Morrison

Former Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Cynthia Morrison, has vowed to stand by her husband and not leave him, even if she...

Volo Chief appeals for social amenities at 2025 Tugbedzo Festival

The Acting Paramount Chief of the Volo Traditional Area in the North Tongu Municipality of the Volta Region, Regent Bennett Koblah Appleh, has made...

Farmers seek COCOBOD intervention over forceful takeover of farms by bauxite company

Cocoa farmers within the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region are calling on the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa...

Atta Akyea wades into Chief Justice’s suspension saga [Audio]

Former Abuakwa South Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Atta Akyea, has joined the calls for strict adherence to due process in the ongoing attempt...

Vanderpuije defends demolitions during tenure as Accra Mayor

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South and former Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Nii Okoe Vanderpuije, addressed concerns regarding the series of...

World Bank projects increase in poverty for Nigerians by 2027

The World Bank has projected that poverty will increase in Nigeria by three percentage points over the next five years, reaching 2027. The World Bank...

Nkwanta South MCE organizes draining of abandoned underpass

In a proactive effort to enhance public health and safety, Joseph Antwi Awal, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South Municipality in the...

155 bank, SDI staff dismissed over fraud in 2024 – BoG report

At least 155 staff members of banks and specialized deposit-taking institutions (SDIs) were dismissed in 2024 for their involvement in fraudulent activities, according to...

Trailer carrying assorted drinks crashes on Asukawkaw Bridge

A trailer transporting assorted drinks from Accra to Dambai in the Oti region has been involved in an accident at the Asukawkaw Bridge. The head...

Political parties announce nationwide protest over Chief Justice’s suspension

A coalition of political parties has scheduled a nationwide protest for Monday, May 5, 2025, following the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. The decision...

Ghana is not broke, it is bleeding- Prof. Boadi

Dean of the Faculty of Accounting and Finance at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Associate Professor Isaac Boadi, has painted a sobering...

Parliament’s Sanitation Committee opposes call to scrap YEA-Zoomlion contract

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation has opposed calls for the Youth Employment Authority (YEA) to discontinue its contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a...

Mahama orders promotion of all eligible deputy education directors

President John Mahama has directed the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately promote all eligible education directors. The Minister for...

Health Minister presents medical equipment to Tamale Teaching Hospital

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has delivered a range of medical equipment and supplies to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) to support...