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500,000 Ghanaians living with HIV – Ghana AIDS Commission urges safe practices

The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that over 500,000 people in Ghana are currently living with HIV/AIDS, emphasizing the ongoing challenge the country faces...

Accident victims support foundation donates to Ben Konadu SDA pupils

The Accident Victims Support Foundation has extended support to some pupils of Ben Konadu SDA Basic School in Konongo-Odumasi who were involved in a...

Bawumia’s popularity among NPP members rises from 48% to 57% in latest Global InfoAnalytics poll

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, former Vice President and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer in the 2024 general elections, has recorded a notable rise in...

Bawumia keeps gaining more ground among NPP — Global InfoAnalytics

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, former Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general elections, is reportedly gaining increased support...

Palm wine tapper found dead by roadside in Akyem Subi

A 45-year-old palm wine tapper, Kwasi Awokye, has been found dead under mysterious circumstances along the roadside between Akyem Subi and Nkwantanang in the...

Gov’t to engage transport operators on lorry fare reduction — Deputy Finance Minister

Deputy Finance Minister, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has disclosed that the government will soon begin discussions with transport operators to push for a reduction in...

Rebuild Kantamanto with fire-resistant materials — GNFS urges market authorities

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has urged the authorities of Kantamanto Market to undertake a comprehensive reconstruction of the facility using fire-resistant materials...

Stop charging washroom fees in hospitals — Ghana Health Service to Directors

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a directive banning the collection of fees for the use of washrooms in all its health facilities. The...

Jospong NextGen kicks off sanitation awareness campaign

As part of preparations for the relaunch of National Sanitation Day in May this year, Jospong NextGen, the youth wing of the Jospong Group...

Key challenge in business is finding trustworthy workers – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has highlighted the struggle to find trustworthy employees as one of the biggest challenges facing business owners — often...

Scientists claim to have discovered ‘new colour’ no one has seen before

A team of scientists claim to have discovered a new colour that no human has ever seen before. The research follows an experiment in which...

Heavy downpour disrupts Kwahu Easter trading

Heavy rainfall on Friday evening interrupted the annual Kwahu Easter festival, leaving market women and restaurant operators disappointed as they had anticipated a lucrative...

We’ll patrol relentlessly to stop rebuilding of galamsey camp – FC’s W/Regional Manager

The Western Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission, Nana Poku Bosompim, has vowed that illegal miners will not be allowed to return to slums...

Illegal slums serving galamsey operators razed down – Western Region Forestry Boss

The Western Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission, Nana Poku Bosompim, has confirmed the successful demolition of major illegal slums that served as safe...

Church of Pentecost commissions clinic to serve Yawmatwa, parts of Ivory Coast

The Church of Pentecost has commissioned a newly built, fully equipped health clinic in Yawmatwa, a community in the Bia West District of the...

Akpinifia Dagadu IX pledges support for all development projects

The Akpinifia of the Kpando Traditional Council, Okpekpewuokpe Akpinifia Dagadu IX, has assured his people of his unwavering commitment to support any developmental project...

Mahama’s full speech at Kwahu Business Forum

Find here the full speech of President John Mahama at Kwahu Business Forum on April 19, 2025.

Africa must take up opportunities in geopolitical shifts – Mahama on trade wars

President John Mahama has urged African nations to reposition themselves to take full advantage of the shifting dynamics in global geopolitics and trade. Speaking at...

Meet the Philippine man nailed to cross for 36th time to mark Good Friday

Catholics in the Philippines marked Good Friday with gory re-enactments of the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, including one grandfather nailed to a...

President Mahama preaches sacrifice, love and unity at Good Friday Miracle Service

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to embrace the spirit of sacrifice, justice and national unity in his Easter message delivered at...

Cable thief dies at Adoato Substation in Kumasi

A young man, who attempted to steal a cable at the ECG Substation at Adoato in the Ashanti Region, lost his life when the...

E/R: REGSEC bans Wa Yaa Dorm festival in Somanya over security concerns

The Eastern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has announced a ban on the celebration of the WA YAA DORM, WA YAA KLOWEM festival in Somanya,...

Vice President Opoku-Agyemang urges compassion and unity in Easter message

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called on Ghanaians to embrace compassion, unity, and fairness as the nation joins Christians around the world...

Young woman dies, over 200 structures saved in Madina Redco fire

A late-night fire on Good Friday has claimed the life of a young woman and left more than 150 structures destroyed near the Madina...

Prevention pays: NADMO prepares flood hotspots ahead of rainy season

As Ghana braces for another rainy season, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) is shifting gears from its usual relief-centered approach to proactive disaster...

W/Regional Minister slams police officers allegedly accepting bribes from illegal miners

The Western Regional Minister, Joseph Nelson, has called on the Western Central Police Command of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to live above reproach...

UEW expels postgraduate student over massive admission and certificate fraud scheme

The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has uncovered a wide-ranging fraud scheme allegedly masterminded by one of its postgraduate students, Frank Anderson, leading to...

Confidence in National Health Insurance declining in Pru East

Residents of the Pru East District in the Bono East Region are gradually losing confidence in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) due to...

Passengers stranded at Neoplan Station as vehicle shortage disrupts Easter travel

Dozens of travellers bound for Kwahu, Kumasi, Techiman, and other destinations across the country have been left stranded at Accra’s Neoplan Station due to...

Gov’t must act to end banditry and domestic terrorism in Bawku – Mamprugu Overlord

The King of Mamprugu, Na Bohaga Abdulai Mahami Sheriga, has called on the government to take decisive and immediate measures to end all forms...

‘Our galamsey fight is nothing but staged drama until the kingpins are dealt with’ – Prof Boadi

The recent arrest of 26 illegal miners near Samreboi in the Western Region has reignited discussions on Ghana’s ongoing battle against illegal mining, commonly...

A/R Minister announces plans to relocate Kumasi Central Prisons to help decongest the city

Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has revealed that discussions are currently underway to relocate the Kumasi Central Prisons. The move forms part of broader...

Your jobs are safe – Lands Minister assures Damang Mines workers

Lands Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has allayed fears of job losses following the botched licence renewal of Abosso Gold Fields’ Damang Mines. He made this...

No more direct refund for 1st-year university students under “No-Fee Stress” policy – Apaak

The government has announced a new decision regarding the implementation of its no-fee stress policy, stating that first-year university students who are already enrolled...

Kwahu Obomeng Queen Mother cautions against price hikes during Easter Festivities

The Queen Mother of Kwahu Obomeng, Nana Yaa Kwei II, has issued a strong appeal to food vendors, bar operators, and commercial drivers, urging...

Kwahu Easter: Traders eye big sales despite soaring food prices

As thousands of revelers prepare to ascend the Kwahu Ridge for the much-anticipated Easter celebrations, traders in the area are hopeful of making brisk...

Kwahu Easter 2025 Paragliding Festival takes off

The 2025 edition of the annual Kwahu Easter Paragliding Festival has officially launched on the scenic Odwenanoma Mountain in the Kwahu South Municipality of...

Ahafo MMDCEs urged to uphold President Mahama’s vision

The Ahafo Regional Minister, Charity Gardiner, has urged Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) in the region to remain dedicated to the development vision...

Tsiame: Community development is my goal, not to become MP in Keta – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has emphasized that his primary focus is on community development, particularly in rural areas,...

9 devastating student deaths that sent shockwaves across the country

Social media is abuzz with mixed reactions following a jilted lover’s death at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). Tertiary student deaths – both on...