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STEM Education: Empowering the Innovators of Tomorrow

The African Science Academy (ASA), founded by the African Gifted Foundation, is a girls-only advanced-level school fostering the growth of young African women in...

CDS, Service Chiefs pay courtesy visit to Defence Minister Omane Boamah

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, together with the Service Chiefs, paid a courtesy visit to the newly appointed Minister...

Salaga North MP pledges to complete abandoned projects, build first SHS in Kpalbi

Member of Parliament for Salaga North, Alhaji Alhassan Mumuni, has assured his constituents of his commitment to completing all abandoned and ongoing projects left...

Water Crisis: Volta Regional Minister assures relief after visiting treatment plant

The Volta Region has been grappling with a severe water crisis for the past three weeks, leaving residents of Ho and surrounding areas without...

Former MP, 2 others arrested over violent clashes at Nsoatreman-Kotoko match

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three persons in connection with the violent clashes  during a football match between Nsoatreman FC and Kumasi Asante...

Greater Accra Regional Minister to reintroduce Sanitation Day, award scheme 

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has identified security and sanitation as her top priorities for the capital city.During her first meeting with the...

ORAL Team denies spying on Afenyo-Markin’s private properties

The Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team has dismissed claims by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin that the committee deployed drones to monitor his private...

Prophet Adom Kyei Duah donates GHS 2.2 million to members affected by Kantamanto fire

Founder and Overseer of Believers Worship Center (Philadelphia), Prophet Stephen Adom Kyei Duah, has pledged a generous donation of GHS 2.2 million to support...

Inflation for January 2025 declines slightly to 23.5%

Inflation for January 2025 declined slightly from 23.8% in December 2024 to 23.5%.Food inflation continues to rise, recording 28.3% in January 2025, up from...

70% of streetlights in Accra to be fixed within 50 days – Regional Minister

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Akweley Ocloo, has announced plans to install 70% of streetlights within 50 days in office.The Shai Osudoku Member...

Hamid Armah calls for institutionalization of the National Education Forum

Former Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim and former Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, has urged the institutionalization of the...

President Mahama appoints Paul Adjei as GETFund Administrator

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Mr. Paul Adjei to serve as the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund).Mr. Adjei holds a...

Ghana Grows collaborates with GHABA to empower hairdressers

The Springboard Road Show Foundation, through its flagship Ghana Grows Program, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ghana Hairdressers and Beauticians...

Decomposing body found at Berekum lorry station

The decomposing body of a young man has been found at the Berekum main lorry station in the Bono region.Drivers and food vendors at...

Mpraeso MP intervenes after teachers’ bungalow fire in Nkyenekyene

Member of Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency, Davis Ansah Opoku, has taken swift action following a fire that destroyed a teachers’ bungalow at Nkyenekyene Presbyterian...

Freemasonry isn’t occultism, it’s rooted in Christianity – Afenyo-Markin defends

Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has refuted claims that Freemasonry is an occultic society. According to him, it is deeply rooted in Christian teachings and...

EU pledges stronger defence ties with Ghana’s new minister Omane Boamah

Ghana’s newly appointed Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has received warm congratulations from the European Union Delegation to Ghana following his recent...

EPA confiscates three excavators on Offin River

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has moved to halt mining operations along the tributaries of the Offin River at Pasoro in the Ashanti Region.The...

They begged us not to scrutinise her – Afenyo-Markin on Linda Ocloo’s quick vetting

Minority Leader and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has revealed that government officials personally pleaded with the Minority to refrain from...

Man found dead at Jamdede; residents suspect foul play

Residents of Jamdede in the Berekum West district of the Bono Region have been left in shock after a middle-aged man was found dead...

ECG raises alarm over rising meter tampering, warns of legal action

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has expressed deep concern over the increasing rate of meter tampering across the country, contributing to significant technical...

Ahafo Regional Minister-designate promises free sanitary pads for girls in schools

The Ahafo Regional Minister-Designate, Charity Gardiner, has pledged to prioritize menstrual hygiene by supplying sanitary pads to girls in basic and senior high schools...

‘I did not know it was acid,’ says house help during trial

The 26-year-old house help accused of pouring acid on a Senior High School leaver has told the Bekwai Circuit Court that he did not...

Court orders WAEC to release over 10,500 withheld results

The High Court in Accra has ordered the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to immediately release the withheld results of over 10,500 WASSCE candidates.The...

Joy FM Ultimate Health listener welcomes miracle twins after conception journey

A heartwarming testimony has emerged from a listener who had been seeking guidance and prayer support on Joy FM's Ultimate Health programme regarding conception....

I pray God uses me to change the fortunes of Ghana – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama attended Sunday worship at the Cedar Mountain Chapel of Assemblies of God, East Legon, Accra, where Reverend Stephen Wengam, General...

Muslim group worried over delayed announcement of 2025 Hajj fee

The Concerned Muslims Association of Ghana has appealed to the government to announce the fees for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage without further delay.According to...

Gov’t to merge GNA and ISD into new entity

The Government has announced its decision to merge the Ghana News Agency (GNA) and the Information Services Department (ISD) into a single entity, the...

Four, including 2 drivers, killed in accident on Ho-Accra road

Four people lost their lives on the spot when a Toyota RAV4 and a Toyota Hiace mini-bus collided head-on along the Ho-Accra road near...

GNAT reacts to Accra Academy machete attack

General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, has voiced deep concern over the erosion of moral values and discipline...

Mahama appoints 8-member team to organize National Education Forum

President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated an eight-member committee to plan the National Education Forum, fulfilling his commitment to advancing Ghana’s education system.The committee,...

Tidal waves ravage Salakope, Agavedzi as residents call for urgent intervention

Residents of Salakope, Agavedzi, and adjoining coastal communities in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region are reeling from the devastating impact of...

Nkoranza Traditional Council enstools 39-year-old banker as paramount queen

The Nkoranza Traditional Council in the Bono East region has enstooled a 39-year-old banker, Celestina Saah Kontorh as new paramount queen.The enstoolment ceremony took...

Ho gets new Zongo Chief

A new Zongo chief has been installed in Ho the regional capital of the Volta Region, following the death of his predecessor, who served...

Ghana School of Law secures permanent residence in Kumasi

The Ghana School of Law has been allocated 1.1 acres of land by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to develop its permanent residence...

Cobbler killed in accident on Sunyani-Abesim highway

A devastating car accident along the Sunyani-Abesim highway has claimed the life of a physically-challenged cobbler in his thirties.Eyewitnesses reported that the accident happened...

Accra Academy student who bullied juniors in viral video handed over to police

Management of Accra Academy has launched a full-scale investigation into a disturbing viral video showing students bullying their peers, including flogging one of them...

Mahama calls on African leaders to prioritize finished goods over raw materials

President John Dramani Mahama has called on African nations to move away from being exporters of raw materials and transition into producers and exporters...

Artisans demand fire station as 30 shops, vehicles torch in Suame magazine

Artisans in the Suame Industrial enclave in Kumasi are counting their losses after a fire destroyed properties worth millions of cedis, leaving many business...

Energy Minister inaugurates committee to investigate ECG’s uncleared containers

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has inaugurated a five-member committee to investigate the cause of over 2,500 uncleared containers...