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PPA CEO appointment must require parliamentary vetting for accountability – Avedzi

Chairman of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), James Klutse Avedzi, is advocating for the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement...

A-G accuses Speaker Bagbin of flouting PPA Act in hiring Thaddeus Sory as parliamentary lawyer

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has accused Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin of violating procurement laws by hiring Thaddeus Sory...

VRA staff partially suspend protests following Minister’s request to pause merger bill

The leadership of the Volta River Authority (VRA) Staff Groups has announced a partial suspension of select protest actions following recent interventions by the...

Be disciplined and work hard for success – Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo urges Holy Dorgbetor

The Omanhene of the Akwapim Traditional Area, Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III, has advised boxer Holy Dorgbetor to embrace discipline and work diligently to achieve...

Asanko Mines commissions mechanized boreholes for two communities at Manso Adubia

Asanko Mines has installed mechanized boreholes in two communities within at Manso Adubia in the Amansie South District of Ashanti region.The initiative is aimed...

Akufo-Addo assents to Ghana Shippers’ Authority Act, 2024

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assented to the Ghana Shippers’ Authority Act 2024, which was passed by Parliament on 29th July 2024.A statement...

Mpraeso SHS alleged rape case: Suspects granted bail

Five students from Mpraeso Senior High School, accused of raping a female student, have been granted bail of GH₵20,000 each with one surety by...

Nkwanta South MP donates motorbikes to GES

As part of efforts to bolster educational oversight in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, Member of Parliament Geoffrey Kini has donated...

Anti-gay bill suit: Speaker’s ‘financial impact assessment’ causes controversy in court

There is controversy in the suit challenging the 'anti-gay bill' over the existence of a financial impact analysis purportedly prepared by the Speaker of...

Bawumia launches local streaming platform GMX

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia launched the Ghana Music Xperience (GMX), a new Ghanaian-owned music streaming platform, on Wednesday.The event took place at the...

Armed robber jailed 15 years

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 42-year-old man to 15 years in prison for robbing a taxi driver at gunpoint.Yaw Mensah, also known...

NSMQ’s thrills, cheers, and heartbreak grand finale [Photos]

In an electrifying showdown, the 2024 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) grand finale brought together Mfantsipim School, St. Augustine’s College, and Keta Senior...

Anti-gay bill: Supreme Court grants AG seven-day extension

The Supreme Court of Ghana has granted the Attorney General’s Department an extension to file its statement of case in the matter involving journalist...

Miner drowns in galamsey pit at Sefwi Asawinso

A tragic incident occurred at Sefwi Asawinso 'A' in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, where a young miner lost...

Elders must intervene to prevent deepening crisis between parliament and judiciary – Prof. Gyampo

A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has voiced concerns over an escalating standoff between Ghana’s Parliament and the...

Breman Essiam residents protest over abandoned road project and dust pollution

Residents and assembly members of Breman Essiam in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District have staged a protest against the government and the Ministry of...

Akrofuom MP supports local youth with startup tools and funds

Member of Parliament for Adansi Akrofuom, Alex Blankson, has extended his support to 15 young apprentices in the constituency by providing them with sewing...

Bawumia hails ‘reformer’ Dampare for transforming police service

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has described Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare as a reformer who has achieved tangible results since assuming...

Concerned CETAG grassroots members threaten strike over delay in arbitral awards

Some grassroots members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) are threatening to go on strike over the government’s failure to...

Don’t panic; BoG has adequate reserves to support cedi – Finance Minister assures businesses

Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has reassured businesses and market stakeholders, stressing that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) holds sufficient dollar reserves to...

2024 Polls: NMC to launch app to combat misinformation

The National Media Commission (NMC) has announced plans to launch a "Media Watch" app designed to combat misinformation and disinformation leading up to the...

Christian Council demands immediate action over attack on Erastus Asare Donkor and his crew

The Christian Council has condemned the violent attack on JoyNews journalist Erastus Asare Donkor and his colleagues while they were on duty at Asumenya...

Vacant Seats Hearing: PPA rejects parliament’s request to use the services of Sory@Law

The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has declined the request of the Parliamentary Service of Ghana to seek legal services from the external firm Messrs...

Bawku Conflict: GBA welcomes closure of courts in Upper East

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has voiced its support for the Chief Justice's decision to temporarily close seven courts in the Upper East Region...

GWL to embark on revenue mobilization from Nov 1

The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) management in the Northern and Savannah Regions has announced a revenue mobilization exercise to recover outstanding arrears and tackle...

Trader in court over fraudulent breach of trust

A currency trader who allegedly dishonestly appropriated various sums of money belonging to three traders has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.Mahamud Adams Sidik...

430 officers graduate from Police Academy [Photos]

Four hundred thirty officers were commissioned into the Senior Officer Corps of the Ghana Police Service on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.This colorful event took...

Ghana Trade Fair redevelopment to be completed by end of year – CEO discloses

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Trade Fair Limited, Agnes Adu, has announced that the redevelopment of the Ghana Trade Fair site is on...

Bawumia pays glowing tribute to Akua Donkor

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reacted to the death of Akua Donkor, the 2024 presidential candidate of the Ghana...

Supreme Court’s ruling on vacant seats ‘very solid’ – Bobby Banson

Constitutional lawyer Bobby Banson has expressed his support for the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss an application by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to...

Elections 2024: NPP targets up to 500,000 votes in Volta Region

The Director of Communications of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, says the party is setting an ambitious target for the 2024...

Man falls to death from Lower Volta Bridge

A man believed to be in his early 60s tragically lost his life after falling from the Lower Volta Bridge on the ECOWAS highway...

Central Region: Chief remanded over fatal shooting at Mankessim’s Odambea Festival

The acting Gyaasehene of the Nkusukum Traditional Area in the Central Region, Eric Ato Appiah Mends, known as Nana Beeyin II, has been remanded...

Parliament to reconvene early November – Speaker

The Office of the Speaker of Parliament is working towards the recall of the House in early November.This follows the petition of the New...

Shatta Wale understands the job; he keeps the industry active – Kofi Akpaloo says [Video]

Kofi Akpaloo shared his thoughts on the Ghanaian music scene during an interview with Mike 2 on Adom FM’s Entertainment Hall show over the...

The whole concept of Agenda 111 lacks transparency – Prof. Beyuo

The NDC campaign spokesperson on Health Prof. Titus Beyuo has raised concerns about a “lack of transparency” surrounding the government's Agenda 11 management, funding,...

Hanna Bisiw breaks silence on Akua Donkor’s death; slams her for statements against NDC [Video]

The National Women's Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Hanna Louisa Bisiw, has commented on the recent death of Akua Donkor, leader...

We’re living in a country where Parliament isn’t sitting, what’s going on? – Chief Justice

Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has admonished the Speaker of Parliament's lawyer for what she sees as a delay of the court...

African asylum seekers afraid ahead of US election

For the growing number of African asylum seekers and economic migrants in the US, the upcoming presidential election could reshape their entire future.“We deserve...

Hanna Bisiw questions EC’s impartiality ahead of December polls [Video]

National Women's Organizer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Hanna Louisa Bisiw-Kotei, has raised concerns about the Electoral Commission’s independence, questioning its impartiality...