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Water supply to several communities in the Tema region has been disrupted due to a burst on a 42-inch transmission pipeline from the Kpong Water Treatment Plant, the Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has announced.In...

Quarm-LMI Consortium, appointed by the government to complete the stalled Saglemi Housing Project, has pledged to complete the over 1,500 housing units within 400 days for public sale.Managing Director of the consortium, Kofi Adabor...

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has initiated an investigation into a recent incident that occurred at Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency during the special voting exercise.On Monday, a video making rounds online captured...

 Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper says Ghana risks triggering an unprecedented government shutdown early next year should Parliament fail to pass a provisional budget this month."We risk a government shutdown or at best, lean...

Some special voters in the Greater Accra region have been caught sharing images of their completed ballot papers, revealing their votes for presidential candidatesDr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

The main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and People's National Convention (PNC), has called for further investigation into how a single defaced ballot paper, intended for the Eastern Region, was taken out...

Efforts to manage the spread of Cholera have heightened following the deaths of five people in Sekondi-Takoradi.There have been 161 suspected cases reported by the Metro Health Directorate, with 28 of them confirmed as...

Ghana Police Service has announced that it has commenced investigations into an incident involving the convoy of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of the opposition National Democratic Congress.The incident occurred between Akuse...

National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has disbursed over GH₵200 million to healthcare facilities across the country, signaling the start of free dialysis services for kidney patients under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).NHIA Chief...

Special Aide to NDC Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has slammed the Electoral Commission (EC) over the reported shortages of ballot papers in parts of the Volta Region.The affected areas include...

Research firm Global InfoAnalytics has announced a win for former president and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, in the upcoming 2024 presidential elections.Results from the firm predict that John Mahama...

The Electoral Commission has announced an increase in the number of accreditations for the media to cover the collation of results at the constituency and regional collation centres to 4,500.This marks a thousand one...

Research firm Global InfoAnalytics has projected a decisive victory for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, with 52.2% of the vote in the upcoming December 7 general elections.According to the...

The woman who drove Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia during the pilot phase of Ghana's electric bus programme was not a former head porter (kayayo), contrary to claims by Deputy Minister for Transport, Hassan...

The Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. Stephen Amoah, has stated that his bodyguard would not have spared the life of the youth who pulled a gun on him during a campaign event.Speaking with TV3,...

The Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen Ghana, Mr. Jeffery Oppong Peprah, has urged the Bank of Ghana to support key players in the automobile industry by introducing incentivised loan schemes for the purchase of...

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has warned that peace pacts ahead of the 2024 elections risk being meaningless without genuine actions to back them.Speaking during the signing of...

The National Peace Council will today meet with representatives from all political parties and their presidential candidates ahead of the 2024 election.The meeting, which comes nine days before the December 7 election, aims to...

A group of students in a school at Kpobikope-Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region have burnt a classroom to ashes due to the reckless use of fire crackers.The fire crackers got into contact with...

Representatives from all political parties and their presidential candidates are expected to convene and sign a peace pact today, Thursday, November 28.The peace agreement will bind candidates to uphold peace before, during, and...

National Election Security Taskforce has introduced a financial reward system to encourage the public to report potential security threats ahead of the upcoming elections.With this, members of the public can share critical information with...

Five persons have lost their after a devastating fire broke out at dawn on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, in Axim-Brewie, located in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region.A number of properties with...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has rejected a request from the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to recall Members of Parliament ahead of the December general elections.Bagbin insisted that parliamentary activities will remain...

Youth in Kumasi have swapped toy guns for vuvuzelas and balloons following a police crackdown that led to the arrest of 26 individuals for public disturbances involving toy weapons.The recent trend in the Ashanti...

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to reverse its decision to restrict media access to collation centres during the 2024 elections.According to a directive issued to its...

Consultant for the Energy Commission, Dr. Godwin Kafui Ayetor, has called on the government to prioritise alternative power sources to support the country’s rollout of electric vehicles (EVs), citing challenges with Ghana’s EV charging...

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has raised an alarm over the circulation of fake appointment letters, prospectuses, and fictitious text messages targeting applicants on social media.The GNFS clarified that these fraudulent materials are...

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially launched a 16-day campaign aimed at tackling gender-based violence (GBV) in Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country.The initiative, which focuses on creating safe spaces for...

A deadly shooting incident occurred at a filling station in Dormabin, located in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, when armed robbers opened fire.The tragic incident has unfortunately resulted in the loss...

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 26 individuals for publicly displaying and recklessly firing toy guns.The suspects are currently under investigation and will soon appear in court to face charges.According to a statement from...

The Korean-based DB Kim Junki Foundation has donated four electric vehicles to the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) at Bunso through the Ministry of Education in a bid to support the government's...

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has called for a forensic audit into the National Cathedral project, citing concerns over financial irregularities and breaches of Ghana’s procurement laws.In its report dated...

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has declared the construction contract awarded to Ribade Company Ltd for the National Cathedral project unlawful, recommending its cancellation and calling for a forensic audit...

Presidential aspirant Alan Kyerematen has raised critical questions about the future of Ghana’s Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, emphasizing the need for reforms to ensure its long-term impact and sustainability.Speaking at the Presidential...

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged residents of Nalerigu to vote for John Dramani Mahama in the 2024 elections, describing him as the "proper Northern...

President Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his administration's determination to combat illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, highlighting its destructive effects on water bodies, farmlands, and the environment.Speaking at the first-ever graduation ceremony of the University...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has urged customers using Nuri Prepayment Meters to purchase sufficient top-up credit to last at least one month as it embarks on a mandatory upgrade of its Standard...

The Electoral Commission's decision to count votes cast for the late Akua Donkor, founder and former flagbearer of the Ghana Freedom Party, as rejected ballots has been described as unconstitutional by Prof. Stephen Kwaku...

Benjamin Boakye, Deputy Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), has warned that Ghana's electricity supply would be at risk if the government stopped prioritizing the payment of electricity bills over...

The Ghana Police Service has announced the successful rescue of Sylvia Patience Baah, the Airport Services Manager for Emirates Airlines in Accra, who was reportedly kidnapped on Thursday, November 21.According to a police statement,...

A suspected armed robbery attempt at a forex bureau in Abeka Lapaz, Accra, was disrupted on Friday afternoon, drawing swift police intervention. The incident took place at the Raman Forex Bureau, situated near Las...

Executive Director of Global Info Analytics, Musah Danquah, has boldly stated that he is willing to face severe consequences if his predictions about the outcome of the December 7 elections prove to be incorrect.He...

Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has expressed approval of the security strategies set for Ghana's upcoming general elections on December 7, 2024.In a recent Facebook post,...

On Thursday afternoon, a campaign vehicle and a sound system belonging to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) were destroyed in a fire in the Jaman North District of the Bono Region.The incident happened along...

Ghana’s Minister for Works and Housing and Vice Chairman of the NPP Manifesto Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has responded to questions about the timing of various infrastructure projects being inaugurated close to the 2024...

Security Analyst Dr. Vincent Azumah has raised concerns about Ghanaians' limited awareness in identifying potential terror threats, citing a lack of public education as a critical weakness in the nation’s counter-terrorism efforts.In an interview...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged politicians to accept the outcome of the upcoming 2024 general elections peacefully and desist from orchestrating any activity that would jeopardize the country's peace.Speaking at the...

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has accused the Chief of Staff, Frema Osei Opare, of "white-washing" concerns over reports of expired rice being distributed to Senior High Schools, describing...

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) has launched its Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) and Stem Cell Therapy Unit, marking a historic achievement in Ghana’s healthcare sector and Sub-Saharan Africa at large.This facility, the first...

As announced last year by the Bank of Ghana (BoG), its new headquarters, a 21-story structure situated in Ridge, has been completed and was commissioned by President Akufo-Addo today.The project costing $250 million consists of...