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Graduates with Disabilities Petition Presidency Over Unfulfilled 5% Public Sector Job Quota The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities has petitioned the Presidency over what it describes as the government’s failure to fulfil its promise to reserve five per cent…
GES Denies Cancelling Free SHS Policy, Warns Against GH¢1,500 Chop Box Scam The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy has been cancelled. The reports also…
One Dead, Eight Injured in Kasoa–Winneba Road Accident One person has died and eight others sustained injuries in a head-on collision involving a water tanker and a Toyota Voxy on the Kasoa–Winneba Road. The accident occurred on Saturday, August 15,…
KNUST Hostel Owners Association rejects Rent Act regulation of private hostels The KNUST Hostel Owners Association has rejected moves by Rent Control officials to regulate private student hostels under the Rent Act, arguing that hostel accommodation differs from conventional landlord-tenant…
Police seize 500 cartons of Tramadol at Widana, Burkinabe arrested The Upper East Regional Police Command has seized about 500 cartons of assorted brands of Tramadol in an intelligence-led operation at Widana, with one Burkinabe national arrested. The operation was…
Police arrest woman over alleged sale of unapproved fruit-ripening chemicals at Madina Market The Madina-La Nkwantanang Municipal Assembly taskforce, in collaboration with the Madina Police and the Environmental Health Unit, has arrested a woman suspected of selling unapproved chemicals allegedly…
Ghanaian players abroad shine as Opoku makes dream Swansea debut Ghanaian footballers abroad enjoyed an impressive weekend, with Joseph Opoku scoring on his Swansea City debut while Bernard Mensah and several other players made decisive contributions across Europe and beyond.…
Tamale’s Aisha Hospital delivers first IVF baby, commissions dialysis unit Aisha Hospital in Tamale has successfully delivered its first In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) baby and commissioned a new dialysis unit, marking a major milestone in specialist healthcare delivery in Northern…
Low HIV Testing Among Men Skews Full Picture – GAC The Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Dr Kharmacelle Akanbong, has called for increased HIV testing among men, warning that persistently low testing rates are making it difficult to…
FDA Warns Public Against Buying Flood-Damaged Food The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the public against buying or consuming food and beverage products that may have been affected by floodwater. The Authority cautioned consumers to be particularly careful…
250,000 People to Get Jobs Through Govt’s Oil Palm Plan The government is targeting the creation of about 250,000 jobs through an ambitious plan to establish 100,000 hectares of new oil palm plantations across Ghana. The initiative forms part of…
NACOC Charges 5 Over 320kg Meth Shipment to Australia The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arraigned five Ghanaians before the Accra High Court over the alleged exportation of 320 kilogrammes of methamphetamine concealed in a consignment of coconut charcoal from…
Jomoro Assembly Launches Free Primary Healthcare Programme The Jomoro Municipal Assembly in the Western Region has launched a Free Primary Healthcare programme aimed at improving access to quality and affordable healthcare for residents across the municipality. The initiative was launched…
Adu-Boahene Trial Adjourned Pending Supreme Court Ruling The Accra High Court has adjourned the trial of former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, to August 25, 2026. The adjournment follows an application before the…
Two people have died and five occupants were injured after a Toyota Sienta collided with a Metro Mass Transit bus at Assin Fosu in Ghana’s Central Region. Three children were also injured after the bus left the road following the…
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced a special bonus for Ghana Passport Administration staff after improved governance indicators, as the government highlights reforms to passport processing.
Passengers evacuated after a VIP bus caught fire at Abuakwa in the Ashanti Region. The cause has not been officially established. ABUAKWA, Ghana — Passengers travelling from Kumasi to Sunyani escaped without reported casualties after a VIP bus caught fire…
Asokore Mampong Assembly denies role in Sekyedumasi Bank demolition The Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly has denied allegations that it demolished a structure belonging to Sekyedumasi Community Bank PLC at the Aboabo Market in the Ashanti Region. In a press statement…
