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Galamsey fight: Words must match actions – Dotsei Malor urges goverment  GhanaWebChief Editor of the UN News, Ben Dotse Malor, has called on the Akufo-Addo-led government to fulfil its promise to end illegal small scale mining otherwise ...

Government to set up special security agency - Akufo-Addo hints  GhanaWebGovernment is in the process of establishing a special security agency devoted solely to gathering intelligence on the activities of crime groups, syndicates and ...

Focus on Africa: Ghana Volta region 'separatists' to face treason charges  RFI English'Western Togoland' restorationists arrested for planning to proclaim a breakaway state in Ghana's Volta region are charged with treason.

Takoradi kidnapped girls: Minority readies to haul IGP before Parliament  GhanaWebThe Minority in Parliament say they will cause the Inspector General of Police to appear before the House, to answer questions on the kidnapping of some three ...

Call me 'Drones Minister' - Kwaku Agyemang Manu  GhanaWebIn a very humorous way, the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, now prefers to be called 'Drones Minister, especially by his colleague Members of ...

WANEP-Nigeria condemns serial assault against women in Abuja  News GhanaThe West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, WANEP-Nigeria has expressed worry over the arbitrary arrests and detention of women by security agents in the ...

Minority to drag IGP to Parliament over 3 kidnapped Takoradi girls  GhanaWebThe Minority in Parliament has hinted of plans to drag the Inspector General of Police (IGP) before Parliament over the three Takoradi kidnapped girls case.

Kidnapped Girls Saga: I know their whereabouts - Owusu Bempah  GhanaWebThe Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, has described as "laughable" moves to drag ...

You'll be liable if you fail to check tenants' background - Police to landlords  GhanaWebThe Police has warned that landlords who fail to do rigorous background checks on potential tenants, especially foreigners, will be held liable if they are ...

Blunt and Blay: Aisha Huang, $2bn Nolle Prosequi and strange NDC extradition pledge  Myjoyonline.comThe setting is the Law Court complex, a room with Charles Ekow Baiden as presiding Judge. Five Chinese Nationals take turns to respond to their names as the ...

Maurice Ampaw chides Owusu Bempah over failure to prophesy location of missing girls  GhanaWebPrivate legal practitioner Maurice Ampaw has described prophets in Ghana as attention seekers instead of seeking to edify Christians. Speaking on Connect ...

CID Boss Hot As Pressure Mounts To Resign  Modern GhanaPressure is being mounted on the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department ( CID) of Ghana Police Services, CoP Maame Yaa Tiwa Addo-Danquah to ...

Cyber Security Fund urgently required to tackle challenges - Dr Antwi-Boasiako  Ghana News AgencyAccra, May 16, GNA - Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako, the National Cyber Security Advisor, has called for the establishment of a National Cyber Security Fund to ...

Odumase-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery College holds matriculation  GhanaWebThe Nursing and Midwifery Training College at Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region has held its 2nd matriculation ceremony to welcome 100 new students ...

Wash Africa, Zoomlion join forces to rid Nima of filth  Pulse GhanaIntegrated Waste management solutions provider, Zoomlion Ghana and Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Africa have launched an ambitious project to rid ...

Judge in Bill Cosby case disputes grounds for appeal  Pulse GhanaIn a long-awaited opinion released Tuesday, the Pennsylvania judge who presided over Bill Cosby's sexual assault case rejected Cosby's arguments that he ...

Support Akufo-Addo's government to establish a petroleum hub in Jomoro - MP to Constituents  GhanaWebThe Member of Parliament for Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region, Mr. Paul Essien has called on his Constituents to support the establishment of the ...

Junior Girls Correctional Centre appeals for support - Graphic Online  Graphic OnlineThe Deputy Director of the Junior Girls Correctional Centre in Accra, Mrs Love-Grace Ahlijah, has appealed for support for the centre to give a facelift to its ...

Buratai: A Legend Or Not? – By GF Majekodunmi  News GhanaIs he a legend or not? In retrospect of the article written by one Mr. Charles Ogbu, which to my understanding, he did not only dispute the Legendary status of ...

This advertising poster at exit of Kotoka International Airport is inappropriate  Graphic OnlineNever in my wildest imagination would I have ever thought that a sexual problem-fixing advertisement of any kind would be allowed to be sited at the precinct of ...

Families of kidnapped girls disappointed in police  GhanaWebThe families of the three kidnapped girls in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis in the Western Region have expressed displeasure about the lack of information ...

Asia Bibi: Christian leaves Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal  BusinessGhanaAsia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the...

Greater Kumasi Town roads facelift takes off, extension of lake road progressing  Graphic OnlineAfter 12 years of lobbying, appeals, demonstrations and promises to construct the Lake Road in the Ashanti region, two construction companies have started ...

Kidnapped girls saga: what's known so far  YEN.COM.GHNine is the number of months that have passed ever since the breaking news of three kidnapped girls went viral in Ghana media houses. Residents, police ...

Physician Assistants, The Major Pillars Of Primary Health Care In Ghana  Modern GhanaPrimary Health Care, or PHC, refers to "essential health care " that is based on scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology, which make ...

WATCH: Lord Paper premieres “Dzigbordi” music video  Pulse GhanaAuzy Media imprint signee Lord Paper has kick-started the year with his first visual for “Dzigbordi”.

Sri Lanka attacks: Mass funerals held as nation mourns  BusinessGhanaSri Lanka has held its first mass funeral amid a day of mourning for the victims of Sunday's bomb blasts. The death toll from the attacks on churches and hotels ...

Location for National Cathedral prophetic – Prophet | Religion 2018-12-25  GhanaWebA man of God has described as prophetic the site chosen for the controversial 5,000-seater National Cathedral at ridge in Accra. Apostle Dr. Amoako Atta, ...

GHANA DETERMINED TO MAINTAIN ECONOMIC DISCIPLINE – FINANCE MINISTER  GhanaThe Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has affirmed Government's commitment to an integrated infrastructural development programme across the country, from a ...

Parliament speaks on assassination of Ahmed Hussein-Suale  GhanaWebThe Minority in Parliament has convened at a press conference to discuss the assassination of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, undercover investigator and key member ...

Ghana's new national cathedral: What we know – and don't know  Myjoyonline.comEarlier this year, President Akufo-Addo announced government's plan to build a 5000-seater national cathedral in the heart of Accra. Here's all you need to ...

Gov't defends demolishing of judges' residence to erect Cathedral  Myjoyonline.comGovernment has justified the decision to evict some nine judges from their current official residence to make way for the construction of a National Cathedral.

Road contracts worth Gh¢6.5bn awarded since 2017 – Amoako Atta  GhanaWebMinister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta has told Parliament that the Akufo-Addo administration has, since January 2017, awarded road contracts ...

Owusu Bempah declares 3 missing Takoradi girls would never be found (Video)  YEN.COM.GHYen.com.gh News ☛ The founder and leader of Glorious Word and Power Ministry International, Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah, has declared that the three missing ...

“Ghana Hosts African Risk Capacity Joint Board Meeting, Signs Programme of Work to Improve Responses to Extreme Weather Events and Natural Disasters” - Ghana  ReliefWebAccra, Ghana, February 18, 2019 – The Government of Ghana has signed a Programme of Work (Programme) with the African Risk Capacity (ARC) on the ...

5 PERSONS SWORN-IN AS JUSTICES OF THE APPEAL COURT  GhanaIn fulfilment of Article 144(3) of the 1992 Constitution and upon the advice of the Judicial *Service* Council, five personshave been appointed to the high office of ...

Ras Mubarak rides bike to Parliament to protest economic hardship  GhanaWebThe Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, today (Tusday) rode a bicycle to Parliament House to register his protest against the unbearable living ...

I stopped riding to Parliament because of death threats on my life – Ras Mubarak  GhanaWebNDC Member of Parliament of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has revealed that he quit riding his bicycle to Parliament House because he picked ...

Islamic organisation opposes erection of National Cathedral  GhanaWebCoalition of Muslim Organisations (COMOG), an Islamic group, has described the proposed construction of a National Cathedral by the government as ...

Drones for medical deliveries agreement with Zipline approved by Parliament - Graphic Online  Graphic OnlineThe *service* agreement between Fly Zipline Ghana Limited and the government of Ghana to enable the use of drones to distribute essential medicine to remote ...

IGP, Defence and National Security Ministers to face Parliament over kidnappings  GhanaWebThe Inspector General of Police (IGP), is later this week expected to honour an invitation to parliament to answer questions on the recent spate of kidnappings in ...

Unveiled Facts About Dysentery, A Killer Disease And The Way Forward  Modern GhanaDysentery, an inflammatory disease of the intestine especially of the colon, always end up in severe diarrhea and abdominal pains, fever and feeling of incom...

Parliament discusses construction of national cathedral - Graphic Online  Graphic OnlineThe Minority in Parliament on Wednesday raised issues about the government's decision to partly fund the construction of a national cathedral when many ...

Ghana named among top 5 destinations in Africa for 2019  Myjoyonline.comLooking to get ahead of the travel trends in 2019? Well, we asked some of the world's top influencers, bloggers, and vloggers to judge 2019's hottest emerging ...

Book on court administration in Ghana launched  BusinessGhanaA 600-page book, titled; Court Administration in Ghana; Civil and Criminal Proceedings, which will ensure the smooth delivery of justice in the courts, has been ...

De-Eye Saga: Don't keep quiet; this is the time to act – Kwesi Aning to Parliament  GhanaWebDr Kwesi Aning a security expert is surprised that a private security organization known as De-Eye is operating at the Osu Castle which is a security zone.

Parliament approves $2bn Ghana-Sinohydro infrastructure agreement  Myjoyonline.comParliament has approved a $2 billion Master Project Support Agreement (MPSA) between Ghana and Sinohydro Corporation Limited for construction of priority ...

Government to set up special security agency to fight crime - Akufo-Addo hints  YEN.COM.GHYen.com.gh News ☛ President Akufo-Addo has revealed that government is in the process of establishing a special security agency devoted solely to gathering ...

$12m Oslo building saga: NDC exposed | General News 2018-12-24  GhanaWebThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has stressed that the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) in ...

General Legal Council blamed for Law School brouhaha  Myjoyonline.comAlhaji Innusah Fuseini has blamed the General Legal Council and administrators of the Ghana School of Law for the huge failures recording in the 2018 law ...

De-Eye Exposé: Resign now – Minority barks at Akufo-Addo  GhanaWebThe Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate resignation of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo from office. This follows an exposé by ...

Michael Ansah appointed CEO of Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation - Graphic Online  Graphic OnlinePresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has appointed Mr Michael Ansah, as Chief Executive Officer of the newly established Ghana Integrated Aluminium ...

Legislation will not stop political vigilantism – Kwesi Aning  GhanaWebSecurity Analyst, Dr. Kwesi Aning has expressed doubt with the potency of legislation in disbanding political party vigilante groups from the country's body politic.

More contradictions at Emile Short Commission | General News 2019-02-27  GhanaWebThe Justice Emile Short Commission since it commenced sitting, has witnessed several contradictions from witnesses that have appeared so far. The first three ...

'Blows' in Parliament over 'Eastern Region University' loan  GhanaWebParliament was virtually turned into a 'landmine' yesterday, with Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides of the House firing salvos at one another amidst ...

We are working on a cyber security law - Ursula meets the press  GhanaWebThe Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has announced that government was working a cybersecurity law. She said this when she address ...

Ayorkor Botchwey summoned by Foreign Affairs C'ttee over Norway Chancery deal  GhanaWebThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been invited to appear before Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee to ...

Jeremy Corbyn's cut-price power grab | Business  The TimesAn unusual visitor dropped in on National Grid's substation at Highbury, north London, late last year. Jeremy Corbyn was there to meet John Pettigrew, the ...

Site for Cathedral was set by God before Ghana became a country- Aps. Amoako Attah  GhanaWebThe founder and general overseer of the Parliament Chapel International, Apostle Francis Amoako Attah has praised government for its unwavering commitment ...

Drones technology to aid Ghana's land administration  Myjoyonline.comGhana's land administration system will soon see deployment of drones to properly establish location and ownership.

Full speech: Bawumia at Economic Mg'ment Team Town Hall meeting  Myjoyonline.comGood morning. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to share with you some progress on the state of our economy after two years in government during which ...

ECG/PDS agreement smells bad; review it – Jinapor writes to Akufo-Addo  GhanaWebA National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Yapei/Kusawgu, John Jinapor, has sent a note to the seat of government, Jubilee House, ...

Traders resist KMA order; Resume business on 70-Metre Adum footbridge  GhanaWebA number of traders within Kumasi metropolis have resumed their business activities on the popular 70-meter footbridge located at Adum, constructed to ease ...

SONA 2019: 62nd Independence Day celebrations to be held in Tamale  Myjoyonline.comIn a first-ever move, the major celebrations to mark Ghana's Independence Day celebration anniversary will take place in the Northern regional capital, Tamale.

Road contractors still owed over GHC 3.69 billion – Report  GhanaWebThe Association of Road Contractors Ghana has bemoaned government's failure to pay its members debts owed them. A report by the parliamentary committee ...

NIA extends registration for Ghana card at Adentan  GhanaWebThe National Identification Authority (NIA), has extended its pilot registration exercise within the Adentan Municipality of the Greater Accra Region by three more ...

Madina street hawkers storm Parliament with tears over decongestion  GhanaWebAmidst tears and chants, traders who ply their trade at the Madina New Market invaded the forecourt of Parliament House on Tuesday afternoon to share their ...

Rawlings must answer for secret mass graves – Former bodyguard  GhanaWebFormer President Rawlings has come under public scrutiny following an extensive documentary seeking to reopen and solve an age-long mystery of the killing ...

Ghana is ready for business – Akufo-Addo reiterates to investors  Myjoyonline.comPresident Akufo-Addo has reiterated the country's readiness for business and has urged investors from around the UK and the world to take advantage of the ...

MP 'attacks' Akufo-Addo for having fun in a club with women  GhanaWebThe Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak, has taken President Akufo-Addo to the cleaners over a video that has surfaced online.

Mahama completed only 29 E-Block schools – Education Minister  GhanaWebThe Mahama administration completed only 29 of its flagship E block community day schools before exiting office, the Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku ...

Sam George was assaulted for making a sensitive comment - SWAT Team Commander  GhanaWebCommander in charge of National Security SWAT team, DSP Samuel Kojo Azugu has confirmed that the the 'attired' civilian operative who assaulted the ...

Call 191 and 18555 to combat crime – Ghana Police Service  GhanaWebThe programme of 'Ghana Police Watch' focuses on the response of the Police when a woman under attack from robbers urgently calls for help. Significantly, the ...

Stop business of renaming public universities – Kwaku Azar to government  GhanaWebUS-based legal practitioner and accounting professor, Stephen Kwaku Asare, also known as Kwaku Azar, wants the government to halt the process of renaming ...

BBC reports: The life and death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale  GhanaWebOn 18 January, Ahmed Hussein-Suale, a Ghanaian investigative journalist who had collaborated with the BBC, was shot dead near his family home in Accra.

5 years minimum sentence for vigilante group leaders draconian – Kpebu  GhanaWebLeaders of political vigilante groups who fail to inform the Attorney General of the disbandment of their groups within a month of coming into force of a new ...

Missing girls not forgotten; police working to find them – Dery  GhanaWebThe Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, has assured the families of the kidnapped Takoradi girls that the police are working assiduously to rescue them. He said ...

Gun-toting masked men at Ayawaso deserve accolades – Minister  GhanaWebMinister of State in charge of National Security Bryan Acheampong has expressed surprise at the wide condemnation of the hooded, masked and heavily armed ...

Bawumia's full Economic Management Team town hall speech  GhanaWebGood morning. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to share with you some progress on the state of our economy after two years in government during which ...

'Relocation of Gandhi's statue an end to misguided campaign' – Indian High Commissioner  GhanaWebThe India High commissioner to Ghana, H.E Singh Yadav says the relocation of Mahatma Gandhi's statue marks an end to misconceived perception about the ...

Gandhi statue relocation ends misguided campaign – Indian High Commissioner  GhanaWebThe India High commissioner to Ghana, Singh Yadav, says the relocation of Mahatma Gandhi's statue marks an end to misconceived perception about the ...

One Stop Center an advantage for abused children - World Future Council  Myjoyonline.comThe World Future Council has suggested the construction of One Stop Centers to strengthen the child protective services for abused or traumatized children in ...

Riding bicycle to protest against fuel price hike?; Ras Mubarak is 'mad' - Abronye DC  GhanaWebThe Brong Ahafo Regional First Vice Chairman of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as 'Abronye DC' has described NDC's Member of Parliament for ...

Relocate National Cathedral from Accra - Rev Opoku  GhanaWebThe Leader and Founder of In him is Life Church International, Reverend Isaac Opoku, has urged the government to change the location of the proposed ...

Ghana Card registration begins today  Myjoyonline.comGhana cards will serve as a national ID and will collect biometric traits of individuals that a more in line with “current trends."

Here's the map of Ghana after referendum [Photo]  Pulse.com.ghThe six proposed new regions for the referenda are Oti, Bono East, Western North, Ahafo, Savannah and North East.

Five initiatives by Akufo-Addo's government that have sparked controversies in Ghana  GhanaWebYEN.com.gh earlier reported that president Akufo-Addo said his administration has worked on strengthening the fundamentals of the Ghanaian economy and ...

National Cathedral site map reveals area for demolitions  Myjoyonline.comSite map for the planned construction of a National Cathedral has revealed the area to be demolished to make way for the heritage project.

Vice President Bawumia Launches Phase II of Mobile Money Interoperability  GhanaThe Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched Phase II of the Mobile Money Interoperability platform in Accra. The launch of Phase II of the ...

TUC hails government over job creation | General News 2019-02-26  GhanaWebThe Trades Union Congress (TUC) has commended government for the creation of jobs in the public sector, especially in the area of health. In a statement to ...

Mpuntuo Budget 2019: Gov't Unveils GH¢73.4bn; For Roads, Railways, Free SHS, Industries  Peace FM OnlineThe government has devoted $2 billion in the 2019 Budget to the development of infrastructural projects across the country to free up the country's economy and ...

Grounds For Divorce In Ghana: - The Basics - Family and Matrimonial - Ghana  Mondaq News AlertsThe Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367) governs the current law on divorce in Ghana. The law provides that, a petition for divorce may be presented to the ...

Ghana tech company wins big at Fall Armyworm Tech Prize  Myjoyonline.comA Ghanaian-registered technology company scored big at the 2018 Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize in Cape Town last Wednesday. Henson Geodata ...

Some NPP members will lick the 'faeces' of Kweku Baako – Kennedy Agyapong  GhanaWebMember of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has said that there are some members within the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) that will ...

Kennedy's 'Who Watches the Watchman' threatened Ahmed's life – Tiger Eye PI  GhanaWebHead of creatives at Tiger eye PI, Latif Abubakr, says the exposure of Ahmed's pictures in the Assin Central MPs 'who watches the watchman' threatened the life ...

Incumbent MP's party must choose replacement – Asante on by-polls  GhanaWebThe Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), Most Rev Prof Emmanuel Asante, has backed calls for the country to re-evaluate the conduct of by-elections ...

Parliament approves $90m loan for UESD Bunso campus project  Myjoyonline.comA $90 million loan facility for the construction of a satellite campus of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) at Bunso in the ...

Earth tremor hits Accra again | General News 2019-01-15  GhanaWebAn earth tremor measuring 2.6 on the Richter Scale hit parts of Accra at 5:01p.m. on Sunday, January 13, 2019, the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) ...

Takoradi 'kidnapper' leads investigators on wild goose chase  GhanaWebProsecutors have told a court in Takoradi that the alleged serial kidnapper being held for the kidnapping of three women, Samuel Wills, has failed to lead ...

Creation of six new regions – Signs of a failing state?  Myjoyonline.comMoves by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to honour its campaign promise, to create six new regions to bring the total of regions in Ghana to sixteen ...