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December 25, 2023December 25, 2023

Election 2024: Nana Urges Military To Uphold Professionalism

Ahead of election 2024, President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged military personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces, (GAF) to uphold professionalism to ensure peaceful and fair elections. In his remarks at the WASSA end-of-year gathering at the Army headquarters in Accra, President

December 25, 2023December 25, 2023

3 Supreme Court Nominees Approved

Parliament has unanimously approved the nomination of three Court of Appeal Judges by President Akufo-Addo to join the Supreme Court. The approved judges are Justices Henry Anthony Kwofie, Yaw Darko Asare, and Adjei-Frimpong. Members of Parliament from both the Minority and

December 25, 2023December 25, 2023

Obuasi Seeks To Diversify Economy

The Obuasi Municipal Assembly is seeking to diversify its local economy away from mining, in partnership with AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) and other stakeholders. The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Elijah Adansi-Bonah, stated at a two-day capacity building workshop for traders and exhibitors

December 24, 2023December 24, 2023

Akufo-Addo Appoints Hajia Safia As New National Coordinator Of The School Feeding Programme

In a move to maintain and further develop the School Feeding Programme in the country, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Hajia Safia Mohammed as the new National Coordinator. This decision comes after the unfortunate passing of Madam Getrude Quashiga,

December 24, 2023December 24, 2023

Tragic Accident Claims several Lives In Awoshie

In the early hours of Saturday, tragedy struck the community of Awoshie in Accra as a horrific accident took the lives of several individuals. The incident occurred around 3:45 am at the Banyard intersection, when a passenger vehicle collided with an

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023

Nana Addo Launches Anti-Corruption Action Plan

President Akufo-Addo thinks the time has come for a review of the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP). He has charged all relevant institutions involved in the country’s fight against corruption to critically evaluate Ghana’s maiden NACAP, which has been in force

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023

NAM 1 Trial Witness Details Over GH¢5.5m Investment

The trial of embattled Chief Executive Officer of defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1, and two of his companies has begun before a High Court in Accra with the prosecution calling its first witness as it

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023

GIS Explains Belgian Girl’s Arrest, Deportation

The Management of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has explained the circumstances leading to the arrest and subsequent deportation of a Belgian national, Shalimar Abbiusi. The explanation is the first from the GIS since the deportation of the Belgian national “whose

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023

US$40 MILLION WORTH OF LIFESAVING HEALTH PRODUCTS AT RISK OF DESTRUCTION

Network of Persons Living with HIV and ÀIDS Ghana is alarmed that Life-saving health products, financed by the Global Fund and worth US$40 million, are at risk of being destroyed if not cleared within the next 24 hours. The alert was

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023

We Will Not Countenance Attacks On Journalists – GJA President

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has assured members that in 2024, the Association will not countenance any attacks on journalists and media houses. He bemoaned the increase in the frequency of attacks on journalists and