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August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Health Kiosk Project Launched to Boost Community Healthcare

The Commissioner and Volta Region Representative to the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Elikplim Kwabla Apetorgbor, has commended traditional leaders who take proactive steps toward community development, emphasizing that such initiatives can ignite sustainable progress at the grassroots level. Dr.

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Police Rescue 20 Trafficked Ghanaians in Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued 20 Ghanaians—10 males and 10 females—who were victims of human trafficking in the Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Uyo, the State Police Public

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Chelsea Summer Sales Top £250m as Veiga Agrees Villarreal Move

Chelsea have agreed to sell defender Renato Veiga to Villarreal in a deal worth up to £26 million, pushing the club’s total summer transfer sales past £250 million. Veiga, 22, is set to sign a seven-year deal with the Spanish club

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Copa Sudamericana Match Abandoned After Violent Fan Clashes in Argentina

A Copa Sudamericana round-of-16 clash between Argentina’s Independiente and Chile’s Universidad de Chile was abandoned on Wednesday night following violent scenes that left at least 10 people seriously injured and over 300 arrested, according to local reports. The violence erupted during

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

PAC Orders Arrest of Energy Ministry Geologist Over Breach of Study Bond

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has instructed the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition to initiate the arrest of Yaa Serwaa Gyan, a geologist who allegedly breached the terms of her study leave bond. According to the 2024 Auditor-General’s

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Chiana-Paga MP Calls for Reintroduction of Corporal Punishment to Curb School Indiscipline

Member of Parliament for Chiana-Paga and a member of Parliament’s Education Committee, Hon. Nikyema Billa Alamzy, has renewed calls for the reintroduction of corporal punishment in schools, citing rising levels of indiscipline among students. The MP argued that scrapping corporal punishment

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Mahama: Africa Is the Next Frontier for Global Investment

President John Dramani Mahama has urged African leaders to take decisive steps toward positioning the continent as a major force in the global economy, stressing that Africa must take control of its economic future amid a shifting world order. Speaking at

August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

GMA Must Balance Staff Welfare with Patient Concerns – Hamza Suhuyini Urges

Hamza Suhuyini, a communications team member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to give equal priority to the needs and welfare of patients, not just the protection of its members. His remarks come

August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

Akwatia By-Election: Police Fully Prepared, No Room for Violence – IGP Assures

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has reaffirmed the Ghana Police Service’s commitment to ensuring a peaceful and secure by-election in Akwatia, Eastern Region, scheduled for September 2, 2025. This assurance follows a high-level visit by the Police

August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

One Arrested In Ridge Hospital Assault – Health Ministry Confirms

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the arrest of one suspect in connection with the recent assault on healthcare workers at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital). A second suspect remains on the run. The Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Tony