We will destroy equipment around water bodies – Ghana Armed Forces

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) says it will destroy any equipment found in and around the country’s water bodies and forest reserves towards the fight against illegal mining. This was in a statement signed by Eric Aggrey-Quashie, the Director of Public Relations, GAF and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra. The statement said […]

“Access to sexual education sure way to reduce teenage pregnancy”

Mr Maxwell Kotie, the Assin South District Health Promotion Officer, says access to accurate education on Sexual and Reproductive Health Right (SRHR) is a sure way to reduce teenage pregnancy. He said though society refrained from sexual education, it had become necessary for parents to discuss sexual health and related issues with their children to […]

President Akufo-Addo consoles Nigeria over loss of Army Chief

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Sunday extended his condolence to the Government and people of Nigeria over the death of the country’s Army Chief in a plane crash on Friday. Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers perished when the Nigerian Air Force Plane they were travelling on crashed near the Airport of the […]

Nearly ¢8 billion needed to fix 81 critical roads across Ghana

Stretch of Accra-Tema Motorway needs to be re-constructed- Roads and Highways Minister

Minister of Roads and Highway, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, has directed that road contractors will now bear a five-year defect liability as part of efforts to improve road networks in the country. This has become necessary because the previous one-year defect liability has resulted in a lot of contractors doing shoddy works. Speaking at a media briefing […]

Boy, nine, drowns in abandoned pond at Keta

A nine-year-old pupil of Norlivime Bishop Herman Basic School in the Keta Municipality of the Volta region has drowned in an abandoned pond within the Municipality. The incident which occurred at Goba-Futaga, a suburb of Keta, saw residents in the area in a state of shock and sorrow. The deceased, Elikplim Aborhor, a class one […]

Bono East: Robbers gun down military officer

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The Police has confirmed that a 41-year-old military officer from the Third Battalion of Infantry, Sunyani, Sargent Job Kwame Odei was killed by suspected armed robbers on the Prang-Kintampo Highway in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region. According to the police, the unfortunate incident occurred at about 9:00 pm last Friday on […]

Hearts of Oak go top of Ghana Premier League for first time in five years

Hearts of Oak moved up to the top of the Ghana Premier League this weekend following a 1-0 win over Techiman Eleven Wonders at the Nana Ohene Ameyaw Park. It is the first time in five seasons that the Phobians have been able to occupy the top spot in the Ghana Premier League. The Phobians […]

KGL Partners Ministry of Youth and Sports ahead of AFCON and World Cup campaigns

As part of its corporate social responsibility to improving its consumer connection and supporting socially relevant causes, the Board and Management of KGL Group responded to a call on corporate Ghana by President Akufo-Addo to lend support to sports development. The sponsorship package from KGL Group forms part of a larger effort led by Government […]

Black Queens skipper Elizabeth Addo scores debut goal for club

Black Queens captain Elizabeth Addo scored her first goal for Djurgarden on Saturday 22 May 2021 in their 3-2 defeat to Hammarby in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. The 27-year-old was making her second start for the side she joined on a on a six-month deal. Addo hit the back of the net in the eighth minute […]

Parliament to vet 40 nominees for the position of a Minister from June 2

The Appointments Committee of Parliament is to vet the President’s nominees for the positions of a Minister of State and 39 Deputy Ministers, from Wednesday, June 2, 2021. The scheduled public hearing, which would end on Tuesday, June 15, will begin at 1000 hours on each day. The Appointments Committee has, consequently, invited Memoranda on […]