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September 17, 2025
Bismark Attobrah
General Stories

Ghanaian Stars Honored with Diplomatic Passports

Accra, Ghana – In a gesture of recognition and appreciation, the Ghanaian government has announced the conferment of diplomatic passports on five outstanding Ghanaians. The announcement was made at...

September 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

MAHAMA LAUNCHES BIG PUSH INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME, ASSURES NATIONWIDE DEVELOPMENT

President John Dramani Mahama has officially launched the much-anticipated Big Push Infrastructure Programme, pledging that all 16 regions of Ghana will benefit from massive investments in critical projects. At...

September 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

EPA DEPUTY CEO WARNS AGAINST STATE OF EMERGENCY IN MINING AREAS – BUT WHERE HAS THE EPA BEEN ALL THIS TIME?

The Deputy Chief Executive for Operations at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Professor Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has cautioned that declaring a state of emergency in illegal mining areas could backfire,...

September 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

BEYOND LAND GRABS: DRIVERS MUST ALSO FIGHT FOR SAFER ROADS

In recent days, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Concerned Drivers Association have raised their voices against the alleged takeover of lorry station lands by private...

September 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

TWIFO TONGOW ACCIDENT CLAIMS ONE LIFE, LEAVES SIX IN CRITICAL CONDITION

A heartbreaking accident has been recorded on the TwifoTongow – Wassa Hemanso stretch, leaving a teenager dead and six others battling for their lives. Eyewitnesses say a KIA Rano...

September 15, 2025
Louisa Afful
African Stories, General Stories

GPRTU, CONCERNED DRIVERS TO STAGE MASSIVE PROTEST AGAINST ALLEGED LAND GRAB

Accra is bracing for heavy traffic disruptions tomorrow as the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and allied groups hit the streets to protest what they describe as the...

September 15, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

OKUDZETO ABLAKWA: GHANA ACCEPTS WEST AFRICAN DEPORTEES ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS, NOT FOR PROFIT

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has dismissed suggestions that Ghana has gained financially or materially from its agreement with the United States to accept some West African...

September 15, 2025
Bismark Attobrah
General Stories

Amenfi Central Gets Boost with Oil Palm Seedlings Farming Project

Amenfi Central, Ghana – Hon. Joana Gyan Cudjoe, the Member of Parliament for Amenfi Central, has announced the commencement of the Oil Palm Seedlings Farming Project in the constituency....

September 15, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories, Lifestyle

FIXTHECOUNTRY TO HOLD VIGIL AGAINST GALAMSEY: CITIZENS DEMAND URGENT ACTION

The Convenor of FixTheCountry, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has announced that the movement will hold a vigil on Sunday, September 21, at Revolution Square in Accra to protest the ongoing environmental...

September 15, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

ATTA MILLS CRITICISES GOVERNMENT OVER GALAMSEY

Cadman Atta Mills, brother of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, has thrown a sharp jab at government over its handling of illegal mining, popularly called galamsey. For...