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NHIA announces temporary disruption in electronic hospital management systems
NHIA announces temporary disruption in electronic hospital management systems The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has confirmed that some electronic hospital management systems across the country are currently facing temporary disruptions, affecting digital operations at certain health facilities. In a public notice, the Authority assured the public that measures are being taken to address the…
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Teachers must uphold integrity, and parents must rejoin the effort.
Teachers must uphold integrity, and parents must rejoin the effort. Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has condemned recent acts of indiscipline and violence against teachers, urging the teaching community to uphold integrity and professionalism while calling for stronger collaboration through the revival of Parent-Teacher Associations. Speaking at the 2025 Ghana Teacher Prize ceremony held at…
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month. France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned, less than a day after his cabinet was unveiled. The Elysée Palace made the announcement after Lecornu met President Emmanuel Macron for an hour on Monday morning. The shock move comes only 26 days after Lecornu was…
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NIA to begin issuing Ghana Cards to children aged 6–14 in 56 districts across the country today.
NIA to begin issuing Ghana Cards to children aged 6–14 in 56 districts across the country today. The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced that it will begin issuing Ghana Cards to children aged 6 to 14 years starting Monday, October 6, 2025. The exercise will cover children who have already registered and will begin…
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Cocoa Farmers’ children to benefit from new Tertiary Scholarship in 2026
Cocoa Farmers’ children to benefit from new Tertiary Scholarship in 2026. The Government of Ghana has announced a new scholarship scheme that will give children of cocoa farmers the opportunity to pursue tertiary education, beginning from the 2026–2027 academic year. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson described the initiative as a critical step toward supporting…
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Ghana’s Petroleum Hub to create 780,000 jobs
Ghana’s Petroleum Hub to create 780,000 jobs. Dr. Tony Aubynn, Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC), has announced that Ghana’s ambitious Petroleum Hub Project is set to create over 780,000 jobs once the first phase is completed. Speaking on Hot Issues on TV3 with Keminni Amanor on Sunday, October 5, Dr.…
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Govt to deploy 5000 graduates in agriculture and veterinary services nationwide.
Govt to deploy 5000 graduates in agriculture and veterinary services nationwide. The Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang has announced that government will soon deploy 5,000 graduates in agriculture and veterinary science across the country to assist farmers in order to help bridge the gap between research and practice. She announced this at the…
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FDA disposes off unwholesome products in the Central Region.
FDA disposes off unwholesome products in the Central Region. The Central Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has disposed of some 29,435 unwholesome products in the region as part of its regulatory activities to curb such products from the market. The seized products included expired and unwholesome products made up of drugs,…
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A policewoman, fined GHC10,000 for breaking a marriage promise.
A policewoman, fined GHC10,000 for breaking a marriage promise. The Circuit Court in Techiman has awarded damages of GHC10,000 against a policewoman, Mary Antwi, for breaching her promise to marry her concubine, William Baffour Gyan. The court held, per the evidence on record, that both parties had exchanged promises to marry. However, the court declined…
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Paternity crisis: 1 in 4 Nigerian fathers are not biological parents.
Paternity crisis: 1 in 4 Nigerian fathers are not biological parents. A new report by Smart DNA Nigeria has revealed that one in every four paternity tests conducted in the country still returns a negative result, underscoring a persistent paternity crisis and deepening trust issues within Nigerian families. In its 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report…
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Ban on corporal punishment to be blamed for indiscipline in schools
Ban on corporal punishment to be blamed for indiscipline in schools. Former Odododiodio MP Nii Lante Vanderpuye has blamed the rising level of indiscipline in Ghanaian schools on the decision to ban corporal punishment, arguing that the move has weakened authority and discipline in classrooms. He told Moro Awudu on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana…
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26-year-old farmer sentenced to 30 years for robbery.
26-year-old farmer sentenced to 30 years for robbery. The Assin Nsuaem-Kyekyewere Circuit Court in the Assin South District of the Central Region has sentenced a 26-year-old farmer, Frank Owusu, to 30 years’ imprisonment after finding him guilty on two counts of robbery and possession of a firearm without lawful authority. Owusu pleaded guilty to both…
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2 ‘Okada’ riders dead in a head-on collision at Wantakra
2 ‘Okada’ riders dead in a head-on collision at Wantakra. Two people have lost their lives in a fatal crash involving two motorcycles at Wantakra, a community near Wassa Senchem in the Wassa East District. The deceased have been identified as Seth Arthur, an Okada rider, and Gordon Agbemenye, an apprentice who was on his…
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One arrested, pump-action gun retrieved after rival groups clash in Simpa
One arrested, pump-action gun retrieved after rival groups clash in Simpa The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested suspect Daniel Cudjoe alias Ato Asare following a violent incident that occurred on September 28, 2025 at Simpa, near the Simpa Sawmill, in the Nsuaem District. In a statement issued on September 30, 2025, police said…
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NADMO fumes over suspected hoarding of relief items for Gbinyiri conflict victims in warehouses
NADMO fumes over suspected hoarding of relief items for Gbinyiri conflict victims in warehouses The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has expressed anger after discovering that relief items donated to victims of the Gbinyiri conflict in the Savannah region are locked up in warehouses belonging to the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba and Bole District Assemblies. Director of NADMO…
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GRIDCo to shut down Akosombo–Nkawkaw transmission line for road expansion works
GRIDCo to shut down Akosombo–Nkawkaw transmission line for road expansion works. The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced that it will take the 161kV Akosombo–Nkawkaw transmission line out of service from Sunday, October 5, to Tuesday, October 14, 2025. According to the company, the temporary shutdown is to allow for the relocation of two…
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GES interdicts Okadjakrom SHTS teacher over alleged sexual misconduct
GES interdicts Okadjakrom SHTS teacher over alleged sexual misconduct. The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted a teacher, Mr. Mfo Richard Tibetor, at Okadjakrom Senior High Technical School in the Oti Region, over alleged sexual misconduct involving a female student. In a statement issued on Thursday, October 2, GES said it had taken note of…
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Human remains found in pastor’s residence at Old Abirem
Human remains found in pastor’s residence at Old Abirem. Residents of Old Abirem in the Eastern Region were left in shock after skeletal remains were discovered in the home of Emmanuel Kofi, leader of the Jesus Power Church, sparking anger that led to his church being burnt down. The remains, already in an advanced state…
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I am not 13 years old; the KNUST SHS student in the fondling video clarifies her age
I am not 13 years old; the KNUST SHS student in the fondling video clarifies her age. The female Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Senior High School student seen in a viral video with an assistant headmaster in a compromising situation has broken her silence on her age. Speaking to Adom News…
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Five die in mining pit collapse at Kasotie in Ashanti Region
Five die in mining pit collapse at Kasotie in Ashanti Region. A devastating mining pit collapse at Kasotie in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region has claimed at least five lives, leaving several others injured. The incident occurred on October 1, 2025, at about 4:30 p.m., when an abandoned mining pit caved in,…
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COCOBOD to intensify supply of free cocoa fertilizers, insecticides, and spraying machines.
COCOBOD to intensify supply of free cocoa fertilizers, insecticides, and spraying machines. The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has said that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will intensify the supply of free cocoa fertilisers (liquid and granular), free insecticides, and free spraying machines. He also stated that He further stated that COCOBOD will…
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Gov’t raises cocoa producer price by 12.27%.
Gov’t raises cocoa producer price by 12.27%. The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, announced on Thursday, October 2, that the government has decided to increase the producer price of cocoa to GHS3,625 per bag or GHS58,000 per tonne. This represents an increase of about GHS400 per bag, equivalent to a 12.27% rise over…
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GAF 2025 Navy Recruitment and Requirement.
GAF 2025 Navy Recruitment and Requirement. Executive Branch. In addition to General Eligibility, applicants must have 6 credits (not less than Grade C6) at WASSCE, including English and Mathematics, for the following: Boatswain’s Mate. Radar Plotters. Wireless Telegraphist. Supply and Secretarial Branch. Writer (General Duties). In addition to General Eligibility, applicants must have 6 Credits…
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GAF 2025 Recruitment; Army Recruitment Requirements
GAF 2025 Recruitment; Army Recruitment Requirements Infantry/Armour/Artillery/Military Police. In addition to the General Eligibility, applicants must have 6 Passes at WASSCE, including English and Mathematics Pay Corps. In addition to the General Eligibility, applicants must have any of the following: Six Passes, including English and Mathematics at WASSCE with Accounting or Business options. RSA Stage…
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Designated Post Offices in all 16 Regions, for the Sale of GAF Recruitment Electronic Voucher 2025
Designated Post Offices in all 16 Regions, for the Sale of GAF Recruitment Electronic Voucher 2025. Check Below each region and the designated post offices to purchase you electronic voucher. Greater Accra Region. Central Region. Ashanti Region. Burma Camp, Accra North, GPO, Cantonments, Dansoman, Legon, Madina, TUC, Kaneshie, Ministries, Mamprobi, New Achimota, Tema Community 1,…
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GAF 2025 RECRUITMENT; GENERAL ELIGIBILITY AND HOW TO APPLY
GAF 2025 RECRUITMENT; GENERAL ELIGIBILITY AND HOW TO APPLY. The Ghana Armed Forces is an equal opportunity employer. There are no authorized middlemen, and the advertised vacancies are not for sale. Any person found parading as an agent or middleman will be prosecuted; those who deal with such people do so at their own risk.…
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Fake doctor arrested after 12 years of running an illegal home clinic
Fake doctor arrested after 12 years of running an illegal home clinic. Police have arrested a 48-year-old man accused of running an illegal clinic from his chamber and hall for more than a decade. The suspect, identified as Hanson Osei, is said to have treated patients for 12 years without a medical license or any…
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Two suspected military officers arrested after failed mining site robbery.
Two suspected military officers arrested after failed mining site robbery. Two suspected military personnel and their two civilian accomplices have been arrested by the Prestea Police in the Western Region during an attempt to allegedly rob LongShine Mining Company Limited, a Chinese mine, on Sunday, September 28, at Prestea-Obouhu. Confirming the incident in an interview…
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South African MP Malema convicted of firing a gun in public
South African MP Malema convicted of firing a gun in public. South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been found guilty of discharging a firearm in public seven years ago – an offence which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. In 2018, a video emerged showing the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader…
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International Scholarships for Capacity Building Training Programmes and Tertiary Education, 2026; Fully Funded Opportunities for Ghanaians.
Follow to join WhatsApp Channel International Scholarships for Capacity Building Training Programmes and Tertiary Education, 2026; Fully Funded Opportunities for Ghanaians. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the general public that, through its diplomatic engagements, scholarships for short-term capacity-building training programmes and tertiary education covering various fields of study are available to the…
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