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Police rescue a woman mysteriously stuck on an avocado tree
Police rescue a woman mysteriously stuck on an avocado tree. Residents of Agric Afasebon, a community in Kumasi, were left bewildered after a woman was discovered stranded on an avocado tree in the early hours of the morning. The unusual scene unfolded when the landlord of the house where the tree stands reportedly woke up…
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Gov’t raises prison feeding fee from GH¢1.80 to GH¢5 after 15 years
Gov’t raises prison feeding fee from GH¢1.80 to GH¢5 after 15 years. The government has approved an increase in the daily feeding allowance for prisoners from GH¢1.80 to GH¢5, marking the first upward adjustment in 15 years. The Minister for the Interior, Mr Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, announced this when he appeared before the Public Accounts…
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Government declares September 22 a public holiday for Founder’s Day
Government declares September 22 a public holiday for Founder’s Day The Ministry of the Interior has declared Monday, September 22, 2025, a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Founder’s Day. The holiday, which honours the birthday of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, falls on a Sunday this year. In a statement signed by Minister for the Interior…
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GAEC launches 2025 cancer awareness campaign: ‘Screen today, live tomorrow’
GAEC launches 2025 cancer awareness campaign: ‘Screen today, live tomorrow’ The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) has launched the 2025 edition of its annual Cancer Awareness Campaign at the Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences in Accra, with a renewed call for early detection and sustained awareness. The campaign, spearheaded by the Radiological and…
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Director-General of National Service Authority reassigned to the Ministry of Finance.
Director-General of National Service Authority reassigned to the Ministry of Finance. The Acting Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Felix Gyamfi, has been reassigned to the Ministry of Finance with immediate effect. Mr Gyamfi’s transfer comes barely seven months after his appointment in January 2025 and has sparked debate within public service circles over…
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Ghana Immigration Service repatriates 55 foreigners
Ghana Immigration Service repatriates 55 foreigners. The Northern Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), acting on intelligence, has intercepted and repatriated 55 undocumented foreigners. An official statement issued and signed by ACI Michael Amoako-Atta, the Head of Public Affairs, GIS, said the foreign nationals were victims of alleged fraudulent schemes and lacked proper…
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Akatsi North DCE Commissions Eight Boreholes, Promises 30 By End of 2025.
Akatsi North DCE Commissions Eight Boreholes, Promises 30 By End of 2025. The Akatsi North District Chief Executive (DCE), Bless Kojo Katamani, has pledged that the district will have no fewer than 30 boreholes by the end of the year, in a bid to improve access to clean water across the area. Mr. Katamani made…
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Mahama receives report detailing 2020 and 2024 electoral violence
Mahama receives report detailing 2020 and 2024 electoral violence. President John Mahama has announced that he has received a comprehensive report detailing cases of electoral violence from the 2020 and 2024 general elections. He pledged that where wrongdoing is confirmed, perpetrators will be held accountable and victims will receive compensation. Addressing GJA leadership on Friday,…
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4 Quack Medical Practitioners Arrested by the Medical and Dental Council.
4 Quack Medical Practitioners Arrested by the Medical and Dental Council. The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) has announced the arrest of four individuals across the country for unlawfully practising medicine without the necessary certification. The suspects, Kate Baidoo (Osag Medical Centre, Nsakena), Ebenezer KoomsoThe Medical and Dental Council (MDC) has announced the arrest of…
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Bank of Ghana suspends remittance partnerships with 5 Money Transfer Operators.
Bank of Ghana suspends remittance partnerships with 5 Money Transfer Operators. The Bank of Ghana has suspended all the remittance partnerships of the following Money Transfer Operators (MTOs) for a period of one month. The suspension takes effect on September 18, 2025. The affected MTOs are; Taptap Send Top Connect Remit Choice Send App Afriex…
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PTAAM Africa calls on Mahama to act on petitions for removal of EC Chair.
PTAAM Africa calls on Mahama to act on petitions for removal of EC Chair. Pressure is mounting on President John Dramani Mahama to act on petitions seeking the removal of Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey. One such petition was filed in January by…
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NURSES’ LEADERSHIP APOLOGISED TO THE HEALTH MINISTER.
NURSES’ LEADERSHIP APOLOGISED TO HEALTH MINISTER. According to a press release by the leadership of the nurses on 3rd September, 2025, The leadership of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) today called on the Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to render an unqualified apology for the recent media attack on his…
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MultiChoice operations to be Suspended in Ghana by September 6th, 2025.
MultiChoice operations to be suspended in Ghana by September 6th, 2025. The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel George, has issued a September 6 deadline to MultiChoice Ghana, operators of DStv, to reduce its subscription charges or risk having its license revoked. Speaking at the Digital Africa Summit in Accra, Mr. George emphasised…
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President Mahama removes Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo
President Mahama removes Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. President John Mahama has removed Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office with immediate effect. This follows recommendations from a constitutional committee set up under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution. Committee submits report on first petition against Torkornoo to Mahama. The decision comes after the President received the…
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Chief Justice suspension: Committee submits report on first petition against Torkornoo to Mahama.
Committee submits report on first petition against Torkornoo to Mahama. The Chairman of the Article 146 Committee of Inquiry has formally presented its first report on petitions seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to President John Mahama. Speaking at the presentation ceremony at the Jubilee House, the Chairman, Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, recalled…
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Chief of Staff issues directive governing Ghana’s participation in 80th UN General Assembly.
Chief of Staff issues directive governing Ghana’s participation in 80th UN General Assembly. The Office of the President has informed the public and all government officials that, pursuant to President John Dramani Mahama’s recent cabinet pronouncement on participation in international events and related travel, the Chief of Staff has issued a directive governing Ghana’s participation…
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President Mahama moves to restore calm in Sawla-Bole conflict, engages Yagbonwura.
President Mahama moves to restore calm in Sawla-Bole conflict, engages Yagbonwura. President John Mahama has initiated steps to restore peace in the Sawla-Bole area of the Savannah Region following renewed tensions between the Gonja and Brifor communities. Upon his return from a state visit to Singapore, the President received a full briefing from the National…
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Agric Ministry Initiates Steps to Terminate Pwalugu Dam Contract.
Agric Ministry Initiates Steps to Terminate Pwalugu Dam Contract. The Agriculture Ministry has revealed that the Attorney-General has been instructed to initiate steps to terminate the current Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam contract and re-award it for construction. Acting Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Request AG to Revoke LI 2462. NSMQ 2025…
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Acting Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Request AG to Revoke LI 2462.
Acting Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Request AG to Revoke LI 2462. Acting Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has formally requested the Attorney General to expedite the revocation of Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which regulates mining activities in forest reserves. The request was communicated through…
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