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Politics

Akufo-Addo, Mahama must work for peace – IDEG

The Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) and the Civil Forum Initiative (CFI), have charged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and Former President John Mahama...
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General

GJA, SIC sign MOU for 20 million free insurance cover for members

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the State Insurance Company (SIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for ¢20 million free insurance policy...
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General

President Akufo-Addo hands over vehicles to STC

President Akufo-Addo has handed over one hundred fleet of vehicles to STC. The buses procured with the IGF of the company is expected to improve...
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Business

Akufo-Addo’s gov’t has not applied for HIPC programme- Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Tuesday refuted media allegations that Ghana has been listed among the Highly Indebted Poor Country ( HIPC) status due...
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Politics

Politics

Akufo-Addo, Mahama must work for peace – IDEG

The Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) and the Civil Forum Initiative (CFI), have charged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,...
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Election

LA Dadekotopon Independent candidate Michel Bowman-Amuah promises to pull a big surprise

The Independent Parliamentary candidate for LA Dadekotopon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region for the December 7, 2020 polls, Michel Bowman-Amuah is self-assured of...
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General

Government debunks claims of not adding single megawatt to energy mix

Government has challenged claims that it has not added a single megawatt to the country’s energy mix since assuming office. According to Senior Minister Yaw...
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Election

NABCO personnel deserve permanent jobs- Mahama

The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, says personnel of the Nation Builders Corp (NABCO) deserve permanent jobs. He said...
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Election

Mahama explains source of funding for implementing free primary health policy

Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says 1.4 billion cedis will be drawn from the Annual Budget Funding Amount...
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General News

General

President Akufo-Addo hands over vehicles to STC

President Akufo-Addo has handed over one hundred fleet of vehicles to STC. The buses procured with the IGF of the company is expected to improve...
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Business

Akufo-Addo’s gov’t has not applied for HIPC programme- Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Tuesday refuted media allegations that Ghana has been listed among the Highly Indebted Poor Country ( HIPC) status due...
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General

Pokuase Interchange to be opened to traffic by end of November

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta says his Ministry is currently undertaking more than two hundred road projects simultaneously in the...
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General

Government debunks claims of not adding single megawatt to energy mix

Government has challenged claims that it has not added a single megawatt to the country’s energy mix since assuming office. According to Senior Minister Yaw...
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Politics

Akufo-Addo, Mahama must work for peace – IDEG

The Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) and the Civil Forum Initiative (CFI), have charged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,...
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General

GJA, SIC sign MOU for 20 million free insurance cover for members

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the State Insurance Company (SIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for...
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General

President Akufo-Addo hands over vehicles to STC

President Akufo-Addo has handed over one hundred fleet of vehicles to STC. The buses procured with the IGF of the...
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Business

Akufo-Addo’s gov’t has not applied for HIPC programme- Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Tuesday refuted media allegations that Ghana has been listed among the Highly Indebted Poor...
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Election

LA Dadekotopon Independent candidate Michel Bowman-Amuah promises to pull a big surprise

The Independent Parliamentary candidate for LA Dadekotopon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region for the December 7, 2020 polls,...
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Features

Features

Documentary: COVID-19 Airport Testing

https://www.facebook.com/1259771767391320/posts/3386144008087408/
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Features

Street Preaching

Evangelism is a major component of Christianity. From the days of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ all the way to Apostle Paul, preachers...
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Features

NABCO at 2: The Journey So Far

October 2020, marks two years of the inception of the Nation Builders Corps, NABCO. It is an initiative that saw the recruitment of hundred...
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Business News

Business

Akufo-Addo’s gov’t has not applied for HIPC programme- Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Tuesday refuted media allegations that Ghana has been listed among the Highly Indebted Poor Country ( HIPC) status due...
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Business

Italian town auctioning off abandoned homes for just over $1

An Italian town is looking to draw in new visitors by auctioning off abandoned houses with opening bids of $1.18. The town of Salemi, in...
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Business

Kpong Power Station Retrofit Project Commissioned

President Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Kpong Generating Station Retrofit Project and commissioned 500,000 cook stoves for distribution to Ghanaians. The President said government's commitment to...
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Business

“Ghana Beyond Hundred” document to be launched today

A document outlining clear strategies and framework towards Ghana’s economic stability and social growth, is to be launched today, by the National Development Planning...
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Business

We are ready to deliver a successful Tema-Aflao road project – BHM Construction

The Managing Director of BHM Construction International Mr. Phil Atkinson says his company is ready to work with Ghanaians to deliver a successful project...
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Business

TOR inaugurates senior staff union to assist operations

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has inaugurated its branch of the General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Work Union (GTPCWU) of TUC with a call...
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Health News

Health

Breast cancer more dangerous in Men

Head of Institutional Public Health Unit at the Kyebi Government Hospital, Ms Akushika Agbenu has called on men to patronize breast screening as cancer...
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Health

Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases increase to 487, deaths now 316

Ghana has recorded a steady increase in the number of active Coronavirus cases. The number of active cases as at Wednesday, October 21, had risen...
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General

President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for 40-bed Kpone Municipal Hospital, 400-bed Regional Hospital

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the construction of a forty (40) bed Municipal Hospital at...
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Health

Traditional Medicinal practitioners must use only FDA approved devices

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has asked traditional medicine practitioners to use only medical devices approved by the Authority in their health institutions...
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Health

Ministry of Health absorbs more than 9,000 NABCO trainees

The Ministry of Health has absorbed more than 9,000 National Builders Corps (NABCO) trainees permanently while the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is also processing...
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Health

No mammography machine in Northern Ghana for breast cancer care

As the world observes Breast Cancer Awareness month, women above 40 years in the five regions in the north may not have their breasts...
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Entertainment | Lifestyle

Chinese man covers body in 140 pounds of bees for Guinness...

A Chinese man achieved a Guinness World Record when his body was covered in more than 140 pounds of living bees. Ruan Liangming had multiple...

Drake teases next album name and release date

Drake has announced a new studio album called "Certified Lover Boy" for release in January 2021. The Canadian rapper released a short teaser Saturday which...
General

GJA, SIC sign MOU for 20 million free insurance cover for members

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the State Insurance Company (SIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for ¢20 million free insurance policy...
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General

President Akufo-Addo hands over vehicles to STC

President Akufo-Addo has handed over one hundred fleet of vehicles to STC. The buses procured with the IGF of the company is expected to improve...
Read more
Business

Akufo-Addo’s gov’t has not applied for HIPC programme- Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Tuesday refuted media allegations that Ghana has been listed among the Highly Indebted Poor Country ( HIPC) status due...
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Election

LA Dadekotopon Independent candidate Michel Bowman-Amuah promises to pull a big surprise

The Independent Parliamentary candidate for LA Dadekotopon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region for the December 7, 2020 polls, Michel Bowman-Amuah is self-assured of...
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Education

Education

Parliament approves tax waiver for Construction of TVET Centres of Excellence

Parliament has approved more than 10 Million Euros tax waiver on materials, equipment and services to be procured for the construction of five Technical...
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Education

Adisadel ’98 Year Group cut sod for 200-seater library complex

The 1998 Year Group of the Adisadel College in Cape Coast has cut the sod for the construction of a multi-purpose state-of-the-art reading complex...
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Education

Quality teacher education holds the key to national development

The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education,  says the Ghanaian Child will be competitive globally by acquiring well researched  knowledge and skills...
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Technology

Technology

Mobile networks banned from selling locked phones

The UK's mobile networks are to be forbidden from selling phones locked to their services from December 2021. Regulator Ofcom said unlocking handsets could often...
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Technology

NITA launches Security Operations Centre

The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) has launched its Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Accra to keep organisational information assets secured from cyber threats. The...
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Technology

Huawei introduces ‘Petal Search’ as portal to million apps

Huawei has introduced a new and easy way of presenting mobile applications to users, known as Petal Search, to serve as a portal to...
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Video News

Sport News & Updates

Danish side Vejle Boldklub terminate Raphael Dwamena’s loan deal after heart...

Raphael Dwamena career has suffered another major setback after his Danish Superligaen side Vejle Boldklub terminated his contract due to a recent heart problem. The...

GFA signs four-year partnership deal with Decathlon

Decathlon Ghana Limited has been unveiled as the official retail partner of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), for a period of four years. Per the...

Hearts of Oak appoints Carlos Manuel as Technical Director

Thomas Partey named man-of-the-match after Arsenal, Rapid Vienna game

Sport

Ghana drops again in latest FIFA ranking

Ghana has dropped two places to occupy the 48th position in the latest Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Coca-Cola World ranking for the...
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Sport

Mohammed Kudus sidelined till next year due to a meniscus injury

Ghana and Ajax Amsterdam youngster, Mohammed Kudus has been sidelined until next year, due to a meniscus injury he suffered yesterday in his Union...
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Sport

Covid -19: GFA to start testing of Ghana Premier league players and officials today

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will begin testing of players, coaching staff, and officials of the 18 Premier League clubs on Thursday, October 22,...
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Sport

Tennis: Battle lines drawn as Mckorley sisters set quarter final clash

The McDan Foundation training tennis championship took center stage on Monday with lots of tennis players professionals and amateur as well as the lovers...
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Travel & Tour

General

Pokuase Interchange to be opened to traffic by end of November

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta says his Ministry is currently undertaking more than two hundred road projects simultaneously in the...
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General

Government considering reducing charges for Covid-19 test at Kotoka

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has hinted of a possible reduction in the cost of COVID-19 tests conducted at the Kotoka...
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Africa

Africa

#EndSARS Protests: NBC fines 3 TV stations over “unprofessional coverage”

The Nigerian National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined three television stations over their “unprofessional coverage” of the #EndSARS protests. The Stations, Channels Television, AIT and...
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Africa

Zanzibar presidential candidate ‘arrested’ as voting begins

The main opposition party in Zanzibar says its presidential flag bearer has been arrested. The party, ACT Wazalendo, says Maalim Seif Sharif was arrested this...
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Commentary

Commentary

Journalists Charged To Uphold Highest Journalistic Standards

NEWS COMMENTARY GIVES A CHARGE TO JOURNALISTS TO UPHOLD HIGHEST JOURNALISTIC STANDARDS Over the weekend the media fraternity in Ghana witnessed two very important events...
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Commentary

Need To Protect Children While They Are Online

NEWS COMMENTARY DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE NEED TO PROTECT CHILDREN WHILE THEY ARE ONLINE IN WAKE OF COVID-19 With the world experiencing rapid transformation driven...
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Commentary

Importance Of Special Or Early Voting In Ghana’s General Election

NEWS COMMENTARY DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF SPECIAL OR EARLY VOTING IN GHANA’s GENERAL ELECTION In Ghana, Special voting takes place days to the general election....
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Speeches | Lectures

Politics

FULL TEXT: EC Chairperson Address On Results Of Presidential Candidates Nominations

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MRS. JEAN MENSA, CHAIRPERSON OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION ON DECLARATION OF RESULTS FROM THE FILING OF NOMINATIONS BY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR...
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Speeches | Lectures

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 18)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic,...
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Speeches | Lectures

FULL TEXT: President Akufo-Addo Addresses 2020 UN General Debate, 75th Session

ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE 75TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS’ GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ON THE THEME “THE...
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Research | Discovery

Research | Discovery

NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of the moon

NASA has announced that scientists have discovered water molecules inside Clavius Crater, a massive lunar depression visible from Earth. NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy...
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Research | Discovery

Used car exports from developed countries cause air pollution – UN warns

Millions of used vehicles exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world contribute significantly to air pollution, according to a...
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Research | Discovery

Field trial of improved cowpea varieties underway in Wa

The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) is carrying out a field trial of improved cowpea varieties...
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Research | Discovery

New antimicrobial molecules engineered from wasp venom

Overuse of antibiotics over decades has resulted in a hoard of antibiotic-resistant bacteria; these could be responsible for up to 10 million deaths a...
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World News