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Ghana Ministry of Health to roll out volunteer programme for over 6,000 unemployed health graduates

The Ministry of Health has announced plans to introduce a nationwide volunteer programme targeting more than 6,000 unemployed health graduates, as government moves to...

IGP Yohuno increases police academy intake to 700 cadets as Ghana expands training capacity

Inspector General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno has approved a significant expansion in recruitment into the Ghana Police Service training programme, raising the intake...

Mahama says Ghana lost US$78m after US aid suspension hit healthcare programmes

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that Ghana lost approximately $78 million in healthcare funding following the suspension of several United States aid programmes,...

NPP chairman Wontumi pleads not guilty in GH¢14.3 million EXIM Bank fraud case

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has pleaded not guilty to four criminal charges linked to an alleged...

US visa applicants ordered to set social media to public – US Embassy

The United States Embassy has stated that individuals applying for non immigrant visas must set their social media profiles to public as part of...

Mahama heads to Geneva to push Africa’s health independence agenda at World Health Assembly

President John Dramani Mahama is expected to play a leading role in discussions on health sovereignty and healthcare resilience during the 79th World Health...

Ghana to evacuate nationals from South Africa on May 21 2026 amid safety concerns

The Government of Ghana has announced plans to evacuate the first batch of 300 Ghanaian nationals from South Africa on May 21, 2026, as...

Ebola surge spreads across Congo Uganda borders

The World Health Organization has declared the latest Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern as infections spread across parts of the...

Only 63% of Ghana’s traffic lights are functioning – Roads Minister reveals

Hon. Kwame Governs Agbodza has disclosed that only 63% of Ghana’s traffic lights are currently functioning, raising fresh concerns about road safety, urban traffic...

Eid-Ul-Adha declared public holiday in Ghana on Wednesday, May 27, 2026

The Government of Ghana has officially confirmed Wednesday, 27th May 2026 as a statutory public holiday to mark Eid-Ul-Adha, one of the most important...

House of Chiefs rejects merger of Stool Lands Office and Lands Commission

The National House of Chiefs has firmly rejected a proposal to merge the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands with the Lands Commission,...

Gov’t to complete 35 Agenda 111 hospitals as Mahama pushes to finish stalled health projects

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government will prioritise the completion of 35 hospitals under the Agenda 111 health infrastructure programme within the...

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills 65 as health authorities intensify containment efforts

Ebola virus disease has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with at least 65 deaths reported as health authorities scramble to contain a...

Ghanaian nationals indicted in US over alleged romance fraud targeting elderly victims

Authorities in the United States have indicted two Ghanaian nationals and an American woman for their alleged involvement in a romance fraud scheme that...

Ibrahim Mahama honoured as laureate at Otumfuo Osei Tutu II art awards for global impact

Renowned Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has been named a Laureate at the second edition of the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Art Awards, in...

Joana Quaye files court action against businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye over assets dispute

Joana Quaye, the ex-wife of businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye, has filed an application at the Divorce and Matrimonial Division of the Accra High...