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GTEC orders UDS to halt unauthorised weekend delivery of LLB programme

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the University for Development Studies (UDS) to immediately stop delivering its accredited evening Bachelor of Laws...

Nchiraa Yam Festival turns deadly as gunfire leaves two dead and 14 injured

The annual Yam Festival at Nchiraa in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region has ended in tragedy after gunfire during post-festival disturbances left...

Ghana and Egypt move to fast-track registration of Egyptian medicines

Ghana and Egypt have agreed to streamline the registration of Egyptian pharmaceutical products in Ghana as the two countries seek to deepen economic cooperation...

Police deploy homicide team to Tamale over deaths of three children

The Ghana Police Service has deployed a specialised team of homicide investigators, crime scene experts and intelligence officers to Tamale following the deaths of...

Mahama grants presidential pardon to 863 convicted persons

President John Dramani Mahama has granted presidential pardon to 863 convicted persons as part of activities commemorating Ghana’s 70th Independence Anniversary. Editorial Standards The President...

24-Hour Economy Markets rebranded as District Economy Markets – Ayariga

The government has rebranded its flagship market development initiative from “24-hour economy markets” to District Economy Markets, in a move intended to distinguish the...

GRA probes alleged GH¢600 extortion involving Customs Officer at Accra Airport

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has commenced an investigation into an alleged extortion incident involving a Customs officer stationed at the Accra International Airport. The...

Seven arrested over Cedi money bouquets in Accra

The Bank of Ghana (BoG), in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, has arrested seven people in Accra for allegedly using Ghana cedi banknotes...

BoG clears Attijariwafa Bank’s acquisition of Société Générale Ghana

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued a “No Objection” to the proposed takeover of Société Générale Ghana by Morocco-based Attijariwafa Bank, clearing a...

MTN Ghana secures new spectrum to accelerate 5G expansion

MTN Ghana is set to strengthen and accelerate its 5G expansion after receiving a notice from the National Communications Authority (NCA) for the award...

Techiman Nurse Salomey Baffoe granted GH¢100,000 bail in Ghana jollof case

The Adenta Circuit Court has granted 40-year-old Techiman-based senior nursing officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe bail of GH¢100,000 with two sureties, bringing an end to...

Ghana, India set to deepen pharmaceutical and economic cooperation

Ghana and India are poised to strengthen their longstanding bilateral relationship, with pharmaceutical development emerging as one of the key areas of cooperation, Foreign...

Bawa-Rock gives GH¢700,000 lifeline to Flood-Hit Poultry Farmers

Eight poultry farmers in the Greater Accra Region whose businesses were severely affected by the devastating June 29 floods have received a combined GH¢700,000...

Billboard carrying Boakye Agyarko’s image collapses, damages four vehicles at NPP conference

A billboard featuring New Patriotic Party (NPP) national chairmanship aspirant Boakye Agyarko has reportedly collapsed at Heroes Park near the Baba Yara Sports Stadium...

Lil Win explains why he turned to Nigerian actors for new movie

Ghanaian actor and filmmaker Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lil Win, has explained his decision to feature more Nigerian actors in his latest movie,...

US execution fails as death row inmate survives two lethal injections

A scheduled execution in Tennessee, United States, has been unsuccessful after death row inmate Christa Pike survived two injections administered as part of the...