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The Electoral Commission (EC) will open nominations for the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections on Monday, September 9. The nomination period will close on Friday, September 13. In a press release issued on Thursday, August 1, the Commission stated that this process is in accordance with Regulations 6, 7, and …

The Institute for Energy Security (IES has predicted a downward trend in fuel prices for the first half of August 2024, driven by favourable international market conditions. According to the IES, this anticipated price drop is attributed to positive market dynamics globally. The institute predicts a 2-4% decrease in prices …

Oda Senior High School (ODASCO) has celebrated its 64th anniversary with a Speech and Prize Giving Day at Akyem Oda. The celebration was themed: “Opportunities and Risks of ICT: The Role of Education Stakeholders in Creating and Shaping Positive Digital Experiences for Students.” Organized by the 1999 Year Group of …

Odi Media Network Eastern Region wing Akyem Aboabo-based Ahenkan FM is set to organise an inter-zonal soccer fiesta. The fan game is scheduled for the 3rd of August 2024 at the Akyem Batabi. Akyem Batabi will be hosting the biennial competition, which is scheduled to be held on the 3rd …

The Ghana Police Service has arrested five persons in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, 30th July 2024, leading to the death of one person and an injury to a Police officer at Okanta, near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The incident occurred …

The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged Minority Leader, Hon. Cassiel Ato Forson in the ongoing Ambulance case. The Court of Appeal has set aside the order for Dr. Ato Forson to open his defence by the trial Court in the ongoing ambulance case. The Director of Legal Affairs …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the recruitment of 15, 200 nurses and midwives, effective Monday, August 5, 2024. In a statement released on Friday, July 26, 2024, the MoH confirmed that the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has granted the necessary financial clearance for the recruitment process. Interested and …

Interior Minister Henry Quartey has warned Police officers to desist from bringing their untidy behaviour in their barracks to the new housing facility that government has handed over to them. According to him, the unkept behaviour of the police will not be countenanced by the government. In a stern public …

Kwaku Kwarteng, Member of Parliament (MP) for Obuasi West and spokesperson on the Economy Committee has attributed Ghana’s economic crisis to decades of bad politics and economic mismanagement by past and present governments. In an opinion piece, Mr Kwarteng said Ghana’s economy is being run like a Ponzi Scheme. “The …

The Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has described a document in circulation covered with his image under the caption “Agyapadie” as a total fiction fabricated by those determined for years to create and fan a hate campaign against the Ofori Panin household and Okyeman. The book whose content suggests a …