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Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has announced his withdrawal from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to focus on humanitarian efforts. In a statement shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Ghana’s all-time leading goalscorer expressed that aligning himself with a political party has not been fair to the country’s …

The Greater Accra, Eastern, and Central regions recorded the highest numbers of suicide attempts for the half year of 2024, with the most completed suicides occurring in the Greater Accra region. According to the Mental Health Authority in a statement signed by the CEO, Dr. Pinaman Apau, in the first …

The youth of Akyem Asuom in the Kwaebibirem municipality of the Eastern region have taken a daring step and stormed about five illegal mining (galamsey) sites located within their community and, to put an end to the miners’ operations. The youth of Akyem Asuom claim that they have issued multiple …

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has condemned recent attacks on its personnel, vowing to pursue strict legal action against perpetrators. In two separate incidents, firefighters were physically and verbally assaulted while carrying out their duties. GNFS, in a statement on Tuesday, September 10 explained that ADO II Abdul Aziz …

Dr. Evans Nunoo, an economics lecturer, has urged the government to declare a state of emergency in the fight against galamsey. In the words of Dr. Evans Nunoo, the president must declare a state of emergency in order to combat the threat. He continued by saying that, despite the fact …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has had a busy day on Monday, September 6. The Commissioner, Jean Mensa, welcomed several presidential candidates who thronged her office to officially submit their nomination forms. The nomination forms, completed in quadruplicate as per legal requirements, were submitted along with necessary documents, including a tax …

Nana Kwame Bediako popularly known as Cheddar has outlined some twelve policies he will be introducing when he gets elected as the President after the December 7 general elections. Cheddar yesterday unveiled his manifesto where he listed some of his vision for the country if he gets the nod from …

Founder of the New Force and an independent candidate for the 2024 Presidential Elections Nana Kwame Bediako popularly known as Cheddar has revealed that if he wins the presidency of Ghana, the country will start printing its own currency. At the New Force Key Policy Launch, Cheddar presented his manifesto …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that the 2024 school selection process for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates will take place from August 28 to September 4. In a statement issued by the Acting Director of the Schools and Instruction Division of GES, Prince C. Agyemang-Duah, parents and …

The Minister for Finance, Honourable Dr. Amin Adam has announced that the government has allocated 8 billion Ghana Cedis to provide relief and some mitigative measures for the farmers affected by the dry spell. He said the government is seeking to raise about 500 million U.S. dollars, the equivalent of …