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GoldBod offers special GH¢832 bonus per pound to discourage gold smuggling
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has said it is offering a temporary special bonus of GH¢832 per pound of gold for all licensed miners across Ghana.
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Education Ministry to explain how this year's BECE candidates will be placed in senior high schools
The Ministry of Education will this afternoon kickstart the process towards a smooth senior high school (SHS) placement exercise in September with a press briefing at the Ministry.
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Mercy Abena Twumwaa Asubonteng is the new General Manager for Western Serene Atlantic Hotel
Western Serene Atlantic Hotel, a member of the First Sky Group, has announced the appointment of Mercy Abena Twumwaa Asubonteng as its new General Manager, effective September 1, 2025.
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Savannah: Mass displacement of women, children over Gbiniyiri land dispute
The tension in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District has forced hundreds of residents, particularly women and children, to flee their homes for safety.
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Police deploy 300 personnel at Gbiniyiri - IGP visits to assess security situation
The Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and a team of top security officers have engaged chiefs, opinion leaders and community stakeholders at Gbiniyiri in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region as part of efforts to restore peace and stability in the area.
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Rubber production in Western Region under threat - Illegal miners turn attention to plantations
Ghana’s natural rubber production has come under threat as illegal miners in the Western Region have made incursions into mature rubber plantations, destroying trees ready for tapping.
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Tweaa, Profesa paa nie? - Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes
This is the concluding part of my lecture on academic title abuse, originally delivered in 2009.
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Politics and academic honours - Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes
Have several distinguished individuals, including politicians, not been given doctoral honors? The following segment from my 2009 lecture addresses this.
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Lawyer on why buying an already constructed estate is safer than purchasing land to build
The debate between buying land to build and purchasing an already constructed home is a common one in Ghana. While many aspire to build their dream house from scratch, the realities of land acquisition, litigation, and construction challenges make that path fraught with risks.
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See the areas that will be affected by ECG's planned maintenance on August 27, 2025
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a major maintenance exercise across several regions on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. The planned works, which are expected to improve service delivery, will result in temporary power outages in affected communities.
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Union Berlin's Derrick Arthur Köhn earns maiden Black Stars call-up for Chad & Mali clashes
Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has announced a 24-man squad for Ghana's upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Mali next month.
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55-year-old farmer drowns in White Volta at Yama
A 50-year-old farmer drowned in the White Volta at Yama, a farming community in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region on Monday.
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Ablekuma North by-election: Eight plead guilty to assault on Hawa Koomson, others
Eight people have been convicted by the Circuit Court in Accra for assaulting former Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya East and two others during the Ablekuma North parliamentary election re-run at the Methodist Church Polling Station on July 11, 2025.
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COCOBOD CEO Randy Abbey sues Abronye for defamation demanding GH¢20million damages
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Randy Abbey, has dragged the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye, to court for defamation.
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Kwabena Agyepong files first for NPP flagbearer race ahead of 2026 primaries
Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has filed his nomination to contest the party’s upcoming presidential primary, becoming the first aspirant to complete the process.
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NPP's Bryan Acheampong calls for dignified flagbearer contest
Amidst a heated internal campaign, New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has issued a passionate plea for unity and discipline, condemning the spread of falsehoods and personal attacks against him.
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CAGD auditing payroll system to identify officials approving 'ghost' salaries
The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has said it is relying on its payroll audit trail system to identify officials responsible for processing and validating "ghost" salaries on the government public payroll.
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Step-by-step guide: Cancelling unwanted subscriptions on MTN, Telecel and AirtelTigo
Mobile phone users in Ghana can now take control of unwanted subscriptions that often lead to unexpected deductions from their airtime or mobile money accounts.
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Ghana targets US$1 billion trade with Singapore after surpassing US$215 million in 2024
President John Dramani Mahama has set a new target of US$1 billion in trade between Ghana and Singapore, after bilateral trade flows exceeded US$215 million in 2024.
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RE: GTEC demands proof of academic title from Heritage Christian University 'Professor'
Following the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission's (GTEC) formal challenge of Williams Abayaawien Atuilik of Heritage Christian University in Amasaman, Accra, to provide evidence supporting his use of the title "Professor" or cease using it immediately, Williams Abayaawien Atuilik has responded.
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President Mahama courts investors in Singapore
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday used the opening of the 8th Africa–Singapore Business Forum to pitch Ghana as a “reliable gateway” to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), calling Africa “investable” and urging deeper South–South partnerships amid a more fragmented global economy.
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VIDEO: EOCO working with Interpol, FBI recovers 100 stolen vehicles trafficked into Ghana; warns public to be vigilant
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered over 100 stolen luxury vehicles shipped under dubious means from foreign countries into Ghana.
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WAEC backs GES to dismiss officials involved in exam malpractice
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has thrown its full weight behind the Ghana Education Service (GES) to dismiss any examination official found to have engaged in malpractices in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates (WASSCE-SC).
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Motorcyclists, pedestrians top casualties of road crash deaths
Motorbike crashes and pedestrian knockdowns have been identified as the twin drivers of escalating carnage on the country’s roads, particularly in the cities of Accra and Kumasi in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions.
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Ghana slips on 2025 Global Peace Index; drops outside top 5 in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana’s peacefulness has deteriorated over the past year, according to the 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI), with the country falling six places to rank 61st globally.
