The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang started the second phase of her campaign tour of the Western Region on Tuesday, September 24. 

Regularly, one may hear some Ghanaian TV/radio news anchors say, for example, that “Prof. John Gatsi is a Senior Lecturer at UCC”, or that “Prof. Ransford Gyampo is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana”.

Freight Forwarders' in Tema on Tuesday embarked on a protest against what they termed exploitative practices by shipping lines in Ghana.

Last week’s public demonstrations organised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) across all the regional capitals following its quarrel with the Electoral Commission (EC) got me thinking the other day.

The Overlord of the Wala State, Wa Naa Seidu Fuseini Pelpuo IV, has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to fulfil his promise of fixing the Wa-Bole-Bamboi road made to the people in the Upper West Region.

The World Food Programme (WFP) Ghana, in collaboration in with the Agricultural Engineering Services of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), and the Mastercard Foundation has so far trained 398 graduates across the country in the installation, operation, problem diagnosis, maintenance and repair of post-harvest farm equipment.

Road networks are essential in our modern society, facilitating smooth movement, connecting markets and communities and driving economic growth. 

About 91 per cent of fishers sampled across the coastal communities have agreed to the total removal of subsidies on premix fuel meant to ease the burden on fishing activities in the country.

The Chief of Kumawu in the Ashanti region, Barima Sarfo Tweneboah Kodua, has endorsed the decision by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to choose Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as running mate of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for the presidential elections this year.

Members of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) in public and technical universities have joined the indefinite strike by the Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA- UoG) and the Federation of Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG).

A development specialist, Ivor Agyeman-Duah, has urged the government to take decisive action against illegal currency trading, popularly known as black market, to help stabilise the cedi against the major international trading currencies.

April 2024 – marked the 30th anniversary of the first post-apartheid elections in South Africa.

Despite significant investments to improve water access in Ghana, the country’s water crisis is shifting from access to quality. 

Staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin, over the proposed merger of hydro power generation systems to separate them from thermal power production in the country. 

The Ghana Police Service has reopened several major roads in Accra after a three-day closure due to a standoff with protesters from the Democracy Hub. The roads had been blocked as part of a special police operation following failed negotiations over the protest route.

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Ayeboafoh shares his life story 

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Popular Ghanaian actress, Adwoa Smart, has made a startling revelation about her past, sharing how relentless teasing and bullying forced her to abandon her education.

The Police has arrested Oliver Barker-Vormawor, one of the leaders of Democracy Hub, for his involvement in incidents that took place on Saturday, September 21, and Sunday, September 22, at the 37 Intersection in Accra.

The Presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to ensure that all distortions to the country's history are corrected.

"If you are a man and you are corrupt, I will jail you. If you are a woman and you are corrupt, you think about your husband and children. When you are corrupt and you are going to jail, they will follow you there."

The Director-General (DG) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah, last Wednesday held a closed-door meeting with the family of the O'Reilly Senior High School student, Edward Borketey Sackey, who was stabbed multiple times by his school mate.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has decried the state of the country’s democracy for failing to meet the aspirations of many Ghanaians.

Following a strenuous balloting process on Friday evening, the presidential candidate for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia secured the 1st position on the ballot paper for the December 2024 presidential election while his fiercest opponent, John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will sit on the 8th position on the ballot paper. 

After the balloting at the Electoral Commission on Friday evening, this is how the presidential candidates for the 2024 election will appear on the ballot paper. 

The Electoral Commission has cleared 13 candidates for the 2024 presidential election.