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NDC losing ground in Ashanti as NPP consolidates support – Global InfoAnalytics
The main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has slightly increased its share of declared party supporters in the Ashanti Region, while support for the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has fallen sharply, according to new polling data released by Global InfoAnalytics. The survey, conducted in June and comp...
Spike in homosexual HIV infections sparks grave concern from Ghana AIDS Commission
Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Bambilla, the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regional Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), has bemoaned the rapid spread of new HIV infections in the gay community in the Bono Region.
St. Monica’s returns to NSMQ with hard-fought win over Presby Bompata
St. Monica's Senior High School has secured a return to the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) Championship after defeating Presbyterian Senior High School, Bompata, in a tense Ashanti Regional qualifying contest. The "Munche" girls bounced back from missing out on the national competition two years ago, produ...
Nobody should be punished – GRNMA defends KATH CEO over bed crisis
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has defended the actions taken by management and health professionals at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).
GES announces July 20 to August 7 for 2026 BECE school selection
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that candidates sitting this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will begin selecting their preferred Senior High Schools (SHSs) and second-cycle institutions from Monday, July 20, 2026, as part of preparations for the 2026 Computerised School Selection...
Parliament must be guarantor of press freedom – Minority Leader advocates
The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged Parliament to serve as the guarantor of press freedom in the country.
NPP’s Salam Mustapha slams EOCO over the arrest of Miracles Aboagye
The National Youth Organiser of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over the arrest of the party's communications team member, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, accusing the agency of acting under political influence.
GRIDCo Board calls on Speaker of Parliament
The Board of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has held discussions with the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, as part of efforts to strengthen engagement with key national stakeholders and deepen collaboration on Ghana’s energy infrastructure agenda. The eight-member board paid a courtesy call on the Speaker to brief...
Telecel engages hearing impaired graduands on digital career pathways
Telecel Ghana has engaged final-year students of the Mampong Akuapem Senior High Technical School for the Deaf in the Eastern Region.
Gov’t replaces illegal mining with cooperative scheme in Ellembelle
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is replacing illegal mining operations in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region with a Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme.
Climate change projected to cause more AC adoption for the wealthy and shorter lives for the poor – Report
Climate-driven temperature changes are on track to cause about 430,000 additional deaths every year by 2050, with 10 times more deaths occurring in poor countries than in richer ones. How many of those lives can be saved largely depends on access to energy, particularly the electricity needed for cooling. But how many...
'Don't be swayed by flavoured cigarettes – they still kill' – Health Minister warns Ghanaian youth
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has admonished the youth not to be swayed by flavoured or electronic cigarettes because they still have the propensity to cause cancer and deaths. "It is estimated that about 13.6 per cent of youth smoke shisha and about 2.2 per cent smoke e-cigarettes. Nearly 450,000 adu...