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NPP to appeal Wontumi conviction, describes him as ‘political prisoner’
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced its decision to appeal the conviction of its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, describing the High Court’s judgment as a miscarriage of justice. Addressing a press conference on Monday, July 20, the party’s General Secreta...
Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital marks 100 years with call for greater investment in child healthcare
The Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital has marked its 100th anniversary with a renewed call for greater investment in child healthcare, urging government, the private sector and development partners to strengthen support for paediatric services to meet growing healthcare demands. The hospital, established in 192...
Prof. Quartey slams GES ban on graduation ceremonies as ‘knee-jerk reaction’, calls for policy guidelines
Economist and Executive Director of the Startrite Montessori School, Professor Peter Quartey, has criticised the Ghana Education Service's (GES) decision to ban graduation ceremonies and related activities in pre-tertiary schools, describing the move as a "knee-jerk reaction" that punishes schools instead of addressing...
Wontumi doesn’t deserve this – Leading NPP members outraged over 20-year galamsey sentence
Some leading members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region are outraged over the 20-year jail term handed to the party’s Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
Bulldozed at midnight: How a 70-year-old Wa school was reduced to rubble for a market
They nurtured generations of children from Sokpayiri, Kabenya and Wa Zongo, including Justice Yonny Kulendi, the first person from the Upper West Region since 1876 to rise to Ghana’s Supreme Court.
Arrest of opposition voices part of plan to push Mahama third-term agenda – Kozie
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Akosua Manu, has accused the government of using arrests and what she described as excessive bail conditions to silence political opponents as part of an alleged plan to pursue a third presidential term. Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana, who serves as spokesperson for...
Groundwater Galamsey: The silent crisis beneath our feet
When Ghanaians hear the word galamsey, many of us immediately picture destroyed farmlands, brown rivers, abandoned pits, and communities struggling with the damage left behind by illegal mining activities.
NSMQ 2026 : St. Louis SHS returns to nationals after thrilling comeback in Ashanti region qualifiers
St. Louis Senior High School has secured a place at the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) national championship after producing a remarkable comeback victory in Contest Two of the Ashanti Regional Qualifiers. The Kumasi-based school recovered from an early deficit to finish with 53 points, sealing automatic q...
Students loan application deadline July 15 — SLTF
The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has said the application portal for the Regular Students Loan and Students Loan Plus schemes for the 2025/2026 academic year will officially close on next week Wednesday, July 15, 2026. All applicants currently at various stages of the application process, it said, were strongly advi...
Mfantsipim at 150: Honouring the pioneers of Ghana’s secondary education
The story of Mfantsipim School dates back to 1876, when visionaries such as John Mensah Sarbah, James Picot and Rev W.T. Balmer, alongside the Methodist Church Ghana, laid the foundation for what would evolve into Ghana’s second-cycle education system.
Approach the sick with empathy – Very Rev. Bonaventure Annan charges health workers at World Day of the Sick Celebration
The Our Lady of Grace Catholic Hospital at Breman Asikuma in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District of the Central Region hosted the celebration of the 34th World Day of the Sick, bringing together patients, caregivers, clergy, chiefs, and civic leaders. Pope Leo XIV announced the theme, “The compassion of the Samaritan: l...
Efua Sutherland Park land belongs to the state, Armah-Kofi Buah tells Parliament
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has reaffirmed that the land on which Afua Sutherland Park is situated remains the property of the state, citing official records dating back to 1959. Responding to a question on the floor of Parliament from the Member of Parliament for Klottey Kor...