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KATH appeals for more support as wheelchair shortage hampers patient care
The Accident and Emergency Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) continues to face mounting pressure as it attends to hundreds of emergency cases daily, with an inadequate number of wheelchairs posing a major challenge to patient movement within the facility.
Akosombo fire prompts GRIDCo CEO suspension, ECG Ashanti leadership overhaul
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition has asked the chief executive of power transmission firm GRIDCo to step aside pending investigations into a fire at the Akosombo power control center, Minister of State for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu said on Sunday. Kwakye Ofosu, in a Facebook post, also sa...
NAPO urges Parliament to reconsider Anti-LGBTQ Bill amid controversy
Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, the 2024 Vice-Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, has called on Parliament to re-engage and reconsider the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025. The call follows controversy surrounding the Bill’s recent passage...
Current power outages cannot be described as ‘dumsor’ — Hopeson Adorye
The Director of Field Operations for the United Party, Hopeson Adorye, has stated that the current power outages being experienced across the country should not be described as “dumsor.” Speaking on the AM Show on JoyNews, he explained that the term “dumsor” historically referred to prolonged and predictable power cuts...
Oppong Nkrumah proposes 5 ideas to help solve youth unemployment
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has proposed five ideas the government must adopt to solve the worsening youth unemployment problem in the country. He suggested the need for the government to anchor every job programme to a published delivery scorecard with clear metrics on beneficiari...
Bongo Paramount Chief praises Asiedu Nketia’s ‘Thank You’ tour as mark of humility
The Paramount Chief of the Bongo Traditional Area, Bonaba Baba Salifu Atamale Lemyaarum, has commended the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, for his ongoing nationwide “Thank You” tour, describing it as a demonstration of maturity, humility, and respect for the Ghanaian...
Kumasi: Boy,15 dies in late-night fire that destroyed nine-bedroom house at Tarkwa Makro
A 15-year-old boy has died after a late-night fire destroyed a nine-bedroom house at Tarkwa Makro in the Suame Constituency of Ashanti Region, leaving several residents homeless and wiping out their belongings. The fire broke out at about 11:00 p.m. on Monday, according to residents, rapidly engulfing the house before...
You cannot cover up Goldbod probe forever – Oppong Nkrumah to Majority
The decision by Parliament’s Majority side to block a proposed inquiry into the Gold-for-Reserves programme has drawn sharp criticism from former Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.
Education Minister directs GTEC to withdraw letters on post-retirement contracts
The Minister for Education has directed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to immediately withdraw its earlier letters concerning post-retirement contracts for academic senior members of public universities. The directive affects letters dated September 30 and October 1, 2025, which addressed the engagement...
We’ll work to secure presidential pardon for Wontumi – Former Ashanti NPP executive
Former First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Nana Kwabena Nsenkyire, has expressed disappointment over the 20-year prison sentence handed to the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
Teachers in Western North unite to support political education and grassroots mobilisation
A group of teachers aligned with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Western North Region has launched an initiative aimed at strengthening political education and grassroots mobilisation ahead of future elections. Speaking at the launch, the President, Prince Abubakar, said the initiative seeks to bring toge...
Where is the GH¢25.3 million difference? NPP fires questions at Finance Ministry
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticised the Ministry of Finance, accusing the government of engaging in fiscal propaganda and deliberately misleading Ghanaians with inflated budgetary statistics regarding fund releases to the agricultural sector.