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That is not how I raised my daughter – Mother of Nyinahin SHS student breaks down over viral video [Audio]
The mother of a female student involved in the Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School incident has expressed shock and disappointment after a viral video showed her daughter allegedly being assaulted by a teacher. Recounting the mother’s words in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem morning show, the Public Relations Off...
Cabinet approves National Defence University Bill for onward transmission to Parliament
Cabinet has approved the National Defence University Bill, 2026, for onward submission to Parliament.
Nationwide consultations underway for Ghana’s Youth peace and security plan
Ghana is deepening efforts to strengthen youth participation in peacebuilding and national development with the development of its first National Action Plan (NAP) on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS), through nationwide consultations aimed at shaping a youth-inclusive security framework. The National Youth Authority (NY...
KATH Cardiology Centre on course for August completion, Medical Trust Fund says
Construction of the Cardiology Centre at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), funded by the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, is on schedule for completion by the end of August 2026, the Fund's Administrator, Adjoa Obuobia Darko Opoku, has announced.
World Bank approves $300m to help Ghana end double-track SHS system by 2027
The World Bank has approved a $300 million financing package to support Ghana’s efforts to phase out the double-track system in Senior High Schools by 2027, the Ministry of Education has announced. The funding will be channelled through the Secondary Education for Access, Results and Relevance for Jobs (STARR-J) Projec...
Childhood cancer: Late diagnosis, limited access driving worrying trend in Ghana
Country Director of World Child Cancer, Adwoa Pinamang Desu, also emphasised the importance of strengthening clinical guidance in the management of childhood cancer, particularly in radiology. She explained that the absence of paediatric-specific protocols has long been a gap in clinical practice. “Within the clinical...
From National Cathedral to National Cultural Convention Centre
Ghana’s stalled national cathedral is an issue of immense public concern and controversy, for two reasons: first, it is unclear if anyone will be prosecuted for what the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has identified as severe procurement breaches in the construction process, recommending...
Surrogacy in Ghana: Legal parenthood, registration, and the rights of the surrogate
Surrogacy is no longer a novelty in Ghana. More families are turning to it. More clinics are facilitating it. More lawyers are being asked to structure it. The law, for its part, has started to respond. But only just. It is no longer entirely correct to say Ghana has no law on surrogacy. That position, while once accur...
Name, prosecute govt officials implicated in $300m drug bust — Ntim Fordjour
The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called on the Minister for the Interior to name and prosecute any government officials allegedly involved in the trafficking of narcotics. He made the call just a day after the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mub...
Six in 10 health workers in Greater Accra consider quitting their jobs, study finds
Nearly six out of every 10 health workers in Ghana's Greater Accra Region are considering leaving their jobs, raising concerns about the stability of the country's healthcare workforce, according to a new study by researchers from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) and partner instit...
Wontumi’s conviction legitimate, more galamsey prosecutions must follow – Prof Agyemang-Duah
Governance expert, Professor Baffour Agyemang-Duah, says the conviction of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is a legitimate outcome of the judicial process but must be followed by further prosecutions of other individuals linked to illegal...
Korle Bu successfully performs first off-pump heart bypass surgeries
The National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has recorded a major milestone in cardiac healthcare with the successful completion of its first two Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCAB) surgeries. The groundbreaking procedures were performed with support from visiting Indian card...