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Sam George donates 10 laptops to Parliament to support digital operations
Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Chairmanship hopeful, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has dismissed suggestions that his ongoing legal challenges could affect his ambition to become the party’s next National Chairman.
NDC members petition leadership over alleged irregularities in Lower Manya Krobo branch elections
Some members and branch executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Lower Manya Krobo Constituency have petitioned the party’s Eastern Regional Secretariat and Elections Directorate to replace the official supervising the ongoing branch elections.
Government activates surveillance and isolation systems to counter Ebola threat — Deputy Health Minister
The government has activated surveillance and isolation systems at key border posts to help detect and prevent the spread of the Ebola virus disease in Ghana. This was disclosed when the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, toured the busy Aflao and Elubo border posts to assess Ghana’s response strategy...
Tension escalates at Gwira Ampansie after chief’s brother allegedly shot by suspected galamsey guards
Tension is mounting at Gwira Ampansie in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region following the alleged shooting of the biological brother of the chief of the community, Nana Kojo Mensah, by suspected armed men linked to illegal mining activities in the area. According to information gathered, the armed men we...
Majority of NDC delegates want Asiedu Nketia to remain chairman, poll finds
A majority of delegates of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) want Johnson Asiedu Nketia to remain the party’s national chairman, according to a new Global InfoAnalytics survey, even as debate intensifies over the party’s leadership ahead of the 2028 general election. The poll found that 61% of delegates...
Ghana Medical Trust Fund boosts Tamale Teaching Hospital NICU with oxygen equipment
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has donated five oxygen concentrators, including a mobile oxygen concentrator, to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital to strengthen the facility’s capacity to provide life-saving care for newborns. The equipment, donated by Rikair Company Limited, is expe...
New Korle Bu cath lab to boost specialist heart and stroke care, reduce overseas referrals – Health Minister
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has described the newly commissioned Ghana Medical Trust Fund Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital as a major step in strengthening Ghana’s capacity to treat heart disease, stroke and other life-threatening cond...
Precious Akos Agrobesa elected Crossbench Whip at Commonwealth Youth Parliament in Australia
Ghana’s representative at the 13th Commonwealth Youth Parliament, Precious Akos Agrobesa, has been elected Crossbench Whip for the Green Justice Movement in the New Albion Parliament in Sydney, Australia. Her election places her in a key leadership role ahead of the debate on the Artificial Intelligence and Democratic...
NPP alleges political frustration in Hanan’s arrest case
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described the arrest of former National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, as politically motivated, alleging that the move was intended to frustrate him.
Herbert Apaloo: 153 MMDAs score above 50% in financial management compliance, up from 12 in 2024
Programme Manager of the Centre for Local Governance Advocacy (CLGA), Herbert Apaloo, said the latest Public Financial Management (PFM) Compliance League Table showed significant gains in compliance with public financial management laws across local authorities. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Thursday (16 Jul...
Minority appeals to KATH health workers to call off strike over patient safety concerns
The Minority in Parliament has called on striking doctors and nurses at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) to suspend their industrial action and return to duty, warning that an extended shutdown could endanger patients and lead to preventable deaths. Speaking on Citi FM on Monday, June 8, the Ranking Member on...
KATH CEO suspension was procedural, not punitive – Health Ministry
The Ministry of Health has defended its decision to suspend the Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), describing the industrial action by doctors and nurses in response as “unfortunate” and urging health workers to return to work. In a statement issued on Sunday (7 June), the ministry said t...