The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the government of President Akufo-Addo has worked towards the interest of Ghanaians by pursuing progressive and impactful policies. Addressing delegates atbthe 11th Quadrennial Conference of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) in Accra on Thursday August, 26, Dr. Bawumia shared with the workers inclusive interventions by […]
The Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Daasebre Professor Emeritus Oti Boateng, has passed on, aged 83. He died about two weeks ago after a short illness. Multiple sources close to the New Juaben Palace and also the family, which confirmed the incident to the Daily Graphic, said the New […]
The supreme leader of the Islamic community in Ghana Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has on Thursday made a donation of GHC50,000 (US$8000) to help in the construction of a National Cathedral for Christians. The cathedral is a personal project spearheaded by the nation’s president Nana Akufo-Addo at a cost of $200 million (169 million euros). He said it is […]
Nearly 1.3 billion people globally suffer from hypertension, a silent killer often driven by obesity that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Hypertension can be easily diagnosed by monitoring blood pressure, and treated with low-cost drugs, but half of the affected people are […]
A team of clinical psychologists from the counselling unit of the Ghana Police Service headquarters on Wednesday had sessions for the families whose relatives were murdered at Abesim in the Sunyani municipality of the Bono Region. The exercise, directed by the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, aimed at reducing the […]
The Ghana Police Service has started the prosecution of 252 people whose vehicles have been captured by special police monitoring cameras across the country for traffic violations. The special cameras, which are installed at all traffic intersections and vantage points throughout the country as part of the Traffic Monitoring and Surveillance Centre, captured the offenders […]
The 60-year-old man and his daughter who were arrested for allegedly operating an eatery, locally known as ‘chop bar’, on a pavement of the newly constructed Pokuase Interchange have been granted bail by the Accra Regional Police Command. Kwame Addo, the operator of the chop bar, and Comfort Dartey, 32, his daughter, were picked up […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has warned that any false information about the ongoing WASSCE will be detrimental to the integrity of the outcome and can hurt the future of the candidates. The examination body has, therefore, called on any person or entity that wants to put out information regarding the exam to check […]
Ghana is systematically rising to become an influential player in the affairs of the global community, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. “We do want, and we shall work, to take Ghana to where she deserves to be — a prosperous and dynamic member of the world community which is neither a victim nor […]
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in collaboration with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), has begun the trial of a vaccine for typhoid fever in Agogo in the Asante Akyem North District in the Ashanti Region. The trial of the vaccine, which is already in use in some countries in Asia, will […]
The Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, says the government is more than ready for an audit by the Auditor-General or a reputable audit firm into Agenda 111 following allegations that GH₵600 million was used for the project prior to its launch. According to him, although the money was initially allocated for the building of […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed a petition by pressure group, the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) to remove Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah from office for alleged bribery. The President, in concert with the Council of State, concludes that ASEPA failed to establish any prima facie case to warrant the initiation […]
