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Traditional worshippers in Lagos State will soon get an official public holiday set aside for them to celebrate like their Christian and Muslim counterparts. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, Commissioner for Tourism in the state, and Special Adviser to the governor, disclosed this while giving an account of their stewardship in the last …

  The CEO of Menzgold, a defunct gold dealership company, Nana Appiah Mensah has chided media personality, Bridget Otoo for allegedly misleading the public on his legal matters. Bridget Otoo on Wednesday waded into court’s conviction of Akuapem Poloo over her nudity case, saying Nana Appiah Mensah is even walking free and posting …

The Tema Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service is calling on the general public to assist in arresting some persons who are still on the loose after escaping from police custody on Sunday, April 4, 2021. According to the police, 12 suspects who were held custody at the …

After nearly two decades of a cosy relationship between the central leadership of organized labour and government, a deep dispute is brewing following the announcement of a plethora of new taxes in the 2021 budget proposals and a subsequent warning from the Ministry of Finance that the resultant erosion of …

Some Parents have queued up in some public schools in Accra to seek admissions for their wards due to government directives on school reopening to start a new academic year amidst COVID-19. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) team on Thursday visited some public schools in Accra and saw parents with their …

A year and a half old baby, Blessing, who was rescued from a public toilet in Tumu is alive and kicking. During a visit paid to the child, this reporter monitored that she was happily living with her caretakers. Blessing was rescued from a public toilet on one Thursday morning …

Beaches, pubs, cinemas and nightclubs in Ghana still remain closed until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said in an address to the nation on Sunday 20 December 2020. In his 20th address to the nation on the measures government has taken to curb the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has by Executive Instrument (EI) declared Monday, December 7, 2020 as a public holiday. A statement signed by Eugene Arhin, the Director of Communications at the Presidency indicates that the decision was arrived following a proposal by the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa. The President said that …

As widely expected Ghana’s public debt has now passed the generally accepted sustainability threshold of 70 percent of Gross Domestic Product, the GHc273.8 billion in total debt by the end of September translating to 71.0 percent of GDP. This is up from GHc209.1 million a year previously by which time …

Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education, says no student in the public universities will pay utility bills from next academic year. This is intended to lessen the financial burden on students and increase access to tertiary education in the country. Dr Opoku Prempeh, who announced this at the third …