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The Ministry of the Interior has released dates for statutory holidays and commemorative days in Ghana for the year 2024. However, the dates for EId-UI-Fittr and EId-UI-Adha have not been set because they are movable feasts. “The dates for their observation are provided by the office of the chief imam …

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has ordered the immediate suspension of the revenue assurance contract signed between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilization Ghana Ltd (SML). He has also appointed the Audit, Tax, and Advisory Services firm, KPMG, to conduct an immediate audit of the transaction. In …

Athletic Bilbao have reported that their striker, Inaki Williams, is currently battling an illness, leading to a delay in his anticipated arrival at the Ghana camp for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Initially expected to join the camp in Kumasi on January 2, 2023, Williams will now arrive …

Ghana defender Baba Rahman has addressed speculations surrounding his withdrawal from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), asserting that his decision was purely based on footballing reasons and not related to previous incidents, including booing in September. Contrary to reports linking his absence to a negative fan reaction, Rahman, …

Ghanaian journalist and event organizer, Afua Asantewaa Owusu Aduonum, has disclosed that she has been hospitalized after attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest singing marathon by an individual. Afua Asantewaa, who commenced her attempt to break the sing-a-thon record on Christmas Eve, concluded on Friday, December …

Premier League duo Thomas Partey and Tariq Lamptey have been left out of the Black Stars 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Chris Hughton named his squad for the tournament on Monday, January 1, with 12 days away from the start of the tournament. Partey has …

A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit central Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate. A tsunami around 1 metre high struck parts of the coast along the Sea of Japan with a larger wave expected, public broadcaster NHK reported.   …

Days after Afua Asantewaa Aduonum’s sing-a-thon world record attempt officially ended after six days, another Ghanaian has started an attempt to break another Guinness World Record. Even as hundreds and thousands crossed over into the year 2024 in churches and places of worship, others did so at places of entertainment …

Apostle Isaac Owusu-Bempah delivered a mixed bag of prophecies in the wee hours of Monday, January 1, 2023; cautioning that only prayers could help avert some of the unpalatable incidents God had revealed to him. Leading the congregation through the 31st December Watchnight Service at the headquarters of the Glorious Word Power …

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has spoken about the economy in his first message of the year 2024. In a message posted in the early hours of the New Year, Akufo-Addo related to the economic struggles that the country has faced in the last two years. According …