GENERAL NEWS

The Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) is facing internal turmoil as two factions have issued contradictory letters to the Electoral Commission (EC) regarding the party’s participation in the December 7 general elections. Following the death of Akua Donkor last week, the founder and presidential candidate of the party, the Electoral Commission …

A group calling itself the Coalition of Unpaid Teachers and Arrears – Ghana is demanding the payment of their outstanding emoluments after being employed by the Ghana Education Service (GES). According to the teachers, they were employed permanently by the government in 2023, however, delays in processing their documents for …

Three teenage girls are in police custody for allegedly killing 16-year-old Dennis Owusu Ansah, a recent Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduate set to start school on Thursday, November 7, 2024. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred on Monday night around 7:30 p.m. in Anloga, Ashanti Region, following a dispute …

The Ministry of Interior has announced that Friday, November 8, 2024, will not be a public holiday despite the celebration of the 40th Farmers’ Day. The date has been moved from the traditional first Friday of December, which would have been December 6, for the 2024 celebration. This comes after …

The director general of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga is trending on social media following the leak of his alleged sextapes. Engoga has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes of the wives of notable people in the country. The scandal emerged in the …

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has addressed concerns raised by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), following the group’s announcement of a nationwide strike scheduled to begin on Thursday, 7 November 2024. CLOGSAG recently issued a press release expressing dissatisfaction with ongoing negotiations and …

The Ghana Police Service has announced that its 2024 recruitment exercise, which began in August, has advanced to the next phase. In a statement that was signed by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Grace Ansah-Akrofi, successful candidates are now being invited for medical examination, scheduled to take place on Thursday, …

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has honoured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his contributions towards the advancement of cybersecurity in the country. Alongside the President was the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, who was also recognised at the maiden CSA awards organised in Accra last Friday for …

Below  are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today.          The Daily Searchlight           Daily Guide       The Daily Dispatch             The Chronicle         …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced a new visa policy from the United Kingdom (UK), set to take effect on January 1, 2025, that will impact all travellers to the UK for extended stays. The UK government has announced that it will be replacing all physical …