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August 21, 2024
Goat thief paraded through community carrying his booty
A 55-year-old man alleged to have stolen a goat at KpareKpare, a farming community near Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, has been paraded through the township carrying his booty.
Abalo Kwesi, the suspected thief, was made to…
High incidence of hypertension in Ghana, could excessive salt intake be a contributory factor?
During every meal at the dining table, Ama Serwaa, mother of three and wife of Mr Akoto adds salt to her food, especially lunch and supper.
Serwaa, 45, who is a trader at the Kejetia market in Kumasi, always keeps a white container labelled salt at …
UK-based Ghanaian locates his bloodline through Facebook after 20 years
Mr Wilberforce Nadutey, a 43-year-old Ghanaian residing in the United Kingdom, has utilised the social media platform, Facebook, to reconnect with his family after over two decades of silence.
During a durbar at Osuwem in the Shai Osudoku District o…
Shai Traditional Council launches Se Ngmayem Festival, bans funerals
The Shai Traditional Council has launched the 2024 Se Ngmayem Festival at Dodowa in the Shai Osudoku District of Greater Accra.
Historically, during the seven-year drought and starvation that left the forefathers of the Shai people with little to e…
Judicial Service of Ghana holds outreach programme on justice delivery
The Judicial Service of Ghana has extended its nationwide outreach programme to the Ellembelle District as part of its vision of building the pillars of justice in the quest to sensitize the citizenry.
The outreach programme is also to strengthen th…
Naabogu residents raise health concerns over sharing water source with livestock
Residents of Naabogu in the Northern Region have raised health concerns over sharing their source of water with livestock.
They said the community and surrounding areas relied on a single stream for all their water needs including drinking.
The com…
Good News Mission, Government partner to host 2024 youth conference
The Good News Mission branch in Ghana has partnered with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture to host the 2024 National Youth Conference in Accra.
The event is under the auspices of the International Youth …
Maternal health is not just about childbirth – Dr Kuma-Aboagye
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General (DG) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), says maternal health is not just about delivering a baby, but the total well-being of the mother before, during and after childbirth is key.
‘To achieve this, we n…
Victims of Akosombo Dam Spillage still struggling 11 months on
Eleven months after the devastating Akosombo Dam spillage, hundreds of residents in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region are still living in tents and lacking basic social amenities.
A visit to the camps by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) reveal…
Brain Tumour patient appeals for support for medical treatment
Madam Felicia Setuagbe, the mother of a brain tumour patient, is appealing for financial support to pay for her son’s medical bills and feeding.
Madam Setuagbe, who is also a widow, said she stopped treatment for her son, Moses Narh, due to lack of …