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Students Loan Fund urges tertiary institutions to admit PWDs without demanding fees

The Students’ Loans Trust Fund (SLTF) has asked public tertiary institutions to admit eligible persons with disabilities (PWDs) without demanding fees.  It said the SLTF would facilitate the payment of full fees for all validated students with disabilities upon receipt of the necessary data. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SLTF, Dr Saajida Shiraz, […]

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Police launch manhunt after Immigration officer killed, another injured in Tempane

The Upper East Regional Police Command has launched a manhunt for unidentified gunmen who attacked two Immigration Officers at Nagani Tempane on Sunday night, November 2, 2025.  One officer was killed while the other is currently receiving medical attention after sustaining critical injuries.  The officers were reportedly returning to base after a routine foot patrol around 2200 hours when they were ambushed by the […]

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German President honours four individuals during state visit to Ghana

The Federal President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has conferred on three distinguished Ghanaians and a German resident in Ghana, one of his country’s prestigious awards. The award, Federal Cross of Merit, were presented to a renowned Ghanaian heart surgeon,  Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng; a former German national team footballer, Gerald Asamoah; Dr Ralph Nyadu-Addo and a […]

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2025 Recruitment for police, prisons, fire and immigration services begins November 15

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that recruitment into Ghana’s internal security agencies will open from November 15 to December 15, 2025. The nationwide exercise will cover the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Prisons Service, Ghana National Fire Service and the Ghana Immigration Service. In a public notice, the Ministry said the recruitment forms part […]

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Robbers kill taxi driver at Ngleshie Amanfro near Kasoa

Some unknown persons at Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, suspected to be armed robbers, have killed a taxi driver. The incident happened last Friday at an area known as American Farm at Nglehsie Amanfro. The driver, identified only as Kwame, was said to have been shot and killed […]

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German President arrives in Accra for three-day state visit

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday evening arrived in Ghana for a three-day state visit.  A statement issued by Ghana’s Presidency said President Steinmeier was met on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) by Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the German Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Frederik Landshöft.  President Steinmeier, accompanied […]