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The Government of Ghana has appealed to nurses and other health professionals not to leave Ghana to other countries to seek greener pastures. Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare has told the nurses that Ghanaians are looking up to them to meet their health needs in the country hence they should stay. His comments...

Violence has broken out at a tertiary college in the northern Nigerian city of Sokoto after a female Christian student allegedly made blasphemous comments against Islam. The region is predominantly Muslim. Muslim students at the Shehu Shagari College of Education reportedly killed the woman and set her body alight. They then went on the rampage...

The High Court in Sunyani, presided over by Douglas Seidu, has ordered the New Patriotic Party in the Sunyani East Constituency to set aside a purported album used for the party’s recent constituency elections. This directive was given following a suit filed by four members of the NPP who appealed to the court to set...

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) Regional Chairman aspirant for North East, Alhaj Shani Mohammed, is under investigation for his alleged connection to some three persons who were arrested for possessing firearms. According to the police, the suspects, who were arrested with an AK-47 rifle, foreign-manufactured pistol and ammunition, alleged that the arms were being transported...

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has announced that a thunder storm is approaching Ghana from Nigeria on Thursday, May 12, 2022. The Agency says the thunder storm is expected to hit Ghana between 6hours to 8hours from the time of filing this story [6:30am on Thursday]. The Chief Forecaster for the Ghana Meteorological Agency, Felicity Ahafianyo, told Sunrise on...

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has expressed concerns about the increasing rate of inflation in Ghana. President of GUTA, Dr. Joseph Obeng said the rising inflation will definitely have a negative impact on businesses in the country. The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) announced on Wednesday May 11 that the national year-on-year inflation rate was 23.6% in April 2022, which...

Members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) have called off their strike. This was announced on Thursday May 12 by the Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, Dr. Isaac Bampo-Addo. He said “The National Executive Council of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has decided to call off the nationwide strike but its...

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said the Agyapa Royalties deal has not been abandoned. He says he still has in his mind the agreement because he believes it is best for the country. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Thursday May 12, “My firm philosophical belief really is that the capital markets are meant for...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (EGG) has given an assurance that future tariff adjustments will not exceed 10 per cent should the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) approve its pending proposal. ECG has proposed 148% increment which the PURC will look into and either approve or disapprove. During a stakeholder engagement on the proposals on Wednesday May 11, the...

Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye has said that he does not see how electricity charges will not be increased. He cited the negative impact of the Cedi depreciation against the major trading currency especially the dollar as one of the reasons for the tariffs to be increased. Speaking...