The National Health In­surance Authority (NHIA) says it paid GH¢180 million to various categories of healthcare providers last Friday across the country mainly for claims submitted and vetted up to December 2023. This is in fulfillment of its mandate as a payer of healthcare services in Ghana for disease con­ditions as prescribed in the NHIS … The post NHIA pays GH¢180m to healthcare providers

Some Christian religious leaders have implored Ghanaians to eschew tendencies and statements that had the potential to disturb the peace of the country. Rt Rev Daniel Sylvanus Mensah Torto According to them, Ghanaians should avoid talking and doing things that would bring about religious intolerance and conflict in the country. The clergy gave the advice … The post Don’t

The West African Examination Coun­cil (WAEC) says its inability to pay some invigilators and supervisors is due to the government’s indebt­edness of GH¢57.3 million for examinations conducted in 2022 and 2023. The indebtedness for 2022 is GH¢ 9.9 million while that of 2023 is GH¢47.4 million, compris­ing GH¢40 million for the main examination and GH¢7.4 … The post WAEC

Ghana is a place where certain public projects stall and can remain so forever or until who knows when. If you do not believe this, take an inventory of state projects from the time of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of the country, and you would drop all your doubts. Some of the projects … The post  GETFund must fulfil promise appeared first on Ghanaian T

A man, who defiled and impregnated a 15-year-old student, has been sentenced to seven years’ impris­onment in hard labour, by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. The convict, Kingsley Acquah, 24, pleaded not guilty to the charge, but he was found guilty at the end of the trial. Prosecuting, Superintendent of Police Juliana Essel-Dadzie told the court, … The post Man jailed 7 years for impregnating student

Two men, who attempted to escape from Bawd­ie police cells, in the Western Region, have each been sentenced to four years impris­onment by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Evans Sarpong, 24, and Des­mond Ampong, 23, both unem­ployed, who conspired and broke part of the wall of the cells in an attempt to escape from lawful custody, … The post 2 jailed for attempting to escape from police cells

A security man has been fined GH¢3,600 by the Adentan Circuit Court for stealing electrical appliances and two water pump machines belonging to his uncle, a senior lecturer, at the University of Ghana, Legon. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to steal and not guilty on the second count of stealing. The presiding … The post Security man fined GH¢3,600 for stealing

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced an okada rider, Kofi Sumaila, to 10 years imprison­ment for robbing a commercial tricycle rider, at Bompieso in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality. The 22-year-old convict, also known as Blackman, plead­ed guilty and prayed the court, presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu, for forgiveness. The judge passing judgement, said: … The post Okada rider jailed 10

The Ghana Football Associ­ation (GFA) has announced a new date for the Accra Lions versus Medeama SC out­standing Ghana Premier League (GPL) scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium. The Match day 18 game was postponed due to Medeama’s participation in the group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF champions League. According to the FA, the match … The post New date for Accra Lions, Medeama

Accra has been voted by WAFU Zone B as the host city for the 2024 U-17 Boys Cup of Nations in May. The tournament will feature host, Ghana, defending Champions Ni­geria, Cote D’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and Niger. The WAFU Zone B Champion­ship will also serve as qualifiers for the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup … The post Ghana to host WAFU B U-17 Boys tournament appeared first on

The Safety and Secu­rity Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has condemned acts of violence perpetrated on officials that handled the Ghana Premier League (GPL) encounter between Asante Kotoko and Nations FC on Sunday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadi­um in Kumasi. The Porcupine Warriors suffered a 1-0 defeat in the hands of the … The post  Safety,