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The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced the payment for its free dialysis coverage for certain vulnerable patient categories for the month of June. The Authority confirmed that a total of GH¢587,236.00 has been allocated for this coverage.  In a press statement issued on Sunday, June 30, and signed …

Professor Francis Nkrumah, the eldest son of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has passed on. The cause of death is not immediately known. But Indian author and editor Vijay Prashad announced his demise in a post on X on Sunday, June 30, 2024. He was 89 years old. …

The Finance Minister has expressed his appreciation to Ghanaians as the country navigates the conditionalities in securing the results of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. According to Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, this process would not have been possible without support from various stakeholders, including the general public. “Let me …

Former CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mawuena Adzo Dumor Trebarh, will be laid to rest today, Saturday, 29 June,2024. The burial service is scheduled to take place at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Adabraka, Accra, at 7 am. The dress code for the service is black. A …

Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has indicated that no decision has been reached on who will join Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for the 2024 ticket of the New Patriotic Party. There were reports that the flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had presented the name of Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh to …

A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Dr Abdul-Jalilu Ateku, has advised Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Energy Minister, to address his perceived arrogant demeanour and work on his traits if he is to succeed as running mate to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Dr Ateku’s comments come after Dr Opoku Prempeh …

The Minority in Parliament has threatened to use unflattering language against Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin if he fails to present the proposed bill on the Free Senior High School policy in the House today, Friday, June 28. The bill seeks to make the Free SHS intervention mandatory for future governments to sustain …

Kwabena Ebo, a 37-year-old man with swollen testicles is now heaving a sigh of relief. This was after a herbal doctor, Kwabena Tawiah popularly known as ‘Asamando Ye Sum’ offered to help after a news report by Adom FM. He claims Kwabena Ebo swollen testicles was caused by spiritual electric …

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has given an update on the petition submitted by North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, regarding the controversial national cathedral project. CHRAJ in a letter to all the persons involved on Thursday, June 27, announced that it is currently …

The Chamber for Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has projected a rise in fuel prices for the first pricing window of July 2024. According to COPEC, retail prices of petrol, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are expected to increase across the country. This anticipated hike is attributed primarily to the further …