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Veep visits Accra Newtown school collapse site as NADMO, Military clear debris

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has visited the site of the collapsed building at Accra Experimental Basic School in Newtown following the tragic...

Ho Central NDC Women’s Organiser donates clothes, hosts feast to mark International Women’s Day

The Ho Central Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Margaret Akua Dzogbewu-Arku, has donated 250 pieces of clothing and organised a feast...

NACOC takes custody of 37 sacks of suspected cannabis seized by Ghana Navy

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has seized a substantial consignment of suspected cannabis after it was intercepted by the Ghana Navy along the country’s...

MFWA defends sole-sourcing probe, calls for accountability in Big Push contracts

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has strongly defended the organisation’s work on sole-sourced road contracts under the government’s Big...

ECG announces power outages in Amasaman and Western Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has informed customers in parts of the Accra West Region and the Western Region of ongoing and planned...

IERPP questions government over anti-corruption push and GoldBod accountability

The Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP) has raised concerns over what it describes as inconsistencies in the government’s anti-corruption efforts. In a...

IET-GH urges thorough probe into Accra New Town building collapse

The Institution of Engineering and Technology Ghana (IET-GH) has expressed deep concern over the collapse of a four-storey building under construction in the Ayawaso...

Ghana, Burkina Faso reaffirm commitment to stronger bilateral trade ties amid tomato export challenges

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, held a bilateral meeting with the Ambassador of Burkina Faso, who led the country’s delegation,...

ECG Accra East installs 40 new transformers to improve power supply

The Accra East Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has installed about 40 new power distribution transformers across its eight operational districts...

Kafui Dey suggests seat fillers to fix late TGMA start

Ghanaian broadcaster and event host, Kafui Dey, has proposed the use of seat fillers, ideally university students living close to event venues, as a...

UN vote on slavery: US, Israel should not have voted no; UK shouldn’t have abstained

On March 25th, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly voted to condemn slavery as a crime and to call for reparations. The effort was...

You cannot cover up Goldbod probe forever – Oppong Nkrumah to Majority

The decision by Parliament’s Majority side to block a proposed inquiry into the Gold-for-Reserves programme has drawn sharp criticism from former Information Minister, Kojo...

Thieves steal paintings worth millions in three-minute Italian heist

Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions were stolen in a heist on a museum near the Italian city of Parma, police say. Four...

Mahama returns from UNGA to warm reception in Accra

President John Mahama on Sunday returned home from the United Nations General Assembly in New York to a warm reception after Ghana secured the...

Paul Afoko engages fellow NPP national executive aspirants in Jamasi

Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Awentami Afoko, has met with fellow national executive hopefuls in Jamasi, Ashanti Region. Mr. Afoko,...

Ghana, Japan, UNICEF launch US$2.3m partnership to tackle child labour

Ghana, Japan and UNICEF on Thursday launched a US$2.3 million public-private partnership to combat child labour in key sectors of the economy. The 12-month initiative,...

Gov’t to borrow GH¢15.231bn via T-bills, bonds between March and June 2026

The government plans to borrow fresh debt in treasury bills and bonds worth GH¢15.231 billion between March and June 2026. This is to support budget...

57 ECG feeders damaged after Sunday rainstorm, power restoration ongoing

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has confirmed that 57 feeders were damaged during the heavy rainstorm that swept through Accra and Tema on...

Accra New Town Experimental School temporarily closed after church building collapse

Authorities at the Ayawaso Central Municipality have temporarily closed Accra New Town Experimental School following the collapse of a church building that trapped 23...

‘Bury absenteeism, lateness with Christ’ – Speaker Bagbin  – MPs

Speaker Alban Bagbin had adjourned Parliament sine die from its First Meeting of the Second Session of legislative work with a call on Members...

We knew it was weak – Resident says after deadly Accra New Town collapse

A long-time resident of Accra New Town says the collapse of a three-storey building, which has claimed two lives, did not come as a...

‘They sacked me like a goat’ – Henry Quartey decries alleged mistreatment during Newtown building collapse response

Former Greater Accra Minister Henry Quartey has expressed deep disappointment over what he described as political interference while attempting to comfort victims of the...

Ayawaso Central MCE warns churches against worshiping in school buildings after Newtown tragedy

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ayawaso Central, Rudolph Collingwoode-Williams, has issued a stern warning to churches operating in school buildings or abandoned structures,...

Two discharged, 2 in critical condition after Newtown building collapse

Two victims of the Newtown building collapse have been discharged from the Police Hospital, while two others in critical condition are being transferred from...

Two suspected highway robbers shot dead in police operations on Atebubu–Ejura stretch

Two suspected armed robbers have been shot dead in separate police operations targeting criminal activities along the Atebubu–Ejura Highway. The deceased have been identified as...

Bawumia mourns victims of Newtown building collapse, commends rescue team

Former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic building collapse at Accra New Town, which has resulted in loss of...

I survived by grace — Security guard recounts ordeal after Newtown building collapse

A security guard who survived the recent building collapse at Newtown has been discharged from the Police Hospital and is recounting the terrifying moments...

Newtown building collapse: 20 hospitalized, 3 confirmed dead

Three people have been confirmed dead, while 20 others are receiving treatment in various hospitals following the collapse of a building at the Accra...

Ablakwa rejects planned airport reception over UN slavery resolution win

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has directed his outfit to cancel plans for a surprise welcome at the airport following his...

Fire destroys sections of Ofankor wood market

Firefighters have contained a commercial fire outbreak at a wood market at Ofankor-Muse in the early hours of Saturday, March 28, 2026. The Ghana National...

Lithium battery fire erupts at Brekuso Transmission Centre

A fire outbreak involving lithium batteries has been contained at the Ghana Digital Terrestrial Transmission Centre in Brekuso, with no casualties recorded. The incident occurred...

Obuasi MCE inspects ongoing road works at Kunka junction as project nears completion

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has inspected ongoing rehabilitation works on the Kunka Road, expressing satisfaction with the progress...

Haruna Iddrisu arrives at Accra Newtown school collapse site as rescue operations continue

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has visited the site of the collapsed building at the Accra Experimental Basic School in New Town, where rescue teams...

Multiple feared trapped as building collapses at Accra Newtown

A four-storey building has collapsed at Accra New Town, near GCB Bank, leaving several people feared trapped beneath the debris. The incident occurred along the...

Police arrest four, hunt key suspects in GH₵400,000 MoMo fraud linked to gold deal

The Ghana Police Service has uncovered that a widely reported alleged unauthorised withdrawal of GH₵400,000 from a mobile money account is connected to an...

Suspected robber dies after leaping from moving police vehicle

A suspected armed robber has died after reportedly jumping from the rear of a moving police vehicle while attempting to escape custody in the...

Police arrest man captured assaulting woman in viral video

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Samuel Bills Acquah, following the circulation of a viral video showing him allegedly assaulting...

One dead, over 700 homes affected as rainstorm wreaks havoc in Mframa

A devastating rainstorm swept through Mframa, a farming community in the Sene West District, on Sunday, leaving one dead, several injured, and more than...

Zanetor Rawlings supports constituents with tools to boost businesses

Member of Parliament for Korle Klottey, Zanetor Rawlings, has provided essential support to members of her constituency, distributing over 200 sewing machines, hair dryers,...