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Proposed fare hike is a warning, not an approved increase – GRTCC [Audio]

The General Secretary of the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), Emmanuel Ohene Yeboah, says transport operators are yet to approve the proposed 30%...

‘Jonkys’ now dictate transport fares, Police look on — GPRTU [Audio]

The Deputy Secretary of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, says the union does not have the legal authority to arrest...

GPRTU clarifies position on reported 30% transport fare increase [Listen]

The Deputy Secretary of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, has dismissed reports that the union has approved a 30% increase...

Over 90% of ‘Aboboyaa’ in Accra operate without side mirrors — DVLA

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has raised concerns over the roadworthiness of tricycles, popularly known as aboboyaa, operating in Accra, saying more...

Godfred Dame argues Hanan Abdul-Wahab’s Buffer Stock charge sheet is defective, seeks dismissal

Lawyers for Hanan Abdul-Wahab have challenged the validity of the charge sheet in the ongoing Republic v Hanan Abdul-Wahab & Another case, arguing that it is fundamentally defective...

NDC branch organiser granted GH¢200,000 bail over alleged false claims about Bawumia

A 39-year-old lotto agent and branch organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Agona West, Prince Aboagye, has appeared before a court for...

Wontumi brought to Accra High Court for Tano Nimiri case while serving 20-year sentence

The jailed Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has made his first appearance at...

Wontumi sentence: John Boadu urges NPP members to remain united

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has expressed support for the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known...

Mahama, former presidents, other dignitaries to attend Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s funeral – Family confirms

The family of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo has announced that final preparations for his burial and funeral rites have reached their final stages,...

Rejecting Ghana cedi coins is a criminal offence – BoG warns traders

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned traders, transport operators and businesses that refusing to accept Ghana cedi coins as payment for goods and...

GMet forecasts thunderstorms in northern Ghana as mist and fog affect southern areas

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has forecast thunderstorms and rain over parts of northern and transition belt communities on Wednesday, while much of southern...

Ghana’s public debt hits GH¢720.8bn in May 2026

Ghana’s public debt hit GH¢720.8 billion in May 2026, equivalent to 45.1% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In dollar term, the public debt stock stood...

Contractors on $500m World Bank road projects to face sanctions for poor work – Agbodza

Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza has assured Parliament that road projects to be funded under the newly approved US$500 million World Bank...

Two arrested at Asawase Market over suspected narcotics hidden in fertiliser sacks

The Manhyia District Police Command has arrested two men after an intelligence-led operation uncovered a large quantity of suspected narcotic drugs concealed in fertiliser...

Korle-Klottey, Tema and Accra Metro lead HIV table in Greater Accra – AIDS Commission

The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that about 337,435 people are currently living with HIV in Ghana, with the Greater Accra Region recording the...

Three killed, 11 injured in head-on collision at Ajumako Kokoben

Three people have died, while 11 others sustained varying degrees of injuries following a head-on collision involving two vehicles at Ajumako Kokoben in the...

NPP clears 34 aspirants for Ashanti Regional executive elections after vetting

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region has cleared 34 aspirants to contest in the upcoming regional executive elections. One candidate, Adwoa Adutwumwaa...

Wontumi chose trial over plea bargain – Deputy AG rejects NPP’s ‘political prisoner’ claim

Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has dismissed claims that the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman...

Five arrested over alleged human trafficking; 18 rescued at Kwabenya

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested five people for their alleged involvement in human trafficking and cyber-enabled criminal...

Gov’t Statistician highlights plans for register-based education data system after meeting with Education Minister

The Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, has announced progress on Ghana’s Pilot Register-Based Education Statistics Project following a meeting involving the Ghana Statistical Service...

Delegation from Dagbon formally informs Otumfuo of Ya-Na Abukari II’s death

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, received a delegation from the Dagbon Traditional Council, which formally informed him of...

ECG announces planned power outages across Tema, Ashanti, Accra West, Central and Eastern Regions for Wednesday

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of planned maintenance exercises across the Tema, Ashanti, Accra West, Central and Eastern regions...

Wontumi’s lawyers only sought an adjournment, not to move motions – Deputy A-G

Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has rejected claims that Chairman Wontumi's legal team was prevented from arguing pending applications before...

GNFS relocates bee swarm after student, teacher attacked at Vakpo Secondary Technical School

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has safely removed and relocated a bee swarm from the Vakpo Secondary Technical School in the North Dayi...

Unemployed man jailed for attempting to steal police armoured vehicle

The Kwadaso Circuit Court in Kumasi has sentenced a 26-year-old unemployed man to one month in prison for attempting to steal a police armoured...

2 arrested for illegal mining near Adansi Asokwa Agenda 111 Hospital site

National Security operatives have arrested two people, including the owner of an illegal mining site located close to the Agenda 111 Hospital project at...

‘Don’t rush to scrap it’ – Adawudu defends criminal offensive conduct law

A member of the NDC’s legal team, Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, has urged caution over growing calls to repeal the criminal offensive conduct provisions, insisting...

Fewer children got US-backed HIV treatment after aid cuts, study finds

Around 77,000 fewer children worldwide received HIV treatment supported by the U.S. in the year to ​October 2025 than in the previous fiscal year,...

9 weeks after IMF exit, gov’t is back for $1bn in loans – Oppong Nkrumah questions fiscal strategy

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has questioned the government’s fiscal strategy. He argues that barely nine weeks after Ghana...

Atta Akyea explains absence during Wontumi’s sentencing

Lead counsel for New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, Samuel Atta Akyea, has explained his...

Parliament approves US$300m World Bank facility to transform secondary education

Parliament has approved a US$300 million credit facility from the International Development Association (IDA) to finance the Secondary Education Transformation for Access, Relevance and...

Wontumi’s appeal will be based on over 20 legal grounds – Lead counsel

Lead counsel for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, says the defence...

Two people arrested for galamsey close to Agenda 111 Hospital

National Security operatives have arrested two people, including the owner of an illegal mining site cited close to an Agenda 111 hospital project site...

Three injured after timber logs crush vehicles on Oforikrom road

Three people sustained injuries after timber logs fell from an overturned truck onto two vehicles along the New Road in the Oforikrom Municipality of...

Bagbin orders MPs to obey ban on unauthorised sirens and police escorts

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has directed all Members of Parliament (MPs) to comply fully with the government's directive banning the unauthorised...

Two ‘trafficking victims’ become suspects as CID arrests 11 in Tema cybercrime operation

An intelligence-led operation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has led to the arrest of 11 suspects at Fafa...

Six suspects arrested, GH¢300,000 recovered after robbery on Portor-Gurumpe highway

The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with a highway robbery on the Portor-Gurumpe Highway and recovered GH¢300,000 allegedly...

I have been defamed, maligned; my wife has even packed her bags – Miracles Aboagye

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications Director at the Office of the Party’s Flagbearer, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, says the allegations surrounding his arrest by the...

GH¢55m claim is propaganda spin – Miracles Aboagye fires back at EOCO

Former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has rejected allegations that he was involved in the misappropriation...