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Mahama begins two-day Savannah Region tour to inspect projects and engage residents

President John Dramani Mahama has commenced a two-day working tour of the Savannah Region aimed at inspecting ongoing development projects and engaging residents on...

26-year-old motor rider shot in Nkwanta conflict struggles for ambulance amid emergency transfer delays

A 26-year-old motor rider, Bright Nkpah, is battling for recovery after sustaining a gunshot wound along the Odomi–Challah route on May 2, 2026, amid...

National Ambulance Service rejects claims EMTs are poorly trained

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has rejected claims that its Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) are poorly trained, following comments made by a committee chair...

SSNIT denies reports of selling its hotels

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has dismissed reports circulating in the media and on social platforms suggesting that it is selling...

ORC set to delist 318 companies over compliance breaches

The Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) has begun processes to strike off 318 companies from Ghana’s Companies Register as part of efforts...

Mamprugu Traditional Council calls for probe into alleged abuses linked to Bawku conflict

The Mamprugu Traditional Council has called for independent, transparent, and credible investigations into allegations of unlawful killings, disappearances, torture, abuse of power and human...

Nearly 1 in 3 working Ghanaians turning to gambling to manage financial pressure — Report

The latest Old Mutual Financial Wellness monitor has revealed that about 30 percent of working Ghanaians are turning to gambling and betting as a...

Nursing mother arrested for allegedly inflicting blade wounds on 5-year-old in Bole

A 35-year-old nursing mother and seamstress has been arrested by the Bole District Police for allegedly inflicting blade wounds and applying pepper on a...

Akwaduro residents fear flooding disaster over poor drainage system

Residents of Akwaduro, a farming community in the Ahafo Region, are appealing to government to urgently fix the poor drainage system on their road...

Okada rider remanded over alleged theft 

A 24-year-old Okada rider has been remanded into police custody by the Toase District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for allegedly causing unlawful damage and stealing at the Afari...

Toilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirms

Single-sex spaces - such as changing rooms and toilets - must be used on the basis of biological sex, new guidance from the equalities...

Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR Congo

An angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...

Wontumi denies authorising illegal mining on Akonta concession

The NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi, has denied allegations that he authorised prosecution witness Henry Okum to undertake mining...

Tourism Minister pushes for A-G probe into GH¢33m audit discrepancies

The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on the Attorney-General Dr Dominic Ayine, to investigate procurement breaches and other...

10 new forest protection camps commissioned in Ghana to combat galamsey, logging

The Government of Ghana, in partnership with the Government of the United Kingdom, has commissioned ten Forest Protection Camps and two checkpoint accommodation facilities...

Heavy Thursday downpour inundates Cape Coast

A sudden, intense three-and-a-half-hour downpour on Thursday morning, triggered flash floods in parts of the historic Cape Coast, leaving streets, homes and businesses waterlogged. Some...

Ghana High Commission breaks silence on viral video of Ghanaian ‘stranded’ at South Africa Airport

The Ghana High Commission in South Africa has responded to a viral video circulating on social media showing a Ghanaian national appealing for evacuation...

IJM Ghana honours Head of Adom News and Current Affairs, Martha Crentsil Acquah, for justice advocacy

The International Justice Mission (IJM) Ghana has honoured the Head of Adom News and Current Affairs, Martha Crentsil Acquah, for her consistent contribution to...

Railway Authority invites cattle sellers’ leaders for emergency meeting after train–cattle incident

The Ghana Railway Company Limited has confirmed that the train involved in Thursday morning’s incident at Avenor near Kwame Nkrumah Circle has been fully...

PNC National Chairman calls for arrest of NPP Youth Organiser

Samson Asaki Awingobit, the National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the National Youth...

Ghana announced as host country for the 2027 World Cocoa Foundation

Ghana has been officially announced as the host country for the 2027 World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Partnership Meeting, marking a major milestone for the...

Public Accounts Committee calls for closure of livestock market at Kanda

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has called on Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, to take immediate steps to either shut down...

Cabinet approves National Defence University Bill

Cabinet has approved the National Defence University Bill, paving the way for its submission to Parliament for legislative consideration. The approval was announced following an...

Galamsey: NAIMOS arrests Chinese, 7 Ghanaians in Amansie West

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified its nationwide clampdown on illegal mining, arresting one Chinese national and seven Ghanaians during an...

Wontumi’s fate near as court gives final deadline for witnesses

An Accra court has given lawyers for Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, a final deadline of Thursday, May 28, 2026, to...

GNFS releases fresh details on Adaklu Helekpe rock collapse after rescuing two

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has released additional details following a rock collapse incident at Adaklu Helekpe in the Volta Region that left...

GN Savings and Loans case is not over – Banking consultant

Banking consultant Nana Otuo Acheampong says the legal battle surrounding GN Savings and Loans is far from over despite the Court of Appeal ruling...

Three, including four-month-old baby, killed in accident at Gomoa Akotsi

Three people, including a four-month-old baby, have died in a fatal accident on the Winneba–Kasoa Highway between Gomoa Akotsi Junction and Buduatta Junction in...

Up and Shine Foundation Academy honours Nhyira FM for transforming lives of children with disability

There were tears, smiles, and heartfelt gratitude as children from Up and Shine Foundation Academy paid a touching visit to the Obra Show on...

Police probe violent clash at Drobo Traditional Council Palace

The Bono Regional Police Command has launched investigations into an incident of unlawful damage to property at the Drobo Traditional Council Palace in the...

GSA to launch digital App for consumers to scan and identify non-standard products

The Ghana Standards Authority (Ghana Standards Authority) will soon roll out a digital mobile application to help consumers identify non-standard products on the market. The...

Adaklu-Helekpe residents gripped with fear following mountain mudslide

A mudslide carrying heavy rocks from the 600-metre Adaklu Mountain buried at least five houses and nine vehicles at the foot of the mountain...

Security agencies don’t need my permission to arrest or invite MPs for questioning – Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin, has clarified that security agencies are not required to seek his permission before arresting or inviting a Member...

Speaker Bagbin urges calm amidst detention of Asante Akyem North MP

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin, has assured Ghanaians that coordinated efforts between Parliament and government are underway to address the detention of the...

Stakeholders demand demolition of encroaching structures around Wa Airport over rising wildlife threats

An urgent call for the demolition of encroaching structures, a ban on farming near the airport, and the strict prosecution of sanitation offenders dominated...

Minority urges government action over detention of MP in Netherlands

Minority in Parliament has urged government to urgently step up diplomatic efforts over the detention of Asante Akim North MP, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, in...

I will support retaliation if NPP returns to power – Sam Pyne

Former Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Sam Pyne, has stated that he would support any retaliatory action by the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Damang Mine agreement to come before Parliament for supervisory scrutiny – Mahama Ayariga assures Minority

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has assured that the Damang Mining Concession Agreement will be brought before the House for proper parliamentary...

Asiedu Nketia urges calm during disruption at Tolon thank-you tour over Alhaji’s death

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called for calm and unity among party supporters following a disruption during...