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Galamsey thrives because enablers protect miners – Angel Carbonu [Listen]

President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has accused influential individuals and politicians of enabling illegal mining (galamsey), making it...

NAGRAT President reacts to CAGD delays in allowances [Listen]

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has expressed disappointment over the delayed payment of certain allowances for teachers. Speaking...

NAGRAT President raises alarm over harmful chemical in palm oil

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has raised alarm over the increasing use of sudine, a hazardous chemical...

Agenda 111 funding will take 193 years to complete hospitals – Atwima Nwabiagya North MP

The Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya North, Frank Yeboah, has criticised the government’s allocation of GHS100 million for the completion of 10 Agenda...

AfCFTA Executive Assistant faces charges for defrauding US businessman of GH¢221,000

An executive assistant at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Anthonette Ama Boakye, has appeared before Circuit Court 3 in Accra, accused of...

UK bans over 1,000 Ghanaians for visa fraud

The United Kingdom has banned 1,632 Ghanaians for a visa for 10 years for using fraudulent means to acquire the document. The 1,632 represented four...

All eyes on Manhyia as Bawku peace talks enter decisive phase

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is leading a final effort to make peace in the long-running Bawku chieftaincy conflict this weekend. In a high-stakes...

Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction

A group of 24 Nigerian girls who were abducted from their boarding school over a week ago have been released, the country's president said. Armed...

Edwumawura to support 10,000 young entrepreneurs each year – Trade Minister

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has reiterated the government’s commitment to empowering young people through entrepreneurship, skills development, and broader...

Nationality of Daddy Lumba revealed in court

The nationality of legendary highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has come under scrutiny at a Kumasi High Court. He was...

Zipline delivering less than 1% of core mandate – Prof. Beyuo

Member of Parliament for Lambussie and member of Parliament’s Health and Subsidiary Legislation Committees, Professor Titus Beyuo, has raised concerns over the effectiveness of...

Parliament approves abolition of COVID-19 Levy

Parliament has approved the removal of the COVID-19 levy, a tax introduced during the Akufo-Addo administration to fund pandemic-related expenditures. The decision follows the...

Akosua Serwaa surprises Odo Broni in court with pictures of her marriage with Lumba in Germany

Akosua Serwaa Fosu, the plaintiff in the Kumasi High Court widowhood case involving late musician Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, surprised...

Girls face the highest risk of sexual violence, often by relatives and trusted adults – GSS

Girls in Ghana face the highest risk of sexual violence at age 15, according to a new national report released by the Ghana Statistical...

Renel Ghana Foundation condemns Ofankor domestic violence, calls for stronger protection systems

Renel Ghana Foundation has strongly condemned the recent domestic violence incident at Ofankor, which was captured in a viral video, describing it as a...

Disruptive mindset from government – Dr. Afriyie on Zipline centres shutdown [Audio]

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr. Ayew Afriyie, has expressed serious concern over the closure of three Zipline drone delivery centres, warning that...

Why COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno deserves an extension of tenure

Leadership in policing is not just about uniforms and mandates, it is about restoring confidence, modernising institutions, and earning public trust, one decision at...

Former, current Ahafo Regional Ministers join forces to boost healthcare services

Former and current Ahafo Regional Ministers have teamed up to improve healthcare services for residents of the region. During a courtesy call on the Kenyasi...

8-year-old girl dies in Dansoman Market fire

An 8-year-old girl has tragically died after being trapped in a fierce blaze that engulfed Dansoman Market in the early hours of today, according...

Wesley Girls’ case: No right is divisible; we won’t deny any girl her faith – Education Minister

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has reaffirmed government’s commitment to protecting the religious rights of all students in Ghana, including Muslim students currently at the...

Ordinance and Customary marriage together a waste – Kumasi Judge says in Daddy Lumba case

A High Court Judge in Kumasi, Justice Dorinda Smith-Arthur, has described the practice of conducting both an ordinance marriage and a customary marriage as...

Sammi Awuku commissions Akropong PCE Ademim Field [Photos]

The Member of Parliament for Akuapem North Constituency, Samuel Kwabena Awuku, popularly known as Sammi Awuku, has officially commissioned the newly completed Akropong PCE...

GCBC, Christian Council defend values amid debate on religious rights in mission schools

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Christian Council of Ghana have reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining the Christian character of mission schools, amid...

Ex-wife of Dubai royal says she fears arrest as custody battle escalates

The former wife of a member of Dubai's ruling family has expressed concern that she could be arrested as her ex-husband has lodged a...

Presidency yet to receive Jean Mensa petition – Kwakye Ofosu

Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has stated that the presidency has not yet received the petition from Electoral Commission (EC) staffer Joseph Blankson Adumadzie...

Catholic bishop hits out at Nigeria’s failure to rescue abducted schoolchildren

Nigeria's government is making "no meaningful effort" to rescue more than 250 children abducted from a Catholic boarding school in the central state of...

IGP mandate extension ‘a sorry state’ — Former Deputy Defence Minister fires

Former Deputy Defence Minister Kofi Amankwah Manu has expressed concerns over the Police Council’s recommendation to extend the tenure of the Inspector General of...

Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade finally reconcile after 7-year feud

Nigerian music stars Yemi Alade and Tiwa Savage have finally reconciled after seven years of feud. Their rift began on social media when Yemi Alade...

50,000 students stranded as CETAG strike shuts down 46 Colleges

A deepening industrial standoff has paralysed academic activities across Ghana’s teacher education sector, with the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) declaring...

Suspect accused of killing girlfriend over his smoking habit arrested

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested 27-year-old Sylvester Sowah, the man suspected of killing his girlfriend, Charlotte Obeng, popularly known as Biggest Abena,...

He guides, coaches and leads – Felix Kwakye Ofosu on Mahama’s communication legacy

Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has credited President John Mahama for shaping his communication style and instilling in him a disciplined, respectful approach to...

Mahama’s delay in appointing Defence Minister reckless – Ntim Fordjour

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama for deferring the appointment of a...

Controller’s Department halts 2 key allowances after last-minute system failure

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has announced that two major categories of allowances expected to be paid this month could not be processed. This...

Kumasi Mayor directs Bantama traders to vacate roadsides ahead of new market allocation

The Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori-Agyeman Boadi, has issued a firm directive to traders operating along the roads at Bantama Market, instructing them to...

Major fire breaks out at Dansoman Market

A major fire has broken out at the Dansoman Market in Accra, with firefighters currently working to bring the situation under control. According to officials,...

NCBWTA warns government over intimidation, calls for fair customs practices

The National Cross Border Women Traders Association (NCBWTA) has issued a strong warning to government over what it describes as growing intimidation and unfair...

Appointments Committee has been politicised – Baffour Awuah

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has expressed concern over what he describes as excessive political interference in the...

Bimbila Regent supports Fire Service with donation of new computers

The Regent of Bimbila, Nyelingboligu Naa Yakubu Andani, has donated brand-new desktop computers to the Bimbila Fire Station in the Northern Region to improve...

Vendor killed after trotro rams into pedestrians at Appollo Traffic Light

A 36-year-old street vendor has died after being hit by a commercial vehicle with failed brakes at Appollo Traffic Light in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality...

Man jailed for attacking senior police officer at McCarthy Hill

Rashid Cidi, a 21-year-old unemployed man, has been sentenced to four years in prison for attacking a senior police officer at McCarthy Hill in...