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Fire guts Atwima Akyeremade compound house, leaves several homeless

Fire has gutted a compound house at Atwima Akyeremade in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region, leaving several tenants homeless and one...

Body of unidentified woman found in gutter at Haatso

The body of a woman has reportedly been found in a gutter along the Haatso-Bohye Road near the New DVLA office. Residents are said to...

GRIDCo clarifies nationwide demolition exercise targeting structures near power lines

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has clarified that its planned demolition of buildings and other structures located within restricted areas along high-voltage transmission...

Hawa Koomson pledges to reconcile with Kennedy Agyapong if elected NPP Women’s Organiser

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organiser hopeful, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has pledged to reconcile with Assin Central MP and former presidential aspirant, Kennedy...

2026 GJA Awards: Female Journalist of the Year category removed

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has removed the Female Journalist of the Year category from the 2026 GJA Media Awards. GJA President Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor...

Breast cancer survivor opens up about infertility stigma and abandonment

Breast cancer survivor and fashion designer Miriam Ablah Anani has opened up about her battle with cancer, financial hardship, spousal abandonment, and the social...

I still don’t believe I lost my parliamentary seat in 2024 – Hawa Koomson

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organiser hopeful, Mavis Hawa Koomson, says she is yet to come to terms with her defeat in the...

NPP women’s wing has become weak, members are angry – Hawa Koomson

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organiser hopeful, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has expressed concern about the weakening of the party’s women’s wing, warning that...

AMA announces Post-Homowo clean-up for September National Sanitation Day

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced a Post-Homowo clean-up exercise as part of the September edition of the National Sanitation Day in Accra. The...

GPRTU, GRTCC submit request for review of public transport fares

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) have submitted a request to the Ministry of Transport...

Two arrested over murder, burning of man at Awutu Kwei

Two people have been arrested in connection with the alleged murder and burning of a man believed to be in his late 30s at...

‘Did he lie? The data speaks for itself – Franklin Cudjoe on Chief Justice’s comment

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has defended the Chief Justice’s comments on the performance of state institutions, dismissing suggestions that the remarks were...

NSMQ 2026: St. Augustine’s College march into third straight final, beat Prempeh and Pope John

St. Augustine’s College has secured a place in the NSMQ 2026 Grand Finale to be held in Accra at the University of Ghana on...

What kind of hypocrisy is this? – Hamza Suhuyini slams NPP over Chief Justice’s remarks

Lawyer and National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communication team member, Hamza Suhuyini, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of hypocrisy over its criticism of...

Strike disrupts Premix fuel supply across Ghana

The National Premix Fuel Secretariat has announced a temporary disruption in the supply of premix fuel following an ongoing strike by members of the...

Police arrest two with suspected contraband at Jema, Sodium Cyanide found in maize shipment

The Bono East Regional Police have arrested two suspects after intercepting a Kia Rhino vehicle loaded with suspected contraband items at Jema on September...

More than 8,000 candidates vie for only 800 spots at Aburi Girls’ SHS – CSSPS

More than 8,000 candidates who selected Aburi Girls’ Senior High School as their preferred school in the 2026 Computerised School Selection and Placement System...

Dr. Busia Highway closure: Minister urges contractor to minimise traffic disruptions

The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Ahmed Ibrahim, has inspected preparations for the temporary closure of the Pamprom Junction to First Light...

Thousands flood Kumasi streets to give Asantehene rousing welcome from USA (Photos)

Thousands of residents have poured onto the principal streets of Kumasi in the Ashanti region to give the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, a...

Two security guards charged with defilement of 14-year-old BOGISS student granted bail

Two male security guards of the Bolgatanga Girls Senior High School (BOGISS) have been officially charged at the Bolgatanga Circuit Court with defilement of...

We know the ringleaders; we’ll look for you, treat you like a common criminal – Police warn Okuapeman, Mount Sinai SHS students

The Eastern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Owusu-Bempah, has cautioned students of Okuapem Senior High School and Mount Sinai Senior High School against resorting to...

Cement prices may rise as manufacturers introduce GH¢12 demurrage surcharge

Cement manufacturers in Ghana have announced a temporary GH¢12 surcharge per bag of cement to offset rising clinker demurrage costs caused by severe congestion...

Enough is enough – GIF demands immediate justice for slain forest guards

The Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF) has expressed concern over what it describes as the slow pace of prosecution of persons implicated in the...

Underage riders driving rise in motorcycle crashes – Motor Riders Union

The National Public Relations Officer of the Commercial National Motor Riders Union, Setsoafia Quarshie Pascal, has attributed a significant number of motorcycle crashes on...

Accra–Kumasi Expressway: GAF clears 170km corridor, only 6km left

The Ghana Armed Forces Engineers have cleared 170 kilometres of the 176-kilometre corridor earmarked for the proposed Accra–Kumasi Expressway, leaving just six kilometres to...

NPP demands Chief Justice’s resignation over alleged partisan conduct

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has demanded the immediate resignation of the Chief Justice, accusing him of abandoning judicial neutrality and openly aligning himself...

Confirmed: Carlos Queiroz stays on as Black Stars coach ahead of AFCON qualifiers

The Ghana Football Association has confirmed that Carlos Queiroz will remain as head coach of the Black Stars after agreeing a new deal with...

GNFS rolls out automated fire compliance system

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has rolled out the Automated Fire Compliance and Safety System (AFCAS), a digital platform for the online application...

CSSPS placement results to be released on Friday – Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education has announced that the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) results will be released tomorrow, Friday, September 4, after...

GRIDCo warns encroachers as activities under high-voltage lines threaten power supply

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has warned that illegal structures and human activities along its high-voltage transmission lines pose serious risks to lives...

Three killed in robbery attacks in Northern Region; Police hunt for suspects

Three people have been killed in separate armed robbery incidents recorded in parts of the Northern Region over a four-day period, prompting the Police...

Call A-Plus to order – Effutu Traditional Council tells gov’t after deadly New Winneba violence

The Effutu Traditional Council has called on the government to caution Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus,...

Ayariga leads technical assessment of Jamestown waste ahead of evacuation

The government is mobilising state and private-sector resources to address waste management challenges, with the accumulated refuse at Jamestown in Accra identified as an...

‘Chief Justice misspoke; it was a political comparison’ – Kwasi Kwarteng on SOE remarks

Lawyer and New Patriotic Party (NPP) communicator Kwasi Kwarteng has criticised Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie over his recent comments on the performance of state-owned...

Why a candidate with aggregate 8 can be placed ahead of one with 6 – CSSPS explains

The Coordinator of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), Sherif Sulemana, has explained how candidates are ranked and matched with their preferred...

It was free speech; he spoke as a citizen – Eric Adjei defends CJ’s remarks on SOEs performance

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, has defended Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie’s comments on the performance...

Just 35% of 2026 BECE candidates score aggregates 6–24 – CSSPS

Only about 35 per cent of candidates who sat the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) obtained aggregates ranging from six to 24, according...

We will build a wall between them – Minister reveals as Police keep watch over Okuapeman, Mount Sinai SHS

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, says plans are underway to construct a wall between Okuapeman Senior High School (SHS) and Mount...

Eastern Regional Minister recounts events that sparked Okuapeman-Mount Sinai clash [Listen]

The shared boundary between Okuapeman and Mount Sinai Senior High Schools has emerged as a key factor in the tensions that recently escalated into...

Parents of culprits must pay for damages – Sammi Awuku on Okuapeman-Mount Sinai SHS clashes

Akuapem North Member of Parliament (MP), Sammi Awuku, says parents of students found to have participated in the violent clashes between Okuapeman Senior High...