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What was NPP’s response when NDC made noise about Bossman Asare, Appiahene’s EC appointment? – Ako Gunn

The Acting National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Ako Gunn, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of inconsistency in...

Controversy over Afi Agbenyo’s EC appointment will blow over by next week – NDC’s Ako Gunn

The Acting National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Ako Gunn, says the controversy over appointments to the Electoral Commission (EC)...

Van Vicker sues Lil Win for defamation, demands GH¢10m

Ghanaian actor Van Vicker has taken fellow actor and comedian Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lil Win, to the High Court in Accra over...

Money-driven elections fuelling corruption – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has warned that the growing influence of money in Ghana's elections is fuelling corruption, calling for efforts to prevent financial...

Excessive borrowing ‘cracked’ Ghana’s economy under Akufo-Addo – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has blamed excessive borrowing under former President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration for Ghana’s economic difficulties. He criticised the previous government’s management of...

One injured in fire outbreak at Atasemanso in Kumasi (Photos)

A fire outbreak has destroyed four container shops and two rooms at Atasemanso in Kumasi, leaving one person injured and a pregnant woman homeless. The...

Education Minister proposes 5 to 10% annual rent increase cap for public universities

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has proposed a mechanism to guide annual increases in accommodation charges at public universities, suggesting that adjustments could be linked...

61 health workers depart for Grenada under Labour Export Programme

The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment has sent 61 health workers to Grenada under the government's Labour Export Programme. The short send-off ceremony was...

“People will raise issues even with Jesus Christ as EC Chair” – Mahdi Jibril

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Director of Elections, Mahdi Jibril, says Ghanaians would still raise concerns about the Electoral Commission, even if Jesus Christ...

Why criticise Afi Agbenyo’s EC appointment but remain silent about Joseph Asamoah? NPP questioned

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Director of Elections, Mahdi Jibril, has challenged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to explain why it has not raised...

Education Minister inaugurates National Defence University Governing Council, announces $25m seed funding

Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has inaugurated the 15-member Governing Council of the National Defence University (NDU), announcing US$25 million in government seed...

14-year-old girl dies after reportedly setting herself ablaze at Mpraeso Amanfrom

A 14-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil, Keziah Mirekua, has died after reportedly setting herself ablaze at a school park in Mpraeso Amanfrom in...

Qantas flight grounded after bedbug outbreak

A Qantas flight from Italy to Australia was cancelled on Saturday, after an outbreak of bedbugs on the plane. During the previous flight on Friday...

No disability access, no building permit – KMA boss declares

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has admitted that most public infrastructure in the metropolis, including his...

Asantehene to lead environmental restoration effort at Jimi Land Reclamation Site

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will undertake a royal visit to the Jimi Land Reclamation and River Watercourse Rehabilitation Project near Obuasi on...

Assemblies of God pastors must resign before entering partisan politics – Rev. Wengam

General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam has said that the church requires pastors who wish to actively participate in...

Afi Agbenyo is not and has never been an NDC card-bearing member – Beatrice Annan

Presidential staffer Beatrice Annan has defended the appointment of Emelia Afi Agbenyo as Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), arguing that participation in...

Social rejection remains a challenge for ex-convicts – Ghana Prisons Service

The Ghana Prisons Service says the rate of former inmates returning to prison is low but warns that social rejection and limited acceptance remain...

I didn’t find the basis, but I carried the cross – Pius Hadzide on Australia visa scandal

Former Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide has challenged the description of the 2018 Australia visa affair as a scandal. He says no one...

IMF raises Ghana’s 2026 growth forecast to 5.7%, sees inflation falling to 4.8%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised Ghana’s economic growth forecast for 2026 to 5.7% and projected year-end inflation at 4.8%, despite global economic...

Visa scandal: Signed letters, money admissions put Kofi Adams and Ampofo Ankrah under scrutiny – Pius Hadzide

Former Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide says signed letters and admissions of payment provide grounds for the NPP’s criticism of Sports Minister Kofi...

Ghana’s motto is ‘When you touch one Ghanaian, you touch all of us’ – Ablakwa

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the government’s swift evacuation of Ghanaians who felt unsafe in South Africa amid xenophobic attacks...

Items worth over GH¢43k destroyed in vulcanizing shop fire at Begoro

A fire at a vulcanizing shop near the Old ECG Office at Begoro Roundabout has destroyed a wooden structure, tyres and equipment, causing an...

DVLA to run 24-hour services in Kumasi and Takoradi from January 2027

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will start 24-hour services at its Kumasi and Takoradi offices in January 2027. The Chief Executive Officer, Julius...

Ablakwa urges Africans not to view immigrants as threat to national progress

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged African countries to view immigrants as contributors to national development rather than threats to...

FDA destroys 40ft container of unhygienic diapers imported from Spain

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with other security and regulatory agencies, has supervised the disposal of a 40-foot container of non-compliant...

Man allegedly shoots wife dead before turning gun on himself at Tosen

A man has allegedly shot his wife before turning the gun on himself at Tosen, a community near Adum-Boso in the Asuogyaman District of...

It’s a shame – Miracles Aboagye criticises appointment of new EC deputy chairpersons

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Director of Communications, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has criticised the appointment of Emelia Afi Agbenyo as a Deputy Chairperson of...

ECG announces planned power outages in parts of Central Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned maintenance works in parts of the Central Region on Wednesday, October 14, and Thursday, October...

Ghana working with global partners to tackle cybercrime – CSA

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) says Ghana is working with international partners and local security agencies to combat cybercrime, insisting that the growing threat...

Education Minister urges public universities to prepare for reopening amid GAUA strike

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has asked the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to direct public universities to communicate their reopening dates by the weekend...

Credible elections require collective national effort – New Deputy EC Chair

Newly sworn-in Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Joseph Kweku Asamoah, has assured Ghanaians that the Commission will carry out its electoral...

PAC orders eviction of former irrigation company MD from official residence

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to involve the police to remove the former Managing Director of...

Mahama urges new EC Deputy Chairpersons to remain impartial

President John Dramani Mahama has urged the newly appointed Deputy Chairpersons of the Electoral Commission (EC) to demonstrate fairness and impartiality in the discharge...

Police officer arrested after shooting leaves two injured at Ritz Junction

A police officer has been arrested after a shooting at Ritz Junction in Accra left two people with gunshot wounds, the Ghana Police Service...

Nyaho Medical Centre referred to CID over expired data protection certificate

Nyaho Medical Centre has been directed to report to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to provide a statement over...

Plans in place to relocate children from under Atomic Roundabout Interchange – Founder of ‘Classroom on Wheels’

Dr Richard Selase Agboga, founder of the ‘Classroom on Wheels’ project under the Atomic Roundabout Interchange, says discussions are ongoing with social welfare authorities...

Man operating makeshift ‘school’ under Atomic Roundabout Interchange breaks silence (Video)

A social worker, Dr Richard Selase Agboga, who is operating a makeshift school under the Atomic Rounadbout Interchange, has set records straight on the...

We won’t return to class without a signed MoU – TTU TUTAG

The Takoradi Technical University (TTU) chapter of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) insists its members will stay away from the classroom...