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Ga Central residents protest over perennial flooding, demand urgent drainage works

Residents of the Ga Central Municipality have taken to the streets to protest the recurring flooding that has affected communities in the area over...

NPP’s position on proposed constitutional amendments not late – Manhyia South MP

The constitutional reform process risks being prolonged if government fails to build consensus among the major political parties and stakeholders, Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei...

Honour promise to pay locked-up funds – Defunct Gold Coast customers tell Mahama

Aggrieved customers of the defunct Gold Coast Fund Management have appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to honour his campaign commitment to settle their...

NSMQ 2026: Bright SHS makes history as first private school to reach semi-finals

Bright SHS has made history as the first private school to reach the semi-finals of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), completing a...

NSMQ 2026: Achimota School shatters Adisadel’s semi-final hopes to book penultimate spot

Adisadel College’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) ended in heartbreak after a promising start quickly...

Hotel Manager convicted for accumulating refuse behind hotel premises

The Hohoe Magistrate Court has convicted Dzikum Justice, Manager of Johnvic Memorial Hotel Ltd., for accumulating refuse behind the hotel premises.  The offence, the court says, is contrary to...

Man accused of threatening EOCO staff granted GH¢100K bail 

An Accra Circuit Court has granted Kweku Osei Korankye Asiedu, also known as Koka, a marketer, bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two sureties, who must reside within...

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IMANI engages Education Ministry as 10,730 public basic schools face classroom deficit

On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the IMANI Center for Policy & Education held a policy engagement with the Ministry of Education. The meeting, led by...

Joyce Bawah Mogtari urges diaspora women to turn investments into generational wealth

Senior Presidential Advisor to President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has urged Ghanaian women in the diaspora to move beyond remittances and investments...

Unity and hard work will win us 2028 – Dr Ayew Afriyie tasks NPP youth

Member of Parliament for Effiduase-Asokore, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, has urged the youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region...

District Assembly elections set to become major flashpoint in constitutional review – Manhyia South MP

District Assembly elections are emerging as a major flashpoint in Ghana’s proposed constitutional reforms. Manhyia South MP and member of Parliament’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs...

Unemployed graduates with disabilities threaten fresh picketing over jobs

A coalition of unemployed graduates with disabilities has threatened to resume picketing after September 15 if the government fails to present a clear and...

‘Online pastor’ romance scam cases to be consolidated and moved to High Court

The Attorney-General’s Department has initiated steps to consolidate two separate cases against Nana Yaw Bonsu Kwarteng, the self-styled online pastor accused of defrauding women...

No legal basis for 24-hour wait to report missing persons – Lawyer asserts amid public outcry

A private legal practitioner has challenged the Ghana Police Service over its purported practice of forcing families to wait 24 hours before filing a...

Effutu MCE, Gomoa Central DCE appeal for calm after deadly New Winneba attack

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Effutu, Rev. Arthur Mensah, and the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Gomoa Central, Hackman Aidoo, have appealed for...

Air pollution sickens traders at Tema station in Korle Klottey

Traders operating at the Tema Lorry Station in the Korle Klottey Municipality have raised concerns over prolonged exposure to vehicle smoke, as health and...

Seven suspects arrested over deadly New Winneba attack

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with the violent attack at New Winneba in the Central Region on Tuesday,...

Kaneshie traders fear loss of livelihood as GARID project forces six-month relocation

Some traders at the Kaneshie Market in Accra say they are worried about losing their source of livelihood as construction works under the Greater...

Asantehene, wife visit Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and his wife, Lady Julia Osei Tutu, have visited the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., as...

A-Plus calls for IGP intervention after New Winneba clash, urges calm

Gomoa Central Member of Parliament, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to intervene in the...

A-Plus narrowly escapes attack by angry New Winneba residents

Gomoa Central Member of Parliament, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, narrowly escaped an attack by angry residents of New Winneba following a...

Ghana Armed Forces opens 2026 enlistment exercise for commissioned officers

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has commenced its 2026 enlistment exercise for commissioned officers. According to a press release issued by the Department of Public...

‘I had about 60 questions’ — Atta Akyea explains need for extra cross-examination day in NSB case

Lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene has welcomed the Accra High Court's decision to grant the defence an extra day...

Six injured, two dead in crash on Accra–Kumasi Highway

Two people have died and six others sustained injuries in a road crash at Dr. Marbel Junction on the Accra–Kumasi Highway in the Eastern...

Hon. Ayariga calls for major overhaul of Ghana’s waste management system

Newly appointed Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Hon. Mahama Ayariga, has called for a major overhaul of Ghana’s waste management system...

Mobile money transaction value surges 50.8% to GH¢4.54 trillion in 2025 – BoG

Total mobile money transaction values grew by 50.8% to GH¢4.54 trillion in 2025 from GH¢3.01 trillion over the review period, the Bank of Ghana...

OSP has become a liability instead of an asset to Ghana – Hopeson Adorye

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart Hopeson Adorye has described Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) as a liability rather than an asset,...

What happened to E-Blocks, Agenda 111 should not happen to 24-hour markets – Ahmed Ibrahim

Outgoing Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has urged his successor, Mahama Ayariga, to ensure that projects under the government’s...

Hopeson Adorye makes strong proposal on appointment of Special Prosecutor

Director of Field Operations for the United Party, Hopeson Adorye has called for reforms to the law governing the Office of the Special Prosecutor...

Three reported dead, several injured after violent attack on New Winneba residents

At least three people have reportedly died and about 15 others sustained injuries following a violent mob attack in New Winneba Township in the...

Birth, death registration are mandatory – Deputy Registrar tells Ghanaians

The Births and Deaths Registry has reminded Ghanaians that registering births and deaths is a mandatory requirement and should form part of the processes...

OSP acting “as a power unto itself” – Kwadwo Poku Nsafoah

Energy analyst and New Patriotic Party (NPP) member Kwadwo Poku Nsafoah has accused the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of operating as though...

Veteran actress Selassie Ibrahim hit with sad news

Veteran actress Selassie Ibrahim is mourning the loss of her husband, former Agriculture Minister Ibrahim Adam. Ibrahim Adam, who also served as the Member of...

Three separate fire incidents recorded across Accra; GNFS calls for safety

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) recorded three separate fire incidents across parts of the Greater Accra Region on Sunday, August 30, 2026, with...

Six arrested for alleged murder of tricycle rider at Zuarungu

The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested six persons in connection with the alleged murder of a 26-year-old tricycle rider, Akolbila Blessing, at...

Court dismisses Ameyaw-Akumfi’s stay application in SkyTrain trial

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application filed by the second accused in the $2 million SkyTrain trial, Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, seeking to...

Importation of arms, ammunition requires permit from Interior Ministry – GRA

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has cautioned travellers that arms and ammunition cannot be imported into Ghana as ordinary personal effects and require prior...

Anloga Junction traders protest alleged unlawful eviction as Oforikrom Assembly denies claims

Traders at Anloga Junction in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region have staged a protest against an alleged eviction from government land. The traders...

Heavy security presence at Jubilee House as defunct Gold Coast Management customers petition gov’t over locked funds

There is a heavy security presence at the Jubilee House in Accra as aggrieved customers of defunct Gold Coast Fund Management converge to petition...