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Bawumia calls for unity after NPP constituency elections

The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on party members to remain united following the conclusion of the...

Ghana Health Service begins fumigation of flood-hit areas

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun fumigating flood-affected communities across Accra as part of efforts to prevent disease outbreaks, while the Korle Klottey...

Stop blaming waste alone; rethink Ghana’s drainage systems – Environmental engineer

Environmental engineer, Dr. Juliet Ohemeng-Ntiamoah, has challenged the growing narrative that indiscriminate waste disposal is the primary cause of Ghana's recurring floods, arguing instead...

Mahama orders reopening of six waste transfer stations in Accra

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate reopening of six waste transfer stations in Accra that have remained inactive for about nine years,...

One country, two passports? Council of State says not for leaders

The debate over dual citizenship is back. This time, it’s about who gets to govern. For years the conversation comes and goes. Should a...

Why wait for deaths and losses before a clean-up charade? – Egyapa Mercer questions gov’t

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has criticised the government's response to recent flooding, questioning why authorities waited until lives were...

Hawa Koomson calls for peace, unity during NPP constituency elections

Aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organizer, Hawa Koomson, has called for peace, unity, and non-violence before, during, and after the party’s ongoing...

Mahama joins Alajo residents for final day of nationwide clean-up exercise

President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday joined residents, sanitation workers, and local authorities at Alajo in the Greater Accra Region for the second and...

‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’: NDC communicator accuses NPP of staging consumption

A Communications Team Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ibrahim Ali, has alleged that some New Patriotic Party (NPP) members are staging the...

NPP election: Three arrested as ballot papers are destroyed at Bantama

Three persons have been arrested by police in the Ashanti region for allegedly disrupting the ongoing constituency executives elections of the New Patriotic Party...

Ghana is on auto-pilot when it comes to sanitation – Kofi Bentil

Senior lawyer and Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has criticised Ghana's approach to sanitation management, describing it as reactive and lacking long-term...

Fuel prices set to go down from July 16 despite current war in the Middle East – COMAC CEO

The Chief Executive of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), Dr. Riverson Oppong, has revealed that prices of petroleum products will be reduced...

US wants Iran to pledge to stop shooting at ships in Strait of Hormuz

The US wants Iran to publicly state that the Strait of Hormuz is open and to pledge to stop firing on commercial ships as...

EC to conduct NPP constituency elections in 385 voting centres

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is fully prepared to supervise the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) constituency executive elections scheduled for Saturday, July 11...

“We go again, get involved” — Mahama urges Ghanaians on final day of clean-up exercise

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to turn out in large numbers for the second and final day of the National General...

Arrest of Weija Children’s Hospital contractor a very bad move – Former Deputy Health Minister

Former Deputy Minister for Health, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has criticised the arrest of the contractor responsible for the Weija Children’s Hospital, describing the move...

Commuters pay over three times transport fare amid vehicle shortage on Nungua-Accra route

An apparent shortage of commercial vehicles on the Nungua-Accra route is forcing commuters to pay as much as GH¢20.00 for a journey that ordinarily...

GRA gives Electrochem 7 days to settle GH¢8.6m tax debt or face sanctions

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has given Electrochem Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the McDan Group of Companies, a seven-day ultimatum to settle an...

AG accuses ex-Buffer Stock CEO of misleading bank with wrong court order to withdraw frozen funds

The Attorney General has alleged that former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, presented a court order lifting a freeze...

Spike in homosexual HIV infections sparks grave concern from Ghana AIDS Commission

The Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regional Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Ahmed Ibrahim Bambilla, has bemoaned the rapid spread of new...

Weija Children’s Hospital equipment contractor arrested over procurement irregularities – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has confirmed the arrest of the contractor responsible for the procurement of...

GES schedules nationwide training ahead of 2026 BECE school selection exercise

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a nationwide training and sensitisation exercise for Regional and Metro, Municipal and District Directors of Education ahead...

One dead in gory accident on Goaso–Kukuom highway

A man has died after a truck loaded with plywood overturned at the Kamirekrom Immigration Checkpoint on the Goaso–Kukuom Highway in the Ahafo Region. The...

Unattended cooking sparks house fire in Suhyen

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a domestic fire that broke out at Suhyen in the Eastern Region, preventing the blaze...

Why Accra’s current flood strategy may not be future-proof for the city of 2035

Accra’s flood challenge is no longer simply a problem of blocked drains or inadequate culverts. It is becoming a structural consequence of rapid urbanisation,...

Sayerano police shooting: Investigations postponed over security concerns

The planned commencement of investigations into the recent police shooting incident at Sefwi Sayerano in the Juaboso District has been postponed due to security...

Huge tree falls on vehicles along 37–Kawukudi road

A huge tree has fallen onto several vehicles along the 37 stretch towards Kawukudi, causing major traffic congestion and damaging some of the affected...

EOCO picks up Weija Children’s Hospital contractor after meeting with Health Minister

The contractor in charge of the Weija Children's Hospital has reportedly been apprehended by officials from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). This...

National clean-up exercise: BoG Governor urges traders to keep cedi notes clean

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, together with the First Deputy Governor, Dr. Zakari Mumuni, and other officials of...

Kumasi mayor proposes National Sanitation Day be moved to first Friday of every month

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has called for a review of the National Sanitation Day, proposing...

Aggrieved NPP members urge NEC to annul Ablekuma West register over alleged irregularities

Some aggrieved members and Polling Station Executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ablekuma West Constituency have petitioned the party’s National Executive...

‘Two days not enough’ – Mahama hints at monthly clean-up exercise

President John Dramani Mahama has hinted at plans to introduce a monthly nationwide clean-up exercise, saying Ghana's sanitation challenges cannot be resolved through occasional...

Zohe E.P. Schools closed temporarily after armed men storm premises

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has temporarily closed down Zohe Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P.) Schools in the Yendi Municipality following a violent incident involving armed...

GRA uncovers tax compliance breaches at China Mall operator, partially seals warehouse

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has uncovered multiple tax compliance breaches at Super Plaza, operators of China Mall in Accra, following an enforcement exercise...

GJA gives NDC Chairman 7-day ultimatum to apologise publicly over Obaatanpa Radio attack

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has given the Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Richard Asiedu, a seven-day ultimatum to publicly...

Residents heckle Gomoa East MP over deplorable Kasoa–Nyanyano road

Tensions flared at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region as angry residents and commercial drivers hooted and heckled the...

Bats force closure of new school block in Afram Plains

A three-unit classroom block at Kamalo D/A Junior High School in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District in the Eastern Region has been abandoned...

Sammi Awuku warns Prez Mahama over third-term ‘trap’

Former Director-General of the National Lottery Authority and New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Organiser, Sammi Awuku, has cautioned President John Dramani Mahama against what...

Police destroy 400-acre cannabis farm in Peki

The Ghana Police Service has destroyed approximately 400 acres of suspected cannabis farms during a major intelligence-led operation in the Peki enclave in the...

Cape Coast MCE shuts Sonturk Supermarket, closes shops over cleanup directive breach

The Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), George Justice Arthur, has shut down Sonturk Supermarket for defying the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly’s directive to...