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AMA to lock up shops, properties over unpaid rates and permit fees

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that it will begin a revenue enforcement exercise on Monday, June 22, targeting businesses and property owners...

Ghana rises again: Fitch’s upgrade to ‘B’ with positive outlook and what it means for nation

A nation reclaiming its standing On Friday, 8 May 2026, global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings delivered what many economists, policymakers, and market observers had...

Kennedy Agyapong’s comments were meant to spark reflection, not destroy NPP – Kwasi Kwarteng

A spokesperson for former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, Kwasi Kwarteng, has defended recent comments made about the state of the New Patriotic Party...

Judicial Service explains Chief Justice’s visit to Black Stars camp in Canada

The Judicial Service has clarified circumstances surrounding Chief Justice Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie’s recent visit to the Black Stars camp in Canada, following public discussions...

Six arrested in Tema warehouse robberies, stolen goods recovered

The Tema Regional Police Command has apprehended six suspects linked to two separate warehouse robberies that occurred in May and June 2026, resulting in...

Family of young lawyer who reportedly died of cardiac arrest over Black Stars win appeals for privacy

The family of 26-year-old lawyer who tragically died after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest while celebrating Ghana's victory over Panama in their opening match...

KMA seeks €6 million for new waste facility as Oti landfill reaches full capacity

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) says the Oti landfill site has reached its full capacity, prompting urgent efforts to secure funding and land for...

Agric Minister denies rift with Finance Ministry over GH¢1.6 billion release

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has dismissed claims of a disagreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Food...

KMA boss speaks on flooding situation in Kumasi [Listen]

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori-Agyemang Boadi, says the assembly began early interventions about two months ago in flood-prone...

We’ve issued notices — Weija-Gbawe MCE on planned demolition exercise [Listen]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Weija-Gbawe, Felix Odartey Lamptey, has confirmed that the assembly will soon begin a demolition exercise targeting structures built...

Weija-Gbawe MCE pushes for permanent engineering solution at estuary channel [Audio]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Weija-Gbawe, Felix Odartey Lamptey, says the assembly has made engineering recommendations to the Ministry of Works and Housing...

Curfew imposed on communities in Nkwanta South Municipality

The Minister for the Interior, acting on the advice of the National Security Council and through an Executive Instrument, has imposed a curfew on...

It’s an illegal dump site – Weija-Gbawe MCE denies claims of collecting fees from tricycle riders at McCarthy Down

The Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly has strongly denied allegations that it charges tricycle riders fees to dump refuse at an illegal waste disposal site at...

Weija-Gbawe Assembly to embark on fumigation exercise over illegal dumpsite at McCarthy Down

The Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly has announced plans to fumigate an illegal refuse dumping site at McCarthy South as part of efforts to address growing...

No evidence suggests Bawumia endorsed attacks on Kennedy Agyapong – Bryan Acheampong

Abetifi MP Dr Bryan Acheampong has rejected suggestions that former Vice President of Ghana and NPP flagbearer for 2028, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, was responsible...

NACOC storms Central University Campus, arrests five students over cannabis-infused products trade

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested five students of Central University during a targeted operation on campus over alleged involvement in the sale...

NPP bars election committee members from contesting constituency polls

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has barred members of Constituency Elections Committees (CECs) from contesting in the party’s upcoming constituency executive elections as part...

US$208m meth shipment from Ghana intercepted in Australia, three arrested

About 320 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in a shipment from Ghana, has been interecepted by Australian authorities, preventing drugs worth an estimated A$296 million...

President of Oti House of Chiefs condemns killings in Nkwanta South amid renewed attack

The President of the Oti Regional House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of the Likpe Traditional Council, Nana Soglo Allorh, has condemned the recent...

Clarifying the legal issues surrounding Kenneth Ofori-Atta’s case

I can understand the confusion surrounding the case involving Kenneth Ofori-Atta, and I hope the following explanation helps to clarify the issues. To begin with,...

Trionda, the smart match ball transforming football officiating at 2026 FIFA World Cup

Football has always been a game of passion, skill, and fine margins. Today, however, technology is becoming just as important as tactics and talent...

Kokomlemle residents demand urgent waste collection as dump site overflows for three weeks

Residents of Kokomlemle are calling on the Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly to immediately clear a local dumping site that has reached full capacity. They warn...

Gender Ministry congratulates Sylvia Ama Adusu on historic ITLOS feat

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has congratulated Dr. Sylvia Ama Adusu on her historic election as a Judge of the...

2026 World Cup: It will not be easy but we want to win against England – Antoine Semenyo

Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo has acknowledged the challenge awaiting the Black Stars against England but insists the team is fully focused on securing another...

NPP should be careful with me, saying I am bitter, if they provoke me, I will spill the beans – Kennedy Agyapong warns

Former Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has declared that he will not be intimidated or silenced by criticism from within the...

Ghana’s Dr Sylvia Adusu makes history as first African woman elected judge of International Maritime Tribunal

Ghana has achieved a significant diplomatic and legal milestone at the United Nations with the election of Dr Sylvia Ama Adusu as a Judge...

Samreboi case: Atta Akyea requests more time to file written addresses

Lead counsel for Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has appealed to the Accra High Court...

Ga East Assembly reshapes road leading to Municipal Hospital after concerns raised by health workers

The Ga East Municipal Assembly has begun reshaping the deteriorated road leading to the Ga East Municipal Hospital following persistent concerns from health workers,...

One injured in head-on collision at Legon

A suspected tyre burst led to a head-on collision at the Legon Underpass in Accra on Thursday, leaving one person seriously injured. The crash involved...

KAIPTC Deputy Commandant urges stronger evidence-based security response

The Deputy Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Brigadier General Zibrim Ayorrogo, has called for deeper collaboration, enhanced applied research,...

Demolition of Tindamba Primary School unfortunate, shocking – Charles Agbeve

The Vice Chairman of Parliament's Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development, Charles Agbeve, has described the demolition of the 70-year-old Tindamba Primary...

Buffer Stock CEO reveals Ghana needs ¢1.5bn to secure food reserves

Ghana needs at least ¢1.5 billion to build a meaningful national food reserve system, far above the ¢300 million currently available to the National...

Community Police Assistant reportedly stabbed in attempt to arrest suspected criminal in Ajumako Besease

A Community Police Assistant stationed at Ajumako Bisease in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region is recovering after being stabbed while...

Three killed, nine injured as gunmen attack Odomi community in Nkwanta South

Three people have been confirmed dead, while nine others sustained gunshot injuries following a fresh attack on Odomi, a community in the Nkwanta South...

Over 4,000 workers on gov’t payroll owe student loans—Controller and Accountant-General

The Controller and Accountant-General, Kwesi Agyei, has disclosed that approximately 4,000 public sector workers currently on the government payroll have outstanding student loan obligations...

GHS to reach 8 million people with drugs on Neglected Tropical Diseases

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will embark on a nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign from June 20 to July 3, 2026, targeting nearly...

Ghanaian students in UK allege assault by High Commission officials during protest

Six Ghanaian government-sponsored master’s students at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom have accused officials of the Ghana High Commission in London of verbally...

AG, EOCO meet US Department of Justice over extradition of Ofori-Atta, Abu Trica

Ghana’s Attorney-General, Dominic Ayine, and the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Raymond Archer, have held high-level meetings with officials...

Mine pit tragedy: Bosome Freho Assembly orders owner’s arrest after woman, child die

The Bosome Freho District Assembly in the Ashanti Region has ordered the arrest of the owner of an abandoned mining pit that led to...