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Obuasi SHTS: I was angry, almost in tears after hearing students’ accounts – Alumni

An old student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Kwabena Egyiri, says he was deeply disturbed and almost broke down after hearing allegations...

Obuasi SHTS headmaster has been in office barely a year, but… – Alumni

An old student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Kwabena Egyiri, has raised concerns over the conduct of the school’s headteacher, Abdulai Zakaria,...

All Obuasi SHTS housemistresses must be sacked — Alumni on headteacher’s alleged sexual abuse of students

An old student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Kwabena Egyiri, has called for the removal of all housemistresses at the school, accusing...

“Didn’t NPP know we were mourning? Are you witches?” – Gbande questions August 6 protest [Listen]

Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, Mustapha Gbande, has criticised the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) “Democracy Under Attack” demonstration, describing its timing as...

Bring Afenyo-Markin to apologise to Nana Yaa Jantuah over ‘nobody’ remark – Gbande tells NPP [Audio]

Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, Mustapha Gbande, has called on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to ask its Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin,...

No opposition member is enjoying like Afenyo-Markin under NDC gov’t; he lives like an Arabian king – Mustapha Gbande alleges

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has accused Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin of benefiting from the current administration while...

Fire outbreaks destroy structures in Nungua, Odorkor; no casualties recorded

Two separate fire outbreaks in the Greater Accra Region have destroyed commercial and residential structures in Nungua and Odorkor Official Town, causing significant property...

Nana Yaa Jantuah made a mistake accepting NPP’s petition – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, says Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah should not have accepted the petition presented...

Atta Akyea says NPP’s protest seeks to highlight threats to Ghana’s democracy

Former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, says the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) “Democracy Under Attack” demonstration was aimed at drawing...

Galamsey: Pra, Ankobra and Birim rivers showing signs of improvement – Lands Ministry

The Lands Ministry says Ghana’s water bodies are beginning to show signs of improvement following efforts to combat illegal mining. However, it admits that...

Cobbler sentenced to 15 years for armed robbery

A 26-year-old cobbler, Thomas Opoku, popularly called Akwasi Dekye, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by the Bekwai Circuit Court for robbing a...

Deputy Health Minister reveals 986 pregnant women died in 2024

Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has disclosed that 986 pregnant women died in Ghana in 2024, with the country's maternal mortality ratio...

Wontumi files for bail pending appeal against 20-year prison sentence

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has filed an application at the High...

Manasseh Azure files RTI request over Sedina Tamakloe’s appeal timeline

Investigative journalist and coordinator of the civil society-led Pledge Against Corruption campaign, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has filed a Right to Information (RTI) request to...

EPA appeals to gov’t to name Ghana’s plastics law after Murtala Mohammed

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Operations at the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Prof. Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has appealed to President John Dramani...

Fuel pricing norm broken as market turns ‘radically volatile’ – COMAC CEO

The CEO of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), Dr Riverson Oppong, says Ghana’s fuel market has entered an unusually volatile phase, forcing...

NPP respects helicopter crash victims; protest wasn’t meant to dishonour them – Salam Mustapha

The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has dismissed claims that the party's "Democracy Under Attack" demonstration was disrespectful...

32-year-old man in court for defrauding businessman of GH¢1,860,000

A 32‑year‑old man accused of defrauding a businessman of GH¢1,860,000 under the guise of being a bank official has appeared before an Accra Circuit...

Bono Regional Minister vows not to relent on galamsey fight amid Atronie controversy

The Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, has reaffirmed his commitment to the fight against illegal mining, also known as galamsey, insisting that authorities...

Politicians are not above the law; let’s stop politicising prosecutions – Prof Agyemang-Duah

Former UN Senior Governance Advisor, Prof. Baffour Agyemang-Duah, has urged Ghana's political parties to stop portraying criminal investigations involving their members as partisan attacks. He...

NUGS President proposes social media ban for children below 15

Rashid Ibrahim, President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), has called on government to consider banning children below 15 years from using...

Ghana has over 5 weeks of fuel in reserve – NPA

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has assured Ghanaians that the country has enough fuel stocks to withstand potential supply disruptions arising from escalating tensions...

Galamsey: 12 remanded for operating in Bosomtwe Forest Reserve

Twelve suspected illegal miners have been remanded into police custody following their arrest during a two-day anti-galamsey operation in the Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve...

Nobody will read NPP’s ‘Democracy Under Attack’ petition; it doesn’t make sense” – Mustapha Gbande

The Deputy General Secretary and Director of Operations of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has dismissed the petition submitted by the opposition...

Kpando market baby thief jailed three years

A 31-year-old woman, Stella Amedzorme, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for abducting an eight-month-old baby at the Kpando Market in the Volta...

No lesson from this tragedy must be forgotten – Mahama on helicopter crash anniversary

President John Dramani Mahama has urged leaders to ensure that the lessons from the August 6, 2025 military helicopter crash are not forgotten, calling...

GACL bars two Port Health officers over extortion at Accra International Airport

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has barred two Port Health officers from working at Accra International Airport and all other airports under its...

Nana Yaa Jantuah to petition Speaker over ‘nobody’ remark by Afenyo-Markin [Video]

Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has announced plans to petition the Speaker of Parliament over comments made by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, accusing him...

Hundreds of haulage drivers stranded over delays in returning empty containers at Tema

Hundreds of haulage truck drivers have been left stranded in Tema following prolonged delays in returning empty containers to the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)...

Pastor accused of romance scam denied bail

An Accra Circuit Court has denied bail to Nana Yaw Bonsu Kwarteng, the Ghanaian pastor accused of allegedly defrauding several African women through romance...

Private individual takes over Manhyia South Sub-Metro office, KMA orders immediate eviction

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has ordered the immediate eviction of a private individual who allegedly took over the Manhyia South Sub-Metro office and...

It’s disrespectful to send Nana Yaa Jantuah, a third-tier presidential staffer to receive petition – Nana B

The National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has criticised the Presidency for assigning Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Akyenpim Jantuah...

Nana Yaa Jantuah rejects Afenyo-Markin’s ‘nobody’ remark, says NPP petition will reach President Mahama

Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has dismissed Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin's description of her as "a nobody", insisting that she is a senior government...

Jack Bebli: The feared police officer who masterminded Ghana’s biggest gold heist

Security officers are supposed to enforce the law and protect citizens. But what happens when the police officer citizens should feel safe around becomes...

Two girls were trapped in Murtala Mohammed’s blazing home – GNFS reveals

Two young girls narrowly escaped tragedy after they became trapped in a fire that swept through the family house of the late Tamale Central...

Police arrest taxi driver, seize suspected Indian hemp at Tsopoli

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a taxi driver and seized four sacks of substances suspected to be Indian hemp during an anti-narcotics...

I am not happy with how we’ve handled galamsey – NDC’s Anthony Nukpenu

The Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu, has expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s efforts to tackle illegal mining,...

Eight injured in crash on Tema–Akosombo Highway after vehicle overturns

Eight people, including four children, sustained injuries in a road traffic accident on the Tema–Akosombo Highway after a passenger vehicle suffered a rear tyre...

WAEC dismisses claims of discrimination against private school BECE candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed allegations that candidates from private schools who sat for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)...