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Former BOST deputy MD sues company over alleged unlawful termination

Former Deputy Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Joseph Dindiok Kpemka, has taken the company to court over...

Man who assaulted wife in viral video jailed three months with hard labour

A 30-year-old farmer, Emmanuel Kwofie, has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour for assaulting his wife in an incident that went...

GES asks teachers to check status of 2026 promotion applications on October 15

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed Regional Directors of Education to notify applicants for the 2026 promotion exercise to check the status of...

Afenyo-Markin to pursue GH¢15m defamation suit against Sammy Gyamfi despite court setback

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, will pursue his GH¢15 million defamation suit against the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board...

Martin Kpebu urges Afenyo-Markin not to return to court over Sammy Gyamfi lawsuit

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has urged Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin not to return to court over his GH¢15 million defamation suit against Ghana...

Traders fear losing livelihoods over Madina Market demolition

Fear and uncertainty have gripped traders at the Madina Market following a planned demolition by the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly, with about 1,000 livelihoods...

Taxi goes up in flames on Teshie Lekma Road

A taxi driver is counting his loses after his car went up in flames on Teshie Lekma Road near Paris Villa on Tuesday evening,...

15 arrested, 6 trucks impounded over sand winning activities on Kumasi-Accra Expressway

The National Security in the Ashanti region has arrested fifteen individuals for their alleged involvement in sandwinning activities on the Kumasi–Accra Expressway project. The suspects,...

Thunderstorms to hit parts of Ghana tonight

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has forecast predominantly cloudy conditions across most parts of the country this evening, with thunderstorms and rainfall of varying...

Family demands probe into 14-year-old Abomosu STEM SHS student’s death amid concerns over treatment

The family of a 14-year-old student of Abomosu STEM Senior High School in the Eastern Region is calling for a thorough investigation into his...

GRA submits preliminary report on drug shipment case to Mahama – Commissioner-General

The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, has disclosed that a preliminary investigation report into the recent drug shipment case...

Procedural errors rendered Afenyo-Markin’s GH¢15m defamation suit incompetent – Sammy Gyamfi’s lawyers

Lawyers for Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi, Seth Anyaaba and Koko Abotsi, say the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s failure to...

NDC establishes planning, electoral committees ahead of December congress

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has established two committees to oversee preparations for its National Congress scheduled for December 2026. The party’s Functional Executive Committee...

Mahama links galamsey fight to job creation, promises alternative livelihoods for youth

President John Dramani Mahama says his government is pursuing job-creation initiatives to address the economic difficulties pushing some young people into illegal mining, popularly...

Fuel prices to drop from October 16, but LPG set to rise sharply – COMAC

Drivers can expect a small sigh of relief at the pump starting October 16, as petrol and diesel prices are set to go down...

GoldBod, Armed Forces launch GH¢35m project to reclaim 60 hectares of Tano Nimri Forest Reserve

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has partnered with the Ghana Armed Forces Engineer Regiment to undertake a GH¢35 million land reclamation project aimed at...

Sexual abuse allegations against teachers erode parents’ trust – Salaga South MP

The Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Gender, Children and Social Welfare Committee and Member of Parliament for Salaga South, Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah, has expressed concern...

Government to audit 2,016 community network sites – Communications Minister

The government will conduct an audit of 2,016 community network sites inherited under an existing contract to determine their completion status and establish how...

Sky Train trial: Supreme Court dismisses former GIIF CEO’s certiorari application

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by the first accused in the $2 million SkyTrain case, Solomon Asamoah, seeking to quash decisions by...

Obuasi SHTS will reopen once safe, conducive for academic work – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it is working with the police to determine when Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) can reopen following...

GES justifies interdiction of Obuasi SHTS headmaster amidst alleged sexual misconduct

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) was interdicted to prevent possible interference with investigations into...

16 in custody as police, soldiers recover guns and ammunition at Gbane mine

Sixteen suspects are in custody after security operations at the Gbane mining site in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, where police...

Supreme Court halts promotion of 40 police officers pending IGP’s appeal

The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of a Court of Appeal judgment ordering the promotion of 40 police officers who sued the Inspector-General...

Public money belongs to the people, not government officials – Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has called on public officials to account for every cedi entrusted to them and build systems that make...

KMA to extend daily toll collection to nights and weekends

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has announced plans to extend its daily toll and market fee collection to night-time businesses and weekends, effective October...

GNFS contains Somoco warehouse fire, bushfire near TTU in Takoradi

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), with support from the Air Force Base Fire Department, has contained a fire at a warehouse belonging to...

Assemblies of God to loan 10,000-seater dome for Ghana@70 celebrations

The Assemblies of God, Ghana, will loan its newly arrived 10,000-seater dome to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for activities marking Ghana’s 70th anniversary...

Police to arrest motorists who use pedestrian footbridges – ACP Obeng

The Ghana Police Service is set to deploy officers to monitor and arrest motorists who use pedestrian footbridges, Director of Education, Research and Training...

High Court throws out Afenyo-Markin’s GH¢15m defamation suit against Sammy Gyamfi

The High Court’s General Jurisdiction 1 has thrown out Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s GH¢15 million defamation suit against Ghana Gold Board Chief Executive Officer,...

Cedi edges higher as GoldBod boosts dollar supply to banks

The Ghana cedi has recorded marginal gains against the US dollar on the interbank market for the second consecutive week, supported by improved foreign...

Mahama reaffirms commitment to religious inclusivity

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to religious inclusivity, stressing that Ghana’s religious diversity is a national asset that must be protected...

Obuasi SHTS: My daughter may quit school to help on my cocoa farm – Father of victim in headteacher’s alleged sexual abuse case

The father of a student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), who was allegedly sexually abused by the school’s headmaster, says his daughter...

Obuasi SHTS: Some parents being threatened to drop case – Father on headteacher’s alleged sexual abuse

A father of a student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), who was allegedly sexually abused by the interdicted headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai, says...

Tension mounts as Police stop alleged installation of Zongo chief at Numereso

Police from the Jacobu District Command have moved into Numereso in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region to prevent a planned installation...

Suame MP denies role in post-judgment settlement between SIC, Equity Savings and Loans

Suame Member of Parliament John Darko has denied any involvement in a post-litigation settlement between SIC Savings and Loans and Equity Savings and Loans,...

Lands Commission cautions land buyers against fraud, urges due diligence

The Lands Commission has urged prospective land buyers to conduct thorough due diligence before purchasing property to avoid falling victim to fraud and disputes...

Ghana secures second consecutive term on UN Human Rights Council with 173 votes

Ghana has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a second consecutive term, securing 173 votes to serve on the...

Customary land accounts for 80% of Ghana’s land – Lands Commission official

The Deputy Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission in charge of Operations, Surveyor Raphael Hokey, has disclosed that customary land accounts for about 80%...

I called Ablakwa to request visa transfer, not retain service passport – Nana B

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Vice Chairman Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has denied claims that he asked Foreign Affairs Minister...

On what basis didn’t I qualify? I had service passport since I was Deputy NSA boss – Nana B to Ablakwa

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Vice Chairman Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has questioned the basis on which Foreign Affairs Minister...