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Traditional Council bans sale of Akpeteshie in Kwantene

The Kwantene Traditional Council in the Goaso Municipality of the Ahafo Region has prohibited the sale and commercial distribution of akpeteshie within the community. The...

Suame Interchange: KMA orders Abrepo, WESCO traders to relocate by Sept. 7

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has directed traders and garage operators operating along the Abrepo and WESCO sections of the Suame Interchange Project corridor...

Galamsey making it difficult to find medicinal plants – GHAFTRAM

The Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Associations (GHAFTRAM) has raised concerns that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is threatening access to medicinal...

Stay away from galamsey areas – GHAFTRAM advises members

The Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Associations (GHAFTRAM) has reiterated advice to members to stop cultivating medicinal plants in areas heavily affected by...

Hawa Koomson vs Hajia Safia: Inside the battle for the NPP Women’s Organiser seat

The contest for the National Women’s Organiser position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has entered a new phase following the withdrawal of Perpetual...

Saglemi: NPP’s private-sector model vindicated – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

Former Housing Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the Progress made so far by the private developer on the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project has vindicated...

US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners

The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently...

Youth Employment Agency setting up EV ‘bike’ delivery brigade

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has announced that it was setting up an EV Delivery Brigade, aimed at creating over 10,000 jobs for young...

IGP Special Operations Team arrests seven in Ashanti Region narcotics crackdown

The IGP Special Operations Team (SOT) has arrested seven suspects in a coordinated, intelligence-led anti-narcotics operation across parts of the Ashanti Region. The arrests were...

Perpetual Lomokie withdraws from NPP National Women’s Organiser race

Perpetual Ekua Lomokie Akwada has withdrawn from the race for the position of National Women’s Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In a statement...

There is no need for NDC to own vigilante groups for any election – Tanko Computer

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will not establish vigilante groups or create parallel security structures to support its activities during future elections. The...

DCE threatens to sue Assembly Members over illegal mining allegations

A group of Assembly Members in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region has accused the District Chief Executive (DCE), Ing. Hamidu Abdallah, of...

We need leaders with integrity – Dramani warns amidst extortion allegations against Afenyo-Markin

Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Rasheed Dramani, has urged Parliament to take allegations involving its members seriously. He warned that...

Journalists cautioned against exposing cyber vulnerabilities 

Alex Awere-Kyere, Senior Manager for Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) at the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), has cautioned Journalists against publishing unverified cybercrime claims and unresolved...

58 arrested in INTERPOL operation targeting West African crime networks

An eight-month INTERPOL-led operation targeting organised crime networks in West Africa has resulted in 58 arrests and the identification of 263 suspects across 22...

Passport application website restored after technical challenges

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Ghana’s online passport application platform has been restored after technical difficulties temporarily affected access to the...

Allegations of MPs pursuing personal interests could erode public trust – Inusah Fuseini

Former Lands Minister and Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini has warned that allegations of MPs pursuing personal interests could undermine public trust in Parliament...

Tolon election violence suspect declared NPP Youth Organiser – Muntaka

Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has disclosed that Alhaji Abdul-Latif Copshe, a prime suspect in the 2024 election-related shooting incident at Nyankpala in the Tolon...

GoldBod announces ban on export of unrefined gold doré

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has directed all Self-Financing Aggregators (SFAs) to have gold doré refined locally before it is exported from Ghana. The directive,...

NPP rejects claims of electing wanted Tolon violence suspect as youth organiser

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected claims that Alhaji Abdul-Latif Copshe, a prime suspect in the 2024 election-related violence at Nyankpala in the...

Oil prices slide 2% on Iran-Oman talks to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices dropped about 2% on Wednesday, adding to the previous session's losses, on fresh hopes ‌the Strait of Hormuz could reopen after Iran...

NPP dismisses extortion allegations against Afenyo-Markin, demands GoldBod accountability

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dismissed allegations of extortion levelled against its Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, by the Chief Executive Officer of...

Ghana targets 1,200MW thermal power capacity by 2029 to cut electricity costs

The government is planning to procure 1,200 megawatts (MW) of combined-cycle thermal power capacity by 2029 as part of measures to lower electricity costs...

SONABEL considers opening Bagré Dam spillway on Friday amid rising water levels

Burkina Faso's electricity utility company, SONABEL, says it is considering opening the spillway gates at the Bagré Dam this week as water levels in...

Kaneshie market women deny mixing alum into konkonte

Kaneshie Market women have dismissed claims that alum is being added to konkonte to alter its colour, describing the allegations as false and urging...

Wontumi withdraws from NPP national chairmanship race, urges support for Bawumia

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairmanship aspirant Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has withdrawn from the party’s national chairmanship race, citing his...

I am yet to receive official confirmation of Wontumi’s Chairmanship withdrawal – Opare Ansah

Chairman of the National Executives Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Frederick Opare Ansah, says he has not received any official communication...

Paul Afoko promises total discipline in NPP if elected National Chairman

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman hopeful, Awentami Paul Afoko, has pledged to introduce what he describes as total discipline within the party if...

Meet Nii Amaa Ollennu, the judge who served as Ghana’s president for just 24 days

Ask any Ghanaian to list the names of Ghana's past presidents, and you'll get the familiar list: Nkrumah, Ankrah, Afrifa, Akufo-Addo, Acheampong, Limann, Rawlings,...

Sammy Gyamfi distracting Ghanaians from BoG-GoldBod losses with extortion claims – Oppong Nkrumah

Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has accused the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, of attempting...

Teachers and staff are to protect children, not to abuse them – GNECC National Coordinator

The National Coordinator of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), Bernice Mpere-Gyekye, has called on the Ghana Education Service and school authorities to...

20 Burkina Faso nationals rescued from suspected human-trafficking network

Twenty Burkina Faso nationals who were allegedly lured to Ghana with promises of lucrative employment have been rescued from a suspected human-trafficking and cybercrime...

We are solidly behind you — Christian Council rallies support for Ghana Medical Trust Fund

The Christian Council of Ghana has pledged its support for the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), promising to help mobilise nationwide backing for its...

Adu Boahene trial: Atta Akyea laments refusal to halt proceedings despite fresh injunction application

Lead counsel for former Signals Bureau Director-General Kwadwo Adu Boahene, Samuel Atta Akyea, has described as unfortunate the Accra High Court’s decision to continue...

National Security raises alarm over rebranding of political vigilante groups

The National Security Coordinator, COP Osman Abdul Razak, has raised concerns over the changing tactics of some political vigilante groups in Ghana, warning that...

Ban on unauthorised use of sirens still in force – Deputy Interior Minister

Motorists who have installed and are using sirens without the required authorisation have been reminded to stop immediately or risk having the devices removed...

Good news for businesses operating 24-hour services

Businesses that operate around the clock and require additional security have been encouraged to apply for police personnel as part of Ghana’s 24-hour policing...

KOANS CEO cautions public against land purchases from “traditional rulers” at Kyekyewere, Teacher Mante

The Chief Executive Officer of KOANS Building Solutions Limited, Prof. Kofi Anokye, has cautioned the public against purchasing land from individuals claiming to be...

Mahama to cut sod for multi-tiered car park, airport hotels complex at Accra International Airport

President John Dramani Mahama is set to return to the Accra International Airport on Thursday, August 27, to cut sod for the construction of...