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Gov’t invests GH¢443m in Free Primary Health Care – Dr Asare Bampoe

The government has released GH¢443 million to retool selected facilities to implement the Free Primary Health Care (FPHC) programme.   About GH¢36 million of the amount...

GNFS firefighters battle house fire at Labadi Wireless

Firefighters from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have brought under control a fire that swept through a cluster of houses at Labadi Wireless...

Otumfuo calls for urgent action to end maternal deaths in Ghana

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for urgent and pragmatic measures to reduce maternal deaths in Ghana, describing the loss of women...

NPP regional elections: Sorting, counting underway as voting continues in Greater Accra

Sorting and counting of ballots are underway in several regions following the closure of polls at 2:00 p.m. in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP)...

Apologise to Okyeman or face our wrath – Nananoom to Akyemansa DCE

The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council has demanded an apology from the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Akyemansa, Linda Ahenkora, over what it describes as...

ECG announces power outages in parts of Accra, Central Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced power outages affecting parts of the Accra West and Central regions due to cable faults and...

Meet the newly elected NPP Women’s Organiser for Oti Region

Newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) Women’s Organiser for the Oti Region, Olivia Yawa Aglago, has called on party members to remain united and...

“My tenure was difficult because I didn’t get support from NPP elders” – Greater Accra Chairman

Outgoing Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Divine Otoo Agorhom, has attributed some of the challenges he faced during his...

‘I’m not coming as a lord’ – Okoe Boye on NPP Greater Accra chairmanship

Aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) Greater Accra Regional Chairman, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, has dismissed claims that he would be unwilling to accommodate differing...

Galamsey is becoming a national survival issue – Annoh-Dompreh

Minority Chief Whip and Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has warned that illegal mining is becoming a serious threat to Ghana’s water bodies, vegetation and...

NPP polls: Afenyo-Markin urges aspirants to accept results

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged delegates and aspirants participating in the NPP Central Regional Executive elections to...

Alleged injunction against NPP Ashanti regional elections ‘invalid’ – Committee Chairperson

The Ashanti Regional Executive Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dismissed reports of a court injunction halting the regional executive elections,...

GRIDCo announces emergency power outage in parts of Greater Accra

The Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCo) has announced an emergency power interruption in parts of the Greater Accra Region on Sunday, August 16, 2026,...

NPP Central elections: Agona West delegates cleared to vote

Delegates from the Agona West Constituency have been cleared to participate in the ongoing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Central Regional executive elections following a...

Dafeamekpor defends Ayine’s handling of Aksa case, faults past AGs

Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has defended Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Dr Dominic Ayine’s handling of the alleged bribery scandal surrounding the Aksa...

Dafeamekpor urges Parliament to stay out of Aksa probe, backs expert-led inquiry

Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has called on Parliament to distance itself from any direct investigation into the alleged bribery...

Jason Arday death ‘tragedy on so many levels’ says PM Burnham

Andy Burnham has described the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday as "a tragedy on so many levels," as he called for a...

NPP has never used nolle prosequi to shield appointees – Baffour Awuah

Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has defended the New Patriotic Party’s record on corruption prosecutions, insisting that no NPP government has used...

A-G owes a duty to the State even if we don’t trust him – Dr Bomfeh on AKSA bribery probe

CEO of the Centre for Conflict and Security Studies (CenCES) and lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Dr James Kwabena Bomfeh...

Funding dependants of scholarship beneficiaries is illegal – Emmanuel Wilson

Anti-corruption campaigner and Chief Crusader of Crusaders Against Corruption, Emmanuel Wilson, has described the funding of dependants of government scholarship beneficiaries as illegal and...

Oti NPP delegates urged to elect competent leaders for 2028 victory

Engineer Edem Gomashi, Second Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Buem-Jasikan Constituency of the Oti Region, has urged delegates to...

Expert advocates three-year driving training to reduce road crashes

Transport Systems Expert Kofi Asante has called on the government to review Ghana’s road safety regulations and introduce mandatory training of at least three...

NPP outlines measures to ensure smooth Greater Accra regional polls

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Greater Accra Regional Director of Elections and Research, Ebenezer Doku, has outlined measures put in place to ensure a...

‘Nobody can bribe us’ – Former Northern Regional Minister on NPP elections

Former Northern Regional Minister Salifu Saeed has assured that members of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Northern Regional Election Committee cannot be bribed or...

‘Shine your eyes’ – Former Northern Regional Minister tells journalists at NPP elections

Former Northern Regional Minister Salifu Saeed has urged journalists covering the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Northern Regional elections to remain vigilant and report any...

Northern Police Commander vows to maintain order at NPP elections

The Northern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Wisdom Lavoe, has called on stakeholders to ensure a peaceful and orderly electoral process as the New Patriotic...

The world’s oldest president left for a ‘brief stay’ in Europe. He hasn’t returned in two months

When Paul Biya won his first presidential election in Cameroon in 1984, Nformi Bime was 23 and still a student. Bime is now 65 and...

Galamsey: ‘Challenge is prosecution, not arrest’ — Lands Minister

The government’s intensified campaign against illegal mining (galamsey) has resulted in the arrest of 258 suspects and the seizure or immobilisation of thousands of...

Jason Arday: 10 things you may not know about British-born Ghanaian former Cambridge professor found dead at 41

Nearly every major news channel across the globe, alongside social media, is awash with reports on the tragic death of academic Jason Arday, whose...

A Plus rejects claims poor English keeps him silent in Parliament

Gomoa Central MP Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has rejected claims that his limited contribution on the floor of Parliament is...

Ghana Teacher Prize 2026: Private school teachers to receive cash prizes, university sponsorship

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has announced the finalists for the Ghana Teacher Prize 2026, with outstanding teachers in the private education sector set...

Manhyia Palace bans unauthorised use of drones

Manhyia Palace has banned the unauthorised operation of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles within the palace and its surrounding areas. The directive, contained in...

Gov’t disburses GH¢23.1 billion to settle road contractors’ arrears

The Government has as at the end of July, disbursed GH¢23.1 billion to clear road contractors’ arrears and fund projects under the Big Push...

Former Cambridge Professor Jason Arday found dead amidst plagiarism row

Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, has been found dead. Emergency services said a man was...

NPP regional election: Bodyguards, large supporter groups banned

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has tightened security measures ahead of its regional executive elections, directing candidates not to bring bodyguards or large groups...

Ghanaian evacuee from South Africa dies shortly after arrival

A Ghanaian evacuee from South Africa has died shortly after arriving at the Accra International Airport as part of the government’s ongoing evacuation exercise...

NPP elects regional executives today

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is holding its regional executive elections today, Saturday, August 15, 2026, as part of efforts to reorganise and strengthen...

Gushegu MCE describes Yiidana, son killings as targeted assassination

The Municipal Chief Executive for Gushegu, Abdul Hafiz Adam, says the killing of a Yiidana and his son at the chief’s palace was a...

Ashanti NPP holds solidarity vigil for Chairman Wontumi

Members and supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region have held a solidarity vigil in support of the party’s Regional...

Kofi Amoah challenges Mahama to pursue Ghanaian officials linked to Berko corruption case

Businessman and economist Dr Kofi Amoah has urged President John Dramani Mahama to direct the Attorney-General to investigate and, where the evidence warrants, prosecute...