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Five former Kade SHTS students remanded over assault on teacher

The Kade District Court has remanded five individuals in connection with the assault on Michael Quayson, a teacher at Kade Senior High Technical School...

118 former NPP parliamentary candidates declare support for Bawumia

A total of 118 former parliamentary candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have declared their support for presidential hopeful Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ahead...

Interior Ministry announces dates for phase two of Prisons, Immigration, Police and GNFS recruitment

The Ghana Police Service will begin screening shortlisted applicants on Monday, January 12, 2026. Applicants who applied to join the Ghana Prisons Service, Ghana National...

NPP primaries: I’m not sure Bawumia would contest again if… – Nana Akomea [Audio]

The Chairman of the Communications Directorate of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign, Nana Akomea, has insisted that the former Vice President’s candidature was not the...

NUGS protests Scholarship Authority Board over absence of student representation

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has strongly objected to the inauguration of the Scholarship Authority Board, citing the absence of student representation...

Students’ food quality has improved under Mahama government – PAG

The Parents Association of Ghana (PAG) has praised improvements in the quality of food served to students across the country under President John Dramani...

Six killed in Abuakwa Manhyia house fire to be buried today

The final funeral rites of six individuals who lost their lives in a house fire at Abuakwa Manhyia in the Ashanti Region are currently...

Scenes from one-week celebration of Maame Tiwaa

Scores of mourners gathered on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, to commiserate with the family of the late legendary gospel musician, Maame Tiwaa, during her...

Gideon Boako hints at new GoldBod losses in Bank of Ghana audited accounts

Tano North Member of Parliament, Dr. Gideon Boako, has warned that further losses linked to GoldBod could soon appear in the Bank of Ghana’s...

GoldBod losses are not a design problem but an exchange rate policy issue – Gideon Boako

Tano North Member of Parliament, Dr. Gideon Boako, has attributed reported losses by GoldBod not to flaws in the gold trading framework, but to...

Gov’t will not issue white paper on constitutional review process – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has clarified that the ongoing constitutional review process will not produce a white paper, dismissing what he described as widespread...

Abandon the 24-hour economy rhetoric immediately — Kwaku Kwarteng

Former Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng, has called on the government to abandon the 24-hour economy policy,...

Trump invites Colombian president to White House after threatening his country with military strike

President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, saying they had exchanged a friendly phone call and he’d...

Heavy traffic at Circle overhead after truck accident

Heavy traffic built up around the Circle Overhead near the GOIL filling station on Thursday morning after a truck reportedly lost control and crashed. The...

What we know about the facility holding Ken Ofori-Atta

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is spending the night and possibly the next few days in the former Virginia Jail (Peumansend Creek Regional Jail),...

Two tricycle operators killed in an ambush at Bawku

Two tricycle operators were shot dead in an ambush at Zanamat, a suburb of Bawku in the Upper East Region, on Wednesday, January 7. The...

GIS hands over officer to police in ammunition trafficking investigation

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has confirmed the arrest of one of its officers in connection with an ongoing ammunition trafficking investigation by the...

Tanoso chiefs urge government to intensify fight against illegal mining

Traditional leaders of Tanoso in the Tano North District of the Ahafo Region have appealed to the government to step up efforts to combat...

Asantehene urges Bank of Ghana to lower interest rates to boost investment

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on the Bank of Ghana to fast-track measures aimed at reducing interest rates, warning that Ghana’s...

GIS arrests 11 foreign Nationals for counterfeiting and cyber fraud in Tuba

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested 11 foreign nationals for alleged involvement in counterfeit currency printing and cyber fraud at a residential apartment...

Prosper Tachie elected new GNAT President at national delegates conference

Prosper Tachie, a teacher at T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (SHS), has been elected President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), defeating...

It cannot happen that Bawumia will lose NPP primaries – Opare-Ansah

The Campaign Manager for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the 2026 presidential primaries, Frederick Opare-Ansah, has expressed strong confidence that the former Vice President will...

‘Akufo-Addo’s ministerial appointments worst ever’ – Ayikoi Otoo

Former Attorney General, Nii Ayikoi Otoo, has criticised ministerial appointments made under former President Nana Akufo-Addo, describing them as the most excessive and damaging...

Ghanaians divided over proposal for president to pay taxes

Some Ghanaians have expressed mixed reactions to a proposal by the Constitutional Review Consultative Committee (CRCC) for the Presidents of Ghana to pay taxes...

Prophet El-Bernard’s failed SRC prediction casts doubt on Kennedy Agyapong prophecy – Bawumia Campaign

The Campaign Manager for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Frederick Opare-Ansah, has questioned the credibility of Prophet El-Bernard’s political prophecies, citing a failed prediction...

Ken Agyapong set to sweep key regions in NPP flagbearer race – Campaign Director

The Kennedy Agyapong Campaign 2026 has expressed strong confidence of victory in several key regions ahead of the New Patriotic Party’s upcoming presidential primary. Speaking...

Kennedy Agyapong running issue-based, unity-focused campaign – Campaign aide

The team for Kennedy Agyapong in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer race has dismissed claims that he has attacked rival aspirants, describing such...

It is my prayer lending rates will not exceed 10% – BoG Governor

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Asiama, has reiterated his commitment to ensuring that lending rates in Ghana fall to...

11 rooms destroyed in Abossey Okai fire – GNFS

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed that eleven single rooms were destroyed in a major domestic fire at Zaabu Zongo in the...

Black Sherif vs landlady saga: The real story

There have been widespread social media reports claiming that musician Black Sherif has been ordered by an Adentan court to pay GH¢229,500 in rent...

Health officials worry about continued increase in HIV infections in Ashanti Region

Health authorities in the Ashanti Region have expressed worry about the continuous increase in HIV infections among residents, despite various interventions to control the...

DVLA directs owners of vehicles registered before 2023 to digitize records

As part of the planned rollout of new vehicle license plates in 2026, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced that owners...

I did not invite Tracy Shay to my concert – Sista Afia clarifies

Ghanaian singer Sista Afia has issued a statement clarifying her role in an incident at her 10th Anniversary concert, where a minor, Tracy Shay,...

US immigration agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis, officials say

A US immigration agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman on Wednesday in the city of Minneapolis, but the details of what led up to...

NPP does not need Mahama to fail to return to power – Bawumia’s political aide

A political aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has dismissed suggestions that the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is rooting for...

Shops, markets to close on Saturday for First National Sanitation Day Exercise in 2026

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that the first National Sanitation Day (NSD) exercise for 2026 will take place on Saturday, January 10,...

Discipline, not politics, is powering Mahama’s second coming – Franklin Cudjoe

The renewed confidence surrounding President John Mahama’s return to office is being driven more by discipline than politics, according to president of IMANI Africa,...

Man remanded for attempted murder of brother, sister-in-law over farm dispute

The Berekum Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Mr Osei Kofi Amoako, has remanded Emmanuel Yeboah into police custody over charges of attempted...

NASA halts spacewalk due to astronaut ‘medical concern’

NASA said on Wednesday it was postponing a spacewalk that was scheduled for Thursday, citing a “medical concern” with one of the crew members. The...

Another bus smuggling over 1000 ammunition to northern Ghana from Accra intercepted

Another bus smuggling over 1000 ammunition to northern Ghana from Accra has been intercepted by the police at the Asankare barrier in the Ashanti...