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Ghana to host high-level UNGA side event on reparatory justice in September – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will host a high-level side event during the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly...

SOEs swing from GH¢2.25bn loss to GH¢19.8bn profit in 2025 – Government

Government has highlighted a significant improvement in the financial performance of Ghana’s State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), citing data from the State Interests and Governance Authority...

Central REGSEC restricts Akwasidae celebrations in Denkyira to palace premises

The Central Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has directed that all Akwasidae celebrations in the Denkyira Traditional Area be held strictly within palace premises, citing...

Ayariga inspects stalled Kejetia Phase II, Krofrom Market projects

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has inspected the long-delayed Kejetia Market Phase II and Krofrom Market projects in...

NDC executive passes on after short illness

The Western Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced the death of its Regional Elections Director, Comrade Papa Assan. Comrade Papa Assan...

Former Minister for Food and Agriculture passes on

Former Member of Parliament for Choggu/Tishigu and ex-Minister for Food and Agriculture, Ibrahim Adam, has reportedly died. Mr Adam, an animal scientist and veteran politician,...

Improved roads bring new vehicle options to Tumu-Bolga, Tumu-Tamale, Tumu-Wa routes

The ongoing improvement of the Tumu–Bolgatanga and Tumu–Tamale roads has opened new opportunities for vehicle operators, given passengers more transportation options, and improved the...

Cedi records 7.9% depreciation against US dollar in first half of 2026 

The Ghana cedi depreciated by 7.9 per cent against the United States dollar on the interbank foreign exchange market during the first half of...

Fuel prices set to rise again from Sept 1; petrol could hit GH¢16.21 – COPEC

Petroleum prices at the pumps are expected to rise marginally from Tuesday, September 1, 2026, according to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC). The...

10 security recruits dismissed for violating phone ban – Muntaka

Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak has disclosed that at least 10 recruits have been dismissed from Ghana’s security services training schools for violating a...

Education Ministry reschedules 2026/2027 SHS placement results to September 4

The Ministry of Education has rescheduled the release of the 2026/2027 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) results from Monday, August 31 to...

Accra ranks among world’s top 20 cities for nightlife in 2026

Accra has been named one of the world’s 20 best cities for nightlife in 2026, placing 18th in a global ranking by Time Out. The...

Fuel prices to go up marginally for first pricing window of September – COPEC

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has projected marginal increases in the prices of petrol, diesel and LPG for the first pricing window of...

Yawkwei residents demand compensation over land acquired for road project

Some residents of Yawkwei in the Asante Akyem Central and South Municipalities are appealing to the government to pay them compensation for lands and...

GIS arrests 1,055 West Africans in crackdown on street begging in Accra, Kumasi

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested 1,055 West African nationals in an intelligence-led operation aimed at tackling organised street begging and suspected human...

Yidani chief’s murder: Police arrest two suspects following intelligence tip-off

Two suspects have been arrested by the Northern Regional Police Command in connection with the murder of the newly enskinned Chief of Yidani, Naa...

10 arrested in illegal mining operation at Kpali

Ten suspected illegal miners have been arrested during a joint operation by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), the Ghana Army’s Northern Command...

7 feared dead at reclaimed mining site in Atiwa East

Seven people are feared dead after being trapped at a reclaimed mining site at Asaman Tafo in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern...

Kidney patient dies during dialysis at TTH, family alleges blackout, oxygen shortage

The family of a kidney patient who died at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) while on dialysis has called for a thorough and independent...

The games that defined Ghanaian childhood in the 90s before smartphones

Long before mobile phone and computer games took over children's free time, Ghanaian compounds and school playgrounds buzzed with a different kind of entertainment....

Tension rises at Mensaman over alleged landguard attacks, 5,000-acre land dispute

Residents of Mensaman in the Ga West Municipality are calling for urgent intervention following escalating tensions over a disputed 5,000-acre parcel of land. The dispute...

Kasoa, Odupong Ofaakor chiefs call for removal of MCE over alleged incompetence, disrespect

Traditional authorities in Kasoa, Odupong Ofaakor and surrounding communities have called on President John Dramani Mahama to remove the Awutu Senya East Municipal Chief...

Women can survive on their own, men can’t – Ahoufe Patri

Ghanaian actress and media personality Ahoufe Patri has encouraged women to be more assertive in pursuing leadership and decision-making positions, particularly in the creative...

ECG announces emergency power outage at Trasacco, Caprice, other areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced an emergency power outage in parts of the Accra East Region on Sunday, 30th August 2026. The...

MTN’s GH¢20m donation too small but government should collect it – Ellen Ama Daaku

Spokesperson for the NPP Committee on Jobs and Employment, Ellen Ama Daaku has disagreed with the government's decision to reject a GH¢20 million donation...

Amin Adam accompanies Akufo-Addo to Gbewaa Palace to mourn late Ya-Naa Abukari II

Member of Parliament for Karaga and former Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has accompanied former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to the Gbewaa...

BoG inaugurates committee to probe seized foreign currency at Ghana’s borders

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has inaugurated a Preliminary Investigation Committee on Seized Foreign Currency as part of efforts to address the movement of...

Mahama arrives in Luanda for 21st AU Extraordinary Session on conflict resolution

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Luanda, Angola, ahead of the 21st Extraordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of...

Defamation suit: Sammy Gyamfi has been validly served – Afenyo-Markin’s lawyers dismiss alleged delay

Lawyers for Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin have dismissed claims that their client is deliberately delaying or avoiding the service of a writ on Ghana...

NPP announces vetting date after 47 out of 50 aspirants file nomination for national executive elections

Forty-seven of the 50 aspirants who purchased nomination forms to contest the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2026 National Officers Elections have successfully completed the...

Check out GTEC’s latest list of 100 unrecognised universities

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has released a latest list 100 of unrecognised universities as of August 28, 2026 due to quality assurance...

JoySports Invitational 2026: Multimedia Group flex their football muscles with win over GIMPA

Multimedia Group Limited produced a composed and confident display to defeat GIMPA 3-0 on penalties at the JoySports Invitational Tournament 2026 after a tense...

NPP to announce position on proposed constitutional amendments

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to announce its official position on the proposed amendments to Ghana’s 1992 Constitution. The party says its Constitutional...

Mahama charges Ayariga, Zanetor to uphold accountability, transparency

President John Dramani Mahama has urged newly sworn-in Ministers Mahama Ayariga and Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings to uphold the principles of accountability, transparency and integrity...

Sammy Gyamfi authorises lawyers to request Afenyo-Markin’s defamation writ

Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Chief Executive Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, has formally authorised his lawyers to receive a writ filed against him by Minority Leader...

FDA storms Makola Market, arrests traders over sale of ‘cigarette toffee’

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has conducted an enforcement operation at the Makola Market in Accra, leading to the arrest of some traders...

GWL restores water supply to parts of Western Accra

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has completed repairs on a damaged 500mm-diameter main pipeline, leading to the restoration of water supply to several communities in...

Over 100 vehicles stranded at Doli Bridge over muddy Bole highway

More than 100 vehicles have reportedly been stranded at the Doli Bridge along the Bole highway after muddy clay used in ongoing road construction...

OSP must be judged by its mandate, not who occupies the office – Baffour Awuah

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has called on Ghanaians to avoid defining the Office of the Special Prosecutor...