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‘Don’t pardon Wontumi’ – NDC’s James Agbey warns Mahama of grassroots revolt

Governing National Democratic Congress (NDC)'s James Agbey has urged President John Mahama not to grant clemency to Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly...

NPP inaugurates National Elections Committee

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has inaugurated its National Elections Committee to oversee processes leading to the party’s National Conference for the election of...

We know NDC will fail on its promises; NPP will uproot them like mushroom in 2028 – Osafo Maafo

A senior member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Senior Presidential Advisor under the Akufo-Addo administration, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has warned that the...

Galamsey has destroyed our water; help us secure boreholes — Atronie Traditional Council appeals

The Atronie Traditional Council in the Bono Region has appealed to philanthropists, corporate organisations and well-meaning Ghanaians to support the community with boreholes as...

Police seize unauthorised sirens, strobe lights from 789 vehicles in Western, Western Central regions

The Ghana Police Service has intensified its crackdown on the unauthorised use of sirens, strobe lights, beacon lights and other illegal vehicle modifications in...

FDA confiscates fish after viral video exposes unhygienic handling practices

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has confiscated smoked and salted (dried) fish exposed to unhygienic conditions after a viral video raised concerns about...

It’s a shame you want to wash our dirty linen in public – Adwoa Safo slams Akofena

Former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has accused her brother, Israel Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, of tarnishing the legacy of their late father, Apostle...

Ibrahim Mahama supports evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa

Chief Executive Officer of Engineers & Planners and philanthropist Ibrahim Mahama has supported the government’s ongoing evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa by funding...

Jury raises concern over accused’s nose mask in murder trial

A murder trial at the Accra High Court was briefly disrupted after a jury requested that an accused person remove her nose mask while...

Nearly 2 million young Ghanaians not in education, employment or training – GSS

Ghana’s youth unemployment rate has reached 21.9 per cent, nearly double the national average of 12.8 per cent, according to a press release issued...

Nana B accuses Mahama of ‘deceptive’ stance on presidential term limit

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has accused President John Mahama of adopting what he described as a...

Abuakwa South MP attributes rising HIV infections to gaps in healthcare funding

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, says the reported rise in HIV infections reflects deeper challenges within Ghana’s healthcare financing...

Wontumi appeals 20-year jail sentence

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and Akonta Mining Company Limited have appealed their...

Gov’t launches 10-year policy strategy to tackle flooding and housing challenges

The government has launched a new 10-year National Urban Policy and a National Slum Upgrading and Prevention Strategy, acknowledging that Ghana's previous urban development...

Otumfuo approved funeral date for my father’s funeral, not me — Adwoa Safo

Former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has rejected claims that she single-handedly chose the date for her late father's funeral, insisting that it was...

‘Don’t rush passage of Cocoa Bill’ – Oppong Nkrumah urges Parliament

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged Parliament not to rush the passage of the Cocoa Board Reforms...

Oppong Nkrumah threatens legal action over revenue deals presented to Parliament

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has threatened legal action to compel government to release details of some...

GRIDCo begins restoration after nationwide power disruption

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says it has commenced efforts to restore electricity supply following a major power system disturbance that affected parts...

Adwoa Safo warns brother against disrupting father’s funeral

Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has issued a warning to her brother, Israel Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, against disrupting the...

Health Ministry awaiting financial clearance to recruit 8,000 nurses — Akandoh tells Otumfuo

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the government is awaiting financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance to recruit an...

Man arrested for defrauding, sharing intimate videos of ex-lovers

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspected romance scammer accused of defrauding women through false marriage promises, blackmail and the non-consensual sharing of...

32 evacuated Ghanaians arrive home from South Africa as government begins second phase of evacuation

A total of 32 Ghanaian nationals, including children, have arrived at the Accra International Airport under the government's ongoing evacuation exercise from South Africa...

Unemployed teachers petition Mahama, call for return of batch recruitment system

The Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama, and the education authorities to reinstate the traditional batch-by-batch teacher recruitment...

Wontumi thanks Appiah Kubi for legal support despite withdrawal from his cases

Convicted Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has sent a message of appreciation to his former lead counsel, Andy...

Police investigate death of Kandau murder suspect after arrest

The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into the death of a key suspect in the murder of two young men in Kandau,...

FDA criticised over poor monitoring as GMA warns of contaminated sachet water

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is facing mounting criticism over what stakeholders describe as weak and inconsistent monitoring of food and water producers,...

There’ll be more demonstrations if VALCO remains under GIADEC – Board Chairman

The Board Chairman of the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO), Horace Nii Ayi Ankrah, has waded into the ongoing discussions about the sale of...

Sewua Hospital to be commissioned during Mahama’s next visit to Kumasi — Health Minister tells Otumfuo

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has assured the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, that the Sewua Regional Hospital in the Ashanti region...

Dagbon delegation calls on Okyenhene, invites him to final funeral rites of late Ya-Na Abukari II

A delegation from Dagbon has paid a courtesy call on the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, to formally inform him of the passing of...

Woman’s brother allegedly kills man over attempted rape at Akyem Batabi

A 40-year-old man has been killed at Akyem Batabi in the Asene Manso Akroso District of the Eastern Region after he allegedly attempted to...

Fuel prices likely to remain stable despite global decline – COPEC

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has indicated that fuel prices are more likely to remain stable than record a significant reduction in the...

See final photos of Ghana’s tallest man Awuche before his passing

Ghana’s tallest man, Abdul-Samed Sulemana, popularly known as Awuche, spent his final days with hope and optimism despite battling serious health complications. Photos shared shortly...

AMA arrests Kingsway ‘trotro’ drivers over alleged unauthorised fare hikes

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested several commercial drivers operating at the Kingsway lorry station in Accra for allegedly charging passengers unauthorised transport...

He is disappointed by what he saw in our father’s will — Adwoa Safo responds to brother’s GH¢3.7m burial allegation

Former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has alleged that the recent tension with her brother, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena I, followed the opening of...

Oti cocoa farmers besiege COCOBOD office over unpaid arrears

Scores of cocoa farmers from the Guan District in the Oti Region have besieged the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) office in Hohoe to demand...

Emotional moment as Choirmaster returns to Ghana in tears ahead of Beverly Afaglo’s final funeral rites

Ghanaian musician Eugene Kwadwo Boadu Baah, popularly known as Choirmaster, broke down in tears upon his arrival at the Kotoka International Airport after returning...

TMA, FDA and EPA begin major demolition at Tema New Town beach over unhygienic fish processing

The Tema Municipal Assembly (TMA), in collaboration with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has begun a major...

Fire destroys 10-room building in Berekum, displacing students and residents

A devastating fire has destroyed a 10-room storey building at Berekum in the Bono Region, leaving several occupants homeless, including students of the Berekum...

’48 bullets riddled my car; it was a shoot-to-kill mission’ – Adwoa Safo

Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has revisited the traumatic ordeal of surviving what she described as an assassination attempt in...