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Fake soldier arrested for allegedly extorting money in Ashaiman

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly impersonating a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting persons in Ashaiman. The suspect,...

4 Ghanaians remanded over alleged €225m cocaine export to France, Dutch suspect still on the run

Four Ghanaians accused of conspiring to smuggle about four tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated €225 million out of Ghana to France have been...

You lied to the people’ – Accra Mayor, Nitiwul clash over Konkomba Yam Market plans

The Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, Dominic Nitiwul, and Accra Mayor Michael Kpakpo Allotey have clashed over plans to demolish parts of the Konkomba...

We’re not demolishing Konkomba Yam Market – Accra Mayor dismisses Minority’s claims

The Accra Mayor, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has denied allegations that the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is deliberately targeting the Konkomba community in plans to...

Suspected robber killed at Agbogbloshie, police recover AK-47, 186 rounds of ammunition

A suspected armed robber has been killed by the Accra Regional Police Command in a gunfight with the Police near Agbogbloshie. The police also recovered...

Ghana Police Service interdict seven officers over alleged extortion

Seven police personnel have been interdicted by the Ghana Police Service following an alleged extortion incident in Accra. The officers, who were members of a...

Musician Adez of Mentor fame passes on

Musician and backing vocalist Ekua Adadzewa, popularly known as Adez, of TV3 Mentor fame, has passed away. She passed away in the early hours of...

Teacher shortage hits Nkwanta South basic schools

The Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region is grappling with a severe teacher shortage of more than 457, a situation education authorities say...

GNFS PRO reacts to viral video of driver’s mate cooking jollof in moving truck

Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), ADO1 Alex King Nartey, has reacted to a viral video showing a driver’s mate...

NDC supporters demand removal of Kwadaso MCE

Scores of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters in the Kwadaso Constituency of the Ashanti Region have demonstrated against the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Eric...

Traffitech-GH: All you need to know about the new automated traffic camera system

Beginning 1st October 2026, vehicle owners will receive electronic tickets for road offences as the Ghana Police Service will begin implementing Traffitech-GH. Traffitech-GH is an...

TV studio destroyed as fire guts SIC Insurance building in Takoradi

A fire has swept through parts of the four-storey SIC Insurance PLC building in Takoradi, destroying several offices, including the studio of local television...

Binduri: Family of lecturer demands justice over his death after alleged military assault

The family of Awudu Issaka, a lecturer at Gbewaa College of Education, has taken to the streets of Binduri to demand justice over his...

IGP engages Okada riders, pushes compliance with road safety regulations

Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has engaged the leadership of the Okada Riders Association of Ghana (ORAG) as part of efforts to...

Gov’t trains over 20,000 school feeding caterers in nutrition standards

The government has trained 20,171 caterers and head cooks under the Ghana School Feeding Programme in practical nutrition standards as part of efforts to...

US limits visas for South African officials over alleged anti-white discrimination

The US has announced visa restrictions targeting people it accuses of discriminating against South Africa's white minority, in the latest escalation of tensions between...

Fuel prices rise as Star Oil raises petrol to GH¢16.77, diesel to GH¢17.77

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun increasing pump prices for the second pricing window of September. Star Oil is among the first to adjust its...

Russian drones hit Ukrainian bus and train, killing five, officials say

Russian drones struck a passenger bus and ​a train in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing five people, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow pressed on...

I am very worried – Alan Kyerematen on cancellation of 1D1F

Former Trade and Industry Minister and founder of the United Party (UP), Alan Kyerematen, has expressed concern over what he describes as the abandonment...

EPA enforces shutdown of Empire Cement over alleged air pollution breaches

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has moved to shut down Empire Cement Ghana Ltd. at Weija in the Greater Accra Region following investigations into...

‘Are we even serious as a country?’ – Alan Kyerematen laments SHS placement challenges

Founder and leader of the United Party (UP), Alan Kyerematen, has expressed concern over the challenges confronting the Computerised School Selection and Placement System...

NPP demands apology or dismissal of Education Minister over Arabic, Chinese language policy

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on President John Dramani Mahama to either apologise to Ghanaians or dismiss Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu over...

2024 election: ‘My exit contributed to NPP’s 2.1 million vote drop’ – Alan Kyerematen

Founder and leader of the United Party (UP), Alan Kyerematen, has claimed that his departure from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) contributed to the...

1,432 human trafficking victims receive rehabilitation support – Gender Minister

A total of 1,432 victims of human trafficking have received rehabilitation and reintegration support as the government expands interventions to protect survivors of exploitation...

After 34 years, we’re still struggling – Alan Kyerematen renews vow to break NPP-NDC duopoly

Founder and leader of the United Party (UP), Alan Kyerematen, has reaffirmed his determination to break the long-standing political duopoly of the New Patriotic...

Why NPP can’t forget about me despite my exit – Alan Kyerematen explains

Founder and leader of the United Party (UP), Alan Kyerematen, says the continued attention he receives from members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Education Minister visits National Resolution Centre, assures parents of swift action

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has visited the National Resolution Centre to assess challenges confronting students and parents ahead of the reopening of schools. The visit...

Legendary Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs passes on at 84

Legendary Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs has died at the age of 84, bringing to an end a remarkable career spanning several decades in Nigeria’s...

GHS records more than 53,000 adolescent pregnancies in seven months 

Ghana recorded 53,415 adolescent pregnancies between January and July 2026, with 1,501 involving girls aged 10 to 14 years, data from the Ghana Health...

This could be the greatest public finance scandal of 4th Republic if confirmed – Dafeamekpor on COVID-19 audit

Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has called for immediate arrests if allegations of concealed findings in the Auditor-General’s COVID-19 expenditure...

Two arrested as Police intercept 192 parcels of suspected cocaine in Wa

The Upper West Regional Police Command has intercepted 192 compressed parcels of a substance suspected to be cocaine and arrested two men believed to...

Galamsey: Forestry Commission arrests 12, impounds three excavators in South Formangso Forest Reserve

The Forestry Commission has arrested 12 suspected illegal miners and impounded three excavators during an operation in the South Formangso Forest Reserve in the...

Policeman charged with murder over death of law student in hit-and-run on Tema Motorway

General Corporal Robert Katey Koranteng of the Ghana Police Service has been arraigned at the Adabraka District Court in Accra and charged with murder...

Minority boycotts Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on South Africa evacuation

The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has declined to attend a scheduled closed-door briefing on the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa,...

Oil falls as US crude inventories rise despite Saudi supply concerns

Oil prices fell on Wednesday after an unexpected build in U.S. crude inventories, while investors assessed supply risks after Saudi Arabia suspended ​oil loadings...

Covid-19: Auditor-General’s own audit objective raises questions over omission of Local Gov’t spending – Manasseh Awuni

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says the Auditor-General’s own stated objective for its COVID-19 expenditure audit raises questions over why the Ministry of Local...

Enchi-Elubo road: ‘Show up with your board by Friday or risk termination’ – Agbodza tells contractor

Roads and Highways Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza has issued a final ultimatum to Top International Construction, demanding that the company’s full Board of Directors...

‘We do not need to arrest people at this point’ – PAC Vice Chair on COVID-19 fumigation audit report

Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, Davis Ansah Opoku, says there is no basis for arrests over the alleged omission of COVID-19 fumigation...

People should be arrested – Dafeamekpor demands action over audit claims

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, is demanding immediate arrests if allegations emerging from investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni’s latest investigation into COVID-19 expenditure...