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Court of Appeal battle looms in Wontumi’s mining trial

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has filed an application at...

Court shoots down Adu-Boahene’s attempt to disguise private company’s swift transfer receipt as NSB document

Former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene has suffered yet another setback in his attempt to defend himself in the ongoing...

Mpatasie leaders deny claims of stolen black stool, regalia and ornaments

The traditional leadership of Trede Mpatasie in the Atwima Kwanwoma district has debunked reports suggesting that a revered black stool has gone missing, describing...

Bank of Ghana clarifies treatment of earnings for content creators

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has stated that payouts received by Ghanaian content creators from digital platforms, including earnings from X, are classified as...

Bakers and flour users call for government support to boost local bakery industry

The newly inaugurated Royal Bakers and Flour Users Association of Ghana (Royal Bakers and Flour Users Association of Ghana) has called on the government...

14-year-old BECE candidate electrocuted at Nkawkaw

A 14-year-old Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidate, identified as Richmond, has died after being electrocuted at Nkawkaw. The incident occurred at White House, a...

NDC inherited a dysfunctional local gov’t sector – Ahmed Ibrahim

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has criticised the previous administration led by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,...

GES secures approval to pay salary arrears to staff in instalments

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that approval has been granted for the payment of salary arrears owed to eligible staff, following the...

Good news expected on school feeding arrears by close of tomorrow — PTA General Secretary assures

The General Secretary of the National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations, Gapson Kofi Raphael, has assured that progress is being made to resolve challenges affecting...

130 dead in three months as road crashes surge in early 2026 – GNFS

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has reported a sharp rise in road traffic fatalities in the first quarter of 2026, with 130 people...

Gov’t not taking education seriously — Abuakwa South MP

A member of Parliament’s Select Committee on Education and Akyem Abuakwa South MP, Kingsley Agyemang, has criticised the government over what he describes as...

Fire damages shop at Kumasi New Kejetia Market

A fire outbreak at the Kumasi New Kejetia Market has destroyed goods at a retail shop on the first floor before it was brought...

Interior Ministry revises curfew hours in Gushegu District

The Ministry of the Interior has announced new curfew hours for several communities in the Gushegu District following advice from the National Security Council. In...

DACF disbursements rise sharply from GH¢362m in 2024 to GH¢5bn in 2025 – Local Government Minister

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has disclosed that only GH¢362 million was released to Metropolitan, Municipal and District...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund expands renal care with new dialysis machines for Hohoe Hospital

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has strengthened renal care services at the Volta Regional Hospital, Hohoe with the delivery of two new dialysis machines...

Ghana Wheat Initiative takes root in Ashanti as Otumfuo backs “Opemsuo Wheat” proposal

Arima Farms Ghana has paid a courtesy call on the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to seek his royal blessing for Ghana’s emerging wheat project. During...

We have food, but… – CHASS National Secretary clarifies

The National Secretary of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Primus Baro, has clarified that schools across the country have sufficient...

Ghana Standards Authority to establish garage regulations amid Toyota Voxy safety concerns

The Ghana Standards Authority (Ghana Standards Authority) is set to develop standards to regulate vehicle conversion garages across the country, as authorities intensify scrutiny...

Young man in critical condition after chopping off his genitals

A man in his late thirties, identified as Kofi and popularly known as “Oga,” has reportedly severed his own genital organ in an incident...

National Service Authority to expand tomato production to 200 acres

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced plans to expand tomato production to at least 200 acres this year as part of efforts to...

OSP’s problems not the law but its leaders — Thaddeus Sory fires

Private legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory has delivered a scathing critique of Ghana’s anti-corruption fight, arguing that the challenges facing the Office of the Special...

Vincent Assafuah blows alarm over sole-sourced contracts at NPRA

The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo Constituency, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has raised fresh concerns over what he describes as the growing use of...

Former Afram Plains North MP declares intention to contest NDC National Women’s Organiser race

Former Afram Plains North Constituency MP, Betty Krosbi Mensah, has officially announced her intention to contest for the National Women’s Organiser position of the...

You had no business at the meeting if you won’t take instructions – Dr. Bomfeh slams GETFund Administrator

Chief Executive Officer of CenCES and lecturer at UPSA, James Kwabena Bomfeh Jnr., has weighed in on the reported standoff between the Ghana Education...

Payroll Fraud: Questions over GHC427 million paid to one civil servant in 29 months

For 29 months, a senior civil servant at the Ministry of Defence received over GHS427 million in unearned salaries – an average of more...

NSA cuts payroll from GH₵1.6bn to GH₵700m after ghost names cleanup

The National Service Authority (NSA) says it has slashed its annual payroll from about GH₵1.6 billion to roughly GH₵700 million after tightening verification systems...

Afram Plains North NDC women urge former MP to return to politics

Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), particularly women in the Afram Plains North Constituency, thronged the residence of former Member of Parliament Betty...

Government to install 3,000 transformers to tackle power outages

The government says it will install about 3,000 transformers nationwide as part of a major intervention to fix distribution challenges linked to recent power...

Titus Glover urges National Security Secretariat to probe NPRA saga

Former member of Parliament for Tema East, Titus Clover, has called for the intervention of the National Security Secretariat in the ongoing controversy surrounding...

Mahama directs School Feeding Programme to absorb surplus eggs amid market glut

President John Dramani Mahama has called for the Ghana School Feeding Programme to temporarily absorb excess eggs on the market to help address the...

NPRA CEO deserves commendation, not condemnation — Abass Nurudeen

The Chief Executive Officer of the Social Investment Fund, Abass Nurudeen, has come to the defence of the Director-General of the National Pensions Regulatory...

Small Arms Commission engages drivers to curb illicit weapons transport

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) has intensified efforts to combat the spread of illegal firearms by engaging transport operators...

Former and sitting MP unite to develop Afram Plains

In a bid to promote development in the Afram Plains, particularly in the northern region, the Member of Parliament (MP), Worlase Kpeli, has accepted...

What 8 years in the wilderness thought me about business in Ghana

It is now widely accepted that African countries, like those in the West, the Gulf and Asia, cannot solve their developmental challenges without strong...

IGP decorates 19 newly promoted senior police officers

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has officially decorated 19 senior officers of the Ghana Police Service following their promotion to higher...

Ahafo Deputy Chief Imam urges religious tolerance to promote peace and development

The Deputy Chief Imam for the Ahafo Region, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Unus, has called on Muslim leaders to deepen relations with other religious groups...

Health Ministry partners Belgian team to tackle medical waste at Korle Bu

The Ministry of Health has initiated steps to strengthen medical waste management in Ghana's health sector, beginning with an assessment visit to the Korle...

Gov’t to roll out WhatsApp system for reporting power outages

Government is set to digitise the way Ghanaians report power outages, with plans to introduce a WhatsApp-based system that will allow users to report...

Mahama pledges to sustain single-digit inflation after sharp decline

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to keeping inflation within single digits, following a significant drop in the rate to 3.2...

Sea breaks into Volta River around Fuveme; NADMO warns of flooding

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has issued a warning of potential flooding in the Anloga District of the Volta Region, after the sea...