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Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill was passed lawfully, Speaker cannot overturn it – Mahama Ayariga

Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has stated emphatically that Speaker Alban Bagbin cannot overturn Parliament’s decision to pass the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values...

Ghanaians didn’t ask for any new law on anti-LGBTQ+ Bill – Ntim Fordjour

The Assin South Member of Parliament, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, says there is “nothing new” in the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill,...

Election 2028: Eric Opoku declares readiness to contest NDC flagbearership race

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has indicated his readiness to contest for the flagbearership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and lead...

KATH temporarily suspends admission of new cases at Accident and Emergency Centre

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has temporarily suspended the admission of new cases at its Accident and Emergency Centre following a...

ECG to redeploy old transformers to underserved areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to redeploy old transformers replaced under its ongoing upgrade programme to improve electricity supply in...

LGBTQ+ is not a human right issue – Foh-Amoaning

Lead advocate for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has strongly criticised arguments that frame LGBTQ+ issues...

Uphold your social contract with Ghanaians – Foh-Amoaning tells Mahama over Anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Lead advocate for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to...

Ablakwa sends epic response to critics over evacuation “overreaction” claims

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has delivered a strong response to critics who described Ghana’s recent evacuation exercise as an overreaction,...

Court drama as two accused persons collapse during Kasoa human trafficking hearing

A dramatic scene unfolded at the Ofaakor Circuit Court in Kasoa on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, as two suspects standing trial in an alleged...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: We’ve always warned about lapses in the law – Ntim Fordjour

The Assin South Member of Parliament, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, says the purpose of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill is not...

We want the same bill passed and assented to –Ntim Fordjour on Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

The Assin South Member of Parliament, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called for the swift assent of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: What is the basis for the exemption of lawyers, doctors and journalists? – Foh-Amoaning questions

Lead advocate for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values has raised concerns over reported exemptions for certain professional groups...

GRDA warns of prosecution as people turn parts of Tema–Mpakadan railway into homes and resting spots

The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has raised serious concern over the increasing misuse of sections of the Tema–Mpakadan railway corridor by residents, with...

Speaker Bagbin orders reconsideration of anti-LGBTQ bill passage over bipartisan support concerns

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has called for a review of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, citing procedural...

Accra High Court to decide on Abu Trica’s extradition application on June 11

An Accra High Court has adjourned to June 11, 2026, to rule on a motion filed by Ghanaian socialite Frederick Kumi in his ongoing...

Unidentified man found dead near Cathedral Clinic in Accra

An unidentified man has been found dead near the Cathedral Clinic opposite the former Shell Head Office on High Street in Accra. The deceased was...

Transport operator granted GHC50,000 bail for allegedly contracting thugs to attack GPRTU chairman

A 55-year-old transport operator, Hamisu Ibrahim, has been hauled before the Asokwa Circuit Court for the abetment of a crime threatening the life of...

15 reported dead, 25 injured in accident on Peki-Tsame road

At least 15 people have been killed and 25 others injured in a devastating road accident at Peki-Tsame in the Volta Region. The fatal...

PHOTOS: Mahama meets UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 morning held a breakfast meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at No. 10 Downing...

Tema Police intercept suspected Indian hemp shipment on Tema–Ada road, one arrested

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested one suspect after intercepting a large quantity of compressed plant materials suspected to be Indian hemp during...

Ebola’s mortality rate stands at 30–50% – Health Minister urges early reporting

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has cautioned the public over Ebola preparedness, stressing that the disease carries a mortality rate of between 30 and...

BoG dismisses reports of planned sale of $260m Headquarters

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has dismissed reports that it is considering the sale of its newly constructed $260 million headquarters, describing the claim...

Two pupils dead, 40 injured in school bus accident at Assin Homaho

​A tragic road accident involving a school bus has claimed the lives of two pupils of Alice Elites Academy, located at Assin Edubiase in...

Akonta Mining acted as whistleblower against illegal miners — Former Western Regional Minister

A former Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has told the Accra High Court that Akonta Mining Limited acted as a whistleblower by reporting...

Fixing Ghana’s public transport crisis: Time for bold reform

Ghana needs stronger regulation, safer fleets, transparent fares and disciplined implementation to make public transport reliable and sustainable. Efficient and effective public transportation in any...

Road maintenance contractors threaten protest over six years’ arrears

Road maintenance contractors responsible for clearing gutters, desilting drains and maintaining road shoulders to help prevent flooding are threatening to stage a protest at...

Woman arrested after conspiring with son to kill husband at Nsawam-Aduakrom

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a woman and her son in connection with the alleged murder of a 36-year-old land agent and the...

Akyem Nwinso mourns passing of Acting Queenmother and Asona Abusuapɛnin

The chiefs, elders and residents of Akyem Nwinso have held a five-day funeral ceremony in honour of the late Acting Queenmother, Nana Oforiwaa Twumasi,...

Ga Mantse unveils plans for 500-bed children’s hospital at Korle Bu

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has announced plans to construct a state-of-the-art 500-bed children’s hospital at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital,...

Energy Minister to speak today at Ghana–UK Investment Summit 2026

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, is set to address participants at the Ghana–UK Investment Summit 2026 today as...

She was tired and refused medication, believing God would heal her – Beverly Afaglo’s brother

The brother of late actress and entrepreneur Beverly Ama Afaglo-Baah has shared details about her final days, revealing that she chose to stop taking...

Accra, northern regions to experience thunderstorms from afternoon

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has forecast thunderstorms and rainfall across parts of Accra, the middle belt and northern Ghana from the afternoon into...

Minority demands answers on 31 amendments to Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 

The Minority caucus in Parliament has called on the government and promoters of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill to explain why...

US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas

The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to...

Pupils sent home as teachers’ strike disrupts learning in 80 Tarkwa schools

Thousands of pupils across the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region were left stranded and later sent home on Monday after teachers embarked...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: NDC has been courageous – Dafeamekpor fires back at critics

Majority Chief Whip Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor has defended President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government against criticism over the controversial Anti-LGBTQ...

Inusah Fuseini defends NDC Council of Elders’ intervention to safeguard party unity

Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament, Inusah Fuseini, has defended the recent involvement of the NDC Council of Elders in internal party matters, stressing...

GIS rescues 112 trafficking victims, returns 105 safely home

The Ghana Immigration Service (Ghana Immigration Service) has facilitated the safe return of 105 foreign nationals to their home countries after an intelligence-led operation...

NACOC seizes 2.3 tonnes of suspected narcotics in Volta Region raid

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has seized over 2.3 tonnes of suspected cannabis during a special anti-drug operation at Gbi-Wegbe, near Hohoe in the...