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Weija Dam spillage submerges hundreds of homes

Hundreds of homes have been submerged in parts of Weija in the Greater Accra Region following the spillage of the Weija Dam, leaving many...

We’ll always stand by Ghanaians everywhere — Chief of Staff assures South Africa evacuees

Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has assured Ghanaians living abroad that government remains committed to protecting and supporting its citizens wherever they may be. He...

Angry youth set properties ablaze after shooting incident at Deti

Angry youth at Deti, a farming community in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region, reportedly set several properties ablaze following a shooting...

Xenophobic attack: I suffered beatings; It is God who brought me here – Evacuated Ghanaian shares ordeal

One of the Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa has opened up about the ordeal he endured amid renewed xenophobic attacks, describing the violence and...

BuzStopBoys propose “5 youth per 5km road” sanitation employment model to gov’t; check out details

Founder and leader of Buzstopboys, Heneba Kwadwo Safo, has proposed a nationwide youth employment model that would assign young people to specific road segments...

Buzstopboys appeal to Mahama for 5-acre land, assistance to build plastic recycling plant

Heneba Kwadwo Safo, the founder and leader of Buzstopboys, an NGO committed to improving sanitation across Ghana, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama...

Weija traditional authorities back demolition of waterway structures to curb flooding

Traditional authorities in Weija, together with the Chief of Lafa Barimba, Nii Ayi Okoforobour, have expressed support for government’s ongoing demolition of structures built...

NADMO warns of possible demolition exercise at Sampah Valley after Weija dam spillage

Residents of Sampah Valley in the Weija community in the Greater Accra Region have been urged to brace for a possible demolition exercise following...

Buduburam residents protest alleged sale of township to private developer

Residents and traditional authorities at Gomoa Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region have staged a protest over what they describe...

First batch of Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa arrive in Accra (Video+Photos)

The first batch of Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa amid rising xenophobic tensions has arrived safely at the Accra International Airport on Wednesday, May...

South Africa officials claim only 10 of nearly 300 repatriated Ghanaians were legal migrants

South African Home Affairs officials say only 10 of nearly 300 Ghanaian nationals who registered for voluntary repatriation were legally residing in the country. According...

Another Ghanaian pilgrim dies in Saudi Arabia during Hajj

The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana) has confirmed the death of another Ghanaian pilgrim, Alhaji Sulemana Iddrisu, aged 60,...

Hundreds gather at Independence Square for 2026 Eid-ul-Adha prayers [Photos]

Hundreds of Muslims gathered at the Independence Square in Accra on Wednesday, May 27, to offer prayers in celebration of Eid-ul-Adha. Eid-ul-Adha, also known as...

Eid-al-Adha: “No meat for Christians who didn’t remember as during Xmas” – Some Kumawu Muslims

Muslims in Kumawu in the Ashanti Region marked this year’s Eid al-Adha celebrations with prayers, excitement, and light-hearted exchanges as they gathered with family...

Mahama urges youth to embrace discipline and national development values

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghana’s youth to embrace discipline, responsibility and hard work as essential values for national development. Speaking during his...

BoG appeals court ruling on GN Savings and Loans license restoration

The Bank of Ghana has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court seeking to challenge the Court of Appeal ruling on the restoration of...

Dafeamekpor confirms Asante Akyem North MP is under fraud and money laundering investigation in Netherlands

Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has confirmed that detained Member of Parliament Ohene Kwame Frimpong is under investigation in the Netherlands over alleged fraud and money laundering. The...

Lawyers file bail application for detained Asante Akyem North MP in Dutch court

South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP) and Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has disclosed that lawyers for detained Asante Akyem North MP, Ohene Kwame...

Mahama unveils development plan for Zongo communities

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a series of development interventions aimed at improving living conditions in Zongo communities across Ghana, with a focus...

Okudzeto Ablakwa sends goodwill message to Ghanaians returning from South Africa today

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has extended a warm goodwill message to Ghanaian citizens being evacuated from South Africa, assuring them...

Teachers, health workers to receive salary arrears starting this month

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has announced that education and health sector workers affected by outstanding salary arrears will begin receiving payments this...

Mahama announces GH¢10m each for technical universities in 2027 budget

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government has earmarked GH¢100 million for Ghana’s 10 technical universities in the 2027 budget, with each institution...

Eid should be an opportunity to strengthen unity and peace – Muntaka

Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has called on Muslims across the country to use the Eid ul-Adha celebrations to strengthen unity among themselves and...

Tema microlight crash: Schoolchildren mistook pilot’s emergency signal for a wave – Report

The Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB Ghana) has revealed that children playing on a field at the Tema Day Care...

ECG upgrades transformers at Akwatia substation to improve power supply

The Electricity Company of Ghana (Electricity Company of Ghana) has upgraded and replaced transformers at the Akwatia Substation in the Eastern Region as part...

Ghana welcomes Pope Leo XIV’s apology over Holy See’s role in slave trade

The Government of Ghana has welcomed the historic apology issued by Pope Leo XIV acknowledging the role played by the Holy See in legitimising...

Pope Leo apologises for Vatican’s own role in legitimising slavery

Pope Leo XIV has issued a landmark apology for the Holy See's direct involvement in legitimising slavery and its centuries-long failure to condemn the practice....

NSB trial: Bank records reflected GH¢1.7m, GH¢402,000 transfers to Adu-Boahene — Witness

The third prosecution witness in the trial involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has confirmed before the Accra High...

Two arrested in connection with Nsawam filling station robbery

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with an armed robbery attack at Kwafokrom near Nsawam in the Eastern...

Mustapha Ussif denies wrongdoing in GH₵580m African Games audit report

Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has denied any wrongdoing in relation to the 13th African Games held in Accra in 2023. In...

Six including 3 Chinese nationals arrested over murder at galamsey site at Gwira Ampansie

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects, including three Chinese nationals, in connection with the fatal shooting of a man at an...

Crime is everywhere – Dafeamekpor slams OSP’s Accra-centred operations

Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for what he describes as an overly Accra-centred approach to...

Show me where he said he wants to be flagbearer- Dafeamekpor defends Asiedu Nketia’s ‘Thank You’ tour

Majority Chief Whip Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor has challenged claims that NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia, popularly known as General Mosquito, is secretly campaigning...

First batch of Ghanaians set to be repatriated from South Africa over anti-immigrant protests

Government authorities are repatriating the first group of 800 citizens, they say, who have registered to be flown home from South Africa on Wednesday...

Man demands GH¢250,000 compensation after DNA test reveals he is not biological father of 10-year-old child

An explosive twist has emerged on Nhyira FM’s Obra Show after DNA test results confirmed that Emmanuel Ampomah was not the biological father of...

Attorney-General supports suit challenging political parties’ delegate system

Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai has disclosed that the Attorney-General’s Department has filed legal arguments in support of a constitutional case seeking to allow all...

Tatale-Sanguli thunderstorm: Residents warned not to consume meat from dead cattle

The Animal Health Assistant Officer for the Tatale-Sanguli District in the Northern Region, Yakubu Yussif, has warned residents, particularly those in Tatale, not to...

12 dead, two critically injured in fatal crash on Nkenkensu road

At least 12 people have lost their lives, while two others are in critical condition following a fatal road accident involving a commercial passenger...

It’s very tough to be a musician in Ghana; everything is a loss – Camidoh

Ghanaian Afropop, R&B and Afrobeats artiste Camidoh has opened up about the harsh realities musicians face in Ghana. Speaking in an interview with Kafui Dey,...

Lightning strikes over 20 cattle dead in Tatale

More than 20 cattle belonging to a Fulani herdsman, Sarkin Amaru, have reportedly been killed after a thunderstorm struck Tatale in the Northern Region...