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Parliament passes Community Service Bill to introduce alternative sentencing

Parliament has passed the Community Service Bill, 2026, introducing community service as an alternative to imprisonment for persons convicted of specified categories of offences. The...

We know how to solve flooding but lack the will to act – Kojo Adu Asare

Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Kojo Adu Asare, has blamed recurring flooding in Accra on poor leadership, weak planning and a lack of...

Glikpome B/A headteacher allegedly found dead in Akatsi guesthouse

The Headteacher of Glikpome Basic School in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region, 44-year-old Mr. Selorm Kwaku Tettey, has been found dead...

188 vehicles intercepted for traffic offences in Ashanti Region

The Ghana Police Service has intensified enforcement against road traffic violations in the Ashanti Region, resulting in the interception of 188 vehicles during a...

Sayerano shooting: Two police posts destroyed as DCE assures reconstruction

Two police posts in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region have been destroyed by unidentified persons following the recent police shooting incident...

ESPA proposes dedicated budget for national cleanup exercise

The Executive Secretary of the Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA), Ama Ofori Antwi, has called on the government to allocate a dedicated budget to...

Tapentadol not approved for use in Ghana; sale of ‘red’ is illegal – Health Minister

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has declared that tapentadol is not approved for medical use in Ghana, warning that the sale, distribution...

Minority demands Attorney General’s removal over unlawful disbursement of GH¢350 million to support flood victims

The Minority in Parliament has demanded the immediate dismissal of Attorney General and Minister for Justice Dr Dominic Ayine over what it describes as...

1,587 out of 4,767 traced Common Fund projects non-existent — Administrator

The Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Michael Harry Yamson, has disclosed that 1,587 out of 4,767 projects traced under the fund...

KMA demolition exercise turns chaotic amid squatters’ resistance

A demolition exercise by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) turned chaotic on Wednesday afternoon after squatters fiercely resisted the pulling down of unauthorized structures...

Health Minister calls for justice after Sayerano shooting claims three lives

The Minister for Health and Member of Parliament for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has expressed condolences to the families of those who lost their...

Heavy rains expose quality of road construction practices across Ghana – Minister

The Roads and Highways Minister, Governs Kwame Agbodza, says this year's heavy rains have laid bare the consequences of poor road construction practices, warning...

NSA boss calls for public education on pitch maintenance after viral video criticism

Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, has urged greater public education on football pitch maintenance, arguing that many criticisms...

Deities have not abandoned polluted rivers and seas – Kpone chief priest

The Tsawe Wulormor of Kpone, Nuumo Tsawe Otrome II, has rejected suggestions that Ghana's traditional deities have abandoned rivers, lagoons and the sea because...

‘Where will the waste go?’ – ESPA boss questions disposal plan for national clean-up exercise

The Executive Secretary of the Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA), Ama Ofori Antwi, has raised concerns over the disposal of waste expected to be...

Abu Trica rushed to Police Hospital as lawyer threatens legal action over access

Lawyer for Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, has disclosed that his client has been rushed to the Police Hospital, while raising fresh...

Ghana risks becoming a narco-state if drug networks infiltrate institutions – Prof Antwi-Danso

Security analyst Prof Vladimir Antwi-Danso has warned that the attempted export of methamphetamine from Ghana to Australia points to serious intelligence failures and the...

Ghana AIDS Commission clarifies HIV testing protocols following security recruitment reports

The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has issued a clarification following media reports on HIV test results recorded during the recent security services recruitment exercise,...

Juaboso DCE commiserates with families of victims in Sefwi Sayerano police shooting

The Juaboso District Chief Executive, Alexander Adu Quist, has visited the families of victims of the recent police shooting at Sefwi Sayerano in the...

61-year-old Ghanaian woman gives birth after pioneering stem cell-enhanced IVF procedure

A 61-year-old Ghanaian woman has finally given birth for the first time after undergoing a successful advanced medical procedure at Mary-Lucy Hospital at Awoshie...

Ntim Fordjour demands names, prosecution of gov’t officials linked to $300m meth bust in Australia

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called on the Minister for the Interior to name and...

Teacher patches potholes for 16 years to prevent road crashes

Potholes on roads continue to contribute significantly to road crashes in Ghana. The Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) and the National Road Safety...

Fire guts moving bus on Mankessim–Accra Highway

A fire completely destroyed a Yutong bus on the Mankessim–Accra Highway in the early hours of Wednesday, reducing passengers’ belongings and crates of drinks...

‘Who summons the summoner?’ KMA court criticised over poor sanitation conditions

A court in Kumasi tasked with enforcing sanitation regulations has come under public scrutiny after its public urinal was found in a dilapidated and...

Judges rule on law, not politics — Yonny Kulendi

A Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi, has dismissed widespread public perceptions that judges decide cases based on political...

Driver escapes unhurt after accident at Anfoega Adame Newtown

A driver was rescued by firefighters after his vehicle crashed into an Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) distribution pole at Anfoega Adame Newtown in...

Fire destroys apartment at Race Course Rasta Park

The timely intervention of personnel from the Anyaa Fire Station of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) prevented the fire from spreading to nearby...

Roads Minister urges ECG, GWCL to speed up utility relocation for road projects

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has called on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Water Company Limited...

Five arrested over alleged unlawful detention and extortion in Tamale

Police in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital, have arrested five men accused of unlawfully detaining a man, seizing his property and demanding money in...

I know he owns a provision store – Sefwi Sayerano chief on alleged drug peddler

The Twafohene of Sefwi Sayerano, Nana Kwasi Sampa, has expressed shock over the police shooting incident that claimed two lives and injured two others...

Sefwi Sayerano chief demands answers over deadly police shooting

The Twafohene of Sefwi Sayerano, Nana Kwasi Sampa, is demanding answers over the police shooting incident that claimed two lives and left three others...

Roads Minister begins fresh inspection of key projects in Eastern, Volta and Oti regions

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has commenced another round of nationwide inspections, turning his attention to major road projects in...

Third person dies after Police shooting in Sefwi Sayerano

The Twafohene of Sefwi Sayerano has confirmed the death of a third person following Monday’s police shooting incident in the community, deepening the grief...

Stop bribing judges, help expose corruption – Yonny Kulendi to Ghanaians

Supreme Court Judge, Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi, has urged Ghanaians to stop offering bribes to judges, arguing that public participation is essential to tackling...

Sefwi Sayerano chief recounts events leading to police shooting that claimed two lives

The Twafohene of Sefwi Sayerano, Nana Kwasi Sampa, has given an account of the events that led to the shooting incident that claimed two...

Calm restored in Sefwi Sayerano after fatal shooting by Police

The Twafohene of Sefwi Sayerano, Nana Kwasi Sampa, has confirmed that calm has returned to the community following the arrest of eight police personnel...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on July 8, 2026

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of planned maintenance exercises across the Ashanti, Accra West, Volta and Central regions for...

Accra floods: Council of State expresses fears over cholera outbreak due to illegal dumpsite

Members of the Council of State have expressed concerns over a possible cholera outbreak in parts of Accra following the devastating June 29 floods,...

Auditor-General’s report reveals four deceased pensioners were paid GH¢7.4m over seven years

A damning report by the Auditor-General has exposed serious weaknesses in Ghana’s public pension system, revealing that the state continued to pay millions of...

CSA warns of surge in online investment scams as victims lose GH¢3.4 million in six months

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has warned the public about a sharp rise in fraudulent online investment schemes that have cost victims more than...