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Bono East Minister directs MCE to stop hotel project near Konkrompe SHS

A private developer's decision to put up a hotel facility adjacent to the New Konkrompe Senior High School has sparked serious concerns among school...

Mother appeals for support after fire destroys mother’s home, school belongings of SHS fresher at Agona Nsabaa

A mother of three has lost her home, GH¢5,000 cash and personal belongings after a fire destroyed her single-room self-contained apartment at Agona Nsabaa...

Man remanded over alleged theft of mattress, electrical appliances and others at Awutu Chochoo

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested a man in connection with the alleged theft of household items from a building at Chochoo...

NAGRAT gives conditions under which strike will be called off

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says it will not call off the ongoing teachers’ strike until government provides concrete and binding timelines...

South Tongu records rise in teenage pregnancy cases

The South Tongu District in the Volta Region has seen a notable rise in teenage pregnancy cases during the second quarter of 2026. According to...

Aayalolo buses begin contra-flow operations on major Accra routes today

Commuters travelling into Accra’s Central Business District are set to have another option during peak hours as the government rolls out a contra-flow system...

MTTD reveals over 900 killed in 9,000 preventable accidents in eight months

Over 900 people have lost their lives in road crashes across Ghana between January and August 2026, with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department...

Mahama holds talks with China Vice President in New York to strengthen cooperation

President John Dramani Mahama has used his engagements at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to hold talks with China’s Vice President,...

Parliament reconvenes today for emergency sitting

Parliament returns from recess today, Tuesday, September 29, for an extraordinary sitting following mounting concerns over a series of major narcotics seizures linked to...

Gov’t announces plans to construct new landfill sites in Greater Accra, Eastern Region

The government is looking beyond the Kpone landfill as Ghana grapples with mounting waste, with plans underway to establish new landfill sites in parts...

Flooding displaces over 3,000 in Hohoe after River Dayi overflows its banks

More than 3,000 residents have been forced from their homes in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region after the River Dayi overflowed its...

Suspected phone thief swallows five SIM cards during arrest – Police

A 27-year-old man allegedly swallowed five SIM cards after he was arrested with five suspected stolen mobile phones, the Central East Regional Police Command...

NSA releases PIN codes for 2026/2027 national service private candidates, defaulters

The National Service Authority (NSA) has released PIN codes for eligible private candidates, defaulters and foreign-trained graduates for the 2026/2027 national service year. In a...

Central East Police arrest man over alleged theft of 50 pigs, two others with suspected cannabis

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly stealing and selling 50 live pigs from a piggery farm at...

Binaba killings: Family disputes police gun battle account, demands justice

The family of Amadu Apiiga and Phillip Avoabilla, two of the persons killed during a police operation at Binaba in the Bawku West District...

Teacher unions reject government’s call to suspend strike

Striking teacher unions have rejected government’s appeal to suspend their nationwide industrial action, insisting that they will only return to the classroom after concrete...

Cabinet threw out US health compact faster than anything I’ve seen – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says he has never seen Cabinet throw out anything as fast as it rejected the United States health compact, after...

Phone dealer murder: 3 suspects remanded as court adjourns case

Three suspects linked to the kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old mobile phone dealer Nana Yaw Kyere, popularly known as Dinero, have appeared before the...

Teachers’ strike continues as PRETAG accuses government of treating their concerns like “football”

The Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) has accused the government of tossing teachers' concerns back and forth without ever resolving them. President of...

Annoh-Dompreh demands halt to relocation of Accra waste to Adipa landfill over lack of stakeholder engagement

Minority Chief Whip and Nsawam Adoagyiri MP, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has joined residents of Adipa in his constituency to demand an immediate halt to the...

GoldBod makes XRF assay mandatory for local gold purchases from October 1

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced changes to the assay regime for local gold purchases, making X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) the definitive method for...

Education Minister outlines roadmap to address striking teachers’ concerns

The government has given the Ghana Education Service (GES) until October 5, 2026, to submit outstanding data on promoted teachers, as it seeks to...

GRTCC blames coin shortage for rounding up transport fares after 8% increase

The Ghana Road Transport Coordinated Council (GRTCC) says the shortage of coins in circulation is contributing to some transport fares being rounded up following...

Thunderstorms to hit parts of Ghana tonight – Ghana Meteo warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has warned residents in parts of the country to brace for thunderstorms and rain from late afternoon into the...

‘We’re not frustrating teachers; we want to protect govt’s money’ – CAGD

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) says its verification process for teachers’ promotion-related payments is not intended to delay or frustrate workers but to...

Four dead, one injured in trailer accident at Anyinaso Junction

Four people have died and another has been injured following a fatal road crash involving a Toyota Voxy and a MAN Diesel trailer at...

Lydia Forson sounds alarm over Ghana’s fading cultural identity

Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson has raised concerns about the growing habit of replacing Ghanaian names, expressions and cultural references with foreign ones. In a social...

2027 AFCONQ: Black Stars must move on from Ivory Coast defeat – Carlos Queiroz ahead of The Gambia test

Ghana head coach Carlos Queiroz has urged the Black Stars to leave their opening defeat behind and focus on reviving their 2027 Africa Cup...

Manhyia South MP sues Akwatia MP, Blakk Rasta over alleged falsehoods

Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has taken legal action against Akwatia MP Bernard Bediako Baidoo and broadcaster Abubakar Alhassan, popularly known as...

Lawyer formally reports EOCO officer to police for alleged assault

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Legal Team, Enoch Afoakwa, has reported an alleged assault by an Economic and Organised Crime Office...

‘Teachers funded the survey, so why the delayed implementation?’ – PRETAG questions GES over deprived-area allowance

The Vice President of the Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), Adokwei Ayikwei Awulley, has questioned the delay by the Ghana Education Service...

Police arrest three suspects over kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old phone dealer

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old Nana Yaw Kyere, who was reported...

Teachers strike: ‘Bring all the input forms and we’re ready to pay’ – CAGD tells GES

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) says it is ready to process outstanding promotion-related salary payments for teachers once the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

S&P affirms Ghana’s “B-/B” credit ratings with stable outlook

Standard and Poor's (S&P) Global has affirmed Ghana’s credit ratings at “B-/B” on the country’s long- and short-term foreign currency as well as the...

Keep the academic calendar smooth while we address your concerns – Education Minister appeals to striking teachers

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has appealed to striking teacher unions to return to the classroom as government steps up engagements to resolve their outstanding...

‘Teachers should not suffer for someone’s responsibility’ – CAGD

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has urged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to expedite the submission of documents needed to process outstanding teacher...

Teacher unions strike: ‘Anyone with advice should tell gov’t to do the needful’ – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on government to take the necessary steps to resolve the issues behind the ongoing teacher...

Ministries, assemblies cannot claim blanket exemption from vehicle tint laws – MTTD

Director of Education, Research and Training at the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Alexander Obeng, has rejected...

Tinted vehicles could facilitate crime and endanger road users — ACP Obeng

The Director of Research, Training and Education at the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Alexander Obeng, has...