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Ghana Airports Company introduces measures to curb extortion at airports

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has announced a series of measures aimed at eliminating extortion and other unacceptable practices at airports across the...

Fire destroys part of late Murtala Mohammed’s family home in Tamale

Fire has destroyed part of the family home of the late Tamale Central Member of Parliament, Murtala Mohammed, in Tamale, leaving nine of the...

UGMC responds to Michael Blackson’s claims over mother’s death

The University of Ghana Medical Centre Ltd. (UGMC) has responded to allegations made by comedian and actor Michael Blackson regarding the treatment of his...

Two human traffickers jailed 20 years for luring Nigerians into fraud

The Tema Circuit Court 'B' has convicted two men who trafficked Nigerian nationals to Ghana under the guise of offering them jobs before allegedly...

Rent Control Commission, GTA shut down two Koforidua hostels over poor sanitary conditions

The Rent Control Commission and the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) have closed down two private hostels in Koforidua for operating under poor sanitary conditions...

Confusion as traders re-erect containers at Baba Yara Stadium after KMA demolition

Four days after the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) demolished unauthorised structures around the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, some traders have begun reconstructing their shops...

RTI Commission fines 254 public institutions GH¢20,000 each over failure to submit 2025 reports

The Right to Information (RTI) Commission has imposed an administrative penalty of GH¢20,000 on each of several Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Metropolitan,...

Korle drain desilting begins at Agbogbloshie ahead of planned demolition

Desilting works have begun on the Korle drains at Agbogbloshie as the government steps up efforts to address flooding in Accra ahead of the...

Ga Mantse throws weight behind Ghana Medical Trust Fund, pledges support

The Ga Mantse, His Royal Majesty Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has pledged his full support for the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), describing...

Ministry of Health launches multi-faceted strategy to clear backlog of unemployed nurses

The Ministry of Health says it has introduced a comprehensive multi-sectoral strategy to address the growing backlog of unemployed nurses awaiting posting across the...

KTU confirms 7 of 10 arrested over cannabis-infused drinks, ice cream are its students

Management of Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has visited the ten persons arrested by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) over the alleged production and sale...

Akufo-Addo is now a saint, Mahama is becoming a political tyrant – Nana B

The National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has accused the government of President John Dramani Mahama of threatening Ghana’s...

NDC sets October 20 for national executive nominations

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will open nominations for its 2026 national executive elections on Tuesday, October 20, as the party begins preparations for...

52 years on: Remembering the day Ghana switched from left to right-hand driving

On August 4, 1974, Ghana made one of the biggest changes in its transportation history; a nationwide switch from driving on the left side...

Education Ministry condemns violence at Obuasi SHTS, orders investigation

The Ministry of Education has strongly condemned the violent incident at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (O'SHTS), describing the attack as criminal and unacceptable. In...

12 illegal miners arrested over invasion of Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve

Twelve illegal miners have been arrested following a two-day operation by the Bekwai Forest District of the Forestry Commission to clamp down on illegal...

GNFS contains Bogoso market fire, saves eight shops from destruction

Firefighters from the Prestea Fire Station have contained a commercial fire outbreak at Oppong Valley Station in Bogoso, preventing the blaze from spreading to...

Transport operators maintain fares after government’s fuel price intervention

Road transport operators have announced that transport fares will remain unchanged across the country following the government's recent intervention to reduce fuel prices. In a...

Benz, 13 car doors destroyed as fire guts mechanic shop in Ho

A fire outbreak at a mechanic shop along S.D.A. Road in Ho has destroyed an unregistered Mercedes-Benz vehicle and 13 car doors. The incident occurred...

6 students arrested, Obuasi SecTech closed following mob attack on headmaster

The Obuasi Municipal Assembly has ordered the indefinite closure of Obuasi Secondary Technical School following a violent incident in which the school's headmaster was...

Government cancels 1,800 public projects after nationwide review – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that the Government of Ghana has cancelled nearly 1,800 public investment projects following a nationwide review aimed...

Sammy Gyamfi threatens legal action over ‘GH¢200m’ allegations

Lawyers for the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, have issued a legal notice demanding an immediate end to...

Christian groups protest new charges for prayer activities at Achimota Forest

Some pastors and Christian groups have protested a sharp increase in fees charged for prayer activities at the Achimota Forest, describing the new rates...

GPRTU reveals reasons behind shortage of commercial vehicles [Listen]

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has attributed the shortage of commercial vehicles in parts of the country to the increasing cost of...

Final year students may miss exam practicals – Youth Association warns over Techiman-Krobo Nursing College closure [Audio]

The Chairman of the Krobo Youth Association, Kyeremeh Donkor, has expressed concern over the closure of the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery Training College and...

Abossey Okai dealers keep citing demand and supply for high spare parts prices – GPRTU [Audio]

The Deputy Secretary of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, says the union is engaging leadership of the Abossey Okai Spare...

Don’t celebrate suspension of 30% proposed fare hike yet – GPRTU to Ghanaians

The Deputy Secretary of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, has cautioned Ghanaians against celebrating the suspension of the proposed 30%...

Techiman-Krobo Nursing Training College principal must step aside – Youth Association

The Chairman of the Krobo Youth Association, Kyeremeh Donkor, has called on the government to allow the Principal of the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery...

Gyampo dismisses NPP’s ‘Democracy Under Attack’ protest as face-saving tactic

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has criticised the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) planned “Democracy Under Attack” demonstration,...

Reopen Techiman-Krobo Nursing Training College by Monday, or… – Youth Association to gov’t

The Chairman of the Krobo Youth Association, Kyeremeh Donkor, has given authorities until Monday to reopen the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery School, warning that...

School selection exercise: 620,000 BECE candidates pick SHSs

Over 620,000 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduates have begun selecting their second cycle schools following a novelty introduced by the Ministry of Education...

NPP demo organisers were not informed about National Remembrance Day for helicopter crash victims – Egyapa Mercer

Former Sekondi MP Andrew Egyapa Mercer says organisers of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) planned demonstration were not informed that August 6 had been...

Obuasi SHTS headmaster injured after students’ attack over alleged ritual

The headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Abdulia Zakaria, is in critical condition after he was allegedly attacked by students during a...

I’m not campaigning for 2028 — Asiedu Nketia says thank you tour was to ‘quench fires’ in NDC

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has dismissed claims that his recent thank-you tour across the country was aimed...

Police probe explosion at Aboso that claimed 3 lives, left others injured

The Western Central Regional Police Command has visited victims of the Aboso explosion who are receiving treatment at the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital and Apinto...

GES begins onboarding of newly recruited staff from August 7

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that successful applicants from its recent recruitment exercise will begin regional onboarding processes from Friday, August 7. The...

No passenger, crew member died in STC bus accident – Company clarifies

Intercity STC Coaches Limited has clarified that no passenger or crew member died in an accident involving one of its buses travelling from Accra...

I warned NPP against top-down elections, but they ignored me – Asiedu Nketia

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says he cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) against adopting a top-down approach...

I’m lobbying to become NPP’s acting national chairman to advise them – Asiedu Nketia jokes

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has jokingly suggested that he is lobbying to become the acting National Chairman...

BECE examiners cannot tell whether scripts are from private or public schools – WAEC rejects claims of bias

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed suggestions that candidates from private schools may have been disadvantaged in the marking of the 2026...