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Mahama signs 10 Bills into law including Customs, VAT and Cocoa Board Bills

President John Mahama has assented to 10 Bills, bringing them into law as part of ongoing legislative and policy reforms by his administration. The new...

Wontumi’s withdrawal will have little impact on NPP chairmanship race – Asah-Asante

Political science analyst Dr Kwame Asah-Asante says the decision by former Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to withdraw...

Government declines MTN’s GH¢20m donation for Ghanaian xenophobia victims

The Government of Ghana has declined a GH¢20 million donation reportedly offered by MTN Ghana to support Ghanaians affected by recent xenophobic attacks in...

Techiman-Krobo Nursing School: I’m not privy to committee’s decision – DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Techiman North, Johnson Adom, says he has no information on any decision by the committee investigating the closure...

Techiman-Krobo controversy: DCE explains decision to halt regional probe

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Techiman North, Johnson Adom, says authorities are awaiting the report and recommendations of a committee set up by...

Dr Busia Highway closure: Check the alternative routes from September 7

The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has announced phased road closures and alternative routes ahead of the construction of a major...

Tourism Minister dazzled by Kintampo Waterfalls, issues stern warning to encroachers

The Kintampo Waterfalls, one of Ghana's most breathtaking natural treasures, took centre stage on Monday as the Minister for Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture,...

Techiman-Krobo residents threaten mammoth demo over nursing college impasse

The Techiman-Krobo community in the Bono East Region has threatened to organise a massive demonstration if authorities attempt to reinstate the Principal of the...

GARID to build 10m-wide underground drain in Kaneshie from September 7

The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project is set to construct a 10-metre-wide underground stormwater drain within the Kaneshie enclave to strengthen...

Physician reveals 8 out of 10 stroke cases are linked to lifestyle choices

A Senior Physician Specialist at the 37 Military Hospital, Dr Thomas Agbemaple, has linked a significant proportion of stroke cases to lifestyle-related factors, particularly...

Nobody will step foot in the school if… – Techiman-Krobo Youth Association warns

The Techiman-Krobo community has warned that students and residents will refuse to return to the Nursing and Midwifery Training College if the report of...

Bosome Freho MP demands details of funds spent on South Africa evacuation

The Member of Parliament for Bosome Freho, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has invoked the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989), to demand a detailed...

Why is Techiman-Krobo Nursing Training principal still at post? – Youth Association questions

The General Secretary of the Techiman-Krobo Youth Association, Gyan Isaac Kentinka, has questioned why the Principal of the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery Training College,...

Relief for motorists as Darkuman-Hansonic Junction road rehabilitation begins

Rehabilitation works have commenced on the long-troubled outer lane of the Darkuman-Hansonic Junction stretch, bringing relief to motorists and residents who have endured deteriorating...

Repeat traffic violations captured under TraffiTech could lead to licence revocation – ACP Obeng

Director of Education, Research and Training of the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), Alexander Kweku Obeng, has said the introduction of the...

Ayitey Powers remanded for one week over alleged death threat against NSA boss

Former Ghanaian boxer Michael Ayitey Okai, popularly known as Ayitey Powers, has been remanded into police custody for one week by the Dansoman Circuit...

Assin Manso: ‘Spiritualist’ remanded over alleged taxi theft

A 37-year-old herbalist and self-acclaimed spiritualist, Enock Antwi, popularly known as Nana Kakali, has been remanded into police custody for two weeks over the...

The race for NPP General Secretary position: Four contenders, one critical mission

On October 3, delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will elect a new set of national executives, with the contest for General Secretary...

Discipline or Abuse: What happens when ‘Discipline’ becomes torture? A 12-Year-Old’s harrowing tale

She was twelve years old. Her crime? Taking a key and some money that did not belong to her. Her punishment? A metal key...

Regularise operations or… – MoFFA warns mortuary facilities

The Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency (MoFFA) has warned operators of mortuary facilities in the Volta Region to regularise their operations or risk sanctions...

Traditional Council bans sale of Akpeteshie in Kwantene

The Kwantene Traditional Council in the Goaso Municipality of the Ahafo Region has prohibited the sale and commercial distribution of akpeteshie within the community. The...

Suame Interchange: KMA orders Abrepo, WESCO traders to relocate by Sept. 7

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has directed traders and garage operators operating along the Abrepo and WESCO sections of the Suame Interchange Project corridor...

Galamsey making it difficult to find medicinal plants – GHAFTRAM

The Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Associations (GHAFTRAM) has raised concerns that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is threatening access to medicinal...

Stay away from galamsey areas – GHAFTRAM advises members

The Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Associations (GHAFTRAM) has reiterated advice to members to stop cultivating medicinal plants in areas heavily affected by...

Hawa Koomson vs Hajia Safia: Inside the battle for the NPP Women’s Organiser seat

The contest for the National Women’s Organiser position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has entered a new phase following the withdrawal of Perpetual...

Saglemi: NPP’s private-sector model vindicated – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

Former Housing Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the Progress made so far by the private developer on the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project has vindicated...

US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners

The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently...

Youth Employment Agency setting up EV ‘bike’ delivery brigade

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has announced that it was setting up an EV Delivery Brigade, aimed at creating over 10,000 jobs for young...

IGP Special Operations Team arrests seven in Ashanti Region narcotics crackdown

The IGP Special Operations Team (SOT) has arrested seven suspects in a coordinated, intelligence-led anti-narcotics operation across parts of the Ashanti Region. The arrests were...

Perpetual Lomokie withdraws from NPP National Women’s Organiser race

Perpetual Ekua Lomokie Akwada has withdrawn from the race for the position of National Women’s Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In a statement...

There is no need for NDC to own vigilante groups for any election – Tanko Computer

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will not establish vigilante groups or create parallel security structures to support its activities during future elections. The...

DCE threatens to sue Assembly Members over illegal mining allegations

A group of Assembly Members in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region has accused the District Chief Executive (DCE), Ing. Hamidu Abdallah, of...

We need leaders with integrity – Dramani warns amidst extortion allegations against Afenyo-Markin

Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Rasheed Dramani, has urged Parliament to take allegations involving its members seriously. He warned that...

Journalists cautioned against exposing cyber vulnerabilities 

Alex Awere-Kyere, Senior Manager for Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) at the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), has cautioned Journalists against publishing unverified cybercrime claims and unresolved...

58 arrested in INTERPOL operation targeting West African crime networks

An eight-month INTERPOL-led operation targeting organised crime networks in West Africa has resulted in 58 arrests and the identification of 263 suspects across 22...

Passport application website restored after technical challenges

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Ghana’s online passport application platform has been restored after technical difficulties temporarily affected access to the...

Allegations of MPs pursuing personal interests could erode public trust – Inusah Fuseini

Former Lands Minister and Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini has warned that allegations of MPs pursuing personal interests could undermine public trust in Parliament...

Tolon election violence suspect declared NPP Youth Organiser – Muntaka

Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has disclosed that Alhaji Abdul-Latif Copshe, a prime suspect in the 2024 election-related shooting incident at Nyankpala in the Tolon...

GoldBod announces ban on export of unrefined gold doré

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has directed all Self-Financing Aggregators (SFAs) to have gold doré refined locally before it is exported from Ghana. The directive,...