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Tipper driver trapped after truck overturns at Bolgatanga East

A 35-year-old tipper truck driver was trapped inside his vehicle after the loaded truck overturned near the Customs Barrier in the Bolgatanga East District...

Agbodza tells Suame Interchange contractors to speed up as Phase One hits 5%

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has asked contractors working on the Suame Interchange Project to find ways to finish work...

High Commission sends warning to Ghanaians in South Africa ahead of planned protests

The Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has advised Ghanaian nationals in South Africa to exercise caution ahead of planned protests scheduled for Wednesday, September...

“I am not the person” – CMC MD Wisdom Dogbey disassociates himself from EOCO’s wanted notice

Managing Director of the Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Limited (CMC), Wisdom Kofi Dogbey, has clarified that he is not the individual identified as “Wisdom...

Ghana ranks fifth in sub-Saharan Africa for crypto adoption, with annual transactions estimated at $21bn

Ghana is the fifth largest crypto market in sub-Saharan Africa with adoption increasing. Data suggests that between 8% and 17% of the population have bought...

Woman in critical condition after shooting at funeral grounds in Yeji

A woman is in critical condition after she was allegedly shot at a funeral ground at Tonka, a suburb of Yeji in the Pru...

GPRTU taskforce clamps down on unapproved fares at Kasoa

A Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) taskforce has intensified monitoring of commercial drivers at Kasoa following complaints that some are charging passengers more...

Dissolve Black Stars and GFA – Sam George after shocking loss to The Gambia

Ghana's Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations Minister, Samuel Nartey George, has called for the Black Stars to be disbanded and the Ghana Football Association...

Road safety education will fail without enforcement – NRSA boss

The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, has called for a coordinated approach to road safety in Ghana, saying that...

MMDAs to go live on local FM stations under new Ayariga directive

The Minister of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has announced plans to introduce regulations compelling Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to...

NSA outlines steps for posting, validation of national service personnel

The National Service Authority (NSA) has outlined the procedures national service personnel are required to follow to complete their posting, validation and registration ahead...

NPP Vice Chair race: I may be the youngest, but most experienced – Nana B

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Vice-Chairperson hopeful Henry Nana Boakye says his relatively young age should not be mistaken for a lack of experience...

Manhyia South MP’s case with EOCO reopens Equity Savings & Loans file as SIC recovery battle emerges

A dispute over the Economic and Organised Crime Office’s (EOCO) attempt to arrest Manhyia South Member of Parliament (MP) and private legal practitioner Nana...

Who will reveal the exact location to you? – Nana B defends ‘drug lab’ remark

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye has clarified his earlier remarks about an alleged drug laboratory in Ghana, saying the volume...

What credible report is Mahama expecting on cocaine probe? – Nana B says taskforce won’t indict itself

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye has questioned the credibility of the ongoing investigation into the recent cocaine bust, arguing that...

Concerns of Adipa residents over landfill site justified, but… – Former AMA Mayor

Former Accra Mayor Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah has backed residents of the Adipa/Asiaw Electoral Area in their call for proper management of the Adipa...

GACL boss files GH¢10m defamation suit against former presidential staffer

Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, has sued Facebook user Samuel Bryan Buabeng over social media publications...

Court adjourns Salomey Baffoe’s case

The case involving senior nursing officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe, who is facing an abetment of crime charge in connection with the alleged publication and...

Court jails man 25 months for setting three vehicles ablaze  

The Accra Circuit Court 10 has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 25 months’ imprisonment with hard labour for setting fire to vehicles at a...

Six persons denied bail in 3.9-tonne alleged cocaine case 

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has denied bail to six persons arrested in connection with the seizure of 3.9 tonnes of alleged cocaine at the...

Burkina Faso’s junta leader opens major gold refinery to keep mining profits at home

Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as the military-led government seeks to process more of the country's mineral wealth at home and...

Ghana wins ICC arbitration against Tullow over US$393m tax assessment

Ghana has emerged victorious in a major international tax dispute with Tullow Ghana Limited, with an arbitral tribunal dismissing the oil company’s claims and...

Roads Minister urges contractors to speed up Accra-Kumasi bypass works

Roads and Highways Minister, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has challenged contractors working on the Accra-Kumasi Bypass to accelerate construction, particularly on the troubled Konongo section,...

15 years of waiting: Inside La Presec’s desperate fight for classrooms, computers and dignity

For more than a decade, the walls of an unfinished three-storey classroom block at La Presec have stood as a painful reminder of a...

First female prime minister named in Morocco after winning elections

Fatima Zahra El Mansouri has been named Morocco’s first female prime minister, after her centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) won the most seats...

Eiffel Tower chief to quit after female staff replaced by men during religious visit

The chief executive of the company that runs the Eiffel Tower will step down after a backlash over female staff being replaced by male...

New Yorker identified as Yaw Boahene, 57, killed after bag was caught in subway train doors

A man in Brooklyn, New York, died after his bag got caught between the doors of a subway train, which then dragged him down. The...

Auditor-General to track audit recommendations as GH¢280.5m in surcharges remains unpaid

The Ghana Audit Service will, in October 2026, launch an online tracker to monitor the implementation of audit recommendations. The tracker, developed in-house by the...

Ghana ranked 5th source of cocaine seized at Antwerp, Belgium in 2025

Ghana was the fifth-largest country of origin for cocaine seized at the port of Antwerp in Belgium in 2025, according to figures from Belgian...

Walewale MP withdraws ‘rude’ remark, apologises to Speaker Bagbin

The Member of Parliament for Walewale, Dr Kabiru Tiah Mahama, has apologised to Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin and the House after withdrawing his...

Minority vows to pursue narcotics probe despite Bagbin’s rejection of motion

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to pursue its demand for a parliamentary inquiry into major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana, rejecting Speaker Alban...

UGMC Research Director urges stronger clinical trials to bridge gap between research and patient care

The Director of the Medical and Scientific Research Centre (MSRC) at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), Prof Charles Hayfron-Benjamin, has called for...

Mortuary breakdown leaves two bodies in limbo at St. Anne’s Hospital in Damongo

Two bodies, both of former teachers, are stuck in limbo at St. Anne's Catholic Hospital after the two engines powering the facility's mortuary broke...

GES urges striking teachers to return to work, warns of threat to academic calendar

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has appealed to the striking teacher unions to call off their industrial action, warning that the strike threatens what...

Bagbin adjourns Parliament indefinitely

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has adjourned the House indefinitely following his decision to reject a Minority motion seeking a parliamentary investigation into major...

2027 AFCONQ: Ghana suffer second straight defeat as The Gambia hit four

Ghana suffered a second successive defeat in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after losing 4-2 to The Gambia at the Accra Sports...

EOCO declares Wisdom Dogbey wanted over alleged fraud, money laundering

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has declared a man identified as Wisdom Dogbey wanted over alleged offences of defrauding by false pretences...

‘Give caucus leaders adequate time to speak before ruling’ – Afenyo-Markin to Bagbin

Minority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged Speaker Alban Bagbin to allow the leaders of the respective parliamentary caucuses adequate opportunity to make...

Bagbin rejects Minority motion for probe into narcotics consignments linked to Ghana

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has rejected a Minority motion seeking a bipartisan parliamentary investigation into major narcotics consignments linked to Ghana, citing concerns...