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Rans Logistics refunds GH¢19.1m after audit exposes overpayment — Deputy Finance Minister

Rans Logistics has refunded GH¢19.1 million to the state after being cited for overpayments in the transportation of grains, according to the Auditor-General’s report...

Does AI means robots taking jobs? Dr. Bawumia addresses  misconception and points to positive impact of AI on key sectors and jobs for the...

Former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was the Keynote Speaker at the London School of Economics and Political Science's 2026 Africa Summit. Speaking on the...

It was deliberate and I’m disappointed – Henry Quartey on mistreatment at Accra Newtown building collapse site

Former Interior Minister and former Member of Parliament for Ayawaso Central, Henry Quartey, has expressed disappointment over what he describes as a deliberate attempt...

Road to NPP chair: Paul Afoko meets other NPP aspirants, party executives

Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Mr Awentami Paul Afoko, has met with other National Executive aspirants of the party at Jamasi...

Ayawaso Central MCE says church had no permit to operate in collapsed school building

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ayawaso Central, Rudolph Collingwood Williams, says the church that had been operating in the Accra New Town school...

Accra New Town collapsed building is an abandoned GETFund project – NADMO

Following a visit by Vice President Prof Jane Nana Opoku-Agyemang to the site of a collapsed school building in Accra over the weekend, it...

Aowin Traditional Council reconciles with MP after months-long dispute

The Aowin Traditional Council in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region has reconciled with their Member of Parliament (MP), Oscar Ofori Larbi,...

Asiedu Nketia expresses sympathy, praises rescue teams over New Town tragedy

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has expressed deep sorrow over the recent building collapse at New Town. In a...

14 children rescued as floodwaters wreak havoc in Tema Manhean

Widespread flooding has hit parts of Tema Manhean following heavy rains that swept across sections of the Greater Accra Region in the early hours...

Emergency action launched by GES after Accra New Town Experimental School incident

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, has announced immediate measures to evaluate the safety of uncompleted school infrastructure...

Veep visits Accra Newtown school collapse site as NADMO, Military clear debris

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has visited the site of the collapsed building at Accra Experimental Basic School in Newtown following the tragic...

Ho Central NDC Women’s Organiser donates clothes, hosts feast to mark International Women’s Day

The Ho Central Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Margaret Akua Dzogbewu-Arku, has donated 250 pieces of clothing and organised a feast...

NACOC takes custody of 37 sacks of suspected cannabis seized by Ghana Navy

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has seized a substantial consignment of suspected cannabis after it was intercepted by the Ghana Navy along the country’s...

MFWA defends sole-sourcing probe, calls for accountability in Big Push contracts

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has strongly defended the organisation’s work on sole-sourced road contracts under the government’s Big...

ECG announces power outages in Amasaman and Western Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has informed customers in parts of the Accra West Region and the Western Region of ongoing and planned...

IERPP questions government over anti-corruption push and GoldBod accountability

The Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP) has raised concerns over what it describes as inconsistencies in the government’s anti-corruption efforts. In a...

IET-GH urges thorough probe into Accra New Town building collapse

The Institution of Engineering and Technology Ghana (IET-GH) has expressed deep concern over the collapse of a four-storey building under construction in the Ayawaso...

Ghana, Burkina Faso reaffirm commitment to stronger bilateral trade ties amid tomato export challenges

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, held a bilateral meeting with the Ambassador of Burkina Faso, who led the country’s delegation,...

ECG Accra East installs 40 new transformers to improve power supply

The Accra East Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has installed about 40 new power distribution transformers across its eight operational districts...

Kafui Dey suggests seat fillers to fix late TGMA start

Ghanaian broadcaster and event host, Kafui Dey, has proposed the use of seat fillers, ideally university students living close to event venues, as a...

UN vote on slavery: US, Israel should not have voted no; UK shouldn’t have abstained

On March 25th, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly voted to condemn slavery as a crime and to call for reparations. The effort was...

You cannot cover up Goldbod probe forever – Oppong Nkrumah to Majority

The decision by Parliament’s Majority side to block a proposed inquiry into the Gold-for-Reserves programme has drawn sharp criticism from former Information Minister, Kojo...

Thieves steal paintings worth millions in three-minute Italian heist

Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions were stolen in a heist on a museum near the Italian city of Parma, police say. Four...

Mahama returns from UNGA to warm reception in Accra

President John Mahama on Sunday returned home from the United Nations General Assembly in New York to a warm reception after Ghana secured the...

Paul Afoko engages fellow NPP national executive aspirants in Jamasi

Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Awentami Afoko, has met with fellow national executive hopefuls in Jamasi, Ashanti Region. Mr. Afoko,...

Ghana, Japan, UNICEF launch US$2.3m partnership to tackle child labour

Ghana, Japan and UNICEF on Thursday launched a US$2.3 million public-private partnership to combat child labour in key sectors of the economy. The 12-month initiative,...

Gov’t to borrow GH¢15.231bn via T-bills, bonds between March and June 2026

The government plans to borrow fresh debt in treasury bills and bonds worth GH¢15.231 billion between March and June 2026. This is to support budget...

57 ECG feeders damaged after Sunday rainstorm, power restoration ongoing

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has confirmed that 57 feeders were damaged during the heavy rainstorm that swept through Accra and Tema on...

Accra New Town Experimental School temporarily closed after church building collapse

Authorities at the Ayawaso Central Municipality have temporarily closed Accra New Town Experimental School following the collapse of a church building that trapped 23...

‘Bury absenteeism, lateness with Christ’ – Speaker Bagbin  – MPs

Speaker Alban Bagbin had adjourned Parliament sine die from its First Meeting of the Second Session of legislative work with a call on Members...

We knew it was weak – Resident says after deadly Accra New Town collapse

A long-time resident of Accra New Town says the collapse of a three-storey building, which has claimed two lives, did not come as a...

‘They sacked me like a goat’ – Henry Quartey decries alleged mistreatment during Newtown building collapse response

Former Greater Accra Minister Henry Quartey has expressed deep disappointment over what he described as political interference while attempting to comfort victims of the...

Ayawaso Central MCE warns churches against worshiping in school buildings after Newtown tragedy

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ayawaso Central, Rudolph Collingwoode-Williams, has issued a stern warning to churches operating in school buildings or abandoned structures,...

Two discharged, 2 in critical condition after Newtown building collapse

Two victims of the Newtown building collapse have been discharged from the Police Hospital, while two others in critical condition are being transferred from...

Two suspected highway robbers shot dead in police operations on Atebubu–Ejura stretch

Two suspected armed robbers have been shot dead in separate police operations targeting criminal activities along the Atebubu–Ejura Highway. The deceased have been identified as...

Bawumia mourns victims of Newtown building collapse, commends rescue team

Former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic building collapse at Accra New Town, which has resulted in loss of...

I survived by grace — Security guard recounts ordeal after Newtown building collapse

A security guard who survived the recent building collapse at Newtown has been discharged from the Police Hospital and is recounting the terrifying moments...

Newtown building collapse: 20 hospitalized, 3 confirmed dead

Three people have been confirmed dead, while 20 others are receiving treatment in various hospitals following the collapse of a building at the Accra...

Ablakwa rejects planned airport reception over UN slavery resolution win

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has directed his outfit to cancel plans for a surprise welcome at the airport following his...