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Man arrested for allegedly poisoning 4 friends in locked studio

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a gospel artiste, Matthew Ogundele, popularly known as Segun...

Fire ravages 3-bedroom house at Boadua

A three-bedroom residential building at Boadua in the Denkyembour District was severely damaged following a fire outbreak on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The fire reportedly...

Patapaa announces one-week observation for late mother

Ghanaian musician Patapaa Amisty has been struck by heartbreaking news following the death of his mother, Madam Ekua Boatema, popularly known as Boat. The sorrowful...

Venezuela’s opposition says party leader kidnapped hours after being freed

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said her opposition colleague Juan Pablo Guanipa had been kidnapped just hours after being released from detention. The Nobel...

Anti-Corruption Group condemns vote buying, demands strict enforcement of electoral laws

An anti-corruption civil society organisation has strongly condemned vote buying and voter inducement in Ghana’s electoral process, describing the practice as illegal, unethical, and...

Investigation underway into damaged N1 footbridge – Roads Minister

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has confirmed progress in the investigation of the footbridge damaged between Feista Royal and Nogahill Hotel on the...

NDC will take tough decision to restore integrity in Ayawaso East primary – Mustapha Gbande

Mustapha Gbande, Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will take whatever decision is necessary to restore the...

Pay us now or farmers will suffer – Licensed Cocoa Buyers urge COCOBOD

President of the Licensed Cocoa Buyers Association of Ghana (LICOBAG), Samuel Adimado, has raised alarms over a “looming collapse” in the cocoa sector due...

Mahama Cares urges Ghanaians to support life-saving efforts this Valentine’s month

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as Mahama Cares, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to all Ghanaians who have contributed to its life-saving initiatives. In...

Abossey Okai spare parts dealers threaten one-week strike over new VAT regime

The Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association has warned of a possible one-week strike if the government does not urgently review the newly implemented...

EC calls for IPAC meeting ahead of Ayawaso East by-election

The Electoral Commission (EC) has scheduled a meeting of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) as part of preparations for the upcoming Ayawaso East by-election...

Energy Commission steps up port surveillance to protect public safety

The Board and Management of the Energy Commission (EC) have intensified surveillance and enforcement activities at its Inspectorate Unit at the Tema Port. This forms...

Students who engage in inter-hall fights will be sacked – UCC Acting Vice Chancellor warns

Professor Denis Worlanyo Aheto, the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has issued a stern warning against violent student confrontations...

France murder trial complicated by twin brothers with same DNA

Two identical twins on trial for murder in France have confounded attempts to determine which one pulled the trigger because they have the same...

Family demands answers after mysterious death of KNUST final-year student

A Level 400 student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ransford Asomani Amankwaa, has died under circumstances that remain unclear. Speaking...

Gov’t launches nationwide training programme for coconut farmers

The government has launched a nationwide training and capacity-building program for coconut farmers under the presidential initiative for coconut development. The first phase of the...

Ayawaso East: OSP has no mandate to probe alleged vote buying – Haruna Mohammed

The Deputy General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has questioned the decision by the Office of the Special Prosecutor...

How can you monitor it? It’s difficult – Ashie Moore on war against vote buying

The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, has admitted that the party is facing serious challenges...

Kpandai resident petitions NACOC, Police and 12 others over rising opioid abuse

A concerned resident of Kpandai in the Northern Region, Haruna Tajudeen, has petitioned the District Chief Executive, Haruna Karim, as well as key state...

Sentencing is not a lottery – Lawyer defends Agradaa’s jail-term reduction

Daniel Korang, an author and partner at Adom Legal Consult, has defended the Amasaman High Court’s decision to reduce the 15-year jail term of...

COCOBOD begins paying LBCs to clear arrears owed cocoa farmers

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it has commenced payments to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to enable them to settle outstanding amounts owed to...

Ayawaso East: Presidency, NDC bigwigs unhappy over Baba Jamal’s victory – Haruna Mohammed alleges

Haruna Mohammed, Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has claimed that senior officials of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are unhappy...

Analysis: How the proposed sliding-scale royalties could impact mining revenue

On Friday, December 19, 2025, the final sitting day before Parliament rose for the Christmas recess, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources laid...

NDC appoints Inusah Fuseini to replace Ayariga on Ayawaso East vote-buying probe committee

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has appointed former Member of Parliament and Minister Inusah Fuseini has been appointed to replace Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga...

Baba Jamal denies vote-buying allegations in Ayawaso East NDC Primary

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso East, Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed, has denied allegations of vote buying during the party’s February...

Lands Minister Armah-Kofi Buah arrives in South Africa to lead Ghana’s delegation at Mining Indaba

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Acting Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has arrived in South Africa to...

Mahama Ayariga withdraws from NDC Ayawaso East primary probe

Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has withdrawn from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) investigation committee probing alleged vote...

Majority Caucus calls for annulment of Ayawaso East Parliamentary Primary

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate cancellation of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s recent parliamentary primary in the Ayawaso East...

Abossey Okai spare parts dealers threaten one-week strike over new VAT regime

The Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association has warned of a possible one-week strike if the government fails to urgently review the newly implemented...

NDC sets February 10 deadline for probe into alleged vote-buying in Ayawaso East primary

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given a three-member committee up to Tuesday, February 10, 2026, to submit its findings on allegations of inducement...

South Africa to withdraw its troops from UN peacekeeping mission in Congo

South Africa will withdraw its troops from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said in...

PCG–Mim District launches ‘Nananom Fellowship’ to strengthen Chiefs’ relationship with God

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) Mim District in the Ahafo Region has launched a new initiative, dubbed the Nananom Fellowship, aimed at deepening...

UENR SRC begins distribution of 15,000 exercise books to schools in Sunyani East and West

The Student Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has begun distributing 15,000 exercise books to selected basic and...

List of areas to be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance between February 8-13

Residents across multiple regions of Ghana should prepare for scheduled power interruptions next week as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) rolls out a...

Two men arrested over illegal grave digging at Osu cemetery

Two men have been arrested at the Osu Cemetery for illegally digging a grave as the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KKMA) steps up efforts...

Unemployed graduates with disabilities give government one-month ultimatum

A coalition of unemployed tertiary graduates with disabilities has given the Government of Ghana a one-month ultimatum to present a concrete employment plan or...

Over 1,000 youth equipped as National Apprenticeship Programme starts in Ashanti region

The pilot phase of the National Youth Apprenticeship Programme has commenced in the Ashanti Region, with over 1,000 young people receiving tools and equipment...

Hamamat Montia, Wiyaala to be commissioned as tourism ambassadors

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Abeiku Santana, has announced that model and entrepreneur Hamamat Montia and award-winning musician...

Police arrest 53-year-old man for threatening investigator with firearm

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old man, Seth Welbeck, for allegedly threatening a police investigator with a firearm and unlawfully possessing...