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Young man found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kwadaso

The family of a nurse trainee, Vincent Amo Amponsah, is demanding answers after he was found dead at his residence in Kwadaso in the...

Foreign Affairs Ministry presents first batch of free replacement passports to Accra flood victims

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has presented the first batch of free replacement passports to victims who lost or had their travel documents damaged...

Fuel tanker catches fire near Kpone Barrier after crash

A fuel tanker has caught fire near the Kpone Barrier on the Tema-Aflao Road after reportedly overturning, leaving the driver and his mate feared...

Arrests over false publications risk reviving criminal libel – Sulemana Braimah

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has warned that Ghana risks reintroducing the repealed criminal libel law "through...

Ghanaians react to Chairman Wontumi’s 20-year jail sentence

Social media has been flooded with reactions following reports that Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as...

Hundreds storm Manhyia Palace to celebrate fifth Akwasidae with Asantehene and new Asantehemaa

Hundreds of people from across the Ashanti Region and beyond thronged the Manhyia Palace on Sunday to celebrate the Akwasidae Festival with the Asantehene,...

Wontumi Samreboi Case: Full charges under Minerals and Mining Act

The Accra High Court has convicted Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, on all...

Mahama approves TVET Fund to boost technical education

The government has taken a major step toward strengthening technical and vocational education, with President John Dramani Mahama and Cabinet granting in-principle approval for...

GETFund allocates GH¢100m to support free education for persons with special needs

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has allocated GH¢100 million to support the implementation of...

Schools reopen in Yendi after week-long closure over Yaa Naa’s passing

Teaching and learning have resumed across the Yendi Municipality following a week-long closure of schools to allow students, teachers, and residents to mourn the...

Samreboi trial: Wontumi jailed for 20 years

The Accra High Court has sentenced Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20...

CAGG rejects claim that galamsey impunity is over, demands tougher action against illegal miners

The Coalition Against Galamsey Ghana (CAGG) has pushed back against the government’s recent Accountability Series presentation, insisting that the "era of impunity" regarding illegal...

Samreboi trial: Wontumi, Akonta Mining found guilty of illegal mining

The Accra High Court has found Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, guilty in...

Politics is a spiritual exercise, don’t do it with naked eyes – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituency executives in the Central Region...

40-year-old woman in custody over alleged attempt to bribe police with GH¢300,000

A 40-year-old woman, Theresa Sungbung, has been remanded into police custody by the Damongo Circuit Court after she was arrested for allegedly attempting to...

Supreme Court upholds dismissal of $33.3m arbitral award in Boankra Port dispute

The Supreme Court of Ghana has unanimously dismissed an application by Ashanti Port Services Limited (APSL) seeking to overturn a High Court decision that...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on July 20-21

The Electricity Company of Ghana ECG) has announced a series of planned and emergency maintenance exercises across five regions, affecting numerous communities as part...

Ghana must act on misinformation crisis before it worsens – Sulemana Braimah

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has criticised Ghana for failing to take decisive action against the growing...

Court dismisses Wontumi’s deferment application, judgment proceeds

The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by lawyers for Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known...

Samreboi mining case: Wontumi arrives at court ahead of judgment [Video]

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has arrived at the Accra High Court ahead...

Global Info Analytics ranks Annoh-Dompreh top-performing MP in latest survey

A new performance survey by Global Info Analytics has ranked Members of Parliament (MPs) across 83 constituencies, with the MP for Nsawam/Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh,...

Traditional Medicine Practice Council cracks down on unqualified massage therapists

The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has announced renewed efforts to sanitise Ghana's rapidly expanding massage therapy sector, warning that the increasing number of...

Trump, Bieber and Shakira – a World Cup final like never before

The 2026 World Cup final might not be remembered as a superb football match but it will at least go down in history for...

Wontumi’s fate hangs as court rules on alleged illegal mining case today

The Accra High Court is expected to decide today, July 20, whether to deliver judgment in the alleged illegal mining case involving Ashanti Regional...

How to spot and avoid task scams on WhatsApp, Telegram

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a consumer alert warning the public about the growing threat of task scams, also known...

Mahama optimistic Ho-Aflao Highway sections will be commissioned within six months

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed optimism that completed sections of the ongoing Ho-Aflao Highway reconstruction project will be commissioned within the next six...

Sky Train trial: Former GIIF boss, Ameyaw Akumfi yet to file defence as deadline approaches

Former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) Chief Executive Officer Solomon Asamoah and former GIIF Board Chairman Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi are yet to file their...

Minority demands briefing from Foreign Affairs Minister on Ghanaian killed in South Africa

The Minority in Parliament is calling on the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to appear before the House to brief lawmakers on...

Supreme Court, chieftaincy exist for same enduring purpose – Chief Justice

Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the Chief Justice of Ghana, has said the Supreme Court and the institution of chieftaincy, though different in form and source...

Finance Minister to unveil new economic strategy in Mid-Year Budget Review

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is expected to unveil the government’s much-anticipated New Economic Policy when he presents the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review...

ECG announces planned power outages in parts of Ashanti Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned power outages in several communities across the Ashanti Region to allow for scheduled maintenance works...

Do not sign Public Tribunals Bill — Bawumia appeals to Mahama [Video]

Former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged President John Dramani Mahama to suspend his assent to the recently passed Public Tribunals Bill, 2026, and...

Education Minister to outline GH¢3bn plan to end double-track system at Government Accountability Series

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, is expected to present a mid-year assessment of Ghana's education sector on Monday, July 20, as part of...

Miracles Aboagye thanks Accra ghetto communities for support following EOCO arrest [Video]

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has embarked on a tour of several ghetto communities in...

Retain Black Maria — Bolgatanga traders petition IGP

Traders in Bolgatanga took to the streets on Saturday, July 18, in a peaceful demonstration calling on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to keep...

Committee tasked to investigate alleged mining infractions of Adamus Resources delivers its report

The Petition Review Committee set up to investigate the revocation of Adamus Resources Limited’s mining leases in the Western Region has submitted its findings...

Xenophobia attacks: Zimbabwe rules out retaliatory expulsion of South Africans

The Zimbabwean government has ruled out calls to expel an estimated 25,000 South Africans living in the country, saying it will not adopt retaliatory...

NADMO provides relief items to flood victims in Samraboi-Nsuoakyire

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has donated relief items to residents of Samraboi-Nsuoakyire in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region who...

ECOWAS Council of Ministers supports Ghana’s AU Petition Against Xenophobia

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has declared full support for Ghana's petition to the African Union against xenophobia. The council has also given unconditional...