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“People will raise issues even with Jesus Christ as EC Chair” – Mahdi Jibril

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Director of Elections, Mahdi Jibril, says Ghanaians would still raise concerns about the Electoral Commission, even if Jesus Christ...

Why criticise Afi Agbenyo’s EC appointment but remain silent about Joseph Asamoah? NPP questioned

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Director of Elections, Mahdi Jibril, has challenged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to explain why it has not raised...

Education Minister inaugurates National Defence University Governing Council, announces $25m seed funding

Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has inaugurated the 15-member Governing Council of the National Defence University (NDU), announcing US$25 million in government seed...

14-year-old girl dies after reportedly setting herself ablaze at Mpraeso Amanfrom

A 14-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil, Keziah Mirekua, has died after reportedly setting herself ablaze at a school park in Mpraeso Amanfrom in...

Qantas flight grounded after bedbug outbreak

A Qantas flight from Italy to Australia was cancelled on Saturday, after an outbreak of bedbugs on the plane. During the previous flight on Friday...

No disability access, no building permit – KMA boss declares

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has admitted that most public infrastructure in the metropolis, including his...

Asantehene to lead environmental restoration effort at Jimi Land Reclamation Site

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will undertake a royal visit to the Jimi Land Reclamation and River Watercourse Rehabilitation Project near Obuasi on...

Assemblies of God pastors must resign before entering partisan politics – Rev. Wengam

General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam has said that the church requires pastors who wish to actively participate in...

Afi Agbenyo is not and has never been an NDC card-bearing member – Beatrice Annan

Presidential staffer Beatrice Annan has defended the appointment of Emelia Afi Agbenyo as Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), arguing that participation in...

Social rejection remains a challenge for ex-convicts – Ghana Prisons Service

The Ghana Prisons Service says the rate of former inmates returning to prison is low but warns that social rejection and limited acceptance remain...

I didn’t find the basis, but I carried the cross – Pius Hadzide on Australia visa scandal

Former Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide has challenged the description of the 2018 Australia visa affair as a scandal. He says no one...

IMF raises Ghana’s 2026 growth forecast to 5.7%, sees inflation falling to 4.8%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised Ghana’s economic growth forecast for 2026 to 5.7% and projected year-end inflation at 4.8%, despite global economic...

Visa scandal: Signed letters, money admissions put Kofi Adams and Ampofo Ankrah under scrutiny – Pius Hadzide

Former Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide says signed letters and admissions of payment provide grounds for the NPP’s criticism of Sports Minister Kofi...

Ghana’s motto is ‘When you touch one Ghanaian, you touch all of us’ – Ablakwa

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the government’s swift evacuation of Ghanaians who felt unsafe in South Africa amid xenophobic attacks...

Items worth over GH¢43k destroyed in vulcanizing shop fire at Begoro

A fire at a vulcanizing shop near the Old ECG Office at Begoro Roundabout has destroyed a wooden structure, tyres and equipment, causing an...

DVLA to run 24-hour services in Kumasi and Takoradi from January 2027

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will start 24-hour services at its Kumasi and Takoradi offices in January 2027. The Chief Executive Officer, Julius...

Ablakwa urges Africans not to view immigrants as threat to national progress

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged African countries to view immigrants as contributors to national development rather than threats to...

FDA destroys 40ft container of unhygienic diapers imported from Spain

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with other security and regulatory agencies, has supervised the disposal of a 40-foot container of non-compliant...

Man allegedly shoots wife dead before turning gun on himself at Tosen

A man has allegedly shot his wife before turning the gun on himself at Tosen, a community near Adum-Boso in the Asuogyaman District of...

It’s a shame – Miracles Aboagye criticises appointment of new EC deputy chairpersons

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Director of Communications, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has criticised the appointment of Emelia Afi Agbenyo as a Deputy Chairperson of...

ECG announces planned power outages in parts of Central Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned maintenance works in parts of the Central Region on Wednesday, October 14, and Thursday, October...

Ghana working with global partners to tackle cybercrime – CSA

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) says Ghana is working with international partners and local security agencies to combat cybercrime, insisting that the growing threat...

Education Minister urges public universities to prepare for reopening amid GAUA strike

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has asked the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to direct public universities to communicate their reopening dates by the weekend...

Credible elections require collective national effort – New Deputy EC Chair

Newly sworn-in Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Joseph Kweku Asamoah, has assured Ghanaians that the Commission will carry out its electoral...

PAC orders eviction of former irrigation company MD from official residence

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to involve the police to remove the former Managing Director of...

Mahama urges new EC Deputy Chairpersons to remain impartial

President John Dramani Mahama has urged the newly appointed Deputy Chairpersons of the Electoral Commission (EC) to demonstrate fairness and impartiality in the discharge...

Police officer arrested after shooting leaves two injured at Ritz Junction

A police officer has been arrested after a shooting at Ritz Junction in Accra left two people with gunshot wounds, the Ghana Police Service...

Nyaho Medical Centre referred to CID over expired data protection certificate

Nyaho Medical Centre has been directed to report to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to provide a statement over...

Plans in place to relocate children from under Atomic Roundabout Interchange – Founder of ‘Classroom on Wheels’

Dr Richard Selase Agboga, founder of the ‘Classroom on Wheels’ project under the Atomic Roundabout Interchange, says discussions are ongoing with social welfare authorities...

Man operating makeshift ‘school’ under Atomic Roundabout Interchange breaks silence (Video)

A social worker, Dr Richard Selase Agboga, who is operating a makeshift school under the Atomic Rounadbout Interchange, has set records straight on the...

We won’t return to class without a signed MoU – TTU TUTAG

The Takoradi Technical University (TTU) chapter of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) insists its members will stay away from the classroom...

Government to begin Social Housing construction in 2027

The government is expected to commence construction of social housing projects in 2027 as part of efforts to make decent and affordable accommodation accessible...

Judicial Secretary directs court registrars to notify lawyers of cancelled sittings promptly

Judicial Secretary Musah Ahmed has directed court registrars and clerks to promptly inform lawyers and litigants whenever a scheduled court sitting cannot take place. The...

Dichemso M/A School teachers go house-to-house to get pupils back to class after strike suspension

The Headmistress of Dichemso M/A School, Helena Amponsah, says teachers are going house-to-house in the Dichemso suburb of Kumasi to encourage pupils to return...

8 shops destroyed as fire guts Aboabo Bola Market

A fire outbreak at Aboabo Bola Market in Kumasi has destroyed eight shops dealing in metallic cooking wares and other appliances while firefighters managed...

Informant’s $20m demand cost NACOC a possible big drug bust – Interior Minister

The Interior Minister, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has revealed that a possible major drug seizure fell through after an informant asked the Narcotics Control Commission...

You’ll be suspended if… – Miracles Aboagye warns NPP parliamentary aspirants over campaign directive

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Director of Communications, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has warned prospective parliamentary aspirants that disregarding the party’s directive to halt campaign...

Delhi braces for more protests as ‘Cockroach’ group’s leaders released

A court in the Indian capital has ordered the release of top leaders of the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) even as the...

KNUST Law Lecturer appointed Deputy EC Chair

A law lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Joseph Kwaku Asamoah has been appointed Deputy Chairperson of the...