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Two friends remanded over alleged conspiracy and theft 

The Toase District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region has remanded two friends into police custody over alleged conspiracy, causing damage and stealing at Manso-Nweneso.  The...

Gov’t applies for BoG licence to establish Women’s Development Bank

The Ministry of Finance has officially applied to the Bank of Ghana for a licence to establish the proposed Women’s Development Bank, a flagship...

GHS sets up committee to probe missing baby at Salaga hospital amid interdiction of staff

The Savannah Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has set up a seven-member committee to thoroughly investigate the mysterious disappearance of a...

NPP General Secretary hopeful proposes ‘one member, one vote’ system as part of rebuilding

Former Subin Member of Parliament and aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has called on the party to adopt a...

Fatal Kpong–Tema collision renews road safety concerns

A man has died in a collision involving a Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and a Howo tipper truck on the Kpong–Tema Highway, raising renewed concerns...

Muntaka confirms Sedina Tamakloe is in prison custody, not private facility

Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak has firmly dismissed allegations that former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, is being...

Deputy Finance Minister reveals GoldBod earned over $10bn from gold exports in 2025

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) generated more than $10 billion from gold exports in 2025, significantly boosting the country’s foreign exchange reserves and contributing...

NCCE raises alarm over rising child prostitution in Yilo Krobo

Henrietta Glikpo, Director of the Yilo Krobo Municipal Office of the National Commission for Civic Education National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has raised...

Transport operators threaten 20% fare increase over condition of Kasoa–Winneba road

Commercial transport operators have warned that they will increase fares by 20% on the Kasoa–Winneba route from Monday, June 29, if the government fails...

July 3 declared public holiday for Republic Day observance

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that Friday, July 3, 2026, will be observed nationwide as Republic Day and treated as a statutory...

GUTA urges PURC to suspend planned utility tariff increases

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to suspend the implementation of its planned utility...

Government suspends issuance of new gun licences pending regulatory review

The Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has announced that the government has placed a temporary embargo on the issuance of new...

Over 2,000 firearms to be destroyed under Gun Amnesty Programme – Deputy Interior Minister

Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has disclosed that more than 4,000 firearms have been surrendered nationwide under the government's Gun Amnesty...

NADMO demolishes three out of 16 unsafe structures in Accra

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) says three out of 16 unsafe structures identified for demolition across the Greater Accra Region have already been...

Drivers block Shama–Nyankrom road over poor condition; undertake self-help repairs

Taxi drivers and commercial motorbike riders operating on the Shama Nyankrom Junction–Nyankrom town road in the Western Region blocked the stretch to traffic on...

‘I’m not afraid of death,’ Akamba says as he alleges threats

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Organiser, Joshua Akamba, has said he is unfazed by death threats, declaring that he is not afraid to...

Why there will be no expansion of school feeding programme in 2026

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has announced that no additional schools will be added to the Ghana...

I’m not on any appointment to speak on galamsey – Joshua Akamba

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Organiser, Joshua Akamba, has declined to speak on the fight against illegal mining (galamsey), insisting he is not...

SWED Mining breaks silence on Bondaye concession row [Listen]

SWED Mining Ghana Limited says it remains the rightful 100 percent owner of the Bondae mining concession and has strongly dismissed comments made by...

Kaneshie Market: Traders raise alarm over overflowing refuse container

Traders and residents around the Kaneshie Market are raising concerns over an overflowing refuse container at the market complex, warning that the situation poses...

Lead suspect in Australia-bound meth shipment arrested, NACOC destroys drugs worth GH¢37m

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested the alleged kingpin linked to the attempted export of methamphetamine to Australia, while efforts are ongoing to...

NACOC makes first arrest in $296m Meth haul smuggling case linked to Girraween storage facility in Australia

Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has made its first arrest in connection with a major transnational drug trafficking case involving about 320kg of methamphetamine,...

Muntaka warns Regional Ministers against partisan use of security agencies

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has cautioned Regional Ministers against the arbitrary or politically motivated use of state security agencies, stressing that...

Benjamin Asare’s grandma breaks down in tears after World Cup clean sheet heroics [Video]

Black Stars goalkeeper Benjamin Asare sparked nationwide celebrations with a commanding clean sheet against England at the World Cup, but for one person, the...

LUV FACT-CHECK: NPP did not demand retraction from Kennedy Agyapong over Afari Hospital criticism

Claim: Several social media users shared an image claiming that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) asked Kennedy Agyapong to apologise for his comments about the...

Benjamin Asare sends epic message to SM fans after stellar World Cup performance

Black Stars goalkeeper Benjamin Asare has expressed heartfelt appreciation to members of the Shatta Movement following his impressive performances at the 2026 FIFA World...

NACOC links rising student indiscipline to growing drug abuse among youth

The Ashanti Regional Office of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has expressed concern over the increasing abuse of illicit drugs among young people, warning...

ECOWAS court dismisses Gertrude Torkonoo’s challenge against removal from office

The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unanimously dismissed an application filed by former Chief Justice...

The Kwabenya Shooting Incident: The story so far

It began as a dispute over church and family succession but has escalated into a full-blown criminal matter involving gunfire, multiple arrests, a suspended...

2026 WASSCE: What SHS graduates should do while waiting for their results

After my last WASSCE paper, I spent three weeks helping my uncle on his building site in Takoradi. Not because I wanted to, but...

Man fined GH¢1,200 for sweeping waste into rainwater in Takoradi

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has fined a man a sum of GH¢1,200 for sweeping plastic waste onto a public road during a downpour...

Prisons officer interdicted for attempting to smuggle Indian hemp into Kete-Krachi facility

The Ghana Prisons Service has interdicted No. 8566 Chief Officer Michael Osei-Bonsu following his arrest for allegedly attempting to smuggle a substance suspected to...

Over 2,000 seized and surrendered firearms to be destroyed on July 9

The Ministry of the Interior, in collaboration with various security agencies, will publicly destroy more than 2,000 seized and surrendered firearms on Wednesday, July...

Shooting incident: 48 bullets were fired at Adwoa Safo – Aunt alleges

An aunt of former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has called for a thorough and impartial investigation into the shooting incident involving...

Bawumia’s presidency is coming – Afoko declares

Awentami Paul Afoko, a National Chairman hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has declared that his return to party leadership is driven by...

Education Ministry orders probe into viral video of student assaulting colleague

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has been directed to investigate a disturbing viral video showing a student violently assaulting a fellow student. Deputy Minister for...

Evidence: Afari Military Hospital is not 98% complete

The 500-bed military hospital at Afari in the Ashanti Region was not 98 per cent complete when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration was...

Sex worker remanded for trafficking two victims

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 43-year-old Nigerian woman for sentencing after she was convicted on charges of human trafficking and illegal entry...