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Edudzi Tameklo visits Kufuor ahead of NPA@20 celebration

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo Esq., on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on former President John...

Finance Minister set to review VAT rate, roll out major tax reforms in 2026 Budget

Finance Minister Dr Ato Forson is set to announce a reduction in the effective VAT rate to be paid by businesses from next year. This...

Mustapha Hamid sues OSP for GH¢20 million

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul Hamid, has filed a lawsuit against the Office of the Special...

‘It’s their loss’: South African leader hits back at Trump’s decision to skip G20 summit

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa says "boycott politics doesn't work" as he hit back at US President Donald Trump's decision to skip the G20...

Thousands of Africans returned home through an EU program. Many say they’ve been abandoned

When Oumar Bella Diallo boarded a plane home to the West African nation of Guinea in July, the weary 24-year-old thought his migration ordeal was over. He...

Supreme Court orders AG, Democracy hub to justify positions on Ghana–US deportation deal

The Supreme Court has directed the Attorney General and pressure group, Democracy Hub, to file written statements within one week explaining why the government’s...

Finance Minister to present 2026 Budget Statement today

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is scheduled to present the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament today, November 13,...

Full video: SML disguised at Kotoka: GACL’s last-minute multi-million-cedi contract questioned

Three days before the December 2024 election, the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) awarded a revenue assurance and auditing contract to Evatex Logistics Limited,...

Fire destroys parts of Mallam Atta market [Video]

A raging fire tore through sections of the Mallam Atta Market in Accra New Town around midnight, throwing traders and residents into panic as...

GAF recruitment stampede: Speaker Bagbin donates GH¢100,000 to support victims

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has donated GH¢100,000 to support the medical treatment of those injured in the tragic stampede at the...

If the GAF cannot tell us what happened, then the Chief of Defence Staff should be held responsible – Effia MP

Member of Parliament for Effia, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, has called for those responsible for the deadly stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium to be held...

NPP Youth calls for immediate investigation into GAF recruitment stampede

The National Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for an urgent investigation into the tragic stampede at Accra’s El-Wak Sports...

No one should criticize the Armed Forces, but… – Ntim Fordjour

Ranking Member Of Parliament’s Defence And Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called for the suspension of the ongoing Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)...

Mahama mourns victims of GAF recruitment stampede

President John Dramani Mahama has extended his condolences to the families of the six individuals who lost their lives in the tragic stampede during...

Mahama to empower 50 anchor farmers with 80,000 birds each

President John Dramani Mahama has launched a bold initiative aimed at revitalising Ghana’s poultry industry and reducing dependence on imported products through large-scale local...

Acting Defence Minister orders probe into deadly GAF recruitment stampede

The Acting Minister for Defence, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced the establishment of an internal board of inquiry to investigate the tragic stampede...

Ato Forson addresses parliament on tragic El-Wak recruitment stampede

The Acting Minister for Defence, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede that occurred early Wednesday morning at the...

GAF recruitment stampede: Security Analyst blames poor planning for El-Wak tragedy

Security analyst Richard Kumadoe has expressed concern over the tragic stampede that resulted in six job seekers' deaths and several injuries at El-Wak Sports...

United Party mourns death of six recruits, urges action on youth unemployment

The United Party (UP) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of six young recruits at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra earlier...

Ghana Armed Forces suspends recruitment exercise in Greater Accra after fatal incident

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has temporarily suspended its ongoing 2025/2026 recruitment exercise in the Greater Accra Region following a fatal incident at the...

All six deceased in GAF recruitment tragedy were female – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed deep sorrow following the deaths of six young women during the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise at...

Mahama orders suspension of GAF recruitment exercise after El-Wak stampede

President John Mahama has ordered the immediate suspension of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise following a stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium...

Franky5 enstooled as Guantuahene of Abiriw-Akuapem

Frank Kwabena Owusu, popularly known in the creative space as Franky5, has been enstooled as the Guantuahene of Abiriw-Akuapem in the Eastern Region of...

Afenyo-Markin commends CID Boss over alleged assault case

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has commended the professionalism of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, particularly its Director-General, COP...

I admit NPP is having challenges, but… – Afenyo-Markin [Listen]

Member of Parliament for Effutu and Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has acknowledged that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is facing internal challenges but stressed...

Mahama visits 37 Military Hospital after GAF recruitment stampede at El-Wak

President John Mahama has visited injured individuals at the 37 Military Hospital following a tragic stampede at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra during the...

379 Ghana Cards confiscated from foreigners attempting to obtain Ghanaian passports

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that 379 foreigners have been arrested and their Ghana Cards confiscated after attempting to use...

GAF sets record straight on El-Wak stampede victims

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed that six people, not 12 as previously reported, lost their lives in the stampede at the El-Wak...

Ntim Fordjour calls for suspension of GAF recruitment after stampede

Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called for the immediate suspension of the ongoing Ghana Armed Forces...

Afenyo-Markin declines comment on ECOWAS Parliament controversy [Audio]

Minority Leader and New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has declined to comment on the recent ECOWAS Parliament saga, saying some matters are...

I am human, but I would never hit a police officer – Afenyo-Markin [Video]

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has dismissed claims that he assaulted a police officer during the “Save the Judiciary” demonstration at Parliament House on Monday,...

NSA scandal: Gifty Oware Mensah released after meeting GH¢10m bail condition

The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has confirmed that Gifty Oware Mensah, former Deputy Executive Director of the...

Over 300 arrested in ongoing police–military operation in Ahafo Region

Security personnel have arrested over 300 individuals in a large-scale joint operation currently underway across parts of the Ahafo Region. The coordinated exercise, which covers...

GAF breaks silence on recruitment stampede

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the deaths of six potential recruits and injuries to several others during its ongoing 2025/2026 recruitment exercise...

Six reported dead in stampede during Ghana Armed Forces recruitment at El-Wak Stadium

Six people have been reported dead in stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra on Wednesday during an ongoing Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)...

Thousands storm El-Wak stadium for Ghana Armed Forces recruitment; many left stranded

Thousands of eager Ghanaian youth on Wednesday flooded the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise. The massive turnout...

“They tried to provoke me, but I was prepared” – Afenyo-Markin on Baffoe-Bonnie’s vetting chaos

Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has described the heated exchanges during the vetting of Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, as a...

Afenyo-Markin lauds Police, Interior Ministry over probe into Naa Koryoo’s claims [Audio]

Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has praised the Ministry of the Interior and the Ghana Police Service for conducting an “objective and...

Helicopter Crash: Minority calls for full disclosure of report

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to release the full report on the August 6 military helicopter crash to ensure...

Late Samuel Aboagye’s family seeks DNA test for daughter

The family of the late Samuel Aboagye, former Deputy National Director of NADMO and ex-NDC parliamentary candidate for Obuasi East, is calling for a...