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NPP Flagbearer race: Coalition of Youth Organisers endorses Bawumia

A coalition of over 490 Youth Organisers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), comprising substantive and deputy youth leaders from constituencies across the country,...

I almost shut down Ghana’s internet over horrific helicopter crash videos – Communications Minister

Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, has revealed that he almost ordered a nationwide internet shutdown to halt the circulation...

Couple hospitalised after stabbing incident in Edwenase over alleged infidelity

A domestic dispute in Edwenase, a suburb of Abodom in the Bekwai Municipality, turned violent on Sunday, 10 August 2025, when 38-year-old Rebecca Appiah...

Shatta Wale reportedly loses $2 million deal over EOCO car saga

Dancehall king Shatta Wale has reportedly lost a lucrative $2 million music distribution deal following the recent controversy involving the Economic and Organised Crime...

Woman found dead under mysterious circumstances on Behenase farm

A woman, believed to be in her 30s, has been discovered dead under unusual circumstances on her farm at Behenase in the Bekwai Municipality...

Scrap by-elections in Ghana – Kofi Bentil

Private legal practitioner Kofi Bentil has renewed calls for the complete abolition of by-elections in Ghana, suggesting that Members of Parliament who vacate their...

Loose meter connection sparks fire at Sun Shine Roman

A house at Sun Shine Roman in Suhum narrowly escaped total destruction after a fire broke out due to a loose electricity meter connection. The...

Farmer remanded over ginger theft

A 26-year-old farmer has been remanded into prison custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region...

Helicopter crash: Heads must roll – Aircraft Engineer

An aircraft engineer has called for the immediate dismissal of anyone found responsible for lapses in the servicing of the Z-9 helicopter that crashed...

Police Service’s helicopters are ‘flying coffins’, still grounded – Ashaiman MP

A member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Ernest Henry Norgbey, has raised alarm over the state of three Ghana Police Service helicopters. The Ashaiman...

Z-9 helicopter crash wasn’t pilot error – Aircraft Engineer [Video]

British Army aircraft engineer, Dr Robert Nesta Otoo, has rejected suggestions that the Z-9 helicopter crash last Wednesday was caused by bad weather. The crash,...

Mason, 58, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for incest

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has sentenced a 58-year-old mason to 10 years imprisonment for having sex with his daughter. Joshua Bledi got his 17-year-old daughter...

Fake news can twist Parliament’s words, Hansard staff must keep up with high-tech threats – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has urged the Hansard staff across Africa to try and upgrade their knowledge, skills, and competence...

We haven’t received any formal notice – GPCC on prophecies directive 

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) says it has not received any formal communication from the Office of the Presidential Envoy for Interfaith...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Houses for Mepe flood victims rot in bush

Hopes for safe and permanent shelter for victims of the Mepe floods are dwindling, as housing units under construction for the displaced have been...

I have no doubt Omane Boamah would have ended ‘galamsey’ – Ablakwa 

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has honoured the memory of the late Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, praising...

African Political Parties Summit opens today in Accra

The 2025 African Political Parties Summit has opened at the Accra International Conference Centre, drawing political leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders from across Africa and...

Galamsey: IGP’s special taskforce seizes seven excavators in Ahiwren

The IGP’s Special Anti-Galamsey Task Force has seized seven excavators in a raid on illegal mining camps in Ahiwren, a small community in the...

Helicopter crash: Col. Aboagye(Rtd) narrates steps that caused search team’s ‘late’ arrival

Retired Colonel Festus Aboagye has shared his assessment of what he believes caused the military search team’s delayed arrival at the helicopter crash site...

Tema Traditional Council to ban expensive funerals

Nii Adjetey Agbo II, the Acting President of the Tema Traditional Council and Mankralo of Tema, has announced plans to ban expensive funerals in...

Movement for Change mourns with Asanteman

The Movement for Change has expressed its heartfelt condolences to His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu Ababio I, the Royal Family, and the people of...

Directive to submit prophecies for review premature – Rev. Opuni-Frimpong

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Alliance for Christian Advocacy Africa, Rev. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has criticised a recent directive from the Office of...

Bawumia pays glowing tribute to late Asantehemaa

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Asantehemaa Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III. In a heartfelt tribute shared...

Helicopter crash: São Tomé and Príncipe President mourns with Ghana

The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, has visited Ghana to commiserate with President John Mahama and the nation following the...

Ronaldo engaged to long-term partner Georgina Rodríguez

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has gotten engaged to his long-term partner, Georgina Rodríguez. She announced the news on social media alongside a picture of a large...

Michael Jackson’s ‘dirty’ sock sells for more than $8,000 at French auction

A single glittery sock that late pop superstar Michael Jackson wore during a concert in France in the 1990s sold for more than $8,000...

Nigeria arraigns five accused in 2022 Catholic church massacre in Abuja court

Nigerian prosecutors on Monday arraigned five men accused of carrying out a deadly Islamist militant attack on a Catholic church in Owo, in the southwestern...

‘It could have been me’ – Former Defence Minister mourns helicopter crash victims

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has shared his grief over the recent helicopter crash that claimed eight lives, a tragedy he described as an...

Why should politicians review prophecies? – Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong questions govt

Former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has criticized the government’s new directive requiring clergy to submit prophecies...

Helicopter crash: Asantehene sympathises with Mahama

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed his deepest sympathy to President John Mahama following the tragic helicopter crash at Adansi Brofoyeduru that claimed...

Renewable Energy Challenge: Ahantaman Girls SHS develop vaccine cooler for rural healthcare

The Ahantaman Girls Senior High School in Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western region has developed the ‘Royal Vaccine Cooler’, a solar-powered device designed to preserve...

Two arrested with 519 parcels of suspected Indian Hemp at Nyanyano

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects found in possession of 519 compressed parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian...

NPP youth executives pick flagbearer forms for Bryan Acheampong

A group of youthful New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives has picked nomination forms for Dr. Bryan Acheampong to contest in the party’s flagbearership race. The...

Muntaka recounts Omane Boamah’s reluctant helicopter flight and tragic death

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has shared details of the late Dr. Edward Omane Boamah’s deep reservations about using helicopters, a mode of...

Helicopter crash: Media guidelines issued for August 15 state funeral

The Presidency has released arrangements for media coverage of the state funeral for the eight victims of the August 6 helicopter crash, scheduled for...

Date for Asantehemaa’s one-week observance announced

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has announced preparation for the one-week observation of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, scheduled for Thursday,...

NPP opts out of Tamale Central by-election

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced that it will not participate in the Tamale Central Constituency by-election to elect the successor to the...

Residents of Mepe appeal for modern market and lorry station

Residents of Mepe in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region are appealing to the government and development partners for the construction of...

Reviewing prophecies is Biblical, not a threat to religious freedom – Afriyie Ankrah

Presidential Envoy for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has defended government’s call for religious leaders to submit sensitive prophecies that concerns the...