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Ghana overtakes Cote d’Ivoire as second largest economy in West Africa – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has said that Ghana has overtaken the Cote d’Ivoire as the second largest economy in West Africa. He said in the...

EOCO issues court request to Shatta Wale over Lamborghini shipment to US

Management of Shatta Wale has confirmed receiving a court document related to an ongoing matter concerning the shipment of his yellow Lamborghini to the...

Breathing death: Health experts warn of looming crisis as toxic air in illegal mining kills and sickens miners

For 15 years, Abass Salifu toiled deep underground at illegal mining sites around Kumasi. The work paid well. He built two houses and provided comfortably...

Ablakwa meets Ukraine President to push for release of Ghanaian prisoners of war

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has held high-level talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, focusing on efforts to secure the release of...

COCOBOD engages Sefwi Wiawso farmers over producer price concerns

Officials of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) held a stakeholder engagement with cocoa farmers in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality to address concerns over the...

Nkoranza gets new Kontihene after 12 years

The Nkoranza Traditional Council has enstooled Nana Kwasi Agyei III as the Krontihene, ending a 12-year vacancy that had hindered leadership cohesion and development...

Akrofuom DCE hands over three-unit classroom block to Manukrom Basic School

The Gariba Mohammed Mustapha, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Akrofuom, has officially handed over a newly constructed three-unit classroom block to Manukrom D/A Basic...

Absentee doctors to be removed from payroll – MoH­­

The Ministry of Health is to embark on a validation exercise to ensure that medical doctors who declined postings to deprived areas are removed...

Miner, 33, jailed for robbery at Manso Akwasiso

The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a 33-year-old miner, Dominic Ofori, popularly known as “Fanta,” to 25 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for robbery. Presiding...

Global crude gains outpace cedi appreciation as external pressures drive March fuel hike

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) says marginal increases in global crude prices have outpaced the slight appreciation of the cedi, driving expected fuel...

Pump prices set to rise again with petrol up 3.59%, diesel 1.52% in March window

Consumers should brace for higher fuel costs in the first pricing window of March 2026, as petroleum prices are expected to increase marginally at...

Plans underway to power 24-Hour economy – PURC boss assures

The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Shaffic Suleman, says plans are underway to ensure Ghana has enough electricity to...

Swedru School of Business apologises over viral assault video

Swedru School of Business (SWEBUS) has issued an unreserved apology following a viral video that captured an assault involving some of its students and...

Rent Control Department mandates issuance of Rent Cards from April 1

The Rent Control Department has announced the mandatory issuance and use of Rent Cards for all tenancies across Ghana, effective April 1, 2026. In a...

Food and Drugs Authority orders removal of alcoholic energy drinks from the market

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has directed the immediate removal of mixed drinks containing both alcohol and stimulants from the Ghanaian market, citing...

Foreign Affairs Ministry approves overseas travel for DVLA staff to serve Ghanaians abroad – DVLA Boss

Some staff of the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) are expected to travel abroad in the coming months to facilitate the registration and...

NSA releases postings for 6,867 nurses and midwives

The National Service Authority (NSA) has released postings for 6,867 nurses and midwives for the 2026/27 national service year, clearing the way for them...

Oforikrom Assembly bolsters sanitation drive with new tricycles, skip containers; 90 sweepers to be employed

The Oforikrom Municipal Assembly has strengthened its sanitation drive with the commissioning of three skip containers and four tricycles to improve waste management across...

Oboy Siki eats humble pie; apologizes to Yaw Dabo after GH¢1m defamation suit

Kumawood actors Yaw Dabo and Oboy Siki have settled their high-profile GH¢1million defamation case following a mediation meeting facilitated by the Ashanti Regional Minister,...

US-based Ghanaian man killed by tractor-trailer while clearing snow off car

A 35-year-old Ghanaian man living in the United States, Patrick Sarpong, has died in a tragic road accident after he was struck by a...

ECG outlines key factors driving higher electricity consumption

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has outlined key factors contributing to high electricity consumption among customers. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Director...

Finance Minister unveils Ghana’s first national policy to build reserves and safeguard future

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has unveiled Ghana’s first-ever comprehensive national policy specifically designed to deliberately and sustainably build the country’s...

Accra’s power demand can consume Akosombo output – ECG

The Director of Communications at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), William Boateng, has revealed that electricity consumption in Accra alone can consume the...

Planned maintenance not ‘dumsor’ – ECG assures public

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has clarified that ongoing planned maintenance works are not a return to “dumsor” but are aimed at addressing...

ECG to deploy 24-hour task force to crack down on illegal connections

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a nationwide crackdown on illegal electricity connections as part of efforts to improve revenue collection and...

No court has cleared Nana Yaw Duodu in MIIF probe – OSP clarifies

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has denied reports claiming that businessman Nana Yaw Duodu, widely known as Dr. Sledge of Godridge Ghana...

Third force not the answer – Yaw Nsarkoh questions Ghana’s political fix

Business executive and former Unilever Executive Vice President Yaw Nsarkoh has cast doubt on calls for a third political force. He argues that the solution...

Abu Trica remanded into police custody

Social media personality Abu Trica has been remanded into police custody for three weeks by the Gbese District Court following his latest court appearance...

Stop illegal mining before treating the water – Awula Serwaa tells gov’t

The Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwaa, has urged government to prioritise halting illegal mining activities polluting Ghana’s water bodies before investing heavily in...

Nkenkaasu SHS Senior Housemaster suspended over alleged misconduct

The Senior Housemaster of Nkenkaasu Senior High School, Akwasi Opoku, has been suspended following allegations of misconduct involving three female students. In a statement dated...

Fourth suspect remains at large in firearm case; police issue wanted alert

The Ahafo Regional Police Command has declared Adinam Yussif a wanted individual for his alleged involvement in the possession of firearms in Goaso. DCOP James...

No-bed syndrome is more of attitudinal issues exhibited by healthcare providers – Abuakwa South MP

Abuakwa South MP Dr. Kingsley Agyemang has called for urgent reforms to strengthen Ghana’s healthcare system, stressing that citizens should not continue to suffer...

Gov’t set to pay gratuity arrears to retired soldiers

The government will begin clearing long-outstanding gratuity arrears owed to retired military personnel under Constitutional Instrument (CI) 129, with the first payments expected by...

Greater Accra leads in cat and dog meat consumption; women form majority — ICS Director

The Executive Director of the Institute of Community Sustainability (ICS), Eric Jerry Aidoo, has disclosed that women constitute a significant proportion of cat and...

MCE denies land capture claims against Interior Minister amid Asokore Mampong protest

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region, Ben Abdullah Alhassan, has dismissed claims that Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak has...

How Black Sherif ruled Spotify Ghana’s first 5 years

The debate about who currently holds the crown in Ghanaian music has been settled, not by critics, not by radio play, but by the...

Government to begin payment of arrears for retired soldiers starting from Friday

The Government of Ghana will begin the payment of gratuity arrears to retired military personnel on Friday, February 27, 2026, following approval under Constitutional...

“I sometimes feel death would have been better” — Man battling sight failure says as he appeals for support

A 45-year-old carpenter, Hayford Abradu, has made an emotional appeal for public support as he battles a deteriorating eye condition that doctors warn could...

Emergency command centre needed to fix Ghana’s health response — Prof Beyuo

The Member of Parliament for Lambussie and Board Chairman of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Prof Titus Beyuo, has called for the establishment of...

NDC and NPP are parties of the elites – Yaw Nsarkoh laments political drift

Business executive and former Unilever Executive Vice President Yaw Nsarkoh has described Ghana’s two main political parties as “the party of the elites.” He argues...