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Mustapha Hamid meets bail condition, 6 others remain in custody

Former CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has met his GH₵2 million bail condition, with two sureties in the controversial...

Zanetor Rawlings pays courtesy call on Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

Member of Parliament for Klottey-Korle, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia...

81 candidates apply to run in Cameroon’s presidential elections

It's a record number: 81 candidate applications to run in the presidential elections set for October this year were made to Cameroon's national body...

‘Taxpayers will pay for it’ – Dr Seddoh on 60% recovery threshold in banking crisis

A former CEO of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has warned that taxpayers will ultimately bear the cost of the state’s decision to...

NPP can only win Akwatia by-election with Ama Sey – Some constituents

A section of New Patriotic Party (NPP) members and sympathisers in the Akwatia Constituency of the Eastern Region are rallying behind former MP Mercy...

Galamsey: Lands Minister shoots down calls for state of emergency declaration

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has dismissed proposals to declare a state of emergency over the menace of illegal...

Remember your Majority status will not last forever – Egyapa Mercer to NDC 

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has advised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus not to be complacent about their current...

Parliament must act now on anti-witchcraft bill – CHRAJ warns of escalating attacks

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has renewed its call on Parliament to urgently pass the long-awaited Anti-Witchcraft Bill. The Commission warned...

Two arrested over Ablekuma North rerun violence

Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the violence that marred the parliamentary re-run in the Ablekuma North Constituency on Friday, July 11,...

Why Filipino couples keep getting married in flooded churches

It was a scene you'd expect to see at any wedding. Jamaica Aguilar walked down the aisle, clutching her father's arm, dressed in a white...

Ghana approves visa waiver agreements with 4 countries

Parliament has approved the ratification of visa waiver agreements between Ghana and four countries—Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Colombia, and the Commonwealth of Dominica. The...

Finance Minister presents mid-year budget review today

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is expected to present the 2024 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament today, July 24, 2025. The presentation is...

Nearly $10m in US-funded contraceptives to be burned rather than shipped to poor countries

U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations...

Gov’t notifies IMF of decision to cap public sector wage increases at 10%

The Government of Ghana has formally notified the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of its decision to cap public sector wage increases at 10 percent...

Mid‑year budget review: Finance Minister won’t ask for extra funds – Committee chair

The Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Economy and Development, Eric Afful, has indicated that the upcoming mid‑year budget review will adhere to the GH₵293 billion...

Inaccurate applicant details stall passport deliveries

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged passport applicants to double-check their contact details after several passports remained undelivered due to incorrect addresses and...

Kusasi Chief shooting: Investigate thoroughly before pointing fingers, security expert urges

Security expert Dr. Victor Doke has cautioned the public against rushing to blame any specific ethnic or social group in the aftermath of the...

Nii Adama Latse II loses case at Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has quashed the order directed at the National House of Chiefs in Kumasi to restore Nii Tackie Adama Latse II onto...

Three suspected poachers arrested in Ankasa Conservation Area

Three suspected poachers have been apprehended by resource guards at the Ankasa Conservation Area in the Western Region. The arrest was made on July 9,...

One dead after fire outbreak at uncompleted fuel station in Ejura [Photos]

A fire outbreak at an uncompleted fuel station near the Ejura Babasso cemetery in the Ashanti Region has claimed the life of one person. According...

‘You were right, I was wrong’ – Charlotte Osei recalls humble moment with late Atta Mills

Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, has recounted what she described as a rare act of humility by the late President...

Road accidents: 1,504 deaths recorded in first half of 2025 – NRSA

Ghana recorded a total of 7,289 road crashes and 1,504 fatalities between January and June 2025, according to provisional data released by the National...

NSMQ 2025: Osei Kyeretwie SHS students sacked from quiz hall 

Supporters of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) were asked to leave the quiz hall during Contest 8 of the Ashanti Regional qualifiers after...

Declare road crashes a public health emergency – CUTS International

Consumer advocacy group CUTS International is urging the government to declare road crashes a public health emergency, following alarming statistics indicating that an average...

Africa to be hit hard as UK foreign aid cuts revealed

The government has revealed details of its plans to cut foreign aid, with support for children's education and women's health in Africa facing the...

Late Prof Mills would be outraged by ‘galamsey’ menace – Charlotte Osei

Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, says the late President John Evans Atta Mills would have been outraged by the environmental devastation...

Mugabe Saifu Maase appointed board member of TOR

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has officially inaugurated the newly reconstituted Board of Directors for the Tema Oil Refinery...

Sammy Gyamfi sues Afia Schwarzenegger

The Chief Executive Officer of Goldbod and National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has filed a defamation suit against...

Killers of Kusaasi Chief in Ashanti won’t go unpunished – Asokore Mampong MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive for Asokore Mampong, Ben Abdullah Alhassan, says perpetrators in the alleged killing of the Kusaasi Chief in Ashanti region will...

Interior Minister condemns killing of Kusasi chief in Kumasi

Interior Minister and Member of Parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has condemned the fatal shooting of Kusasi Chief, Naa Abdul-Malik Azenbe, in Kumasi. According...

Minority slams NDC government over galamsey

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, accusing it of hypocrisy and failure in tackling illegal mining, popularly known...

Government clears Capitation Grant arrears for Basic Schools – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that the government has fully paid all outstanding arrears of the Capitation Grant for public basic schools,...

Governing Board of Engineering Council inaugurated

Acting in accordance with the Engineering Council Act, 2011 (Act 819), President John Dramani Mahama has appointed a new Governing Board for the Engineering...

Sammy Flex reacts to new role in Shatta Wale’s management team

Media personality Samuel Atuobi Baah, popularly known as Sammy Flex, has spoken publicly following his reassignment as Media and Public Relations Manager in a...

NSMQ 2025: Parkoso SHS pulls out of Ashanti qualifiers

Parkoso Senior High School has pulled out of the 2025 Ashanti Regional qualifiers of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), claiming it was...

Galamsey: Savannah Regional Minister destroys over 100 structures, seizes 8 excavators in Tuntumba

The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awurbe (Esq.), has led a security operation in collaboration with the Regional Police Command to dismantle illegal mining activities...

Galamsey: Gov’t sets up National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS)

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced the establishment of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) as part...

Immigration Officer murder: Key suspect reappears in court

Bright Aweh Roberts, the prime suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah, has made his second appearance at the...

Illegal mining fight is a marathon, not a sprint – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has reiterated the government’s unwavering commitment to eradicating illegal mining, describing the effort as...