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Ablakwa claps back at US Senator; demands reparations over slave trade

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has rejected comments by a senior US lawmaker Jim Risch who criticised Ghana’s government over debts owed...

Re-run in Ablekuma North unwarranted – Baffuor Awuah

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffuor Awuah, has criticised the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to re-run the 2024 parliamentary election...

Ablekuma North: EC’s inconsistencies are not helping matters – Vera Abena Addo

Programmes Officer at the Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana), Vera Abena Addo, has criticised the Electoral Commission (EC) for what she calls “inconsistencies” in...

Commonwealth Head of Mission to lead clemency petition for Ato Essien on justice, human rights grounds

Dr. John Apea, the Head of Mission for the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, has announced plans to spearhead a formal petition calling for...

Ablekuma North: EC should re-run if recount is not possible – Abdul-Nasser Alidu

The Head of Strategy and Programmes at the 24-Hour Economy Plus Secretariat, Dr. Abdul-Nasser Alidu, has supported the Electoral Commission's (EC) decision to re-run...

Police now protecting EC Chair following military withdrawal – Defence Minister

On Saturday, July 5, Ghana’s Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, posted on Facebook that the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa, has been placed under the...

Shock in Madina as woman declared dead during Hajj returns home alive

A dramatic case of mistaken identity has sent shockwaves through the Madina UN community in Accra, after a woman presumed dead and mourned by...

Police secure warrant to arrest suspects in Attakrom-Amanfro fatal shooting

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has secured an arrest warrant for suspects involved in the fatal shooting of Daniel Amekudzi, which occurred during...

Texas floods kill 24 people and leave many missing from girls’ summer camp

A major search and rescue operation is continuing through the night in Texas after flash floods killed at least 24 people and left many...

I faced many challenges before releasing ‘Aha Yɛ Kwan Ho’ – Mabel Okyere

Gospel musician Mabel Okyere has opened up about the challenges she endured before the release of her hit song ‘Anuonyam’ (Glory), popularly known as...

Asunafo cocoa farmers rise up against illegal mining to save their farmlands

In a bold move to protect their livelihoods, cocoa farmers operating under the Asunafo Cooperative Cocoa Farmers Union have begun mobilising in groups to...

Medical facilities in Ahafo hail NHIA for prompt payment of claims

Medical Directors of health facilities in the Ahafo Region have lauded the leadership of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for the prompt payment...

Mpraeso MP pushes for affordable internet data with fixed monthly charge

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, is advocating for a transformative shift in Ghana’s telecommunications sector to make internet access more...

President Mahama urges IGP to expedite probe into 2024 election violence

President John Dramani Mahama has once again intensified his push for accountability over the violence that marred the 2024 general elections, issuing a direct...

Police arrest suspect for allegedly killing rival who dated his ex-wife

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Malcom Fraizer, also known as Nii Djan, in connection with a fatal altercation believed to have stemmed from...

Gomoa Akoti Murder: Family curses killers, demands justice

Family members of the late Kwabena Boateng, a 65-year-old security guard who was brutally murdered by suspected armed robbers at a One District One...

Joyce Bawah Mogtari and IMLI Alumni champion Maritime Innovation at Maiden Leadership Day

Ghana’s maritime sector witnessed a major milestone on Thursday, July 3, with the successful hosting of the maiden Maritime Leadership and Innovation Day at...

Ayoum community appeals for fixing of collapsed bridge to ease commuting

The Ayoum Community located between the Oforikrom and the Bosomtwe districts in the Ashanti Region, are faced with transportation challenges due to stalled fixing...

Bail now a tool for detention? – Salam Mustapha questions EOCO’s arrest of former Buffer Stock CEO

National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has criticized what he describes as a growing trend of using bail as...

Mahama urges transparent implementation of ‘No Fees Stress’ policy

President John Dramani Mahama has called on heads of public tertiary institutions to implement the newly launched No Fees Stress policy with transparency and...

Salam Mustapha slams EC over Ablekuma North re-run [Video]

National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has raised concerns over what he describes as increasing partisanship within Ghana’s justice...

Mahama launches ‘No Fees Stress’ programme

As part of his commitment to fulfill a campaign promise made to Ghanaians, President John Dramani Mahama has officially launched the No-Fees-Stress academic policy,...

Women in Birim North decry health and economic impact of mining activities

Women in mining-affected communities of Birim North are raising concerns over the severe consequences of mining operations on their health and socio-economic well-being. Speaking to...

Health Minister donates 10 motorcycles, 5 incubators to Juaboso Health Directorate

The Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Sehwi Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has donated 10 brand-new motorbikes and five incubators to the...

Birim North Youth demand jobs from Zijin Mining, reject MRI recruitment condition

The youth in ten affected communities within the Birim North Municipality are calling on Zijin Mining Company to prioritise employing locals to address the...

Mahama renews call for justice over 2024 election violence

President John Dramani Mahama has strongly condemned the acts of violence that marred the 2024 general elections and renewed his call for accountability and...

Residents to demonstrate over delay in Ofankor–Nsawam road construction

Residents of Nsawam and Amasaman have rescheduled their planned protest to Saturday, July 12, to demand immediate action on the deteriorating state of the...

National DRIP Coordinator speaks out on politics and galamsey

Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), has made insightful comments on two pressing issues facing Ghana. Speaking on...

Media faces capacity gaps in climate action communication – Climate Advocate

Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the HATOF Foundation, Mary-Jane Enchill, has criticised the limited involvement and long-term capacity of the media in climate action...

Young Parliamentarians launch nationwide ghetto rescue campaign, starting in Ashaiman

The Young Parliamentarians Caucus has launched a nationwide initiative to rescue drug addicts from ghettos across all 276 constituencies, beginning in Ashaiman in the...

Kumasi to get machinery park under 24-hour economy initiative – Secretariat

As part of the government’s 24-Hour Economy initiative, a machinery park will be established in Kumasi under the Make24 module. This initiative aims to boost...

Ghana Police passes out 545 recruits, unveils unit to support 24-hour economy

The Ghana Police Service has graduated 545 new recruits—comprising 298 females and 247 males—at a passing-out ceremony held on Friday, July 4, at the...

Krachi Nchumuru to get 24-hour market in Chinderi – DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Krachi Nchumuru, Martin Kofi Anato, has revealed plans to establish a 24‑hour market in Chinderi, the district capital,...

Two friends nabbed for alleged goat theft in Chogu

Two young men from Damongo, identified as Nafiwu Bakar and Yusif—both believed to be in their 20s—have been arrested by the youth of Chogu...

Gov’t workers in Asutifi North threaten exit over high cost of living

Government workers in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region are threatening to relocate if urgent measures are not taken to address the...

MDF refutes missing excavators claim in Akomfre

The Minerals Development Fund (MDF) has dismissed media reports claiming that 33 excavators went missing from police custody in Akomfre, describing the reports as...

Agric Minister woos Turkish tractor manufacturer to establish assembly plant in Ghana

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has taken a bold step toward transforming Ghana’s agricultural sector by courting Turkish tractor manufacturer Hattat Traktör...

ATM Card left behind at crime scene leads to arrests in shocking East Legon murder

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a Lebanese national, Omar Mikati, at his East Legon residence...

Up from UPSA – whose nudity is naked?

This is a public tertiary institution. The students are adult citizens with the right to choose their cultural expression, in sartorial matters. Only the...

‘We’re not feeling it’ – Food & Beverage boss says cedi recovery means nothing without tax cuts

Executive Secretary of the Food and Beverage Association, Sam Aggrey, says the business community is not feeling the effects of the recent appreciation of...