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AK47, ammunitions stolen from Sehwi Asafo police station found near cemetery

An AK47 rifle and other police equipment that were taken from the Sehwi Asafo Police Station have been recovered. The items were found abandoned in...

Free SHS is a good policy, enroll your wards – Dr. Apaak to parents

Deputy Minister of Education-designate, Dr. Clement Apaak, has urged parents to take full advantage of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, emphasizing its...

Clergy disappointed in Mahama over Council of State ‘snub’ – Ntim Fordjour [Video]

Assin South Member of Parliament(MP), Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has expressed concerns over the exclusion of senior clergymen in the 9th Council of State...

Train crashes motor rider to death at Avenor

A motor rider has tragically lost his life after being hit by a moving train at Avenor in Accra. The unfortunate incident occurred around 5:30...

Provide structures to open fire stations in districts without one – Central Regional Commander

The Central Regional Fire Service Commander, ACDO Melinda Mary Attigah Mensah, has called on chiefs and district assemblies to provide structures for the establishment...

World Bank delegation pays courtesy call on Roads Minister

A delegation from the World Bank, led by Division Director Robert Taliercio O’Brien, on Monday, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Roads...

Schools to close down over late Goasomanhene’s 40th-day observance

Basic schools in Goaso of the Ahafo region will be closed down on Thursday, February 27, 2025, for the 40th-day observation of the late...

NUGS suspends planned protest against WAEC

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has suspended its planned demonstration against the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over the cancellation and withholding...

Ghana must plan for a future without aid – Deputy Finance Minister-designate

Deputy Minister for Finance-designate, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has emphasized the urgent need for Ghana to plan for a future without foreign aid following the...

Supreme Court to rule on case seeking to stop gov’t from issuing T-bills today

The Supreme Court will today rule on a case filed by a private legal practitioner Jonathan Amable seeking to immediately stop government from...

Scottish businessman found dead in Kenya

A Scottish businessman who disappeared in Kenya has been found dead. Campbell Scott, from Fife, was attending a conference at the JW Marriott Hotel in...

Cashier in court for stealing employer’s GH₵306,140

A 26-year-old cashier accused of misappropriating GH₵306,140 belonging to her employer has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court. Taibatu Sulley, the cashier, allegedly used GH₵250,775.72...

Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana calls for stricter regulations to curb illicit opioid imports

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has condemned the illegal importation of dangerous opioids into the country and called for stricter regulatory enforcement. This follows...

There’ll be no cover up; we’ll deal with those behind illegal mining – Western Regional Minister

Western Regional Minister, Joseph Nelson, has vowed to deal with individuals involved in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, regardless of their political affiliation. Speaking...

Tuesday February 25 2025 Newspaper Headlines

                     

Sky Train project followed due process – Ghartey to NIB

Former Railways Development Minister, Joe Ghartey, has stated that his meeting with officials of the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) on Monday reaffirmed that the...

Man nearly lynched for stealing clothes and toilet roll at Kasoa

A 29-year-old Nigerian, Joseph Chukumeka, was stripped naked and beaten after he was caught stealing designer clothes—along with their hangers—and toilet rolls from residents'...

Energy Minister meets IPPs, power sector agencies on reliable power supply strategies

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has met with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and key stakeholders in the power sector...

Gov’t will strengthen digitalisation – Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba

The Minister of State-designate for Public Sector Reforms, Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, has pledged to strengthen the various digital platforms introduced by the immediate past...

COCOBOD, GRA foil cocoa smuggling attempt at Togo border

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in collaboration with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has intercepted a truck carrying 1,115 gallons of cocoa beans at the...

Keta MP ready to work with any selected MMDCE

Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Keta Constituency in the Volta Region, has expressed his willingness to work with any...

Bono East Minister urges MMDAs to support ‘Reset Ghana’ agenda

The Bono East Regional Minister, Francis Owusu Antwi, has urged employees of the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to support the government’s ‘Reset...

South Africa faces highest-level power cuts as generation units fail

South Africa's power utility, Eskom, has restored eight units at power plants after implementing its highest stage of controlled power cuts early Sunday due...

Deputy Finance Minister nominee refutes claim of gov’t borrowing GH¢38bn in first 4 weeks

Deputy Finance Minister-designate Thomas Ampem Nyarko has dismissed claims that the Mahama-led government has borrowed over ₵38 billion within its first four weeks in...

We’re aware of financial clearance for 15,200 health professionals – GRNMA

The Assistant National Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Philemon Gyapong, has clarified concerns surrounding health sector recruitment,...

No nurse has been affected – GRNMA Assistant PRO on mass dismissal

The Assistant Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Philemon Agyapong, has assured that no nurse has been affected...

16 arrested in Kumasi for breaching environmental safety bye-laws

Sixteen individuals in Kumasi have been arrested and put before court by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) for violating environmental safety bye-laws. The arrest and...

Interior Ministry renews curfew in Bawku

The Ministry for the Interior has renewed the curfew on Bawku Municipality and its environs in the Upper East Region by executive instrument. The curfew...

NPP gov’t didn’t add a km of tarred road in Bodi in 8 years – Samson Ahi

Bodi Member of Parliament (MP) in the Western North Region, Samson Ahi, has stated that the constituency did not benefit from even a kilometer...

Man beats mother-in-law for allowing wife to receive gift from suspected lover

A Harare man violently attacked his mother-in-law after his wife received a Valentine’s gift from another man, accusing her of promoting infidelity. Elita Mpofu, the...

Savannah Regional Minister leads joint security team to address unresolved murders in Bole

The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awurbe, has led a joint security committee to Bole to tackle a series of unresolved murder cases that have...

Let’s hurry up before Afenyo-Markin comes – Deputy Finance Minister-nominee jokes

Deputy Finance Minister-designate, Thomas Nyarko Ampem made a lighthearted remark during his vetting proceedings today. He referenced the anticipated arrival of Deputy Minority Leader and...

I’m not aware of any subtle intention to cancel free SHS – Deputy Finance Minister nominee

Deputy Finance Minister nominee Thomas Nyarko Ampem has dismissed suggestions that the government may be secretly considering the cancellation of the Free Senior High...

Deputy Finance Minister nominee calls for non-partisan approach to DDEP payments

The Deputy Finance Minister nominee, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has urged a non-partisan approach to discussions on the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) payments, emphasising...

Okyeame Kwame tips King Paluta for Artiste of the Year

Ghanaian rapper and entrepreneur Okyeame Kwame has thrown his support behind King Paluta as Artiste of the Year. In a Facebook post, Okyeame Kwame wrote:...

Lands Ministry condemns attack on journalist by illegal miners

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has strongly condemned the recent attack on Citi News journalists by illegal miners, also known as galamsey...

Joyce Bawah threatens legal action over ‘malicious’ publications

Presidential Advisor and Special Aide to President Mahama, Joyce Bawah, has issued a strong warning against the dissemination of false reports about her. In a...

Deputy Finance Minister-Designate pledges support for free SHS

The Deputy Minister-Designate for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has reassured the public that there are no plans to cancel the Free Senior High School...

Illegal miners have destroyed over 7,500 football pitches of forest reserve – Lands Minister

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has revealed that the devastation of forest reserves by illegal miners is equivalent to...

I shed tears whenever I see foreign content on GBC – Mikki Osei Berko

Actor Mikki Osei Berko, popularly known as Dada Boat, has expressed his disappointment over the airing of foreign content on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC)...