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Court issues bench warrant for arrest of 4 suspects in Tamale Central market shooting

The Circuit Court in Tamale has issued a bench warrant for the immediate arrest of four out of five suspects involved in the Tamale...

Mahama embarks on ‘Thank You Tour’ in Western and Central Regions

President John Mahama is set to continue his nationwide "Thank You Tour" in the Western and Central Regions to express gratitude to Ghanaians for...

Trump to sign executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in...

Bodies exhumed after tidal waves ravage Salakope, Agavadzi

Residents of Salakope and Agavadzi in the Volta Region have begun exhuming dead bodies after tidal waves swept through their towns, leaving behind a...

Afenyo-Markin apologises to Clerk of Appointments Committee

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has rendered an unqualified apology to the Clerk of the Appointments Committee, Gifty Jiagge-Gobah. This follows his earlier accusations that Mrs....

Christian Council condemns chaos in Parliament during vetting

The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has condemned the chaos that erupted in Parliament during the vetting of ministerial nominees by the Appointments Committee...

Ablakwa approved as Foreign Affairs Minister after Minority boycott

Parliament has approved North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. Mr. Ablakwa was approved by majority consensus...

Sam George, 4 others approved amid Minority opposition

Parliament has approved the fourth batch of President John Mahama's ministerial nominees following their vetting by the Appointments Committee. The approval follows the committee's recommendation...

Court curtails movements of Ignatius Baffour-Awuah

A District Court “B” in Sunyani has imposed restrictions on the movements of Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the former Employment and Labour Relations Minister. As part of...

Gold-for-Oil programme lacks transparency, will be replaced – Energy Minister

Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has cast doubt on the transparency of the Gold-for-Oil (G4O) programme, stating that the initiative is riddled with opacity...

Two loan managers put before court for seizing 955 pieces of customer’s goods

Two managers of Bridge Micro Credit have been put before court for confiscating 955 pieces of women’s dresses from a customer’s shop for defaulting...

King Faisal FC coach Prince Acheampong confirmed dead

Prince Acheampong, widely known as Sabuto, has sadly passed away after battling an illness. The 52-year-old coach had been hospitalized for several days but succumbed...

Black Volta River flowing near Yapei polluted by illegal mining activities

The Black Volta River, which flows near the town of Yapei, has been severely polluted due to illegal mining activities in the Banda Nkwanta...

First Deputy Governor of BoG Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari resigns

The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari, has resigned. A letter from the Bank of Ghana, dated February 4,...

One dead, others injured in accident at Ekumfi Eyisam

A fatal accident at Ekumfi Eyisam on the Winneba-Mankessim Highway in the Central region has claimed one life, with others seriously injured. The incident occurred...

Education Ministry clarifies ‘teacher trainee allowance to go’ report

The Ministry of Education has clarified reports purporting plans to phase out the teacher trainee allowance. The Ministry has said the news item does not...

Shama: 14-year-old pupil allegedly dies by suicide in father’s uncompleted building

Residents of Abuesi in the Shama District of the Western Region have been left in shock following the alleged suicide of a 14-year-old boy...

Prof. Gyampo officially starts work as CEO of Ghana Shippers’ Authority

Professor Ransford Edward Gyampo has officially taken office as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), vowing to drive Ghana’s...

Bagbin is acting like a President, not a Speaker – Kofi Tonto [Video]

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, Kofi Tonto, has criticized Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin for suspending four Members of...

Bawumia was a wrong candidate, we don’t want him for 2028 – NPP supporters in Kumasi declare

A group known as the Concerned Traders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Kumasi has called for a new flagbearer for the 2028...

Speaker Bagbin lifts suspension of four MPs [Watch]

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has rescinded his decision and lifted the suspension on four Members of Parliament (MPs), allowing them to return to...

I take full responsibility for vetting chaos – Afenyo-Markin pleads with Speaker

Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has taken full responsibility for the chaos that erupted during the vetting of some ministerial nominees last week. Speaking on the...

MASLOC CEO resigns

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, has officially resigned with immediate effect. Her...

President Mahama confers with Egyptian President El-Sisi

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to deepening economic and trade relations with Ghana after a phone call with President...

NUGS threatens nationwide protests against WAEC

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has asked the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) to release the withheld results of some 2024 WASSCE...

New BoG Governor should not engage in official duties until approved – Afenyo-Markin to Mahama

The Minority in Parliament has raised objections to Dr. Johnson Asiamah assuming office as Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) before receiving formal...

President nominates Dr. Abdul-Malik Seidu Zakaria as NIB Managing Director

President John Mahama has nominated Dr. Doli-Wura Awushi Abdul-Malik Seidu Zakaria as the new Managing Director of the National Investment Bank (NIB). A letter from...

Ignatius Baffour Awuah granted bail in Asante Kotoko fan’s death case

The owner and financier of Nsoatreman FC, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has been granted bail set at GHC 500,000 with two sureties. Baffour Awuah, a former...

NIA introduces new fees for Ghana Card services

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has revised the fees for Ghana Card services at designated registration centers. In a public notice, the NIA announced charges...

Black Sherif honors Amakye Dede, names upcoming album after him

Ghanaian music sensation Black Sherif has proven once again that he is not just a star but also a student of music history. On Monday,...

Minority storms Parliament in red, black attire over suspended MPs [Video]

Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday, February 4, stormed the House clad in red and black attire to protest the suspension of four...

60 years on… Presbyterian Church eulogises J. B. Danquah

The Akyem Abuakwa Presbytery has eulogised the late Dr. Joseph Boakye Danquah for his contributions towards the propagation of the gospel and the development...

Samson Anyenini’s take on parliamentary chaos [Listen]

Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has reacted to the brouhaha surrounding the suspension of four Members of Parliament (MPs) following the chaotic incident at...

GHS to vaccinate health workers in cholera-affected areas

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that all health workers involved in the cholera vaccination exercise in the Central Region will receive vaccines...

Mohbad’s mother drops bombshell on why he held a secret wedding

Abosede, mother of the late singer Mohbad, has alleged that her son chose to keep his wedding to Omowunmi and the birth of his...

It’s sad MPs go to parliament to fight for themselves – Tony Aidoo

Dr. Tony Aidoo, an NDC stalwart and former Ghana Ambassador to the Netherlands, has criticized Members of Parliament (MPs) for failing to represent the...

Victor Bampoe appointed new NHIA CEO

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr. Victor Bampoe as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). He...

Afenyo-Markin is having a very tough case of cognitive dissonance – Tony Aidoo

National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart and former Ghana Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Tony Aidoo, has slammed Minority Leader and MP for Effutu, Alexander...

Two friends jailed ten years each, for stealing

The Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District has sentenced two friends to 10 years in prison each for conspiring, possessing...