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2025 BECE: Asutifi North MP supports 1,670 candidates with mathematical sets

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has donated mathematical sets valued at GH₵33,400 to Basic...

Highway robbers shoot tipper truck driver in the eye at Gomoa Potsin

A tipper truck driver is battling for his life after he was shot in the eye by armed robbers during an operation at Gomoa...

“They went too far” – Elon Musk says he regrets some comments he made about Trump

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday, June 11, expressed regret over a series of social media posts he made about U.S. President Donald Trump...

Two arrested in attempt to smuggle 250 bags of cocoa beans at Elmina 

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested two individuals suspected of attempting to smuggle 250 bags of cocoa beans out of Ghana. The arrest was...

2025 BECE: 21 pregnant candidates, 17 nursing mothers write in Upper East Region

The Upper East Region is witnessing a concerning development as 21 pregnant girls and 17 lactating mothers are among the 19,523 candidates sitting for...

2025 BECE begins today

The 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is set to begin today, Wednesday, June 11, and will run until Wednesday, June 18, 2025. According to...

Man arrested for attempted murder in North East

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Kwesi Bik Nelson in connection with an attempted murder following a stabbing incident. In a statement, the police confirmed...

Kenyan blogger was hit and assaulted to death, autopsy reveals

A Kenyan blogger who died in police custody was hit on the head, and his death was likely to have been caused by assault,...

Schoolchildren swept away as heavy floods and snow hit South Africa

A minibus carrying schoolchildren has been swept away by heavy flooding in South Africa, a spokesperson for the Eastern Cape provincial government has told...

Nigeria’s dog owners hit with surging pet food prices amid cost of living crisis

Nigeria's two-year-old cost-of-living crisis, which has seen the price of grocery staples like rice rise over 100% since 2023, has reached the relatively affluent class...

Detailed account of OSP’s raid on SML’s offices [Listen]

  The Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has confirmed that its offices were raided by security operatives from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Dr....

Parliament summons GUTA, others over refusal to reduce prices

The Committee on Trade, Industry, and Tourism of Parliament has summoned the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI),...

Mahama swears in 11 new Police Council Members [Photos]

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, swore in members of the newly reconstituted Governing Council of the Ghana Police Service at...

19-year-old dies in a galamsey pit, family suspects foul play

A 19-year-old man, Herod Cobbina, has tragically drowned in a galamsey pit at Sehwi Chiene, a farming community in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality...

Gov’t has been unfair to striking nurses but… – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the Mahama-led administration over its handling of the ongoing strike by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association...

GRNMA strike: Parliament abruptly adjourned amid Minority’s anger

Parliament was abruptly adjourned on Thursday after a heated confrontation between the Minority and the Speaker’s chair over the refusal to allow a statement...

We are receiving more bodies as a result of GRNMA’ strike – Mortuary workers

The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has expressed serious concern over a sharp increase in the number of bodies being brought to mortuaries...

BET 2025: Ayra Starr beats Blacko, Rema to win Best International Act

Nigerian music star Ayra Starr was crowned Best International Act at the 2025 BET Awards, beating out tough competition from some of Africa’s brightest...

How can retirees with weak knees carry patients? – GRNMA questions Health Minister [Audio]

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has ridiculed Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh's appeal for retirees to volunteer their services amidst the...

Security Analyst commends Cheddar’s swift action, calls for tighter regulation of bodyguards

A security analyst, Samuel Nana Appiah, has applauded the New Force Movement for its decisive response following a violent incident involving a member of...

Ghana launches FESTAC Africa 2025, pledges unity and innovation

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Mamee Efua Houadjeto, has officially launched FESTAC Africa 2025, positioning Ghana as the host of...

Interesting images from funeral of late Mamponghene Daasebre Osei Bonsu II

The Mampong Traditional Council, with the consent of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, held the burial rites for the late Daasebre Osei Bonsu II,...

Climate Change & Sustainability: Kenneth Awotwe Darko champions equitable forest finance at Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2025

At the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) 2025, Ghanaian moderator Kenneth Awotwe Darko steered a critical conversation on forest finance, ensuring Indigenous Peoples and Local...

Palanquins and Pageantry: A glimpse into Ghana’s rich chieftaincy traditions

The recent appearance of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and the Wenchimanhene, Osagyefo Amoapong Ampem Anye Tabarako III, in palanquins at the funeral...

KATH HR Manager’s office locked by unknown persons

The office of the Human Resources Manager at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) was locked with chains and padlocks by unknown persons under...

Support ongoing payroll audit to protect public funds – Finance Minister urges Teacher Unions

Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has called on tertiary education unions to support the ongoing national payroll audit aimed at eliminating ghost...

Your Book and Research Allowances have been captured in this year’s budget – Ato Forson assures Teacher Unions

Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has assured tertiary education unions that the 2025 Budget fully provides for the payment of Book and...

OSP searches SML’s offices in ongoing suspected corruption probe

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has conducted a court-ordered search at the offices of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), as part of...

Sammy Darko clears the air on Ofori-Atta’s health claims [Listen]

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has clarified that it has not received any medical report from former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta or...

Why OSP travelled to UK for Airbus interrogation – Sammy Darko explains [Audio]

The Director of Strategy, Research and Communication at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Sammy Darko, has defended the office’s decision to declare...

Data bundle allocations to increase across all networks – Communications Minister announces

Communications Minister, Samuel Nartey George, has announced significant increases in data bundle allocations across all telecommunication networks in Ghana, effective July 1, 2025. Speaking at...

Late Mamponghene was a unifier – Dr. Amofa

Renowned philanthropist and public health specialist, Dr. Mike Amofa Dankwah, has paid glowing tribute to the late Mamponghene and Krontihene of Asanteman, Daasebre Osei...

Miner handed 20 years in Tarkwa for defiling eight-year-old girl

A 26-year-old miner, Charles Amankwah, has received 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour from the Tarkwa Circuit Court for defiling an eight-year-old girl through...

Farmer jailed for having sexual intercourse with biological sister

A 34-year-old farmer, Daniel Dziwornu, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for having sexual intercourse with his 21-year-old biological sister between the year...

Don’t trash our hard work – Epixode replies Lord Kenya over patois criticism

Dancehall artiste Epixode has responded to recent remarks by former hiplife star turned evangelist, Lord Kenya, who criticised the growing use of Jamaican patois...

An open letter to our nurses: A call to compassion and unity in these trying times

To the nurses of Ghana, the tireless guardians of our nation’s health, I write with deep respect and a heavy heart. I understand the...

Health Minister warns Nurses’ demands could destabilize economy

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has cautioned that fully implementing the current demands outlined in the conditions of service for nurses and midwives...

Health Minister appeals to retired nurses and midwives to volunteer as strike bites hard

Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has passionately appealed to retired nurses and midwives to volunteer their services as the impact of the Ghana Registered...

Our agreed-upon conditions must be implemented now, not in 2026 – GRNMA

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association(GRNMA) remains adamant on its demand for the government to implement its agreed-upon conditions of service this year. The...

Who gets arrested through Zoom? – OSP justifies why Ofori-Atta must return to Ghana 

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has justified its insistence that former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, must return to Ghana for interrogation. In an...