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If Chairman Wontumi is not released by 6pm, there’ll be problems – MP warns [Video]

Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, has issued a strong warning that if the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako,...

Ghana marks milestone with first locally manufactured anti-snake venom

Ghana has taken a bold step toward pharmaceutical self-reliance with the market authorization of the country’s first locally manufactured anti-snake venom, a breakthrough revealed...

Fuel prices to drop by up to 9% – ASEC predicts

Fuel prices in Ghana are expected to decline further by between five and nine per cent in the next pricing window, according to a...

It’s the quality, not the access – NVI boss on Ghana’s health crisis

Ghana must urgently address the quality of healthcare delivery, not just access, if it hopes to reduce preventable deaths and meet health equity targets,...

Only Mahama, brother can bail Wontumi – NPP Man [Audio]

The Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Yandoh, has stated that only President John Mahama and his brother, Ibrahim...

Adongo mocks Minority for ‘abandoning’ Wontumi [Video]

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has taken a jab at his colleagues on the Minority side for returning to Parliament after...

Ablakwa denies claims of new recruitment at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington D.C.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has dismissed reports suggesting that new individuals have been recruited to work at Ghana’s embassy in Washington...

IET-GH advocates for trainee allowances for engineering students

At the induction ceremony of new engineering professionals in Kumasi, Engr. Henry Kwadwo Boateng, President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH),...

Minority returns to Parliament after protest over Wontumi’s bail conditions

The Minority Caucus in Parliament made a swift return to the House on Friday, 30 May 2025, after staging a brief walkout in protest...

Wontumi detention: Heavy police deployment at EOCO headquarters [Video]

A significant security deployment has been stationed at the headquarters of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in Accra, as members of the...

Annoh Dompreh claims Wontumi is on hunger strike amidst EOCO detention

Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyire, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has alleged that the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard...

Juaboso police arrest suspected armed robber at mining site

The Juaboso District Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber during a swift operation at a mining site near Sefwi Kofi Krom, close...

One dead, 9 rescued in accident on Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway

One person has been confirmed dead, and nine others rescued following a fatal collision on the Cape Coast–Takoradi highway. According to the Ghana National Fire...

Mahama orders immediate security reinforcement in Bono East

President John Dramani Mahama has instructed the Interior Minister and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to urgently deploy more security personnel to the...

Two suspects arrested over shooting incident at Fuo 

The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested suspects in connection with a shooting incident that occurred on 26th February 2025 in Fuo, a suburb...

NDC Communicator demands proof from Old Tafo MP over ‘Unity Match’ visa allegations

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication team and Public Relations Officer of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Godwin Mahama Ayaba, has...

Wontumi case: Don’t crucify suspect before charges are filed – Appiah-Kubi to Srem-Sai

Andy Appiah-Kubi, lawyer for embattled Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has expressed disappointment in Deputy Attorney General,...

Zoomlion Nigeria, Lagos State unite to revolutionize waste management in Lagos

The Lagos State Government has inked a groundbreaking Waste Management and Processing Concession Agreement with ZoomLion Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Ghana's renowned Jospong...

Wontumi’s bail: Some withdrew sureties after… – Lawyer [Listen]

Andy Appiah-Kubi, lawyer for embattled Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has expressed concern over...

Offset demands Cardi B pay spousal support in new divorce filing

Offset is now demanding that his estranged wife Cardi B pay him spousal support after their split is finalized, according to new court filings in their divorce...

OSP vs Charles Bissue: Second accused settles for plea bargain

The Accra High Court has granted a one-week adjournment in a significant corruption case to allow the completion of a plea bargain requested by...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped and attacked ex-assistant – Court told

A former assistant of rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has told a New York court that he repeatedly sexually assaulted her while she was...

Abuakwa South MP takes strong action to protect environment from illegal mining

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South Constituency, Dr. Kingsley Agyeman, has launched a decisive campaign to combat environmental degradation in the constituency. His...

Ameyaw-Akumfi breaks silence on Sky Train scandal

Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, has denied any wrongdoing in the ongoing Sky Train trial, declaring...

Shirley Frimpong-Manso makes theatre debut with ‘Honeymoon Hotel’

Celebrated Ghanaian filmmaker Shirley Frimpong-Manso is set to make her theatre directorial debut with the stage play Honeymoon Hotel, courtesy of Africa Arts Network. Adapted...

Maxwell Kudekor declares bid for GJA National Organising Secretary

Maxwell Kudekor, a seasoned journalist and prominent media unionist, has officially announced his intention to contest the position of National Organising Secretary of the...

Parliament can’t revise Wontumi’s GH₵50m bail, seek redress in court – Deputy Speaker to Minority

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor, has urged the Minority in Parliament to seek legal redress if they are dissatisfied with the...

Judge blocks Trump’s effort to restrict foreign students at Harvard – for now

Harvard University won a reprieve in its fight to enrol international students, after the Trump administration appeared to walk back its initial decertification and...

Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme named UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year

Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana has been honoured with the 2024 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, becoming the...

Life is improving in Nigeria – President Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerians that the worst is behind them and that the country is getting better, in a speech to mark...

Gov’t declares Friday, June 6 as public holiday

Government, through the Ministry of Interior, has declared Friday, June 6, 2025, as a public holiday to mark the Eid ul-Adha celebration. This was contained...

Friday May 30 2025 Newspaper Headlines

                             

Minority slams GH₵50m property bail condition for Wontumi as unreasonable

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) minority in Parliament has strongly condemned the circumstances surrounding the arrest and bail conditions of the party’s Ashanti Regional...

Gov’t allocates GH¢22m for rehabilitation of six forts and castles

The government has made available GH¢22 million for the rehabilitation of six forts and Castles nationwide. The rehabilitation would focus on repairing cracks and tears,...

Prof. Akua Opokua Britwum chairs National Media Commission

Associate Professor at the Department of Labour and Human Resource Studies, University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor Akua Opokua Britwum, has been elected the...

NRSA to sue MMDAs for unlawful siting of billboards 

The National Road Safety Authority (NSRA) will, in the coming days, sue Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra Region for...

MFWA condemns assault on JoyNews’ Latif Iddrisu

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has issued a strong condemnation of the violent assault on JoyNews journalist Latif Iddrisu while covering the...

JSI demands swift police, EOCO action over assault on JoyNews’ Latif Iddrisu

Journalists Sanctuary International (JSI) has condemned the assault of JoyNews journalist, Latif Iddrisu, by supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Accra. The attack...

Wontumi being investigated for fraud, money laundering – Deputy AG

Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Justice Srem-Sai, has confirmed that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is under investigation for...

It is Wontumi today; we don’t know who’s next – Manhyia South MP

Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has defended the minority's decision to protest at the headquarters of the Economic and...