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Pope Francis says Trump’s immigration raids would be a ‘disgrace’

Pope Francis on Sunday criticised President-elect Donald Trump's reported plan to sharply intensify immigration enforcement actions across the U.S. in the days after his inauguration. In...

GNASSM condemns shooting incident at Obuasi mining site, demands justice

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has strongly condemned the violent clashes that resulted in nine deaths at the AngloGold Ashanti...

Obuasi miners-military clash: Small-Scale Miners Association breaks silence [Listen]

The General Secretary of the Small-Scale Miners Association, Godwin Armah, has revealed its plans to address the recent clash between illegal miners and military...

Schools in Obuasi temporarily closed amidst security concerns

Students in both public and private schools in Obuasi, Ashanti Region, will miss classroom hours for the next two days amid tensions in the...

I’m helpless – Akrokerri Gyaasehene says after Obuasi miners-military clash

The Gyaasehene of Akrokerri in the Ashanti Region, Nana Kofi Berchie, has expressed regret over the tragic incident that claimed the lives of eight...

Mahama vows to ensure completion and operationalisation of Sewua Hospital

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged his government’s commitment to ensuring the timely completion and operationalization of the Sewua Hospital in the Ashanti Region. Speaking...

Hajj 2025: Mahama faces huge public subsidy to fulfill promise

Barely two weeks after returning as President, John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are facing an uphill task in fulfilling a...

Former First Lady Naadu Mills visits Mahama

Ernestina Naadu Mills, the wife of the late former President Prof. Evans Atta Mills, paid a courtesy call on President John Mahama on Saturday,...

Survey highlights endangered safety of media personnel in Ghana

A national survey conducted by Professor Justice Tankebe and Dr. Emmanuel Sowatey of the University of Cambridge, UK, has unveiled alarming threats to the...

Mahama visits Ghanaian troops in The Gambia [Photos]

President John Dramani Mahama visited Ghanaian troops with the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) on Friday, January 17, 2025, during his first international...

Trump illegal migrant arrests to start on day one

Raids to detain and deport migrants living in the US without permission are set to begin on the first full day of President-elect Donald...

Obuasi West MP urges swift probe into miners-military clash

The Member of Parliament for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng, has called for immediate and thorough investigations into a violent clash between illegal miners and...

Mahama worships with Opambour

President John Dramani Mahama joined Reverend Ebenezer Opambour Adarkwa Yiadom, also known as Prophet 1, for Sunday service at the Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre...

NDC communication officers congratulate Edudzi Tameklo on appointment as NPA boss

The regional communication officers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and their deputies have congratulated Godwin Edudzi Kudzo Tameklo, Director of Legal Affairs of...

Trump’s team outlines executive orders ahead of inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump will quickly implement executive actions on immigration, energy policy and federal government operations to check off dozens of campaign policy priorities. Trump on...

Kwame Agbodza, Haruna Iddrisu and Eric Opoku to face Appointments Committee today

Education Minister-designate, Haruna Iddrisu, and Roads and Highways Minister-designate, Governs Kwame Agbodza, are set to face Parliament’s Appointments Committee today for vetting. The Tamale South...

AfCFTA Secretary-General commends Bawumia for his role in establishment

The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, on Friday, 17th January 2025, paid a courtesy call on former Vice...

Mahama’s private jet use didn’t cost taxpayers a dime – Felix Kwakye Ofosu

The Acting Spokesperson to President John Mahama has defended the President’s use of a private jet owned by his brother, Ibrahim Mahama, for official...

Mahama orders immediate probe into Obuasi mine clash

President John Mahama has ordered an immediate investigation into the violent clash at the Obuasi mine of AngloGold Ashanti, which claimed eight lives. In a...

Banking sector clean-up was haphazardly done – Kofi Amoabeng

Former UT Bank founder and CEO, Captain (Rtd) Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has expressed strong reservations about how Ghana's banking sector clean-up was conducted, describing...

Adaklu constituency NDC congratulates Kwame Agbodza

The Adaklu Constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated Governs Kwame Agbodza, the MP for the area, on his nomination as the...

ORAL concept not new; what is new is the noise about its illegality – Kwaku Asare

Lawyer and Democracy and Development Fellow in Public Law and Justice at CDD-Ghana, Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, has shared his thoughts on the Operation...

ORAL must work discreetly – Barker-Vormawor

Human rights activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has expressed concern about the public and highly visual nature of the Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) initiative, cautioning...

Mahama pledges fair share of development for Ashanti Region

President John Mahama has assured the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and the people of the Ashanti Region that his administration will ensure the...

Asanteman urges Mahama to prioritize Ashanti Region development

The Asanteman Council has urged President John Mahama to prioritize ongoing and future development projects in the Ashanti Region. The appeal was made during the...

NPP Ashanti Regional communications director begs Rev. Owusu Bempah for forgiveness [Listen]

The Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Paul Yando, has apologized to the Founder and Leader of Glorious...

Kekeli Muslim Community opposes Mohammed Abdul-Salam’s NLA appointment

The Kekeli Muslim Community in Ghana has raised concerns over the appointment of Mohammed Abdul-Salam as Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Lottery...

AngloGold Ashanti Schools temporarily closed amid security concerns in Obuasi

AngloGold Ashanti Schools have announced a temporary closure due to rising security concerns in Obuasi. The decision follows recent incidents in the town, including the...

8 dead in clash between small-scale miners and soldiers in Obuasi

A violent clash between small-scale miners and military personnel guarding the AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine has reportedly left eight people dead. Four vehicles were...

Reintroduction of tribunals not the return of military regime – Shamima Muslim

Shamima Muslim, a member of the Communications Bureau of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has stated that the government's aim to reconstitute tribunals across...

Minority Leader deliberately overshadowing vetting committee chair – Shamima Muslim

A member of the Communications Bureau of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Shamima Muslim, has accused Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin of deliberately overshadowing the...

TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban

TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. A message appearing on...

Mahama sets up Constitutional Review Committee

President John Dramani Mahama has established a Constitutional Review Committee to advance the implementation of the Constitutional Review Process. The committee, chaired by Prof. H....

Coalition urges Mahama to extend ‘Operation Recover All Loots’ nationwide

The Coalition of Volta Youth Against the Sale of Government Lands has urged President John Mahama to expand the scope of Operation Recover All...

Police, Military retrieve weapons in Nkwanta South

In a concerted effort to restore peace in the NKwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, joint police and military operation has led to...

GES interdicts 3 officers of Tsito SHS

The Ghana Education Service(GES) has interdicted Rev. Joy Kafui Akpebu , headmaster of Tsito Senior High Technical School, Sylvanus Awunyo, Storekeeper, and Samuel Kwame...

Nearly 200 flee Nkwanta conflict as military and police patrol desert streets

Approximately 200 people have fled from Nkwanta to Pampawie, Ahamansu, and other destinations in the Kadjebi District following renewed conflict in Nkwanta, the capital...

GCB announces temporary closure of Nkwanta branch

The Ghana Commercial Bank(GCB) has temporarily closed down its Nkwanta branch in the Oti Region due to the renewed chieftaincy clashes. The re-emergence which has...

Mahama appoints Yayra Koku as acting NIA CEO

President John Mahama has appointed Wisdom Yayra Koku Deku as the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Identification Authority (NIA). The Presidency confirmed...