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Presidency pardons Sammy Gyamfi over dollar gift to Agradaa

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has formally cautioned the acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, following a recent controversial gifting...

38-year-old man gets life imprisonment for killing Assemblies of God pastor in 2018

After close to seven years of trial, a seven-member jury on Wednesday, May 14, returned a guilty verdict in the murder case involving the...

Two women arrested with 1,650 slabs of Indian hemp in their home at Nkawkaw Ampekrom

The Eastern North Police Command in Kwahu Mpraeso has arrested two women with 1,650 slabs of substances suspected to be Indian hemp at their...

Israeli strikes in northern Gaza, kill at least 48, hospital says

At least 48 Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli air strikes in northern Gaza overnight, a local hospital says. The Indonesian hospital...

Bleoo 2005 Year Group launches 20th anniversary with unveiling of State-of-the-Art Fabrication Lab

On Saturday, 3rd May 2025, the 2005 Year Group of the Accra Academy Old Boys’ Association (AAOBA) officially launched their 20th anniversary celebration with...

Police arrest 3 suspected armed robbers terrorizing residents of Kenyase and environs

The Ashanti regional police command has announced the arrest of three suspected armed robbers alleged to be terrorizing residents of Kenyasi and its environs. On...

Rotational Nurses and Midwives issue one-week ultimatum to gov’t to release delayed allowances

Thousands of Rotational Nurses and Midwives in Ghana are expressing their frustration over the continued delays in the disbursement of their service allowances. Despite having...

Don’t sack Sammy Gyamfi – Victoria Hamah tells Mahama

Former Deputy Communications Minister Victoria Hamah has called on President John Dramani Mahama to consider issuing a formal reprimand rather than dismissing Acting Chief...

GoldBod and National Security bust foreigners attempting to smuggle gold

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) and the National Security have apprehended several foreign nationals attempting to smuggle kilograms of gold out of the country...

Lecturer blasts politicians for hypocrisy over Sammy Gyamfi’s dollar gift saga

Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, has criticised politicians for what he describes as sheer hypocrisy in their handling...

Government, traders agree to cut prices of goods if…

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, together with key trade associations, has agreed to reduce the prices of finished goods within the next...

We won’t be intimidated – NDC youth warn Gyakye Quayson over appointments

A group of concerned National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth in the Assin North District of the Central Region has issued a strong caution to...

Mali’s military gov’t dissolves all political parties

Mali's military government announced on Tuesday that it has dissolved all political parties in the West African country. Mamani Nassire, the minister of political reforms,...

Annoh-Dompreh was not blocked from Assembly during MCE vote – NDC Chairman

Eastern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mark Oliver Kevor, has clarified that Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, was never...

Over 14,000 teenage girls impregnated in Bono Region within 4 years – Health Directorate

The Bono Region recorded 14,877 teenage pregnancies between 2021 and 2024, according to Rita Adjoa Ansong, Deputy Director of Nursing Services (Public Health) at...

Sammy Gyamfi’s apology should put dollar gift controversy to rest – Edudzi

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has urged for a closure on the recent discussions surrounding...

Assin Bresiako accident: Two deceased victims yet to be identified

Two of the five people who died in the gory accident at Assin Bresiako are yet to be identified by their families. The crash involved...

Government committed to Abidjan-Lagos Highway project – Roads Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to the successful execution of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway...

A broken country can’t be healed in 120 days – Fifi Kwetey to critics

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary says Ghanaians should not expect President John Mahama to achieve perfection in just four months after inheriting...

4 arrested over killing of Mobile Money vendor in Aflao

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four individuals in connection with the murder of a Mobile Money (MoMo) vendor at Aflao in the Volta...

Fuel prices to drop by Friday on the back of cedi’s appreciation – COMAC

Prices of petroleum products are expected to drop at the pumps starting Friday, May 16, 2025, the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) has...

Fisheries Minister engages World Bank on job creation and coastal development

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur (MP), has held a high-level meeting with officials of the World Bank Office in Accra to...

Hwidiem Chief raises alarm over reckless motorbike riding

The Paramount Chief of the Hwidiem Traditional Area in the Ahafo Region, Osuodumgya Barima Apea-Dwaah Boafo, has expressed concern over the reckless riding of...

Zelensky vows to ‘do everything’ to ensure direct talks with Putin in Turkey

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will travel to Turkey's capital, Ankara, to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and will be available for...

Trump pledges to lift Syria sanctions as he seals $142bn arms deal on Saudi visit

President Donald Trump has said the US has "no stronger partner" than Saudi Arabia during his first major foreign trip - a whirlwind visit...

Gov’t aims to reduce $2.5bn debt owed to power producers by end of year

Government should be able to reduce its $2.5 billion debt owed to independent power producers and gas suppliers by the end of the year,...

NPP wants applause for cedi stability, but not the blame for its collapse – Fifi Kwetey

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is scrambling to rewrite its legacy by...

Mustapha Gbande apologises over Sammy Gyamfi’s dollar gift saga [Video]

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has issued a public apology on behalf of the party and the government...

More than 100 dead after flooding in eastern Congo, official says

More than 100 people have died after flooding in a village near the shores of Lake Tanganyika in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...

Let justice take its course even if it reaches the Chief Justice’ – Fifi Kwetey

Justice must be allowed to take its course, even if it reaches the highest levels of the judiciary, says Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, General Secretary...

Galamsey: 99 excavators retrieved, 208 suspects arrested so far

The Ghana Police Service continues its fight against illegal mining activities across the country. In March and April 2025, the Service conducted a series of...

Gov’t to establish university at Kintampo

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced the government’s intention to establish a new public university focused on health, agriculture, and life sciences...

Man who petitioned CHRAJ over Sammy Gyamfi’s dollar gift alleges threats on his life

Eric Dumenu Akatsi, the private citizen who petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) over the controversial dollar-splashing incident involving National...

Dafeamekpor sues Ntim Fordjour for defamation

South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, has filed a defamation suit against Assin South MP, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour. The suit was...

One person arrested in connection with goat theft in Assin South

At least one person has been arrested in connection with a goat theft incident involving three suspects at Assin Okyiso in the Assin South...

New gas processing plant will be a game-changer for Ghana – Finance Minister

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has described the planned Second Gas Processing Plant (GPP II) as a game-changing project that will transform...

Depoliticise business for national growth – Ayine

Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine has raised concerns about the increasing politicisation of business in Ghana, calling for a fair and transparent environment that...

Yam prices surge at Dambai market as season unfolds

Dambai Market in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region is currently experiencing a significant surge in yam prices as the harvesting season...

Dollar gift saga: Gov’t takes every action seriously – Shamima

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has stressed that the government critically assesses all issues involving its appointees, regardless of the magnitude of the cases...