Political parties threaten demo over GH¢1 fuel levy
The Coalition of Political Parties (COPP) has announced plans to embark on a protest against the Energy Sector Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which introduces...
NIB declares 3 suspects wanted in $350m cocaine bust
The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has declared three more individuals - Kelian Julien Mensah, Jefflean Kwadjo Ntow, and Charles Hagan - wanted in connection...
NDC to rename headquarters after Rawlings [Photos]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is taking bold steps to immortalise its founder, the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, with sweeping proposals aimed...
Mahama to set up inter-ministerial committee to implement economic dialogue recommendations
President John Mahama has unveiled plans to establish an inter-ministerial committee to oversee the timely and transparent implementation of key recommendations from the 2025...
Tiler jailed two years for escaping lawful custody
A 25-year-old tiler has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for escaping...
Trump administration plans $1,000 fee to fast-track tourist visas, memo says
The Trump administration is considering a $1,000 fee for tourists and other non-immigrant visa applicants seeking an expedited interview appointment, though government lawyers have...
Trump signs proclamation to restrict student visas at Harvard
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to restrict foreign student visas at Harvard University, the White House said on Wednesday, amid an escalating...
EPA opens first Municipal Office in Ketu North with MP’s support
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), in collaboration with the Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, and the Municipal Assembly, has officially...
Mahama assents to GH₵1 fuel levy bill
President John Dramani Mahama has officially signed into law the Energy Sector Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, cementing a controversial but, what the government describes...
GH¢1 fuel levy difficult, but necessary – Mahama [Video]
President John Mahama has justified the decision to impose a GH¢1 new levy on petroleum products, describing the move as difficult but a necessary...
Explainer: Why petrol and diesel just got GH₵1 more expensive
In the early hours of June 4th, 2025, Ghana’s Parliament approved a GH₵1 increase to the Energy Sector Shortfall and Debt Repayment Levy on...
Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regions top exam malpractice list
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed that the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo regions are leading in examination malpractice cases, raising serious...
Galamsey: Five excavators, guns seized during raid in Ahafo Ano South West
A special joint anti-galamsey operation led by the Mankranso District Police Command and the Ahafo Ano South West District Assembly has resulted in the...
Three suspected robbers busted at Axim
The Axim Divisional Police Command in the Western Region has arrested three suspected armed robbers in an intelligence-led operation at their hideout.
The suspects have...
Ghana moves towards aluminium-led industrialisation with new GIADEC Board
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has inaugurated the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) Governing Board, marking a significant...
Woman arrested for alleged acid attack on ex-lover in Accra
The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old woman, Mavis Nkrumah, for allegedly pouring acid on her ex-boyfriend during a confrontation at...
Dead body exhumed at Assin Akropong cemetery; vital organs missing
The lifeless body of 15-year-old Kenneth Ampofo, who was laid to rest just last Friday, has been exhumed by unknown perpetrators at the Assin...
Bawumia slams NDC over new ‘dumsor levy,’ warns Ghanaians of more taxes ahead
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a swipe at the governing NDC for introducing a new fuel tax barely months after abolishing...
I am under NIB interrogation – Napo confirms
The 2024 Vice Presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has revealed that the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) is...
Galamsey: Wontumi’s aide convicted in bribery case, fined GH₵200k
The High Court today, Wednesday, June 4, convicted Thomas Andy Owusu, aide to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi,...
Minority march to protest undeclared Ablekuma North election result
The Minority in Parliament on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, marched to the headquarters of the Ghana Police Service in protest over the undeclared Ablekuma...
Strike by nurses disrupts healthcare services across Ghana
The ongoing strike by nurses in public hospitals across Ghana continues to severely impact healthcare delivery, leaving patients stranded and medical services disrupted.In many...
OLA Girls SHS wins Energy Commission Renewable Challenge in Ahafo region
Ola Girls’ Senior High School (SHS) in Kenyasi has emerged as the winner of the Ahafo Region edition of the 2025 Energy Commission’s Renewable...
AIES urges gov’t to scrap ‘dumsor levy’ over economic hardship
The African Institute of Energy Sustainability (AIES) has strongly condemned the government’s newly introduced GHS1.00 per litre Energy Levy, dubbed the “Dumsor Levy,” describing...
2025 BECE: GNAT General Secretary warns Ahafo Teachers against exam malpractice
The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, has issued a stern warning to teachers in the Ahafo Region...
Goosie Tanoh urges NDC to uphold probity and accountability to sustain leadership for the next 50 years
Presidential Advisor and veteran National Democratic Congress (NDC) comrade, Goosie Tanoh, has urged the party to recommit to its founding values of probity, accountability,...
Artistes visa denial affecting entertainment business – OPD
Renowned radio and television personality Isaac Owusu Ansah (OPD) of Adom FM has raised concerns over visa denials affecting Ghana’s entertainment sector.
Speaking to BEATWAVES,...
Singer Jessie J diagnosed with breast cancer
Singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed with early breast cancer.The star, 37, revealed the diagnosis on Instagram, saying she was planning on having surgery...
OSP drops all corruption, bribery charges against Thomas Owusu Andy
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has withdrawn all six charges of corruption and bribery against Owusu Andy Thomas, effectively clearing him of...
Ghana Link defends e-tracking system after national security criticism
Ghana Link Network Services Ltd, operators of the country’s Electronic Cargo Tracking (E-Tracking) system under the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), has strongly refuted...
Gov’t is in crisis – Kwadwo Poku on GH¢1 fuel levy [Audio]
The Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Policies and Research, Kwadwo Nsafoah Poku, claims the government is in crisis and unable to fund...
Man found dead after heavy rains at Oforikrom
A yet-to-be-identified man has been found dead in a stream at Kings Down, a suburb of the Oforikrom Municipality in the Ashanti Region.
The lifeless...
Scholarship Secretariat boss rescues brilliant but needy SHS graduate
The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alexander Kwaku Asafo Agyei, has reached out to assist Senior High School (SHS) graduate Dorcas Baafi, whose...
Kofi Adomah’s road to recovery brings hope in uplifting new video
During the vibrant Kwafie Festival in Dormaa Ahenkro, a celebration rich in tradition and cultural heritage, popular Ghanaian journalist and actor Kofi Adomah Nwanwani...
Fomena MP supports 2025 BECE candidates with 1,300 mathematical sets
The Member of Parliament for Fomena Constituency and Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Lawyer Andrew Amoako Asiamah, has shown support for Junior High School...
Prof. Bokpin endorses GH¢1 fuel levy
Economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana, Godfred Bokpin, has backed the newly introduced GH¢1 levy on petroleum products, describing it...
Obuasi West MCE cautions Pragya riders to reduce fares and obey traffic rules
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi West, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has issued a stern warning to pragya (tricycle) riders in the municipality, urging...
Notorious armed robber jailed 18 years
The Upper West Regional Police Command has secured the conviction of a 25-year-old notorious armed robber, Adihan Mahmoud, popularly known as Okra.
A statement issued...
The consequences will be dire for all of us – COPEC on GH¢1 fuel levy
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has strongly criticised the government’s introduction of a GH¢1 levy on each litre of petroleum products.
Speaking on Adom...