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Stonebwoy is my neighbour – Shatta Wale blames media for fueling ‘beefs’

Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has revealed that, contrary to popular belief, he maintains a cordial relationship with his colleague, Stonebwoy. According to him, they happen...

Greater Accra records 200 cholera cases, 13 deaths in 2025

The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate has confirmed a total of 200 cholera cases in the region so far this year, with 13 deaths...

Parliament pays tribute to former clerk as final funeral rites are announced

The Parliament of Ghana and the broader governance community are mourning the passing of Samuel Ntim Darkwa, a revered parliamentary figure whose service to...

I won’t leave my husband even if I catch him with another woman – Cynthia Morrison

Former Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Cynthia Morrison, has vowed to stand by her husband and not leave him, even if she...

Volo Chief appeals for social amenities at 2025 Tugbedzo Festival

The Acting Paramount Chief of the Volo Traditional Area in the North Tongu Municipality of the Volta Region, Regent Bennett Koblah Appleh, has made...

Farmers seek COCOBOD intervention over forceful takeover of farms by bauxite company

Cocoa farmers within the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region are calling on the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa...

Atta Akyea wades into Chief Justice’s suspension saga [Audio]

Former Abuakwa South Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Atta Akyea, has joined the calls for strict adherence to due process in the ongoing attempt...

Vanderpuije defends demolitions during tenure as Accra Mayor

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South and former Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Nii Okoe Vanderpuije, addressed concerns regarding the series of...

World Bank projects increase in poverty for Nigerians by 2027

The World Bank has projected that poverty will increase in Nigeria by three percentage points over the next five years, reaching 2027. The World Bank...

Nkwanta South MCE organizes draining of abandoned underpass

In a proactive effort to enhance public health and safety, Joseph Antwi Awal, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South Municipality in the...

155 bank, SDI staff dismissed over fraud in 2024 – BoG report

At least 155 staff members of banks and specialized deposit-taking institutions (SDIs) were dismissed in 2024 for their involvement in fraudulent activities, according to...

Trailer carrying assorted drinks crashes on Asukawkaw Bridge

A trailer transporting assorted drinks from Accra to Dambai in the Oti region has been involved in an accident at the Asukawkaw Bridge. The head...

Political parties announce nationwide protest over Chief Justice’s suspension

A coalition of political parties has scheduled a nationwide protest for Monday, May 5, 2025, following the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. The decision...

‘Early IMF exit makes for great optics, bad economics – Bright Simons warns of premature celebration

  Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has criticized the government’s planned early exit from the IMF programme, calling it a “classic case of...

Ghana is not broke, it is bleeding- Prof. Boadi

Dean of the Faculty of Accounting and Finance at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Associate Professor Isaac Boadi, has painted a sobering...

Finance Minister outlines measures to tackle Ghana’s large payable build-up in 2024

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has outlined a comprehensive plan to investors aimed at addressing the country’s large accumulation of government payables in...

Tens of thousands queue to see Pope Francis’s body

More than 50,000 people have queued in the last 24 hoursto pay their respects to Pope Francis at St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican has...

Parliament’s Sanitation Committee opposes call to scrap YEA-Zoomlion contract

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation has opposed calls for the Youth Employment Authority (YEA) to discontinue its contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a...

Mahama orders promotion of all eligible deputy education directors

President John Mahama has directed the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately promote all eligible education directors. The Minister for...

China tells Trump: If you want trade talks, cancel tariffs

China has called on the US to cancel its sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods entering the country as a sign that President Donald Trump...

Health Minister presents medical equipment to Tamale Teaching Hospital

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has delivered a range of medical equipment and supplies to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) to support...

Bank of Ghana reports 33% rise in staff-involved fraud in 2024

The Bank of Ghana has reported a sharp 33% increase in staff involvement in fraudulent activities across the banking and specialised deposit-taking sector for...

Ag. Chief Justice directs registrars to submit all new cases, applications for assignment and hearing dates

The acting Chief Justice (CJ), Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has issued a new directive mandating that all newly filed cases and applications in the country's superior...

FDA intensifies crackdown on fake diapers amid growing health concerns

Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed over one million counterfeit diapers that had infiltrated the local market. The diapers, which were seized in...

Benin admits that 54 soldiers killed in attack by al-Qaeda group

Benin's government has admitted that 54 soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists in the country's north last week near the borders with Burkina Faso...

I didn’t know Hushpuppi was into fraud – Davido

Afrobeat superstar Davido has addressed his past relationship with convicted fraudster and socialite Ramon Abbas, known as Hushpuppi. In a recent podcast interview, Davido acknowledged...

Tema Traditional Council expresses displeasure over non-indigenous MCE nominations

The Tema Traditional Council has voiced dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the nominations for the Chief Executives of Tema, Ashaiman, and Tema West. The...

Mahama gives update on Vice President’s health

President John Dramani Mahama has provided an update on the health status of Vice President Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, assuring Ghanaians that she is...

Ahafo Regional Minister urges newly sworn-in MMDCEs to champion good governance

Charity Ghardinar, the Ahafo Regional Minister, has reminded Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to give meaning to the trust reposed in them by...

Adu-Boahene, wife sue Attorney General for defamation

Lawyers for embattled former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, have filed a defamation suit against...

IET-GH leadership visits CBI Ghana to explore LC3 cement innovation [Photos]

On April 23, 2025, a delegation from the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), led by its President, Engr. Henry Kwadwo Boateng, paid...

Farmers commend COCOBOD over decision to announce new prices in August

Farmers in Sehwi Aboagyekrom in the Western North Region have lauded the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) following the announcement that a new cocoa producer...

34-year-old taxi driver arrested for allegedly killing his 23-year-old girlfriend

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old taxi driver over the alleged murder of his long-time girlfriend at Abuakwa in the Ashanti...

Old Tafo MP files injunction against suspension of Chief Justice

Old Tafo Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Ekow Assafuah has filed a motion of notice at the Supreme Court, challenging President John Mahama’s suspension...

COCOBOD CEO to announce new cocoa farmgate price to surpass Ivory Coast

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Randy Abbey, has disclosed that a new cocoa farmgate price will be announced...

Four arrested as NACOC intercepts cargo with suspected cocaine at Swiss Port 

Officials of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, intercepted a cargo being packaged for shipping at the Swiss Port. It contained...

Ghana’s economic direction wins investor confidence in Washington, D.C.

Ghana’s economic outlook received a strong endorsement during a high-level investor engagement held in Washington, D.C., led by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson. Investors...

One dead, others injured in military-civilian clash at Nyinahini

One person has been shot dead in an alleged clash between a group of military men and some youth in Nyinahini, Ashanti Region. Five others...

Aliko Dangote loses $397 million in a day as cement shares tumble

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and founder of the Dangote Group, saw his net worth drop by $397 million in a single day, following...