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MFWA warns gov’t over closure of private radio stations

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has raised concerns over the government’s recent closure of seven private radio stations, warning that the move...

Gov’t approves 10% salary increment for public sector workers

The government has approved a 10% salary increment for public sector workers following successful negotiations between Labour Union representatives and President John Dramani Mahama...

Be measured in your demands – CLOGSAG told amidst strike action [Audio]

Development communication expert Dr. Daniel Odoom has urged the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to be measured in its demands...

Filth takes over Kumasi-Alaba amid rising cholera outbreak

A severe sanitation crisis has gripped Kumasi-Alaba, with uncollected refuse piling up in the streets, heightening concerns as Ghana battles an escalating cholera outbreak. Residents...

Flaunting luxury contributed to NPP’s 2024 defeat – Kofi Ofosu Nkansah [Listen]

Former CEO of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has attributed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 electoral defeat partly...

Vetting Chaos: Special Committee to submit report to Speaker today

The Special Committee investigating the disturbances at the Appointments Committee is set to submit its report today, February 20, after receiving a one-week extension. Initially...

Nana Aba Anamoah opens up on personal vendetta against Okraku-Mantey

Media personality Nana Aba Anamoah has criticized former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey, for what she describes as his poor...

Lands Minister raises alarm over illegal miners taking over forest reserves

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has expressed deep concern over the growing threat of illegal mining (galamsey) in Ghana,...

High Court orders Ghana Immigration Service to compensate traveller GH₵960k for wrongful detention

The High Court in Accra has ordered the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to pay GH₵960,000 in damages and costs for wrongfully detaining a Ghanaian...

Teen dies after injecting himself with butterfly remains

A 14-year-old Brazilian boy who injected himself with a mixture of dead butterfly remains and water reportedly suffered in agony for a week before...

Driver in court for allegedly killing pedestrian

Richard Essifie, a driver who allegedly knocked down a 52-year-old pedestrian on General Acheampong High Street, has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court. Essifie, driving...

Salesman in court for allegedly stealing cash, auto parts totaling GH¢255,904

Samuel Kwasi Hlo, a salesman accused of misappropriating GH¢111,591 belonging to Auto Avenue Enterprise, has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court. Hlo is also alleged...

Nigeria to ban 60,000- and 45,000-litre tankers to curb accidents

Nigeria may face a tanker shortage as the Federal Government moves to ban 60,000- and 45,000-litre capacity petroleum trucks. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum...

Burning excavators won’t solve galamsey – Small-Scale Miners warn

The National Concerned Association of Small-Scale Miners, Ghana (NCASMG) is appealing to President John Mahama to intervene and halt the ongoing destruction of excavators...

Galamsey: Active involvement of politicians hindering fight – Murtala

Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, has revealed that some politicians are actively involved in illegal mining (galamsey), making efforts to...

We’ll ensure Akwatia MP complies with Court ruling – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has reaffirmed the caucus's commitment to ensuring that Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi adheres to legal requirements following his conviction...

Court slaps Asiedu Nketia with GH₵3k cost in defamation suit

The High Court in Accra has imposed a GH₵3,000 cost on Johnson Asiedu Nketia, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for omitting...

Number 12: I was unfairly targeted – Nyantakyi

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi has described the Accra High Court’s February 13, 2025, ruling to discharge him as proof of...

Environment Minister urges journalists to join fight against galamsey

Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, has called on journalists to play an active role in the fight against illegal mining...

Group threatens demo over mass dismissal of public servants

A group calling itself Youth With Disabilities has slammed the Mahama-led administration, demanding an immediate reversal of the mass dismissal of public servants. In a...

Health Crisis In Ghana’s fishing Industry: James Town fishmongers expose residents to air pollution

The Acting Head of the Department of Physics at the University of Ghana and Head of the Afri-SET Project, Dr. Allison Hughes, has raised...

Euroget to submit outstanding issues on Kumasi Military Hospital to Defence Ministry

The Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has disclosed that Euroget De-Invest, the contractors responsible for the Afari (Kumasi) Military Hospital, have been...

Energy Minister meets AGI and Budget Department to strengthen collaboration

The Minister of Energy, John Abdulai Jinapor, held a crucial meeting with the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and the Budget Department of the...

N-Gas insists it won’t supply gas to Ghana over unpaid arrears

N-Gas Limited has officially notified the Volta River Authority (VRA) of its decision to halt gas supply to Ghana due to outstanding arrears. In a...

Current security climate in Ghana resembles a military takeover – Bawumia

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has warned that the country’s current security climate more closely resembles a military takeover than a peaceful democratic...

Be a President for all and reverse the unfair dismissals – Bawumia to Mahama

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged President John Dramani Mahama to uphold his promise of being a president for all by reversing...

Korea reaffirms support for Ghana’s healthcare sector

The Republic of Korea has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ghana’s healthcare sector as the Korean Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Park Kyongsig, paid...

Man hit by stray bullets as customs officers open fire while chasing driver in Sogakope

An engineer with the South Tongu Assembly in the Volta Region, identified as Alex, has sustained injuries after being hit by stray bullets allegedly...

15 CSIR research projects in danger over USAID funding cut

About 15 research projects being implemented by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are on the verge of being halted following cutbacks...

Illegal Mining: Ghana needs billions to reclaim and restore degraded lands – EPA

Ghana will need billions of dollars to treat, reclaim, and restore vast degraded lands and water bodies affected by illegal mining activities over the...

Your voice is your gift, protect it – Agya Koo Nimo to Kwabena Kwabena

Legendary highlife musician Agya Koo Nimo has shared some health advice with highlife crooner Kwabena Kwabena, urging him to avoid excessive alcohol consumption. During a...

Create new jobs rather than dismissing innocent workers – Bawumia to Mahama

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has criticised President John Mahama over the mass dismissal of public servants hired by the previous administration. In a...

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Ghanaians will see NPP’s work when the dust settles – Ahiagbah

The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is confident that Ghanaians will fully appreciate the party's efforts and achievements when the...

Water scarcity in Agotime-Ziope, Adaklu districts to worsen as Tordze gets polluted

Residents in the Agortime-Ziope District and parts of the Adaklu District are expected to face dire water scarcity as Tordze, their main source of...

Trio sentenced to 50 years for foiled robbery

A Nigerian national and two Ghanaians have been sentenced to a total of 50 years imprisonment by the Assin-Kyerewere Circuit Court for attempted robbery...

‘No running away’ – Akufo-Addo urges ex-appointees to face accountability

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Director of Communications has revealed that ex-President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed his former appointees to remain available for any...

Former NPP MP narrates how a ‘villager’ rejected his money for votes

Former Ayensuano MP, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, has shared a surprising experience from the December 2024 elections when a voter outrightly rejected an offer meant to...

Politicisation of Council of State elections worrying – Benjamin Quashie

The South African Council of Elders Chair for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Benjamin Kofi Quashie, has shared his perspectives on the recent...

MUSIGA Vice President gives details on insurance premiums for aged creatives

Abena Ruthy, the second Vice President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), has outlined some initiatives the association is embarking on to help...