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Cedi continues strong performance against dollar, trades at GH₵15.75

The Ghana cedi continued its strong performance against the US dollar in the retail market on February 17, 2025, trading at an average of...

Outrage as Catholic priest flogs teacher over lesson fees dispute

A Catholic priest in Nigeria, Reverend Father Jude Muokwe, is facing public outrage after allegedly assaulting a 50-year-old teacher, Mrs. Ikeorah Maureen, in her...

Court eases bail conditions for Baffour-Awuah, others in Pooley murder case

The Sunyani District Court ‘B’ on Monday reviewed the bail conditions of suspect Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, allowing the former Employment and Labour Minister to travel...

EOCO declares Nayra Sablah wanted for fraud, money laundering

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has declared Nayra Sablah wanted for alleged fraud and money laundering offences. A public notice from EOCO indicated...

The Fourth Estate exposes key NSA figures in ghost names scandal

Investigative journalist Kwaku Krobea Asante of The Fourth Estate has revealed the officials who oversaw the National Service Authority (NSA) during former President Akufo-Addo’s...

Criminologist sends important message on MoMo operations [Listen]

A criminologist at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Jones Opoku-Ware, has urged Mobile Money (MoMo) vendors to prioritize their security. According...

Scores of passengers, vehicles stranded as Dambai ferry breaks down

Commuters and traders in the Oti region are facing severe inconvenience as the ferry transporting passengers and goods across the Black Volta at Dambai...

AU Finance Ministers endorse African Monetary Institute Statute

Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors from African Union (AU) Member States have endorsed the draft statute for establishing the African Monetary Institute...

MoMo agents call for increased security amidst rising attacks [Listen]

Chairman of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MoMAG), Joshua Edmundson, has issued a strong call for enhanced security measures to protect vendors...

At least 30 killed in bus crash in Bolivia

More than 30 people have been killed in a bus crash on a mountain road in Bolivia, police say. The driver likely lost control of...

Health Minister to brief Parliament today on Cholera, CSM outbreaks

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is set to appear before Parliament today, Tuesday, February 18, to provide an update on ongoing public health emergencies...

Fawoade Bampenase residents seek increased police presence amid robberies

Residents of Fawoade Bampenase in the Kwabre East Municipality of Ashanti have called on the Ghana Police Service to increase visibility and strengthen security...

Pooley’s murder: Court grants Police Inspector GH₵300k bail

The Sunyani District Court ‘B’ on Monday granted a GH₵300,000 bail with two sureties to Agyemang Duah Owusu, 42, a police inspector, who is...

Catholic Bishops, Christian Council bemoan exclusion from National Education Forum

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) and the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) have expressed deep concern and disappointment over their exclusion from the...

National Education Forum to begin today

The National Education Forum engagements are set to begin today, Tuesday, February 18, 2025, with a series of zonal meetings scheduled to take place...

Go to court and prosecute Ofori-Atta if… – Lawyer tells OSP

Private legal practitioner, Alfred Paapa Darkwah, has raised concerns about the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) declaring former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, wanted...

This is laughable – Nana B on OSP’s wanted notice for Ken Ofori-Atta

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticized the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) over its decision to declare former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta...

UN judge forced woman to work as slave, court told

A United Nations (UN) judge deceived a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave while she studied at the...

DDEP: NPP did not default; We ensured smooth payments before leaving office – Dr. Amin Adam

Former Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has credited the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for ensuring timely coupon payments under the Domestic Debt Exchange...

Three critically injured after Delta Airlines Plane flips over on landing in Toronto

Three people are critically injured after a Delta Airlines plane flipped over on landing in Toronto on Monday. All 80 people on board the Delta...

Do things right to win investors’ trust – Pensioners bondholders forum to gov’t

The Convener of the Pensioners Bondholders Forum, Dr. Adu Anane Antwi, has urged the government to ensure it fulfills its financial obligations to investors...

Debt Exchange: Finance Ministry pays GH₵6bn to bondholders

The Ministry of Finance has released GH₵6.081 billion to settle all bondholders under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). This follows President John Mahama’s directive...

NSA boss urges caution in ‘ghost names’ investigation

The Director General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Felix Gyamfi, has called on The Fourth Estate to allow state agencies to complete their...

Don’t undermine Ghana’s interest in international trade – Professor Gyampo

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo, has urged officers at Ghana’s borders not to undermine the...

TUC, PUWU reject private sector involvement in ECG

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) Ghana and the Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) have strongly opposed any form of private sector participation in the...

There has been no increase in cocoa prices – Agric Minister clarifies

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has dismissed claims that the government has announced an increase in cocoa prices. Speaking in an interview...

Former NDC Ashanti Regional Chairman wins Council of State Election

Former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yaw Owusu Obimpeh, has emerged victorious in the Ashanti Regional Council of State election,...

Regina Daniels’ husband dismisses rumours of new wife, pregnancy claims

Senator Prince Ned Munir Nwoko has strongly denied rumors circulating on social media that he is set to marry Nollywood actress Chika Ike as...

Gov’t must improve communication to maintain public trust – Eric Opoku

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has emphasized the critical role of communication in politics, urging the government to actively engage the...

Fire engulfs multiple houses and shops at Tantra Hill

A fire outbreak has destroyed multiple houses and shops at Tantra Hill, near Lancaster University in the Greater Accra region. Firefighters are currently at the...

Nana Pooley’s killer identified – Asante Kotoko PRO

The Communications Director of Asante Kotoko, Samuel Sarfo Duku, has disclosed that an individual identified as Brimah is responsible for the fatal stabbing of...

CID boss sues bank over late husband’s accounts

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Faustina Andoh-Kwofie, has initiated a legal action...

Education Minister announces reinstatement of PTAs in public schools

Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu has announced the reinstatement of Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) in the management framework of public schools to enhance collaboration between parents...

Teen girl and boyfriend arrested for GH₵41,000 gold shop theft in Twifo Praso

A 15-year-old girl who allegedly stole GH₵41,000 and an unspecified amount of gold from a gold shop in Twifo Praso, located in the Twifo...

Banana farmers in Suminakese call for help over insect bites and eye issues

Banana farmers in Suminakese, a farming community in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region, have raised concerns about persistent insect bites, which...

GHS intensifies vaccination as cholera outbreak claims 40 lives

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is intensifying vaccination and sensitisation as a cholera outbreak claims 40 lives and infects over 6,000 people nationwide. The outbreak,...

Bagbin donates GH₵300,000 worth of medical supplies to support CSM fight in Upper West

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has donated GH₵300,000 worth of medical supplies to support efforts to curb the spread of cerebrospinal meningitis and provide...

J.Derobie opens up on biggest regrets since rising to fame

Ghanaian artiste J.Derobie has shared his biggest regrets since venturing into the music industry. Speaking with Doreen Avio on Daybreak Hitz, he explained that fame...

NPA Acting CEO tours fuel installations

The Acting Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, has embarked on a nationwide tour of fuel installations to assess...