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Government engages driver unions on fare adjustments

The government will engage various drivers unions today to discuss potential adjustments in transport fares. Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe indicated that no formal proposals...

Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak – and a vaccine hesitancy crisis

A month after an Ebola outbreak struck Uganda in September 2022, Edward Kayiwa began feeling unwell: headaches, fever and muscle pain. He knew something was...

Court remands nine over alleged murder of taxi driver

The Tarkwa District Court One has remanded nine accused persons into prison custody for allegedly murdering a cab driver in Akotom in the Prestea...

Ayine won’t ignore ORAL report – Martin Kpebu

Martin Kpebu, a member of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team, has assured that Attorney-General Dr. Dominic Ayine will take action on the...

World Vision Ghana condemns bullying at Accra Academy, Zuarungu SHS

World Vision Ghana has called for urgent action over recent reports of bullying at Accra Academy and Zuarungu Senior High School (SHS). Expressing deep concern...

ORAL report not enough for prosecution – Effah Dartey

Private Legal Practitioner and former Member of Parliament (MP) for Berekum, Captain (RTD) Nkrabea Effah Dartey, has argued that the report from Operation Recover...

Mother saves son from owl attack at KpareKpare

In a remarkable display of courage at KpareKpare, a farming community in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, a 28-year-old mother saved...

Illegal miner jailed for stealing alligator pepper

A 19-year-old illegal miner, Enoch Buamah, has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa District Court One for stealing...

Kwakye Ofosu defends A-G’s dropped prosecutions

Minister of State for Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has mounted a spirited defence of the Attorney General’s decision to discontinue certain high-profile cases. The...

MIIF addresses financial irregularity claims against former CEO

The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has announced a comprehensive audit of its financial statements in line with established corporate governance procedures. This follows alleged...

Ghana working towards harmonising trade processes under AfCFTA

Customs Revenue Officer (CRO) Samuel Akrofi, acting Head of the Ghana Customs Laboratory, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), says Ghana is...

Mahama must adopt Bawumia’s anti-galamsey blueprint – Samson Lardy Anyenini

Legal practitioner and host of Joy FM's Newsfile, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has urged the Mahama administration to adopt the anti-galamsey blueprint proposed by former...

Police deploy 120 personnel for Council of State election in Central Region

The Central Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has deployed 120 security personnel to ensure law and order during the Council of State...

Two Nigerian businessmen in court over alleged $20,000 fraud

Two Nigerian businessmen, Patrick Piniki, 57, and Adawale Julius, 52, have appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a colleague of $20,000,...

Akufo-Addo was a clearing agent; we must demand accountability – Shamima Muslim

A Deputy Presidential Spokesperson has accused the Akufo-Addo administration of shielding officials involved in major corruption scandals and failing to hold political actors accountable...

For 32 years, judiciary has consistently ruled against NDC – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has accused the judiciary of being unfair to the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Ghana Water Ltd restores supply to Ho Municipality

The Management of Ghana Water Ltd (GWL) has restored water supply to the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region after weeks of disruption caused...

Defence Minister Omane Boamah inspects Ghana Navy Guard of Honour, tours military facilities

The Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has expressed his appreciation for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) following his maiden visit to the...

Over 30 Sawla SHS students suspended indefinitely for indiscipline

Over thirty students from Sawla Senior High School (SHS) in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region have been suspended indefinitely. The majority of those...

Kwaku Azar shares thought-provoking perspective on dropped prosecutions

A Fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Professor Kwaku Asare, has shared a thought-provoking perspective on the Attorney-General's recent discontinuation of cases. Dr....

8 years was enough to prove your case – Shamima Muslim on dropped prosecutions

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has dismissed suggestions that the discontinuation of prosecutions against some pro-NDC members undermines President John Mahama’s commitment to fighting...

Bilateral trade between Ghana, China reaches historic $11.84bn in 2024

Bilateral trade between Ghana and China reached a historic high of $11.84 billion in 2024, marking a significant milestone in the longstanding economic partnership...

NPP had 8 years to secure convictions; why blame Mahama? – Shamima Muslim quizzes

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has hit back at criticisms aimed at President John Mahama over the discontinuation of certain prosecutions. She argued that the...

All set for Council of State Elections today; 155 to contest in 16 regions

The Electoral Commission (EC) will today, February 11, 2025, conduct the Council of State elections nationwide. A total of 155 personalities, including 10 women from...

Why I don’t pity the Defence Minister – Former Minister discloses

Former Defence Minister and Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, Dominic Nitiwul, has stated that serving in the Ministry is a demanding role but often...

Some people planned a coup in Ghana in 2019 – Nitiwul [Video]

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has dismissed assertions that a coup is unlikely in Ghana, revealing that he witnessed individuals plotting to destabilize the...

Eastern Regional Minister assures swift intervention for Asuokaw river crossing

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Adjei Awatey, has assured residents of Asuokaw of a swift intervention following a viral video showing a student carrying...

You can’t be Defence Minister without the President’s trust – Nitiwul [Listen]

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has stated that no one can be appointed as Minister of Defence unless the President fully trusts them. Speaking in...

Why most soldiers no longer live in the barracks – Former Defence Minister [Audio]

A former Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has stated that inadequate accommodation facilities remain the biggest problem of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). According to him,...

Ablakwa says Ghana could recover $21.19 billion in looted assets

The immediate past Chairman of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that the...

Acting NPA CEO Edudzi Tameklo engages Bulk Oil Distributors

The Acting Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, has held a meeting with the Chamber of Bulk Oil...

Gunmen kill one, five critically injured in bus attack at Bazua

One person has been reported dead, with five others in critical condition after gunmen attacked a bus traveling from Bawku to Bolgatanga in the...

Military Engineers visit Asuokow to address dangerous school route for children – Omane Boamah

The Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has announced that engineers from the Ghana Armed Forces have visited the Asuokow community in the...

Kasoa-Winneba road dualisation to be extended to Cape Coast – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to extend the Kasoa-Winneba Road dualisation project to Cape Coast. The former Minister of Roads and Highways had...

Political patronage undermines development – Prof. Agyeman-Duah

Former United Nations Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has expressed concerns over Ghana’s political appointment system, arguing that it undermines professionalism and national development. Speaking...

Mahama orders A-G to immediately probe ORAL report

President John Mahama has instructed the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, to immediately commence investigations into corruption cases captured in the...

Woman, 23, slumps and dies while dancing at sister’s wedding

A 23-year-old woman has died after suffering a heart attack while dancing at her sister's wedding in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha, officials said on Sunday. The...

Ghana is no more a safe haven for corruption – Mahama

President John Mahama has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to fighting corruption and protecting the public purse. According to him, Ghana is no longer a safe...

Vetting Chaos: Minority deliberately disrupted gov’t business – Sampson Ahi

Member of Parliament for Bodi, Sampson Ahi, has accused the Minority of deliberately disrupting proceedings during the chaotic vetting session on Thursday, January 30,...