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2024 polls: Information Minister urges journalists to uphold professionalism

Minister for Information, Fatimatu Abubakar, has called for professionalism from journalists preparing to cover the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, December 7. In...

Key issues shaping voter decisions ahead of Ghana’s 2024 elections

As Ghana approaches the December 7 elections, critical national concerns drive voters’ priorities. This election holds particular significance as it comes at a time when...

2024 polls: Political strategist lauds NDC youth group; says it seems NPP doesn’t exist 

Political strategist, Professor Kobby Mensah has commended the youth group of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) for their active involvement in campaign activities leading to...

2024 election: Free SHS no longer resonates with Ghanaians – Prof. Kobby Mensah

A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Kobby Mensah has asserted that the New Patriotic Party(NPP) flagship free Senior High School(SHS) policy...

Special Voting underway in Western and Eastern Regions

The Electoral Commission (EC) has commenced the Special Voting exercise in the Eastern and Western regions following their exclusion on Monday, December 2, 2024. The...

2024 polls: Electoral Commission unveils schedule for election updates

The Electoral Commission (EC) has outlined a series of media briefings to provide timely updates on the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections slated for December...

KMA Mayor allays fears over Kejetia Market closure on election day 

The Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Samuel Pyne, has dismissed claims on the closure of the Kejetia Market on December 7, 2024. The...

Akufo-Addo cautions against religious conflict in Ghana

President Nana Akufo-Addo has advised against religious conflict and strife in Ghana, stating that they are not needed. Akufo-Addo ksaid people who sow division along...

What are you coming to do? Akufo-Addo asks Mahama

President Nana Akufu-Addo has questioned what former President John Mahama is coming back to do at the Jubilee House after being rejected by the...

IGP Dampare warns against culture of ‘machoism’ ahead of Dec. 7 election

Dr George Akuffo Dampare, Inspector General of Police (IGP), has warned against the culture of machoism and use of unauthorised security outfits ahead of...

Conduct 2024 polls with utmost integrity – 3 statesmen appeal to EC

Three statesmen have appealed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to be fair and impartial to guarantee the integrity of December 7 presidential and parliamentary...

NDC confident of first-round victory in 2024 polls

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has expressed confidence in the party’s ability to secure a decisive victory...

Togbe Afede’s dream of establishing Aviation Academy in Ho hangs in the balance after paying over $30k to GACL

The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State in Ho, Volta Region, Togbe Afede XIV, commenced efforts last year to establish a Pilot Training School in...

Akufo-Addo to inaugurate hospitals under Agenda 111 today

President Nana Akufo-Addo will inaugurate several hospital projects today, December 5, 2024, under the flagship Agenda 111 initiative. The facilities set for commissioning include the...

Discontent runs high as Ghana readies to vote on Saturday

Public frustration over Ghana's economic travails, including high prices and a dearth of jobs, has dominated the run-up to Saturday's general election, which will...

2024 elections: NPP, NDC to hold final rallies in Accra today

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will today, December 5, 2024, hold their final rallies ahead of the December...

Ghana’s economy is rebounding strongly – Finance Minister

Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, the Minister for Finance, says Ghana’s economy has rebounded very strongly from the recent challenges. He said notably the macroeconomic front...

2024 election: What’s on the minds of Ghanaian voters explored in seven charts

Ghana is heading for its ninth general election since multiparty politics resumed in 1992. In that time, there have been three peaceful transfers of power,...

GN Bank will bounce back after election – Dr Nduom assures customers

Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, the Chairman of Group Nduom (GN), despite his age, led a peaceful two-kilometre march on a sunny Monday afternoon to...

2024 election: I’ll only accept results if… – Mahama

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, John Mahama, has declared he will only accept the December 7 general election results if the process...

Tsatsu Tsikata sues Kofi Akpaloo for defamation

Tsatsu Tsikata, a private legal practitioner (plaintiff), has sued Kofi Akpaloo, (1st Defendant) the Presidential Candidate of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) for...

Special voting for Western and Eastern regions come off today

Special voting for the Western and Eastern Regions is being held today, December 5, following a postponement from the original date of December 2. The...

It’s not our mandate to investigate vote buying allegation – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has clarified its stance on addressing allegations of vote-buying, stating that such matters fall outside its mandate. His comments...

Taliban bans women from studying nursing, midwifery

Women training as midwives and nurses in Afghanistan have told the BBC they were ordered not to return to classes in the morning -...

Popular pastor faces court over alleged £1.87m fraud

Salvation Proclaimer Ministries Limited, a London-based church group better known as SPAC Nation, has been wound up by a UK court. The UK government, in...

Veteran Nollywood actor pays tribute to son on his posthumous birthday

Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru has penned a heart-wrenching tribute to his late son, Ifeanyi, on what would have been his 16th birthday. In an...

National Peace Council urges calm ahead of final campaign rallies

The National Peace Council (NPC) has called on Ghanaians to uphold peace and tolerance as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic...

OSP involving Dumelo to equalise and avoid arrest – Aide

Benyamin Avornyotse, the spokesperson and aide for NDC parliamentary candidate John Dumelo, has criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for including Dumelo...

Acting has earned me lands, hospital and factory projects – Salinko reveals

Ghanaian actor Salinko has opened up about the immense financial benefits his acting career has brought him, beyond the fame and ambassadorial deals. In an...

Gov’t launches strategic plan to address healthcare infrastructure gaps

The Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to improving healthcare delivery in Ghana. Speaking at the launch of the...

Lordina Mahama inaugurates health center in Hohoe

Mrs. Lordina Mahama, through the Lordina Foundation, has inaugurated a new health center in Hohoe, Volta Region. This marks the fifth health facility established by...

Kumasi youth reportedly vandalize Techiman-bound buses at Akyemfour

Tensions flared in Kumasi as a group of armed youths reportedly stormed the Akyemfour Bus Terminal yesterday, targeting vehicles loading passengers to Techiman. The attackers...

2024 election: Police announce road diversion ahead of NDC, NPP final rallies

The Ghana Police Service has announced road diversions for Thursday, December 5, 2024 in parts of the Greater Accra region. The diversion forms part of...

‘The digital gate didn’t open for the digital man’ – Mahama mocks Bawumia

Former President John Mahama has criticised Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, accusing him of misleading Ghanaians about his contributions to the country’s digitalisation efforts. According...

3 children arrested in Takoradi for stealing GH₵35k from supermarket

Three children aged 4, 10, and 16 have been grabbed after CCTV footage captured them stealing GH₵35,000 from a popular supermarket in Takoradi. Report indicates...

SHSs break on Thursday for election 2024

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed all Senior High Schools (SHSs) to close on Thursday, December 5, 2024 to enable all staff and...

Judge orders retrial in JB Danquah murder case after split Jury verdict

The murder trial of Daniel Asiedu, accused of killing former Abuakwa North MP JB Danquah, is set for a retrial following a hung jury...

Friday, December 6 declared public holiday

Government, through the Interior Ministry, has declared Friday, December 6, 2024, as a statutory holiday to mark the annual Farmers’ Day celebration. A statement, signed by the...

Bright Simons: Ghana’s shady e-Gate Project

This is a very quick note to explain my recent tweet about the biometric e-gate solution recently commissioned by Ghana’s Vice President (Veep). Ghana’s current electronic...