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Forward Africa Symposium: Akufo-Addo reiterates calls for cross-border digital payment systems

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated the need to build digital infrastructure across Africa to spur financial inclusion and cross-border trading. According to the president, this will...

We don’t respect our own highlife – Adane Best [Video]

Ghanaian highlife singer Adane Best, celebrated for his rich Ga melodies, has expressed disappointment over the lack of respect and recognition for the highlife...

2024 election: I can’t impose my successor but… – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has acknowledged that he does not have the authority to impose his successor on Ghanaians in the December 7 election. However, he...

#FreeTheCitizens demo: Chaotic scenes unfold at Kawukudi [Video]

Chaos marred the second day of the #StopGalamseyNow and #FreeTheCitizens demonstration following rioting at the Kawukudi Intersection on the Nima-37 Highway. A group of motorbike...

Gov’t must ban all forms of mining – #FreeTheCitizens protestors

Demonstrators of the three-day #FreeTheCitizens and #StopGalamseyNow protest have called on the government, particularly the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, to immediately impose...

Accra-Tema motorway street lights vanish

Almost all the street lights that were installed on the 19-km Accra-Tema Motorway have vanished after three years. A Daily Graphic team recently observed that...

Top Nigerian pastor apologises for claiming people who don’t pay tithe won’t go to Heaven

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologized for an initial claim that Christians who do...

2024 polls: Mahama’s future govt will be ‘scary for bad people’ – Asiedu Nketia

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has stated that a future John Mahama-led administration will be "terrifying for...

28-year-old miner jailed 12 years for stabbing mason at Nsuaem

A 28-year-old miner has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for stabbing a mason with a...

2024 election: Don’t spend less than 4 days in constituencies – NPP to Parliamentary candidates

The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed all parliamentary candidates to spend a minimum of four days per week in their...

Accra-Tema motorway street lights vanish

Almost all the street lights that were installed on the 19-km Accra-Tema Motorway have vanished after three years. A Daily Graphic team recently observed that many...

Ghana saves $5bn from Eurobond debt restructuring

In a significant move towards economic recovery, Ghana has successfully completed its Eurobond debt exchange, restructuring $13 billion of its external debt. This achievement follows...

We’ll strike if our other demands are not met – Coalition Against Galamsey

The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey has urged Organised Labour to proceed with their planned strike if the government fails to meet their broader demands...

Six remanded over murder of Prison Officer at Kasoa Iron City [Video]

The Amanfrom District Court has remanded six suspects in connection with the murder of a Prison Officer, Lance Corporal, Gideon Adu Boakye at Kasoa...

#StopGalamseyNow: Manasseh’s open letter to Organised Labour

Dear Organised Labour, I write to first thank you for waking up from your sleep after so many years of allowing the politicians to have...

GNASSM taskforce arrest illegal miner; destroy 20 changfans on River Birim

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) taskforce, in collaboration with police have arrested an illegal miner on River Birim in Akyem Moaso...

Students Loan Trust pays GH¢25m teacher trainee allowance

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has released GH¢25 million to cater for the allowances of 47,000 teacher trainees in all 46 colleges of...

Fire destroys properties at Obuasi Pomposo primary school [Video]

A fire outbreak has destroyed properties at the Obuasi Pomposo Roman Catholic primary B school in the Obuasi East district of Ashanti Region. Properties running...

Ghana’s progress on debt restructuring remarkable – IMF

Ghana has made remarkable progress on its public debt restructuring, the International Monetary Fund(IMF) has stated in its Third Review of Ghana’s Economic Facility...

National Security Ministry calls on Ghanaians to join fight against crime

As part of effort to enhance security and safety in the country, the National Security Ministry, has called on Ghanaians to actively participate in...

Three robbers suffer double agony in court

Three robbers suffered double agony before an Accra Circuit Court which gave them two lengthy jail sentences each for two robberies. Isaac Amejor and Michael...

Galamsey: We all can’t suffer for the sins of a few – NPP MP to Akufo-Addo

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has called on President Akufo-Addo to take decisive action against government...

Ghana loses $2.4bn to galamsey annually – Prof. Bokpin

A professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Ghana Business School, Prof Godfred Bokpin has revealed that the state loses more than $2.4...

NEIP disburses GH¢3m grant to 5th season Presidential Pitch winners

The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) has awarded a GH¢3 million grant to winners of the 5th season of the Presidential Pitch. This initiative,...

Winners of the 5th edition of the Presidential Pitch applaud Akufo-Addo

The winners of the 5th edition of the Presidential Pitch have expressed their gratitude to the President for the initiative, which aims to empower...

Speeding accounts for 60% road crashes in Ghana

Sixty per cent (60%) of road crashes, particularly pedestrian knockdowns are speeding-related, speakers at a day-long road safety engagement forum in Accra have said. Tyre...

IMF reaches Staff-Level Agreement on third review with Ghana

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mission Chief for Ghana, Stéphane Roudet, has reached a Staff-Level Agreement on the Third Review of...

Galamsey: It’s time to ‘walk the talk – Yvonne Chaka Chaka to Akufo-Addo

South African music icon, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, has called on President Akufo-Addo to follow through on his commitments to combat illegal mining, commonly known...

2024 polls: God will not give power to Mahama – Kate Gyamfua

National Women's Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kate Gyamfua, has expressed strong faith that her party will retain power in the upcoming...

#SayNoToGalamsey: Kate Gyamfua questions timing of protests

The National Women's Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kate Gyamfua, has expressed scepticism about the recent surge in protests against illegal mining,...

EC’s improved transparency strengthens trust in Ghana’s electoral process – Dr.Tutu Boahen

A Political Marketing Analyst, Dr Bernard Tutu Boahen, has acknowledged significant improvements in the work of Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC). He noted that since 1992,...

LGBTQ+ is against my faith and our social values – Alan Kyerematen

Presidential candidate of the Movement for Change, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has openly reiterated his opposition to LGBTQ+. He made this stance clear during his appearance...

Free SHS: Ban Parent Associations if you deem them problematic – NAGRAT to govt

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has urged the Ministry of Education to abolish the Parents Association in Senior High Schools if it...

GAUA strike continues as talks with government stall

The Ghana Association of Universities Administrators (GAUA) has reaffirmed its decision to continue its nationwide strike, stating that no agreement has been reached with...

Nationwide strike not solution to galamsey crisis – Deputy Education Minister to Organised Labour

Deputy Minister for Education, Professor Kingsley Nyarko, has urged Organised Labour to reconsider its planned nationwide strike over concerns about illegal mining, commonly known...

Ghana Aids Commission laments lack of funds to tackle HIV/AIDS

The Ghana Aids Commission has expressed deep concern over the insufficient funding available to combat HIV/AIDS in the country. In an interview with JoyNews on Thursday, October...

I cannot impose anybody on you – Akufo-Addo tells Ghanaians

President Nana Akufo-Addo says he does not have the power and interest to impose any person on Ghanaians, to be elected as the next...

Former NPP Ashanti Communications Director, 2 others survive near-fatal accident

Former Ashanti Regional Communication Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dennis Kwakwa, and two others are recovering after a near-fatal accident on Wednesday,...

Hohoe resident ‘given strokes’ for destroying NPP posters

A young unidentified man and a resident of Hohoe in the Volta Region has received ten strokes of cane for destroying campaign posters of...

Baker bags 25 years jail term for defiling primary 5 pupil

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced Alfred Essuman Aimar, a baker, to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling an 11-year-old pupil at...