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National Cardiothoracic Centre warns men against stopping hypertension drugs over erectile dysfunction fears

The National Cardiothoracic Centre has cautioned men with hypertension against discontinuing their medication due to fears that the drugs could affect their sexual performance. Head...

ICT growth surges to 30.9% in Q2 2026, leading economic expansion

Ghana’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector recorded a 30.9% growth in the second quarter of 2026, emerging as the strongest driver of the...

NADMO donates engine-powered boat to Kpasenkpe Traditional Area to improve river transport

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has donated an engine-powered boat and life jackets to the Kpasenkpe Traditional Area in the West Mamprusi Municipality...

‘BECE graduates without SHS placements risk ending up on the streets’ – Angel Carbonu

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has raised serious concerns that more than 54,000 candidates who were not...

Gender Ministry takes social protection dialogue to Chorkor, Mamprobi

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), in collaboration with the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS), has...

Asutifi South Assembly supports 46 PWDs with items, forms task force to monitor beneficiaries

The Asutifi South District Assembly in the Ahafo Region has provided livelihood-support items to 46 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) as part of efforts to...

GNACOPS calls for review of boarding policy to address recurring school placement crisis

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has called for a review of the country’s approach to boarding education, arguing that the policy...

CSSPS chaos: Parents allege payments to bypass queues at Kumasi resolution centre

Frustration over this year’s Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) is deepening in the Ashanti Region, with parents alleging that money is being...

Five suspected land guards in court over property demolition, assault at East legon

Five suspected land guards are in police custody for allegedly invading a property at East Legon, forcing out tenants, demolishing a four-bedroom house, and...

Plans in place to desilt Weija Dam reservoir when necessary – GWL

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) says the Weija Dam currently has sufficient capacity to supply water to the western part of Accra throughout the year,...

Police arrest two, seize 692 parcels of suspected Indian hemp at Dawhenya

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested two persons and seized 692 parcels of suspected Indian hemp during a snap-check operation at Dawhenya in...

NPP Vice Chair race: Mustapha Abdul-Hamid draws No. 1, Nana Akomea picks No. 12

Thirteen candidates are set to contest the Vice Chairperson position in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Delegates Conference scheduled for October 3,...

2026 BECE: Education Ministry clarifies SHS placement for candidates who failed one or two core subjects

The Ministry of Education has clarified that students who failed one or two core subjects in the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have...

Education Ministry cautions public against fake CSSPS placement slips on social media

The Ministry of Education has cautioned students, parents and guardians against relying on fake Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) placement slips being...

One injured in fire outbreak at Akyeremade, several tenants rendered homeless

A fire has gutted a compound house at Atwima Akyeremade in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region, leaving several tenants homeless and...

NPP Chairmanship race: John Boadu picks No. 1; check out full positions on ballot paper

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has held balloting for its national chairmanship hopefuls ahead of the national election scheduled for October 3, 2026. The election will...

FDA warns public over falsified ‘Dr Alfred Capsules’ adulterated with sildenafil citrate

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the public against the purchase and use of falsified ‘Dr Alfred Capsules’, a dietary supplement marketed...

University of Ghana extends undergraduate application deadline

The University of Ghana (UG) has extended the deadline for applicants to review and make changes to their undergraduate applications for the 2026/2027 academic...

State closes case against Kwabena Adu-Boahene, two others

The State has closed its case against Kwabena Adu-Boahene and two others in the trial over an alleged GH¢49.1 million loss to the state. Deputy...

2027 AFCONQ: We are hoping Accra Sports Stadium will be ready for Gambia game – GFA

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) says it is confident the rehabilitation of the Accra Sports Stadium will be completed in time for Ghana's Africa...

Parents not directed to buy prospectus items from specific vendors – GES clarifies

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has clarified that it has not sanctioned, instructed or directed parents and students to pay money or purchase prospectus...

Husband of Tanzania’s president dies while undergoing treatment for heart condition

The husband of Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan died Monday while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Zanzibar, the country’s vice president said. Hafidh Ameir...

Asuogyaman MP appeals for calm amid Gyakiti, Kamenaman/Pesse tensions

The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman, Hon. Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has appealed for calm and restraint following recent exchanges involving the traditional leaders and...

Tunisian journalists protest over media crackdown after colleague’s arrest

Tunisian journalists protested on Tuesday to demand the release of prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, whose arrest has become a new flashpoint amid accusations ​that President Kais...

48 grounded Aayalolo buses repaired and deployed across Accra

The Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE) has expanded its operational fleet with the deployment of 48 repaired Aayalolo buses, in a move aimed...

Long queue at GNAT Hall as parents, BECE graduates seek SHS placement

Parents and prospective Senior High School (SHS) students are still facing long queues at the GNAT Hall in Accra as they seek solutions to...

There is no cause for alarm – NADMO assures as Weija Dam controlled spillage begins

Residents living downstream of the Weija Dam have been assured that there is no immediate threat following the controlled release of excess water from...

Pub owner, shop attendant sentenced for selling expired food, sanitary offences 

The Hohoe Magistrate Court has convicted a 31-year-old pub owner and her 19-year-old shop attendant for selling expired drinks, accumulating refuse behind the business premises, and selling food under insanitary conditions.  Christabel Afornorfe and Theodora Kornu,...

Downpour causes extensive damage to properties in Berekum Municipality  

A downpour that hit the Berekum Municipality in the Bono Region in the early hours of Tuesday caused extensive damage to properties and personal...

Ghana Water begins controlled spillage at Weija Dam, warns downstream communities

Ghana Water Ltd (GWL) has commenced controlled spillage at the Weija Dam following a significant rise in the water level caused by heavy rainfall...

Equatorial Guinea police pull guns on migrants deported by Trump, witnesses say

Police in Equatorial Guinea pulled firearms on migrants deported there from the United States, according to three witnesses and video ​footage shared with Reuters,...

Galamsey operator who posed as pastor, defiled JHS pupil jailed 15 years 

A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old galamsey operator to 15 years’ imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student after posing as a pastor.  The...

Kofi Amoabeng meets Mahama over matters of national interest

Businessman and former UT Bank Chief Executive Officer, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has paid a visit to President John Dramani Mahama at his private residence...

Collins Owusu Amankwah accuses Mahama of setting up Haruna Iddrisu over CSSPS crisis

Former Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has accused President John Dramani Mahama of deliberately assigning Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu to...

All 6,300 GES staff recruited in 2024 have been paid – Finance Ministry

The Ministry of Finance says all 6,300 Ghana Education Service (GES) staff recruited in 2024 without financial clearance have been paid their salaries and...

Ashanti GJA launches 2025 regional media awards to celebrate excellence in journalism

The Ashanti regional chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has officially launched the Ashanti Media Excellence Awards in Kumasi. The awards program is dedicated...

IEAG engages GMA fact-finding team on Tema port congestion

The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG), Samson Asaki Awingobit, on Tuesday, 8 September 2026, welcomed a fact-finding team...

CSSPS 2026: The Joy, tears and struggle behind Ghana’s school placement system

21 years on, Ghana’s school placement system is still testing the patience of parents and studentsAt 10 p.m. on September 4, 2026, thousands of...

It is not our responsibility to change schools – CSSPS tells parents

Officials of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) have told parents seeking to have the senior high school placements of their wards...

GES sets up help desk to resolve outstanding salary arrears for teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has established a dedicated Help Desk at its headquarters to assist teachers with unresolved concerns over outstanding salary arrears. The...