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GES assures placement for all qualified BECE candidates despite concerns

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured the public that all qualified candidates who sat for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will...

Diabetes, hypertension deaths rising among women in Nsoatre

Women in Nsoatre are being urged to pay closer attention to their health as cases of diabetes and hypertension continue to rise, resulting in...

National House of Chiefs appeals for more funds to tackle chieftaincy disputes

The National House of Chiefs has renewed calls for increased government funding to support the resolution of chieftaincy disputes across the country. According to the...

Chamber of Mines rejects calls to nationalise mining assets

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ken Ashigbey, has rejected proposals by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) to nationalise...

Health Minister orders posting of doctors, midwives to Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital after maternal death

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has directed the immediate posting of three medical doctors and five midwives to the Mother and Child Hospital in...

GES urges public to report exam malpractice on hotlines

 of all the campaigns that the service had embarked upon, “we still have some teachers and invigilators who are daring”. “We want to remind them...

Damages in #OccupyJulorbiHouse ruling not punitive enough – Samson Anyenini

Private legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has said the damages awarded in a landmark human rights case involving journalists and protesters are not punitive...

Annoh-Dompreh alleges 3,000 ‘irregular’ EPA recruitments and massive salary cuts

Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has alleged that more than 3,000 contract staff were recruited at the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) without proper financial...

Former Chief Justice to be enstooled as Akuapem Mmrahene

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo is expected to be enstooled as the Mmrahene of the Akuapem Traditional Area on Wednesday, May 20, during the...

Asiedu Nketia urges NDC supporters to unite behind Mahama government

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called on party supporters to unite behind the government of President...

Bono Regional Minister calls for arrest of persons using names of government appointees for galamsey

The Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, has urged chiefs and residents in the Bono Region to arrest anyone who uses the names of...

Mahama acted right by recusing himself from Damang Mine Cabinet discussions – Edem Senanu

Anti-corruption campaigner and chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board against Corruption, Edem Senanu, has defended President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to recuse himself...

Kingsley Agyemang calls for stronger human rights education across Africa

The Vice-Chair of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee and Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Kingsley Agyemang, has called on African countries to intensify efforts...

Francis Sosu appeals for redevelopment of Pantang and Danfa hospitals

The Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has appealed to the Minister of Health to prioritise the redevelopment of the Pantang and Danfa...

Russia unleashes heaviest wartime assault on Ukraine with over 800 drones

Russia ​carried out its largest aerial attack over a two-day period since the start of its war in Ukraine, pounding the capital Kyiv ‌and other...

Prudential Bank supports Tamale mosque ahead of Eid-ul-Adha

Prudential Bank Limited has reasserted its commitment to community development and inclusivity with a donation to the Masjid-ul Oudwah (Tamale Central Mosque) in support...

Minority distances itself from Asante Akyem North MP over alleged FBI investigation

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has distanced itself from the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong, following reports of his...

Bawumia urges NPP youth to prepare for leadership ahead of 2028 elections

The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the party’s youth wing to prepare for leadership and work towards returning the...

#OccupyJulorbiHouse demo: Court slaps Police with GH¢150k, orders apology to protesters

An Accra High Court has awarded GH¢150,000 in damages against the Ghana Police Service for violating the rights of journalist Bridget Otoo and two...

Former Nigerian nonprofit CEO jailed 70 months in US for $1.4m fraud scheme

A United States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian-born former nonprofit chief executive, Dr Nkechy Ezeh, to 70 months in prison for orchestrating a...

Man jailed 2 years for illegal firearm possession, awaits robbery trial

The Ofaakor Circuit Court has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Michael Ayitey, to two years’ imprisonment for possessing a firearm without lawful authority. The court, presided...

Whether or not Asante Akyem North MP is a twin – Aide speaks (Listen)

A close friend and spokesperson for the Asante Akyem North Member of Parliament, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, Nana Poku Nyantakyi, says he has known the...

Agogo Chiefs officially inform Interior Minister of Nana Akuoko Sarpong’s passing

A delegation from the Asante Agogo Traditional Area has officially informed the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, of the passing of the Omanhene...

Seven more sanitation offenders convicted after Kumasi crackdown

Seven more sanitation offenders have been convicted by the Prempeh Assembly District Court Two as authorities intensify the crackdown on illegal dumping in the...

Asante Akyem North MP’s aide breaks silence on his detention in Netherlands (Audio)

Spokesperson and close friend of the Asante Akyem North Member of Parliament, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, says his family and associates are still trying to...

Nkwanta South Chiefs urged to prioritise peace as 24-hour economy market project takes off

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region, Joseph Awal Antwi, has appealed to traditional authorities and residents of...

MoFFA condemns, probes viral video of corpse transported on motorbike

The Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency (Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency) has launched investigations into a viral social media video showing the body of...

‘Dig Once’ policy could cut fibre deployment costs by 60% – Sam George

The government says its proposed “Dig Once” policy could reduce the cost of fibre optic infrastructure deployment in Ghana by as much as 60...

Ketu North MP launches CPD workshop for over 1,200 teachers

The Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, has launched a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) workshop for teachers in the constituency as...

Asante Akyem North MP’s arrest suggests existence of underlying charges against him – Appiagyei-Atua

Professor of International Law at the University of Ghana, Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, says the reported arrest of the Asante Akyem North MP, Kwame Ohene Frimpong,...

GNFS rescues accident victims, extinguishes domestic fire in Volta Region

The Ghana National Fire Service (Ghana National Fire Service) has rescued two persons involved in a road accident and successfully contained a domestic fire...

Gabby Otchere-Darko raises concern over reported Supreme Court ruling against Ecobank

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (New Patriotic Party), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has expressed concern over media reports surrounding a reported Supreme...

Telecom Chamber alarmed over surge in fibre cuts across Ghana

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has raised concerns over the sharp increase in fibre cuts across the country, describing the situation as a major...

NHIA pilots OTAC initiative in Ahafo to strengthen free primary healthcare programme

The National Health Insurance Authority (National Health Insurance Authority) has begun piloting a new initiative known as the One-Time Attendance Code (OTAC) in the...

NHIA suspends 3 Pharmacies over suspected NHIS fraud

The National Health Insurance Authority (National Health Insurance Authority) has temporarily suspended three pharmacies from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) over alleged fraudulent...

2026 WASSCE: 21 Nsawam Prison inmates sit for English Orals

Twenty-one inmate students at the Reformers Senior High School within the Nsawam Medium Security Prison on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, sat for the Oral...

Lawyers of men killed in police operation in Upper East Region demand probe

Lawyers representing the families of two men who were killed and other individuals currently in police custody have called for an independent investigation into...

Nsawam inmates qualify for Africa chess after strong prison tournament performance

The Ghana Prisons Service has recorded a major achievement on the international stage after inmates from the Nsawam Female Prison emerged champions in the...

Tetegu taxi driver murder: Court urges police to expedite action on duplicate docket 

The Adabraka District Court has adjourned to May 26 the case in which Gifty Oppong, a policewoman, is accused of killing a taxi driver at Tetegu, near Weija...

Food rotting on farms while SHSs go hungry – Annoh-Dompreh blasts gov’t

Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has warned of a growing national food distribution crisis, saying food is rotting on farms while Senior High Schools...