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Mahama Ayariga officially confirms marriage to Sunyani West MP (Video+Photo)

Bawku Central Member of Parliament Mahama Ayariga and Sunyani West MP Millicent Yeboah Amankwah have officially been announced as married. The development marks a new...

Wontumi’s GH¢30m EXIM Bank case heads to trial as plea bargain talks collapse

The Accra High Court has ordered the prosecution to file its disclosures within 14 days after plea bargain negotiations involving New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Livestream: Appointments Committee vets Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings

Parliament’s Appointments Committee is currently vetting the Member of Parliament for Korle Klottey, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, following her nomination as Minister-designate for Environment, Science...

Hundreds rendered homeless as fire destroys makeshift structures at Asawase Pelele

A fire outbreak in the early hours of Thursday, August 27, 2026, has destroyed about 300 wooden structures along the Aboabo Pelele stream at...

I’ll be fair and impartial in my duties – Ayariga assures Mamprugu Traditional Council

Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has assured the Mamprugu Traditional Council that his close ties to the traditional area...

Publish the NIB report — Birim Youth Association petitions Chief of Staff

The Birim Youth Association (BiYA) has petitioned the Office of the Chief of Staff to publish the findings of a reported National Investigations Bureau...

Zoomlion launches disinfection and disinfestation exercise across U/E Region

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has commenced a week-long disinfection and disinfestation exercise across all 15 municipalities and districts in the Upper East Region as part...

Duffuor, Ofosu Ampofo, Duncan-Williams, Hassan Ayariga support Mahama Ayariga at vetting

Former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor, former National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams and All People’s Congress (APC)...

Miners must reclaim degraded lands after operations – Mahama Ayariga

Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has called for small-scale miners to be required to restore lands degraded by their...

Livestream: Appointments Committee vets Mahama Ayariga

The Appointments Committee of Parliament has commenced the vetting of Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, who has been nominated as Minister-designate for...

Mahama Ayariga vows to keep ministers out of chieftaincy disputes

Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has stressed that ministers of state should not interfere in disputes involving traditional authorities. Speaking...

Ghana is deeply religious despite being a secular state – Ayariga

Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has described Ghana as a deeply religious country despite its constitutional status as a...

Mahama Ayariga pledges to mobilise funds for National Cathedral if approved

Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has pledged to explore avenues to mobilise funding for the construction of the National...

National Cathedral is a wonderful idea but… – Mahama Ayariga

Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has expressed support for the concept of a National Cathedral but criticised the manner...

PURC seeks safeguards for utility lines amid construction

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is set to bring road contractors and utility service providers together to address the growing damage to water...

Why many prefer dogs for security — Analyst explains

The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (ACSIS), Dr Paul Boateng, has highlighted the growing importance...

Let’s protect dogs; they now aid investigations, assist visually impaired persons — Expert

Risk Communications Officer at the Veterinary Services Directorate, Dr Benjamin Sasu, has urged the public to protect, care for and treat dogs responsibly, highlighting...

Timber Monitoring Team pushes registration as 95% of sawn timber sellers remain unregistered

A tour of sawn timber markets in Kumasi has revealed that more than 95% of industry players are operating without the required licences, a...

47-year-old grandmother, daughter arrested for allegedly burying baby alive at Akyem Koforidua

A 47-year-old woman has been arrested at Akyem Koforidua, a suburb of Akyem Akroso in the Asene Manso Akroso District of the Eastern Region,...

Stanine grading appropriate for SHS placement — Dr Anti

An education expert, Dr Peter Partey Anti, has described the Stanine Grading System used for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) as conceptually appropriate...

Kokomlemle celebrates Homowo with calls for youth discipline, education and unity

The streets and compounds of Kokomlemle came alive with vibrant colours, rhythmic drumming and the aroma of kpokpoi as the Ga community celebrated this...

IEA rejects alleged GH¢1.7bn GoldBod loss

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has rejected the attribution of a GH¢1.7 billion loss under the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme...

Ghanaian woman reportedly dies in China after collapsing at airport

A Ghanaian woman, Mercy Yaaba Bredu, has died in China after reportedly collapsing at an airport shortly after travelling from Ghana to pursue a...

Catholic Bishops express concerns over removal from GES Council amid rising indiscipline

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has raised concerns over the removal of its representative from the Ghana Education Service (GES) Council, saying the decision...

Chamber of Mines demands tax, power relief for local gold refining

The Ghana Chamber of Mines is calling for government support to reduce the cost of refining gold locally as Ghana pushes to retain more...

Galamsey becoming source of employment for Ghanaian youth – Catholic Bishops

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has raised concerns that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is increasingly being relied on as a source of...

NCPTA gives WAEC seven-day ultimatum over 2026 BECE grading

The National Council of Parent Teacher Associations (NCPTA) has given the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) a seven-day ultimatum to explain how raw marks...

Adenta-Dodowa road contractor uses pavement blocks at 17 major intersections

Oswal Investments Limited has adopted the use of pavement blocks as a durable and quality measure to protect major intersections on the Adenta-Dodowa road,...

AMA arrests six drivers, mates for allegedly overcharging passengers

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested six commercial transport operators for allegedly charging passengers fares above officially approved rates within the Central Business...

Tarkwa residents petition government to renew Gold Fields mining leases

Residents and representatives of communities hosting Gold Fields Ghana Limited’s Tarkwa Mine have petitioned the government to renew the company’s five mining leases before...

Rashid Pelpuo thanks Mahama for keeping him in government after reshuffle

Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Dr Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, has expressed appreciation to President John Dramani Mahama following his reassignment in the latest...

OSP cautions against linking US conviction of Berko directly to bribery claims in Ghana

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has urged the public not to assume that the conviction of former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku...

US-gathered evidence could strengthen OSP’s Asante Berko bribery probe – Kpebu

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu says evidence gathered and tested in the United States could significantly strengthen the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP)...

Brogya Genfi thanks Mahama for latest appointment after reshuffle

Former Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, has expressed gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama for appointing him as Presidential Advisor on National...

Workers without valid Ghana Card details risk salary suspension from September 15 – CAGD

The Controller and Accountant-General's Department (CAGD) has warned that government employees without valid National Identification Authority (NIA) details on the government payroll system will...

KNUST to get GETFund support to complete Teaching Hospital – Education Minister assures

Government has pledged support through the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to complete the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Teaching Hospital,...

Two arrested over alleged lynching of young man at Daboya

The Savannah Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged lynching of a young man at Daboya in the North...

Fire destroys two-bedroom portion of compound house at Asokore

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has contained a fire outbreak at Asokore, near the Asokore Rest House in Koforidua. The incident occurred on Sunday,...

Minority criticises emergency sitting as ‘waste of time and resources’

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has criticised the Majority over what it describes as an unproductive emergency sitting, arguing that the recall failed to...

Asomdwee Ntonton Som honours Asiedu Nketiah as ‘Colossus of Ghana’

The leadership of Asomdwee Ntonton Som, led by Nyame Somafo Yawoh, has honoured the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu...