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Flydubai flight diverted after pilot stabs colleague, attempts to crash plane

The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv in Israel tried to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but passengers then...

High Court grants OSP four more weeks to serve Ken Ofori-Atta with summons in US

The High Court in Accra has given the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) four more weeks to complete efforts to serve former Finance...

Contractor resumes work on Accra-Kumasi bypass (Photos)

Work on the Accra–Kumasi bypass projects has picked up again after contractors returned to the various sections, signalling renewed momentum on one of the...

UK named as leading destination for illicit cannabis exports from Ghana

The United Kingdom has been identified as the main destination for illicit cannabis exports from Ghana, according to the Global Organised Crime Index. The report...

Tipper driver trapped after truck overturns at Bolgatanga East

A 35-year-old tipper truck driver was trapped inside his vehicle after the loaded truck overturned near the Customs Barrier in the Bolgatanga East District...

Agbodza tells Suame Interchange contractors to speed up as Phase One hits 5%

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has asked contractors working on the Suame Interchange Project to find ways to finish work...

High Commission sends warning to Ghanaians in South Africa ahead of planned protests

The Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has advised Ghanaian nationals in South Africa to exercise caution ahead of planned protests scheduled for Wednesday, September...

Africa’s education systems to harness, assess indigenous knowledge for internal wealth creation

A Ghanaian curriculum development expert, Thomas Osei-Kumah has called for a fundamental transformation of African education systems to enable the continent to harness its...

“I am not the person” – CMC MD Wisdom Dogbey disassociates himself from EOCO’s wanted notice

Managing Director of the Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Limited (CMC), Wisdom Kofi Dogbey, has clarified that he is not the individual identified as “Wisdom...

Woman in critical condition after shooting at funeral grounds in Yeji

A woman is in critical condition after she was allegedly shot at a funeral ground at Tonka, a suburb of Yeji in the Pru...

Government reassigns abandoned STEM centre at Ahafoman SHS to new contractor

Government has reassigned the abandoned Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) centre at Ahafoman Senior High Technical School in Goaso, Ahafo Region, to a...

GPRTU taskforce clamps down on unapproved fares at Kasoa

A Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) taskforce has intensified monitoring of commercial drivers at Kasoa following complaints that some are charging passengers more...

Kpandai MP supports 166 tertiary students with GH¢166,000 from Common Fund

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai in the Northern Region Mathew Nyindam has supported 166 tertiary students in the constituency with a total amount...

Dissolve Black Stars and GFA – Sam George after shocking loss to The Gambia

Ghana's Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations Minister, Samuel Nartey George, has called for the Black Stars to be disbanded and the Ghana Football Association...

Road safety education will fail without enforcement – NRSA boss

The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, has called for a coordinated approach to road safety in Ghana, saying that...

MMDAs to go live on local FM stations under new Ayariga directive

The Minister of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has announced plans to introduce regulations compelling Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to...

NSA outlines steps for posting, validation of national service personnel

The National Service Authority (NSA) has outlined the procedures national service personnel are required to follow to complete their posting, validation and registration ahead...

NAS CEO inspects progress of “operation restore fleet”

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Ambulance Service (NAS), Dr. (Med) George Kojo Owusu, has inspected ongoing works under the Service’s flagship “Operation...

Reform local gov’t system before electing MMDCEs – Former Mayor of Accra

Former Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Chief Executive Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah has called for comprehensive reforms to Ghana’s local government system before the country...

Prof. Prempeh urges gov’t to publish draft bills of constitutional reforms

The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Prof. H. Kwasi Prempeh, has urged the government to publish draft bills on...

NCPTA backs striking teacher unions, urges parents to keep children at home

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) Ghana has declared its full solidarity with striking pre-tertiary teacher unions, describing their demands as legitimate and...

ICU-Ghana urges GHABA members to turn skills into sustainable businesses

The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU-Ghana) has urged members of the Ghana Hairdressers and Beauticians Association (GHABA) to transform their skills and creativity...

Prostate Health Foundation Ghana begins nationwide screening for prison inmates and officers

The Prostate Health Foundation Ghana has commenced a nationwide prostate and general health screening exercise for inmates and officers of the Ghana Prisons Service. The...

Building construction inflation rises to 4.6% in August 2026

The cost of constructing buildings in Ghana increased in August 2026, with the Combined Prime Building Cost Index (PBCI) rising by 4.6 percent year-on-year,...

GHABA takes hair and beauty festival national, calls for skills, creativity, and enterprise development

The Ghana Hairdressers and Beauticians Association (GHABA) has taken its long-running regional Hair and Beauty Festival to the national level, creating a platform to...

Manhyia South MP’s case with EOCO reopens Equity Savings & Loans file as SIC recovery battle emerges

A dispute over the Economic and Organised Crime Office’s (EOCO) attempt to arrest Manhyia South Member of Parliament (MP) and private legal practitioner Nana...

Former Mayor of Accra calls for economic value for plastic waste amid waste management concerns

Former Accra Mayor Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah has called for innovative ways to create economic value from plastic waste as Ghana grapples with persistent...

Ghana urges evidence-based investment in education for children affected by emergencies

Ghana has urged West African countries, policymakers and development partners to prioritise evidence-based investments in education to ensure children affected by conflicts, disasters, displacement...

Who will reveal the exact location to you? – Nana B defends ‘drug lab’ remark

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye has clarified his earlier remarks about an alleged drug laboratory in Ghana, saying the volume...

What credible report is Mahama expecting on cocaine probe? – Nana B says taskforce won’t indict itself

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye has questioned the credibility of the ongoing investigation into the recent cocaine bust, arguing that...

Concerns of Adipa residents over landfill site justified, but… – Former AMA Mayor

Former Accra Mayor Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah has backed residents of the Adipa/Asiaw Electoral Area in their call for proper management of the Adipa...

GACL boss files GH¢10m defamation suit against former presidential staffer

Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, has sued Facebook user Samuel Bryan Buabeng over social media publications...

Court adjourns Salomey Baffoe’s case

The case involving senior nursing officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe, who is facing an abetment of crime charge in connection with the alleged publication and...

Over 2,000 teachers in Dormaa comply with strike

Justice Acquah, the Dormaa District Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Bono Region says none of the about 2,000...

Court jails man 25 months for setting three vehicles ablaze  

The Accra Circuit Court 10 has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 25 months’ imprisonment with hard labour for setting fire to vehicles at a...

Six persons denied bail in 3.9-tonne alleged cocaine case 

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has denied bail to six persons arrested in connection with the seizure of 3.9 tonnes of alleged cocaine at the...

Roads Minister urges contractors to speed up Accra-Kumasi bypass works

Roads and Highways Minister, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has challenged contractors working on the Accra-Kumasi Bypass to accelerate construction, particularly on the troubled Konongo section,...

Former American Idol contestant and pastor found guilty of murdering wife

A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on the TV talent competition American Idol has been found guilty of murdering his wife. Caleb Flynn,...

15 years of waiting: Inside La Presec’s desperate fight for classrooms, computers and dignity

For more than a decade, the walls of an unfinished three-storey classroom block at La Presec have stood as a painful reminder of a...

Auditor-General to track audit recommendations as GH¢280.5m in surcharges remains unpaid

The Ghana Audit Service will, in October 2026, launch an online tracker to monitor the implementation of audit recommendations. The tracker, developed in-house by the...