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DVLA to tie vehicle registration numbers to owners under new registration system

The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has announced a new vehicle registration system that will...

NPP gets police approval for August 6 demonstration

The Ghana Police Service has approved the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) planned demonstration on Thursday, August 6. The protest follows the acquittal of former Microfinance...

DVLA to introduce 24-hour operations at all regional offices from 2027

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is planning to extend full 24-hour operations to all its regional offices beginning in January 2027, following...

DVLA to pilot new electronic number plate system this month ahead of 2027 rollout

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will begin the pilot phase of its new electronic number plate system this month, with nationwide implementation...

DVLA to replace faded 2026 number plates free of charge – CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has acknowledged widespread complaints about fading 2026 vehicle number...

Storm approaching Tokyo: Here’s what Ghanaians in Japan are advised to do

The Embassy of Ghana in Tokyo has issued a weather advisory urging Ghanaian nationals and other residents in Japan to remain vigilant as Typhoon...

Sedina appeal ruling should be assessed alongside full trial record – Former Deputy Attorney General

Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has urged the public not to rely solely on the Court of Appeal's judgment in the Sedina Tamakloe...

Car spraying shop at Kotobabi destroyed by fire

A fire has destroyed a car spraying shop at Kotobabi in Accra, damaging property and disrupting business activities in the area. The fire, which broke...

Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira MP cuts sod for entrance project at Axim Government Hospital

The Member of Parliament for Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira, Kofi Arko Nokoe, has cut the sod for the construction of a new entrance at the Axim Government...

Man jailed for keeping mom’s dead body in freezer for nearly 3 years

A man who kept his dead mother in a chest freezer in the living room of the family home for nearly three years and...

Update: Two confirmed dead in Accra-Kumasi Highway crash

The Ghana National Fire Service has confirmed that two people died in a multiple-vehicle crash and fire which occurred on the Accra-Kumasi Highway on...

Health Ministry sets up committee to probe unrest at Techiman Nursing Training College

The Ministry of Health has constituted a seven-member committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent unrest at the Nursing Training College, Techiman-Krobo. The committee,...

Mackristy Academy ensures smooth SHS selection process for 2026 BECE candidates

Mackristy Academy has begun the Senior High School (SHS) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) selection exercise for its 2026 Basic Education...

Local Government Ministry announces plans to regularise waste transfer stations as part of long-term sanitation reforms

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has announced plans to formalise waste transfer loading stations and integrate tricycle waste collectors into Ghana's...

Terrorist financing is the ‘oxygen’ sustaining extremism – Counter Terrorism Director

The Director of the National Counter Terrorism Fusion Centre, Major General Dr Timothy Tifucro Ba-Taa-Banah, has described terrorist financing as the lifeblood of violent...

Smoke and Promises: Inside Ghana’s slow-moving electric bus revolution

For twelve years Philip Quansah drove a trotro through Accra’s traffic, breathing in whatever came through the window. He didn’t think much of the...

‘We’re not asking for charity, just our share of national cake’- Graduates with Disabilities

Graduates with disabilities are calling for an end to what they describe as systemic discrimination in employment opportunities, insisting that they are not seeking...

NHIA, NADMO register flood victims in Tema Manhean for NHIS access

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), has conducted a...

NPA announces new fuel price floors effective August 4

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced revised ex-pump price floors for petroleum products for the pricing window from August 4 to August 15,...

GoldBod denies GH¢200 million loss claim involving Dominic Bonsu Ventures

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has dismissed as false and misleading a viral social media publication alleging that Dominic Bonsu Ventures, whose proprietor was...

Kulungugu bomb attack: The day a bouquet of flowers nearly changed Ghana’s history

As Ghana prepares to mark the 117th birth anniversary of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah through NkrumahFest 2026, the nation is once again reflecting on...

New statue erected at Effia Nkwanta Roundabout awaits unveiling after Akufo-Addo monument was vandalised

A newly constructed statue has been erected at the Effia Nkwanta Hospital Roundabout in Takoradi and is awaiting its official unveiling, months after the...

TMA dismisses claims of sewer spillage contaminating Tema water supply

The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that a sewerage spillage at Community 6, near Smart Hotel, contaminated...

Gunmen invade Catholic Church in Enugu, abduct seminarian 

Suspected armed men have reportedly invaded St. Joseph Catholic Church in Affa, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, abducting a seminarian and several...

Vehicles burnt in accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway, Police announce road diversion

Traffic on the busy Accra-Kumasi Highway came to a complete halt on Monday after a three-vehicle crash blocked the Birimso Bridge section of the...

Stop harassing opposition, Ghana is bigger than any one party – Minority to gov’t

The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of using state institutions to intimidate and harass members of the opposition, warning that such actions...

Law in Plain Language: Bail, why an accused person can go home but still face trial

Every day, legal terms appear in our news headlines. We hear that someone has been arrested, granted bail, remanded, charged, convicted, or acquitted. But...

Zelensky warns air defenses are being overwhelmed as Russia pounds Ukraine, killing 9

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his plea for Western air defenses following a deadly overnight Russian attack, hours after US President Donald Trump backed...

Star Oil to reduce diesel price following Mahama’s GH¢2 intervention

Star Oil has announced a reduction in its fuel prices following President John Dramani Mahama’s directive for a temporary GH¢2 reduction in the regulatory...

Sedina Tamakloe’s success at Appeals Court exposes fundamental prosecutorial flaws – Prof. Gyampo

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA), Professor Ransford Gyampo, has called for an end to what he describes as “prosecutorial incompetence,”. Prof...

Rising fuel prices: Where’s the relief you promised Ghanaians – Sammi Awuku asks govt

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has questioned the government’s commitment to easing the burden of rising fuel prices, asking when Ghanaians...

Accra Mayor, Regional Minister present Homowo items to Ga Traditional Council on behalf of President

The Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has accompanied the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Hon. Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, to present assorted food...

Court freezes Dennis Miracles Aboagye’s bank accounts and properties over GH¢55m probe

An Accra High Court has granted an application by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to freeze five bank accounts and four landed...

Nkwanta North DCE urges PWDs to use support items to improve livelihoods

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Nkwanta North in the Oti Region, Isaiah Dordoe Kudjoe, has urged Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) who have received...

GWCL sends SoS message to residents in Accra ahead of planned maintenance

The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) is urging residents in parts of Greater Accra to store enough water ahead of a major maintenance exercise aimed...

Check out INTERPOL’s list of the 7 biggest cyber threats facing Africa

Africa's cyber threat landscape is becoming increasingly sophisticated, with cybercriminals deploying advanced technologies and organised crime networks to target governments, businesses, financial institutions and...

GWCL explains cause of water shortage in parts of Accra

Residents in several parts of the Greater Accra Region will continue to experience irregular water supply due to production and distribution challenges, the Ghana...

Self-proclaimed man of God vandalises part of Otumfuo’s statue at Kejetia Roundabout

A self-styled pastor believed to be in his 30s has vandalised the statue of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Kejetia Roundabout...

AAC celebrate scholars’ return with renewed pledge to Ghana’s agricultural sector

Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group, has hosted a welcome Dinner and Awards Night to celebrate the return of 118 Ghanaian postgraduate...

Lands Ministry advances responsible cooperative mining initiative at Nkaseim

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has intensified efforts to establish the Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (COMSDEP) at Nkaseim in the...