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GETFund clears arrears owed Students Loan Trust Fund

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has cleared all outstanding legacy arrears owed the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), covering the period 2017 to...

World Toilet Day: Volta Region urges stronger action against open defecation

The Volta Regional Environmental Health Directorate has joined the global community to commemorate World Toilet Day 2025, calling for renewed commitment to ending open...

Kwahu Traditional Leaders invoke curses on persons involved in Queen Mother’s arrest

Tension is heightening in Kwahu after traditional leaders invoked heavy curses on individuals they believe played a role in the arrest of the Kwahuhemaa,...

Agric Minister outlines tough measures to boost local food production [Audio]

Minister for Food and Agriculture Eric Opoku says government has intensified efforts to clear the current surplus of food crops and strengthen Ghana’s push...

OSP clarifies status of Ken Ofori-Atta’s INTERPOL Red Notice application

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has confirmed that proceedings regarding Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta’s request to have his name removed from INTERPOL’s...

Ahafo Youth unemployment reaching alarming levels – Labour Officer warns

The Labour Officer for the Ahafo Region, Simon Kwadwo Asare, has expressed concern over the rising rate of youth unemployment in the region, describing...

Kumasi, Obuasi, other Ashanti environs to experience thunderstorm tonight

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a warning for possible isolated thunderstorms across parts of the Ashanti Region and neighbouring areas from midday into...

GNFS saves 3-bedroom house at Larteh Akuapem

A prompt response from firefighters at the Larteh Fire Station averted a potentially disastrous incident after a three-bedroom self-contained house caught fire on Tuesday. Officials...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Ghana must brace for global pushback – Dr. Asah Asante

A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Dr Asah Asante, has warned that Ghana could face international repercussions if it proceeds with the...

ECOWAS Court dismisses Torkonoo’s case

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo’s request for interim orders to halt the committee probing the processes that...

You are not entitled to an appointment – North East Regional Minister tells aggrieved Walewale NDC supporters

North East Regional Minister Ibrahim Tia has dismissed claims by supporters of the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Walewale that he and other regional executives...

Ashie Moore Appointed Board Chair of Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited

Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ,Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, has been appointed as the Chair of the newly inaugurated...

Mahama pledges support for 2026 World Assemblies of God Congress [Photos]

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged his government’s support for the 2026 World Assemblies of God Congress to be hosted in Ghana. The President gave...

Kpebu demands sacking of Special Prosecutor and two OSP officials over SML–GRA scandal

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu is demanding the immediate dismissal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng and two senior officials of the Office of the...

It’s under Mahama’s gov’t that the single largest reduction in transport fares of 15% occurred – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has credited the Mahama administration with achieving the biggest single reduction in transport fares in Ghana’s recent...

You handed over a ‘junk’ economy to us – Kwakye Ofosu to Minority

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has launched a strong rebuttal against the Minority in Parliament, insisting that the current government inherited an...

Fisheries Commission stocks Sunyani prison’s fish pond with 1,000 tilapia fingerlings

The Bono Regional office of the Fisheries Commission has supplied the Sunyani Central Prison with 1,000 tilapia fingerlings and two bags of fish feed...

OSP has a long hurdle to climb – Ofori-Atta’s lawyer fires back after official charges

Frank Davies, the lawyer of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, says he is not surprised by the 78-count case filed by the Office of...

Indonesian missionary sisters meet H.E. Rois in Accra

A delegation of Reverend Sisters serving in Accra has paid a courtesy call on H.E. Paskal A.B. Rois, Honorary Consul of the Republic of...

Heath Goldfields confirms three deaths at Bogoso-Prestea concession

Heath Goldfields Ltd. has confirmed the deaths of three individuals who entered its Prestea concession in the Western Region without authorisation. The miners reportedly became...

Gbentiri police abandon post as community demands justice over alleged shooting

The police station at Gbentiri in the North East Region has remained closed following sustained pressure from angry youth demanding justice for a young...

Kwahu Queen Mother breaks silence on her arrest [Video]

Tension is rising within the Kwahu Traditional Council after the Queen Mother, Nana Adwoa Gyemfua III, publicly narrated her experience following her arrest and...

Travellers, including soldiers robbed on Berekum–Sampa road

A fresh dawn robbery on the Berekum–Sampa stretch in the Bono Region has reignited fear among travellers, after armed men reportedly stopped vehicles, seized...

Many feared dead at Bogoso-Prestea mine after unidentified smoke filled the underground

Many people, suspected to be illegal miners, are feared dead in the underground tunnels of the Bogoso-Prestea Mine in the Western Region. They are said...

President Mahama vows to entrench irreversible development in Ghana

President John Mahama has pledged to steer Ghana’s development to a level so advanced that no future government, regardless of political affiliation, can undo...

El-Wak stampede was avoidable – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has described the tragic El-Wak stampede, which claimed six lives and injured several others, as preventable, stressing the urgent need...

24-hour economy was ‘dead at birth’ — Okyere Baafi

The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, has criticised the government’s rollout of the 24-hour economy initiative, describing the policy...

National Cathedral needed broad public consultation before launch – Mahama

President John Mahama has said the previous administration should have undertaken broad public consultations before launching the National Cathedral project, arguing that such a...

Fire razes five-bedroom house in Buduburam

A five-bedroom house in Big Apple, a suburb of Gomoa Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, has been completely destroyed...

Fight against corruption will be fair and impartial – President Mahama

President John Mahama has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to promoting transparent and accountable governance, insisting that the fight against corruption remains a key national...

Tenants’ Union slams low funding for housing in 2026 Budget

The National Tenants' Union of Ghana (NATUG) has raised concerns over what it describes as the continued marginalisation of the housing sector in the...

Conflict in Nkwanta hindering education – SISO

The Nkwanta South Education Directorate in the Oti Region has held its Circuit-Level Reading Festival as part of ongoing efforts to promote a strong...

I will assent to anti-LGBTQ+ bill if… – Mahama

President John Mahama has reaffirmed that he will sign the anti-LGBTQ bill into law once Parliament debates, approves, and transmits it to his desk. He...

Rawlings family announces arrangements for Nana Konadu’s funeral

The family of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has announced that her final funeral rites will be held on Friday, 28...

Naa Torshie blamed for NPP’s 2024 electoral defeat

Former Ho Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Divine Bosson has launched a strong critique against former Tema West MP and immediate past Administrator of the...

Gov’t announces gun amnesty as robbery, murder cases rise nationwide

Ghana has recorded 628 robbery cases and 340 murders nationwide as of July 2025, prompting the government to introduce new measures aimed at curbing...

OSP formally charges Ofori-Atta, SML and six others

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has filed formal charges against former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), and six...

Alcohol is not a killer – Drunkards Association challenges WHO report

The President of the Ghana Drunkards Association, Moses Drybone, has dismissed claims that alcohol consumption alone is responsible for the alarming number of deaths...

Gender Ministry condemns assault on woman at Ofankor, assures thorough probe

The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection has condemned a viral video showing a man, believed to be a landlord, physically assaulting his...

Ahafo Minister warns health facilities over illegal NHIS fees

The Minister for Ahafo Region, Charity Gardiner, has cautioned health facilities in the region against demanding illegal fees from National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)...