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There must be bi-partisan audit of OSP’s office – Baffour Awuah

A member of Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has called for a bi-partisan audit of the Office of...

NSMQ 2025: Amaniampong SHS soars into one-eighth stage after emphatic win

Amaniampong SHS have picked up right where they left off in the regional qualifiers, as they got off to a flying start in their...

NSMQ 2025: O’Reilly SHS sails to next stage after beating St. Andrews and Bekwai SDA

O’Reilly Senior High School (SHS) has secured a confident win in their NSMQ 2025 preliminary stage contest at the SGS Auditorium in Cape Coast,...

Galamsey threatening key industries – Ghana Water MD

The Managing Director of the Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has sounded an alarm over the worsening effects of illegal mining, commonly known...

Boat operators and commuters at Dambai shun life jackets despite safety directives

Despite the government’s directive to tighten enforcement of life jacket regulations on the Volta Lake, the Dambai stretch in the Krachi East Municipality of...

Court sets date to hear injunction against deportation of foreigners involved in galamsey

The High Court of Ghana will, on Thursday, October 23, 2025, hear an interlocutory injunction application seeking to stop the government from deporting foreign...

There’s no bad blood between OSP and AG over Ken Ofori-Atta’s extradition — Sammy Darko

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has denied claims of tension between its office and the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of...

Bagbin elected Chairman of Inter-Parliamentary Union Africa group

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has been unanimously elected Chairperson of the 52-member Africa Geopolitical Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The...

OSP denies blocking extradition of Ofori-Atta

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has dismissed claims that it is refusing to cooperate with the Attorney-General in efforts to extradite former...

Mahama meets Ag. Chief Justice, Attorney-General, and Auditor-General on enforcement of audit reports

President John Mahama has held a high-level meeting with the Acting Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, and the Auditor-General to...

Wenchi sub-chief, wife perish in house fire

Residents of New-Dormaa Mango Grove in the Sunyani Municipality were plunged into mourning on Sunday night after a devastating fire claimed the lives of...

Ofori-Atta is well and not in hiding — Lawyer

Lawyer for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Frank Davies, has dismissed suggestions that his client is on the run, insisting the former Minister is...

Four reported dead after gunmen open fire in Garu [Photos]

Four people have been confirmed dead following a suspected targeted shooting incident in Garu, a community in the Upper East Region, on Monday morning....

Only four first-year students report to Nkwanta SHTS

As of Monday, October 20, 2025, only four fresh Senior High School (SHS) students had reported to Nkwanta Senior High Technical School (SHTS) in...

Police investigate ‘unnatural’ death of Senegalese goalkeeper in Kumasi

Police in the Ashanti region are investigating circumstances leading to the death of a 20-year-old Senegalese national in Kumasi. The remains of Cheith Toure, a...

Self-styled prophetess jailed 5 years for stealing  

A 45-year-old self-styled prophetess has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District...

Bueman SHS overwhelmed as conflict forces applicants to abandon Nkwanta SHS

Bueman Senior High School (SHS) in Jasikan has come under intense pressure as dozens of parents seek admission for their wards following the unsolved...

Two suspects in gold smuggling case arrested and arraigned before High Court

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced the arrest of two suspects, Abdul Karim Alhassan and Sadique Abubakar, who were previously declared wanted for...

Don’t Abandon Her – Men urged to support wives with breast cancer

When Vivian Gettey broke the news of her breast cancer diagnosis to her husband 21 years ago, silence filled the room. It was a...

We climb trees before we make calls – Ataso residents lament poor mobile connectivity

Residents of the Ataso community in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region are facing significant challenges due to poor mobile network coverage,...

Ho Central MP raises alarm over rising sexual abuse cases and poor BECE performance

The Member of Parliament for Ho Central, Edem Kofi Kpotosu has expressed grave concern over the increasing reports of sexual abuse involving students within...

ExGlo Foundation delivers Critical Health Services to Residents of Kayoro in the Upper East Region

ExGlo Foundation has conducted a transformational health outreach in Kayoro, a vibrant village in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region. The...

Kwanyako Water Plant restored to full capacity after months of setbacks – GWL MD

The Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has announced that the Kwanyako Water Treatment Plant is now operating at full capacity,...

No document suggests OSP is dragging its feet on Ofori-Atta’s extradition – Senanu

Anti-corruption campaigner Edem Sananu has dismissed recent media reports alleging that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is delaying or refusing to cooperate...

Ho Central MP donates educational materials to 20 SHS freshers

As part of his continued commitment to promoting quality education and fulfilling his promise to the youth, the Member of Parliament for Ho Central,...

MIIF’s WoMCom scholarship scheme now blueprint for Africa – Women in Mining

The Women in Mining Communities (WomCom) Scholarship scheme, by the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), is emerging as a transformative model for bridging gender...

No Agenda 111 project ready for use despite $400m spent – Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health has clarified that while no Agenda 111 hospital project has been abandoned, none of the completed structures is yet fit...

Don’t hide behind audit to abandon Agenda 111 project – Okoe-Boye cautions gov’t

Former Health Minister, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, has called on the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to outline its clear plans for the continuation of...

We are back to zero! — Lawyer slams OSP over amendment of charges in NPA case

The lawyer for the former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor...

One injured, 8 rendered homeless after demolition at Akweley Peace Town

At least one person has been injured and eight others left homeless following an alleged demolition exercise carried out by individuals said to be...

NPP race: Bawumia retains strong lead among supporters in latest poll

A recent survey has shown that former Vice President and 2024 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, continues to...

Suspected landguards shoot two over cassava farm dispute at Okurase

Two people are battling for their lives after being shot by suspected landguards during a dispute over a cassava farm at Okurase, near Adeiso,...

Volta Lake disaster: Gov’t vows to prosecute culpable boatmasters

The Minister of Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has announced a decisive shift in maritime safety enforcement, promising to prosecute boat owners and operators found...

We inherited a non-functional sector — Transport minister 

Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe has revealed that he inherited a “totally non-functional” sector, with several railway companies struggling to pay workers and contractors...

Ghana’s abacus mental maths prodigies conquer Africa [Photos]

Ghana’s young math prodigies have brought pride to the nation after sweeping top awards at the 2nd African Shenmo Cup International Abacus Mental Olympiad,...

Engineers & Planners completes $100m payment for Azumah Resources acquisition

Azumah Resources Ghana Limited has officially transitioned to full Ghanaian ownership following the successful acquisition of the company by Engineers & Planners Company Limited...

OSP amends charges against Mustapha Hamid, others after fresh evidence emerges

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has amended its charges against the former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha...

CSSPS under review to be fair and efficient – Education Minister

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the government is reviewing the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) to make it...

GES cautions students against negative use of social media

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a strong caution to Senior High School (SHS) students over the rising trend of inappropriate social media...

Data Protection Commission relocates to new office

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) wishes to inform the general public, stakeholders, and all data controllers and processors that it has officially relocated from...