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Asiedu Nketiah urges investment in media sustainability to protect journalistic independence

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called for greater investment in media institutions to enable journalists to uphold...

Ghana Water ordered to pay $235m over Teshie desalination plant dispute

Ghana Water Limited has been ordered to pay about US$235 million to the Spanish-owned company behind the Teshie desalination plant following a dispute over...

Stalled Dome-Kwabenya-Berekuso-Kitase road works to resume September 24

Work on the 23-kilometre Dome-Kwabenya–Berekuso–Kitase road, which has been stalled for several years, is set to resume on Thursday, September 24, after the...

Police launch manhunt for suspect as five-month-old baby is stolen at Asafo market

Panic has gripped traders at the Asafo Market in Kumasi after a five-month-old baby boy was allegedly stolen by an unknown woman in the...

Court adjourns Wontumi’s EXIM Bank over amended charge

The Accra High Court has adjourned the GH¢30 million Ghana Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) case involving the convicted former Ashanti Regional Chairman of...

REDD+ initiative: World Bank provides $1.7m for education, health projects in Asunafo and Asutifi

The World Bank, through the REDD+ initiative, has provided $1.7 million to support development projects in the education and health sectors in the Asunafo...

Ayawaso West MCE rallies constituents for stakeholder engagement

The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly is set to bring together residents from middle- and upper-income communities, businesses and other stakeholders to discuss development challenges...

Asiedu Nketiah challenges journalists to scrutinise government spending and promises

National Chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged journalists to subject the government’s policies, public spending and development...

DVLA commissions ultra-modern office at Tema Port

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has commissioned a new ultra-modern office at the Tema Port as part of efforts to expand access...

GES probes SHS heads accused of selling prospectus items to parents

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said it is investigating some head teachers in some senior high schools over allegations that they were selling...

Asiedu Nketiah urges journalists to resist political pressure

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged journalists to uphold professional independence and ensure that political pressure does...

Forklift kills roadside pawpaw seller at Asokwa Brewery

A pall of grief hangs over the Brewery Traffic Light intersection in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region following a tragic accident that...

Mahama to cut sod for 160-bed referral hospitals in Oti, Savannah and Western North

President John Dramani Mahama will in the coming weeks cut sod for the construction of three 160-bed Regional Referral Hospitals in the Oti, Savannah...

SHS placement: Parents and students continue to queue at resolution centre in Kumasi

Parents and students in the Ashanti Region continue to troop the KTI Hall, the designated centre for resolving challenges with the Computerised School Selection...

Akatsi North DCE, MP target end of 2026 to eliminate schools under trees

The Akatsi North District Chief Executive (DCE), Bless Katamani, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, are targeting the end...

Ghana Catholic Bishops demand urgent action against drug trafficking

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called for urgent, coordinated national action to combat illicit drug trafficking and abuse, describing the menace as a...

UEW honours 53-year-old graduate, urges youth to pursue education regardless of age

The University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Ajumako Campus has honoured 53-year-old Daniel Labasi Biborleki for completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Likpakpaanl Education,...

‘Police are confused, embarking on fishing expedition’ – Lawyer on Ghana Jollof case

Lawyer for detained nurse Salomey Awity Baffoe, Enoch Afoakwah, has accused the Police Service of being confused over the identity of the person behind...

Alan Kyerematen praises NDC’s economic gains but questions sustainability

Leader of the United Party (UP), Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has acknowledged the progress made by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in stabilising...

Mahama calls for urgent reforms amid global challenges

President John Dramani Mahama has called for accelerated structural reforms in the face of ongoing global geopolitical and economic challenges, arguing that periods of...

Ghana Jollof case: Why National Signals Bureau boss should have been arrested – Lawyer

Enoch Afoakwa, lawyer for detained nurse Salomey Awity Baffoe, has called for the arrest of the Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Dr...

Alan Kyerematen explains why he contested 2024 election under Movement for Change

Leader of the United Party (UP), Alan Kyerematen, has explained that the limited time between his resignation from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and...

‘Salomey Baffoe keeps saying she is unwell, but I have no proper access to her’ – Lawyer

Lawyer for detained nurse Salomey Baffoe, Enoch Afoakwa, says he has limited access to his client, who he claims has repeatedly complained of feeling...

Ghana TVET Service warns against unauthorised fee collection

The Ghana TVET Service has taken notice of credible reports indicating the imposition of unauthorized fees on prospective students and parents by some Technical...

Sanitation Committee impressed with Zoomlion IRECOP’s progress in Oti region

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has expressed its satisfaction with the level of work that has so far gone into...

Abubakar Sedik was an exceptional DCE – Ashanti Regional Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has described the late District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South West, Abubakar Sedik, as an...

Ghana Jollof case: High Court to hear Salomey Baffoe’s bail bid on Wednesday

Lawyer for senior nursing officer Salomey Awity Baffoe, Nana Adjei Baffour Awuah, says he is optimistic that the High Court will grant his client...

Dangote credits Mahama’s leadership for Ghana’s economic turnaround

President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has attributed Ghana’s recent economic recovery to growing investor confidence in President John Dramani Mahama’s leadership. Speaking at...

We are reforming systems, fighting corruption and improving use of public funds – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says his administration is reforming Ghana’s governance systems to strengthen accountability, fight corruption and ensure public resources are used more...

WHO hails Ghana Medical Trust Fund’s first-year impact, calls for sustainable financing

The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended the Ghana Medical Trust Fund for its progress during its first year, describing the initiative as a...

Sammy Gyamfi backs NACOC’s return to port inspection

GoldBod Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sammy Gyamfi has welcomed President John Mahama’s directive to restore the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to Ghana’s list of...

Ghanaian Professor Kofi Akamani shot dead in US; wife arrested

A Ghanaian academic based in the United States, Dr Kofi Akamani, has been shot dead in Illinois, where he worked as a lecturer at...

300 more Jomoro students receive educational items from MP

More than 300 additional students in the Jomoro Constituency have received mattresses, trunks, chop boxes, exercise books, and sanitary pads as part of a...

Two-year-old girl dies in Cantonments house fire

A two-year-old girl has died after being trapped inside a burning house at Cantonments in Accra. The fire broke out on Sunday, September 20, at...

T-bills: 91-day, 364-day yields to trade slightly higher in second half of 2026

The 91-day bill is expected to trade within 5.5%-7.5% in the second half of 2026, while the 364-day bill would trade within 12.5%-14.0%. According to...

Mahama leaves for New York to attend 81st UN General Assembly

President John Dramani Mahama has departed Accra for New York, where he is scheduled to participate in the 81st United Nations General Assembly. This year’s...

Ahafo Ano South West DCE laid to rest as Muslims hold final prayers

A deep sense of sorrow has engulfed Mankranso in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region following the sudden death of...

Five arrested as police seize pistols, narcotics in Tamale

Five persons have been arrested following an intelligence-led police operation at the Tamale Aboabo Scrap Area, where firearms, ammunition, suspected narcotics and cash were...

Ghana must qualify for 2027 AFCON after Morocco absence – Kwasi Sibo

Black Stars midfielder Kwasi Sibo says Ghana must secure qualification for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after the team’s failure to qualify...

2027 AFCONQ: Player absences have complicated our preparations – Carlos Queiroz

Black Stars head coach Carlos Queiroz has revealed that Ghana’s preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers have been disrupted by a...