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GPRTU, GRTCC submit request for review of public transport fares

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) have submitted a request to the Ministry of Transport...

Two arrested over murder, burning of man at Awutu Kwei

Two people have been arrested in connection with the alleged murder and burning of a man believed to be in his late 30s at...

New York City imposes year-long AI ban for younger students

New York City public schools will temporarily bar elementary and middle school students from using generative artificial intelligence tools during the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said...

‘Did he lie? The data speaks for itself – Franklin Cudjoe on Chief Justice’s comment

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has defended the Chief Justice’s comments on the performance of state institutions, dismissing suggestions that the remarks were...

NSMQ 2026: St. Augustine’s College march into third straight final, beat Prempeh and Pope John

St. Augustine’s College has secured a place in the NSMQ 2026 Grand Finale to be held in Accra at the University of Ghana on...

What kind of hypocrisy is this? – Hamza Suhuyini slams NPP over Chief Justice’s remarks

Lawyer and National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communication team member, Hamza Suhuyini, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of hypocrisy over its criticism of...

Strike disrupts Premix fuel supply across Ghana

The National Premix Fuel Secretariat has announced a temporary disruption in the supply of premix fuel following an ongoing strike by members of the...

Police arrest two with suspected contraband at Jema, Sodium Cyanide found in maize shipment

The Bono East Regional Police have arrested two suspects after intercepting a Kia Rhino vehicle loaded with suspected contraband items at Jema on September...

More than 8,000 candidates vie for only 800 spots at Aburi Girls’ SHS – CSSPS

More than 8,000 candidates who selected Aburi Girls’ Senior High School as their preferred school in the 2026 Computerised School Selection and Placement System...

Dr. Busia Highway closure: Minister urges contractor to minimise traffic disruptions

The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Ahmed Ibrahim, has inspected preparations for the temporary closure of the Pamprom Junction to First Light...

Thousands flood Kumasi streets to give Asantehene rousing welcome from USA (Photos)

Thousands of residents have poured onto the principal streets of Kumasi in the Ashanti region to give the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, a...

Agbodza orders contractor back to site to complete Wa-Bulenga Road

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has directed Aschal Investment Limited to immediately resume work on the 37-kilometre Wa-Bulenga Road in...

Prison Service holds sign language training for officers

The Sekondi Prisons Complex has organised a two-day Ghanaian Sign Language (GhSL) training programme for officers to improve communication with persons with hearing impairments...

Two security guards charged with defilement of 14-year-old BOGISS student granted bail

Two male security guards of the Bolgatanga Girls Senior High School (BOGISS) have been officially charged at the Bolgatanga Circuit Court with defilement of...

Ayariga, Ahmed Ibrahim given 14 days to end TMA-TDC turf war

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources and the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs...

GNACOPS proposes 85 private SHSs to absorb 54,985 candidates without placement

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has called on the government to activate an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the Free...

More than 80 people including a baby feared dead after boat carrying 127 drifts in Atlantic for 27 days

More than 80 people, including a baby, are feared to have died in a boat that was adrift in the Atlantic Ocean for 27...

GIF bemoans personnel shortage as killings of forest guards escalate

The Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF) has expressed concern over the growing shortage of frontline personnel at the Forestry Commission tasked with protecting the...

Asutifi South Assembly distributes 1,500 bags of fertiliser to farmers

The Asutifi South District Assembly in the Ahafo Region has distributed 1,500 bags of fertiliser to farmers as part of efforts to increase agricultural...

We know the ringleaders; we’ll look for you, treat you like a common criminal – Police warn Okuapeman, Mount Sinai SHS students

The Eastern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Owusu-Bempah, has cautioned students of Okuapem Senior High School and Mount Sinai Senior High School against resorting to...

Petrosol engages dealers to drive service excellence and business growth

PETROSOL Platinum Energy PLC, a leading Oil Marketing Company, has held a national engagement session with its dealers and business partners in Kumasi as...

Enough is enough – GIF demands immediate justice for slain forest guards

The Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF) has expressed concern over what it describes as the slow pace of prosecution of persons implicated in the...

Underage riders driving rise in motorcycle crashes – Motor Riders Union

The National Public Relations Officer of the Commercial National Motor Riders Union, Setsoafia Quarshie Pascal, has attributed a significant number of motorcycle crashes on...

Accra–Kumasi Expressway: GAF clears 170km corridor, only 6km left

The Ghana Armed Forces Engineers have cleared 170 kilometres of the 176-kilometre corridor earmarked for the proposed Accra–Kumasi Expressway, leaving just six kilometres to...

NPP demands Chief Justice’s resignation over alleged partisan conduct

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has demanded the immediate resignation of the Chief Justice, accusing him of abandoning judicial neutrality and openly aligning himself...

GNFS rolls out automated fire compliance system

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has rolled out the Automated Fire Compliance and Safety System (AFCAS), a digital platform for the online application...

CSSPS placement results to be released on Friday – Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education has announced that the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) results will be released tomorrow, Friday, September 4, after...

GRIDCo warns encroachers as activities under high-voltage lines threaten power supply

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has warned that illegal structures and human activities along its high-voltage transmission lines pose serious risks to lives...

Three killed in robbery attacks in Northern Region; Police hunt for suspects

Three people have been killed in separate armed robbery incidents recorded in parts of the Northern Region over a four-day period, prompting the Police...

Call A-Plus to order – Effutu Traditional Council tells gov’t after deadly New Winneba violence

The Effutu Traditional Council has called on the government to caution Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus,...

Local Government Service partners Celltel Networks to drive digital transformation

The Local Government Service has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Celltel Networks Limited to strengthen its information technology infrastructure and accelerate the...

Ayariga leads technical assessment of Jamestown waste ahead of evacuation

The government is mobilising state and private-sector resources to address waste management challenges, with the accumulated refuse at Jamestown in Accra identified as an...

Hospital management must take responsibility for facility standards – Former UGMC CEO

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), Dr Darius Osei, has urged hospital managers to take greater responsibility...

Children urged to report abuse without fear

The Acting Oti Regional Director of the Department of Children, Ella Faith Ashong, has urged children to break the culture of silence surrounding child...

‘Chief Justice misspoke; it was a political comparison’ – Kwasi Kwarteng on SOE remarks

Lawyer and New Patriotic Party (NPP) communicator Kwasi Kwarteng has criticised Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie over his recent comments on the performance of state-owned...

Why a candidate with aggregate 8 can be placed ahead of one with 6 – CSSPS explains

The Coordinator of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), Sherif Sulemana, has explained how candidates are ranked and matched with their preferred...

Goldbod Jewellery invites corporate institutions to join Gold Access Programme

GoldBod Jewellery Limited has invited corporate institutions across Ghana to participate in its Corporate Gold Access Programme, which provides employees with convenient access to...

It was free speech; he spoke as a citizen – Eric Adjei defends CJ’s remarks on SOEs performance

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, has defended Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie’s comments on the performance...

Just 35% of 2026 BECE candidates score aggregates 6–24 – CSSPS

Only about 35 per cent of candidates who sat the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) obtained aggregates ranging from six to 24, according...

We will build a wall between them – Minister reveals as Police keep watch over Okuapeman, Mount Sinai SHS

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, says plans are underway to construct a wall between Okuapeman Senior High School (SHS) and Mount...