HomeNews

News

Democracy is Not For Sale: Damongo Queen Mother links women’s acceptance of vote-buying to poverty, illiteracy and unemployment

Queen Mother of the Damongo Traditional Area, Alijata Haruna, has attributed the acceptance of vote-buying among some women in the Savannah Region to poverty,...

NAGRAT calls for audit of school feeding enrolment figures

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for an audit of enrolment figures used to determine allocations under the School Feeding Programme,...

Okyeame Kwame backs women for presidential leadership, calls for recognition of Ghana’s ‘founding mothers’

Ghanaian rapper Kwame Nsiah-Apau, popularly known as Okyeame Kwame, has expressed support for women taking up the highest leadership positions in Ghana, saying he...

Democracy Is Not For Sale: Savannah Regional Minister calls for stronger public education to combat vote buying

Savannah Regional Minister Salisu Be-Awuribe has called for stronger public education to help tackle vote buying, saying an informed electorate must play a leading...

Physician Assistant, three others arrested over alleged 2026 school placement fraud

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four more individuals, including a physician assistant as investigations into the 2026 Computerised School Selection and Placement System...

Police arrest 64 suspects, recover firearms in Achimota operation

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 64 suspects in an operation targeting suspected unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition at a lounge near Achimota...

10 rooms destroyed as fire guts 14-bedroom house at Dunkwa Bebianiha

Ten rooms of a 14-bedroom house at Bebianiha near Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central Region have been destroyed after a fire swept through the building. The...

US health package was humiliating, hence Ghana’s withdrawal – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has described Ghana’s decision to withdraw from a health package offered by the United States as humiliating, explaining that the...

Is Nkrumah’s glory fading? Nkrumah’s iconic fountain at Circle runs dry

“The Black man is capable of managing his own affairs.” Those words by Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, became a defining statement of...

MoFFA issues 10-day ultimatum to unlicensed mortuaries in Ashanti Region

Unlicensed mortuary facilities in the Ashanti Region have been given ten days to regularise their operations or face sanctions. The directive was issued by the...

Education Ministry to meet teacher unions amidst strike action

The Ministry of Education will meet the teacher unions on Monday, September 28, in a fresh attempt to resolve a dispute over unpaid promotion...

GIMPA addresses Francis Sosu’s slumping at SRC forum

The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has wished Madina Member of Parliament, Dr Francis-Xavier Sosu, well after he took ill while...

Adu-Boahene trial: Lead counsel files no-case submission, cites evidential gaps and missing witnesses

Lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, Samuel Atta Akyea, has filed a submission of no case to answer. The lawyer...

‘I was planning to leave’ – Mason, others arrested in Osino galamsey raid speak

He had already decided to leave, and was only waiting on his day's wages, but unfortunately for him, the raid arrived first. The mason from...

Matilda Amissah-Arthur reveals most shocking claim she heard after husband’s death

Former Second Lady of Ghana, Matilda Amissah-Arthur, has recounted one of the most shocking things she was told following the death of her husband,...

Gov’t repatriates 180 Ghanaians from Libya with support from IOM, ECOWAS

The Government of Ghana, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has facilitated...

Krachi West Assembly supports best BECE candidates with SHS starter packs

The Krachi West Assembly in the Oti Region has supported outstanding Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates with Senior High School (SHS) starter packs...

Teacher unions strike: NAGRAT accuses government of acting in bad faith

The nationwide strike declared by Ghana’s teacher unions has entered a new phase, with the President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT),...

Kadue D/A Primary School pupils learn in chapel over lack of classrooms

Kadue D/A Primary School in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region is appealing for urgent support to provide a permanent classroom...

Ghana to reopen Mission in Ireland

Ghana is taking steps to restore its diplomatic presence in Ireland as part of efforts to deepen bilateral relations and strengthen engagement with the...

EduPack denies scam claims, apologises to parents for delivery delays

Prospectus Ghana Limited, implementer of the EduPack Programme, has apologised to parents over delivery delays and communication gaps, while denying claims that the school-support...

Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire jointly commission newly constructed boundary pillars

Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have jointly commissioned 37 newly constructed International Boundary Pillars in two historic related events at New Town in Ghana and...

Galamsey: NAIMOS arrests 13 in Osino; destroys equipment (Photos+Video)

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining in Osino, Eastern Reigon, arresting 13 suspected illegal miners. The task force...

KMA cracks down on unapproved transport fares, engages 24 unions ahead of Christmas

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has warned commercial transport operators against charging illegal fares, announcing tougher sanctions including prosecution and public naming of offenders. The...

Shoot to maim illegal miners if ‘shoot to kill’ is opposed – Kwame Jantuah

Legal practitioner and member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Kwame Jantuah, says a drastic approach is needed to put a lasting end to...

Police train enforcement team ahead of Traffictech-GH implementation

The Ghana Police Service has intensified preparations for the rollout of the Traffitech-GH automated traffic enforcement system, with selected personnel and key public sector...

Tears in Damongo court as accused persons show alleged torture wounds while in police custody

A Damongo Circuit Court was thrown into concern after two accused persons appeared unable to stand in the dock and told the court they...

Students in six Kwahu South SHSs forced to sleep on floors over furniture, bed shortages

Six Senior High and Technical Schools in the Kwahu South Municipality are facing severe shortages of beds, furniture, dining tables and chairs, forcing some...

SafeCare Country Director sets out four conditions for safer NCDs care

Reflecting on this year’s World Patient Safety Day, the SafeCare Country Director of PharmAccess, Bonifacia Benefo Agyei linked quality standards, outcome-based care, digital continuity...

Efutuakwa Traditional Council orders spiritual purification, threatens market closure over alleged defilement of minor

​The Efutuakwa Traditional Council has threatened to shut down the Assin Fosu Station Market if market leadership fails to cooperate with an upcoming spiritual...

MTTD issues over 10,000 speeding cautions during Traffitech-GH trial

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service says it has issued more than 10,000 cautions to motorists for overspeeding...

Wenchi royal families call for urgent resolution of Wenchihene dispute

The Sofoase and Nkwaduano Yefri Royal Families of Wenchi have called on the Bono Regional House of Chiefs and other relevant institutions to urgently...

At least 2 new airlines could join domestic aviation market by 2027 – GCAA Director General

The Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Rev Stephen Wilfred Arthur, has hinted that at least two new airlines could join the...

49 out of 100 road deaths caused by motorcycle accidents – MTTD

Director of Research, Training, and Education at the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Alexander Obeng, says motorcycle...

Energy Commission to monitor EV charging stations

The Energy Commission will monitor licensed electric vehicle charging stations and Ghana's entire charging infrastructure. This is critical, as it provides the data required to...

Teacher unions declare nationwide strike

The three teacher unions in Ghana have declared a nationwide industrial action, effective Friday, September 25, 2026, over what they describe as prolonged delays...

GBA condemns EOCO’s botched arrest of Manhyia South MP

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has raised concerns about the manner in which the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) attempted to arrest Manhyia...

EPA shuts down Ponlok Company over smoke emissions, poor waste management

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has directed Ponlok Company Limited in Shai to halt all operations with immediate effect following investigations into complaints about...

Police hunt for suspects after shooting at mining site at Behenase

The Nkawkaw Divisional Police Command has launched a manhunt for suspects following a violent clash at a mining site at Behenase near Awiregya in...

GH¢300 million Big Push electricification project to connect 90 communities in Oti region

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has launched a GH¢300 million rural electrification project to connect approximately 90 communities in the Oti Region...