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We are not fools at the Agric Ministry – Eric Opoku replies FABAG over tomato crisis [Listen]

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has responded to the ultimatum issued by the Food and Beverages Association Ghana (FABAG), defending the...

Rivers regaining natural colour as galamsey fight shows results – Ashanti Security Coordinator

The Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, Captain (Rtd.) John Kwame Jabari, says government efforts to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, are beginning to...

Ginger farmer arrested for allegedly cutting off suspected thief’s hand at Atwima Trabuom

A 30-year-old ginger farmer has been arrested by the Toase Police in the Ashanti Region for allegedly severing the hand of a 19-year-old suspected...

Janet Nabla calls for Zanetor to be appointed ‘Minister of Ministers’

Presidential Candidate of the People’s National Party (PNP), Janet Asana Nabla, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to appoint Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings to a...

Farmers urge emergency plan to avert tomato shortage amid Burkina Faso talks

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana is calling on the government to roll out an urgent emergency response plan to prevent a possible tomato...

Kwadaso Municipality to demolish unauthorized structures to prevent disasters

The Kwadaso Municipal Assembly has announced a major enforcement exercise aimed at curbing illegal construction and unpermitted developments within its jurisdiction. The move follows concerns...

44 patients benefit from cleft surgery and speech training at Korle Bu

Forty-four patients have successfully undergone cleft surgery and speech correction training at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital following a week-long specialised outreach programme. The initiative was...

Adum Blue Light fire victims to stage “Y’adi Yɛ Sika Demo”, to demand accountability on donations

Victims of last year’s major fire incident at Adum Blue Light Arena are planning to stage a demonstration, giving their leaders a one-week ultimatum...

Minority demands full disclosure of ‘Big Push’ road contracts over transparency concerns

The Minority in Parliament is calling on the government to publish full details of contracts awarded under its major road infrastructure programme, the ‘Big...

Scrap Dealers Association in Ashanti region to introduce ID cards to curb false accusations and attacks

The Ashanti Regional President of the Scrap Dealers Association, Abdulai Jagala, has disclosed that the association is planning to introduce identification cards for its...

Disregard for President’s vow for prudence: Ministry awards 81 sole-sourced contracts worth over GHS73 billion in 7 months

During his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 27, 2025, President John Mahama pledged to prioritise Ghana’s infrastructure to address the...

Unemployed graduates with disabilities protest over job crisis

Graduates with disabilities are calling on the government to urgently consider them for employment, insisting they are capable of working across all sectors. According to...

International Day of Forests: RESCONI commemorates day with Student-Led awareness actions

The Resource Conservation Initiative has emphasised that forests remain one of the most valuable natural assets underpinning environmental sustainability and socio-economic development, particularly in...

Over 30 million trees planted in 2025 – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced that government exceeded its 2025 afforestation target, planting more than 30 million...

Mahama to lead wreath-laying ceremony at African burial ground in New York

President John Dramani Mahama will on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, lead a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the African Burial Ground National Monument as part...

Gender Minister intervenes in Bulemi family case, supports Down Syndrome awareness walk

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, visited a family in the Bulemi community of the Weija-Gbawe Municipality on...

West Blue caught in SML and Ofori-Atta web as OSP tightens noose

Ghanaian IT firm West Blue Consulting has become entangled in a widening corruption investigation led by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) into...

Over 7,000 Korle-Bu staff must be trained before new national patient system begins — Board Chair

The board chairman of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Prof. Titus Beyuo, says more than 7,000 staff at Korle Bu alone must undergo training...

Sammy Gyamfi defends sole-sourcing under Big Push, dismisses corruption claims

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, has defended the government’s decision to use sole sourcing for critical road projects under the...

PCG Moderator makes historic visit to Ahafo Region

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, recently made a historic visit to the Ahafo Region...

Mawuko Kuadzi calls for government investment in Ghana’s film industry

Renowned international casting director Mawuko Kuadzi has called for deliberate government investment in Ghana’s film industry to unlock its full potential. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz...

Full text: Local Gov’t Minister’s speech at SOCO Conference in Cote D’Ivoire

COLLEAGUE HONOURABLE MINISTERS, DISTINGUISHED DELEGATES FROM THE IMPLEMENTING COUNTRIES, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE WORLD BANK AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS,                                      DISTINGUISHED INVITED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN; Good morning! I am delighted...

Tensions resurface in Nkwanta South after fire destroys houses

Tensions have resurfaced in the Nkwanta South Municipality following a fire outbreak that destroyed more than five houses in Keri, a farming community in...

St. Augustine’s College threatens legal action over decision to re-run Sharks Quiz tie-breaker

The management of St. Augustine’s College (AUGUSCO) has declared its intention to pursue legal action following a controversial ruling in the Sharks Quiz quarterfinal...

Old Students of Ola Girls SHS push for discipline among students

Old students of Ola Girls' Senior High School are intensifying efforts to improve discipline among current students for a better future. During an event dubbed...

Goaso Hospital Superintendent raises concerns over power, infrastructure challenges

The Medical Superintendent at the Goaso Municipal Hospital in the Ahafo Region, Dr. James Ankomah, has expressed concern over the hospital’s lack of a...

CAC Pastor calls for support for brilliant but needy students in Ahafo Region

Reverend Daniel Okyere Philix, Head Pastor of the Christ Apostolic Church in Dzodze in the Volta Region, has made an appeal to financially well-off...

Jomoro MP supports Muslim community with infrastructure and food aid

In a significant gesture of solidarity and communal support, the Deputy Transport Minister and Member of Parliament for Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region,...

Policeman killed, 2 injured in accident at Aseseso

A police officer has died, while two others have sustained injuries after a Police mini-KIA Rhino truck lost control at Aseseso on the Somanya–Adukrom...

Tamale hospital casual staff embark on sit-down strike over unpaid salaries

Some casual staff at the Northern Regional Hospital have launched a sit-down strike over five months of unpaid salaries. The industrial action is already affecting...

TVET workers embark on nationwide strike over unresolved grievances

Workers under the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training Service have begun a nationwide strike following what they describe as management’s failure to...

Tomato export ban: FABAG issues 90-day ultimatum to Agric Ministry

The Food and Beverages Association Ghana (FABAG) has raised serious concerns over the ongoing tomato supply crisis following Burkina Faso’s ban on tomato exports...

Patrick Boamah calls for urgent reform of GRA’s interest and penalty regimes

Patrick Yaw Boamah, the Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, has petitioned the Minister of Finance over what he describes as urgent structural and...

Ghana pushes for stronger regional cooperation at SOCO Conference in Côte d’Ivoire

Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, is leading a high-level delegation to Côte d’Ivoire to participate in the Social Cohesion...

Viral child abuse video did not occur in Ghana – Police

The Ghana Police Service has clarified that a viral video showing a child being abused did not occur in Ghana but in Nigeria. In a...

Videos of patients treated on floor are real, not AI – Korle-Bu emergency residents

Emergency Medicine Residents at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have dismissed claims by hospital management that downplayed the state of emergency care, insisting that recent...

Ghana Immigration Service records major gains in first year of CGI Samuel Basintale Amadu

The Ghana Immigration Service has recorded significant operational and institutional gains under the leadership of its Comptroller-General of Immigration, Samuel Basintale Amadu, one year...

Over 100 foreign nationals jailed for illegal entry into Ghana

Accra High Court has sentenced 106 foreign nationals to prison for illegally entering Ghana, highlighting the government’s strict enforcement of immigration laws. The court handed...

Ghana pushes landmark UN resolution on reparations for slave trade

Ghana has formally tabled a landmark draft resolution at the United Nations seeking to declare the transatlantic slave trade and the racialised enslavement of...

E&P to invest $1.2bn in Tarkwa and Damang mines, sends 30 heavy-duty trucks to site

Engineers & Planners Co. Ltd has announced plans to inject approximately $1.2 billion into its operations at the Tarkwa and Damang mines as part...