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MPs trade blame over Burkina Faso terrorist attack

Parliament was thrown into a heated debate as Members of Parliament traded accusations and counter-accusations over the recent terrorist attack in Burkina Faso that...

New Juaben South MCE visits family of victim of Burkina Faso attack

The New Juaben South Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Ransford Owusu Boakye, has visited the family of Constance Nyarko, a native of Srodea in Koforidua,...

Birim North Police, Blue Water Guards arrest illegal chainsaw operators in dawn raid

The Ghana Police Service in Birim North, in collaboration with the Blue Water Guards and forestry officials, has intercepted a group of illegal chainsaw...

Ghana Link clarifies all transit trucks accounted for, dismisses ‘missing’ reports

Ghana Link Network Services Ltd has confirmed that all 18 transit trucks linked to Bill of Entry (BOE) 80226125039 have been located and verified,...

Suspect arrested as Ridge Hospital confirms assault on security officer

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly known as Ridge Hospital, has confirmed that a security officer on duty was assaulted earlier this week. In a...

Mahama to deliver State of the Nation Address on February 27

President John Dramani Mahama is scheduled to deliver the 2026 State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Friday, February 27. The annual address will...

Ghana Tree Crops 2026 Summit proposes digital system to drive green industrial reset

At the Ghana Tree Crops 2026 Investment Summit and Exhibition, a bold call was made for a strategic transformation of the country’s tree crop...

Lands Minister commissions B5 Plus Steel Manufacturing Plant, highlights Ghana’s industrial transformation agenda

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has commissioned the B5 Plus Steel Ball Mill and Section Mill Manufacturing Plant at...

Ghana Water uncovers Illegal water connection at mineral water factory in Klagon

Officials of Ghana Water Limited (GWL) have uncovered an illegal water connection at a mineral water production facility in the Klagon area near Tema.  The...

Accra DOVVSU Court remands Mamprobi baby theft suspect

The District Court of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Accra has remanded Latifa Salifu in connection with the theft of...

An injury to one is an injury to all — TUC Chairman slams COCOBOD pay cuts [Listen]

Chairman of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Ghana and National Chairman of the General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union, Bernard Owusu, has strongly...

Apam–Mankessim Highway blocked after fuel tanker accident

Traffic on the Apam Junction–Winneba stretch of the highway has been temporarily halted following an accident involving a fuel tanker at Ekumfi Essarkyir Junction...

DRIP machines have improved over 1,000 kilometres of roads – Coordinator

The National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has dismissed claims that DRIP machines are not being used...

Ghana hosts high-level ministerial meeting on women and youth political participation

A High-Level Ministerial Meeting under the Regional Consultation on Political Participation and Leadership of Women and Youth in West Africa was held on February...

Ghana serves Togo arbitration notice over maritime boundary dispute

The Government of Ghana has formally notified the Government of Togo of its decision to seek international arbitration to delimit the maritime boundary between...

Catholic Bishops urge urgent action to rescue Ghana’s cocoa sector

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has issued an urgent appeal to government and stakeholders to address the growing crisis in Ghana’s cocoa sector. In a...

Catholic Bishops warn of deepening cocoa crisis and call for farmer relief

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has raised alarm over the escalating crisis in Ghana’s cocoa sector, warning that delayed payments and declining producer prices...

Ghana Catholic Bishops highlights moral duty to protect cocoa farmers

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has urged the government to take immediate steps to safeguard cocoa farmers amid mounting economic pressures. In a statement, the...

Labour Commission orders striking university unions back to negotiation table

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed four striking tertiary education unions to continue engagements with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), the...

Mahama extends Ramadan greetings to Muslims

President John Dramani Mahama has extended warm greetings to Muslims across Ghana as the holy month of Ramadan begins. In a message released on Friday,...

Absence of fence wall at Asutifi North Hospital poses a security threat – Medical Superintendent

The management and staff of Asutifi North District Hospital in Kenyasi, Ahafo Region, have raised concerns over the lack of a perimeter fence, warning...

Concerned Media Practitioners describe ADUG’s 15% vehicle price cut as misleading

A group calling itself the Concerned Media Practitioners has described the 15 per cent vehicle price reduction announced by the Automobile Dealers Union of...

Ghana launches nationwide survey to boost confidence in made-in-Ghana vaccines

The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has launched a nationwide Vaccine Perception Survey as Ghana prepares to transition from support by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance...

Teacher assaults will attract severe consequences – Education Ministry warns

The Ministry of Education has issued a strong warning that assaults on teachers will attract severe consequences, stressing that perpetrators will be dealt with...

Mahama to appoint Defence Minister ‘at the right time’ – Ofosu Kwakye

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has assured Ghanaians that President John Dramani Mahama will appoint a substantive Defence Minister at the “appropriate...

Gender Ministry confirms abandoned newborn rescued in Elmina, receiving medical care

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection has provided an update on a newborn baby found abandoned near Bronyibima Estate in Elmina, Central...

DVLA commissions new premium service centre in Kumasi to better serve customers

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has commissioned a premium service centre at Bantama in Kumasi, a move aimed at bringing its services...

Bank of Ghana guided Menzgold operations – NAM1 tells court

The former Chief Executive Officer of the defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM 1, has told the High Court...

Stop partisan comments on killing of Ghanaian traders in Burkina Faso – Ahiafor cautions MPs

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Benard Ahiafor, has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to exercise restraint and diplomacy in their remarks following the killing...

Three convicted over illegal firearms and ammunition possession in Wa

The Wa District Magistrate Court has convicted three individuals for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition in the Wa West District of the Upper...

Pharmacist arrested for alleged assault on medical officer over drugs   

The Kumawu District Police have arrested Kofi Dougan, a pharmacist at the Kumawu Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region, for allegedly assaulting a medical...

Cedi gains not enough to reduce prices; manufacturers still recovering losses – Dr Nsiah-Poku

President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr Kofi Nsiah-Poku, says the recent appreciation of the cedi is not enough to trigger immediate...

Gov’t to raise GH₵30bn through syndicated domestic bond to bail COCOBOD – Sagnarigu MP

The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, Atta Issah, has revealed that the government is preparing to raise about GH₵30 billion through a syndicated domestic...

One year advance is fair – GREDA backs new rent bill

The Executive Director of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA), Samuel Amegayibor, has endorsed the proposal to cap rent advance payments at one...

Ghana records 12 new Mpox cases; total now 1021

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed 12 new Mpox cases, bringing the country’s cumulative total to 1,021 as of February 16, 2026. According to the...

Jinapor disputes Ablakwa’s claims on Ghana’s Addis Ababa chancery

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has challenged statements by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa regarding the origins and execution of Ghana’s...

Believe in yourselves and refuse belittlement — Vice President urges women

The Vice President, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has called on women across the country to have confidence in their abilities and resist attempts to diminish...

Petroleum sector prepares for 24-hour economy as NPA engages stakeholders

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has held a strategic meeting with key industry players and the 24-Hour Economy Authority to deliberate on the pilot...

Rainstorm rips off 15 houses, leaves families homeless at Mansie

Residents of Mansie in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region have been left devastated after a violent rainstorm ripped off the...

Alleged killer of Gen. Constable Seth Oppong-Damoah re-arrested

Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu, also known as Baaluuse, the alleged killer of General Constable Seth Oppong-Damoah, has been re-arrested. A police brief issued on Tuesday said that...