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Minority calls for Lands Minister’s removal over withdrawn Lithium Agreement

The Minority in Parliament has urged the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, to resign or for President John Dramani Mahama...

Obuasi Police arrest 40 suspects in coordinated anti-crime operations

The Obuasi Police Command has apprehended 40 suspects during early-morning operations targeting known criminal and drug peddling hotspots in Obuasi and surrounding communities. The operation,...

Economic realities hinder full funding for research – Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has stated that current economic challenges make it difficult for the government to commit 0.5 per cent of...

Alpha Ladies provide over GH¢25,000 in support to mothers of children with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

The Alpha Ladies, a Ghanaian philanthropic club of young women, have donated relief items and financial support worth over GH¢25,000 to mothers of children...

IJM Ghana urges journalists to support legal reforms to strengthen child protection

The International Justice Mission (IJM) is intensifying efforts to strengthen Ghana’s justice system, with a particular focus on improving responses to crimes such as...

US exempts Ghana as Trump expands visa restrictions to 20 countries

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced that Ghana has been exempted from the latest round of United States visa restrictions unveiled on...

Education Ministry debunks 13th month salary claim for teachers

The Ministry of Education has dismissed as false a report circulating on the Opera News platform claiming that the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu,...

There are no cracks in NDC – Fifi Kwetey on Special Prosecutor Bill withdrawal

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Kwetey, has dismissed suggestions of internal division within the party following President John Dramani...

Mamprugu Overlord rejects Otumfuo’s Bawku mediation report, calls process flawed

The Overlord of the Mamprugu Traditional Area, the Nayiri Naa Bohugu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, has formally and unequivocally rejected a chieftaincy mediation report presented...

Shamamanhene Osagyefo Kwaw Frieku IV officially gazetted by Western Regional House of Chiefs

The Shamamanhene, Osagyefo Kwaw Frieku IV, has called for peace and unity among the chiefs and people of the Shama Traditional Area to foster...

Walewale: Gunmen open fire on bus, two critically injured

Two people have reportedly been shot after gunmen opened fire on a bus traveling from Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region to Kumasi, the...

Oppong Nkrumah hands over classroom blocks to boost education in Akyemansa

The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has handed over two six-unit classroom blocks to the communities of Anyinase and Bontodiase in...

Asaman Tamfoe DCE not involved in galamsey – Chief Kwame Koh responds

The Chief of Asaman Tamfoe in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region, Osabarima Kwame Koh, has dismissed allegations linking the District Chief...

A Plus hails Speaker Bagbin’s stewardship, dismisses minor criticism

Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus and the Gomoa Central MP, has praised Speaker Alban Bagbin, describing him as a skilful and...

Greater Accra Regional Minister distributes streetlights to all 29 Assemblies

In a decisive move to enhance security and improve night-time visibility ahead of the Christmas festivities, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Hon. Linda Ocloo,...

Nkwanta South MCE inspects ongoing school projects

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South, Joseph Antwi Awal, has visited the site of an ongoing school construction project in Nkpaya, a...

Festivals should drive development — Ntotroso Paramount chief advises traditional leaders

The Paramount Chief of Ntotroso and President of the Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs, Barima Twereko Ampem III, has urged traditional leaders to use...

How gold saved the cedi in 2025

Ghana’s economy is experiencing an unusual moment of relief and the lifeline is not cocoa or oil, it is gold. As global prices of...

MGL, poultry farmers roll out X’mas Egg Market to tackle egg glut

The Multimedia Group Limited, in partnership with the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association, has rolled out a festive-season initiative dubbed the X’mas Egg Market,...

NRSA blames theft for breakdown of many traffic lights

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has attributed the breakdown of several traffic lights across the country to the theft of critical components. Speaking to...

Ghana Card to be mandatory for motor insurance from January 2026

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has announced that, starting January 1, 2026, the Ghana Card will be mandatory for purchasing or renewing all motor...

ECG promises reliable power supply during holidays

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has given an assurance that it has taken steps to ensure consistent and stable power supply for consumers...

Three friends jailed for a total of 27 years for stealing

Three friends have been sentenced to nine years each by the Kwadaso Circuit Court in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region for theft. Blessed...

Ga Traditional Council condemns attacks, forced evictions of Ga–Dangme settlers in Eastern Region

The Ga Traditional Council has condemned recent attacks on Ga settlers in the Eastern Region, particularly in the communities of Okanta and Otwebedidua. According to...

Popular South African DJ shot dead in broad daylight

CCTV footage in the Johannesburg CBD has shown a man with dreadlocks opening fire on Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras. A radio and...

Worker dies after being trapped in heavy-duty machine at Nsawam factory

A young man identified only as Humble, believed to be in his early 30s, has died following a tragic workplace accident at a Chinese-owned...

Man who assaulted wife in viral video granted GH¢100,000 bail

John Odartey Lamptey, the man widely seen in a viral video physically assaulting his wife, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢100,000...

President Mahama hails Otumfuo for transparent mediation of Bawku conflict

President John Mahama has praised the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for his selfless and patriotic role in mediating the protracted Bawku conflict. The president...

Trump imposes partial travel restrictions on Nigeria, 14 other countries

President Donald Trump has expanded a US travel ban, barring nationals of five additional countries and people travelling on Palestinian Authority-issued documents from entering...

Over 2,000 students receive fire safety education in Asankrangwa ahead of Christmas

More than 2,000 students at Asankrangwa Senior High Technical School have received fire safety education from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) as part...

GNFS trains fire volunteers in Tolon District to boost community fire safety

The Rural Fire Department of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the Northern Region has organised a training programme for community fire volunteer...

Police arrest two suspects over viral child abuse video at Agona Jamasi

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects following a viral video showing the physical abuse of a young girl at Agona Jamasi in...

Asantehene demands enforcement of law recognising Naba Azoka II as Bawku Chief

The Chairman of the special peace committee tasked with resolving the protracted Bawku Chieftaincy Conflict, Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the government...

Government to issue position on Bawku peace mediation report within 24 hours

The government has pledged to communicate its definitive stance on the Bawku Peace Mediation Report within the next 24 hours. President John Mahama made the...

Bryan Acheampong says Bawumia is his biggest competitor in NPP race [Video]

NPP presidential aspirant and Abetifi MP, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has identified Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as his main competitor in the party’s 2026...

Mysterious salty tilapia raises alarm along Afram River

Residents of the Afram Plains and parts of the Volta Region face a potential public health risk if urgent action is not taken over...

Gov’t presents Bank of Ghana Bill to extend board mandate, give parliamentary oversight

The government has presented a bill to Parliament seeking to amend the Bank of Ghana Act to allow for the extension of the Bank’s...

NPP race: I will accept outcome – Bryan Acheampong

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has expressed confidence in the fairness of the party’s 2026 presidential primaries and pledged to...

Fire destroys several shops at Sunyani Zongo

Properties worth thousands of Ghana cedis have been destroyed following a fire outbreak at Sunyani Zongo in the Sunyani East Municipality of the Bono...

NPP Primaries: I give delegates transport money – Bryan Acheampong

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has defended providing delegates with transportation money during the party’s 2026 presidential primaries. Speaking on Asempa...