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DVLA registers over 2,300 vehicles in Greater Accra by January 13

The Greater Accra Regional Manager of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Justice Cudjoe, has revealed that over 2,300 new vehicles have been...

VALCO workers kick against alleged secret sale, demand transparency

Workers of the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) have raised strong objections to what they describe as a covert attempt to sell the state-owned...

Foreign Affairs Ministry holds two-day management retreat

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has held a two-day strategic retreat to set projections and targets for 2026, aiming to enhance productivity and streamline...

Veep urges private sector support for free sanitary pad initiative

Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called on the private sector to support the government’s Free Sanitary Pad Initiative, highlighting its role in...

Ofori-Atta is embarrassing Ghana – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has described the absence of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta as a national embarrassment, urging the New Patriotic Party...

NaCCA recalls hard copies of SHS Physical Education & Health teachers’ manual

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has directed all teachers in possession of hard copies of the SHS Physical Education & Health...

Supreme Court defers ruling on Kpandai by-election to January 28

The Supreme Court has scheduled January 28, 2026, to deliver its ruling on whether to overturn the High Court judgment that nullified the parliamentary...

TDC, GIADEC Partner with ARISE to develop Integrated Industrial Park in Tema

TDC Ghana Ltd and the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms to...

NaCCA reviewing controversial gender identity definition in SHS teachers’ manual [Listen]

Prof. Vincent Assanful, Board Chairman of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), has confirmed that a controversial definition of gender identity in...

Sefwi Afere residents reject illegal mining, demand valid documents

Residents of Sefwi Afere in the Bodi District of the Western North Region have kicked against mining activities in their community, citing environmental destruction...

Gov’t officials, MPs and NDC gurus mourn with Samson Ahi [Photos]

Scores of mourners, including government officials, Members of Parliament (MPs) and members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Saturday, January 10, 2026, joined...

GWL deploys 200 national service personnel to recover GH¢916m water bill arrears

The Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has announced the deployment of 200 National Service Personnel to help recover outstanding water...

Trade Minister storms Abossey Okai to enforce fair pricing, curb middlemen exploitation

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has paid a working visit to the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Market in Accra as...

Police seize over 1,600 parcels of suspected narcotics on Akosombo-Tema road

A coordinated police operation on the Akosombo–Tema route has led to the interception of 1,613 parcels suspected to contain narcotic drugs, marking one of...

NaCCA Board Chair reacts to controversial gender identity definition in SHS teachers’ manual

Board Chairman of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Prof. Vincent Assanful, has confirmed that a contested definition of gender identity in...

DVLA Boss dismisses claims of new number plate contracts

The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has moved to dispel circulating rumours about changes to...

Two burnt to death, others battling for their lives after accident at Offinso

Two people have been burnt to death in a road accident at Offinso Old Town in the Ashanti Region, with two others currently fighting...

Vote Kennedy Agyapong to create jobs, reduce unemployment – C/R NPP Chairman

The Acting Central Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Michael Asuman Mensah, popularly known as Soldier, has urged party delegates to vote...

Family of late Sawla-Tuna-Kalba MP appeals to President Mahama over GH¢944,955 demand blocking his burial

The family of the late Member of Parliament for the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba Constituency in the Savannah Region, Joseph Trumah Bayel, has appealed to President John...

Motorists bemoan long-nonfunctional traffic lights at Poku Transport Junction

Motorists and pedestrians in Kumasi have expressed growing frustration over traffic lights that have been non-functional for several years at the Poku Transport Junction,...

GWL to reshuffle 41 District Managers amid illegal connections crackdown – MD

The Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has announced that 41 district managers will be reassigned by January 15, 2026, as...

GWL MD reveals half of Ghana’s Water is lost to leakages, illegal connections

Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has revealed that more than half of the water produced by the company is unaccounted...

I haven’t seen my client since arrest – Martin Kpebu on Alhaji Seidu Abagre’s detention [Video]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has raised concerns over the continued detention of the rival chief of Mamprusi, Alhaji Seidu Abagre, saying he has...

National Apprenticeship Programme to equip young Ghanaians with skills – Chief of Staff

The government of Ghana plans to roll out the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) to equip young Ghanaians with employable skills and tackle youth unemployment,...

GWL uncovers GH¢5.5m illegal water connections in four months

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has uncovered illegal water connections worth an estimated GH¢5.5 million over a four-month period, following intensified enforcement operations in collaboration...

FACT CHECK: Kennedy Agyapong’s claim that Bawumia skipped Adenta NPP campaigns false

During a campaign tour of Adenta Constituency on Sunday, January 11, 2026, NPP presidential hopeful Kennedy Agyapong alleged that former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu...

High Court directs Attorney-General to submit report on detention of Alhaji Seidu Abagre

The High Court in Accra has ordered the Attorney-General’s Department to file a detailed report on the detention of Alhaji Seidu Abagre, who has...

New twist to Daddy Lumba’s case as Akosua Serwaah heads to Court of Appeal

Akosua Serwaah has filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal in Kumasi against a High Court decision that recognised both her and Priscilla...

Gold-for-Reserves: CDM demands forensic audit after BoG seeks reimbursement

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) is calling for an independent forensic audit of the Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) Programme following the Bank of Ghana’s disclosure...

Karaga: NPP delegates kneel before Bawumia to appeal for Amin Adam to contest seat again

Delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Karaga Constituency have made a dramatic appeal to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, urging...

Four arrested in connection with suspect’s death in police cells

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of a defilement suspect who was in police custody at the Twifo Praso Police...

CDM warns against shifting Gold-for-Reserves losses to taxpayers

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has warned against any attempt to shift losses from the Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) Programme onto the Bank of Ghana...

Gold-for-Reserves Programme is a governance failure – CDM

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) says the controversy surrounding the Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) Programme goes beyond financial losses, representing a serious failure of democratic...

CDM accuses government of opaqueness over Gold-for-Reserves losses

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has accused government authorities of sustained opaqueness in the management of the Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) Programme, following the Bank...

NPP initiates process to expel Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced that it has revoked relevant provisions of its constitution to begin the process of expelling former Minister...

Government remains committed to development promises in Asutifi South – DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Benjamin Assabil Donkor, has assured residents that the government is committed to...

Current NPP is fake; this is not the party I used to know – Prof. Frimpong-Boateng

Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP), saying the party he sees today...

Court grants bail to Oyarifa apartment fire suspects

An Adenta Circuit Court has granted bail to two persons accused of setting fire to a two-bedroom apartment at Oyarifa Anointed Down, Accra. The accused,...

Adutwum recounts near-death experience over Free SHS [Watch]

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful and former Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has recounted a harrowing incident in which he nearly...

Ghana Water targets the end of January 2026 to resolve Teshie water crises

After months of parched taps and escalating public frustration, the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has offered a glimmer of hope to the residents...