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Telecom Chamber alarmed over surge in fibre cuts across Ghana

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has raised concerns over the sharp increase in fibre cuts across the country, describing the situation as a major...

NHIA pilots OTAC initiative in Ahafo to strengthen free primary healthcare programme

The National Health Insurance Authority (National Health Insurance Authority) has begun piloting a new initiative known as the One-Time Attendance Code (OTAC) in the...

NHIA suspends 3 Pharmacies over suspected NHIS fraud

The National Health Insurance Authority (National Health Insurance Authority) has temporarily suspended three pharmacies from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) over alleged fraudulent...

2026 WASSCE: 21 Nsawam Prison inmates sit for English Orals

Twenty-one inmate students at the Reformers Senior High School within the Nsawam Medium Security Prison on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, sat for the Oral...

Lawyers of men killed in police operation in Upper East Region demand probe

Lawyers representing the families of two men who were killed and other individuals currently in police custody have called for an independent investigation into...

Nsawam inmates qualify for Africa chess after strong prison tournament performance

The Ghana Prisons Service has recorded a major achievement on the international stage after inmates from the Nsawam Female Prison emerged champions in the...

Tetegu taxi driver murder: Court urges police to expedite action on duplicate docket 

The Adabraka District Court has adjourned to May 26 the case in which Gifty Oppong, a policewoman, is accused of killing a taxi driver at Tetegu, near Weija...

Food rotting on farms while SHSs go hungry – Annoh-Dompreh blasts gov’t

Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has warned of a growing national food distribution crisis, saying food is rotting on farms while Senior High Schools...

Roads Minister directs GHA to terminate Bogoso-Prestea road contract

Governs Kwame Agbodza has directed the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) to begin processes to terminate the contract awarded to Black Oak for the construction...

Mahama commends E.P. Church priest for dedicated service

President John Dramani Mahama has commended Reverend Emmanuel Elisha Attu, Director of Programmes, Ecumenical and Social Relations at the Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P.) Church, Ghana...

EMTs risked their lives trying to save Charles Amissah – Specialist

An Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) specialist, Daniel Asare, says personnel of the National Ambulance Service did everything possible to save the late Charles Amissah...

Hospitals failed Charles Amissah, but the real problem is the system – Neurosurgeon Hadi Abdallah

Neurosurgeon Hadi Mohammed Abdallah has warned that Ghana’s healthcare failures cannot continue to be blamed solely on individuals, insisting that deeper systemic problems are...

Mahama convenes special Cabinet meeting on Constitutional Review proposals today

President John Mahama is expected to chair a special Cabinet meeting today to determine government’s position on proposals arising from the constitutional review process,...

Suame residents in Kumasi decry prolonged water shortage

Suame residents in Kumasi are decrying a prolonged water shortage affecting Anomangye, Asuogya, Asuogya Junction and surrounding communities in the Suame Municipality. Residents say they...

Only 32% of salaried workers in Ghana are able to save due to poor pay – Study

A new study has revealed that only 32.2 per cent of salaried workers in Ghana can make savings, highlighting the financial strain faced by...

NPRA boss denies claims of salary increase and purchase of Land Cruisers

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Christopher Boadi-Mensah, has denied allegations by the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo,...

Nigerian prison officials visit Nsawam prisons to study Ghana’s rehabilitation system

A delegation from the Nigerian Correctional Service has paid a working visit to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison and the Nsawam Female Prison to...

NPRA pension assets grew from GH¢80bn to GH¢108bn under my leadership – CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Christopher Boadi-Mensah, has stated that pension assets under management in Ghana have increased...

Jealous wife allegedly attacks husband’s side chick at Agona Nyakrom

A woman at Agona Nyakrom has reportedly sustained severe eye injuries after she was allegedly attacked by another woman over accusations of having an...

2026 BECE results expected by end of July as WAEC cracks down on exam malpractice

Candidates who sat for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) are expected to receive their results by the end of July, according to...

NIA registers 32,000 basic school pupils in Volta and Oti for Ghana Card

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has registered about 32,000 basic school pupils in the Volta and Oti regions under its ongoing Ghana Card registration...

2026 WASSCE: KNUST SHS records one death, another candidate pregnant

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Senior High School in Kumasi has confirmed the death of one of its candidates following a...

Parliamentary Select Committee seeks Asantehene’s support in addressing chieftaincy disputes

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia...

Midwife, 5 others remanded over alleged child trafficking, 74-year-old woman granted bail

The Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court has remanded six persons into police custody over their alleged involvement in a child trafficking and child stealing syndicate...

KNUST appoints Professor Christian Agyare as new Vice-Chancellor

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has appointed Christian Agyare as its new Vice-Chancellor for a four-year term beginning August 1,...

Asante Akyem North MP was on a private visit to the UK — Dafeamekpor on arrest

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has provided clarity on the recent detention of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene...

Bawumia condemns alleged intimidation of NPP supporters by government

Former Vice President and 2024 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed concern over what he describes as growing...

Over 61,000 candidates to write CTVET Certificate II exams Nationwide

More than 61,000 students from technical and vocational institutions across Ghana are set to sit for this year’s Certificate II examinations, according to the...

Accra Mayor marks first year in office with revenue mobilisation exercise

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has marked his first year in office with a special revenue mobilisation exercise in the Central Business...

Mahama announces $300 million World Bank facility to end double track by 2027

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government has secured a 300-million-dollar facility from the World Bank to upgrade 50 senior high schools across...

Detained Asante Akyem North MP is in good condition – Dafeamekpor

The Majority Chief Whip of Parliament has disclosed that Asante Akyem North legislator Kwame Ohene Frimpong, who is currently being detained at Schiphol Airport...

Government targets 70% nationwide 5G coverage by March 2027 – Sam George

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has announced that government is targeting 70 per cent nationwide 5G population coverage...

Forestry Commission pushes for tougher powers to fight illegal mining in reserves

The Forestry Commission has warned that Ghana could face growing food insecurity if the rapid destruction of forest reserves caused by illegal mining and...

Good news for Allied Health Professionals as Council expands licensure opportunities

The Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) has announced a major revision to its examination structure, introducing a new Supplementary II Computer-Based Examination (CBE) from...

President Mahama inaugurates PET scan facility at Swedish Ghana Medical Centre

President John Dramani Mahama has officially inaugurated the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan facility at the Swedish Ghana Medical Centre, describing it as a...

Prudential Bank clears bills for children at Tema General Hospital

Prudential Bank Ltd has turned its Mother’s Day celebration into a lasting act of kindness by clearing the medical bills of patients at the...

Asiedu Nketia embarks on two-day Savannah Region Thank You Tour

The National Chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, is expected to embark on a two-day “Thank You Tour” of...

Man who allegedly defiled stepdaughter dies in Police custody at Agyeikrom

A 38-year-old man arrested for allegedly defiling his 11-year-old stepdaughter has reportedly died by suicide while in police custody at the Agyeikrom Police Station...

Ghana Water announces temporary supply interruptions in parts of Accra

Ghana Water Limited has announced temporary water supply interruptions in several parts of western Accra following technical challenges at the Weija Water Treatment Plant. In...

GES to release 2025 teacher promotion results today

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that results for the 2025 Teacher Promotion Examination will be released today, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at...