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Gov’t approves travel for DVLA staff to serve Ghanaians in diaspora – DVLA Boss

Some staff of the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) are expected to travel abroad in the coming months to facilitate the registration and...

NSA releases postings for 6,867 nurses and midwives

The National Service Authority (NSA) has released postings for 6,867 nurses and midwives for the 2026/27 national service year, clearing the way for them...

Oforikrom Assembly bolsters sanitation drive with new tricycles, skip containers; 90 sweepers to be employed

The Oforikrom Municipal Assembly has strengthened its sanitation drive with the commissioning of three skip containers and four tricycles to improve waste management across...

US-based Ghanaian man killed by tractor-trailer while clearing snow off car

A 35-year-old Ghanaian man living in the United States, Patrick Sarpong, has died in a tragic road accident after he was struck by a...

ECG outlines key factors driving higher electricity consumption

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has outlined key factors contributing to high electricity consumption among customers. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Director...

Accra’s power demand can consume Akosombo output – ECG

The Director of Communications at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), William Boateng, has revealed that electricity consumption in Accra alone can consume the...

Planned maintenance not ‘dumsor’ – ECG assures public

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has clarified that ongoing planned maintenance works are not a return to “dumsor” but are aimed at addressing...

ECG to deploy 24-hour task force to crack down on illegal connections

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a nationwide crackdown on illegal electricity connections as part of efforts to improve revenue collection and...

No court has cleared Nana Yaw Duodu in MIIF probe – OSP clarifies

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has denied reports claiming that businessman Nana Yaw Duodu, widely known as Dr. Sledge of Godridge Ghana...

Third force not the answer – Yaw Nsarkoh questions Ghana’s political fix

Business executive and former Unilever Executive Vice President Yaw Nsarkoh has cast doubt on calls for a third political force. He argues that the solution...

Stop illegal mining before treating the water – Awula Serwaa tells gov’t

The Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwaa, has urged government to prioritise halting illegal mining activities polluting Ghana’s water bodies before investing heavily in...

PRETAG honoured at Ghana Teacher Prize

The Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), formerly known as the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana, was honoured for its unwavering support of the...

Nkenkaasu SHS Senior Housemaster suspended over alleged misconduct

The Senior Housemaster of Nkenkaasu Senior High School, Akwasi Opoku, has been suspended following allegations of misconduct involving three female students. In a statement dated...

Fourth suspect remains at large in firearm case; police issue wanted alert

The Ahafo Regional Police Command has declared Adinam Yussif a wanted individual for his alleged involvement in the possession of firearms in Goaso. DCOP James...

GNAT honoured for continuous support of Ghana Teacher Prize

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has been honoured for its steadfast support of the prestigious Ghana Teacher Prize. The recognition took place at...

No indisciplined students will be pampered – Education Ministry warns

The Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Apaak, has warned that students who engage in indiscipline will not be tolerated in schools. Speaking at the...

No-bed syndrome is more of attitudinal issues exhibited by healthcare providers – Abuakwa South MP

Abuakwa South MP Dr. Kingsley Agyemang has called for urgent reforms to strengthen Ghana’s healthcare system, stressing that citizens should not continue to suffer...

Gov’t set to pay gratuity arrears to retired soldiers

The government will begin clearing long-outstanding gratuity arrears owed to retired military personnel under Constitutional Instrument (CI) 129, with the first payments expected by...

Greater Accra leads in cat and dog meat consumption; women form majority — ICS Director

The Executive Director of the Institute of Community Sustainability (ICS), Eric Jerry Aidoo, has disclosed that women constitute a significant proportion of cat and...

MCE denies land capture claims against Interior Minister amid Asokore Mampong protest

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region, Ben Abdullah Alhassan, has dismissed claims that Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak has...

Government to begin payment of arrears for retired soldiers starting from Friday

The Government of Ghana will begin the payment of gratuity arrears to retired military personnel on Friday, February 27, 2026, following approval under Constitutional...

“I sometimes feel death would have been better” — Man battling sight failure says as he appeals for support

A 45-year-old carpenter, Hayford Abradu, has made an emotional appeal for public support as he battles a deteriorating eye condition that doctors warn could...

Emergency command centre needed to fix Ghana’s health response — Prof Beyuo

The Member of Parliament for Lambussie and Board Chairman of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Prof Titus Beyuo, has called for the establishment of...

NDC and NPP are parties of the elites – Yaw Nsarkoh laments political drift

Business executive and former Unilever Executive Vice President Yaw Nsarkoh has described Ghana’s two main political parties as “the party of the elites.” He argues...

Annoh-Dompreh ‘exposes’ NDC government over DACF controversy

Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has alleged that the NDC administration exhibits constitutional inconsistencies and fiscal mismanagement following the release of the 2025 DACF...

NDC government lacks direction — Minority Chief Whip

The Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has accused the NDC administration of lacking policy direction and fiscal discipline, arguing that recent developments surrounding the...

When Parliament stands, democracy stands — Minority defends Constitutional order

In a firm closing statement, Mr. Annoh-Dompreh framed the DACF dispute as a defense of Ghana’s constitutional democracy. “The District Assemblies Common Fund is not...

Minority signals possible Constitutional enforcement action over DACF

The Minority has indicated that it may pursue constitutional enforcement measures if alleged non-compliance with District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) obligations continues. Mr. Annoh-Dompreh highlighted...

Minority calls for structured plan to clear GH¢7bn DACF arrears

The Minority has called for a structured medium-term liquidation plan to address DACF arrears estimated at over GH¢7 billion. According to Mr Annoh-Dompreh, clearing the...

Annoh-Dompreh raises alarm over DACF capping and growing arrears

Beyond the dispute over the 2025 DACF guidelines, the Minority has raised concerns about what it describes as chronic underfunding and accumulating arrears in...

Africa must link climate action to industrial ambitions— AGN Chair

Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN), Nana Dr Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, has called for alignment between climate diplomacy and Africa’s...

Annoh-Dompreh demands immediate withdrawal of 2025 DACF guidelines

The Minority Caucus has called for the immediate withdrawal or substantial revision of the 2025 DACF Guidelines, insisting they strictly adhere to Parliament’s approved...

41 injured after bee attack at Daavi Blessed Police Station in Gomoa East

One person is in critical condition, while 40 others, including four police officers, sustained injuries after a swarm of bees attacked Daavi Blessed Police...

Dr. Clement Apaak defends dog and cat meat consumption amid criticism

Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, has dismissed concerns raised by the Institute of Community Sustainability regarding the consumption of dog and...

ECG initiates major upgrade to improve power supply in Adenta and environs

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has launched a major infrastructure upgrade project to improve electricity quality and reliability in Adenta and its neighbouring...

Akyem Asiakwa Royal Family, Queen Mother challenge legitimacy of Daasebre Twum Ampofo II as Chief

The Judicial Committee of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council has been formally petitioned to examine the legitimacy and enstoolment of Daasebre Twum Ampofo II,...

Mahama cuts sod for $100m Glass Factory in Shama

President John Dramani Mahama has officially broken ground for the construction of a new glass manufacturing facility at Shama in the Western Region, describing...

Gov’t to upgrade Ghana Meteorological Agency into Authority – Sam George

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has revealed plans to transform the Ghana Meteorological Agency into an Authority, as...

Pupils ditch school for galamsey in Juaboso – Deputy Education Director

The Deputy Education Director of Sefwi Juaboso, Eric Agyare Ansah, has revealed that a growing number of school-going children in the district are abandoning...

Speaker Bagbin urges MPs to prioritise lives over politics

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has urged lawmakers to refrain from politicising Ghana’s economic and healthcare challenges, cautioning that economic decline often carries serious...