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No need for new expressway if Accra–Kumasi dualisation is completed – Asenso-Boakye

Former Roads and Highways Minister and MP for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, says constructing a new Accra–Kumasi expressway would amount to duplication if the ongoing...

Kejetia Fire Post reopens after completion of renovation works

The Kejetia Fire Post in the Kumasi Metropolis has been reopened after undergoing major renovation works to address structural defects that posed safety risks...

Asenso-Boakye accuses Finance Minister of twisting his comments on Accra–Kumasi Highway

Former Roads and Highways Minister and MP for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has accused the Finance Minister of deliberately misrepresenting his concerns about the Accra–Kumasi...

I fear the NDC government may abandon the Accra–Kumasi Highway – Asenso-Boakye

Former Roads and Highways Minister and MP for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has expressed fears that the Accra–Kumasi highway dualisation project may be abandoned by...

Minister of Health announces plan to establish three Catheterisation centres

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the government is set to establish three catheterisation centres across the country as part of a...

Kpandai: We are yet to receive any written judgment from Tamale High Court – John Darko

The Minority in Parliament has expressed serious concerns over what it describes as an obstruction of justice in the Kpandai election dispute, following the...

Zipline drones delivering condoms, mosquito nets, needles and text textbooks – Health Minister

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that drone delivery company Zipline Ghana has been transporting items beyond its core emergency mandate, raising...

Cameroon’s top opposition leader dies after weeks of detention

Left-wing Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane has died in detention, five weeks after he was arrested, his lawyers and party have announced. Ekane, 74, was...

Health Minister clarifies government-Zipline partnership, says contract under review for value for money

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has dismissed claims that the government has halted its collaboration with medical drone service provider Zipline, clarifying...

We cannot ignore systemic issues behind 2025 WASSCE failures – NAGRAT President

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has called for a deeper national reflection on the causes of the...

I’m not surprised by poor results; 2025 WASSCE reflects true student performance – NAGRAT President [Video]

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has attributed the decline in the 2025 WASSCE results to systemic issues...

Health Minister announces 120% NHIS tariff hike for service providers from 2026

Minister of Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has announced that the government will implement an average 120% increase in tariffs paid to service providers under...

Court discharges Gregory Afoko over Adams Mahama murder case

The High Court in Accra has discharged Gregory Afoko, the man accused of murdering Adams Mahama, a former Upper East Regional Chairman of the...

GHS issues public health alert ahead of harmattan season

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a public health alert as the country prepares for the dry harmattan season, despite recent rainfall in...

Paramount Chief of Ntrubo North bans children from being out after 9 p.m.

The paramount chief of Ntrubo North Traditional Area in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, Nana Obirikitibi Amnadu Okordie, has issued a...

Ministry of Education attributes rise in 2025 WASSCE failures to crackdown on malpractice

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education, Daniel Fenyi, has attributed the sharp rise in failures—particularly the surge in Grade F9 across...

Nigeria attacks: Pastor and new bride abducted

Gunmen have abducted at least 20 people, including a pastor and a new bride, in two separate attacks in the latest Nigerian kidnappings. Attackers stormed...

Farmer remanded for allegedly raping hearing impaired woman in bush

A 43-year-old farmer has been remanded into prison custody by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for allegedly raping...

Heavy security mounts at Manhyia Palace ahead of Asantehene’s final ruling on Bawku chieftaincy dispute

Heavy security has been deployed to the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi as representatives of the Mamprusi and Kusaasi groups await the much-anticipated final determination...

Akosua Serwaa to appeal High Court ruling in widowhood case

Akosua Serwaa, the first wife of the late highlife icon Charles Kojo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has announced plans to appeal the...

World AIDS Day: 334,000 living with HIV – Reports

Ghana has commemorated World AIDS Day 2025 with sobering statistics revealing that more than 334,700 people in the country are currently living with HIV. The...

Minority accuses Tamale High Court of blocking appeal process in Kpandai election case

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Tamale High Court of obstructing the appeal process in the Kpandai election dispute after the presiding judge,...

Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500

The death toll in the floods which struck Indonesia last week has now climbed to more than 500, with rescue workers still battling to...

Government urges corporate sector to strengthen HIV response on World AIDS Day 2025

As Ghana marks World AIDS Day 2025, the government is calling on corporate institutions to play a stronger, more deliberate role in the national...

GES sets record straight on 2025 WASSCE, insists results reflect true student performance

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed claims by former Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei-Adutwum suggesting that management lapses contributed to the performance of...

VP Prof Opoku-Agyemang inaugurates three major projects at KNUST

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang over the weekend officially inaugurated three significant infrastructural projects at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology...

2025 WASSCE: Stricter invigilation exposed true results — Prof Adei

Educationist Prof Stephen Adei has suggested that the decline in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results may be due to...

UEW Chancellor calls for stronger action against galamsey on River Ayensu

The Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Neenyi Ghartey VII, has renewed calls for intensified action against illegal miners, whose activities have...

WAEC identifies seven key areas behind poor core mathematics performance in the 2025 WASSCE

John Kapi, Head of Public Relations at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has attributed the sharp decline in Core Mathematics performance in the...

Teachers take just 20 cedis for three hours of invigilation, driving exam malpractice – GNAT President [Audio]

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, has highlighted low teacher remuneration during exams as a contributing factor to...

GNAT President attributes rising exam failures to politicisation and Capitation delays

The President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, has attributed the rising rate of exam failures among basic school...

2025 WASSCE: Education standards are falling, some students don’t like learning – GNAT President [Listen]

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, has urged calm following the release of the provisional 2025 West African...

Pentecost Ho Area, PEMEM & PENSA hold free medical outreach at Ho Central Market

The Church of Pentecost Ho Area, in partnership with its PEMEM and PENSA ministries, has organised a major free medical outreach for residents and...

Anyone who believes my past statements are defamatory or criminal can petition the court – Ashanti Regional Minister

Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has warned the public against abusing freedom of speech to defame individuals, emphasizing that unsubstantiated claims can tarnish...

How President Mahama marked his 67th birthday

President John Dramani Mahama marked his 67th birthday with a morning devotion and prayer service at his residence in Accra. The service was led by...

10 petitioners appeal to President Mahama to remove Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, EC Chair Jean Mensa and 2 deputies

President John Dramani Mahama has received 10 petitions for the removal of two heads of public institutions and two deputies appointed under Article 70...

Let’s analyse 10 years of WASSCE trends before drawing conclusions — Sisala East MP

Sisala East MP Mohammed Bataglia has called for a 10-year performance analysis of Ghana’s senior high schools, urging WAEC and the Education Ministry to...

French farm has €90,000 worth of snails stolen

Thieves have stolen €90,000 (£79,000; $104,000) worth of snails from a farm in northern France that supplies gourmet restaurants. L'Escargot Des Grands Crus in Bouzy,...

Family planning acceptor rate increases in Ahafo Region – RHD

Managers of the Ahafo Regional Health Directorate (RHD) say the family planning acceptor rate in the region is rising, a development they describe as...

Asantehene to conclude Bawku mediation today

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is expected to deliver the final ruling in the long-running Bawku chieftaincy mediation today, Monday, December 1, 2025, at...