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First Sky Group creates over 6,000 jobs – CEO

The Founder and Executive Chairman of the First Sky Group of Companies, Mr Eric Seddy Kutortse, has disclosed that his companies have contributed significantly...

Akatsi North MP supports 95 tertiary students with GH¢400,000 educational grant

Tertiary students from the constituency have received cheques totalling GH¢400,000 to support their education. Addressing the beneficiaries, the Member of Parliament said the initiative forms...

Volta Health Directorate sets up enquiry committee after driver’s arrest over suspected Narcotics

The Volta Regional Health Directorate has constituted a Committee of Enquiry and announced stricter vehicle monitoring and tracking measures following the arrest of one...

Baba Jamal takes 10-day leave to contest Ayawaso East primary

Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed, has announced that he has taken a 10-day leave of absence to focus on the...

President Mahama expresses surprise at speed of Ghana’s economic recovery

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed surprise at the speed of Ghana’s economic recovery, saying the turnaround has occurred much faster than he anticipated...

Government anti-scam efforts bearing fruit – Cybersecurity expert

Cybersecurity and Information Technology (IT) expert, Adomako Samuel Kwame, has praised Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George for efforts to curb fraudulent activities in Ghana. He...

I am sure by the end of 2026, the whole world will stand and be clapping for Ghana – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed confidence that Ghana’s economic turnaround will earn global admiration by the end of 2026, saying the nation’s progress...

GAF denies reports of exploitation of Ghanaian UNIFIL peacekeepers

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed media reports claiming that Ghanaian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are...

Finance Minister allocates GH¢2.1bn to support Mahama care initiative for NCD patients – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that the Finance Minister has allocated GH¢2.1 billion to support the government’s flagship Mahama Care initiative, aimed at...

Big Push projects not for “wheelbarrow contractors” – President Mahama

President John Mahama has reiterated that the government’s flagship Big Push infrastructure agenda is not intended for small-scale or unqualified contractors, describing the programme...

Two health centres in Asunafo North receive beds to address shortage

The Member of Parliament for Asunafo North in the Ahafo Region, Haruna Mohammed, has donated 20 hospital beds to the Ayomso and Akrodie Health...

TUTAG breaks ground on 12-bed expansion for Ho Technical University Clinic

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has officially commenced the first phase of an expansion project for the Ho Technical University (HTU)...

Police investigate attack on officers in Jacobu

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has launched investigations into an attack on a Jacobu District police patrol team by a group of civilians at...

Volta Regional House of Chiefs hails James Gunu, Ahmed Ibrahim for strong leadership

The Volta Regional House of Chiefs has commended the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, describing him as one of the most adaptable and effective...

Adjudication allowance for chiefs increased to GH¢50,000

The government has increased the adjudication allowance for Traditional Authorities from GH¢30,000 to GH¢50,000, effective April 1, 2026. The announcement was made by the Minister...

Education Ministry clarifies exclusion of Ga, Adangbe in AI tool pilot

The Ministry of Education has addressed concerns raised by members of the Ga and Adangbe community over the exclusion of their languages from a...

Gomoa Central NDC congratulates Rachel Appoh on Sports Fund board appointment

The Gomoa Central Constituency Communication Bureau of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated former Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Rachel Nana...

Eduwatch petitions Chief of Staff to stop GH¢600m foreign scholarship liabilities

Education advocacy giant Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has officially petitioned the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, demanding an immediate freeze on what it describes...

Private citizen seeks injunction to halt operations of Ghana Law Society

A legal battle is brewing over the operations of the newly announced Ghana Law Society (GLS) after a private Legal Practitioner, Yaw Aning Boadu,...

National Security arrests 45 foreign nationals in Tamale crackdown on cross-border crime

National Security operatives in the Northern Region have arrested 45 foreign nationals in Tamale during a coordinated operation aimed at curbing cross-border crime and...

Amonokrom D/A Basic School appeals for more teachers and improved infrastructure

The Amonokrom D/A Basic School in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region has appealed for additional teachers, improved educational infrastructure, and adequate...

I’m the only one who can unite NPP for 2028 victory – Bryan Acheampong

Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Bryan Acheampong, says he is the only candidate capable of uniting the party and leading...

Salaga South MP condemns abuse of Dodowa schoolgirl, assures family of accountability

Salaga South MP, Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah, has assured the family of the abused Dodowa schoolgirl, Jalila Abdul Jalil, that Parliament will take up the...

Govt anti-scam efforts bearing fruit – Cybersecurity expert

Cybersecurity and Information Technology (IT) expert, Adomako Samuel Kwame has praised Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George for efforts to curb fraudulent activities in Ghana. He...

Joy at the Mall: Music, games and shopping deals light up Day Two at Achimota

The Multimedia Group Joy Brands have successfully wrapped up Day two of its three-day takeover of the Achimota Retail Centre, as Joy at The...

Kwadaso MCE warns against indiscriminate waste dumping

The Kwadaso Municipal Assembly's environmental department has cleared a long-standing refuse dump at Ohwimase near the market and Apatrapa Basic School. The waste dump has...

Asante Forkuo honoured at sixth Osabarimba Royal Awards for contribution to sports development

Veteran sports journalist Asante Forkuo has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to sports development, receiving recognition as the most dedicated and longest-serving sports...

11 arrested for engaging in illegal mining at Atiwa

The Atiwa West District Mining Taskforce has arrested 11 suspects for engaging in illegal mining activities in the Atiwa Forest Reserve in the Eastern...

Ho market traders appeal to Assembly to evict sellers from pavement to ease traffic

Traders and management of the Ho Main Market in the Volta Region have appealed to the Municipal Assembly to relocate traders operating on pavements...

Local Gov’t Minister commissions new Adaklu Traditional Council Office

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has commissioned a newly constructed Traditional Council office for the Adaklu Traditional Council...

UNIMAC-IJ students hold vigil for colleague killed on N1 Highway

Students of the University of Media, Arts and Communication – Institute of Journalism (UNIMAC-IJ) on Friday, January 23, held a candlelight vigil in...

AMA demolishes unauthorised structures at Awudome, North Kaneshie and Tuesday market

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has commenced a citywide exercise to clear unauthorised structures from road shoulders and government-reserved lands across the capital. The...

‘I have great sympathy for Ken Ofori-Atta’ – Inusah Fuseini

Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament Inusah Fuseini has expressed deep sympathy for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. This follows his detention in the United...

Nkrumah Park raked in GH¢10m in 2025; 266,000 tourists visited facility – Executive Director

About 266,000 domestic and international tourists visited the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) last year, the acting Executive Director of the facility, Dr Collins...

Mahama cuts sod for accommodation project, hands over vehicles to GAF

President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for a new accommodation project for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), aimed at improving the living...

Man, 38, arrested over suspected narcotics in Ghana Health Service vehicle

The Ghana Police Service has taken into custody a 38-year-old man over the alleged possession and transportation of substances believed to be narcotic...

Ofori-Atta’s wife confronted ex-AG over ‘slow’ trial of NDC officials under Akufo-Addo

Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament Inusah Fuseini has claimed that the wife of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta once confronted former Attorney General...

GES cautions public against fake recruitment letter circulating on social media

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned the public against a fake recruitment notice circulating on social media, describing the document as fraudulent...

Political agitation making Ofori-Atta extradition bid a ‘foolish case’ – Tampuli

Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Alhassan Tampuli, has warned that the ongoing domestic political agitation surrounding former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is undermining Ghana's...

2,949 killed in 14,743 road crashes in 2025 – NRSA

Road traffic crashes in Ghana claimed 2,949 lives in 2025, marking a worrying rise compared to the previous year, according to provisional figures...