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Five former Kade SHTS students remanded over assault on teacher

The Kade District Court has remanded five individuals in connection with the assault on Michael Quayson, a teacher at Kade Senior High Technical School...

Interior Ministry announces dates for phase two of Prisons, Immigration, Police and GNFS recruitment

The Ghana Police Service will begin screening shortlisted applicants on Monday, January 12, 2026. Applicants who applied to join the Ghana Prisons Service, Ghana National...

NUGS protests Scholarship Authority Board over absence of student representation

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has strongly objected to the inauguration of the Scholarship Authority Board, citing the absence of student representation...

Students’ food quality has improved under Mahama government – PAG

The Parents Association of Ghana (PAG) has praised improvements in the quality of food served to students across the country under President John Dramani...

Six killed in Abuakwa Manhyia house fire to be buried today

The final funeral rites of six individuals who lost their lives in a house fire at Abuakwa Manhyia in the Ashanti Region are currently...

Gideon Boako hints at new GoldBod losses in Bank of Ghana audited accounts

Tano North Member of Parliament, Dr. Gideon Boako, has warned that further losses linked to GoldBod could soon appear in the Bank of Ghana’s...

GoldBod losses are not a design problem but an exchange rate policy issue – Gideon Boako

Tano North Member of Parliament, Dr. Gideon Boako, has attributed reported losses by GoldBod not to flaws in the gold trading framework, but to...

Gov’t will not issue white paper on constitutional review process – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has clarified that the ongoing constitutional review process will not produce a white paper, dismissing what he described as widespread...

Abandon the 24-hour economy rhetoric immediately — Kwaku Kwarteng

Former Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng, has called on the government to abandon the 24-hour economy policy,...

Heavy traffic at Circle overhead after truck accident

Heavy traffic built up around the Circle Overhead near the GOIL filling station on Thursday morning after a truck reportedly lost control and crashed. The...

Dr. Nii Moi Thompson says 30-year-olds not ready for presidency

Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, Senior Advisor to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), has...

What we know about the facility holding Ken Ofori-Atta

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is spending the night and possibly the next few days in the former Virginia Jail (Peumansend Creek Regional Jail),...

Dr. Nii Moi Thompson backs proposal to bar MPs from ministerial appointments

Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, Senior Advisor to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), has...

Two tricycle operators killed in an ambush at Bawku

Two tricycle operators were shot dead in an ambush at Zanamat, a suburb of Bawku in the Upper East Region, on Wednesday, January 7. The...

GIS hands over officer to police in ammunition trafficking investigation

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has confirmed the arrest of one of its officers in connection with an ongoing ammunition trafficking investigation by the...

Tanoso chiefs urge government to intensify fight against illegal mining

Traditional leaders of Tanoso in the Tano North District of the Ahafo Region have appealed to the government to step up efforts to combat...

Education Minister inaugurates Governing Board of Ghana Scholarships Authority

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has inaugurated the Governing Board of the Ghana Scholarships Authority, established under Act 1149 and approved by President...

GIS arrests 11 foreign Nationals for counterfeiting and cyber fraud in Tuba

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested 11 foreign nationals for alleged involvement in counterfeit currency printing and cyber fraud at a residential apartment...

Prosper Tachie elected new GNAT President at national delegates conference

Prosper Tachie, a teacher at T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (SHS), has been elected President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), defeating...

IET–Ghana urges citizens to uphold constitutional values on Constitution Day

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET–Ghana) has joined the nation in commemorating Constitution Day, reflecting on the democratic values, freedoms, and governance...

Ghanaians divided over proposal for president to pay taxes

Some Ghanaians have expressed mixed reactions to a proposal by the Constitutional Review Consultative Committee (CRCC) for the Presidents of Ghana to pay taxes...

Prophet El-Bernard’s failed SRC prediction casts doubt on Kennedy Agyapong prophecy – Bawumia Campaign

The Campaign Manager for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Frederick Opare-Ansah, has questioned the credibility of Prophet El-Bernard’s political prophecies, citing a failed prediction...

Ken Agyapong set to sweep key regions in NPP flagbearer race – Campaign Director

The Kennedy Agyapong Campaign 2026 has expressed strong confidence of victory in several key regions ahead of the New Patriotic Party’s upcoming presidential primary. Speaking...

Kennedy Agyapong running issue-based, unity-focused campaign – Campaign aide

The team for Kennedy Agyapong in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer race has dismissed claims that he has attacked rival aspirants, describing such...

11 rooms destroyed in Abossey Okai fire – GNFS

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed that eleven single rooms were destroyed in a major domestic fire at Zaabu Zongo in the...

Health officials worry about continued increase in HIV infections in Ashanti Region

Health authorities in the Ashanti Region have expressed worry about the continuous increase in HIV infections among residents, despite various interventions to control the...

DVLA directs owners of vehicles registered before 2023 to digitize records

As part of the planned rollout of new vehicle license plates in 2026, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced that owners...

Shops, markets to close on Saturday for First National Sanitation Day Exercise in 2026

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that the first National Sanitation Day (NSD) exercise for 2026 will take place on Saturday, January 10,...

Man remanded for attempted murder of brother, sister-in-law over farm dispute

The Berekum Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Mr Osei Kofi Amoako, has remanded Emmanuel Yeboah into police custody over charges of attempted...

NASA halts spacewalk due to astronaut ‘medical concern’

NASA said on Wednesday it was postponing a spacewalk that was scheduled for Thursday, citing a “medical concern” with one of the crew members. The...

Another bus smuggling over 1000 ammunition to northern Ghana from Accra intercepted

Another bus smuggling over 1000 ammunition to northern Ghana from Accra has been intercepted by the police at the Asankare barrier in the Ashanti...

GNFS contains two separate fires in Accra without casualties

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, successfully contained two separate fire incidents in Accra without recording any casualties, following...

Shock as Apetenyinase Assembly Member found dead in his home

The Assembly Member for the Apetenyinase Electoral Area in the Asante Akyem North Municipal District, Hon. Dickson Kwabena Osei, has been found dead at...

Man, 25, drowns in abandoned galamsey pit at Bogyawe

A 25-year-old man has drowned in an abandoned illegal mining (galamsey) pit at Bogyawe in the Bekwai Municipal area of the Ashanti Region. The incident...

U.S. Immigration authorities detain Ken Ofori-Atta over visa status

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over issues relating to his immigration status, his lawyers...

Beginning the Year Right: Embrace wisdom, accountability for a productive year – Dr. William Okyere Frempong

Dr. William Okyere Frempong, Lead Coach at Rovermed Consult, has urged Ghanaians to embrace wisdom, accountability and effective life management as essential tools for...

Man arrested for allegedly killing girlfriend at Awutu Yamoah Nkwanta

A man believed to be in his late 30s has been arrested by the Awutu Jei-Krodua District Police Command for the alleged murder of...

Police hunt for nine suspects after Gomoa Wassa Gyasehene escapes assassination attempt

The Gomoa Dawurampong Divisional Police Command has launched a manhunt for nine suspects in connection with an alleged assassination attempt on the Gyasehene of...

Declining enrolment in local‑language courses threatens Ghana’s linguistic heritage, says Scholar

A senior lecturer at the Department of Language and Communication Science at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has sounded an alarm...

Kumasi residents laud street lighting revamp; call for vigilance

Residents in several parts of Greater Kumasi have commended the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and the Ministry of Energy for restoring streetlights on key...