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28-year-old woman found dead in Kasoa Peace Town in suspected sexual assault

A 28-year-old woman has been found dead at her family compound in Kasoa Peace Town in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central...

Mahama urges African governments to treat healthcare as an investment, not budget cost

President John Mahama has called for a major rethink of healthcare financing in Africa, urging governments and investors to treat the sector as an...

Air ambulance vanishes after taking off from Bermuda for Boston

US authorities have found debris from a medical transport aircraft that went missing with six people on board. The Federal Aviation Administration told the BBC...

NPP election: 8 participants suffer medical emergencies in Kumasi

Eight participants suffered medical emergencies during the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Conference and Election held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. The...

Fire tears through shops, residential properties in Koforidua

A late-night fire at Srodae in Koforidua has destroyed several shops and parts of residential properties, leaving a one-storey building severely damaged and sections...

Two unemployed men fined GH¢12,000 for stealing 

Two friends have been fined GHS 6,000.00 each by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region for...

Make cleanliness a daily habit beyond National Sanitation Day – Mayor urges traders

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has urged traders to make cleanliness a daily habit rather than treating sanitation as a responsibility reserved...

Fishing groups demand halt to reported offshore gold exploration

Fishing associations, coastal communities and civil society organisations have called on the government to immediately halt further progression of the reported offshore gold exploration...

GFA ordered to dissolve Black Stars technical team after Carlos Queiroz’s exit

The Ministry of Sports and Recreation has ordered a major overhaul of the technical team and management committee following the resignation of Carlos Queiroz...

Police restore calm at Larteh following Odwira festival disturbance

Calm has been restored at Larteh Ahenease in the Eastern Region after a heated confrontation between two factions disrupted celebrations during the Ahenease Odwira...

Meet the three newly elected NPP Vice Chairpersons

Kojo Fosu Boadu, popularly known as Kojo Bamba, has been elected First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following the party’s national...

Hawa Koomson elected NPP’s National Women’s Organiser

Former Awutu senya East MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson has been elected National Women’s Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). She defeated her sole contender,...

New NPP executives elected in Kumasi: See the full list of winners

John Boadu has been elected National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as delegates elected a new national executive at the party's delegates...

NPP retains Justin Kodua as General Secretary

Justin Frimpong Kodua has been re-elected General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), securing another term in office after a keenly contested election...

John Boadu elected National Chairman of NPP

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has been elected National Chairman at the National Delegates Conference in Kumasi putting...

Abanga Fuseini elected NPP National Youth Organiser

Abanga Fuseini Yakubu has been elected National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), securing victory in the party’s national executive elections held...

NPP Delagates Conference: Confusion rocks voting at Ashanti Region TESCON centre

Confusion erupted at the Ashanti Region TESCON polling area during the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) national delegates congress after some delegates struggled to locate...

NPP Bosome Freho Constituency Chairman reportedly arrested at National Delegates Conference

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, Patrick Kwaku Frimpong, has reportedly been arrested by the Ghana...

Nana Abena Etruba I honoured at historic homecoming celebrating Anlo and Gomoa cultural unity

In a historic gathering of culture, traditional unity, and advocacy, the Anlo Royal Heritage has welcomed Nana Abena Etruba I (The Woman King), Benkumhene...

‘Ken Ofori-Atta will return to Ghana in his own good time’ – Frank Davies

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, Frank Davies, has defended former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta amid questions...

Ghana gaining notoriety for drugs; arresting couriers not enough – Bawumia tells gov’t

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called on the government to identify those financing and organising cocaine shipments linked to Ghana,...

Fibre cuts disrupt Telecel services for over 72,000 subscribers

More than 72,000 Telecel Ghana subscribers across parts of the Central Region are experiencing service disruptions following two fibre cuts along the Accra–Winneba and...

MoH announces mop-up recruitment for 465 nursing and pharmacy vacancies

The Ministry of Health has announced a nationwide mop-up recruitment exercise to fill 465 vacancies for nurses and pharmacy professionals after some applicants reportedly...

Three injured in stampede at NPP National Delegates Conference

Three people have been rushed to the Kumasi South Hospital for treatment after a stampede at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Delegates Conference...

Sammy Crabbe outlines reasons behind alliance with John Boadu

Chairmanship aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Crabbe, has clarified that his decision to align with fellow aspirant John Boadu ahead of...

‘NDC running into opposition like Usain Bolt’ – Sammy Awuku

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammy Awuku, has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of undermining its own political fortunes, warning...

NACOC begins pre-screening checks at Accra International Airport

Ghana Airports Company Limited has announced that pre-screening checks by the Narcotics Control Commission are now being conducted at the entrance to the Departure...

Bawumia calls for public parliamentary probe into drug trafficking concerns

Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for a bipartisan parliamentary investigation into concerns over drug...

‘Justice has prevailed’ – Atta Akyea reacts to Baffour Awuah’s GH¢10m bail

Samuel Atta Akyea, lawyer for Manhyia South Member of Parliament Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, says justice has prevailed following the court’s decision to grant...

“I’ll have no honour if your arrears are not paid by October 30,” Haruna Iddrisu tells teachers

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has renewed his appeal to teacher unions to call off their ongoing strike, assuring teachers that government is committed to...

SSNIT outlines plans to transform Labadi beachfront into tourism hub

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says the redevelopment of the beachfront adjoining Labadi Beach Hotel and La Palm Royal Beach is...

Top 10 fashion looks that stole the show at Adom FM Y2K Jam

The La Palm Dome at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel was transformed into a colourful throwback playground on October 2 as music lovers...

Baffour Awuah thanks Ghanaians after bail, calls case a ‘witch hunt’

Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has said he was in very good spirits throughout his detention, and thanked Ghanaians for their support...

Baffour Awuah’s detention is about showing him where power lies after resisting EOCO’s ‘unlawful arrest’ – Oppong Nkrumah

Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the detention of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah is aimed at showing him...

Investigations, arrests aimed at silencing opposition MPs – Ahmed Shaib

Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has accused the government of using investigations and arrests involving opposition MPs to intimidate them and...

Firefighters battle blaze behind Amasaman China Mall

4 fire tenders from Amasaman, Ablemkpe, Madina and the national headquarters of the Ghana National Fire Service have been deployed to put out a...

Baffour Awuah granted GH¢10m bail with two sureties

The High Court has granted Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah GH¢10 million bail with two sureties, ruling that he cannot be considered...

Baffour Awuah’s lawyers push for self-recognisance bail as MP heads to court

Lawyers for the Manhyia South MP, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, will ask for self-recognisance bail when his case comes before a court today, Saturday,...

I’ve no interest in outcome of NPP national elections; I believe Bawumia will win in 2028 – NAPO

Former Energy Minister and former running mate to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the 2024 presidential election, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has said he has...

Mahama calls for removal of barriers to boost Africa’s pharmaceutical industry

President John Dramani Mahama has called for the removal of regulatory and financial barriers that continue to hinder the development of integrated health and...