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National Peace Council seeks support after flood damages head office

The National Peace Council (NPC) has appealed to the government, development partners, corporate organisations and the general public to support efforts to restore its...

Ghana Congratulates U.S. on 250th Independence Anniversary, reaffirms strong bilateral ties

The Government of Ghana has congratulated the United States of America on the occasion of its 250th Independence Anniversary, reaffirming the enduring friendship and...

Godfred Dame raises concerns over arrest and detention of former NAFCO CEO

Former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame has raised serious concerns over the arrest and detention of his client, former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab. Speaking on Accra-based...

Deputy Minister advocates stronger collaboration in transport sector

The Deputy Minister for Transport, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has officially launched the J.K. Horgle Transport and Logistics Centre at the University of Professional Studies, Accra...

SHS heads advocate publication of disciplinary data to curb indiscipline in schools

Heads of Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the Central Region have advocated for a systematic collection and publication of disciplinary data inter-house in schools and classes to help schools spot...

Ghana Card for children: NIA begins registration at district offices in Oti, Volta regions

The National Identification Authority (NIA), effective today, July 6, 2026, has officially begun registration for Ghana Cards for children between the ages of 6...

Gift to the North: Karaga MP builds 6,000-capacity Mosque in Tamale

Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, Member of Parliament (MP) for Karaga Constituency and former Finance Minister, has built and commissioned a 6,000-capacity mosque in Tamale...

Sierra Leone President commiserates with Mahama on June 29 flood disaster

The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, on Friday paid a visit to Ghana to commiserate with President...

AMA Mayor equips health workers to strengthen post-flood community health services

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has presented medical supplies to the Health Directorate of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to support healthcare...

FDA cautions public against consuming food retrieved from floodwaters

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a strong warning to the public not to accept, consume, sell, or distribute any food or...

‘Degree to Nowhere’ – Adutwum questions relevance of some University programmes

Former Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has called for a comprehensive review of some university programmes in Ghana, warning that many graduates...

Stop speaking English to your children at home – Parents urged

A Professor of Computer Science at the University of Ghana, Isaac Wiafe, has called on Ghanaian parents to prioritise speaking their indigenous languages at...

Woman, 67, arrested with 13kg cocaine concealed in plantain peels

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandmother, Mrs Mary Barek, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 13 kilograms of...

Poor road conditions turn Kasoa–Mallam commute into four-hour ordeal

Motorists and commuters using the Kasoa–Mallam Highway, particularly the SCC–Old Barrier stretch and the Mallam Junction corridor, are enduring worsening traffic conditions that have...

Suspend new import verification programme now – FABAG appeals to Mahama

The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has made a direct appeal to President John Dramani Mahama to suspend the implementation of the...

Australia appoints Keara Shaw as new High Commissioner to Ghana

The Australian Government has named career diplomat Keara Shaw as its new High Commissioner to Ghana. Ms Shaw will also serve as Australia’s non-resident representative...

Woman found dead, mother unconscious with 12-year-old girl in critical condition at Effiduase

A 26-year-old woman has been found dead inside a container shop at the Effiduase Airport community in the New Juaben North Municipality of the...

Education Minister directs GTEC to withdraw directive on university lecturers’ post-retirement contracts

Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu has directed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to immediately withdraw its controversial letter on the retirement and post-retirement...

BoG injects $2.01bn into forex market as cedi records first monthly gain of 2026

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) injected $2.01 billion into the foreign exchange market in June 2026 to meet rising demand and support the stability...

Gov’t settles $700m Eurobond obligation

The Government of Ghana has fully paid off a US$700 million Eurobond obligation earlier than required. According to the Ministry of Finance, the payment was...

Interior Ministry issues flood alert for Greater Accra ahead of Monday rains

The Ministry of the Interior has urged residents of the Greater Accra region to remain vigilant after issuing an emergency weather alert warning of...

Education Minister warns university councils against interfering in management

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has cautioned governing councils of public universities against interfering in the day-to-day management of their institutions, warning that...

Revised curriculum to introduce AI, robotics and coding in basic schools – Education Minister

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that Ghana's revised national curriculum will introduce robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), coding and electronics at the...

Defamation law: Journalists can avoid liability by ticking the right boxes — Tanko Musah

A lawyer and lecturer at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC), Zakaria Tanko Musah, has reassured journalists that defamation law does not...

Northern and transition belts on alert – GMet predicts widespread thunderstorms

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has forecast thunderstorms and rain across parts of northern and transition Ghana today as an active rainstorm currently situated...

Fashion designer found dead, half-naked at Trom Dominion City in Koforidua

The lifeless body of a middle-aged man was discovered, Sunday morning, at Trom Dominion City, a developing community within the Adweso Town Electoral Area...

Police investigate viral video of alleged misconduct involving policewoman in Ashanti North

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into a viral video circulating on social media that allegedly captures misconduct involving a...

Rachel Appoh condemns A Plus over remarks to flood victims in Gomoa Central

Former Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Rachel Florence Appoh, has criticised the constituency's current MP, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus,...

Engineers open Kedzi-Azizadzi floodgate to reduce Keta Lagoon water levels

Engineers and technical experts have opened the Kedzi-Azizadzi floodgate at Havedzi in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region as part of efforts to...

Accra floods should serve as a warning; we need to change our attitude towards the environment – Okyenhene

Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin says the recent flooding in Accra must serve as a wake-up call for Ghanaians to change their attitude towards...

Residents appeal for shorter curfew to revive business in Nkwanta South

Residents of Nkwanta South in the Oti Region have called on the Minister for the Interior and other relevant stakeholders to review the current...

Boye Moses: Nkrumah’s trusted security officer, who was caged and paraded through Accra

A lot of things happened after the 1966 coup that saw the overthrow of Dr Kwame Nkrumah that are not usually heard of, and...

4-year-old boy swept away by river in Ga South

A four-year-old boy has been swept away by the River Adjei at Nurses Junction in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region,...

Ibrahim Mahama offers support to young Ghanaian AI innovator

Businessman and founder of Engineers and Planners, Ibrahim Mahama, has pledged to support the innovation journey of young Ghanaian technology developer, Naamgwinaa Samuel, whose...

Mahama congratulates US on 250th Independence anniversary, reaffirms strong bilateral ties

President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated the United States on the occasion of its 250th Independence anniversary, expressing confidence that the longstanding relationship between...

Melcom confirms warehouse fire at Tema Free Zones, no casualties recorded

Melcom Limited has confirmed that a fire broke out at one of its warehouse facilities in the Tema Free Zones Area, assuring the public...

Women urged to help fight against drug abuse

The Sunyani District Minister for the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Reverend Eric Ntow, has appealed to women to deepen efforts to help fight against...

Residents alarmed as deteriorating Densu River bridge threatens lives in Nyanoa

Residents of Nyanoa in the Upper West Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region are appealing to the government to urgently rehabilitate the deteriorating bridge...

Akyem Pameng Chief hands over renovated school block, ancillary facilities to community

The Chief of Akyem Pameng in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region, Barima Okoto Danso II, has commissioned and handed over a...

Lashibi robbery attempt turns deadly as mobile money vendor kills attacker

The Sakumono District Police Command has recovered GH¢140,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle after a robber was killed during an attack on a mobile...