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Majority Leader opposes parliamentary probe into cocaine bust, says security agencies should complete investigations

Majority Leader in Parliament, James Agalga, says a parliamentary investigation into the recent cocaine bust is unnecessary at this stage, arguing that law enforcement...

NCPTA challenges GES directive on PTA dues, cites High Court injunction

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTA) has clarified that a recent directive by the Ghana Education Service (GES) on the collection of Parent-Teacher...

Salomey Baffoe’s continued detention is a facade to divert attention from cocaine scandal – Jerry Shaib

The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, who is also a lawyer, has described the continued detention of Salomey Awiti Baffoe as...

Appiagyei appeals to First Lady, Vice President over detained nurse in Ghana Jollof case

Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei has appealed to First Lady Lordina Mahama and Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to intervene in the continued...

Francis Sosu doing well after GIMPA incident – MP’s office

Madina MP Francis-Xavier Sosu is doing well and has received the necessary medical attention following an incident during a speech at the Ghana Institute...

SHC gives occupants of its lands 21 days to regularise interests

The State Housing Company Limited (SHC) has commenced a nationwide audit and recovery exercise covering its lands and properties. The exercise, announced in a public...

Clement Opoku Gyamfi touts experience, national exposure in NPP youth organiser race

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Youth Organiser hopeful, Clement Opoku Gyamfi, has stated that his experience in public service and the corporate sector has...

Ghana Jollof case: Lawyer to appeal Salomey Baffoe’s bail refusal, petition Chief Justice

The defence team of Salomey Awiti Baffoe says it will appeal the High Court's refusal to grant her bail in the "Ghana Jollof" case. The...

Madina MP Francis Sosu slumps while delivering speech at GIMPA

Madina MP Francis-Xavier Sosu appeared to lose his balance and slump while delivering a speech at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration...

The Luckiest targets 50% stakeholder returns with GH₵5 million jackpot as Season 4 launches

The Luckiest, a seasonal game initiative operated in partnership with the National Lottery Authority (NLA) - Caritas Lottery, has launched its fourth season with...

Passengers, students stranded as flood takes over Gbeniyiri-Kalba roads

Flooding has disrupted movement along the Gbeniyiri-Kalba and Tuna-Kalba roads, leaving passengers, students and teachers stranded as rising floodwaters and collapsed bridges make parts...

‘No race is superior, no nation is inferior’ – Mahama warns against nativism, xenophobia

President John Dramani Mahama has warned against the dangers of xenophobia and other forms of discrimination as he reminded that every human being belongs...

Mahama demands permanent African seat on UN Security Council

President John Dramani Mahama has renewed Africa’s call for permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council, arguing that the continent’s continued exclusion undermines...

IVF drama: Couple claims clinic used wrong sperm after DNA test shows husband is not biological father

A Florida couple has sued a fertility clinic after a DNA test revealed that the husband is not the biological father of their daughter,...

Education in emergencies: Stakeholders seek innovative solutions for children in conflict areas

Director of Associates for Change, Dr Leslie Casely-Hayford, has called for innovative and affordable approaches to ensure children in conflict and emergency situations continue...

Ghana to host high-level conference on education in emergencies

Ghana is set to host the second high-level conference on Scaling Education Initiatives in Emergencies in West Africa, bringing together researchers, innovators, financiers and...

Manhyia South NPP condemns alleged botched EOCO arrest attempt on MP

The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Manhyia South Constituency has condemned what it calls a botched attempt by the Economic...

Mpraeso taxi drivers reject 8% fare hike as inadequate amid rising operating costs

Taxi drivers in Mpraeso in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region have expressed dissatisfaction with the newly announced eight percent increase in...

Missing phone dealer Terry Dinero found dead

Phone dealer Nana Yaw Kyere, popularly known as Terry or Dinero, has been found dead days after he was reported missing following a suspected...

‘I stopped going to the gym because of triggers’ – Matilda Amissah-Arthur opens up on husband’s death

For years, the gym was more than just a place to exercise for former Second Lady Matilda Amissah-Arthur. It had become a painful reminder of...

DVLA clarifies penalties for late renewal of driver’s licences

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has clarified the legal basis for delinquency charges imposed on motorists who fail to renew their driver’s...

‘He’s not late, he’s dead’ – Matilda Amissah-Arthur questions Ghana’s language around death

Former Second Lady Matilda Amissah-Arthur has questioned the way Ghanaians speak about death, arguing that the reluctance to use direct language can make it...

Kpandai MP commends Basare Youth Association for inaugural national congress

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Mathew Nyindam, has commended the Basare Youth Association for organising its inaugural national congress in Kpandai. He said the...

Mahama calls for urgent reforms in global governance, financial system

President John Dramani Mahama has called for major reforms in global governance and the international financial architecture, arguing that existing systems continue to disadvantage...

Ghana Jollof case: High Court refuses Salomey Baffoe’s bail application

The Accra High Court has refused a bail application filed by senior nursing officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe, who is facing a charge of abetment...

NDF engages Ahafo stakeholders to strengthen fight against illegal mining and protect forests, water bodies

Nature and Development Foundation (NDF) has engaged stakeholders in the Ahafo Region to map out strategies to protect forest reserves and water bodies against...

Teshie residents turn to wastewater as desalination plant shutdown deepens water crisis

Residents in Teshie and surrounding communities are facing a worsening water crisis, with some households now resorting to wastewater from the abandoned desalination plant...

Gold-driven cedi datability masking deep structural fragility – IERRP warns

The Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP) has cautioned the Bank of Ghana and fiscal managers against over-reliance on record-high global gold...

Majority blames drug trafficking crisis on NACOC’s under-resourcing

The Majority in Parliament has linked Ghana’s current difficulties in combating narcotics trafficking to what it describes as years of inadequate funding, staffing, and...

He took fees above legal limit – Inusah Fuseini alleges in Manhyia South MP’s case

Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has alleged that Manhyia South MP and lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah took legal fees above the allowable...

‘Gov’t doesn’t understand our plight; 8% fare hike too small’ – Kumasi drivers

Commercial transport operators in Kumasi have rejected the proposed 8% increase in transport fares, describing it as inadequate to meet the rising cost of...

COCOBOD engages international trading partners ahead of 2026/27 cocoa season

The Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Dr. Ransford Abbey, and his Deputy in charge of Finance & Administration, Ato Boateng, have held a strategic engagement...

EOCO must understand constitutional protection for MPs – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has urged the leadership of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to have a clear understanding of the...

‘It was very dangerous; a lot could have gone bad’ – Lawyer on EOCO official’s conduct in botched arrest of Manhyia South MP

Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has described the attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah by an Economic and Organised Crime...

‘No citizen is obliged to honour invitation from an investigative body’ Francis Sosu condemns attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP

Madina MP Francis-Xavier Sosu has challenged the Economic and Organised Crime Office’s (EOCO) justification for its attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei...

Accra-Kumasi Expressway: Former MP commends GAF, says they should have taken full charge of project

Former Amenfi Central MP Peter Kwakye Ackah has praised the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for the progress made on the clearance works for the...

Jomoro MP introduces One Million Coders programme in constituency

The Member of Parliament for Jomoro in the Western Region, Dorcas Affo Toffey, has introduced the government’s One Million Coders Programme in the constituency. This...

“Why engage someone else if you wanted Manhyia South MP?” – Lawyer asks EOCO

Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has questioned why the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) engaged the senior partner of a law firm and...

Oti GPRTU rejects 8% fare increment, insists on 30%

The Nkwanta South branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) in the Oti Region has rejected the government’s approved 8% increase in...

KNUST hosts Nyansapo Photonics School, commissions GPOL to boost research and innovation

The international photonics training school, "NYANSAPƆ," aimed at providing world-class hands-on optics training to students in Ghana and the wider African region, has been...