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Krachi West MCE seeks support for $6.7m water treatment facility from Oti River as water crisis deepens  

Residents of Kadentwe, a farming community in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region, are living through a prolonged water crisis despite being...

Shocking: Man caught on CCTV after poisoning coworker for 18 months [Video]

A California chemical engineer who pleaded no contest to poisoning a colleague was putting cadmium in her water bottle, new video shows. David Xu, a metallurgist at...

Mahama commends police over decline in unresolved murders, highway robberies

President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Ghana Police Service for its efforts to improve public safety, citing a reduction in unresolved murder cases...

GoldBod targets to surpass 2025 gold exports, boost forex earnings

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, says the institution is on course to meet or exceed its 2025...

Mahama directs GH¢300m allocation for 250 new police apartments

President John Dramani Mahama has directed Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson to make provision for GH¢300 million in the 2027 Budget to construct 250...

Wontumi pleads not guilty to amended charges in EXIM Bank case

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has pleaded not guilty to amended charges in...

Mahama commissions new 85-bed ward complex at Police Hospital

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned an 85-bed ward complex at the Ghana Police Hospital in Accra as part of efforts to expand the...

What to know about 43-year-old new Deputy EC Chair Emelia Afi Agbenyo

At 43, Emelia Afi Agbenyo has taken up one of the key positions in Ghana’s electoral administration, bringing years of experience in public sector...

Bechem meat processing factory 50% complete, set for March 2027 completion – Kwakye Ofosu

The 6,000-chicken-per-hour meat processing factory being developed in Bechem by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has reached 50% completion, Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye...

Money-driven elections fuelling corruption – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has warned that the growing influence of money in Ghana's elections is fuelling corruption, calling for efforts to prevent financial...

Excessive borrowing ‘cracked’ Ghana’s economy under Akufo-Addo – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has blamed excessive borrowing under former President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration for Ghana’s economic difficulties. He criticised the previous government’s management of...

Asah-Asante urges non-partisan appointments to EC amid concerns over Afi Agbenyo

A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Asah-Asante, has stressed the need for impartiality and nonpartisanship in appointments to the Electoral...

GoldBod must be more accountable to Ghanaians – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has called for stronger accountability at the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), citing the scale of funds involved in its operations...

One injured in fire outbreak at Atasemanso in Kumasi (Photos)

A fire outbreak has destroyed four container shops and two rooms at Atasemanso in Kumasi, leaving one person injured and a pregnant woman homeless. The...

Education Minister proposes 5 to 10% annual rent increase cap for public universities

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has proposed a mechanism to guide annual increases in accommodation charges at public universities, suggesting that adjustments could be linked...

61 health workers depart for Grenada under Labour Export Programme

The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment has sent 61 health workers to Grenada under the government's Labour Export Programme. The short send-off ceremony was...

Taviefe-Deme, Sreme renew unity through Yam Festival

The twin communities of Taviefe-Deme and Sreme in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region have renewed their commitment to unity and development with...

GES opens reposting applications for staff returning from study leave

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has opened applications for the reposting of staff who were granted study leave with pay and successfully completed their...

Education Minister inaugurates National Defence University Governing Council, announces $25m seed funding

Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has inaugurated the 15-member Governing Council of the National Defence University (NDU), announcing US$25 million in government seed...

14-year-old girl dies after reportedly setting herself ablaze at Mpraeso Amanfrom

A 14-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil, Keziah Mirekua, has died after reportedly setting herself ablaze at a school park in Mpraeso Amanfrom in...

Multimedia Group’s Raymond Nii Doodo Larbie called to the Ghana Bar, seeks to combine HR practice with law

Raymond Nii Doodo Larbie, the Human Resource (HR) Shared Services Manager at Multimedia Group Limited (MGL), has been called to the Ghana Bar after...

Ghana’s rising mental health cases reflect improved detection – Mental Health Authority CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Eugene K. Dordoye, has attributed the growing number of reported mental health cases in...

No disability access, no building permit – KMA boss declares

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has admitted that most public infrastructure in the metropolis, including his...

Asantehene to lead environmental restoration effort at Jimi Land Reclamation Site

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will undertake a royal visit to the Jimi Land Reclamation and River Watercourse Rehabilitation Project near Obuasi on...

Assemblies of God pastors must resign before entering partisan politics – Rev. Wengam

General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam has said that the church requires pastors who wish to actively participate in...

Social rejection remains a challenge for ex-convicts – Ghana Prisons Service

The Ghana Prisons Service says the rate of former inmates returning to prison is low but warns that social rejection and limited acceptance remain...

I didn’t find the basis, but I carried the cross – Pius Hadzide on Australia visa scandal

Former Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide has challenged the description of the 2018 Australia visa affair as a scandal. He says no one...

IET-GH signs MOU with Sino-Africa Union Education Institute to expand study opportunities in China for Ghanaian engineering students

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Sino-Africa Union Education Institute (SAUEI) to...

Akandoh champions Ghana’s health sovereignty at World Health Summit

Ghana’s Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has called for a new approach to global health governance, insisting that countries must take the lead...

Visa scandal: Signed letters, money admissions put Kofi Adams and Ampofo Ankrah under scrutiny – Pius Hadzide

Former Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide says signed letters and admissions of payment provide grounds for the NPP’s criticism of Sports Minister Kofi...

Ghana launches new legal frameworks to strengthen social protection and gender equity

Ghana has launched three legal instruments aimed at strengthening social protection and promoting gender equity, with Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang calling for...

Ghana’s motto is ‘When you touch one Ghanaian, you touch all of us’ – Ablakwa

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the government’s swift evacuation of Ghanaians who felt unsafe in South Africa amid xenophobic attacks...

Items worth over GH¢43k destroyed in vulcanizing shop fire at Begoro

A fire at a vulcanizing shop near the Old ECG Office at Begoro Roundabout has destroyed a wooden structure, tyres and equipment, causing an...

DVLA to run 24-hour services in Kumasi and Takoradi from January 2027

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will start 24-hour services at its Kumasi and Takoradi offices in January 2027. The Chief Executive Officer, Julius...

Ablakwa urges Africans not to view immigrants as threat to national progress

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged African countries to view immigrants as contributors to national development rather than threats to...

FDA destroys 40ft container of unhygienic diapers imported from Spain

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with other security and regulatory agencies, has supervised the disposal of a 40-foot container of non-compliant...

Foreign Affairs Ministry inaugurates committees to strengthen Ghana’s ECOWAS engagement

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has inaugurated the ECOWAS Community Levy and Finance Committee (CLFC) and the ECOWAS Sector Programme Committee (SPC) as part...

Weinglo Family International hosts Smash the Stigma 2026 tennis rally to promote mental health awareness

Weinglo Family International has held the second edition of its Smash the Stigma – Rally for Mental Health, bringing together about 150 participants, eight...

87-year-old man jailed for defiling 9-year-old girl at Ofankor

An 87-year-old man, identified as Yaw Gahornu, has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour after being convicted of defiling a nine-year-old...

Asogli State hails GMTF as laudable healthcare initiative

The Asogli State has described the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), popularly known as Mahama Cares, as a laudable initiative with the potential to...