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Bolgatanga Technical Institute final year male students removed from campus over planned protest

All final year male students of the Bolgatanga Technical Institute (BOTECH) have been asked to vacate the school campus following intelligence gathered by the...

GNFS receives Mercedes-Benz fire tender donation from UK-based Fire Aid

The Ghana National Fire Service has received a Mercedes-Benz fire tender and other essential firefighting equipment from UK-based Fire Aid and International Development to...

Six ‘fake’ national security operatives arrested in Agona Swedru

Six men have been arrested in the Central Region for allegedly impersonating National Security operatives after they reportedly stormed a manufacturing company in Agona...

Renowned preacher Danny Boateng Kusi passes on

The Christian community in Ghana is mourning the reported passing of renowned youth preacher Danny Boateng Kusi following a sudden medical emergency. According to sources...

One collapses and dies as Police arrest robbery suspects in Bolgatanga

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four suspected armed robbers following an intelligence-led operation in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. The suspects have been...

Charles Amissah’s death: No health worker should be used as scapegoat – GMA [Audio] 

The President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Ernest Yorke, has cautioned against making doctors and nurses scapegoats following the release of the...

A Silent Epidemic: Ambulance Service CEO, Provost of CHS-KNUST warn of escalating injury toll

Experts are warning of an escalating injury crisis in Ghana, with road crash injuries costing the country an estimated 8.2% of its Gross Domestic...

Young man apologises after controversial video targeting security personnel goes viral

A young Ghanaian man has apologised to security agencies, including the military and police, after a video in which he allegedly threatened security personnel...

The process must be fair, just and equitable – GMA on disciplinary action over committee’s report on Charles Amissah’s death [Listen]

The President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called for a broader national conversation on the circumstances surrounding the death of engineer Charles...

Young Ghanaian author channels book sales into community water project

A young Ghanaian author and social impact advocate, Gido Napogbong, is leveraging proceeds from his book to address water insecurity in an underserved community...

Committee that probed Charles Amissah’s death to appear before Parliament [Audio]

The Chairman of Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane, says the committee will meet the three-member investigative team that probed the circumstances surrounding...

Abunyanya Assemblyman commissions community library to boost education

Alhassan Abubakari, the Assembly Member for the Abunyanya Electoral Area in the Nkwanta North District, has commissioned a new community library aimed at strengthening...

Ghana, UAE deepen energy partnership as Mahama meets Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed

President John Dramani Mahama and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, have agreed to strengthen strategic cooperation...

Charles Amissah death: Health Minister assures full implementation of Akosa Committee recommendations

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has assured the public that all recommendations contained in the Akosa Committee report into the death of...

Charles Amissah’s family welcomes committee’s report on his death [Audio]

The family of the late engineer Charles Amissah has expressed satisfaction with the findings of the investigative committee that examined the circumstances surrounding his...

Ahafo timber operators sensitised on CARs to curb illegalities in industry

Timber operators and regulatory institutions in the Ahafo Region have undergone sensitisation on Corrective Action Requests (CARs) as part of efforts to curb illegalities...

Three arrested in connection with robbery on Yeji-Kumasi Highway

The Ghana Police Service, through its Anti-Armed Robbery Surveillance Unit, has arrested three suspects in connection with a robbery incident at Parambo Sewaba, a...

Never did I interfere in OSP’s work – Godfred Dame

Immediate past Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has defended his relationship with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), insisting he never interfered with...

Disinformation is a national security threat – Kwakye Ofosu concerned over fake news

Government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has warned that the growing spread of disinformation poses a serious threat to Ghana’s democracy, national security and public...

Fire Service urges homeowners to replace electrical wiring every 20 years

A Communication Team member of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), ADO1 Alex King Nartey, has advised homeowners to replace electrical wiring in their...

Establishment of ORAL was rushed, illegal – Suame MP

Suame Member of Parliament and Legal Counsel for the Minority Caucus, John Darko, has criticised the now-defunct Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) initiative, describing...

Ghana to pilot Africa’s continental digital trade corridor – Veep announces

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang Wednesday announced Ghana’s readiness to pilot a continental digital trade framework aimed at boosting cross-border digital transactions and...

Shocking and perplexing – Godfred Dame slams gov’t attempts to weaken OSP

Immediate past Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has strongly criticised moves by the current government which could weaken the Office of the Special Prosecutor...

Ghana petitions AU over xenophobic attacks on African nationals in South Africa

Ghana has formally petitioned the African Union (AU) to place the issue of xenophobic attacks against African nationals in South Africa on the agenda...

GES cautions schools against charging unauthorised fees from students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has warned schools across the country against charging unauthorised fees, stressing that no institution has been approved to impose...

19 supervisors and invigilators arrested for 2026 BECE malpractice

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has picked up 19 supervisors and invigilators in six regions for their alleged involvement in examination malpractice in...

Family of Charles Amissah launches foundation for emergency care reform

The sister of hit-and-run victim Charles Amissah, Dr Matilda Amissah, a Medical Doctor at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, has announced the establishment of...

Expose young people to courts and prisons to curb crime – Judge advocates

Justice Ernest Pascal Gemadzie, the Upper East Regional Supervising High Court Judge, has advocated for structured educational visits for young people to courts and...

GES releases 2026/27 academic calendar; BECE set for May 2027

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the approved academic calendar for the 2026/2027 academic year for basic schools across the country. The calendar, which...

Four burnt to death in head-on collision at Anyinasin Junction

Four people have died and one person is receiving treatment after a head-on collision between two vehicles led to a fire outbreak near Anyinasin...

Lack of ICT equipment hinders teaching at Kusease Basic School

Authorities of Kusease D/A Basic School in the Bosomefreho District of the Ashanti Region are calling for support to acquire computers to improve practical...

Sam George bags Master’s Degree from UK’s University of Law

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has graduated from The University of Law with a Master of Laws (LLM) in Professional Legal...

Man’s hand severed in cutlass clash at Akyem Nkwanum

A man is in critical condition after his hand was severed during a violent cutlass confrontation at Akyem Nkwanum New Market in the Eastern...

80-year-old woman goes missing after visiting farm at Pataboso

Residents of Pataboso in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region are in shock following the disappearance of an 80-year-old woman...

Wife of man killed over GH¢20 at Asuboa demands justice

The wife of a 31-year-old man allegedly killed over GH¢20 at Asuboa in the Asante Akyem South Municipality is demanding justice for her husband. Frimpomaa...

Charles Amissah’s death: Medical staff identified as committee recommends sanctions

A committee set up to investigate the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah has proposed sweeping disciplinary actions and far-reaching reforms to Ghana’s emergency...

Cost of Kumasi Central Market phase II soars to €305 million

The cost of completing the stalled Kumasi Central Market Phase Two project has risen to over €305 million, the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy...

Hospitals failed to triage Charles Amissah despite arrival alive — Committee

A committee set up to investigate the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah has found that multiple hospitals failed to properly triage and stabilise...

Housing and food prices drove April inflation – GSS

Rising housing and food prices were the main drivers of inflation in April 2026, according to new data released by the Ghana Statistical Service,...

Charles Amissah died from medical neglect, not trauma — Committee

A three-member committee investigating the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah has concluded that he died from medical neglect rather than the injuries he...