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GALOP, Kpandai District Assembly hand over modern classroom block for Mfigmado School in Kpandai

A modern six-unit classroom block has been commissioned for the people of Mfigmado by amalgamated group in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region...

40 National Service Personnel complete military training at Michel Camp

Forty National Service Personnel posted to TDC Ghana Ltd for the 2025–2026 service year have completed a two-week Basic Military Orientation Programme at the...

Kumasi Street Art Project solely funded by private individuals – Ashantifest Coordinator

The Coordinator of the Ashanti Festival, Emmanuel Opoku Anane, has disclosed that the ongoing beautification of selected overpass and interchanges in Kumasi through street...

Mahama urges UN to declare slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’

President John Dramani Mahama has called on the United Nations General Assembly to adopt a landmark resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest...

Full text: Mahama’s speech at UN to commemorate International Day of Remembrance of victims of slavery

Madam President, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen Progress is made in steps. It’s the forward motion toward something better,...

Heath Goldfields denies claims of non-performance amid Bogoso protests

The Managing Director of Heath Goldfields, Patrick Appiah Mensah, has dismissed allegations that the company has failed to meet its investment and operational commitments...

NDC painted a picture that sole sourcing was a crime, discredited NPP – Kpandai MP

Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of previously using allegations around sole sourcing to discredit the...

Ibrahim Mahama, Police commander to meet IGP over alleged assault case

The Northern Regional Minister, Adolf John Ali, says diplomat and visual artist Ibrahim Mahama, along with the Regional Police Commander, are scheduled to meet...

Where do the V8s come in? — Sulemana Braimah slams gov’t over luxury spending on road contracts

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has raised concerns over the cost and nature of contracts awarded...

Galamsey: NAIMOS seizes 94 excavators, arrests 237

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) says it has made significant progress in its ongoing clampdown on illegal mining, with dozens of arrests...

We kept lights on without dumsor levy — NPP’s Awal Mohammed

A Communications Team Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Awal Mohammed, has defended the previous administration’s energy record, stating that it maintained stable...

Controller and Accountant-General releases 2026 salary payment schedule

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department has announced the official salary payment schedule for civil servants, Ghana Education Service staff, and other public sector workers...

PAC hearing halted over quorum as Chair seeks Speaker’s guidance

The sitting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was suspended about an hour and a half into its session due to a lack of...

NPP’s Awal Mohammed blames GH₵1 fuel levy for rising cost of living

A Communications Team Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Awal Mohammed, has criticised the government’s introduction of the GH₵1 fuel levy, describing it...

Show evidence of the 400 tenders — Sulemana Braimah dares Roads Minister [Listen]

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has called for greater transparency from the Ministry of Roads and...

NAIMOS reveals majority of galamsey arrests involve Chinese nationals

The Director of Operations at the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), Dominic Buah, has revealed that most arrests in the fight against illegal...

Ghana School of Law rolls out counselling support after student death

The Ghana School of Law (GSL) has introduced a structured counselling programme for students following the death of a PLC Part I student at...

ECOWAS Court admits late state defence in Gertrude Torkornoo human rights case

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has granted an application by Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem Sai to regularise a defence filed out of...

Fear grips Banka-Busuafise after one is shot dead, two beheaded in two weeks

Residents of Banka-Busuafise, a community near Ashalaja in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, are living in fear following a series...

Big Push will improve money circulation and boost purchasing power — Odike

Businessman and politician, Akwesi Addai Odike, says the current slowdown in market activity is due to low circulation of money in the economy. Speaking on...

Driver and mate injured in accident at Konongo

A cargo truck driver and a VIP bus mate have been injured in an accident at Konongo on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Ashanti...

We’re not out to disgrace or bring gov’t down – Sulemana Braimah on Big Push report

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, says the The Fourth Estate investigation into the government’s Big Push...

NAIMOS urges sustainable mining to tackle galamsey risks

The Director of Operations at the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), Dominic Buah, has stressed the need for sustainable mining practices to address...

Big Push contracts lack transparency — Kennedy Osei Nyarko raises concerns

Member of Parliament, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has raised concerns over what he describes as a lack of transparency in the awarding of contracts under...

Gold Fields confirms progress on Damang mine transition to government ownership

Gold Fields Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to Ghana while announcing steady progress in the transition of the Damang mine to government ownership. In a...

GoldBod engages small-scale miners in Kumasi

The GoldBod has held a stakeholder forum in Kumasi with small-scale miners as part of efforts to advance reforms in the gold trading sector...

Court adjourns injunction suit against Daddy Lumba’s memorial event

The Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Halimah El-Alawa Abdul Baasit, has adjourned a suit seeking to halt the planned celebration of life...

West Africa pushes regulatory harmonisation to scale up vaccine manufacturing

West African countries are deepening the use of regional regulatory frameworks to fast-track biomanufacturing and reduce dependence on imported vaccines. This was a key focus...

We’re all to blame for sole-sourcing — Kennedy Osei Nyarko

Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Roads and Transport Committee, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, says responsibility for the growing concerns...

‘This is just the beginning’ – Sulemana Braimah on Big Push exposé

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, says recent revelations by The Fourth Estate on the government’s Big...

MTN Ghana backs phased, digital SIM re-registration drive

Ghana’s leading telecom operator, MTN Ghana, is backing a phased, digitally coordinated SIM re-registration exercise as the government prepares for a fresh rollout aimed...

Participate in SIM re-registration exercise – Sam George urges Ghanaians

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has urged Ghanaians to fully participate in the upcoming SIM card re-registration exercise. Speaking...

Assemblies of God Ghana backs Mahama over honorary doctorate withdrawal

The Assemblies of God Ghana has expressed support for former President John Dramani Mahama following the decision by Lincoln University to withdraw an honorary...

₵50.9bn sole-sourced contracts in seven months unprecedented – Kennedy Osei Nyarko

Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Roads and Transport Committee, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has raised concerns over the scale...

ICS boss attacked in Bolgatanga during anti-dog and cat meat campaign

The Executive Director of the Institute of Community Sustainability, Eric Jerry Aidoo, has been attacked in Bolgatanga while leading a nationwide campaign against the...

Ahanta West: Assembly Member arrested over alleged involvement in galamsey

The Assembly Member for the Sese Electoral Area in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region, Samuel Doomson, has been arrested for alleged...

Act swiftly on climate and conflict risks – Local Gov’t Minister charges West African leaders

Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has called on West African countries to take urgent and coordinated action to address...

GES distances itself from viral recruitment notice, warns public

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a disclaimer, distancing itself from a recruitment notice circulating on social media and describing it as fake...

US is ‘normalising’ the erasure of black history, says Mahama in New York

President John Dramani Mahama, ​speaking in New York on Tuesday, criticised the U.S. administration for what he described as normalising the ‌erasure of Black...

Journalists trained to deepen scrutiny of Ghana’s Minerals Income Investment Fund

Journalists from leading Ghanaian media organisations have undergone a specialised media capacity training aimed at strengthening reporting, public education, and accountability coverage on...