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Mahama assents to Legal Education Reform Bill

President John Dramani Mahama has signed the Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025 into law, paving the way for major changes in Ghana’s legal education...

Court adjourns case involving Agya Koo’s Base Movement to May 15

Veteran Ghanaian actor Alexander Kofi Adu has disclosed that the ongoing court case involving The Base Movement and The Base Ghana First LBG has...

Two arrested over Bolgatanga-Walewale robberies as police hunt accomplices

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two men suspected to be behind a series of armed robbery attacks in the Bolgatanga municipality and along...

GMFT Administrator announces June 2026 rollout for MahamaCares patient support programme

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Adwoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has announced that the nationwide Patient Support Programme under the MahamaCares Initiative will...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund announces nationwide hospital network for MahamaCares Programme

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Adwoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has announced that the MahamaCares Patient Support Programme will initially operate through 29...

GMTF Administrator Obuobia Darko-Opoku announces construction of 3 Cardiology centres

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Adwoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has announced plans to establish three state-of-the-art cardiology centres at the Korle Bu...

GMTF Administrator announces GH¢36.2m investment in specialist healthcare training

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Adwoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has announced a GHS 36.2 million investment in specialist healthcare training to strengthen...

Three arrested over suspected narcotics, GH¢100,000 bribery attempt in Eastern Region

The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects following an intelligence-led operation that uncovered 1,600 parcels of suspected Indian hemp and an alleged...

Four dead, others injured in Accra–Kumasi highway accident

Four people have died following a fatal road accident at Odumasi on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality. The incident occurred on...

Pat Thomas thrills mothers at Adom TV Ena Pa Ye 2026 celebration

Legendary highlife musician Pat Thomas joined mothers on the dance floor at the Adom TV Ena Pa Ye 2026 celebration as patrons enjoyed an...

GIS, UNFPA launch major drive against gender-based violence and sexual abuse

The Ghana Immigration Service, in line with its commitment to maintaining zero tolerance for Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH), has...

We are not extravagant – Roads Minister denies ‘long convoy’ allegations during road tour

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has dismissed claims that he travels with an excessively large convoy during official inspections, insisting...

Okaikwei Central NPP executive allegedly assaulted after election meeting

The 1st Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Okaikwei Central Constituency, Alhaji Harruna Rafik, has alleged that he was violently...

Minister warns premix fuel operators against price hikes in Yeji

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emilia Arthur, has cautioned premix fuel and landing beach operators in Yeji against selling premix fuel above...

Gov’t explores egg powder production to tackle glut

The government is exploring plans to process excess eggs into powder and other alternative products as part of efforts to address recurring gluts in...

Christian Council backs Catholic Bishops’ condemnation of Karnival Kingdom Festival

The Christian Council of Ghana has expressed support for the position taken by the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference over concerns regarding events that took...

DANNYAME supports over 2,000 widows and vulnerable women with NHIS registration and clothing

Philanthropist and entrepreneur, Daniel Nyame, popularly known as DANNYAME, has sponsored the registration and renewal of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) memberships for more...

Lightning kills one, injures six during funeral rites at Pai-Katanga

A 32-year-old man, Felix Yaw, has died and six others sustaining injuries after lightning struck during funeral rites at Pai-Katanga in the Krachi East...

GRNMA, Midwives Society call for urgent action on midwife shortage

Ghana is grappling with a severe shortage of midwives, mirroring a global crisis that requires nearly one million more midwives to ensure safe childbirth. The...

Chiefs optimistic Bediako–Kasapin road project will be completed on time

Chiefs in Kasapin in the Ahafo Region have expressed optimism that the ongoing Bediako–Kasapin road project will be completed on schedule to address the...

Asunafo North exam officer confirms 24 candidates absent from BECE

The Ghana Education Service (GES) Examination Officer for Asunafo North in the Ahafo Region, Isaac Siaw, has confirmed that 24 candidates absented themselves from...

Minister cuts sod for 24-Hour Economy Market in Kassena-Nankana West

Akamugri Donatus Atanga, the Upper East Regional Minister, has cut the sod for the construction of a 24-Hour Economy Market at Nania in the...

GIMPA sets stage for National Innovation Drive ahead of Tech Fair and Industry Showcase 2026

The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration), through its School of Technology and Social Sciences (SOTSS),...

AI is reshaping public life and administration – COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa

The Technical Advisor to the Minister of the Interior, Commissioner of Police (COP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has underscored the growing importance of artificial...

Gold Fields’ spat with Engineers & Planners Co. heads for arbitration

A $740 million dispute between Gold Fields Ltd. and a mining contractor in Ghana will be fought out in arbitration. The Johannesburg-listed gold producer said...

Weeds take over multi-million 1D1F starch factory in Assin South

Overgrown weeds and grass have completely overtaken over the One District One Factory (1D1F) starch processing facility at Kyekyewere in the Assin South District...

Unknown armed men vandalise NDC party office at Awiaso Junction in Ellembelle District

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Ellembelle has condemned acts of vandalism by unknown assailants who destroyed a new NDC party office under construction at Awiaso junction in the Ellembelle District.   According to Joseph Armah Agyekum, apart from the...

Police retrieve 1,400 rounds of ammunition hidden at Bolgatanga mechanic workshop

The Ghana Police Service has retrieved a large cache of ammunition concealed at a mechanic workshop near the Assemblies of God Church in Bolgatanga...

National Teaching Council reveals over 42,000 teachers in Ghana are unqualified

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has disclosed that more than 42,000 teachers currently working in basic and senior high schools across Ghana do not...

ECG commissions 37 new transformers to improve power supply in Greater Kumasi Metropolis

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), under its Ashanti West operational zone, has installed and commissioned new transformers to enhance power supply within the...

2026 WC: Ex-Kotoko chairman Herbert Mensah questions Black Stars’ readiness

Former Asante Kotoko chairman Herbert Mensah has expressed doubts about the preparedness and quality of the Black Stars ahead of the 2026 FIFA World...

Analysis: Why the Ewoyaa lithium project still appears stalled after ratification

Parliament’s ratification of Ghana’s first lithium mining lease was expected to trigger visible activity at Ewoyaa. Yet weeks later, the site still appears largely...

28 Ghanaian trafficking victims rescued and repatriated from Côte d’Ivoire

Twenty-eight Ghanaian nationals, mostly young people, who fell victim to a sophisticated human trafficking network in Côte d’Ivoire have been rescued and repatriated to...

Police disrupt NPP polling station election in Bunkpurugu over attempts to defy court injunction

Tensions escalated on Sunday among members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bunkpurugu Constituency in the North East region after constituency executives...

I’ve still not seen Atta-Mills’ autopsy report – Koku Anyidoho

Former Head of Communications at the Presidency under the late John Evans Atta Mills, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, says he still does not know the...

You cannot celebrate mothers while the girl child is under attack — PNP warns

The People’s National Party (PNP) has raised concerns over increasing cases of sexual abuse against girls, warning that Ghana cannot meaningfully celebrate mothers while...

Ayanfuri Mmratehene dies after accidentally shooting himself during funeral dance

The Ayanfuri community in the Upper Denkyira West District has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of the Mmratehene of the Ayanfuri...

Respect customary laws – Accra Mayor to religious bodies over ban on noise-making

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has appealed to residents, religious bodies, traditional groups and the general public to strictly comply with the...

Nurses, teachers, doctors to get 15-20 years cedi denominated mortgages for new low-cost houses – Mahama

A new "low-cost housing scheme" for public sector workers is being implemented in partnership with Organised Labour and financial institutions, President John Dramani Mahama...

Ghana Publishing Company records ¢16.9m profit in 2025, more than six times 2024 performance

The Ghana Publishing Company Limited has released its financial statements for the 2025 financial year, with figures showing a sharp improvement in the company’s...