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Adu-Boahene trial put on hold pending Supreme Court decision on legal vacation

The Accra High Court has adjourned the trial of former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, to August...

Volta Regional Minister calls for stronger Ghana-Namibia economic ties

Volta Regional Minister James Gunu has called for stronger economic, educational, cultural, and people-to-people relations between Ghana and Namibia. According to him, the historical bonds...

The cheating has been there for too long, we’re not happy – GAUA says amidst strike

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) says it expects concrete action from government to address its concerns, warning that it will not consider...

Asutifi North Assembly distributes 1,500 bags of fertilizer to 500 farmers

The Asutifi North District Assembly in the Ahafo Region has commenced the distribution of 1,500 bags of fertilizer to 500 farmers to support agricultural...

Sunyani Paramount Chief warns chiefs over sale of cemetery lands

The Paramount Chief of the Sunyani Traditional Area, Odeefour Ogyeamansan Boahen Korkor II, has warned divisional and sub-chiefs against the unauthorised sale and encroachment...

Ahafo NPP will unite for 2028 elections – Former Asutifi North MP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ahafo Region will present a united front in the 2028 general elections to help the party regain...

14 arrested for cultivating and distributing ‘wee’ at Daliga

Police in the Upper East region have arrested 14 people on suspicion of cultivating and distributing narcotic drugs at Daliga in the Nabdam...

Galamsey threatens fish farming in Ghana – Fisheries Commission warns

The Fisheries Commission has raised concerns over the growing impact of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, on fish farming and aquaculture in Ghana. The...

KMA donates 400 recycled plastic desks to SHSs as part of wooden furniture phase-out

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has donated 400 mono metal-recycled plastic desks to four senior high schools in the Kumasi Metropolis as part of...

FDA cautions against use of chemicals for plantain ripening

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned traders and the general public against the indiscriminate use of chemicals to accelerate the ripening of...

Agotime Konor appeals for completion of district hospital, improved water supply

The Konor and President of the Agotime Traditional Council, Nene Nuer Keteku IV, has appealed to the government to prioritise the completion of the...

FDA warns against sale of cleaned, repackaged flood-damaged food and beverages

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public against purchasing food and beverages that were affected by the recent floods and subsequently...

Small Arms Commission intercepts 50,000 AA cartridges in Upper West

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) has seized 50,000 rounds of AA cartridges in the Upper West Region as part...

Tanker drivers in Ashanti and other regions begin 3-day sit-down strike over faulty fuel meters

Tanker drivers in the Ashanti, Bono, Ahafo and Western North Regions have begun a three-day sit-down strike over alleged inaccuracies in fuel measuring meters...

Adansi North Health Directorate staff embark on sit-down strike over alleged land encroachment

Staff of the Adansi North Health Directorate in the Ashanti Region have embarked on a sit-down strike over what they describe as an alleged...

Residents take to streets over deplorable Dome-Kwabenya–Kitase road

Hundreds of residents from Dome-Kwabenya, Comet, Berekuso, Agyementi and Kitase have staged a peaceful demonstration to demand the immediate rehabilitation and completion of the...

GoldBod secures 30% of large-scale gold output for strategic reserves

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), led by its Chief Executive Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, has joined the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Lands and...

Ashaiman power line repairs: GRIDCo announces next phase

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has completed the first phase of repair works on the Ashaiman section of the 161kV Tema-Achimota transmission line. The...

Ghanaians have no idea how much foreigners make from galamsey – Archbishop Duncan-Williams

The General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, says many Ghanaians are unaware of the enormous sums of money some foreign nationals...

Egyapa Mercer donates hairdryers to graduating hairdressers in Sekondi

Former Sekondi Member of Parliament Andrew Egyapa Mercer has donated 10 hairdryers to the 2026 graduating hairdressing class in the Sekondi Constituency as part...

Duncan-Williams urges Church to educate Ghanaians on dangers of galamsey and gold smuggling

The General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, says the Church has a responsibility to educate Ghanaians about the environmental and social...

Two arrested over alleged disappearance of late Kasoa Odupong Ofaakor’s body

Two persons have been arrested by the Homicide Unit of the Ghana Police Service in connection with the alleged disappearance of the body of...

‘If you want to imprison me over my friendship with Bawumia, go ahead’ – Rev. Kusi Boateng

The Founder and Leader of Power Chapel Worldwide, Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, says he is prepared to face imprisonment rather than distance himself from...

Mahama announces referendum on proposed constitutional amendments in 2027

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to hold a national referendum on proposed constitutional amendments alongside the 2027 District Assembly Elections. He made the...

Amadukrom: 33-year-old farmer found dead after failing to return from farm

A 33-year-old farmer, identified as Johnson Yeboah, has been found dead on his cocoa farm at Amadukrom in the Dormaa West District of the...

UHAS suspends semester exams over administrative, logistical issues

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) has suspended its ongoing End-of-Second-Semester Examinations for the 2025/2026 academic year with immediate effect. The suspension was...

Petrol prices to drop today with diesel up in mixed pump price review

Petrol prices are expected to fall while diesel prices could rise from today, August 17, in a mixed review of petroleum prices at the...

Fire destroys wooden structures at Tantra Hill

At least 10 wooden structures have been destroyed by fire at the Golden Door area of Tantra Hill in Accra. The fire broke out on...

Two dead in a road crash at Assin Fosu

Two people have died and several others sustained injuries following a head-on collision involving a Metro Mass Transit bus and a Toyota Sienta near...

One dead, eight injured in accident on Kasoa-Winneba road

One person has died and eight others sustained injuries after a water tanker collided head-on with a Toyota Voxy at Tipper Junction along the...

Cedi stages strong recovery as dollar supply improves, demand eases

The Ghana cedi has staged a strong recovery against the US dollar, recording four consecutive days of gains between Tuesday, August 11, and Friday,...

GTA shuts down Elmina Beach Resort, three others in Cape Coast

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) in the Central Region has temporarily shut down four hospitality establishments for breaching various tourism regulatory requirements. The affected facilities...

Franklin Cudjoe urges Lands Minister to reassess revocation of Adamus Resources license

IMANI Africa President Franklin Cudjoe has condemned the revocation of Adamus Mining License and called upon Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi...

Health Minister cautions Boards against interfering in day-to-day running of institutions

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has called for a clear separation between the responsibilities of governing boards and management in Ghana’s health institutions. He said...

GNFS rescues trapped driver after trailer accident at Water Falls Junction

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has rescued a driver who was trapped inside a trailer following an accident at Water Falls Junction along...

Preserve our local languages, teach them to children – Mahama urges parents

President John Dramani Mahama has urged parents, teachers and traditional leaders to make the teaching and speaking of local languages a priority among children...

Sunyani Female Prison trains inmates in vocational skills

Ten inmates of the Sunyani Female Prison have completed a three-week vocational training programme designed to equip them with practical skills for rehabilitation and...

Dr Gideon Boako donates GH¢20,000, other items to Tano North Pragia Association

The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, has donated GH¢20,000 as seed money to the Tano North Pragia Association at Duayaw...

GNAT urges gov’t to consider posting trained teachers to private schools to reduce unemployment

The Secretary of the Greater Kumasi chapter of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Argin Frimpong, has called on the government and the...

Tano North chiefs petition Mahama over galamsey destruction in River Tano

Traditional leaders in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region have appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to urgently intervene in the illegal...