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Local Gov’t Minister pushes for transparency as three-day accountability tour exposes gaps in fund utilisation

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has concluded a three-day accountability and monitoring tour of ten Metropolitan, Municipal and...

We were told baby was sold, buyer hasn’t received it – Salaga father speaks on missing newborn

Gabugya Simon, father of a missing newborn at the Salaga Municipal Hospital, has alleged that he received information suggesting the baby may have been...

NPP neglected Volta’s health sector – James Gunu

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has accused the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration of failing to adequately address the health infrastructure needs...

Missing newborn at Salaga Hospital: We don’t know when the baby disappeared – Father speaks

The father of a missing newborn at the Salaga Municipal Hospital, Gabugya Simon, has given a detailed account of how the baby reportedly disappeared...

Salaga missing baby: Pregnant woman travelled 13 miles on motorbike before delivery at hospital – Assemblymember

The Assemblymember for the Kito Electoral Area in Salaga, Thomas Gyando, has narrated a troubling incident in which a newborn baby reportedly went missing...

Court gives prosecution final chance in Mamprobi Hospital baby theft case to file disclosures

The Gender-Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters in Accra has given the prosecution a final opportunity to file disclosure documents in the Mamprobi Hospital baby...

Gov’t repatriates 327 stranded Ghanaians affected by demolitions in Côte d’Ivoire

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the repatriation of 327 Ghanaian nationals affected by an ongoing mass demolition exercise in the Port Bouët...

Ghana Christian University president jailed 14 days for contempt of court

The Adenta High Court has sentenced the President of Ghana Christian University College, Rev. Dr James Yamoah, to 14 days' imprisonment for contempt of...

Ghana Gas CEO Judith Adjobah Blay woos investors at Global Energy Show in Canada

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Gas Company Limited, Judith Adjobah Blay, has showcased Ghana’s growing investment potential in the natural gas...

Assin Fosu MOFA empowers schools through ‘Feed Ghana’ initiative

The Assin Fosu Municipal office of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has officially launched a specialized training program for students and teachers...

Local Gov’t Minister warns MMDAs against underutilisation of development funds

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has cautioned Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) against the underutilisation of development...

Local Gov’t Minister orders Ayawaso Central Assembly to account for GH¢400,000 disability fund

Local Government Minister Ahmed Ibrahim has directed the Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly to provide detailed records of the utilisation of more than GH¢400,000 allocated...

SEKCO PTA to petition WAEC to allow 154 students barred from Chemistry exam resit

The Parent-Teacher Association of Sekondi College (SEKCO) has announced plans to petition the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to allow 154 candidates another opportunity...

2026 WASSCE: 154 Sekondi College students barred from writing Chemistry paper

A total of 154 final-year students of Sekondi College were on Thursday, June 11, 2026, prevented from sitting their Chemistry examination after arriving late...

Titus Glover calls for Mintah Akandoh’s dismissal as Health Minister

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Titus Glover, has called for the dismissal of Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, expressing strong concern over what he...

Commuters stranded for hours as massive gridlock hits Ofankor–Achimota stretch

Commuters heading into Accra on the Ofankor–Achimota Highway were left stranded for hours on Monday, June 1, 2026, after a heavy traffic build-up brought...

Ahafo Police Command warns residents against child labour

The Ahafo Regional Police Command has cautioned residents against engaging in child labour, warning that anyone found culpable will face the full rigours of...

Bawumia highlights strong UK-Ghana partnership after meeting British High Commissioner

Former Vice President of Ghana and the New Patriotic Party’s 2028 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has underscored the importance of Ghana’s long-standing relationship...

Court grants Abronye leave to travel outside of Ghana

The High Court in Accra has granted the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC,...

High tension lines kill two tipper truck operators at Atwima Nwabiagya

Two tipper truck operators have died after their truck came into contact with a high-tension electricity cable at Bokankye in the Atwima Nwabiagya North...

Youth unemployment worsening – Oppong Nkrumah unveils 5-point rescue plan

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has proposed a five-point strategy to tackle Ghana’s growing youth unemployment crisis. The Ofoase-Ayirebi...

Sales boy captured on CCTV cameras stealing, jailed 36 months   

A 22-year-old sales boy captured on closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras stealing from his employer was jailed for 36 months in hard labour by the...

Court strikes out application to dismiss East Legon property case 

An Accra High Court (Land Division) has struck out an application by defendants seeking to dismiss a suit filed by property developer Carlos Kwebena...

Charcoal is now Ghana’s biggest inflation driver as prices soar by 50% – Gov’t Statistician

Government Statistician Dr Alhassan Iddrisu has revealed that charcoal has become the single biggest driver of inflation in Ghana, with prices surging by more...

Driver remanded for breaking into lawyer’s chambers and stealing GH¢750,000

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into lawful custody a driver accused of GH¢750,000 from a lawyer’s office.  Theophilus Terkpernor, 45, is said to have...

Kpone-Katamanso MCE condemns cattle invasion of school after viral video

Samuel Tetteh Kwashie Morton, the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has condemned the invasion of the Kpone Community Preparatory School by stray cattle after...

Kpandai District Assembly disburses GH¢163,000, tricycles to 147 Persons with Disabilities

The Kpandai District Assembly has disbursed GH¢163,000 and distributed three tricycles to 147 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) as part of efforts to improve livelihoods...

Andy Appiah Kubi files motion to withdraw from Samreboi illegal mining case

Counsel for Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, lawyer Andy Appiah Kubi has filed a motion to withdraw...

Seeking plea bargain does not amount to admission of guilt – Wontumi’s lawyer

Counsel for Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has rejected suggestions that his client’s request for...

I am not bound by Presidential directives – Speaker Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has reiterated that he is not obligated to follow directives from the President, stressing that his primary allegiance is...

Energy Minister receives Akosombo Substation fire report, commends investigative committee

Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has received the final report of the committee established to investigate the fire outbreak...

Dredge Masters intensifies desilting of Accra’s storm drains

Following the three-day anti-flood clean-up operation launched by Zoomlion Ghana Limited and its partners, Dredge Masters Limited on Thursday, June 11, deployed specialised equipment...

NACOC, GSA begin scientific testing of seized drugs ahead of court-ordered destruction

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), in collaboration with the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), has commenced scientific examination of narcotic exhibits earmarked for destruction as...

Tension rises in Ofoase-Ayirebi as NPP holds coordinator elections despite court injunction

Tension is mounting in the Ofoase-Ayirebi Constituency of the Eastern Region after executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) allegedly proceeded with Electoral Area...

High-profile criminal cases should be televised – Andy Appiah Kubi

Lawyer Andy Appiah Kubi, counsel for Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has called for high-profile criminal cases to...

Man arrested for allegedly stealing cocoa beans at Akyem Asuboa

The Akim Oda Police Division in the Eastern Region has arrested one suspect in connection with the alleged theft of cocoa beans from a...

DVLA rejects 4,896 Ghana driver licence applicants over failed eye examinations in 2025

More than 4,000 driver's licence applicants were denied licences in 2025 after failing mandatory eye examinations conducted by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority...

STAR-Ghana Foundation advocates volunteerism as pillar of national development

STAR-Ghana Foundation has renewed calls for volunteerism to be placed at the centre of Ghana’s national development agenda, describing it as a sustainable tool...

Traffic light components in front of police headquarters in Accra stolen by thieves – Roads Minister tells Parliament

One of the major problems facing the roads sector, especially with malfunctioning traffic lights across the country, is vandalism, the Minister of Roads, Governs...

Concerned Drivers Association demands probe into fuel price increases

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana (C-DAG) has raised concerns over what it describes as unauthorised increases in fuel prices at some filling stations...