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Ernest Norgbey urges politicians to stay out of probe into alleged $623,000 World Cup visa scandal

Chairman of Parliament’s Youth and Sports Committee, Ernest Norgbey, has urged politicians to stay out of the ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities surrounding Ghana’s...

Oguaa Omanhene endorses GMTF, says ‘There is hope for the future’

The Omanhene of the Oguaa Traditional Area, Osbarima Kwasi Atta II, has thrown his weight behind the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), describing its...

Ghana, India to partner for more railway projects after Tema-Mpakadan success

Ghana and India are set to deepen cooperation in railway infrastructure, with the two countries committing to undertake more railway projects following the successful...

Bawumia mourns former NPP chairman Samuel Odoi-Sykes

Vice President and former New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has mourned the death of former NPP National Chairman and Minority...

NHIS coverage rises to 70% under Mahama government – Health Minister

Minister of Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says coverage under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has increased from 57 per cent to about 70...

Education Minister disputes Bawumia’s claims of decline in Free SHS

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has challenged claims by New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that the Free Senior High School (Free SHS)...

Nana Akua’s husband will be arraigned after hospital discharge – Police

The Ghana Police Service says it has commenced investigations into allegations of physical, emotional and economic abuse involving Rosemond Akua Adobea, popularly known as...

Police deny reports of 11 kidnapped pupils, confirm child-stealing case in Ashanti Region

Police in the Ashanti Region have commenced investigations into an alleged child-stealing incident involving two pupils of Happy Royal International School. Airport District Police Commander,...

Sempe Stool inaugurates land secretariat to curb disputes

The Sempe Stool in Accra has inaugurated a Customary Land Secretariat to improve land documentation, strengthen tenure security and help reduce ownership and boundary...

Ghana Jollof case: Salomey Awiti Baffoe reunites with family after GH¢100,000 bail

Senior Nursing Officer and mother of three, Salomey Awiti Baffoe, has reunited with her family after being granted GH¢100,000 bail in connection with the...

Man arrested for writing promotion exam for 59-year-old father

A 33-year-old man, Monsuru Musa, has been arrested for allegedly sitting a Civil Service promotion examination on behalf of his father, Musa Mohammed, an...

Adom Trotro: Traders return to high street after decongestion exercise

Street traders operating along the busy roadsides at Accra Central have appealed to authorities to relocate them to a safe, designated market space. The traders...

Scammers target ECG customers with fake meter sales and MoMo payment calls

Fraudsters are taking money from electricity customers across Ghana through fake meter sales and phone calls demanding mobile money payments. The Electricity Company of Ghana...

Former NPP chairman and Minority Leader Odoi-Sykes dies at 87

Former Minority Leader of Parliament and National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samuel Arthur Odoi-Sykes, has died. Mr Odoi-Sykes passed away on Monday,...

“Behind every housing statistic is a person” – Mahama shares his own rent struggle

President John Dramani Mahama got personal at the National Conference on Housing Finance, opening up about the financial strain he and First Lady Lordina...

Oppong Nkrumah demands accountability for GH¢650bn allocated to government economic programmes

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the government to account for funds allocated to its existing economic...

Accra roads to get major facelift ahead of Ghana’s 70th Independence anniversary

Roads Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza has announced plans to rehabilitate and improve major roads across Accra ahead of Ghana’s 70th Independence anniversary celebrations in...

Afenyo-Markin accuses government of diverting attention from Ghana’s drug trafficking concerns

Minority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the government of using political controversies and high-profile arrests to shift public attention away from concerns...

Rent Control urges Parliament to expedite amendment of outdated rent laws

The Rent Control Department has appealed to Parliament to expedite the amendment of the country’s rent laws, describing the existing legislation as outdated and...

Cocaine seizures are hurting Ghana’s cocoa, cashew and timber exports – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the government of using state security agencies against its political opponents while Ghana's drug-trafficking problem grows, warning that...

Ghana cautions medical travellers to South Africa over visa requirements

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Ghanaians travelling to South Africa for medical treatment to obtain the appropriate visa if their treatment is...

NSMQ 2026: Presby SHS contestant Edward Anato passes on

Edward Anato, a member of the Presbyterian Senior High School, Bompata team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz...

BoG cautions public against taping, repairing mutilated cedi notes

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned the public against repairing, re-joining or altering torn and damaged Ghana cedi banknotes for re-issuance or recirculation. The...

PAC directs Works and Housing Ministry to retrieve GH¢7.9m in unvalidated Olympic Ghana building costs

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Works and Housing to take steps to recover GH¢7.9 million in unvalidated...

Passenger dies after medical emergency on Kenya Airways flight

A passenger has died after suffering a medical emergency on a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Lagos, shortly before the aircraft landed at...

National Defence University commissions 10 new vehicles to boost mobility and operations

The National Defence University (NDU) has commissioned 10 newly acquired vehicles to strengthen its mobility and support its operational activities. The vehicles were commissioned on...

Eduwatch calls for urgent resolution of teachers’ strike, reforms in promotion system

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called on the government and pre-tertiary teacher unions to intensify negotiations to end the ongoing nationwide strike and restore...

Greenpeace Africa calls for ban on textile ‘dead waste’ imports

Greenpeace Africa is calling on the Ghanaian government to ban the importation of textile “dead waste” as concerns grow over the volume of discarded...

Man narrowly escapes drowning after missing pontoon on Volta Lake

A man narrowly escaped drowning after attempting to swim across the Volta Lake at Kete Krachi in the Oti Region to catch a pontoon...

GJA condemns alleged attacks on journalists during La Pleasure Beach demolitions

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned alleged attacks on journalists covering demolition exercises at La Pleasure Beach and Laboma Beach, calling for accountability...

Rabies: 4 deaths, over 200 dog bite cases recorded in Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai

The Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Health Directorate in the Western North Region has recorded more than 200 dog bite cases and four rabies-related deaths...

Mahama orders sanctions for officials who fail to enforce building safety rules

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, to ensure that officials who fail to...

Eastern Regional Fire Officer visits firefighter injured in Koforidua building collapse

A fire officer who was injured after part of a building collapsed on him while responding to a fire in Koforidua is receiving treatment...

GJA receives 327 entries for 30th media awards

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has received 327 entries from 206 journalists for this year’s Media Awards as the Association launches the 30th edition...

Zijin launches youth skills training initiative for 31 trainees in Akyem

Zijin Golden Ridge Limited (ZGRL) has launched a new youth development and skills training initiative in the Birim North District aimed at equipping young...

NRSA calls for regulation of daily targets imposed on commercial drivers

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has called for measures to regulate the daily financial targets imposed on commercial drivers by some vehicle owners. The...

REDD+ initiative equips three Ahafo SHSs with computers to boost ICT education

Three senior high schools in the Ahafo Region have received computers and other ICT equipment under the REDD+ initiative to enhance the teaching and...

La Traditional Council opposes redevelopment of La Pleasure Beach without consultation

The La Traditional Council and the Member of Parliament for La-Dade-Kotopon, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, have called for the suspension of plans to redevelop...

La Pleasure Beach redevelopment on hold as La Traditional Council protest

The La Traditional Council says plans by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to redevelop the demolished La Pleasure Beach Resort have...

FWSC denies reports of salary deductions for striking teachers

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has denied media reports suggesting that its Chief Executive, Dr George Smith-Graham, directed that the salaries of...