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GES sets timeline for recruitment process; shortlisted applicants to be announced by July 20

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced key dates for its ongoing recruitment exercise, with shortlisted applicants expected to be released by July 20,...

Shooting incident: 48 bullets were fired at Adwoa Safo – Aunt alleges

An aunt of former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has called for a thorough and impartial investigation into the shooting incident involving...

Education Ministry orders probe into viral video of student assaulting colleague

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has been directed to investigate a disturbing viral video showing a student violently assaulting a fellow student. Deputy Minister for...

Evidence: Afari Military Hospital is not 98% complete

The 500-bed military hospital at Afari in the Ashanti Region was not 98 per cent complete when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration was...

Sex worker remanded for trafficking two victims

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 43-year-old Nigerian woman for sentencing after she was convicted on charges of human trafficking and illegal entry...

Three Hohoe E.P SHS students arrested over post-WASSCE vandalism

The Volta North Regional Police Command has arrested three former students of Hohoe E.P. Senior High School for allegedly destroying school property after completing...

A/R: Police bust suspected human trafficking ring, arrest 186 including 100 foreign nationals

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 186 suspects, including 96 Nigerians and four Togolese nationals, in a major intelligence-led operation targeting organised crime in...

‘PWDs deserve equal opportunities’ – Ayariga calls for quota system

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has called for legislation to compel institutions, factories, and government agencies to reserve a quota of jobs for Persons with...

Paul Afoko breaks silence on Adams Mahama’s death, rejects allegations

Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko, has strongly denied any involvement in the death of the party’s late Upper...

Adwoa Safo referred to Bank Hospital for removal of bullet pellets lodged in her head

Former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has been referred from the 37 Military Hospital to the Bank Hospital in Accra for specialist treatment after...

Meeting to review consultation framework between Ghana and Burkina Faso opens in Po

The Savannah, Upper East, and Upper West regions of Ghana have commenced a four-day consultative meeting with their cross-border regional counterparts, Djoro, Nakamba, Nando,...

Adwoa Safo’s aunt calls for justice in shooting case

An aunt of former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, Nana Pomaa Nyira, has appealed to the police, the courts, and other relevant authorities to...

Bawumia’s Spokesperson Dr. Ekua Amoakoh, earns prestigious U.S. leadership programme nomination

Dr. Ekua Amoakoah, spokesperson and Press Secretary to former Vice President and 2028 NPP Presidential Candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been nominated to participate...

Afenyo-Markin accuses Mahama of discrimination over planned meeting with Majority MPs

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has criticised President John Dramani Mahama over plans to meet members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament,...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund seeks a partnership with the Multimedia Group for public sensitisation

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund is seeking a partnership with the Multimedia Group to raise public awareness about the fund and encourage active public...

Oxfam, partners boost maternal healthcare with equipment donation to eight health facilities

Efforts to reduce maternal deaths and improve reproductive healthcare in Ghana have received a significant boost as Oxfam Ghana and its partners donated essential...

I don’t own a gun – Adwoa Safo denies discharging firearm at brother’s residence

Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has denied allegations that she discharged a firearm during a shooting incident at the residence...

Parliament to reconstitute Ghana’s ECOWAS Parliament delegation; Afenyo-Markin returns

Parliament is set to reconstitute Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, a move that will see Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin return as a member...

Korle Bu successfully performs first off-pump heart bypass surgeries

The National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has recorded a major milestone in cardiac healthcare with the successful completion of...

Judicial Service to deploy AI assistant for all 445 judges nationwide

The Judicial Service of Ghana is set to roll out an artificial intelligence-powered judicial assistant across the country in what is being described as...

“I don’t go noising people’s private businesses” – Minister on alleged mining site takeover in Prestea Bondae

Western Regional Minister, Joseph Nelson, says while he has heard about the ongoing tensions involving two companies at Prestea-Bondae, no formal complaint has been...

GRDA receives 2 locomotives, 20 freight wagons ahead of schedule

The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has received two locomotives and 20 freight wagons for container and cargo operations, 11 days ahead of schedule. Chief...

NDC must not settle for being better than NPP — Tsikata warns against complacency

Legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata has called on the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to guard against complacency and use the commemoration of former President...

Concerned Small-Scale Miners destroy 80 chanfans on River Offin

The National Concerned Small Scale Miners Association, Ghana, has destroyed about 80 illegal mining platforms operating on the River Offin as part of a...

GoldBod announces introduction of new official gold pricing regime effective July 1

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced the introduction of a new official gold pricing regime that will take effect on July 1, 2026. This...

Joshua Akamba sets records straight on alleged role in mining site seizure in Western Region

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Organiser, Joshua Akamba, has strongly denied any involvement in wrongdoing following reports that he escorted a Chinese company...

Not every appointee will get a siren – Interior Minister announces new rules on government vehicle privileges

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has announced that the use of sirens on government vehicles will now require presidential approval and that...

Dredging of Atonsu and Sisa Rivers in Kumasi underway amid flooding concerns

Residents of Atonsu Kuwait in the Asokwa Municipality are hopeful of an end to years of recurrent flooding as a major dredging exercise begins...

GNFS trains 54 fuel station attendants on fire safety in Asankrangwa

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the Western Region has organised a two-day fire safety education programme for 54 fuel station attendants drawn...

Zoomlion begins nationwide fumigation in Accra

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has launched a nationwide emergency fumigation and disinfection exercise, a coordinated national response that begins in flood-ravaged Greater Accra before rolling...

Mahama mourns Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, describes Him as ‘A Giant of Our Time’

President John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to the late Ambassador James Victor Gbeho following a meeting with his family, who officially informed him...

Kantanka family lawyer talking too much; he should be careful with his utterances – Akwatia MP

Member of Parliament for Akwatia and legal practitioner, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has criticised comments made by the lawyer for the Kristo Asafo Church, Nana...

Kwadwo Akofena Safo, 8 others granted GH₵ 500K bail over Adwoa Safo shooting incident

Nine individuals, including Kwadwo Akofena Safo, have been granted bail in the sum of GH₵500,000, with two sureties each not to be justified in...

Interior Minister orders a fresh mental screening for gun holders as all existing licenses are suspended

All holders of firearms in Ghana will be required to undergo a fresh screening process to obtain new licences after the Minister for the...

Kwadwo Akofena Safo, 8 others appear in court over Adwoa Safo shooting incident (Video)

Israel Kwadwo Safo, brother of former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, together with eight other suspects, has been arraigned before the Adenta Circuit Court...

Transport fares doubled on Juaboso–Dadieso road after River Sui flooded

Residents and commuters along the Juaboso–Dadieso road in the Western North Region have been left stranded following the annual flooding of River Sui after...

Appoint Environment Minister to strengthen flood response – Adomako Kissi

Former Anyaa-Sowutuom MP, Dickson Adomako Kissi, has renewed calls on President John Dramani Mahama to appoint a substantive Minister for Environment, Science and Technology,...

APSU 2002 Legacy Project: Prof Kofi Abotsi urges alumni to give back as a sacred duty

The Dean of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law School, Prof Ernest Kofi Abotsi, has urged alumni associations to move beyond discretionary...

UG-Legon maintains position as leading University in West Africa, Ghana

The University of Ghana has maintained its position as the leading university in Ghana and West Africa, while further strengthening its standing among Africa’s...

Nigerian woman remanded for human trafficking, illegal entry into Ghana

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 43-year-old Nigerian woman into custody after convicting her on charges of human trafficking and illegal entry into...