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Drug suspect arrested after attempting to bribe police GH¢20,000 in Tamale

A man accused of supplying Indian hemp in Tamale reportedly attempted to bribe police officers with GH¢20,000 to secure his release but was arrested...

Police arrest 10 suspects in anti-drug operation in Tamale

The Red Maria, a special operations team constituted by the Northern Regional Police Command, has arrested 10 suspects and impounded three motorbikes in a...

IET-Ghana and GHCCI hold career services programme at KNUST

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), in collaboration with the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry (GhCCI), organized a Career Services Programme at...

Hypertension cases rising in Ghana as many remain unaware of condition

Hypertension is becoming an alarming public health concern in Ghana, with many people living with the condition without knowing it. Health experts say the...

Bills Micro-Credit reacts to viral altercation between staff and woman holding baby

Management of Bills Micro-Credit Limited has commenced an internal investigation following the circulation of a viral video on social media showing a confrontation between...

Woman holding baby abused in viral video over unpaid debt [Watch]

A viral video on social media has captured four men wearing branded Lacoste of Bills Micro Credit, formerly known as Quick Credit, confronting and...

Ken Ofori-Atta eyes US residency as Ghana seeks his extradition over corruption allegations

A lawyer representing Ghana’s former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said his client is pursuing permanent US residency rather than returning to his home...

Domelevo calls for interdiction of officials implicated in GH¢68bn audit report

Former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo has called for immediate actions officials implicated in irregularities highlighted in the latest Auditor-General’s report, arguing that swift measures...

Sammi Awuku launches ‘Change Makers Award’ at St. Augustine’s College 96th Anniversary

Akuapem North Member of Parliament and old student of St. Augustine’s College, Sammi Awuku, has announced the establishment of the Sammi Awuku Change Makers...

GH¢21bn audit exposes criminal intent and wilful negligence – Inusah Fuseini

Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini, has said the findings from the government’s audit of public claims point to clear cases...

Upper West Regional Minister denies diverting education infrastructure projects from Issa to Daffiama

Upper West Regional Minister Charles Lwanga Puozuing has denied allegations that he diverted education infrastructure projects originally meant for Issa in the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District...

Tension in DBI District as Issa chiefs demand reversal of relocated GES office

The chiefs and residents of the Issa Traditional Area are demanding the immediate reversal of a decision to relocate the construction of a new...

Security service recruitment: 5,000 quota was negotiated with IMF – Inusah Fuseni claims

Former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central and ex-Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini, has claimed that the current number of available...

It is wrong and should not continue – Kofi Bentil on Mahama’s use of brother’s jet for official travel

Kofi Bentil, lawyer and Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, has condemned President John Dramani Mahama’s use of a private aircraft owned by his...

One dead, another injured after accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway

One person has died and another rescued following a fatal accident at Adansi 47 Breku near Asankare on the Accra–Kumasi Highway in the Ashanti...

Kpando chief urges trainee nurses to uphold discipline

The Paramount Chief of Kpando and President of the Akpini Traditional Council, Okpekpewuokpe Togbui Dagadu IX, has called on students of the Margaret...

Health Ministry secures financial clearance for over 14,000 workers

The Ministry of Health has announced that it has obtained financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance to pay allowances and salaries for...

UCC honours Prof. Opoku-Agyemang with inaugural Distinguished Fellow Award

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has conferred on the Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, its first-ever Distinguished Fellow title, recognising her contributions...

Former Deputy Trade Minister rejects GH¢89.4m debt claim under 1D1F audit

Former Deputy Trade Minister Michael Okeyere Baafi has dismissed claims that an audit uncovered a fictitious GH¢89.4 million debt linked to the One District...

Audit uncovers fictitious GH¢89.4m debt under 1D1F programme

The One District One Factory (1D1F) programme is facing scrutiny after an arrears audit revealed what officials have described as a fictitious GH¢89.4...

Chief Justice commissions High Court in Goaso

The Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has officially commissioned the High Court in Goaso, Ahafo Region, in a move aimed...

Manager jailed five years for possessing fake currency

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Shubham Sharma, a manager, to five years’ imprisonment for possessing forged foreign and local currencies. The court heard that...

KNUST permanently bans five dismissed students from campus

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has permanently barred five former students from accessing the university campus after accusing...

UCC suspends affiliation, mentorship ties with Royal Nursing College

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has announced the suspension of its affiliation and mentorship relationship with Royal Nursing College following the withdrawal of...

Gov’t diverting attention from pressing issues with GH¢21bn audit narrative – Okyere Baafi

Former Deputy Trade Minister, Michael Okyere Baafi, has dismissed claims of a GH¢21 billion audit exposé, describing the narrative as misleading and politically motivated. Speaking...

PURC introduces Ghana’s first commercial EV charging tariff

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has announced a new commercial tariff for charging Electric Vehicles (EVs) as part of its latest review of electricity...

‘I always feel compelled to behead people when possessed’- Fetish priest confesses

A fetish priest accused of killing a 41-year-old woman at Awutu Bentum in the Central Region has reportedly claimed that a spiritual force pushed...

Lordina Foundation hosts 6th edition of health screening for retired ministers and spouses

More than 160 members of the Assemblies of God Church Retired Ministers and Spouses Association last Friday benefited from a free quarterly health screening...

GH¢21bn audit exposé: Some people must be prosecuted and jailed if found guilty – Joe Jackson

The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance Ghana, Joe Jackson, has called for the prosecution of individuals implicated in financial irregularities uncovered in the...

FDA issues public alert on ‘Sukudai’ cocktail

The Food and Drugs Authority has issued an urgent public warning after investigations revealed that a substance being sold as “Sukudai”, promoted as a...

Four arrested for robbing Chinese nationals at Asankragwa

Four suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the police at Asankragwa in the Western Region following a robbery attack on two Chinese nationals,...

Chief Justice declares March 16–20 as ADR Week nationwide

The Judicial Service of Ghana has announced that Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 20, 2026, will be observed as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)...

Parliament passes amendment making Presidential Charter optional for private universities

The Parliament of Ghana has passed the Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026, making it optional for private universities to obtain a Presidential Charter...

KATH CEO supports Muslim staff with GHS 20,000 worth of provisions for Ramadan

The Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Dr. (Med) Paa Kwesi Baidoo, has personally donated assorted groceries valued at Twenty Thousand Ghana...

Father Andrew Campbell appeals for support to care for lepers and street children as he turns 80

For more than five decades, Andrew Campbell has devoted his life to serving society’s most vulnerable, particularly persons affected by leprosy. As the Catholic priest...

I’m excited John Mahama is President – A Plus

The Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, A Plus, has declared that he is pleased to see John Mahama serving as...

Gov’t lays bill to reduce tax on gold mining before Parliament

The government has laid before Parliament the Growth and Sustainability Levy Amendment Bill, which seeks to reduce the tax on gold mining companies from...

Not a single scandal or whisper of controversy throughout her public life – Sam Jonah hails Veep

The Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Sam Jonah, has praised Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang for what he described as her unwavering integrity throughout...

NACOC receives drug detection equipment from Home Office International Operations

The Narcotics Control Commission has taken delivery of a sophisticated drug detection device valued at £56,752, donated by Home Office International Operations to support...

Help us reclaim Opera Square for 300 incoming buses – MMT Deputy MD

The Deputy Managing Director in charge of Operations and Technical at Metro Mass Transit Limited, Haruna Apaw-Wiredu, has appealed to state security agencies to...