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Minority demands breakdown of nearly GH¢50m spent on Ghanaian evacuation from South Africa

The Minority in Parliament has demanded a detailed breakdown of the nearly GH¢50 million spent by the government on the evacuation and reintegration of...

DCE sets record straight on Mankranso classroom block demolition for 24-hour market

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South West, Hon. Abubakar Sedik, has dismissed claims that a classroom block at Mankranso is being...

Novartis backs Ghana Medical Trust Fund to expand access to specialised healthcare

Global healthcare giant Novartis has thrown its weight behind the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), describing the initiative as a critical and timely intervention...

Mahama eyes national honour for Sentuo chairman

President praises Xu Ningquan’s long-term commitment to Ghana at Airport Garden City sod-cutting, linking investment to jobs, skills and national development. President John Dramani Mahama...

Mahama urges investors to comply with Ghana’s laws, prioritise local participation

President John Dramani Mahama has called on investors operating in Ghana to strictly adhere to the country’s laws and ensure their projects provide meaningful...

GES releases 2023 Capitation Grant arrears to schools

Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the release of Capitation Grant arrears for the 2023 academic year to various District Education Directorates for...

64.7% of Ghanaians say double-track system has lowered SHS education quality – IEA poll

A new nationwide poll by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has found that 64.7% of Ghanaians believe the double-track system has negatively affected...

Korle Bu Cardiothoracic Centre receives €75,000 equipment to boost open-heart surgeries

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital’s National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) has received a €75,000 latest-generation LivaNova 3T heater-cooler unit from Quantum LC and WBHO Ltd...

Lands Minister calls for greater benefits to communities hosting mining activities

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has called for Ghana’s mineral resources to translate into meaningful development for communities where...

Police corporal charged with murder over Central University student’s death

The police officer who was arrested in connection with the death of 23-year-old Central University law student Ivan Apprey Baidoo has been arraigned at...

Sentuo Airport Garden City will position Accra to host major global conferences – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the Sentuo Airport Garden City Project will help address Accra’s shortage of hotel and conference facilities and...

Twin brother of late CLOGSAG Executive Secretary also passes on

The twin brother of the late Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), Isaac Bampoe Addo, has also...

Nana Ayew Afriye sues Rev Owusu Bempah

Member of Parliament for Effiduase-Asokore, Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, has sued the Head Pastor of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah,...

Amin Amidu Sulemani appointed ECOWAS Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation

Ghanaian engineer and former Roads and Highways Minister, Amin Amidu Sulemani, has been appointed Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation of the Economic Community...

Accra set to go ‘All Out’ as Guinness Ghana DJ Awards 2026 Pub Fest comes off on September 25

The Guinness Ghana DJ Awards Pub Fest will hit Accra on Friday, September 25, 2026, bringing the nationwide celebration of DJ culture to the...

GAUA-KNUST raises concerns over proposed changes to university statutes

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA-KNUST) has raised concerns over aspects of the ongoing review of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and...

“Ghana is open, Accra is rising” – Mahama cuts sod for US$1.3bn Sentuo Airport Garden City

President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for Sentuo Airport Garden City, a proposed US$1.3 billion mixed-use development near the Accra International Airport. The...

Rev Opuni Frimpong questions CSSPS credibility over alleged NDC placement protocol

Former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, says his confidence in the Computerized School Selection and Placement...

Sammi Awuku welcomes adjustment to high-level narcotics meeting invitation

Minority Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has welcomed the government’s decision to revise the invitation list for a high-level meeting on...

COVID-19 fumigation: Withholding or underreporting GH¢720m expenditure would be serious offence – Domelevo

Former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo says either withholding information from auditors or underreporting COVID-19 fumigation expenditure would constitute a serious offence. His comments follow an investigation...

Police announce full implementation of TRAFFITECH-GH in October

The Ghana Police Service will begin the full implementation of its TRAFFITECH-GH traffic enforcement programme from October 1, 2026, as part of efforts to...

Police commend Kpando MCE for rehabilitating and handing over district headquarters

The Ghana Police Service has commended the Kpando Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Killian Donkor, for rehabilitating and handing over the Kpando Police District Headquarters...

NAIMOS vows decisive action over reported Atewa Forest illegal mining

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) says it is taking urgent steps to address reports of illegal mining and encroachment within the Atewa...

Ghana, Columbus partner to recruit nurses for US employment

The Ministry of Health has secured a new pathway for qualified Ghanaian nurses to access employment opportunities in the United States following the signing...

GES declares September 25 as National CPD Day

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has declared Friday, September 25, 2026, as National Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Day for teachers and staff across the...

Adom Trotro: Taxi drivers share opinions on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway [Video]

Some taxi drivers at Tse Addo have commended the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces for work done so far on the...

They are responsible citizens, not kidnappers – Lawyer defends suspects in alleged MoMo fraudster abduction

The lawyer representing four people in custody over the alleged abduction of a 30-year-old man has insisted that his clients are not kidnappers but...

Ghana partners Columbus to recruit nurses for US employment opportunities

The Government of Ghana has secured a new pathway for qualified Ghanaian nurses to access employment opportunities in the United States following the signing...

Ghana equipping youth to compete globally – Opare Addo

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, says Ghana is investing in skills, resilience and innovation to prepare its young people for...

Rescued Assin Fosu man admits involvement in MoMo fraud, denies role in deal that led to kidnap – Police

The 30-year-old man, Bismark Amoh, rescued from abductors, has admitted during interrogation that he has been involved in mobile money fraud in the past...

Opare Addo showcases Ghana’s youth empowerment programmes in Russia

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has highlighted Ghana’s major youth empowerment initiatives at the International Festival of Youth in Yekaterinburg,...

Bleoo Legacy Fundraising Initiative targets GH¢1 million investment fund to support Accra Academy

The Bleoo Legacy Fundraising Initiative (BLFI) says it will step up efforts to build a GH¢1 million investment fund to support Accra Academy, after...

Jerry-John Yenabi Foundation supports 600 SHS freshers in Krachi Nchumuru

The Jerry-John Yenabi Foundation has launched a major intervention to expand access to secondary education in the Krachi Nchumuru District, donating essential items and...

GRIDCo completes longest in-house transmission line project

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has completed the construction and final tie-in of a 4-kilometre, 161kV Yendi Solar transmission line to the Tamale-Yendi...

His family paid GH¢19,500, but he was still held hostage – Police on abduction of 30-year-old man

The family of a 30-year-old man, Bismark Amoh, who was abducted over alleged mobile money fraud raised GH¢19,500 in a desperate bid to secure...

Zonda Tec expansion to create 1,000 indirect jobs – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says the expansion of the Zonda Tec Ghana assembly plant will generate about 1,000 additional indirect jobs within Ghana’s automotive...

Fidelity Bank gives GH¢200,000 lifeline to Ghana Medical Trust Fund

Fidelity Bank Ghana has stepped up its support for healthcare delivery with a GH¢200,000 cash donation to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund to help...

Why exclude Transport, Interior Ministers from anti-narcotics meeting – Hon. Sammi Awuku

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has publicly questioned President John Dramani Mahama's decision to summon heads of key state institutions to...

Police on manhunt for two over alleged kidnapping of MoMo fraudster

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of four suspects in connection with the abduction of a 30-year-old man, Bismark Amoh, over alleged...

NYA consults Ahafo youth on National Action Plan for youth peace and security

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has engaged young people in the Ahafo Region as part of efforts to gather their views for the development...