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Ghana Jollof case: High Court refuses Salomey Baffoe’s bail application

The Accra High Court has refused a bail application filed by senior nursing officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe, who is facing a charge of abetment...

NDF engages Ahafo stakeholders to strengthen fight against illegal mining and protect forests, water bodies

Nature and Development Foundation (NDF) has engaged stakeholders in the Ahafo Region to map out strategies to protect forest reserves and water bodies against...

Teshie residents turn to wastewater as desalination plant shutdown deepens water crisis

Residents in Teshie and surrounding communities are facing a worsening water crisis, with some households now resorting to wastewater from the abandoned desalination plant...

Gold-driven cedi datability masking deep structural fragility – IERRP warns

The Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP) has cautioned the Bank of Ghana and fiscal managers against over-reliance on record-high global gold...

Majority blames drug trafficking crisis on NACOC’s under-resourcing

The Majority in Parliament has linked Ghana’s current difficulties in combating narcotics trafficking to what it describes as years of inadequate funding, staffing, and...

He took fees above legal limit – Inusah Fuseini alleges in Manhyia South MP’s case

Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has alleged that Manhyia South MP and lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah took legal fees above the allowable...

‘Gov’t doesn’t understand our plight; 8% fare hike too small’ – Kumasi drivers

Commercial transport operators in Kumasi have rejected the proposed 8% increase in transport fares, describing it as inadequate to meet the rising cost of...

COCOBOD engages international trading partners ahead of 2026/27 cocoa season

The Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Dr. Ransford Abbey, and his Deputy in charge of Finance & Administration, Ato Boateng, have held a strategic engagement...

EOCO must understand constitutional protection for MPs – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has urged the leadership of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to have a clear understanding of the...

‘It was very dangerous; a lot could have gone bad’ – Lawyer on EOCO official’s conduct in botched arrest of Manhyia South MP

Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has described the attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah by an Economic and Organised Crime...

‘No citizen is obliged to honour invitation from an investigative body’ Francis Sosu condemns attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP

Madina MP Francis-Xavier Sosu has challenged the Economic and Organised Crime Office’s (EOCO) justification for its attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei...

Accra-Kumasi Expressway: Former MP commends GAF, says they should have taken full charge of project

Former Amenfi Central MP Peter Kwakye Ackah has praised the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for the progress made on the clearance works for the...

Jomoro MP introduces One Million Coders programme in constituency

The Member of Parliament for Jomoro in the Western Region, Dorcas Affo Toffey, has introduced the government’s One Million Coders Programme in the constituency. This...

“Why engage someone else if you wanted Manhyia South MP?” – Lawyer asks EOCO

Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has questioned why the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) engaged the senior partner of a law firm and...

Oti GPRTU rejects 8% fare increment, insists on 30%

The Nkwanta South branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) in the Oti Region has rejected the government’s approved 8% increase in...

KNUST hosts Nyansapo Photonics School, commissions GPOL to boost research and innovation

The international photonics training school, "NYANSAPƆ," aimed at providing world-class hands-on optics training to students in Ghana and the wider African region, has been...

Total mobile money transaction value hits GH¢3.8trn as of August 2026

The total value of mobile money transactions hit GH¢3.8trn in August 2028, the latest data from the Bank of Ghana has revealed. This indicates that...

“It’s dangerous to our democracy” -Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP

Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has backed calls for the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to be reined in following the attempted arrest of the...

PURC maintains electricity, water tariffs for fourth quarter of 2026

Consumers of electricity and water services will not see any tariff increases in the final quarter of 2026, following a decision by the Public...

CDM demands accountability from security chiefs over Ghana’s cocaine trafficking crisis

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has called for accountability from Ghana’s security and port authorities over a series of major narcotics seizures involving...

‘Ghana’s name is on the line’ — CDM calls for bipartisan probe into cocaine saga

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has called for a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry into a series of major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana, saying...

Two foreigners arrested over alleged kidnapping and murder of Senegalese goalkeeper in Kumasi

Two foreign nationals have been arrested in the Ashanti Region in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Toure. The suspects...

Article 117 does not give MPs blanket protection from arrest; it’s been abused – Samson Ayenini

Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has challenged what he considers the broad interpretation of parliamentary privilege under Article 117 of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution. Lawyer Anyenini...

Seidu Agongo launches initiative to distribute 10,000 free sewing machines to vulnerable women and youth

Businessman and philanthropist Alhaji Seidu Agongo is set to distribute 10,000 free sewing machines to women and vulnerable youth across the country. The initiative forms...

Ejisu Police release parents, arrest caretaker over missing five-month-old baby at Asafo Market

The Ejisu Divisional Police Command has released the parents and an uncle of the five-month-old baby allegedly stolen at the Asafo Market in Kumasi,...

Alan Kyerematen proposes private sector financing for Accra-Kumasi Expressway

Former Trade and Industry Minister and United Party (UP) leader Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen is advocating private-sector financing for the proposed US$4 billion Accra-Kumasi Expressway,...

Ghana’s public debt rises to GH¢733.9bn as domestic borrowing drives increase

Ghana’s public debt stock increased by GH¢13.1 billion between May and July 2026, rising from GH¢720.8 billion to GH¢733.9 billion, with the latest increase...

Ghana’s export earnings hit record $22.4bn as gold prices drive growth

Ghana’s total export earnings have risen further to a record US$22.4 billion as of August 2026, driven largely by higher gold prices. The latest figure...

“Can the patient feel the difference?” — GMTF boss challenges health leaders to turn strategy into impact

Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has challenged health sector leaders to move beyond policies, strategies and plans and...

GNFS honours two officers for bravery during flood rescue operation in Sogakope

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has recognised two firefighters for their bravery and commitment during a flood rescue operation in the Sogakope enclaves...

I’m going to court; let Raymond Archer come and arrest me – Salomey Baffoe’s lawyer dares ahead of bail hearing

Manhyia South MP and lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah says he will appear in court today despite being declared wanted by the Economic and...

Two bail bids rejected as Asante Akyem North MP faces extradition hearing

Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says two attempts to secure bail for the detained Asante Akyem North MP, Ohene Kwame...

Togbe Afede apologises for late start of Volta economic forum

Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli, has apologised to participants of the Volta Economic Forum for the delayed start of the programme, which...

I’ve never come across a woman that strong – Manhyia South MP recounts botched EOCO arrest

Manhyia South MP, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has recounted a tense encounter with a woman he says attempted to take him to the Economic...

IEA backs constitutional changes on asset declaration, unexplained wealth

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has thrown its support behind proposals to strengthen Ghana’s constitutional framework on asset declaration and unexplained wealth involving...

Mahama rings Nasdaq closing bell, declares Ghana ‘open for business’

President John Dramani Mahama has used his appearance at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in New York to signal Ghana’s readiness to attract more international...

Samson Awingobit petitions Mahama to halt $1.3bn Sentuo Airport Garden City project

Private citizen Samson Asaki Awingobit has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to suspend further construction of the $1.3 billion Sentuo Airport Garden City Project...

This is unlawful – Manhyia South MP on EOCO’s attempted arrest

Lawyer and Manhyia South MP, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has described an attempt by officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to...

Ghanaians abroad hold accountability demo at UN Headquarters (Video)

A group of Ghanaians living abroad has staged a demonstration near the United Nations Headquarters in New York, demanding greater accountability and transparency from...

Ayariga pledges stakeholder-led approach to Nzema, Kokomba Market redevelopment

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has pledged a stakeholder-led approach to the redevelopment of the Nzema and Kokomba...