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Fire guts two-storey apartment at Ashaley Botwe [Video]

A fire has partially destroyed a storey building at Ashaley Botwe in the Adentan Municipality, reportedly owned by Prophet Daniel Obinim, widely known as...

PAC faults Northern Star School over ‘insensitive’ handling of sick staff payroll

The Public Accounts Committee has criticised Northern Star Community School for what it describes as insensitive handling of a payroll issue involving a sick...

NPRA to prosecute employers over unpaid Tier 2 Pension contributions — Deputy CEO warns

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has announced a major crackdown on employers who deduct pension contributions from workers’ salaries but fail to remit...

Sammi Awuku demands answers from Ghana Maritime Authority over alleged drug-linked vessel

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has signalled a major parliamentary probe into the operations of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), following...

KNUST secures $2.3m funding for research activities

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has secured over US$2.3 million in international funding between November 2025 and March 2026 to...

No gov’t has shown urgency — Political scientist pushes Mahama on LGBTQ+ bill

A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Dr Joshua Zaato, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to take what he describes as...

Four people die trying to board boat in Channel crossing attempt

Four people have died off the coast of northern France after attempting to cross the English Channel, local authorities have said. Two men and two...

NRSA explains Toyota Voxy committee report, urges compliance [Audio]

The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, has provided clarity on the findings of a committee investigating safety concerns surrounding...

Amaliba sends strong message to critics on Toyota Voxy ban [Listen]

The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, has addressed critics of its position on Toyota Voxy vehicles, stressing that public...

Anti-LGBTQ: NPP cannot pressure Mahama to sign a bill not yet received – Solomon Owusu

Director of Communications for the United Party, Solomon Owusu, has stated that it is unreasonable for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to mount pressure...

NACOC set to issue licences to qualified applicants for cannabis cultivation – Deputy Director-General

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) says it is nearing the final stages of reviewing applications for cannabis licences, with successful applicants expected to receive...

Ayigboe residents fear disaster as ECG delays repairs on live faulty cables

Residents of Ayigboe, a coastal community in the Ada East District, are living in fear of low-hanging, faulty electricity cables that continue...

Nana Oye Bampoe Addo criticises court over ‘attractiveness’ comment in divorce ruling

Deputy Chief of Staff Nana Oye Bampoe Addo has criticised a controversial statement in a recent divorce ruling, questioning its relevance to judicial decision-making...

Toyota Voxy ban: We’ll arrest, prosecute you – Amaliba tells defiant drivers

The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, has issued a stern warning to drivers and operators of Toyota Voxy vehicles,...

Legal practitioner petitions President to halt Terminal 2 refurbishment over value-for-money concerns

A private legal practitioner Charles Akoto Lamptey Jnr Esq has petitioned the President of the Republic of Ghana to immediately suspend the ongoing contract...

Nii Lantey Vanderpuye urges Ken Ofori-Atta to submit to public scrutiny

The National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has called on former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to subject...

You’re not helping – NRSA boss criticises Customs over weak enforcement of right-hand car ban

NRSA Director-General Abraham Amaliba has criticised the Customs Division for failing to enforce laws prohibiting the importation of right-hand drive vehicles, as authorities intensify...

Mustapha Abdul-Hamid declares bid for NPP National Vice Chairman position

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has officially declared his intention to contest for the position of National...

Gideon Boako cuts sod for construction of maternity block at Duayaw Nkwanta Health Centre

The Dr. Gideon Boako, Member of Parliament for Tano North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, has cut sod for the construction of a new...

GAF recruitment: Good news for applicants who failed medical screening

The Ernest Brogya Genfi, Deputy Minister for Defence, has announced that candidates who were unsuccessful at the medical screening stage of the ongoing Ghana...

Transport operators kick against NRSA’s plans to ban Toyota Voxy vehicles

Commercial transport operators in Ghana have rejected a directive by the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) banning the use of Toyota Voxy vehicles for...

Mahama to chair emergency Cabinet meeting on fuel prices

John Dramani Mahama has returned to Ghana after an official trip to France and is expected to chair an emergency cabinet meeting today to...

Abirem MP announces GH₵500,000 education fund to support needy students

The Member of Parliament for the New Abirem Constituency, Charles Asuoko Owiredu, has announced plans to establish an education fund worth GH₵500,000 to support...

Mobile money vendor robbed at Ziope 

Two unidentified men, one wielding a firearm and firing warning shots, have robbed a mobile money vendor at Ziope in the Volta Region, making away with...

Miners stranded in Ahafo-Ano North as alleged NAIMOS operatives take over site

Tensions are heightening in the Ahafo-Ano North District as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) constituency executives call on the government to urgently intervene in...

Accra Metropolitan Assembly introduces shift system for street sweepers

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has introduced a new shift system for street sweepers to improve sanitation and enhance efficiency across the capital. The Mayor of...

Gambia appoints British barrister to prosecute gruesome Jammeh-era crimes

British barrister Martin Hackett has been appointed as The Gambia's first special prosecutor to try those responsible for human rights abuses carried out during...

Equip yourselves to meet Kumasi’s growing demands — Mayor to Assembly Members

The Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Kwasi Ofori Boadi Agyemang, has called on Assembly Members to enhance their capacity to effectively respond to the growing...

Ken Ofori-Atta’s passport seized after bail, set to reappear in US Court

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has had his passport confiscated following his release on bail by a US immigration court, sources familiar with the...

Two killed in Bosomtwe clash as residents demand increased security presence

Residents of Broadekwano and Asisiriwa in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region are gripped by fear following a violent confrontation between the two...

Protect people, not prices – Joe Jackson rejects fuel tax cuts and subsidies

The CEO of Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, has rejected calls for fuel tax cuts and subsidies, warning that such measures could worsen Ghana’s economic...

Libya announces discovery of oil and gas with three major energy companies

Libya's state-run National Oil Corporation (NOC) ​announced on Wednesday three new oil and ‌gas discoveries with major energy companies from Italy, Spain and Algeria,...

Dead body found in drainage near Odaw River; police begin probe

The lifeless body of an unidentified man has been retrieved from a drainage channel at Asylum Down in Accra. The body, believed to be that...

Police arrest suspect over Adjen Kotoku Onion Market shooting

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting incident at the Adjen Kotoku Onion Market in Accra. The incident, which...

Woman rescued from drain near Jubilee House referred for psychiatric evaluation

The 29-year-old woman rescued from a drain near the Afrikiko traffic light, close to Jubilee House in Accra, has been referred for psychiatric evaluation. The...

Ofori-Atta not yet formally notified of any charges – Frank Davies

Frank Davies, lawyer for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has clarified that his client has not been formally notified of any charges against him. In...

Chiefs, Queen Mothers and Principal Elders of Odau Group denounce Etweresohehene, pledge allegiance to Okyenhene

Chiefs, Queen Mothers, and Principal Elders of the Odau group under the Benkum Division of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area have distanced themselves from...

GJA Ashanti hails Asantehene’s intervention in Press Centre Project

The Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has received a significant boost in its efforts to strengthen journalism in the region,...

A/R: Police arrest man over illegal drug peddling at Pankrono

A 45-year-old man has been arrested for possession of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs at Pankrono, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti...

Community mining standoff in Ahafo-Ano North, NDC executives seek urgent government action

Tension is escalating in parts of the Ahafo-Ano North District of the Ashanti Region over an alleged forceful takeover of a community mining site. The...