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Tenant accuses landlady of throwing out belongings in her absence

A woman has accused her landlady of ordering young men to break into her rented apartment and carry her belongings outside while she was...

Illegal parking returns to Pokuase Interchange as commercial drivers defy enforcement

Commercial drivers have resumed picking up passengers along the highway near the Pokuase Interchange in Accra, raising fresh concerns about road safety and the...

AMA appeals for help to reunite 65-year-old woman found at Kaneshie with family

An elderly woman identified as Aba Esi is currently receiving treatment after she was found at Kaneshie with a severe wound on her left...

Memorial mass to mark first anniversary of Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings’ death on October 23

A memorial Mass will be held at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Adabraka, Accra, on Friday, October 23, 2026, to mark the first anniversary...

NDC to open nominations for 2026 national executive elections on October 20

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will open nominations for its 2026 National Executive Elections on Tuesday, October 20, with the process closing...

Sam George to establish ICT labs in 10 top-performing Volta schools by end of 2026

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has announced plans to establish Information and Communication Technology (ICT) laboratories in 10...

Small-scale miners blame delays in mining licences for rise in galamsey

Small-scale miners in the Ahafo Region have blamed delays in the issuance of mining licences on the government for pushing some prospective miners into...

STC interdicts driver over viral overtaking video at Pokuase

Intercity STC Coaches Limited has interdicted a driver captured in a viral social media video allegedly showing the driver dangerously overtaking a Sprinter bus...

‘We have been used and dumped’ – NDC’s James Agbey bemoans grassroots neglect

National Democratic Congress (NDC) operative James Agbey has cautioned that the party could lose the loyalty of its grassroots supporters if government appointees fail...

GAUA suspends strike action

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has suspended its industrial action after the government addressed 80% of the concerns that led to the...

Fuel prices begin to fall as Star Oil cuts petrol to GH¢16.45

Some oil marketing companies (OMCs) have begun reducing fuel prices at the pumps as the second pricing window for October takes effect. Star Oil reduced...

NSA extends 2026/2027 national service registration deadline

The National Service Authority (NSA) has extended the registration deadline for National Service Personnel (NSPs) for the 2026/2027 service year from October 15 to...

GES announces dates for 2026 staff promotion examinations

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the timetable for its 2026 staff promotion examinations, scheduled to take place from November 2 to 4,...

AMA evacuates refuse along Graphic Road, warns against indiscriminate dumping

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has evacuated heaps of refuse illegally dumped along Graphic Road to improve sanitation and maintain a clean and healthy...

Abomosu STEM SHS 1 student dies 12 days after reporting; family demands answers

The family of a 14-year-old student who died barely two weeks after reporting to Abomosu STEM Senior High School in the Eastern Region is...

Probe must go beyond Obuasi SHTS into his previous schools – MP on headmaster’s alleged sexual abuse

Deputy Health Minister Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah has questioned whether the controversy involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Zakaria Abdulai, is...

Obuasi SHTS: Crime has no political colour – Deputy Health Minister on reports embattled headmaster is NDC member

Deputy Health Minister Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah has urged the public to separate the political affiliation of the Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) headmaster,...

NUGS condemns alleged sexual abuse by suspended Obuasi SHS headmaster

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has condemned the alleged sexual abuse of a female student by the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High...

Ghana, Germany explore stronger cooperation in TVET

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has held discussions with German Ambassador to Ghana Frederik Landshöft on strengthening bilateral cooperation in education, with particular emphasis on...

Gov’t secures financing to fix water shortages in Tamale, Yendi and Damongo

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced a €323 million financing package for the Northern Ghana Water and Sanitation Project, aimed at addressing...

Justice, truth must prevail – Chief urges police over suspended Obuasi SHTS headmaster’s case

The Adansi Akwamuhene, Nana Kwadu Kwakye II, has called on the police to arrest and prosecute anyone found culpable in the controversy surrounding the...

Mahama, Otumfuo, and Bawumia to grace KNUST grand educational summit

The Asantehene, His Majesty Otumfuor Osei Tutu II, President John Dramani Mahama, and former Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia are among the high-profile personalities expected...

Organised Labour should seek fair adjustment, not excessive pay rise – Austin Gamey

Labour consultant Austin Gamey has urged Organised Labour to pursue a fair adjustment in the 2027 base pay negotiations, cautioning that excessively high expectations...

Full video: Deputy Health Minister Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah’s one-on-one interview on Adom FM Dwaso Nsem

Deputy Health Minister Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah is speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem about the government’s free primary healthcare initiative, the controversy surrounding Obuasi...

Chief Justice designates Achimota Court to handle petroleum diversion cases

The Achimota Court has been designated to handle cases involving the diversion of petroleum products, in a move aimed at strengthening the prosecution of...

Ghana Health Service begins Yellow Fever vaccination campaign in Upper West

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched a five-day yellow fever vaccination campaign targeting approximately 244,869 people across three districts in the Upper West...

CAGD settles promotion arrears for 56,003 teachers

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has paid promotion-related salary adjustments and arrears to 56,003 teachers of the Ghana Education Service (GES), ahead of...

Water tanker catches fire and burns beyond recognition at Gomoa Akotsi

A water tanker belonging to Nag Fairmount Construction Company, the contractor working on the dualisation of the Kasoa–Winneba Highway, has been burnt to ashes...

St. Joseph the Worker Credit Union hits 44,800 clients, ranking 3rd in Ashanti

The St. Joseph the Worker Co-operative Credit Union has made significant financial gains over the last year, recording an increase in the number of...

Keep custody of your susu book – Ashanti Regional Director of Cooperatives advises credit union members

The Ashanti Regional Director of Cooperatives, Amos Sakyi, has advised members of credit unions nationwide to remain vigilant in their transactions with mobile bankers...

Galamsey: Rivers that fed our grandparents now ‘run the colour of chocolate milk’ – Sam Jonah

Renowned Ghanaian businessman and mining executive Sir Sam Jonah has raised concerns about the widespread destruction of rivers, forests and farmlands through illegal mining,...

Mine worker jailed 14 years for defiling 8-year-old girl at Manso Kumpese

The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a 30-year-old mine worker, Atta Kwadwo, to 14 years’ imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old girl at Manso Kumpese...

Mahama unveils $2bn annual investment to accelerate industrialisation

President John Dramani Mahama has outlined plans for an annual investment of $2 billion over four years under the government’s proposed $10 billion New...

Republic Bank–JoyNews Habitat Fair opens in Ho today

The Republic Bank–JoyNews Habitat Fair opens today, Friday, October 16, at the Ho Sports Stadium, bringing housing opportunities, building solutions and financial services closer...

Foreign Affairs Ministry asks Auditor-General to audit evacuations since 2017

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the Auditor-General to conduct a special audit of all evacuation exercises undertaken by the Ministry since 2017,...

Parliament’s Human Rights Committee condemns alleged sexual abuse at Obuasi SHTS

The Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights has condemned allegations of sexual abuse at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), calling for the speedy prosecution...

Underground cable fault causes power outage in parts of Kumasi

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed a power outage affecting several communities in the Ashanti Region to an underground cable fault at...

Tamale Teaching Hospital records 44 new breast cancer cases in the first half of the year

Breast cancer continues to dominate the caseload at the oncology unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), with 44 new cases recorded in the...

CHASS asks government to raise SHS allocations by 20%, clear unpaid funds

Heads of the country’s assisted senior high schools say government funding is too little and arrives too late, and they want it raised by...

GES approves October 30 CPD day for private school teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has approved Friday, October 30, 2026, as a National Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Day for teachers in private schools...