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Stop using media to challenge judicial decisions – Thaddeus Sory to lawyers

Private legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory has urged lawyers dissatisfied with judicial decisions to pursue established legal procedures instead of turning to the media, public...

Hostel owners challenge legality of Rent Control campaign over high fees

The Hostel Owners Association of Ghana has challenged the legal basis of the Rent Control Department’s ongoing enforcement campaign against private student hostels. The Acting...

We’ll get back to Education Minister after 48 hours – GAUA on suspension of strike

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) says its nationwide strike remains in force despite a meeting with Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu on Monday. The...

Education Minister engages university administrators over ongoing strike

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has engaged the leadership of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) and representatives of university management over the ongoing...

There’s nothing wrong; NDC’s interest aligns with the constitution – Deputy AG defends push for speedy trials

Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has defended the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government’s push for speedy trials, insisting that the position is consistent...

Ada Traditional Council suspends four members over Asafotufiami

The Ada Traditional Council has suspended four of its members for two years for allegedly defying its decision to cancel the 2026 Asafotufiami grand...

PURC resolves over 97 per cent of complaints lodged during first half of 2026

The Upper West Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has resolved 548 out of 563 complaints received from utility consumers between...

South Africa returnees form ‘Evacuation Boys’ to support sanitation in Ghana

A group of Ghanaian evacuees from South Africa, calling themselves the “Evacuation Boys,” has pledged to support Ghana’s development by contributing to sanitation efforts...

Education Minister appeals to GAUA to call off strike, one month to resolve concerns

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has appealed to striking university administrators to suspend their industrial action and give government one month to resolve their outstanding...

K.C. Whittaker Endowment Foundation influences female physics students at KNUST with Scholarships

Twenty-five female students of the Department of Physics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been rewarded for their academic...

Why EOCO is leading AKSA bribery probe, not OSP – Deputy AG

Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has explained why the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), rather than the Office of the Special Prosecutor...

Two arrested over alleged galamsey activities in Tanoso

The Tanoso Police Command has arrested two individuals over their alleged involvement in or cooperation with illegal mining activities in the Tanoso area of...

Five injured in road crash at Ahwerase

Five people have sustained injuries in a road accident involving two vehicles at the Ahwerase Christland School Junction in the Akuapem South Municipality of...

BOST, tanker drivers agree on measures to address concerns at Kumasi Depot, strike suspended

BOST Energies Limited and the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (GNPTDU) have reached an agreement on measures to address concerns raised by tanker...

Some commercial transport operators in Kumasi charge additional Gh¢1 amid rising fuel prices

Some commercial transport operators at Tech Junction in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region have increased their fares by one Ghana cedi, citing...

Sammy Gyamfi rejects Afenyo-Markin’s claims that GoldBod made losses

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has rejected claims by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin that the institution has incurred...

Ghana Drunkards Association commends Mahama over 100,000-hectare oil palm initiative

The Ghana Drunkards Association has commended President John Dramani Mahama for his plan to cultivate oil palm on 100,000 hectares of land by 2032. The...

I will bridge the gap between NPP Regional and Constituency Executives – Bernard Okoe Boye

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Greater Accra Regional Chairman-elect Bernard Okoe Boye has pledged to bridge the gap between regional and constituency executives as part...

Allied Heath Council warns hospitals against assigning medical records duties to receptionists

The Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) has cautioned health facilities and private providers of allied health services against engaging unqualified persons to perform Health...

Fire guts ICT lab, classroom at Gushegu Nursing and Midwifery Training College

Fire has damaged an ICT laboratory and an adjoining classroom at the Gushegu Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Northern Region. The incident occurred...

Police warn motorists against using AirPods, earphones while driving or riding

The Ghana Police Service has warned motorists and riders against using AirPods, earphones or any other audio devices while driving or riding. In a public...

KsTU equips graduating students for industry

The Faculty of Built and Natural Environment of Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has held its 2026 Final Year Exit Conference to equip graduating students...

Galamsey could cause major health crisis in Ghana soon – Medical experts warn

Medical and public health experts are warning that Ghana could face a major public health crisis within the next five years if urgent action...

Godfred Dame opposes trial of Hanan Abdul-Hamid during legal vacation

Former Attorney-General and lead counsel for former National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer Hanan Abdul-Hamid, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has rejected any...

World Vision Ghana equips 24 out-of-school youth with apprenticeship training

Twenty-four out-of-school young people from the Kwahu Afram Plains North and South districts have successfully completed a two-year apprenticeship skills training programme sponsored by...

Interior Ministry reaffirms commitment to ECOWAS arms import rules

The Ministry of the Interior has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to complying with the ECOWAS exemption regime governing the transfer and importation of Small Arms...

27-year-old spiritualist arrested over alleged attempt to use 11-year-old girl for ritual

A 27-year-old spiritualist has been arrested after residents of Lamtey in the Ga South Municipality near Kasoa allegedly caught him attempting to use an...

NADMO deploys personnel to North East ahead of dam spillage

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has deployed personnel from its headquarters to the North East Region ahead of the anticipated spillage from the...

VALCO’s current operating position is unsustainable – Lands Minister backs calls for strategic investor

The government is considering the involvement of a strategic investor to restore the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) to full-scale production, with the Minister for...

Man breaks into woman’s house, steals 22 pants for ritual purposes

A 27-year-old man has been remanded at a correctional facility in Yola, Adamawa State, after he was accused of breaking into a woman’s home...

Brekusu chief appeals to Mahama over deplorable Katesi-Brekusu-Dome-Kwabenya road

The chief of Brekusu, Nana Oteng Krankye II, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama and the Minister of Roads and Highways to urgently...

Man in court for conspiring with stepmother to kill father in Nigeria

A man has been arraigned before a Kano Magistrate’s Court for allegedly conspiring with his father’s former wife to kill his father. The suspect, Nura...

Kasoa chiefs invoke deities against MCE over landguard accusation [Video]

Traditional leaders of Awutu Odupong have invoked their deities against the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Awutu Senya East, Seth Sabah Serwonoo-Banini, after accusing...

Labone bank robbery suspect remanded

Nigerian national Maazi Okechuku Augustine, who has been arraigned before the Accra Circuit Court in connection with an alleged foiled bank robbery at Labone,...

AMA supports PWDs with start-up capital, working tools

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has provided start-up capital, working tools and assistive devices to 50 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) across the metropolis as...

Adu-Boahene trial put on hold pending Supreme Court decision on legal vacation

The Accra High Court has adjourned the trial of former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, to August...

Volta Regional Minister calls for stronger Ghana-Namibia economic ties

Volta Regional Minister James Gunu has called for stronger economic, educational, cultural, and people-to-people relations between Ghana and Namibia. According to him, the historical bonds...

The cheating has been there for too long, we’re not happy – GAUA says amidst strike

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) says it expects concrete action from government to address its concerns, warning that it will not consider...

Asutifi North Assembly distributes 1,500 bags of fertilizer to 500 farmers

The Asutifi North District Assembly in the Ahafo Region has commenced the distribution of 1,500 bags of fertilizer to 500 farmers to support agricultural...

Sunyani Paramount Chief warns chiefs over sale of cemetery lands

The Paramount Chief of the Sunyani Traditional Area, Odeefour Ogyeamansan Boahen Korkor II, has warned divisional and sub-chiefs against the unauthorised sale and encroachment...