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Transport operators maintain fares after government’s fuel price intervention

Road transport operators have announced that transport fares will remain unchanged across the country following the government's recent intervention to reduce fuel prices. In a...

Benz, 13 car doors destroyed as fire guts mechanic shop in Ho

A fire outbreak at a mechanic shop along S.D.A. Road in Ho has destroyed an unregistered Mercedes-Benz vehicle and 13 car doors. The incident occurred...

6 students arrested, Obuasi SecTech closed following mob attack on headmaster

The Obuasi Municipal Assembly has ordered the indefinite closure of Obuasi Secondary Technical School following a violent incident in which the school's headmaster was...

Responsible mining programme: Lands Ministry urged to prioritise residents’ health

The Queenmother of Nkaseim in the Asutifi South District of the Ahafo Region, Nana Ama Asieduaa, has called on the Ministry of Lands and...

Kwadaso MCE cuts sod for 24-Hour Economy Market project

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kwadaso, Eric Assibey, has cut the sod for the construction of the municipality's 24-Hour Economy Market, describing it...

Sammy Gyamfi threatens legal action over ‘GH¢200m’ allegations

Lawyers for the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, have issued a legal notice demanding an immediate end to...

Christian groups protest new charges for prayer activities at Achimota Forest

Some pastors and Christian groups have protested a sharp increase in fees charged for prayer activities at the Achimota Forest, describing the new rates...

PNP joins NPP’s ‘Save the Judiciary’ demo, raises concerns over selective justice

The People’s National Party (PNP) has announced that it will participate in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) planned demonstration on Thursday, August 6, citing...

GPRTU reveals reasons behind shortage of commercial vehicles [Listen]

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has attributed the shortage of commercial vehicles in parts of the country to the increasing cost of...

Final year students may miss exam practicals – Youth Association warns over Techiman-Krobo Nursing College closure [Audio]

The Chairman of the Krobo Youth Association, Kyeremeh Donkor, has expressed concern over the closure of the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery Training College and...

Abossey Okai dealers keep citing demand and supply for high spare parts prices – GPRTU [Audio]

The Deputy Secretary of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, says the union is engaging leadership of the Abossey Okai Spare...

WAEC asks schools to submit evidence of alleged BECE result discrepancies

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has urged schools and parents raising concerns over the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results to provide...

Don’t celebrate suspension of 30% proposed fare hike yet – GPRTU to Ghanaians

The Deputy Secretary of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, has cautioned Ghanaians against celebrating the suspension of the proposed 30%...

Economic Fighters League condemns approval of new mining leases, demands greater state ownership

The Economic Fighters League (EFL) has criticised Parliament’s approval of six new mining leases, describing the decision as a setback to Ghana’s economic sovereignty. In...

NDC can work with Jean Mensa despite earlier calls for her removal – Asiedu Nketia

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says the party is prepared to work with Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean...

Techiman-Krobo Nursing Training College principal must step aside – Youth Association

The Chairman of the Krobo Youth Association, Kyeremeh Donkor, has called on the government to allow the Principal of the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery...

Gyampo dismisses NPP’s ‘Democracy Under Attack’ protest as face-saving tactic

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has criticised the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) planned “Democracy Under Attack” demonstration,...

Reopen Techiman-Krobo Nursing Training College by Monday, or… – Youth Association to gov’t

The Chairman of the Krobo Youth Association, Kyeremeh Donkor, has given authorities until Monday to reopen the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery School, warning that...

NPP demands clarity over funding of GH¢2 diesel price reduction

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is demanding clarity from the government on how it intends to finance the temporary GH¢2 per litre reduction in...

COP31: African trade unions, climate negotiators unite in Nairobi to demand worker-centred just transition

African trade union leaders and climate negotiators have gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, for a three-day summit to develop a unified continental position on energy...

School selection exercise: 620,000 BECE candidates pick SHSs

Over 620,000 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduates have begun selecting their second cycle schools following a novelty introduced by the Ministry of Education...

NPP demo organisers were not informed about National Remembrance Day for helicopter crash victims – Egyapa Mercer

Former Sekondi MP Andrew Egyapa Mercer says organisers of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) planned demonstration were not informed that August 6 had been...

Obuasi SHTS headmaster injured after students’ attack over alleged ritual

The headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Abdulia Zakaria, is in critical condition after he was allegedly attacked by students during a...

Police probe explosion at Aboso that claimed 3 lives, left others injured

The Western Central Regional Police Command has visited victims of the Aboso explosion who are receiving treatment at the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital and Apinto...

AAC secures 750 acres of irrigated land for vegetable production under MoFA partnership

The African Agribusiness Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, has secured 750 acres of irrigated land at Konadu in the...

GES begins onboarding of newly recruited staff from August 7

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that successful applicants from its recent recruitment exercise will begin regional onboarding processes from Friday, August 7. The...

No passenger, crew member died in STC bus accident – Company clarifies

Intercity STC Coaches Limited has clarified that no passenger or crew member died in an accident involving one of its buses travelling from Accra...

I warned NPP against top-down elections, but they ignored me – Asiedu Nketia

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says he cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) against adopting a top-down approach...

I’m lobbying to become NPP’s acting national chairman to advise them – Asiedu Nketia jokes

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has jokingly suggested that he is lobbying to become the acting National Chairman...

Oti NYA Director urges youth to champion environmental sanitation

The Oti Regional Director of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Joshua Kunjin, has called on Ghanaians, particularly the youth, to take a leading role...

BECE examiners cannot tell whether scripts are from private or public schools – WAEC rejects claims of bias

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed suggestions that candidates from private schools may have been disadvantaged in the marking of the 2026...

Speaker Bagbin commissions GH¢4m expanded dialysis unit in Wa

Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has commissioned an expanded dialysis unit at the Upper West Regional Hospital in Wa, estimated...

Sagnarigu MP appeals for calm after deadly communal clashes

The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, Atta Issah, has called for calm and restraint following violent clashes between residents of Damankunyili and Nyeshee in...

One dead, six injured after communal clashes in Sagnarigu Municipality; curfew imposed

The Sagnarigu Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Damankunyili, Nyeshie, and surrounding communities following violent communal clashes that claimed one...

Ghana Airports Company sacks two car park workers over alleged extortion

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has dismissed two car park workers at the Kotoka International Airport over allegations of extorting money from travellers. The...

Education Minister engages Volta chiefs over Ohawu Agricultural College upgrade

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has met a delegation from the Volta Regional House of Chiefs and the Afife Traditional Council to discuss key...

Sedina Tamakloe remains in prison despite acquittal – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC),...

Electrochem–Ada standoff: Dr. Agyemang-Lardey calls for dialogue, urgent government intervention

The recent standoff between Electrochem Ghana Limited and sections of the indigenous people of Ada has become a matter of grave concern for every...

I’m happy we have stabilised the economy – Asiedu Nketia

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says the government has laid the foundation for economic growth and job creation...

Woman sentenced to life imprisonment over husband’s murder at Omanjor

A mother of two, Lydia Aboagye, has been jailed and sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court in Accra after being found guilty...