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Bunkpurugu Police suspend funeral musketry amid security concerns

The Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri District Police Command has suspended the use of muskets and gunshots during funeral ceremonies, celebrations and other public gatherings in Bunkpurugu Township. The...

IGP rewards four officers after successful Upper West robbery operation

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has promoted four police personnel for their exceptional performance in an operation that led to the...

CSA fines ORC GH¢240,000 for engaging unlicensed cybersecurity provider

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has sanctioned the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) for failing to comply with cybersecurity directives requiring institutions...

Adamus assets not for sale – Gov’t clarifies after mining lease revocation

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has moved to clarify the revocation of Adamus Resources Limited's mining leases, insisting the company's assets are...

I was shocked – Kofi Tonto denies involvement in alleged US$19.4m Ghana Embassy fraud

New Patriotic Party (NPP) communicator and political aide to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kofi Tonto, has denied any involvement in an alleged US$19.4 million financial...

Four alleged fake National Security officials arrested at Sawla checkpoint

Four men accused of posing as National Security personnel and allegedly extorting money from motorists and passengers have been arrested by the Sawla District...

Speaker Bagbin recalls Parliament from recess for five-day sitting

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has called Members of Parliament (MPs) back from recess for a five-day session to address what he describes as...

Former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu released from custody

Former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, has been released from custody following the withdrawal of an application...

Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives commend Health Minister for clearing salary arrears

The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives of Ghana has commended the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, for his intervention in resolving the...

Adamus Resources to challenge licence revocation

Adamus Resources Limited says it will challenge the revocation of its mining leases by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah,...

Lights, Camera, Parliament: Ghanaian entertainers who traded fame for politics

For decades, politics in Ghana was largely perceived as a preserve of career politicians, lawyers, academics, public servants and professionals who had spent years...

Mahama continues Resetting Ghana Tour to Upper East Region

President John Dramani Mahama is set to continue his Resetting Ghana Tour in the Upper East Region as part of his ongoing engagements with...

Africa Green STEM Foundation donates computers to Nungua SHS to bridge digital gap

The Africa Green STEM and Innovation Fund Foundation, in partnership with its donor, has donated 10 modern touchscreen computers to Nungua Senior High School...

Use social media to create positive change, not incite violence – Osman Ayariga

Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has urged young people to use social media responsibly to promote positive...

African youth are ready to lead today, not tomorrow – Osman Ayariga

Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has challenged the long-standing narrative that African youth are merely “leaders of...

Traders fume over demolition of Enchi market to pave way for 24hour economy market

Traders at Enchi in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region have expressed anger and frustration following the demolition of the Enchi market...

Africa unites in Accra to forge unified climate strategy ahead of COP31

The African Group of Negotiators (AGN) on Climate Change has opened its second strategy meeting of the year in Accra, bringing together leading climate...

Judge signs release warrant for Sedina Tamakloe Attionu

The release warrant for Sedina Tamakloe Attionu has been signed following the Attorney-General's withdrawal of the motion blocking the release. The Attorney-General on Wednesday morning...

Scars From Dubai: 28-year-old fights to rebuild his life after acid attack by a Ghanaian disfigured him

For 28-year-old Alex Degle, the pain of an acid attack he suffered in Dubai did not end when his wounds healed. Nearly three years...

Drainage construction to close Kaneshie road as GARID works begin in August

Ghana Hydrological Authority has announced major drainage construction works along the Accra Academy–Mpamprom–First Light corridor as part of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated...

Former Ghana’s Most Beautiful contestant passes on

Former Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) contestant, Juliana Bubune Titiati-Tsikata, has passed away. Bubune, who represented the Volta Region in the 2013 edition of the pageant,...

Okada riders stage demo over legalization delays

Members of the Okada Riders Association of Ghana (ORAG) and the National Union of Tricycle Operators Ghana (NUTOG) have taken to the streets to...

Police arrest two over alleged inciteful comments about Prophet Mohammed

The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the National Signals Bureau (NSB), has arrested two persons over separate videos containing alleged inciteful and offensive...

NALAG President charges assembly members to keep ‘eagle eye’ on public funds

The President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), Alfred Asiedu Adjei, has urged assembly members to closely monitor public funds...

Seven-month water crisis hits Dawhenya, disrupts healthcare, schooling and homes

A prolonged water crisis in parts of Dawhenya and Community 25 is disrupting healthcare delivery, schooling and household activities, with residents warning of growing...

Legal vacation: Ayikoi Otoo says compelling lawyers to appear in court is unfair

Former Attorney General and former Ghana High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ayikoi Otoo, has criticised the decision to compel lawyers to appear in...

How were Ghanaians taught English in 1954? The answer may surprise you

Long before English became the language of Ghanaian classrooms, offices, newspapers and public life, learning to speak it looked remarkably different. And now, a glimpse...

Adom Trotro: Commuters complain of unapproved fare increment

Adom Trotro made a stop at Shiashie today, where commuters lamented an increase in transport fares by some operators, despite no official communication on...

Pressure Group demands parliamentary probe into AKSA bribery allegations

The People’s Alliance for Governance and Accountability (PAGA) has demanded a full parliamentary investigation into the AKSA power agreement bribery allegations, following evidence accepted...

Fact Check: Chief Justice’s warrant doesn’t limit vacation judge, Justice Achibonga, to specific cases

A warrant issued by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie authorising a judge to sit during the 2026 legal vacation does not restrict the judge to...

NDF sensitises chiefs on galamsey fight in Ahafo Ano South West

The Nature and Development Foundation (NDF), in collaboration with the Minerals Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has sensitised traditional leaders in the...

Case of former NAFCO CEO, wife adjourned after lawyers fail to appear in court

The High Court in Accra has adjourned the criminal case involving former National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer Hanan Abdul-Wahab...

Ablakwa donates 3,000 pieces of modern furniture to schools to tackle deficit

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has donated 3,000 pieces of modern furniture to basic...

Southern Command GOC opens Ex Starlight Stretch III

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), Southern Command, Brigadier General Edward Awaribey, has opened Exercise Starlight Stretch III at Nkwanta in the Oti Region. The three-week...

Forensic report on National Cathedral is ready, undergoing review – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister of State for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu has disclosed that the long-awaited forensic audit report into the National Cathedral is ready and...

‘My lawyer is ill and in and out of hospital’- Hanan explains Dame’s absence from court

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab, has explained the absence of his lead counsel, former...

KNUST students protest soaring private hostel fees at National Youth Conference

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have staged a protest over the sharp increase in private hostel fees. They say...

Mason jailed eight years for robbing pharmacist 

The Kwadaso Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region has sentenced a 35-year-old mason to eight years’ imprisonment for robbing a pharmacist at Denchemuoso, near...

How is democracy under attack? You held demo, submitted petition at Presidency – Kwakye Ofosu asks NPP

Minister of State for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu has rejected claims by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that democracy is under attack under...

Legal vacation: Samson Anyenini sends important message to lawyers (Audio)

Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has urged lawyers to engage judges respectfully when they are unable to appear in court during the legal vacation,...