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Opoku-Agyemang visits Ghana Medical Trust Fund, commends progress on healthcare initiative

Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has paid a working visit to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund to assess progress made in the establishment and implementation of...

Accommodation constraints threaten audit independence despite new Kumasi office complex

Stakeholders in the Audit Service are raising concerns about the independence of auditors, citing a situation where about 70 per cent of staff are...

REGSEC begins demolition of illegal structures at Ramsar site (Video)

A joint task force comprising the Greater Accra Regional Security Council, the Forestry Commission, and the Tema West Municipal Assembly has commenced a three-day...

Ghana targets trade expansion as Minister leads high-level visit to Morocco

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has begun a strategic three-day working visit to Morocco aimed at deepening bilateral trade relations...

Attorney General not under pressure to prosecute former appointees – Press Secretary

The Press Secretary to the Attorney General’s Office, Benjamin Alpha Aidoo, has said the office is not under undue pressure to prosecute former government...

Concern Drivers Union commend President Mahama for initiating Accra-Kumasi expressway project

The Concern Drivers Union has praised John Dramani Mahama for initiating processes toward the construction of the proposed Accra-Kumasi Expressway, describing the move as...

Two suspected cocoa smuggling kingpins arrested in Dormaa

The Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, has announced the arrest of two additional suspects believed to be key figures behind cocoa smuggling operations...

Vision FC charged by GFA over misconduct in All Black United clash

Vision FC have been charged by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for alleged breaches of the body’s Disciplinary Code, 2019,...

SHS selection: 2026 BECE candidates to pick 2 category A schools

Candidates writing this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be required to choose two Category 'A' senior high schools, one with boarding houses...

Complete Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal to create jobs – Asantehene urges Government

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on government to prioritise the completion of the Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal, stressing its critical role...

‘We survived on snow and sand’ – Ghanaian recounts harrowing experience on frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war

A young Ghanaian victim has recounted the harsh and desperate conditions endured on the frontline of the Russia–Ukraine war, revealing how severe food shortages...

Russia-Ukraine War: I returned home injured and empty-handed – Ghanaian recruit

A young Ghanaian who claims he was lured into joining the Russian military to fight in the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war says he has returned...

Rent Control Department to storm universities over exorbitant hostels fees

The Rent Control Department has announced a nationwide compliance exercise targeting hostel operators across Ghana’s tertiary institutions, following growing concerns over alleged exploitative pricing,...

Man lynched in Kpandai over witchcraft accusation

The family of a 33-year-old man allegedly killed over accusations of witchcraft at Tengelento-Buradeni in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region is demanding...

Hostel fees are choking students – NUGS raises concern amidst demand for urgent action

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) is calling for urgent action to curb what it describes as rising and exploitative hostel fees that...

GNECC lauds WAEC, GES over action against exam malpractice

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has commended the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for their recent...

Neglected Tropical Diseases cases drop significantly in Ahafo Region – Coordinator

The Ahafo Regional Coordinator for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Adjei Mensah Razak, has announced a significant decline in cases of NTDs across the region,...

Fisheries Minister begins six-day tour of inland fishing communities

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur, is set to embark on a six-day working tour of inland fisheries communities across the country...

Health Ministry partners World Bank to tackle regional health challenges

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Bank Group, has launched a Regional Health, Nutrition and Population Strategy aimed at strengthening healthcare...

AMA fines 40 traders at Rawlings Park for flouting Sanitation Day directive

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has fined about 40 traders operating at Rawlings Park in Accra a total of GH¢4,000 for defying directives to...

Ga Mantse supports BECE candidates in Accra with mathematical sets

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has donated 3,000 mathematical sets to Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in Accra to support...

Nkwanta conflict: Four houses set ablaze in Keri

Four houses at Keri, a farming community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, have been set ablaze in connection with the...

Man, who allegedly stole police armoured vehicle to undergo psychiatric evaluation

The Kwadaso Circuit Court in Kumasi has ordered a psychiatric examination for a 26-year-old man accused of stealing a police armoured vehicle at Nkawie...

Traders count losses as fire guts shops at Adum

Traders in Kumasi’s Adum business district are counting heavy losses after a fire swept through several shops in the early hours of Tuesday, May...

Over 100 motorbikes, 10 cars and 15 containers destroyed as fire guts fitting shops in Kumasi

A devastating fire has swept through a cluster of fitting shops at Mempeasem, a community in Asawase Kumasi destroying more than 100 motorcycles, 10...

Police investigate alleged assault of Amaniampong SHS student by housemaster

Police in Mampongteng in the Ashanti region are investigating the alleged assault of a final-year student of Amaniampong Senior High School (SHS) by a...

Gov’t fast-tracks Accra–Kumasi expressway with military-led groundwork

The Ghana Armed Forces has begun early works on the long-awaited Accra–Kumasi Expressway, clearing nearly 18 kilometres of dense vegetation as part of initial...

International Firefighters Day: Volta Fire Commander decries crowd interference during rescue operations

The Volta Regional Fire Commander, ACFO II Joseph Tetteh Freeman, has expressed concern over the growing challenge of uncooperative crowds that obstruct firefighters and...

Former Buffer Stock CEO, wife re-arrested after being discharged in GH¢78M case

The Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has withdrawn charges against former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited, Hanan...

Awutu Senya West records 2 lactating mothers, 7 pregnancies and 11 absentees in BECE

The Ghana Education Service (Ghana Education Service) Directorate in Awutu Senya West has recorded two lactating mothers, seven pregnant candidates, and 11 absentees in...

11 arrested, weapons retrieved in Adambrobe Chieftaincy dispute crackdown

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 11 suspects in connection with the possession of arms and ammunition without authority, linked to the Adambrobe chieftaincy...

Election 2028: Asiedu Nketia closes gap on Bawumia – Global Info Analytics

A fresh March 2026 tracking analysis by GlobalInfo Analytics is quietly redrawing the contours of the country’s 2028 presidential race, with a sharpened focus...

Roads Minister threatens termination of Sawla–Wa highway contract over delays

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has assured residents of the Upper West Region of the government’s commitment to fixing the...

On the Frontlines of Russia-Ukraine War: The harrowing experience of a Ghanaian recruit

In this documentary by JoyNews, a young Ghanaian who was allegedly lured into the Russian military to fight in the Russia–Ukraine war has shared...

ECG invests GH¢1.11bn in Ashanti power upgrades to address supply fluctuations

The Electricity Company of Ghana (Electricity Company of Ghana) has announced plans to step up transformer upgrades in the Ashanti Region as part of...

Ban on noise making: Greater Accra Peace Council urges full compliance

The Greater Accra Regional Peace Council has called for full compliance with the annual ban on drumming and noise-making, which will run from Monday,...

Manuel Life Foundation distributes over 1,500 examination materials to BECE candidates in Nkoranza South District

The Manuel Life Foundation has distributed more than 1,500 pens, rulers, and other educational materials to candidates writing the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination...

GES receives over 500 complaints after first day of 2026 BECE

The Ghana Education Service (Ghana Education Service) says it has received about 500 anonymous complaints following the first day of the 2026 Basic Education...

GoldBod Jewellery invites sales agents, franchise owners and strategic partners for expansion drive

GoldBod Jewellery Limited has announced a nationwide call for Sales Agents, Franchise Owners, and Strategic Partners as part of an expansion drive to widen...

Two cocoa clerks arrested for allegedly short-changing farmers in Dormaa

The police have arrested two cocoa Purchasing Clerks (PCs) in the Dormaa Municipality of the Bono Region for allegedly short-changing cocoa farmers. The suspects, Robert...