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Agalga calls for calm as extortion allegations rock Parliament

Incoming Majority Leader James Agalga has called for calm amid an escalating dispute over extortion allegations involving Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin. Builsa North MP Agalga...

‘While GoldBod cannot account for GH¢22bn, mining communities are paying with their kidneys and lungs’ – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has drawn a stark contrast between concerns over alleged financial discrepancies at the Gold Board and the health toll of...

Don’t limit GoldBod probe to 2025 – Agalga demands full audit of gold trading scheme

Incoming Majority Leader James Agalga is demanding a broader probe into Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme, arguing that any investigation limited to 2025 would...

Tuba murder: Court adjourns case to September 28 as police prepare to forward docket to AG

The Adabraka District Court has adjourned to September 28, the case of two brothers who are being for their involvement in the murder of...

2026 BECE: GES opens WAEC portal for uploading of school choices

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the opening of the WAEC portal for the uploading of school choices of candidates for the 2026...

I’ll submit myself to every investigation to clear my name – Afenyo-Markin on alleged extortion

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin says he is prepared to submit himself to any investigation into allegations of extortion levelled against him by Ghana Gold...

Galamsey: Ghana’s rivers cannot afford another failed experiment – Akwasi Konadu

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia North and former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Akwasi Konadu, has called on the government to...

Blue Water Guards programme failing in fight against galamsey – Akwasi Konadu

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia North and former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Akwasi Konadu, has criticised the government’s Blue Water...

Funeral of Ghana’s Deputy Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sanni Jajah held (Photos)

President John Dramani Mahama and National Chief Imam Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu on Sunday joined mourners in paying tribute to Ghana’s late Deputy Ambassador...

23, including 11 children, killed by abandoned galamsey pits – Ashanti Regional Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, says at least 23 people, including 11 children, have lost their lives after falling into abandoned illegal...

Ablakwa-led committee presents strategy document to Mahama ahead of 2027 AU chairmanship

A committee set up to develop a strategy document, priority areas and work programme for President John Dramani Mahama’s 2027 African Union (AU) chairmanship...

23 lives lost to abandoned illegal mining pits in Ashanti Region – Regional Minister

At least 23 lives have been lost to abandoned illegal mining pits in the Ashanti Region, with a significant number of the victims being...

GES probes alleged sexual misconduct involving Mim SHS security officer

The Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Ahafo Region has begun investigations into an alleged sexual misconduct involving a security officer at Mim Senior...

Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings to face Appointments Committee today

The Appointments Committee of Parliament is scheduled to vet Klottey-Korle MP Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, who has been nominated as Minister-designate for Environment, Science and...

Speaker Bagbin to admit Minority’s GoldBod losses motion but rules out debate during emergency sitting

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has indicated that he will admit a motion filed by the Minority seeking a parliamentary inquiry into...

Oppong Nkrumah seeks Supreme Court review over legal vacation ruling

Ofoase-Ayirebi Member of Parliament Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is seeking a review of the decision by Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang dismissing his application to halt...

Mahama Ayariga defends GoldBod, says reported losses are costs of stabilising the cedi

Outgoing Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has defended the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) against allegations that its operations have resulted in significant financial...

23 people, including 11 children, killed by abandoned mining pits in Ashanti Region

At least 23 people have died after falling into abandoned illegal mining pits across the Ashanti Region, with children accounting for nearly half of...

Bagré Dam at 93.31% capacity, WRC issues update on possible spillage

Burkina Faso's Bagré Dam has reached a water level of 234.50 metres, representing 93.31 percent of its capacity. The latest update on the controlled water...

Police arrest former boxer Ayitey Powers over alleged death threat

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested former professional boxer Michael Ayitey Okai, popularly known as “Ayitey Powers,” over an alleged threat of death...

Afenyo-Markin sues GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi over alleged defamatory remarks

Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has taken legal action against the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, over...

We will vet Mahama Ayariga fearlessly – Minority Leader

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has pledged that the Minority in Parliament will subject the nomination of outgoing Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga to thorough scrutiny...

Livestream: Parliament resumes sitting after Speaker’s recall

Parliament has reconvened after Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin recalled the House to allow lawmakers to take up pressing parliamentary business. Sitting will continue throughout...

Bagbin cites communication error as he announces James Agalga as Majority Leader

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has announced James Agalga as Majority Leader, but clarified that Mr Agalga cannot take up the full title yet,...

Speaker refers two ministerial nominees to Appointments Committee

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has referred two ministerial nominees to the Appointments Committee for vetting and consideration. The nominees are Dr. Zanetor...

GES opens WAEC portal for 2026 school placement data

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed heads of Junior High Schools (JHS) to upload candidates’ school selection data for the 2026 placement exercise...

NSA gives students final chance to resolve biodata mismatch issues

The National Service Authority (NSA) has given prospective National Service Personnel affected by biodata mismatches a final opportunity to resolve their issues and complete...

Konongo-Mampong Diocese suspends Rev. Fr. Samuel Adapore indefinitely

The Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong has suspended Rev. Fr. Samuel Adapore indefinitely over what it describes as serious acts on the part of the...

MoFFA conducts compliance inspections at mortuary facilities in Volta Region

The Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency (MoFFA) has begun a two-day compliance inspection of selected mortuary facilities in the Volta Region as part of...

Mother alleges husband tried to suffocate her after discovering alleged abuse of daughters

A mother of four girls at Gomoa Dominase in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Antoinette Boakye, has alleged that her husband,...

UPSA-OCTL calls on Nananom to embrace ADR to promote social cohesion

The Director of the Otumfuo Centre for Traditional Leadership (OCTL) at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Dr Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio, has...

Ghana moves to strengthen workplace safety laws with new bill

The government is working on a new law to strengthen occupational safety, health and working conditions in Ghana, the Minister for Employment, Labour and...

Mim residents beat security officer over alleged encounter with SHS student

Some residents of Mim in the Ahafo Region reportedly assaulted a security officer, popularly known as Obonto, after allegedly finding him with a female...

Bawku motorbike restrictions eased as government allows daytime riding

The government has eased restrictions on motorbike riding in the Bawku Municipality and its surrounding areas in the Upper East Region. Under the revised arrangement,...

Minority files fresh motion for ad hoc probe into reported $1.7bn GoldBod loss

The Minority in Parliament has submitted a fresh motion calling for the establishment of an ad hoc committee to investigate the reported $1.7 billion...

Education Minister inducts KNUST Vice Chancellor as Chair of Technology and Consultancy Centre

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has inducted the newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof....

CCTV footage captures moment armed robbers shot gold buyer dead at Agona Nkwanta

CCTV footage has captured the moment suspected armed robbers attacked and shot a 40-year-old gold buyer, Seth Kobina, at Agona Fie near Agona Nkwanta...

Government begins reclamation of Lafa basin to tackle Accra flooding

Government has begun work to reclaim the Lafa water retention basin at Mallam, part of ongoing efforts to reduce flooding in Mallam, Weija, Dansoman...

Interior Minister gives update on probe into alleged assassination attempts on Kissi Agyebeng

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, says the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service is finalising a report on...

Election violence: One suspect discharged, 25 facing trial – Muntaka

Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak says 26 suspects have so far been arraigned in connection with election-related violence recorded during the 2020 and 2024...