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Ghana TVET Service warns against unauthorised fee collection

The Ghana TVET Service has taken notice of credible reports indicating the imposition of unauthorized fees on prospective students and parents by some Technical...

Sanitation Committee impressed with Zoomlion IRECOP’s progress in Oti region

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has expressed its satisfaction with the level of work that has so far gone into...

Abubakar Sedik was an exceptional DCE – Ashanti Regional Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has described the late District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South West, Abubakar Sedik, as an...

Ghana Jollof case: High Court to hear Salomey Baffoe’s bail bid on Wednesday

Lawyer for senior nursing officer Salomey Awity Baffoe, Nana Adjei Baffour Awuah, says he is optimistic that the High Court will grant his client...

Dangote credits Mahama’s leadership for Ghana’s economic turnaround

President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has attributed Ghana’s recent economic recovery to growing investor confidence in President John Dramani Mahama’s leadership. Speaking at...

We are reforming systems, fighting corruption and improving use of public funds – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says his administration is reforming Ghana’s governance systems to strengthen accountability, fight corruption and ensure public resources are used more...

WHO hails Ghana Medical Trust Fund’s first-year impact, calls for sustainable financing

The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended the Ghana Medical Trust Fund for its progress during its first year, describing the initiative as a...

Sammy Gyamfi backs NACOC’s return to port inspection

GoldBod Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sammy Gyamfi has welcomed President John Mahama’s directive to restore the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to Ghana’s list of...

Ghanaian Professor Kofi Akamani shot dead in US; wife arrested

A Ghanaian academic based in the United States, Dr Kofi Akamani, has been shot dead in Illinois, where he worked as a lecturer at...

300 more Jomoro students receive educational items from MP

More than 300 additional students in the Jomoro Constituency have received mattresses, trunks, chop boxes, exercise books, and sanitary pads as part of a...

Two-year-old girl dies in Cantonments house fire

A two-year-old girl has died after being trapped inside a burning house at Cantonments in Accra. The fire broke out on Sunday, September 20, at...

T-bills: 91-day, 364-day yields to trade slightly higher in second half of 2026

The 91-day bill is expected to trade within 5.5%-7.5% in the second half of 2026, while the 364-day bill would trade within 12.5%-14.0%. According to...

Mahama leaves for New York to attend 81st UN General Assembly

President John Dramani Mahama has departed Accra for New York, where he is scheduled to participate in the 81st United Nations General Assembly. This year’s...

Ahafo Ano South West DCE laid to rest as Muslims hold final prayers

A deep sense of sorrow has engulfed Mankranso in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region following the sudden death of...

Five arrested as police seize pistols, narcotics in Tamale

Five persons have been arrested following an intelligence-led police operation at the Tamale Aboabo Scrap Area, where firearms, ammunition, suspected narcotics and cash were...

Ghana must qualify for 2027 AFCON after Morocco absence – Kwasi Sibo

Black Stars midfielder Kwasi Sibo says Ghana must secure qualification for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after the team’s failure to qualify...

2027 AFCONQ: Player absences have complicated our preparations – Carlos Queiroz

Black Stars head coach Carlos Queiroz has revealed that Ghana’s preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers have been disrupted by a...

Adamus Resources Limited honours 100 best 2026 BECE candidates in Ellembelle

Adamus Resources Limited has taken its corporate social responsibility to a notch higher by honouring the best 100 students in the Ellembele District of...

Tricycle rider jailed for smuggling four Nigeriens into Ghana

he Denu Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old Nigerien tricycle rider, Mustapha Usman, to seven months’ imprisonment for facilitating the unlawful entry of four...

Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie leads new 11-member Council for Legal Education and Training Board

The Council for Legal Education and Training (CLET) has unveiled its new 11-member Board of Members, chaired by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie. The board brings...

30% transport fare hike still on the table, talks resume Tuesday – GPRTU

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has rejected claims by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) that its proposed 30% increase in transport fares...

Basare women urged to prioritise girl-child education

The Northern Regional Ambassador for Girl-Child Education, Montum Nisaw, has urged women in the Basare community to encourage their daughters to take their education...

Tatale-Sanguli DCE urges Basare communities to unite for peace, development

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Tatale-Sanguli, Mary Tagba, has urged Basare communities across the country to put aside tribal differences and unite to...

Parents urged to seek early treatment for childhood cancer

Health professionals are urging parents and caregivers to seek early medical attention whenever they notice unusual symptoms in their children. The call was made by...

Forklift crushes trader to death at Asokwa Brewery

A young pawpaw seller has been killed after a forklift reportedly lost control and crashed into roadside traders at the Brewery Traffic Light in...

Jehovah’s Witnesses and Ghana’s Constitution: Barker-Vormawor probes origins of Article 30

Legal scholar Oliver Barker-Vormawor has questioned whether the historical controversy surrounding Jehovah’s Witnesses and blood transfusions influenced the wording of Ghana’s constitutional protection for...

World Bank lauds ICUMS for doubling monthly revenue from GH¢600m to GH¢1.2bn

The introduction of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) has more than doubled monthly Customs revenue from the Tema Port, with collections rising from...

Grief engulf Mankranso as residents mourn late DCE Abubakar Sedik

Mankranso in the Ahafo Ano South West District has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of its District Chief Executive, Abubakar Sedik. The...

Asiedu Nketia pays tribute to Nkrumah, vows to uphold his legacy through education

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has paid tribute to Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, describing education as one of...

Veep honours Nkrumah on Founder’s Day

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has commemorated Founder’s Day by honouring the legacy of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah. In a post...

CPP calls for protection and revival of state-owned enterprises to honour Nkrumah

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has called for the protection, revival and proper management of Ghana’s state-owned enterprises as the country marks the 117th...

Mahama calls for unity, patriotism to advance Nkrumah’s vision

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to draw inspiration from the legacy of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, as the...

Education Ministry to procure furniture for SHSs to help end double track – Haruna Iddrisu

The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, is set to undertake a major procurement of furniture for selected Senior High...

It’s Ghana’s shame to denigrate Nkrumah when the whole world honours him as African of the Century – Asiedu Nketiah

In a reprimand akin to the Biblical admonition that a prophet is without honour among his kindred, the National Chairman of the National Democratic...

Kwesi Pratt urges Ghana to draw lessons from Nkrumah’s Seven-Year Development Plan

Veteran journalist and Pan-Africanist Kwesi Pratt Jnr has urged Ghana to draw lessons from Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s Seven-Year Development Plan as the country searches...

YEA presents start-up kits to 620 skilled trainees in Ahafo

The Ahafo Regional Directorate of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has presented start-up kits to district directors for distribution to 620 young people who...

Mahama begins construction of 400-bed Mother and Child Block at Korle Bu

Government has commenced land preparation for the construction of a modern 400-bed Mother and Child Block at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The project, according...

Each Jehovah’s Witness member now decides whether to accept or donate main blood components

The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses announced on Friday that the decision to accept red cells, white cells, plasma or platelets from another person’s...

Kejetia market phase 1 shops bought for GH¢25k being resold for up to GH¢120k – Govt

The local government ministry is learning of what it describes as an unfair trend among shop owners at the phase one of the Kumasi...

I have no hand in the demolition of Laboma Beach – Nmati Abonase Quarter head

Head of Nmati Abonase Quarter, La Shikitele Nii Adjei Koofeh IV, has denied any involvement in the demolition of structures at Laboma Beach, insisting...