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President Mahama cuts sod for seven-storey car park and commercial complex at Airport

President John Dramani Mahama has cut sod for the construction of a seven-storey multi-purpose car park and commercial complex at Terminal 3 of the...

Fire destroys chop bar at South Odorkor

A commercial fire has destroyed a chop bar at South Odorkor near New Generation Chapel in the Greater Accra Region. The incident occurred in the...

Police suspend concrete mixer truck operations in Accra and Tema from August 28

The Ghana Police Service has directed owners and operators of concrete mixer trucks to suspend their operations on roads within Accra and Tema from...

Fire destroys Hamlyn House Master’s belongings at Adisadel College

A fire outbreak at Adisadel College in Cape Coast has destroyed the personal belongings of the school’s Mathematics teacher and Hamlyn House Master, Eugene...

Supreme Court must depart from precedent when necessary to prevent injustice – Bernasko-Essah

Supreme Court nominee Justice Sophia Bernasko-Essah has argued that the apex court should be willing to reconsider and depart from its previous decisions where...

I have no problem with public tribunals; they’re constitutional – Anthony Forson

Supreme Court nominee Anthony Forson Jnr says he has no problem with the establishment of public tribunals, arguing that their establishment is expressly provided...

RTI Commission announces September as Right to Information Month 2026

The Right to Information Commission (RTI Commission) has announced September 2026 as Right to Information Month, with a series of activities aimed at promoting...

NPP needs a National Chairman who understands how the party works – John Boadu

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman hopeful, John Boadu, says his experience and understanding of the party’s internal dynamics make him well positioned to...

Police arrest two suspects over Gomoa Dominase robbery that killed mobile money vendor

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with a robbery attack at Gomoa Dominase in the Central Region that...

Supreme Court nominee Anthony Forson rejects calls to cap number of Justices

Supreme Court nominee Anthony Forson Jnr has rejected proposals to place a fixed limit on the number of Justices who can serve on Ghana’s...

Ghana’s road safety crisis needs emergency action – GhIE sounds alarm

A member of the Public Accountability Committee of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), Ing Dr Charles Kwarteng Asafo-Adjei, has warned that Ghana's roads...

Suspended Catholic priest Fr. Adapore found at Koforidua Police Training Centre

The Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong says Rev. Fr. Samuel Adapore, whose suspension has triggered questions about his whereabouts and welfare, has been found at...

Joint military-police operation arrests 11, retrieves gun and ammunition at Kromase

A joint team of the Ghana Army and Ghana Police Service has arrested 11 suspects and retrieved a pump-action gun and live ammunition during...

Faulty MAN diesel truck causes multiple accidents on Amasaman–Nsawam road

A faulty MAN diesel truck with registration number GW 3136-14 has reportedly caused multiple accidents involving about three vehicles on the Amasaman–Nsawam road. The truck,...

Ho MCE accounts to Chiefs and Queen Mothers on development projects

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ho, Stephen Adom, has engaged Chiefs and Queen Mothers in the municipality to account for his stewardship and...

Education Ministry to amend law to ensure faith-based representation on GES Council

The Ministry of Education has announced plans to initiate the legislative process to amend the Pre-Tertiary Education Act, 2020 (Act 1049), to ensure appropriate...

Zanetor calls on CSIR to explore hemp, cassava for plastic alternatives

Minister-designate for Environment, Science and Technology, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has called for increased investment in the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to...

Teacher unions demand automatic salary adjustments for newly promoted teachers

Three major teacher unions have called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education to ensure that newly promoted teachers are...

Zanetor backs January 2027 deadline for Styrofoam ban

Minister-designate for Environment, Science and Technology, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has thrown her support behind the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) planned ban on polystyrene foam...

Mahama reshuffle sparks anger in Upper West as Rashid Pelpuo is moved to Presidency

The reshuffle announced by President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday has hit the Upper West Region like a bombshell. Dr Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, who was...

Zanetor to resign from Pan-African Parliament role if…

Environment, Science and Technology Minister-designate Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings has disclosed that she will relinquish her position as Second Vice-President of the Pan-African Parliament if...

Asante Berko case: It was unnecessary – Fuseini Donkor on OSP’s naming persons of interest

The Deputy Director-General of the National Service Authority, Fuseini Donkor, has questioned the decision by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to publicly...

NADMO orders immediate evacuation ahead of Bagré Dam spillage

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the North East Region has issued an urgent evacuation alert to residents living along the banks of...

All you need to know about Millicent Amankwah Yeboah, the 34-year-old MP married to Mahama Ayariga

At just 34, Millicent Amankwah Yeboah has carved out a notable presence in Ghana’s political landscape, serving as the Member of Parliament for Sunyani...

Asunafo North MCE threatens legal action over ‘Ahafo Region creation is useless’ claim

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asunafo North in the Ahafo Region, Joseph Akparibo has threatened to sue two (2) communicators of the New...

NAGRAT vows to expose teachers, non-teaching staff sexually abusing students

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has announced plans to take a stronger stance against teachers and non-teaching staff accused of sexually abusing...

OSP vs Ken Ofori-Atta, SML and others case adjourned to September 29

The High Court in Accra has adjourned to September 29, 2026, the criminal case brought against former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven others,...

Airport projects funded without government money – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that several major airport infrastructure projects are being financed through the balance sheets of the Ghana Airports Company...

There was nothing wrong with National Cathedral, but it was badly executed – Ayariga

Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has described the National Cathedral project initiated under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo...

Mahama Ayariga officially confirms marriage to Sunyani West MP (Video+Photo)

Bawku Central Member of Parliament Mahama Ayariga and Sunyani West MP Millicent Yeboah Amankwah have officially been announced as married. The development marks a new...

Wontumi’s GH¢30m EXIM Bank case heads to trial as plea bargain talks collapse

The Accra High Court has ordered the prosecution to file its disclosures within 14 days after plea bargain negotiations involving New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Livestream: Appointments Committee vets Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings

Parliament’s Appointments Committee is currently vetting the Member of Parliament for Korle Klottey, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, following her nomination as Minister-designate for Environment, Science...

Hundreds rendered homeless as fire destroys makeshift structures at Asawase Pelele

A fire outbreak in the early hours of Thursday, August 27, 2026, has destroyed about 300 wooden structures along the Aboabo Pelele stream at...

I’ll be fair and impartial in my duties – Ayariga assures Mamprugu Traditional Council

Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has assured the Mamprugu Traditional Council that his close ties to the traditional area...

Publish the NIB report — Birim Youth Association petitions Chief of Staff

The Birim Youth Association (BiYA) has petitioned the Office of the Chief of Staff to publish the findings of a reported National Investigations Bureau...

Zoomlion launches disinfection and disinfestation exercise across U/E Region

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has commenced a week-long disinfection and disinfestation exercise across all 15 municipalities and districts in the Upper East Region as part...

Duffuor, Ofosu Ampofo, Duncan-Williams, Hassan Ayariga support Mahama Ayariga at vetting

Former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor, former National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams and All People’s Congress (APC)...

Miners must reclaim degraded lands after operations – Mahama Ayariga

Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has called for small-scale miners to be required to restore lands degraded by their...

Livestream: Appointments Committee vets Mahama Ayariga

The Appointments Committee of Parliament has commenced the vetting of Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, who has been nominated as Minister-designate for...

Mahama Ayariga vows to keep ministers out of chieftaincy disputes

Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has stressed that ministers of state should not interfere in disputes involving traditional authorities. Speaking...