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First Lady Lordina Mahama honoured by Merck Foundation for impactful humanitarian work

The Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, has honoured the First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama, as its Ambassador in recognition of...

Asiedu Nketia enskinned as Kashentengwura in Bole

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has been enskinned as Kashentengwura, meaning “Chief of Truth,” by the Paramount Chief of...

Koforidua High Court injuncts Awukudae celebration at Akropong Akuapem

The High Court in Koforidua has issued an injunction restraining the planned celebration of Awukudae at Akropong Akuapem and banning all related activities scheduled...

GSA shuts down sections of Ashaiman China Mall over suspected substandard products

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has shut down sections of a warehouse at the Ashaiman China Mall following the discovery of products suspected to...

Funeral arrangements for Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka announced

Funeral arrangements have been announced for renowned inventor, industrialist and founder of the Kristo Asafo Mission, Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo, popularly known as Kantanka. According...

Heads of SHSs cite Buffer Stock Company over missing cost details of food supplies

Heads of two Senior High Schools have raised concerns over the Ghana National Food Buffer Stock Company, alleging that the agency has consistently failed...

Oil falls after Trump says US will end Iran war ‘very quickly’

Oil prices eased on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump ​again asserted the war with Iran will end "very quickly", though investors remain wary about the...

Mahama fully backs the OSP – Gov’t rejects secret plot claims

Government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has dismissed claims that the government is secretly working to weaken or abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor...

Woman, 24, allegedly attacked during robbery attempt at Akatsi 

A 24-year-old petty trader, identified as Blessing Avorgbedor, was allegedly attacked by a suspected thief at Akatsi in the Volta Region on Monday evening.  The...

GRIDCo, ECG announce maintenance across 4 regions on Wednesday, May 20

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have scheduled an extensive network of planned and emergency maintenance exercises across...

Asantewaa Empowerment Initiative launches campaign against drug abuse and teenage pregnancy in Juaben

The Asantewaa Empowerment Initiative, in collaboration with the Shine Above Abuse Conference, has launched a major awareness campaign in the Juaben Municipality of the...

NPP petition to diplomatic corps is a diversionary tactic – Akwatia MP

Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has described the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) petition to the diplomatic community as a diversionary tactic...

NPP not intimidated by arrests of party members – Nana B

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has said the party remains unfazed by the arrest and prosecution of...

Man arrested for allegedly blackmailing woman with intimate footage

A suspect identified as Abdullai Abdul Wadu has reportedly been arrested over the alleged circulation of an intimate video of a young woman online. The...

Oforikrom Assembly launches crackdown on illegal dumping along Tech–Anloga highway

The Oforikrom Municipal Assembly has launched a manhunt for tricycle operators, popularly known as “aboboyaa” riders, accused of illegally dumping refuse along the Tech...

Lawyers denied access to Abronye DC despite health concerns – Oppong Nkrumah alleges

Lead counsel for Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye DC, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has alleged that lawyers representing the embattled New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Felix Kwakye Ofosu assures completion of sea defence to address tidal wave destruction

The Member of Parliament for the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has assured victims of recent tidal wave destruction at Moree that government will...

NPP backs Afenyo-Markin’s criticism of judge in Abronye case

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has thrown its full support behind comments made by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin against a Circuit Court judge handling...

You can run but you cannot hide – IGP warns criminals

The Ghana Police Service has issued a strong warning to criminals across the country to abandon unlawful activities or face arrest as security operations...

Okuapehemaa questions purported enstoolment of Justice Sophia Akuffo as Akuapem Mmrahene

The Office of the Okuapehemaa of the Akuapem Traditional Area has raised objections to the purported enstoolment of former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, as...

Supreme Court dismisses application to halt trial of former NSA deputy director

The Supreme Court has thrown out an application seeking to temporarily halt the High Court trial of Gifty Oware-Mensah, former Deputy Executive Director of...

Dafeamekpor’s birthday message to Ebi Bright sets tongues wagging on social media

A birthday message from South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, to Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Ebi Bright, has sparked widespread reactions on social media after...

Nkwanta South Conflict: MCE moves to pacify deities to restore peace

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South, Joseph Awal Antwi, has engaged traditional leaders of the Akyode, Adele, and Challa communities to undertake...

Rent Control Department freezes student hostel fee increases for 2026/2027 academic year

All private student hostel operators in Ghana have been ordered to immediately halt any planned fee increases for the 2026/2027 academic year, as authorities...

Takoradi Market traders demand urgent action over delayed redevelopment project

Some traders operating at the temporary site of the Takoradi Market Circle are demanding urgent government intervention over delays in the completion of the...

Family of murdered Momo vendor gives IGP 14-day ultimatum, or they’ll occupy Ketu police command

The family of the late Christopher Ahordo, a mobile money vendor, who was murdered in April 2025, has given the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)...

Abronye’s health is deteriorating; he is in dire situation – Oppong Nkrumah

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Ofoase-Ayirebi MP and counsel for Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC,...

Multimedia journalist Prince Owusu Asiedu wins Merck Foundation Africa media recognition Award

Multimedia Group Limited journalist, Prince Owusu Asiedu, has earned continental recognition after winning the prestigious Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition Award for his impactful...

Aflao Traditional Council opposes relocation of High Court

The Aflao Traditional Council in the Volta region has strongly opposed a proposal to relocate the High Court serving the Ketu South Municipality to...

Sammi Awuku mourns Akuapem North NDC Secretary

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has expressed deep sorrow over the sudden death of the Akuapem North Constituency Secretary of the...

We need prayers — Wontumi’s lawyer appeals as High Court hears criminal cases

Legal counsel for New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has called for prayers for his client...

Akuapem North NDC secretary passes on

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Akuapem North have been thrown into a state of mourning following the passing of Constituency Secretary Isaac Batsa...

NPP petitions diplomatic community over alleged political persecution and suppression of dissent

The New Patriotic Party has petitioned the diplomatic community in Ghana over what it describes as growing state-sponsored political persecution, suppression of dissent and...

Nsawam Female Prison honours inmates for winning international chess tournament

The Nsawam Female Prison has honoured some of its inmates who emerged victorious in an international online live chess tournament held on May 12,...

Climate Change: Africa must move adaptation from promises to action – AGN Chair urges

Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN), Nana Dr. Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, has called for urgent and practical action to strengthen...

Asempa FM’s Nana Yaw Sarfoh adjudged Best Radio Personality

Host of Y’asetenam on Asempa FM, Prophet Nana Yaw Sarfoh, has been named Best Radio Personality in the Greater Accra Region at the 2025...

Free Zones CEO Mary Awusi petitioned over alleged misconduct

A petition has been filed at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), seeking an investigation into alleged misconduct by the CEO...

AMA denies forceful eviction claims over Makola Market redevelopment

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has dismissed claims of forceful eviction of traders at the 31st December Makola Market, insisting that the ongoing exercise forms...

Volta Regional Minister commends ICAG for promoting ethical leadership

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has commended the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) for its continued commitment to upholding professional standards and...

Supreme Court admits 14 CSOs in OSP’s constitutionality case

A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has granted an application by 14 civil society organisations (CSOs) seeking to join the case of Adamtey v...