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TAGG hails government for scrapping COVID-19 levy

The Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) has praised President John Dramani Mahama for assenting to the removal of the COVID-19 levy, which takes effect...

Transport operators issue three-day ultimatum to clear traders from roads

Commercial transport operators across Ghana have given the Ghana Police Service and local assemblies a three-day ultimatum to remove traders occupying roads and bus...

Kpandai rerun: NPP more united than NDC – Mussa Dankwah

Pollster and Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) currently appears more united than the National Democratic Congress...

Cheers to our Chales: CLUB Lager unveiled as Ghana’s official beer of the FIFA World Cup 2026

On 5th December 2025, CLUB Lager, Ghana’s number one beer, brought football lovers, dignitaries, and media together for a vibrant evening at the Polo...

Newmont Ahafo South Mines strengthens ties with host communities

Newmont Ahafo South Mines has stepped up efforts to strengthen its relationship with residents of the five communities within its operational area in the...

Survey shows Dr Bawumia as clear front-runner in NPP flagbearer race

A new survey among members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has placed Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the overwhelming favourite to win...

Adelekezu residents burn six vehicles, destroy mining company’s property after boy’s death

The Western Regional Police Command has launched investigations into a fatal shooting at a mining company site in Adelekezu near Dadwen in the Axim...

President Mahama endorsed by ECOWAS for AU Chairmanship in 2027

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unanimously endorsed President John Dramani Mahama...

Ghana places 18th in Africa as most developed country

Ghana placed 18th in Africa as the most developed country, according to the 2025 World Population Review. Surprisingly, countries like Sao Tome and Principe and...

Ghanaian students in UK universities face deportation amid funding crisis

Students from Ghana at UK universities say they are in danger of being deported after being stranded by their own government without promised scholarships...

One dead after bees attack NDC supporters at Kpandai

One person has been reported dead following a bee attack on supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kpandai District after a...

GNFS storms Kejetia Market in fire safety operation

The Ashanti Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Friday, December 12, 2025, carried out a large-scale Market Storm Operation and...

Truck carrying firecrackers goes up in flames at Buduburam

A cargo truck carrying hazardous materials, including firecrackers, caught fire at Buduburam on Saturday evening, December 13, 2025, but was swiftly brought under control...

Health Ministry secures GH¢22.8bn to upgrade facilities and expand workforce

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the Ministry has been allocated GH¢22.8 billion in the 2026 Budget to enhance healthcare...

Galamsey, betting fuel rising school dropouts in Northern Ghana – Eduwatch

Education policy think tank Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has expressed concern over a growing education crisis in northern Ghana, disclosing that nearly 70 per...

Low condom use among young people in Volta Region disheartening – AIDS Commission

The low condom use among the youth, especially adolescent girls and young women, is posing a serious challenge to efforts to reduce HIV infections...

Unemployed Environmental Health Officers to demonstrate over delayed postings

Unemployed Environmental Health Officers and Assistants have announced plans to stage a demonstration on Monday, December 15, 2025, to protest what they describe as...

Most foreign doctoral degrees held by Ghanaians are not accredited – GTEC boss

The Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, has raised concerns about the credibility of doctorate degrees awarded to...

Scenes from thanksgiving service honouring Daddy Lumba

A thanksgiving service was held in Kumasi as part of activities to honour the late highlife legend Daddy Lumba. Family members, friends, and fans gathered...

Families must support inmates – Sunyani Female Prison Officer appeals

The Officer-in-Charge of the Female Section of the Sunyani Central Prisons, Assistant Superintendent of Prisons (ASP) Rosemary Ambadrie, has urged families of inmates to...

17 arrested as IGP special operations team intensifies crime raids

The IGP Special Operations Team has arrested 17 suspected drug-peddlers and retrieving several exhibits during an operation at the Waterworks area, a known hotspot...

South Africa: Ex-president’s daughter sworn in as MP after half-sister quits

A daughter of South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been sworn into parliament, less than a fortnight after her half-sister was forced to...

University of Ghana revises date for first semester 2025/2026 registration

The University of Ghana has revised the start date for course registration for undergraduate students for the First Semester of the 2025/2026 academic year. According...

Family of Man lynched in Nanumba North over fowl theft demands justice

The family of a 20-year-old man allegedly killed by a mob at Lanja in the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region is demanding...

Government to roll out 2,000 housing units for Armed Forces – CDS

The Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has announced that the government will roll out 2,000...

MIIF CEO champions women’s empowerment in Ghana’s mining sector

The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), Justina Nelson, has called for deeper gender inclusion, equity, and empowerment across Ghana’s...

Empowering Women: Elite Diamond Ladies urge women to earn and thrive

The President of the Elite Diamond Ladies Club, Millicent Amoah Addae, has called on women to pursue income-generating ventures as a pathway to independence...

Restore Chiefs’ summons powers to tackle indiscipline – Kwabenghene Appeals

The Chief of Akyem Kwabeng and Gyasehene of the Akyem Abuakwa State, Daasebre Ayimadu Kantamanto II, has appealed to the Ministry of Local Government,...

Gender Ministry convenes National Men’s Conference to advance gender equality

Ghana has taken another step in the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) with the National Men’s Conference on Positive Masculinity, organised by...

BonAgro appeals for government backing in farm mechanisation

The Southern Zone Machines Sales Executive of BonAgro, Mr. Richard K. Tufuor, has called on the government to intensify efforts toward farm mechanisation, describing...

Immediate Past IET-GH President urges engineers to engage in politics

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), has inducted a new batch of members in Wa, using the occasion to call for greater...

Kenyasi No. 1 Traditional Council warns drivers: Avoid reckless driving this Christmas

The Kenyasi No. 1 Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region has urged drivers to avoid reckless driving during the Christmas festivities to help prevent...

Kpandai Rerun: I genuinely hope Nyindam wins – Franklin Cudjoe

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has expressed confidence in New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate Matthew Nyindam ahead of the Kpandai parliamentary rerun, saying...

42-year-old man murdered in his home at Asonkore

A 42-year-old man, identified as Bismark Yaw Sarfo Danso, has been murdered in his home at Asonkore SSNIT, a suburb of Obuasi in the...

Local Government Minister announces one-week nationwide clean-up exercise

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has issued a stern warning to all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives...

Government to upgrade infrastructure at Kwapong Nursing and Midwifery College – Eric Opoku

The Minister for Food and Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Asunafo South in the Ahafo Region, Eric Opoku, has announced plans to significantly...

Cyber Security Authority, National Security arrest 32 in Kasoa-Tuba cybercrime operation

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA), working in collaboration with National Security operatives, has arrested 32 Nigerian nationals in a targeted early morning operation at...

President Mahama arrives in Nigeria for 68th ECOWAS Heads of State Summit

President John Mahama has arrived in Nigeria to participate in the 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government,...

Two dead, three injured in Juaboso–Bonsu Nkwanta Road accident

Two people have died, while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road accident on the Juaboso–Bonsu Nkwanta Road in the Juaboso...

I will not bow to their malice – Odo Broni’s moving tribute to Daddy Lumba

The wife of the late highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has paid a moving tribute to her husband, declaring...