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Cracked walls, no furniture: Mmen M/A pupils learn under dangerous conditions

Pupils of Mmen M/A Basic School in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region are learning under precarious conditions, as parts of the...

Mahama signs 24-Hour Economy Authority Bill into Law

President John Dramani Mahama has signed the 24-Hour Economy Authority Bill into law, paving the way for the full implementation of the government’s flagship...

ECOWAS backs full probe into attack on Ghanaian traders in Burkina Faso

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it supports a full‑scale investigation into the brutal killing of Ghanaian traders by the Jama’at...

Three members of wanted robbery gang arrested in Obuasi

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested three men believed to be members of a robbery syndicate accused of terrorising communities within its...

“I’m happy” – Sulemana Braimah on Chief Justice’s decision on petitions against EC, Kissi Agyebeng

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, says he is pleased with the dismissal of removal petitions against...

NAIMOS taskforce rejects GHC119k bribe, arrests galamsey kingpins in Bekwai

The Taskforce of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining activities in the Ashanti Region, carrying out...

GES boss sets record straight on staff ID issuance for 2024 recruits [Listen]

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Ernest Davis, has explained the reasons behind delays in issuing Staff Identification Numbers (IDs) to...

Govt’s commitment to TVET hailed as Kwadaso MCE cuts sod for educational infrastructure projects

The government has been commended for its commitment to boosting the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) education system in the country. Principal of...

Western North farmers demonstrate against govt’s cocoa price cut

Cocoa farmers in the Western North Region have staged a protest against the recent reduction in cocoa prices, which dropped from GH¢3,625 to GH¢2,587...

Atwima Behenease residents decry deplorable road and bridge

Residents of Atwima Behenease, in the Atwima Kwanwoma Municipality of the Ashanti Region, are pleading with the government to intervene and rehabilitate the critically...

Motor rider in coma, 20-year-old woman dead in accident at Gomoa Biakoye

A 20-year-old seamstress apprentice, Gifty Aba Otuba, has died after being hit by a motorbike at Gomoa Biakoye on the Kasoa–Winneba Highway in the...

GES boss’ advice to teachers on welfare issues [Listen]

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Ernest Davis, has called on teacher groups to adopt a coordinated and structured approach when...

Ghana sends high-level delegation to Latvia over student Nana Agyei Ahyia’s death

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that a high-level Ghanaian delegation has travelled to Latvia to engage authorities regarding the death of Ghanaian...

Health Ministry sets up committee to probe alleged denial of emergency care in engineer’s death

The Ministry of Health has constituted a three-member high-level committee to investigate the alleged denial of emergency care that led to the death of...

Gov’t hints at digital registry as over 2,000 churches remain unregistered

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has revealed that while more than 2,200 churches were officially registered in the...

National Ambulance Service CEO pays courtesy call on Korle Bu Teaching Hospital management

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Ambulance Service (NAS), Dr. George Kojo Owusu, has led a high-level delegation to pay a strategic courtesy...

Ken Ofori-Atta bond hearing set to take place today

The bond hearing for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori‑Atta in the United States is set to take place today, February 19, 2026, as a...

Teen girl who went missing on Val’s Day found dead near stream in Tinkong

A 16-year-old girl, identified as Deborah Dede Ama, who went missing on Valentine’s Day, has been found dead in a stream at Tinkong in...

NACOC intensifies K9 surveillance at Kotoka Airport

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has stepped up behavioural detection and surveillance operations at Kotoka International Airport, resulting in the seizure of controlled drugs,...

Journalists urged to prioritise safety when reporting on children

Abubakari Adamu, Child Protection and Safeguarding Specialist at Plan International Ghana, has called on journalists to prioritise child safety above the race to break...

Danyaseman Catholic SHS receives major donation from Bekwai MP following disaster

The Ralph Poku-Adusei, Member of Parliament for Bekwai, has donated a substantial relief package to Danyaseman Catholic Senior High School, which recently suffered a...

Acquit Chairman Wontumi — Counsel urges court in no case submission

The lawyer of Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has urged the High...

Motor rider in critical condition after collision while reportedly being chased by Police at Atonsu

A motorcyclist, identified only as Matthew, is fighting for his life following a crash at Monaco Junction, Atonsu, in Kumasi on Tuesday, February 17,...

Mahama advocates for smart local content policies at Takoradi Summit

President John Dramani Mahama has emphasised the importance of implementing smart, enforceable, and future-oriented local content policies that not only attract investment but also...

Security Bill flawed; centralises excessive power in Presidency – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the proposed Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025, describing it as overly centralising power in the Presidency and...

Reset agenda not a mere political slogan – Nana Oye Bampoe-Addo

Nana Oye Bampoe-Addo, Deputy Chief of Staff, has described the ‘reset agenda’ as more than a political slogan, but a deliberate call to rebuild...

Surveillance provisions in Security Bill ‘deeply troubling’ – Minority

The Minority Caucus has described the surveillance and warrant provisions in the Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025 as “deeply troubling,” warning that they...

Security Bill risks politicisation and weak financial accountability – Minority

The Minority Caucus has warned that the proposed Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025 could pave the way for politicisation and weaken financial transparency...

Mobile money vendor in court for stealing

A mobile money vendor has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court, accused of stealing GH¢112,660 from her employer.  Juliana Addy, 29, pleaded not guilty to the charge...

Lordina Mahama condemns Mamprobi Polyclinic baby theft, commends swift recovery

The Office of the First Lady has expressed relief that the newborn stolen from Mamprobi Polyclinic has been safely recovered and reunited with her...

Gold Board is good, but Ghana must prepare for the fall – Prof Peprah

An associate professor of Finance at Andrews University in the U.S. has endorsed the Gold Board initiative but warned that the country must prepare...

AMA Sanitation Court convicts 10 fishmongers for drying anchovies on road median

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court has convicted 10 fishmongers for drying anchovies on a road median within the metropolis, imposing fines of...

Election Watch Ghana criticises Chief Justice’s decision on EC petition

Election Watch Ghana has expressed disappointment and concern over the Chief Justice’s decision not to establish a prima facie case in a petition filed...

Suspected carbon-monoxide leak kills at least 30 miners in Nigeria

At least 33 miners have died in a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in central Nigeria's Plateau state, witnesses have...

Trade Ministry condemns killing of Ghanaian tomato traders in Burkina Faso

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry has strongly condemned the killing of Ghanaian tomato traders in a terrorist attack at Titao in northern...

Mamprobi Polyclinic stolen baby identified by birthmark – Police give blow-by-blow account

The Ghana Police Service has provided a detailed chronological account of how a newborn baby stolen from Mamprobi Polyclinic in Accra was taken, traced...

Fake vice presidential staffer remanded over visa fraud

A Cape Coast Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody Patrick Nii Torto, a man accused of using the Office of the Vice President...

Two killed, 14 injured in accident on Ho–Aflao Highway

Two persons have been confirmed dead, while 14 others sustained injuries following a road accident on the Ho–Aflao Highway in the Volta Region. The crash...

2026 Hajj arrangements officially closed

The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) has officially closed all operational activities related to the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage, marking the completion of key...

Ivory Coast considers following Ghana with cocoa price cut, sources say

 Ivory Coast is considering cutting the price it pays farmers for cocoa beans to align with Ghana's, two government sources told Reuters, as the world's...