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Mobile Money vendor allegedly commits suicide in Hohoe

A mobile money (MoMo) vendor residing at Torkoni/Blave in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region has reportedly committed suicide, leaving residents in shock...

Newly enstooled Mawerehene of Akoase calls for support to expand poultry industry

The newly enstooled Mawerehene of Akyem Akoase in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, Nana Ama Serwaa, has appealed to government, private...

Two jailed with hard labour for armed robbery in Ashanti South

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has secured the conviction and sentencing of two men for robbery and related offences after successful investigations and...

Leading the Way: John Mahama’s adaptive leadership in Ghana and Africa

As Ghana and Africa navigate the complexities of development, the leadership style of John Mahama, Ghana's President, offers valuable insights. His journey from Member...

President Mahama announces establishment of 24-Hour Authority

President John Mahama says the government will soon establish the 24-Hour Authority, a key step towards the full rollout of the 24-hour economy policy,...

SSNIT raises pensions by 10% with boost for low-income retirees

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased monthly pensions by 10 per cent for 2026, with the adjustment designed to provide...

National Chief Imam appoints Alhaji Osumanu Seidu as Executive Secretary of Office

The National Chief Imam of Ghana, Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has appointed Alhaji Osumanu Seidu as the new Executive Secretary to his Office. Seidu, who is...

Man burnt to death in suspected arson attack at Assin Fosu

A man, 26, popularly known as Efutu, and unemployed, was on Thursday morning burned to death in a suspected arson attack in a ghetto, at Assin Fosu.  The incident occurred when fire swept through his wooden structure in...

Ghanaian dad stabbed to death in New York in savage attack

A deranged career criminal with more than a dozen busts on his rap sheet allegedly stabbed a devoted Bronx dad to death in a...

No room for waste – Mahama warns security services over misuse of state assets

President John Mahama has issued a strong warning against the misuse of state resources, declaring that his government will not tolerate waste, indiscipline, or...

UK condemns X over AI-generated nude images of women and children

Ofcom has made "urgent contact" with Elon Musk's company xAI following reports its AI tool Grok can be used to make "sexualised images of...

Bukom Banku apologizes over alleged cutlass attack by son in Ga Mashie

Former boxer Bukom Banku has publicly apologized following an alleged machete attack involving his son, Mustapha Kamoko, in Ga Mashie. In a statement appealing for...

Russia hits Ukraine with hypersonic ballistic missile

Russia launched a barrage of missiles at Ukraine overnight Thursday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv and hitting infrastructure in the country’s west with...

Police arrest two more suspects in Adabraka Gold shop heist

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has announced the arrest of two more suspects linked to the infamous Adabraka Gold Shop robbery,...

Parkinson’s is not a weakness’ – Anidaso Foundation condemns stigma after Franklin Cudjoe disclosure

The Anidaso Parkinson’s Disease Foundation has thrown its support behind policy analyst Franklin Cudjoe following his public disclosure of living with Parkinson’s disease. It has...

GNFS contains woodwork shop fire in Ho

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a fire outbreak at a woodwork shop in Ho, averting what could have been a...

Fire guts parts of five-bedroom apartment at Nsawam Bungalow

A domestic fire has destroyed parts of a five-bedroom apartment at Nsawam Bungalow in the Eastern Region, but no casualties were recorded. The Suhum Municipal...

GNUTS rejects Scholarship Authority board over exclusion of student representation

The Ghana National Union of Technical Students (GNUTS) has strongly objected to the inauguration of the Scholarship Authority Board, citing the absence of student...

Gender Ministry warns public against fake GHâ‚¡1,350 family support allowance

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has cautioned the public against a circulating message claiming the government has launched a GHâ‚¡1,350...

Legal Green Association reviews first year of Mahama administration, cites economic relief and governance reforms

The Legal Green Association (LGA) has issued an assessment of the first year of President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, describing the period as a...

Vice President inspects proposed Free Zones Industrial Park site at Gomoa Central

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang on Wednesday led a delegation to inspect the proposed site for the Free Zones Industrial Park in Gomoa...

15-year-old pupil dies after being hit by vehicle during night float in Takoradi

A 15-year-old basic school pupil, Emmanuel Quansah, has died after he was knocked down by a vehicle during a night float in the Sekondi-Takoradi...

Alhaji Agongo commends Mahama, calls for justice and press freedom after assault on Class Media journalist

Alhaji Seidu Agongo, on behalf of the Class Media Group, has commended President John Dramani Mahama for confirming the interdiction of officers of the...

Firefighters rescue trapped victim after accident at Adasoase

A road traffic accident occurred on the under-construction Accra–Kumasi Bypass at Adasoase on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Firefighters from the Anyinam Fire Station responded swiftly...

MMDAs must lead market redevelopment to prevent fire outbreaks – Dr Agyemang

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has reiterated the need for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to take responsibility...

CRC Chairman makes strong case for capping of ministerial appointments

Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee (CRC), Prof. Henry Kwasi Prempeh, has clarified that proposals to cap the number of ministers are intended primarily...

Mahama reveals plans to replace TV licence with Media levy

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that Cabinet is reviewing Ghana’s current television licence system and will submit proposed legal amendments to Parliament after...

Beginning the Year Right: Entrepreneurship isn’t the only route to success – Jeremiah Buabeng

Entrepreneur, conference speaker and corporate trainer, Jeremiah Buabeng, has challenged the popular notion that entrepreneurship is the only path to success, urging Ghanaians to...

Government’s job‑creation policies are beginning to bear fruit – Youth Development Minister

Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare‑Addo, says the reduction in national unemployment rate is indicative of the government commitment to offer hope...

Delays in release of daily gold prices adversely affect trading – licensed gold buyer

A licensed gold trader, Benjamin Atta Antwi, has described the delay in the release of daily trading price gold by the Ghana Gold Board...

Firefighters who assaulted Class FM journalist interdicted – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed that the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) officers involved in the assault of Class FM journalist Samuel Addo...

Bawumia poised to win over 65% in NPP primaries – Egyapa Mercer

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has expressed confidence that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will secure more than 65 per cent of...

Ofori-Atta’s lawyers move to block deportation, seek US stay extension for medical treatment

Lawyers for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta are preparing to challenge efforts that could see him deported to Ghana, following his detention by United...

Asempa FM’s Philip Osei Bonsu files RTI request over alleged $214m Goldbod losses

The host of Asempa FM's Ekosiisen show, Philip Osei Bonsu, has formally filed a Right to Information (RTI) request directed at the Bank of Ghana (BoG),...

Vice President attends 2026 Jalsa Salana National Convention in Gomoa

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has attended the opening of the 2026 Jalsa Salana, the National Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, held...

Chief of Sefwi Kwawkrom raises alarm over deaths from abandoned galamsey pits

The Chief of Sefwi Kwawkrom in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region has raised serious concerns over the increasing loss of lives...

24‑Hour Economy to be fully operational by end of 2026 – Opare‑Addo

Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare‑Addo, says the government’s 24‑hour economy program will be fully operational by the end of 2026. He told...

Exclusion of students from scholarship board ‘unacceptable’ – NUGS

The President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Rashid Ibrahim, has demanded a categorical statement guaranteeing student representation on the Scholarship Authority...

GIADEC secures strategic investors for modernisation of VALCO and alumina refinery construction

The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) has identified strategic investors for the modernisation of the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) and the construction of...

Ho MP, Kekeli Foundation cut sod for CHPS compound at Horsita

The Member of Parliament for Ho Constituency, Edem Kofi Kpotosu, in partnership with the Kekeli Foundation, has cut sod for the construction of a...