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Accra Floods: Death toll rises to 29, six people still missing – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has disclosed that recent flooding incidents across Ghana have claimed 29 lives, with six people still...

South Africa xenophobic concerns: Minority demands clarity on Ghana’s decision to defer Ramaphosa visit

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Committee, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has called on the government to provide further details...

UniMAC names Dr Ofori Sarpong as first Chancellor

Chief Executive Officer of the Special Group of Companies, Dr Ernest Ofori Sarpong, has been appointed the first substantive Chancellor of the University of...

Two killed in police shooting at Sefwi Seyerano

Residents of Sefwi Seyerano in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region have been thrown into mourning following the fatal shooting of two...

Eight companies cleared for final approval to begin legal cannabis cultivation – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has disclosed that eight companies have reached the final stage of the approval process to begin...

Ghana courts global investors as 7th Investment and Trade Week opens with bold industrialisation agenda

Ghana has renewed its drive to position itself as West Africa’s premier investment destination as the 7th Ghana Investment and Trade Week (GITW) has...

Akofena was removed from ‘crown prince’ position before Kantanka’s death – Adwoa Safo’s lawyer

A lawyer representing Adwoa Safo, daughter of the late Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka’s family, has challenged claims that Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena was...

Catholic Schools Manager raises alarm over teacher deficit in Ahafo Region

The Manager of Catholic Schools in the Ahafo Region, Boakye Baafi Williams, has raised an alarm over a teacher deficit at basic schools in...

NACOC boss concerned over demands for cash in exchange for drug intelligence

The Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Major General Maxwell Obuba Mantey, has expressed concern over what he describes as a growing trend...

Muntaka reveals suspected insider involvement in Ghana-Australia meth trafficking case

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has revealed that preliminary investigations into the 320-kilogramme methamphetamine shipment intercepted in Australia have implicated several...

GRA interdicts four officers over attempted diversion of transit cargo

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has interdicted four officers for their alleged involvement in an attempted diversion of transit cargo into the local market,...

DVLA denies reports of GH¢308,000 theft involving its funds

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has dismissed reports suggesting that GH¢308,000 was stolen from the Authority by a National Service personnel, describing...

Cocaine worth over $350 million destroyed after court order – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has disclosed that cocaine valued at more than $350 million, seized at Pedu Junction in the...

‘Kantanka’s will didn’t grant Akofena control of his estate but’… – Lawyer clarifies

The lawyer for the Kristo Asafo Mission and executor of the late Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka’s will, Nana Kofi Safo Kantanka, has clarified...

Borla Taxi Association calls on gov’t to partner private sector to tackle waste crisis

The General Secretary of the Borla Taxi and Tricycle Association, Max Jumbo, has called on the government and the private sector to work together...

Tricycle riders queue for days at dump site after collecting rubbish – Borla Taxi and Tricycle Association

The General Secretary of the Borla Taxi and Tricycle Association, Max Jumbo, has raised concerns over severe delays in disposing of refuse, saying thousands...

Security service applicants left in limbo over Interior Ministry’s silence

The future of thousands of prospective recruits hoping to join Ghana’s security agencies remains uncertain as concerns grow over prolonged delays after they successfully...

GSS survey reveals wide variations in non-standard food measurements across Ghana

A new survey by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that non-standard measurement units such as olonka, cups, buckets, bundles and heaps remain...

KNUST student accused of murdering lover on campus appears in court

Daniel Tuffuor, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) student accused of murdering his girlfriend, Joana Yabani, has made another appearance in...

Ramaphosa’s visit to Ghana will happen when xenophobic tensions ease – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has said South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s planned visit to Ghana will take place when concerns...

Dollars seized at Sapeiman were fake, have been burnt – Interior Minister

Minister for the interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has disclosed that the large sums of US dollars seized during a high-profile raid at Sarpeiman were counterfeit. Speaking...

NACOC orders mandatory registration for businesses dealing in precursor chemicals

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has directed all individuals, businesses, institutions and organisations dealing in precursor chemicals, psychotropic substances and controlled equipment to register...

Police caution motorists over unauthorised use of sirens, strobe lights

The Ghana Police Service has warned motorists against the unauthorized use of sirens, horns, strobe lights and other emergency warning devices, stating that offenders...

Floating drivers are behind unauthorised fare increases – GPRTU

The Deputy Secretary of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, has attributed some recent transport fare increases to drivers who operate...

About 1,300 applicants in recent security recruitment tested positive for HIV — Muntaka

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has disclosed that about 1,300 applicants who participated in the recent security services recruitment exercise tested...

Sefwi Sayerano residents block road after alleged Police shooting leaves 2 dead, others injured

Residents of Sefwi Sayerano in the Western North Region on Tuesday blocked a major road in protest after a police operation in the community...

Government targets nationwide NACOC presence within six years

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has disclosed that the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) currently operates in only 66 of Ghana’s 261...

UNIMAC appoints Ernest Ofori Sarpong as First Chancellor

The University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) has appointed renowned Ghanaian businessman and Chief Executive Officer of the Special Group of Companies, Ernest...

Ahafo National Service Director appeals for logistics to improve work

The Ahafo Regional Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Alhassan Mohammed, has appealed to the government and other stakeholders to provide his office...

New Asantehemaa assumes stool name Nana Yaa Akyaa II

Nana Ama Bonsu, the 15th Asantehemaa of the Asante Kingdom, has assumed the stool name Nana Yaa Akyaa II following her enstoolment and the...

Two shot dead, 2 injured as residents clash with Police at Sefwi Sayerano during arrest

Two people have reportedly been killed and two others sustained gunshot injuries following a confrontation between police officers and residents at Sefwi Sayerano in...

GAF launches security exercise in Nkwanta North

The Central Command of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has launched Exercise Stralight Stretch II with an opening ceremony held on Monday, July 6,...

Queen mothers pledge support for new Asantehemaa, express gratitude to Otumfuo

Queen mothers across the Ashanti Region have pledged their unwavering support to the newly nominated Asantehemaa, Nana Ama Bonsu, while expressing appreciation to the...

Three Dreamer Manufacturing issues public advisory after flood incident

Three Dreamer Manufacturing Co. Ltd has issued a strong public advisory following a severe flooding incident that impacted its warehouse along the Motorway Industrial...

High court dismisses Abronye’s bid to strike out defamation suit by Randy Abbey

The High Court has dismissed an application by the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC,...

Galamsey in Manso enclave scaring contractors away from road project – Amansie West DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Amansie West in the Ashanti Region, Prince Manu Morrison, has attributed the long-standing delays in the construction of...

MDA financial irregularities surge 156% to GH¢5.27bn in 2025 — Auditor-General

Financial irregularities uncovered in the accounts of Ghana's Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) more than doubled in 2025, with the Auditor-General flagging GH¢5.27...

Waste crisis looms as Greater Accra relies on two landfills

The Managing Director of Landfills Company Limited, Dr Peter Kwesi Dagadu, has disclosed that the Greater Accra Region currently depends on only two major...

JHS pupil injured in cutlass attack over alleged sexual harassment at Assin Krofofrodo

A school clean-up exercise at the Assin Krofofrodo D/A Basic School has ended in violence, leaving a Junior High School (JHS) 1 student hospitalized...

Dadiase-Nkwanta road rehabilitation to boost cross-border trade

Rehabilitation works are underway on the feeder road linking Nkwanta township to Dadiase, a farming community in the Oti Region, in a move aimed...