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Sedina unlikely to serve full jail term; I’m sure she’ll be given presidential pardon – Titus Glover

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Titus Glover, has cast doubt on whether former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe...

Gov’t allocating World Cup slots to NDC MPs, party supporters – Tolon MP alleges

The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of allocating FIFA World Cup travel slots to National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament and...

‘Occupational hazard’ – Mahama’s comment after South African flight interrupted his speech at Accra Int’l Airport [Video]

President John Dramani Mahama experienced a brief interruption during a public address at the Accra International Airport on Tuesday when the loud take-off of...

Mahama directs NADMO to map restricted waterways to curb flooding risks in Accra

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and a national task force to conduct a comprehensive assessment of restricted...

The assurances were good – Ashanti Regional GRNMA Chair on suspended industrial action

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Jones Afriyie-Anto, says nurses decided to suspend their industrial action after...

Nobody should be punished – GRNMA defends KATH CEO over bed crisis

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has defended the actions taken by management and health professionals at...

Mahama submits list of 808 presidential staffers to parliament

The government has submitted its annual report on staffing at the Office of the President to Parliament, revealing that a total of 808 personnel...

There is nothing to celebrate about Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s extradition – NPP

The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has stated that there is nothing to celebrate about the extradition of...

Gov’t settles end-of-service benefits for former MMDA officials

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has announced that the government has fully settled the end-of-service benefits owed to...

MMDAs must be ready to defend their stewardship after one year in office – Local Government Minister

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has urged all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country to...

KATH doctors suspend strike after Otumfuo’s intervention

The Komfo Anokye Doctors’ Association (KADA) has suspended its industrial action with effect from 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, following what it...

Government considers deployment of 16,000 health workers this year – Akandoh

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the government is considering the deployment of about 16,000 health workers this year as...

UGMC successfully conducts four more kidney transplants, total reaches 15

The management of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has announced the successful completion of four additional kidney transplant procedures, bringing the total...

Combined Kumasi Central Market Traders Union appeals to contractor not to close Kumasi office

The Combined Kumasi Central Market Traders Union has appealed to Contracta Construction Company not to shut down its Kumasi office amid prolonged funding delays...

Sedina Tamakloe’s extradition does not guarantee Ofori-Atta’s return – Former Deputy AG

Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has stated that the extradition of former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC),...

Sedina Tamakloe unlikely to get bail after extradition – Former Deputy AG

Former Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has said he would be surprised if the courts grant bail to convicted Former Chief Executive Officer of...

We must stop it – Anthony Nukpenu criticises Ministers’ post-flood visits

The Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu, has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the practice of government officials visiting...

Several injured, motorbikes destroyed as two youth groups clash in Wa

Some people have been left injured and two motorbikes destroyed, after a violent confrontation between two youth groups in Wa. Security forces were later...

Awutu Omanhene dies after short illness, Traditional Council begins succession process

The Omanhene of the Awutu Traditional Council in the Central Region, Nai Abokuade Agyeman Wyettey Otabil III, has died after a short illness. The death...

Bonn Climate Talks: COP31 presidency announces “35% by 2035” electrification target

COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum has launched a new global electrification target as a flagship initiative of the COP31 Presidency’s Action Agenda, calling for a...

15 road projects halted due to funding challenges – 2024 Annual Report

The 2024 National Annual Progress Report has revealed that the previous government was forced to suspend about 15 major road projects due to financial...

Court fines man GH₵1,200 for assaulting midwife at Tema Com. 22 Polyclinic, orders GH₵5,000 compensation

A man who assaulted a midwife at the Community 22 Polyclinic in Tema has been convicted and fined 100 penalty units by the Community...

Heavy rains trigger flooding, gridlock on Weija SCC–Atala stretch of Accra–Takoradi Highway

Heavy rains that fell in the early hours of Tuesday have once again triggered perennial flooding and silt deposition along the Accra–Takoradi Highway. This was...

MGL’s Ken Ansah, Newsfile host Sampson Ayenini honoured at GJA Press Freedom Awards

Chief Operating Officer of the Multimedia Group Limited (MGL), Mr Ken Ansah, and veteran broadcaster Sampson Lardi Ayenini, host of JoyNews’ flagship programme Newsfile,...

Think Prisons 360 Initiative: Kpando Local Prison Commander appeals for tools to operationalise inmate workshop, urges public support

Officer-In-Charge of Kpando Local Prison, Chief Superintendent Evans Abogro, has appealed for Tools to Operationalise Newly Built Inmate Workshop. The Officer-in-Charge of the Kpando Local...

“Ghana’s system makes it difficult for entrepreneurs to succeed” – Crown Peak Holdings CEO

Chief Executive Officer of Crown Peak Holdings, Dr. Kobbina Tuyee Awuah, has described Ghana’s business environment as challenging for entrepreneurs, noting that success on...

Entrepreneurs should tap into RNAQ’s Scale-Up Fund initiative – Pinkberry CEO

Franchise operator and investor, Dr. Kobbina Tuyee Awuah, has urged young entrepreneurs to take advantage of funding opportunities such as Richard Nii Armah Quaye’s...

Education plays a key role in shaping entrepreneurs – Crown Peak Holdings CEO

Chief Executive Officer of Crown Peak Holdings, Dr. Kobbina Tuyee Awuah, has highlighted the importance of education in shaping entrepreneurial success, noting that school...

Hohoe court jails man four years for stealing church musical equipment

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to four years imprisonment by the Hohoe Circuit Court for stealing musical instruments belonging to a church in...

Partnerships can take you further than building a business solo – Crown Peak Holdings CEO

Franchisee and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Peak Holdings, Dr. Kobbina Tuyee Awuah, known for bringing global brands such as Pinkberry and Burger King...

“I became very close to God when I went into entrepreneurship” – Pinkberry CEO

Pinkberry CEO, Dr. Kobbina Tuyee Awuah, has shared how his journey into entrepreneurship deepened his faith, describing it as essential to surviving the uncertainties...

“Africa is a very risky place to do business” – CEO of Crown Peak Holdings

Chief Executive Officer of Crown Peak Holdings (Pinkberry, Icy Cup, Burger King), Dr. Kobbina Tuyee Awuah, has described Africa as a high-risk environment for...

“I am industry agnostic” – Crown Peak Holdings CEO on multiple investments

Chief Executive Officer of Crown Peak Holdings, Dr. Kobbina Tuyee Awuah, has explained the thinking behind his investments across multiple industries, from food and...

My dad was disappointed when I decided to sell ice cream after completing Harvard – Pinkberry CEO

Chief Executive Officer of Pinkberry Ghana, Dr. Kobbina Tuyee Awuah, has opened up about the family pressure he faced after choosing entrepreneurship over a...

NDC Organiser explains protest at Cooperative Mining Scheme launch in Birim North [Listen]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Constituency Organiser for Abirem, Frank Owusu Amoah, has sought to clarify circumstances surrounding the protest that briefly disrupted the...

Police probe killing of 36-year-old man in Nkwanta South

The Nkwanta District Police Command has launched full-scale investigations into the killing of a 36-year-old man, Thomas Adon, who was shot dead at Keri...

Manso Nkran residents decry poor road conditions despite presence of mining company

Residents of Manso Nkran in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region have expressed growing frustration over the poor state of roads leading...

Preparations underway for Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu to begin 10-year jail term – Kwakye Ofosu

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, has arrived in Ghana to begin serving her prison sentence...

Floods claim life of 45-year-old man in Twifo Atti-Morkwa; another missing

Heavy rainfall in Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region has resulted in two separate drowning incidents, including that of a recently graduated Junior...

Start packing – AMA Mayor warns people with buildings in waterways

Authorities have intensified their clampdown on unsafe structures in Accra, with the Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Michael Kpakpo Allotey, warning that...