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Over 50 fishermen stranded after robbery attack at sea near Senya Bereku

Armed men have attacked fishermen at sea near Senya Bereku in the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region, firing multiple warning shots, holding...

Man killed in Tamale over alleged unpaid tramadol debt

A man was killed in Tamale after a disagreement over an unpaid debt for Tramadol, a powerful opioid painkiller. The victim had allegedly purchased two...

WAEC releases provisional results for 2025 WASSCE Private Candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, Second...

Cedi recovers modestly on external tailwinds; one dollar equals GH¢11.70 at forex bureaus

The Ghana cedi is recovering modestly on external tailwinds and sentiment. Over the past fortnight, the cedi encountered mild demand-driven pressures in the opening week,...

PURC summons ECG over rapid depletion of prepaid units

Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) summons the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) over reports of prepaid units depleting unusually fast. PURC Executive Secretary Dr Shafic...

Court grants alleged robber, receiver bail of GH¢50K each

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail of GH¢50,000 each, with two sureties, to a motorbike rider accused of robbery and a trader charged...

Ablakwa visits Ghanaian POWs in Ukraine, confirms they are alive and well

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has confirmed that two Ghanaian nationals held as prisoners of war in Ukraine are alive and...

FDA orders withdrawal of alcoholic energy drinks from market by March 2026

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has directed all importers, manufacturers, and distributors of alcoholic beverages mixed with stimulants to withdraw such products from...

DVLA clarifies reports on extended services to Ghanaians abroad

The Management of the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has clarified misleading media reports suggesting that the Authority is deploying its staff to...

Submit prophecies for scrutiny — Duncan-Williams endorses Afriyie-Ankrah’s directive

The General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has endorsed a directive by Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, Presidential Envoy for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations,...

Local Government Minister urges MMDAs to prioritise accountability to enhance development

The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has urged Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to prioritize accountability to accelerate...

Abamba queen mother shot dead

Tragedy has struck the Abamba Traditional Area in Atebubu as Abambahemaa Nana Serwaa Gyan Kuma, popularly known as Ohemaa of Ohemaa’s Kitchen, has been...

COCOBOD denies sponsoring Black Stars with GH¢12m, describes claim as false

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has dismissed social media claims that it donated GH¢12 million to the Black Stars at the expense of cocoa farmers. In...

Why rename Bawumia’s G4R policy and claim it is new? – Gideon Boako questions gov’t

Dr Gideon Boako, Member of Parliament for Tano North and Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, has questioned the rationale behind the government’s...

Ghana reaffirms commitment multilingual education at International Mother Language Day event in UK Parliament

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Sabah Zita Benson, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to inclusive multilingual policies during a commemorative...

2 Swedru SHTS students remanded, one granted bail over attack on Obrachire students

The Agona Swedru Magistrate Court has granted bail to students of Swedru Senior High Technical School (SHTS) who were arrested for attacking students of...

Ghana overtakes Cote d’Ivoire as second largest economy in West Africa – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has said that Ghana has overtaken the Cote d’Ivoire as the second largest economy in West Africa. He said in the...

Breathing death: Health experts warn of looming crisis as toxic air in illegal mining kills and sickens miners

For 15 years, Abass Salifu toiled deep underground at illegal mining sites around Kumasi. The work paid well. He built two houses and provided comfortably...

Ablakwa meets Ukraine President to push for release of Ghanaian prisoners of war

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has held high-level talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, focusing on efforts to secure the release of...

COCOBOD engages Sefwi Wiawso farmers over producer price concerns

Officials of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) held a stakeholder engagement with cocoa farmers in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality to address concerns over the...

Nkoranza gets new Kontihene after 12 years

The Nkoranza Traditional Council has enstooled Nana Kwasi Agyei III as the Krontihene, ending a 12-year vacancy that had hindered leadership cohesion and development...

Akrofuom DCE hands over three-unit classroom block to Manukrom Basic School

The Gariba Mohammed Mustapha, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Akrofuom, has officially handed over a newly constructed three-unit classroom block to Manukrom D/A Basic...

Absentee doctors to be removed from payroll – MoH­­

The Ministry of Health is to embark on a validation exercise to ensure that medical doctors who declined postings to deprived areas are removed...

Miner, 33, jailed for robbery at Manso Akwasiso

The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a 33-year-old miner, Dominic Ofori, popularly known as “Fanta,” to 25 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for robbery. Presiding...

Plans underway to power 24-Hour economy – PURC boss assures

The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Shaffic Suleman, says plans are underway to ensure Ghana has enough electricity to...

Swedru School of Business apologises over viral assault video

Swedru School of Business (SWEBUS) has issued an unreserved apology following a viral video that captured an assault involving some of its students and...

Rent Control Department mandates issuance of Rent Cards from April 1

The Rent Control Department has announced the mandatory issuance and use of Rent Cards for all tenancies across Ghana, effective April 1, 2026. In a...

Food and Drugs Authority orders removal of alcoholic energy drinks from the market

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has directed the immediate removal of mixed drinks containing both alcohol and stimulants from the Ghanaian market, citing...

Foreign Affairs Ministry approves overseas travel for DVLA staff to serve Ghanaians abroad – DVLA Boss

Some staff of the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) are expected to travel abroad in the coming months to facilitate the registration and...

NSA releases postings for 6,867 nurses and midwives

The National Service Authority (NSA) has released postings for 6,867 nurses and midwives for the 2026/27 national service year, clearing the way for them...

Oforikrom Assembly bolsters sanitation drive with new tricycles, skip containers; 90 sweepers to be employed

The Oforikrom Municipal Assembly has strengthened its sanitation drive with the commissioning of three skip containers and four tricycles to improve waste management across...

US-based Ghanaian man killed by tractor-trailer while clearing snow off car

A 35-year-old Ghanaian man living in the United States, Patrick Sarpong, has died in a tragic road accident after he was struck by a...

ECG outlines key factors driving higher electricity consumption

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has outlined key factors contributing to high electricity consumption among customers. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Director...

Accra’s power demand can consume Akosombo output – ECG

The Director of Communications at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), William Boateng, has revealed that electricity consumption in Accra alone can consume the...

Planned maintenance not ‘dumsor’ – ECG assures public

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has clarified that ongoing planned maintenance works are not a return to “dumsor” but are aimed at addressing...

ECG to deploy 24-hour task force to crack down on illegal connections

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a nationwide crackdown on illegal electricity connections as part of efforts to improve revenue collection and...

No court has cleared Nana Yaw Duodu in MIIF probe – OSP clarifies

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has denied reports claiming that businessman Nana Yaw Duodu, widely known as Dr. Sledge of Godridge Ghana...

Third force not the answer – Yaw Nsarkoh questions Ghana’s political fix

Business executive and former Unilever Executive Vice President Yaw Nsarkoh has cast doubt on calls for a third political force. He argues that the solution...

Stop illegal mining before treating the water – Awula Serwaa tells gov’t

The Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwaa, has urged government to prioritise halting illegal mining activities polluting Ghana’s water bodies before investing heavily in...

PRETAG honoured at Ghana Teacher Prize

The Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), formerly known as the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana, was honoured for its unwavering support of the...