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Bawumia calls for release of nurse detained over alleged false news

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed concern over the reported arrest and remand of a Techiman-based nurse and mother of three, Salomey...

Ghana Jollof TikTok: ‘Nurse was unlawfully detained before arraignment’ – Lawyer

Lawyer for detained senior nursing officer Salomey Awity Baffoe, Enoch Afoakwah, has challenged the court’s decision to remand his client for two weeks, arguing...

YEA in Ashanti distributes startup kits to over 3000 apprentices after six months training

The Ashanti Regional Directorate of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has distributed start-up kits to more than 3,000 young people who have completed a...

SHS freshers report to school today

Thousands of first-year students are expected to report to Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS) across the country today, September...

Adwumawura Programme is positively impacting lives – Deputy NEIP CEO

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Joan Ahiawordor, has commended the Adwumawura Programme for the positive impact...

NIA marks Identity Day with public education float, mass registration exercise

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has marked this year’s Identity Day celebration and its 20th anniversary with a public education float and special mass...

Kumawu MP supports 500 SHS entrants, rewards top students from 50 schools

Member of Parliament for Kumawu, Ernest Yaw Anim, has supported 500 boarding students among more than 1,000 fresh SHS entrants from the constituency with...

Thousands mourn Kessben Group CEO at one-week celebration (Photos)

Thousands of mourners, sympathisers, family members, business associates, and well-wishers gathered at the Kumasi officers' mess for the one-week observation of the late Lawyer...

Kwadaso Municipal Assembly supports fresh SHS students with chop boxes, mattresses

The Kwadaso Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region has provided support to over 200 newly admitted Senior High School (SHS) students with essential boarding...

Heads must roll; there is nothing to show for NPP’s $1.7m digitisation – Rent Control boss

The Acting Commissioner of the Rent Control Department, Frederick Opoku, has called for an investigation into the department’s digitisation programme, questioning what has become...

No evidence links any govt official, NDC member to cocaine probe – Kwakye Ofosu

Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu has dismissed claims that government officials or members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are linked to ongoing...

10, including four Custom Division officers, in custody over drug trafficking at the port

Ten individuals, including four Customs Division officers of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), are currently in custody as investigations continue into the recent trafficking...

Mahama to commission Agbogbloshie waste evacuation to Nsawam landfill today

President John Dramani Mahama is expected to launch a major waste evacuation exercise aimed at clearing refuse from Agbogbloshie in Accra and transporting it...

We have at least 6 weeks of fuel cover – NPA boss calms supply fears

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says Ghana currently has at least six weeks of fuel cover, dismissing concerns that the country could face an...

GPHA boss Paul Tanye-Kulono must step aside over cocaine probe – Nitiwul

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has called for the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority's (GPHA) Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier-General Paul Seidu Tanye-Kulono, to step...

Police arrest seven suspected armed robbers at Zebilla

The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspected armed robbers over alleged robbery activities in Zebilla, Garu and Binduri. The suspects have been...

Drug trafficking: Mahama moves to tighten port security after recent cases

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the formation of an inter-agency task force to develop measures to prevent the trafficking of narcotics through Ghana’s...

Gindabour residents flee after teacher and police officer die in separate incidents

A confrontation between residents and a police officer has left the Gindabour community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District on edge following the reported deaths of...

NaCCA denies partnering Confucius Institute, UCC to train teachers in Chinese

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has denied reports suggesting that it partnered the Confucius Institute at the University of Cape Coast...

NHIA unveils 40 vehicles to strengthen operations nationwide

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has unveiled 40 new pickup vehicles to strengthen its operations and improve service delivery under the National Health...

UAE to cover Hajj expenses for 344 Ghanaian pilgrims in 2027

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will cover the Hajj expenses of 344 Ghanaian pilgrims for the 2027 Hajj season. This forms part of an initiative...

SSNIT urges pensioners to use digital channels to access services  

The Deputy Director-General in charge of Operations and Benefits at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Adam Sulley, has urged pensioners to...

KNUST scientists push for AI-driven solutions to climate and environmental challenges

The College of Science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has called for stronger integration of climate science, artificial intelligence,...

Kpandai ‘Yellow-Yellow’ riders commend DCE for development projects

Commercial tricycle operators, popularly known as ‘Yellow-Yellow’ riders in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region, have commended the District Chief Executive (DCE), Haruna...

Make adequate allocation for us in 2027 budget – Rent Commissioner tells Finance Minister

The Acting Commissioner of the Rent Control Department, Frederick Opoku, has called on the Finance Minister to make adequate budgetary provision for the Rent...

Don’t become the weapon fashioned against women – Akosua Manu tells CID Boss

Akosua Manu has called on the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), DCOP Lydia Yaa Donkor, to ensure that the institution under her...

NPP rejects proposal to extend presidential term to five years

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has opposed the proposal to extend Ghana's presidential term from four years to five, insisting the current four-year mandate...

Ashanti Police push to improve crime response time as fetish priest donates pick-ups

The Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti Region says it is working to improve its response time to crime. According to the Service, this is...

AMA sets record straight on 24-Hour Market project

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has rejected claims that it is undertaking the proposed 24-Hour Market project at Agbogbloshie without consulting affected traders and...

Kpandai DCE accounts for development projects after 15 months in office

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Kpandai in the Northern Region, Haruna Karim, has accounted for a number of development projects and interventions undertaken...

‘How do we run Rent Control with 2 vehicles when others have over 100?’ – Commissioner questions gov’t

Rent Commissioner Frederick Opoku has questioned the government’s decision to provide the Rent Control Department with only two vehicles while other state institutions have...

You appointed me, so give me resources to work – rent Commissioner to Mahama

The Acting Commissioner of the Rent Control Department, Frederick Opoku, has appealed directly to President John Dramani Mahama to provide the department with the...

Government not afraid of media criticism – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says the government is not afraid of criticism from the media, stressing that constructive engagement with journalists...

Police arrest 36 suspects over lynching of officer at Gindabour

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 36 suspects in connection with the lynching of a police officer at Gindabour in the Sawla District of...

Hawa Koomson calls for bail for detained nurse Salomey Baffoe

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organiser aspirant, Hawa Koomson, has appealed to the government to grant bail to 40-year-old nurse and mother of...

New Road Traffic Regulations L.I. 2519 — The full list of offences that could send many drivers to jail

Ghana’s new Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519), prescribe fines and, in some cases, imprisonment for a range of road traffic offences, including illegal...

Afenyo-Markin urges Effutu, Gomoa to resolve dispute through dialogue

Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has appealed for calm and restraint following the recent invasion of the New Winneba community and the...

Joyce Bawah Mogtari highlights women’s role in public sector financial governance

Senior Presidential Advisor and Senior Presidential Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has highlighted the growing role of women in promoting...

Joyce Bawah Mogtari urges African women to value their leadership journey

Senior Presidential Advisor and Senior Presidential Aide Joyce Bawah Mogtari has encouraged women pursuing careers in public service and leadership to recognise the importance...

Police declare Barbara Asantewaa Kodua wanted over alleged incitement of violence

The Ghana Police Service has declared Barbara Asantewaa Kodua, alias Ghana Jollof , 40, wanted for allegedly inciting violence. According to a wanted-person notice issued...