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Education Ministry reschedules 2026/2027 SHS placement results to September 4

The Ministry of Education has rescheduled the release of the 2026/2027 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) results from Monday, August 31 to...

Bawumia donates GH¢50,000 to St Jude Catholic Church at Weija

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has donated GH¢50,000 to support the activities of St Jude Catholic Church at Weija...

GNFS saves six rooms from fire at Apaaso

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has prevented a domestic fire from destroying a six-bedroom house at Apaaso in the Kintampo Municipality of the...

Yawkwei residents demand compensation over land acquired for road project

Some residents of Yawkwei in the Asante Akyem Central and South Municipalities are appealing to the government to pay them compensation for lands and...

Hasat Bambra Enterprise trains 23 youth in soap-making and entrepreneurship

Hasat Bambra Enterprise has held its second annual soap-making workshop, equipping 23 young people with practical skills to support self-employment, entrepreneurship and financial independence. The...

GIS arrests 1,055 West Africans in crackdown on street begging in Accra, Kumasi

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested 1,055 West African nationals in an intelligence-led operation aimed at tackling organised street begging and suspected human...

10 arrested in illegal mining operation at Kpali

Ten suspected illegal miners have been arrested during a joint operation by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), the Ghana Army’s Northern Command...

7 feared dead at reclaimed mining site in Atiwa East

Seven people are feared dead after being trapped at a reclaimed mining site at Asaman Tafo in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern...

‘Beasts of No Nation’ actor Strika reportedly caught dismantling footbridge at Kwashieman

Ghanaian actor Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye, popularly known as Strika, who featured in the Hollywood film Beasts of No Nation, has reportedly been apprehended...

GNFS contains gas leak from tanker accident on Techiman-Nkoranza highway

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has contained a gas leakage from a bulk tanker involved in an accident at Fiaso on the Techiman-Nkoranza...

Ketu South residents threaten demonstration over alleged ECG overbilling

Aggrieved customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Ketu South Municipality are planning a peaceful demonstration on September 1, 2026, over...

Kidney patient dies during dialysis at TTH, family alleges blackout, oxygen shortage

The family of a kidney patient who died at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) while on dialysis has called for a thorough and independent...

Ahafo Wangara Association and Education Fund launched to promote youth education

The Ahafo Wangara Association and Education Fund has been launched in Goaso to support the educational development of young people within the Wangara community...

Akyemansa Assembly supports PWDs with livelihood kits and seed capital

The Akyemansa District Assembly in the Eastern Region has provided livelihood support to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) as part of efforts to promote economic...

Tension rises at Mensaman over alleged landguard attacks, 5,000-acre land dispute

Residents of Mensaman in the Ga West Municipality are calling for urgent intervention following escalating tensions over a disputed 5,000-acre parcel of land. The dispute...

Self-acclaimed spiritualist remanded for stealing a taxicab in Assin Manso

A 37-year-old herbalist and self-acclaimed spiritualist, Enock Antwi, alias Nana Kakali, has been remanded into police custody for two weeks after being charged with...

SIGA reports GH¢19.8bn net profit by state-owned enterprises in 2025

The State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) has reported a significant turnaround in the financial performance of Ghana’s state-owned enterprises, with the sector recording...

Kasoa, Odupong Ofaakor chiefs call for removal of MCE over alleged incompetence, disrespect

Traditional authorities in Kasoa, Odupong Ofaakor and surrounding communities have called on President John Dramani Mahama to remove the Awutu Senya East Municipal Chief...

ECG announces emergency power outage at Trasacco, Caprice, other areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced an emergency power outage in parts of the Accra East Region on Sunday, 30th August 2026. The...

MTN’s GH¢20m donation too small but government should collect it – Ellen Ama Daaku

Spokesperson for the NPP Committee on Jobs and Employment, Ellen Ama Daaku has disagreed with the government's decision to reject a GH¢20 million donation...

Amin Adam accompanies Akufo-Addo to Gbewaa Palace to mourn late Ya-Naa Abukari II

Member of Parliament for Karaga and former Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has accompanied former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to the Gbewaa...

Defamation suit: Sammy Gyamfi has been validly served – Afenyo-Markin’s lawyers dismiss alleged delay

Lawyers for Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin have dismissed claims that their client is deliberately delaying or avoiding the service of a writ on Ghana...

Check out GTEC’s latest list of 100 unrecognised universities

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has released a latest list 100 of unrecognised universities as of August 28, 2026 due to quality assurance...

Latex Foam, Narh Bita and Adansi Travels secure wins at JoySports Invitational Tournament 2026

Latex Foam, Narh Bita and Adansi Travels have all recorded victories in their respective matches at the JoySports Invitational Tournament 2026, with each side...

Ghana Army Southern Command closes Ex Starlight Stretch III in Nkwanta South

The Southern Command of the Ghana Army has officially closed Exercise Starlight Stretch III 2026 at Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, a major...

Engr. Amekah Nestor Edem Kwasi inducted as fellow of IET-GH

A distinguished career in engineering, construction, planning and community development earns recognition at the 17th IET-GH Induction Ceremony. Engr. Amekah Nestor Edem Kwasi has been...

Mahama charges Ayariga, Zanetor to uphold accountability, transparency

President John Dramani Mahama has urged newly sworn-in Ministers Mahama Ayariga and Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings to uphold the principles of accountability, transparency and integrity...

Sammy Gyamfi authorises lawyers to request Afenyo-Markin’s defamation writ

Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Chief Executive Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, has formally authorised his lawyers to receive a writ filed against him by Minority Leader...

Watch: Games, cheers and fierce rivalry light up Legon at JoySports Invitational 2026

The University of Ghana Sports Stadium has come alive with cheers, competition, and fierce rivalry as the games at the JoySports Invitational Tournament 2026...

FDA storms Makola Market, arrests traders over sale of ‘cigarette toffee’

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has conducted an enforcement operation at the Makola Market in Accra, leading to the arrest of some traders...

GWL restores water supply to parts of Western Accra

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has completed repairs on a damaged 500mm-diameter main pipeline, leading to the restoration of water supply to several communities in...

Over 100 vehicles stranded at Doli Bridge over muddy Bole highway

More than 100 vehicles have reportedly been stranded at the Doli Bridge along the Bole highway after muddy clay used in ongoing road construction...

OSP must be judged by its mandate, not who occupies the office – Baffour Awuah

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has called on Ghanaians to avoid defining the Office of the Special Prosecutor...

Education remains a priority – Amin Adam says as Anta Fund beneficiaries hit 1,519

Member of Parliament for Karaga and former Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has reaffirmed his commitment to making education a key priority in...

Anta Education Fund supports 200 tertiary students

Karaga Member of Parliament and former Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has reaffirmed his commitment to education after supporting 200 tertiary students in...

Mahama swears in Ayariga, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings (Photos)

President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in Mahama Ayariga as Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs and Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings as Minister...

AG has turned down several requests to collaborate on cases – OSP

The Director of Strategy, Research and Communications at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Samuel Appiah Darko, has claimed that the Attorney-General (AG)...

Stop being emotional, go back for MTN’s GH¢20m donation – Gov’t told

International Relations Consultant Al-Wahab has urged the government to reconsider its decision to reject a GH¢20 million donation from MTN Ghana to support the...

JoySports Invitational 2026: John Dumelo promises winners free chicken, eggs and ginger

Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture and Ayawaso West Wuogon MP, John Dumelo, has promised an unusual reward package for the winners of the...

IGP promotes police officer for saving lives during Aboso fire outbreak

Inspector Hance Atubra of the Tarkwa Divisional Police Headquarters has been promoted to the rank of Chief Inspector for his bravery and role in...