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Mahama swears in Governing Council of National African Peer Review Mechanism

President John Dramani Mahama has said Ghana is prepared to subject its governance systems to renewed scrutiny under the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM),...

High Court dismisses Gifty Oware’s application for Supreme Court referral

The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application by former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, seeking to...

We need renovation – Ashaiman traders protest planned redevelopment into 24-hour market

Tension is rising at the Ashaiman Main Market in the Greater Accra Region as traders stage protests against government plans to redevelop the congested...

Amansie Central Assembly sets records straight on ‘galamsey tax’

The Amansie Central District Assembly has rejected claims that it created a system to profit from illegal mining, insisting that revenue collection from operators...

Education Minister proposes ‘Our Day’ cultural wear in schools after Mahama’s fugu buzz

Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has proposed a nationwide cultural dress day for Ghanaian students, inspired by President John Dramani Mahama’s recent appearance in...

Mahama to hold emergency Cabinet meeting over cocoa sector challenges

President John Dramani Mahama is set to hold an emergency Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, to address growing concerns in Ghana’s cocoa...

Sack Amansie Central DCE immediately – Adorye urges President

The Director of Field Operations for the United Party, Hopeson Adorye, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to dismiss the District Chief Executive (DCE)...

We’re not encouraging galamsey — Amansie Central Presiding Member on ‘galamsey tax’

Presiding Member of the Amansie Central District Assembly, Isaac Osei Duah, has defended the collection of fees from licensed miners in the district, insisting...

A tax for galamsey: Security operatives aware, part of taskforce – Amansie Central PM

The Presiding Member of the Amansie Central District Assembly in the Ashanti Region, Isaac Osei Duah, has stated that security operatives are fully aware...

Police seize suspected marijuana truck in Nkwanta South after attempted obstruction

Police officers stationed at a barrier in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region have intercepted a white Volvo FM truck suspected of...

Police in Dambai reject 50,000 cedis bribe, intercept ammunition consignment and locally made gun

A team from the Regional Police Intelligence Department (RPID) in the Oti Region has intercepted a vehicle carrying a large cache of ammunition and...

NHIA donates GH¢800k to Ghana Medical Trust Fund to support NCD patients

In a significant gesture of compassion, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has donated GHS 800,000 to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), also...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund assesses regional hospitals ahead of NCD care rollout

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), also known as Mahama Cares, is intensifying preparations for its nationwide rollout to support patients living with chronic...

Asutifi South DCE laments abuse of public waste bins at Hwidiem

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Benjamin Assabil Donkor, has expressed concern over the misuse of public waste...

Gov’t vows action against officials implicated in galamsey tax exposé

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has assured Ghanaians that all individuals found culpable in the alleged illegal...

Suame Interchange: Gov’t spending extra GH¢3bn to build bypass – Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has taken a swipe at his predecessor, Francis Asenso-Boakye, over delays in the Suame Interchange...

Kwadaso MCE hands over metal dual desks, teachers’ furniture to GES for distribution to basic schools

The Kwadaso Municipal Chief Executive, Eric Assibey has officially handed over 230 dual desks and 60 sets of teachers' tables and chairs to the...

Prosecute Amansie Central DCE to deter others – Suame MP

The Member of Parliament for Suame, John Darko, has called for decisive action against the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Amansie Central, insisting that...

Two arrested as Police intercept ammunition being smuggled to Kpandai

The police have intercepted another arms and ammunition which were being smuggled to Kpandai in the Northern Region from Accra. On January 27, 2026, the...

A tax for galamsey: JoyNews exposé links DCE to GH₵6,000 ‘galamsey fees’

A chilling exposé by JoyNews’ Hotline Documentary has uncovered a sophisticated pay-to-destroy syndicate operating in the heart of the Amansie Central District in the...

Alhaji Seidu Abagre granted GH¢100,000 bail

Alhaji Seidu Abagre, the 79-year-old retired teacher standing trial for allegedly acting as a chief in Bawku without qualification has been granted bail by...

Accra Mayor lauds school feeding meals after surprise quality checks in basic schools

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has praised the quality of meals served to pupils under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) in...

Dead body discovered in septic tank at Kasoa

A dead body has been discovered in a septic tank at Blue Kiosk, a suburb of Kasoa in the Central Region. The incident came to...

Offinso MP blames Mahama gov’t for cocoa sector challenges

The Member of Parliament for Offinso, Dr Isaac Opoku, has blamed the current administration for the difficulties confronting Ghana’s cocoa sector, insisting that responsibility...

COCOBOD failed to deliver over 330k tonnes of cocoa in 2023/24 season – Randy Abbey

The CEO of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Randy Abbey, has disclosed that the board was unable to supply a significant volume of...

Woman captured on CCTV attempting to burn Alpha Hour auditorium [Watch]

CCTV footage has captured the moment a woman allegedly attempted to set fire to the Alpha Hour auditorium during an ongoing prayer session. According to...

Police launch probe into deadly robbery on Zebilla–Widnaba stretch

The Upper East Regional Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into an armed robbery incident on the Zebilla–Widnaba road in the Bawku Division,...

Nogokpo community rekindles spirit of communal labour

The chiefs and people of Nogokpo in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region have organised a massive cleanup exercise aimed at ridding...

President Mahama swears in five Ambassadors and a High Commissioner

President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in five newly appointed ambassadors and one high commissioner, urging them to uphold the highest ethical standards while...

Group petitions the police over planned demonstration on delayed cocoa payments

A concerned group, Forum for Accountability and Development of Sefwi (FADOS), has petitioned the Ghana Police Service in the Western North Region over a...

NPP acclaims Baba Ali Yussif as Ayawaso East Parliamentary Candidate

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially acclaimed Baba Ali Yussif as its parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso East by-election scheduled for Tuesday, March...

President Mahama raises alarm over rising migration of Health Professionals in West Africa

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the increasing migration of skilled health workers from West Africa, warning that the trend is putting...

VALCO needs strategic investor to overcome $400m debt – GIADEC CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), Reindorf Twumasi Ankrah, has said that the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) requires...

No VALCO lands are being sold – GIADEC CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), Reindorf Twumasi Ankrah, has dismissed claims that government is selling lands belonging...

Even those spreading the rumours know it’s false – GIADEC CEO on VALCO sale claims

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), Reindorf Twumasi Ankrah, has dismissed claims that the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO)...

Akatsi North District Assembly supports PWDs with cash grants

Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the district have received financial support and equipment from the Akatsi North District Assembly as part of its commitment...

Commend government rather than criticise Suame Interchange modification – Roads Minister to Minority

The Roads Minister says government should be commended, not criticised, for modifying the Suame Interchange project to reflect changing urban and traffic realities in...

Suame Interchange delay: Roads Minister blames Asenso-Boakye for unfinished 2024 promise

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has sharply rebuked his predecessor, Francis Asenso-Boakye, over delays in the Suame Interchange project in...

President Mahama fully involved in party decisions — Kwakye Ofosu dismisses rift claims

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed claims of tension between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the government, insisting there is...

Outer Ring Road makes Suame four-tier design obsolete – Roads Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Govens Kwame Agbodza, has argued that the construction of the Kumasi Outer Ring Road has rendered the original...