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Christian groups protest new charges for prayer activities at Achimota Forest

Some pastors and Christian groups have protested a sharp increase in fees charged for prayer activities at the Achimota Forest, describing the new rates...

PNP joins NPP’s ‘Save the Judiciary’ demo, raises concerns over selective justice

The People’s National Party (PNP) has announced that it will participate in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) planned demonstration on Thursday, August 6, citing...

GPRTU reveals reasons behind shortage of commercial vehicles [Listen]

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has attributed the shortage of commercial vehicles in parts of the country to the increasing cost of...

Final year students may miss exam practicals – Youth Association warns over Techiman-Krobo Nursing College closure [Audio]

The Chairman of the Krobo Youth Association, Kyeremeh Donkor, has expressed concern over the closure of the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery Training College and...

WAEC asks schools to submit evidence of alleged BECE result discrepancies

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has urged schools and parents raising concerns over the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results to provide...

Don’t celebrate suspension of 30% proposed fare hike yet – GPRTU to Ghanaians

The Deputy Secretary of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, has cautioned Ghanaians against celebrating the suspension of the proposed 30%...

Economic Fighters League condemns approval of new mining leases, demands greater state ownership

The Economic Fighters League (EFL) has criticised Parliament’s approval of six new mining leases, describing the decision as a setback to Ghana’s economic sovereignty. In...

NDC can work with Jean Mensa despite earlier calls for her removal – Asiedu Nketia

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says the party is prepared to work with Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean...

Techiman-Krobo Nursing Training College principal must step aside – Youth Association

The Chairman of the Krobo Youth Association, Kyeremeh Donkor, has called on the government to allow the Principal of the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery...

Gyampo dismisses NPP’s ‘Democracy Under Attack’ protest as face-saving tactic

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has criticised the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) planned “Democracy Under Attack” demonstration,...

Reopen Techiman-Krobo Nursing Training College by Monday, or… – Youth Association to gov’t

The Chairman of the Krobo Youth Association, Kyeremeh Donkor, has given authorities until Monday to reopen the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery School, warning that...

NPP demands clarity over funding of GH¢2 diesel price reduction

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is demanding clarity from the government on how it intends to finance the temporary GH¢2 per litre reduction in...

School selection exercise: 620,000 BECE candidates pick SHSs

Over 620,000 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduates have begun selecting their second cycle schools following a novelty introduced by the Ministry of Education...

Obuasi SHTS headmaster injured after students’ attack over alleged ritual

The headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Abdulia Zakaria, is in critical condition after he was allegedly attacked by students during a...

Police probe explosion at Aboso that claimed 3 lives, left others injured

The Western Central Regional Police Command has visited victims of the Aboso explosion who are receiving treatment at the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital and Apinto...

AAC secures 750 acres of irrigated land for vegetable production under MoFA partnership

The African Agribusiness Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, has secured 750 acres of irrigated land at Konadu in the...

GES begins onboarding of newly recruited staff from August 7

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that successful applicants from its recent recruitment exercise will begin regional onboarding processes from Friday, August 7. The...

No passenger, crew member died in STC bus accident – Company clarifies

Intercity STC Coaches Limited has clarified that no passenger or crew member died in an accident involving one of its buses travelling from Accra...

BECE examiners cannot tell whether scripts are from private or public schools – WAEC rejects claims of bias

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed suggestions that candidates from private schools may have been disadvantaged in the marking of the 2026...

Speaker Bagbin commissions GH¢4m expanded dialysis unit in Wa

Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has commissioned an expanded dialysis unit at the Upper West Regional Hospital in Wa, estimated...

Sagnarigu MP appeals for calm after deadly communal clashes

The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, Atta Issah, has called for calm and restraint following violent clashes between residents of Damankunyili and Nyeshee in...

One dead, six injured after communal clashes in Sagnarigu Municipality; curfew imposed

The Sagnarigu Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Damankunyili, Nyeshie, and surrounding communities following violent communal clashes that claimed one...

Ghana Airports Company sacks two car park workers over alleged extortion

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has dismissed two car park workers at the Kotoka International Airport over allegations of extorting money from travellers. The...

Education Minister engages Volta chiefs over Ohawu Agricultural College upgrade

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has met a delegation from the Volta Regional House of Chiefs and the Afife Traditional Council to discuss key...

Sedina Tamakloe remains in prison despite acquittal – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC),...

Woman sentenced to life imprisonment over husband’s murder at Omanjor

A mother of two, Lydia Aboagye, has been jailed and sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court in Accra after being found guilty...

Ghana to meet its debt anchor by 2034 – IMF

Ghana could meet its debt anchor by 2034 even if the primary surplus target is relaxed from 1.5 to 0.5% of Gross Domestic Product...

Police probe death of two women in hotel in Tamale

The Northern Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into the deaths of two women whose bodies were discovered in a room at Cab...

Four reported dead, several injured after dynamite explosion at Aboso

Four people have been confirmed dead, with several others injured, following an explosion involving suspected explosives at Aboso in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality...

Association of Private Schools accuses WAEC of ‘serious discrepancies’ in 2026 BECE results

The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) has raised concerns over alleged discrepancies in the provisional results of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate...

Health Ministry declares zero tolerance for nursing admission extortion

The Head of the Health Training Institutions Unit at the Ministry of Health, Tony Goodman, has announced a zero-tolerance policy against extortion in nursing...

I made the 24-hour economy more popular, I am yet to get an appointment – Atta Owusu

William Atta Owusu, popularly known as "Dr Pudong," says his widely criticised comments on the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) 24-hour economy policy during the...

Ga-Dangme delegates confer chieftaincy title on Justin Kodua

Aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua (JFK), has been honoured with a traditional chieftaincy title during his campaign engagement...

Water Resources Commission warns of possible controlled spillage from Bagre Dam on August 11

The Water Resources Commission (WRC) has announced that a controlled spillage from the Bagré Dam in Burkina Faso could begin on Tuesday, August 11,...

Four arrested over Wassa Akropong gold robbery, police hunt remaining suspect

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a robbery syndicate believed to be linked to a violent gold robbery...

GNFS rescues four men after Hyundai minibus crashes near GRA office at Circle

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has rescued four men following a road traffic accident involving a Hyundai minibus near the Ghana Revenue Authority...

Ghana backs Jamaica’s slavery reparations petition as Mahama pledges AU push for diaspora right of return

Ghana has expressed support for Jamaica’s planned petition to King Charles III seeking legal guidance on the country’s slavery reparations claim against Britain. President John...

Police investigate deaths of two Beninese nationals found at Tamale hotel

The Northern Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the deaths of two females believed to be nationals of Benin, whose bodies were found...

Ga North MCE explains abandoned public toilet project under Pokuase Interchange

The Ga North Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Akwetey Agbo, has explained that construction of a public toilet facility beneath the Pokuase Interchange was halted...

Ghanaians applying for UAE work visas now need police clearance

Ghanaians applying for jobs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) now need to submit a Police Clearance Certificate before their work visa applications can...