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GRA Customs warns travelers over carrying multiple mobile phones into Ghana

Travelers arriving in Ghana with several new mobile phones and other electronic devices could be required to pay commercial duties on the items, the...

Texas Diocese establishes first parish named after Ghanaian killed by ISIS

More than a decade after his death at the hands of ISIS militants in Libya, the name of Ghanaian martyr Matthew Ayariga is being...

NSA raises alarm over fake letter demanding GH¢50 validation fee from national service personnel

The National Service Authority (NSA) has warned the public against a fraudulent letter circulating on social media and purporting to introduce validation fees and...

Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie commends public institutions, questions Ghana’s performance over past eight years

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has commended the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) and other public institutions for what he described as significant improvements in...

FDA orders recall of Arcan Bitters over undeclared drug substance

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered Unni Associates Company Limited to recall its Arcan Bitters product from the Ghanaian market within 14...

Wenchi–Bole road contracts reduced by 25km over slow progress

Roads and Highways Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza has cut the workload of two contractors on the Wenchi–Bole road project by 25 kilometres each, citing...

Mahama set to reshuffle CEOs of state-owned enterprises

President John Dramani Mahama is set to undertake an impending reshuffle of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) as part of broader...

MP orders alleged illegal miners along Tutuka–Akrofuom road to vacate sites

Member of Parliament for the Akrofuom Constituency, Joseph Azumah, has directed persons allegedly engaged in illegal mining along the Tutuka–Akrofuom Road to vacate their...

Gomoa chiefs demand closure of Effutu North Police Station over land dispute

The Nananom of the Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Council in the Central Region have called for the immediate closure of the Effutu North Police Station...

President Mahama warns appointees against indiscipline and undermining government authority

President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned Ministers, Chief Executives and other government appointees to uphold discipline, accountability and professionalism in the discharge of their...

47 entries from 24 journalists submitted for 5th Upper East GJA Awards

The Upper East Regional Branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has received 47 entries from 24 journalists for the 5th Upper East Regional...

Roads minister threatens to terminate Techiman–Nkonsia–Wenchi road contract

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has warned that government will terminate the contract of Volta Impex Construction if the company...

Treat Okuapeman-Mount Sinai violent clash as criminal matter – Akuapem North MP

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Samuel Awuku, has called for students involved in the violent clashes between Okuapeman Senior High School (OKUASS) and...

US$30m China grant insufficient to complete Damongo University – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has said the US$30 million grant secured from China for the construction of a proposed University of Science and Technology...

Adom Trotro: Spare parts dealers blame middlemen for price inflation

Adom Trotro's Wednesday stop at Abossey Okai found spare parts dealers denying claims that they overprice car parts for the public. According to the...

Western North Regional Minister inspects Bia West projects

The Western North Regional Minister, Wilbert Petty Brentum, has inspected ongoing development projects in the Bia West District as part of efforts by the...

NSA announces final window for rectification of biodata mismatch

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced a final opportunity for students with discrepancies between their biodata and institutional records to complete the rectification...

Nawara Ltd. petitions CID boss for investigation into alleged armed raid

Nawara Company Limited has petitioned the Ghana Police Service to launch a comprehensive investigation into an alleged armed raid on its mining premises on...

12 wounded in New Winneba attack discharged, 7 remain on admission – Police

Twelve of the 19 people who sustained injuries during the recent violent attack at New Winneba in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region...

Education Minister confers with Chinese Ambassador over Damango University project

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has held discussions with the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Cong Song, on the proposed University of Science and...

Cases don’t go on leave – Chief Justice defends judges sitting during legal vacation

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has weighed into the growing controversy over whether judges should sit during Ghana’s legal vacation, insisting that the courts cannot...

GNFS contains domestic fire at Denkyira Nyinawusu

Firefighters from the Diaso Fire Station have contained a domestic fire that broke out at Denkyira Nyinawusu in the Central Region, preventing the blaze...

GNFS contains fires at Teshie Fertilizer and Kotobabi, saves adjoining property

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has contained two separate fire incidents at Teshie Fertilizer and Kotobabi Down in the Greater Accra Region, preventing...

Ghana marks 2026 Children’s Day with call to amplify children’s voices on abuse

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, through the Department of Children, has marked the 2026 National Children’s Day with a call for...

IEA backs constitutional lifestyle, wealth audits for public officials

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has backed proposals to introduce lifestyle and wealth audits for public officials as part of efforts to detect...

FACT-CHECK: Bawumia played key role in introduction of Domestic Gold Purchase Programme

There is an ongoing debate over who introduced Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP), with claims over whether former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia...

Supreme Court throws out Oppong Nkrumah’s bid to reverse legal vacation trials ruling

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an application by the Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, seeking a review of an earlier...

Court dismisses bid to strike out charges in NPA–UPPF corruption case

The High Court has dismissed an application filed by accused persons in the ongoing NPA–UPPF corruption case seeking to strike out the charges against...

I didn’t mean to hurt you – Ayitey Powers apologises to NSA boss (Video)

Former Ghanaian boxer Ayitey Powers has apologised to National Sports Authority (NSA) Director-General, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, over comments he allegedly made that led to...

Mahama dissolves boards of nine state institutions

President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the governing boards of nine state institutions with immediate effect. The affected institutions are: Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited Bulk Oil Storage...

Ayitey Powers takes ‘spiritual’ bath in sea after release (Watch)

Former Ghanaian boxer Michael Nii Ayitey Okai, popularly known as Ayitey Powers, has undergone a spiritual cleansing following his release from police custody. The exercise...

REGSEC closes Okuapeman, Mount Sinai SHSs after violent reprisal attacks

The Eastern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has directed the closure of Okuapeman Senior High School (OKUASS) and Mount Sinai Senior High School in the...

‘Protect us or we’ll protect ourselves’ – A-Plus warns government over deadly Gomoa clashes

Gomoa Central Member of Parliament Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, has warned that residents of Gomoa could take collective action if the...

Court adjourns case of Labone robbery suspect (Video)

The case involving alleged Labone robbery suspect Augustine Ogechukwu Maazi has been adjourned to September 16, 2026, for the prosecution to file its disclosures. Maazi,...

Military to prevent illegal dumping and squatting at cleared Jamestown site

The government plans to deploy the military to secure the Jamestown Transfer Station after the accumulated waste at the site is evacuated, Minister for Local Government,...

Six injured in violent clash between Okuapeman, Mount Sinai SHS students

Six students of Okuapeman Senior High School (SHS) have sustained injuries following reprisal attacks involving students of Okuapeman SHS and Mount Sinai Senior High...

Asutifi North MP supports 150 commercial drivers, riders with DVLA registration

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has supported 150 commercial drivers and riders to complete their...

Central Regional Minister visits victims of New Winneba attack

The Central Regional Minister has visited the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital to check on residents who sustained injuries during an attack in the...

CID boss confirms arrest of 68, seizure of over 800 devices in INTERPOL cybercrime operation

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 68 suspects and confiscated 835 digital devices in a coordinated operation with Interpol as part of efforts to...

Ghana Water MD admits ‘smart’ meters installed since 2017 still not fully activated

Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited, Adam Mutawakilu, has admitted that the company has been using smart meters since 2017 without fully activating their...