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Foreign Affairs Ministry offers free visas for Diaspora Summit 2025 attendees

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that participants of the upcoming Diaspora Summit 2025 will receive free visas to attend the event, scheduled...

Health Minister gives newly posted doctors one-week deadline to report to duty

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has issued a one-week ultimatum to newly posted medical officers who have failed to report to their assigned...

Parliament approves GH¢5.3bn allocation for Roads Ministry despite funding gap concerns

Parliament has approved GH¢5.3 billion for the Ministry of Roads and Highways for the 2026 financial year, marking a key step in government’s push...

2026 Budget is the most people-focused in years – Health Minister

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has described the 2026 budget as “the most people-focused and health-centred budget” in recent years, emphasising government’s...

National Peace Council launches peace education programme in Senior High Schools

The National Peace Council (NPC) is set to launch a peace education programme in Senior High Schools as part of its 2025 capacity development...

US pledges $150m to expand Zipline’s drone deliveries across Africa

The United States Government has pledged up to $150 million to support Zipline International Inc. in scaling up its drone-enabled medical delivery operations across...

Weija Water Plant to shut down on December 4 for urgent repairs

The Management of Ghana Water Ltd. (GWL) in the Accra West Region has announced a planned shutdown of the Weija Water Treatment Plant on...

Double-Track system not to blame for WASSCE decline – Former GES DG

Former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwah, has defended the double-track system, dismissing claims that it is responsible for the...

Afenyo-Markin demands payment to road contractors

A heated debate erupted in Parliament on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, during the adoption of the appropriation for the Ministry of Roads & Highways,...

Roads Ministry to recruit 137 staff across five agencies in 2026

The Ministry of Roads and Highways is set to recruit 137 new staff across five agencies in 2026, including the Departments of Feeder Roads,...

Health Ministry inaugurates new reconstituted National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group

The Ministry of Health has officially inaugurated the newly reconstituted National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (NITAG-Ghana), aimed at reinforcing evidence-based vaccine policy and enhancing...

Prof. Opoku-Amankwa slams GES over ‘needless’ response to Dr. Adutwum on WASSCE debate

Former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has criticised the Service for issuing what he describes as an unnecessary and...

Free SHS not the problem, teachers must diagnose why students fail – Former GES boss [Video]

Former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has defended the decision to reduce student repetition under the Free SHS policy,...

Minority demands parliamentary probe into 2025 WASSCE mass failure

The Minority in Parliament says it will push for a full parliamentary inquiry into the widespread failure recorded in the 2025 West African Senior...

UG to maintain admission cut-offs despite poor 2025 WASSCE performance – Pro VC

The University of Ghana says it will not lower its admission cut-off points for the 2025/2026 academic year, despite the sharp decline in this...

WAEC flags social media language, non-standard English in 2025 WASSCE answers

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has flagged several areas of concern in the performance of candidates who sat for the 2025 West African...

Nitiwul clarifies remarks on El-Wak GAF recruitment stampede

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has defended his remarks regarding the tragic stampede that occurred during the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) 2025/2026 recruitment screening...

NPP to officially launch amended constitution on December 3

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will officially unveil its amended party constitution on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the party headquarters in Accra. According to...

UG Nkabom deepens media partnerships through maiden media soirée

In a bid to foster a deeper understanding of its mission, raise awareness, and encourage engagement among stakeholders, the UG Nkabom Collaborative hosted its...

MCE warns youth on HIV/AIDS risk in Nkwanta South Municipality

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South, Joseph Antwi Awal, has cautioned that the spread of HIV/AIDS in the municipality could escalate if...

Fire razes Kadjebi-Asato SHS boys’ dormitory, several students recover after passing out

A Tuesday morning fire has ravaged a room in one of the boys’ dormitories at Kadjebi-Asato Senior High School in the Oti region, leaving...

Say sorry to your husband for us – Asante Akyem South NPP Chairman to Samira Bawumia

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman for Asante Akyem South constituency, Kyei Noah, has extended an apology to Samira Bawumia to convey to her...

Abuakwa South MP slams GES over 2025 WASSCE commentary

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has strongly criticised the Ghana Education Service (GES) for its public statement on the...

Tamale Police launch special yuletide operation to curb crime

The Northern Regional Police Command, in collaboration with the IGP’s Special Operations Team, has launched an intensified security operation to curb criminal activities in...

Pressure mounts on Agyebeng as petition calls for his removal over mismanagement and incompetence

A petition was submitted to President John Dramani Mahama seeking the removal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyabeng, accusing him of incompetence, financial mismanagement, and...

Government’s aircraft purchase plan okay but.. – Nitiwul [Listen]

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has expressed support for strengthening the Ghana Air Force but has criticised the government’s current aircraft procurement plans under...

Weakening parental supervision partly driving WASSCE performance decline – Nana Yaa Jantuah

Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has expressed serious concern over the poor performance of students in the 2025 WASSCE, arguing that weak parental supervision...

I won’t do anything to disgrace my family – Nitiwul defends integrity [Listen]

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has firmly rejected allegations that he sold military lands during his tenure, stressing that he would never engage in...

Ghana not affected by US Green Card review – Ablakwa

Ghana has not been included in the United States government’s latest Green Card review and temporary immigration suspension, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa...

Ghana Chamber of Mines condemns ASSMA ultimatum in Obuasi

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has strongly condemned threats issued by the Artisanal Small-Scale Miners Association (ASSMA) in Obuasi, describing their one-week ultimatum to...

Eastern Regional Minister denies sanctioning Queen Mother’s arrest

Eastern Regional Minister Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey has denied claims that she authorised the arrest of the Kwahu Queen Mother, Nana Adwoa Gyemtua III,...

Shock as family swims with corpse in Sofokrom burial ritual

There were unusual scenes at Sofokrom in the Sekondi–Takoradi Metropolis on Saturday when a dead body being prepared for burial was washed and swum...

2025 WASSCE: Candidates struggle with the use of vocabulary

Mr John Kapi, Director of Public Affairs at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has revealed that Chief Examiners observed a significant challenge among...

Petitions against OSP worrying – Berekum West MP

The tenure of the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has been thrown into deep uncertainty following an unprecedented surge in petitions seeking his removal from...

Fire Service Ladies donate to orphanage to mark 30th anniversary

The Fire Service Ladies Association (FISLA) has extended support to the Angels of Hope Orphanage in Tarkwa as part of activities marking its 30th...

NMC orders ModernGhana and Class FM to retract unverified publications on Adamus CEO

The National Media Commission (NMC) has ruled on a complaint filed by Adamus Resources Limited and its Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Angela List, against...

Police Special Operations Team arrests 32 suspects in major anti-crime sweep in Tamale

The Ghana Police Service’s Special Operations Team has arrested 32 suspects and retrieved large quantities of suspected narcotics during an intelligence-led operation in the...

Who Is Justice Dorinda Smith Arthur? The Judge behind the landmark Daddy Lumba spousal case

“Given the hallmark of your legal career, summed up by the words integrity, excellence and service which testify to your character, your competence and...

Eduwatch calls for ‘surgical inquiry’ into 2025 WASSCE dip

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) is calling for a thorough investigation into the sharp decline in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE),...

Eduwatch Boss slams politicisation of 2025 WASSCE results

Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has criticised the persistent politicisation surrounding the 2025 WASSCE results, warning that it distracts from addressing...