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Election 2028: Eric Opoku declares readiness to contest NDC flagbearership race

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has indicated his readiness to contest for the flagbearership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and lead...

Ghana records egg surplus as poultry production rises – Agric Minister

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has disclosed that Ghana is currently experiencing an abundance of eggs due to increased poultry production driven...

Government to establish poultry processing centre to support farmers – Eric Opoku

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced that government is partnering with a private investor to establish a poultry processing centre...

KATH temporarily suspends admission of new cases at Accident and Emergency Centre

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has temporarily suspended the admission of new cases at its Accident and Emergency Centre following a...

ECG to redeploy old transformers to underserved areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to redeploy old transformers replaced under its ongoing upgrade programme to improve electricity supply in...

LGBTQ+ is not a human right issue – Foh-Amoaning

Lead advocate for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has strongly criticised arguments that frame LGBTQ+ issues...

Uphold your social contract with Ghanaians – Foh-Amoaning tells Mahama over Anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Lead advocate for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to...

Government to recruit 500 unemployed agriculture graduates under Food Brigade – Eric Opoku

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced plans by government to recruit 500 unemployed agriculture graduates under the Food Brigade initiative as...

Ghana must stop importing frozen chicken – Agriculture Minister

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has called for an end to Ghana’s dependence on imported frozen chicken, arguing that increased local production...

NADMO, Zoomlion launch 12-week ‘No Do No Do’ Campaign to combat flooding

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited have launched a 12-week nationwide flood awareness campaign aimed at promoting responsible waste disposal...

DCE appeals for priority local teacher postings in Kpandai

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Kpandai, Haruna Abdul-Karim, has appealed to the Ministry of Education and the Kpandai District Directorate of Education to...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: What is the basis for the exemption of lawyers, doctors and journalists? – Foh-Amoaning questions

Lead advocate for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values has raised concerns over reported exemptions for certain professional groups...

GRDA warns of prosecution as people turn parts of Tema–Mpakadan railway into homes and resting spots

The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has raised serious concern over the increasing misuse of sections of the Tema–Mpakadan railway corridor by residents, with...

GMTF seeks global backing as Administrator showcases transformative impact at Ghana–UK Investment Summit in London

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has intensified calls for international support to expand access to specialised healthcare, highlighting the remarkable recovery of three-year-old...

Speaker Bagbin orders reconsideration of anti-LGBTQ bill passage over bipartisan support concerns

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has called for a review of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, citing procedural...

Ablakwa highlights Ghana-Korea cooperation at 2026 Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has highlighted growing ties between Ghana and the Republic of Korea following the 2026 Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers’...

Unidentified man found dead near Cathedral Clinic in Accra

An unidentified man has been found dead near the Cathedral Clinic opposite the former Shell Head Office on High Street in Accra. The deceased was...

Newly recruited health workers to begin work by July – Health Minister

Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that all 8,000 newly recruited health workers are expected to begin work by July as the...

NPA boss honoured for public sector leadership at Ghana CEO Summit

Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, has been recognised for his leadership contributions after receiving the Outstanding Public Leadership...

Transport operator granted GHC50,000 bail for allegedly contracting thugs to attack GPRTU chairman

A 55-year-old transport operator, Hamisu Ibrahim, has been hauled before the Asokwa Circuit Court for the abetment of a crime threatening the life of...

15 reported dead, 25 injured in accident on Peki-Tsame road

At least 15 people have been killed and 25 others injured in a devastating road accident at Peki-Tsame in the Volta Region. The fatal...

Ebola: We are closely monitoring the situation together with other countries — Health Minister assures

Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has assured Ghanaians that the country remains on high alert and is closely monitoring developments relating to Ebola...

Ebola’s mortality rate stands at 30–50% – Health Minister urges early reporting

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has cautioned the public over Ebola preparedness, stressing that the disease carries a mortality rate of between 30 and...

Interior Minister commends Volta Region for maintaining peace and stability

The Minister for the Interior and also MP for Asawase Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mubarak Muntaka Mohammed, has praised the Volta Region for...

BoG dismisses reports of planned sale of $260m Headquarters

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has dismissed reports that it is considering the sale of its newly constructed $260 million headquarters, describing the claim...

Muntaka raises alarm over Ghanaians aiding illegal entry, registration of foreigners

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has raised concern over what he described as the growing involvement of some "unpatriotic" Ghanaians in...

Akonta Mining acted as whistleblower against illegal miners — Former Western Regional Minister

A former Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has told the Accra High Court that Akonta Mining Limited acted as a whistleblower by reporting...

IJM, Dutch Government commission anti-human trafficking unit in Ahafo to fight child labour

The International Justice Mission (IJM), in collaboration with the Dutch Government, has commissioned an Anti-Human Trafficking Unit in Goaso in the Ahafo Region and...

J.A. Plant Pool, Dr. Siaw Agyepong to challenge Attorney-General’s lawsuit over US$2m claim

J.A. Plant Pool (GH) Limited (JAPP) and its Executive Chairman, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, say they will vigorously defend themselves in a lawsuit filed...

Subin-Akwaboso Community Bank CEO warns against money laundering

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Subin-Akwaboso Community Bank PLC, Mr. Francis Azure, has called for intensified efforts to combat money laundering in Ghana’s...

Road maintenance contractors threaten protest over six years’ arrears

Road maintenance contractors responsible for clearing gutters, desilting drains and maintaining road shoulders to help prevent flooding are threatening to stage a protest at...

Okyenhene urges traditional rulers to lead with humility and gratitude

The Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has called on traditional rulers across the...

Woman arrested after conspiring with son to kill husband at Nsawam-Aduakrom

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a woman and her son in connection with the alleged murder of a 36-year-old land agent and the...

Akyem Nwinso mourns passing of Acting Queenmother and Asona Abusuapɛnin

The chiefs, elders and residents of Akyem Nwinso have held a five-day funeral ceremony in honour of the late Acting Queenmother, Nana Oforiwaa Twumasi,...

Ga Mantse unveils plans for 500-bed children’s hospital at Korle Bu

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has announced plans to construct a state-of-the-art 500-bed children’s hospital at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital,...

Energy Minister to speak today at Ghana–UK Investment Summit 2026

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, is set to address participants at the Ghana–UK Investment Summit 2026 today as...

Ghana signs UK-Growth Partnership worth £215m to boost jobs, infrastructure

Ghana has signed a landmark UK-Ghana Growth Partnership worth up to £215 million aimed at accelerating investment, job creation and skills development across key...

Accra, northern regions to experience thunderstorms from afternoon

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has forecast thunderstorms and rainfall across parts of Accra, the middle belt and northern Ghana from the afternoon into...

Minority demands answers on 31 amendments to Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 

The Minority caucus in Parliament has called on the government and promoters of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill to explain why...

Pupils sent home as teachers’ strike disrupts learning in 80 Tarkwa schools

Thousands of pupils across the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region were left stranded and later sent home on Monday after teachers embarked...