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We are always doing this to politicians — Weija-Gbawe MP responds to resident demanding items during clean-up exercise

The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has urged residents affected by the recent floods not to expect food or relief items...

Weija Children’s Hospital equipment contractor arrested over procurement irregularities – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has confirmed the arrest of the contractor responsible for the procurement of...

NHIA Western North joins national clean-up exercise

The Western North Regional Office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has joined the nationwide clean-up exercise, reaffirming its commitment to promoting environmental...

GES schedules nationwide training ahead of 2026 BECE school selection exercise

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a nationwide training and sensitisation exercise for Regional and Metro, Municipal and District Directors of Education ahead...

National clean-up exercise alone won’t solve flooding problem – Fiifi Boafo

Former Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo, has argued that while the nationwide clean-up exercise launched after the...

National cleanup exercise: Bawumia missed opportunity to show commitment to flood fight – Presidential aide

Presidential aide in charge of Government Communications, Dr Samuel Ayeh, has criticised former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for not participating in the national...

Government’s national general cleaning exercise will be sustained – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says the government's National General Cleaning Exercise will become a sustained initiative...

Armed military officers allegedly storm Enchi Assembly, release 15 seized excavators

A group of armed military officers reportedly stormed the Enchi District Assembly premises in the Western North Region on Friday and allegedly released 15...

One dead in gory accident on Goaso–Kukuom highway

A man has died after a truck loaded with plywood overturned at the Kamirekrom Immigration Checkpoint on the Goaso–Kukuom Highway in the Ahafo Region. The...

Unattended cooking sparks house fire in Suhyen

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a domestic fire that broke out at Suhyen in the Eastern Region, preventing the blaze...

Mahama commissions new cardiac laboratory at Korle Bu to boost heart care services

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned a newly constructed Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, restoring critical heart care services following...

Ghana Gas staff join nationwide clean-up exercise to promote environmental sanitation

Staff of the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) on Friday joined the nationwide National Clean-Up Exercise, reaffirming the company's commitment to environmental sanitation...

Sayerano police shooting: Investigations postponed over security concerns

The planned commencement of investigations into the recent police shooting incident at Sefwi Sayerano in the Juaboso District has been postponed due to security...

Huge tree falls on vehicles along 37–Kawukudi road

A huge tree has fallen onto several vehicles along the 37 stretch towards Kawukudi, causing major traffic congestion and damaging some of the affected...

EOCO picks up Weija Children’s Hospital contractor after meeting with Health Minister

The contractor in charge of the Weija Children's Hospital has reportedly been apprehended by officials from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). This...

Chief applauds Project ETHICS, calls for values education beyond the classroom

The Chief of Gomoa Otapirow and Nsafoahen of Gomoa Assin Traditional Area, Nana Osompa Nyamekye II, has welcomed the launch of Project ETHICS, describing...

Deputy Lands Minister Sulemana Yusif joins Ministry staff for national clean-up exercise

Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Bole-Bamboi, Sulemana Yusif, on Friday joined staff of the Ministry for a...

Kumasi mayor proposes National Sanitation Day be moved to first Friday of every month

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has called for a review of the National Sanitation Day, proposing...

Ghana, Malta launch Project ETHICS to shape new generation of responsible citizens

Ghana has taken a major step toward strengthening values-based education with the launch of Project ETHICS, an initiative aimed at equipping young people with...

‘Two days not enough’ – Mahama hints at monthly clean-up exercise

President John Dramani Mahama has hinted at plans to introduce a monthly nationwide clean-up exercise, saying Ghana's sanitation challenges cannot be resolved through occasional...

Zohe E.P. Schools closed temporarily after armed men storm premises

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has temporarily closed down Zohe Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P.) Schools in the Yendi Municipality following a violent incident involving armed...

GJA gives NDC Chairman 7-day ultimatum to apologise publicly over Obaatanpa Radio attack

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has given the Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Richard Asiedu, a seven-day ultimatum to publicly...

Residents heckle Gomoa East MP over deplorable Kasoa–Nyanyano road

Tensions flared at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region as angry residents and commercial drivers hooted and heckled the...

Bats force closure of new school block in Afram Plains

A three-unit classroom block at Kamalo D/A Junior High School in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District in the Eastern Region has been abandoned...

Police destroy 400-acre cannabis farm in Peki

The Ghana Police Service has destroyed approximately 400 acres of suspected cannabis farms during a major intelligence-led operation in the Peki enclave in the...

Flood-hit food could trigger cholera, typhoid outbreaks – Environmental Health Director warns

The Volta Regional Director of Environmental Health, Stella Kumedzro, has warned residents of flood-affected communities in Anloga against consuming or selling food contaminated by...

Cape Coast MCE shuts Sonturk Supermarket, closes shops over cleanup directive breach

The Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), George Justice Arthur, has shut down Sonturk Supermarket for defying the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly’s directive to...

Otumfuo introduces new Asantehemaa to Kumasi Traditional Council

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has officially announced the selection of a new Asantehemaa, Nana Ama Bonsu, who has assumed the stool name...

Osman Ayariga leads NYA staff in national clean-up exercise

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, on Friday led staff of the Authority in a clean-up exercise within...

IGP, police officers join national clean-up exercise across the country

The Ghana Police Service has joined the two-day National General Cleaning Exercise, with the Inspector-General of Police and officers across the country taking part...

Oti IRECOP manager calls for stricter sanitation laws to curb filth

The Oti Regional Operations Manager of IRECOP, Jamillah Ghartey, has called on the government and relevant authorities to enforce stricter sanitation by-laws to address...

Fire damages section of EPA office roof in Damongo

A fire outbreak at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Office in Damongo has damaged a section of the building’s roof, but swift intervention...

Akofena mobilises Kantanka family, Kristo Asafo Mission for national clean-up exercise

Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena has mobilised members of the Kantanka family and the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana to participate in the National General...

National clean-up exercise: 9 Nigerians arrested for opening shops at Kotokuraba Market

Nine Nigerian traders have been arrested for allegedly defying the government’s directive to close non-essential businesses during the National Two-Day Flood Aftermath Clean-up Exercise. The...

Greater Accra Regional Minister vows to sack MMDCEs who approve buildings on waterways

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has warned that any Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executive (MMDCE) found to have authorised the construction...

Illegal structures demolished as Kumasi Mayor leads sanitation drive

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, on Friday led a major sanitation exercise aimed at improving environmental...

Mahama to procure backhoes and specialised equipment to improve drain desilting

President John Mahama has announced that the government will procure additional backhoes and other specialised equipment for the military to improve the clearing of...

Charging mobile phone sparks fire in 4-bedroom apartment at Apam

A charging mobile phone is suspected to have sparked a fire that damaged part of a four-bedroom self-contained house at Afie Ne Fie in...

National clean-up exercise: Aowin communities need more engineering works – Western North Regional Minister

The Western North Regional Minister, Wilbert Petty Bentum, has revealed that several communities require major engineering interventions to address flooding challenges. The Minister made the...

Zoomlion’s return will improve sanitation – Madina traders tell government

Traders at Madina Zongo Junction in Accra have appealed to the government to strengthen waste management arrangements, including reconsidering the role of Zoomlion Ghana...