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EOCO grants Miracles Aboagye GH¢50m bail

Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, Dennis Edward Aboagye, has been granted bail by the Economic and Organised Crime Office...

Mahama’s governance puts NDC in strong position for 2028 – Bernard Bediako Baidoo

Akwatia Member of Parliament, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has praised President John Dramani Mahama's leadership, saying the current administration's performance has positioned the National Democratic...

Interior Ministry reviews Nkwanta curfew, eases restriction hours

The Ministry of the Interior has revised the curfew hours imposed on several communities in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region as...

Current government appointees should learn from Miracles Aboagye’s ongoing investigation – Amaliba

Former Director of Legal Affairs of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has urged current government appointees to learn from the ongoing...

Mahama government using state institutions to silence critics – Kofi Tonto

A Political Aide to the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) 2028 flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kofi Tonto, has accused the Mahama administration of using state...

11-year-old boy drowns in dugout pond at Adenta Aviation

An 11-year-old boy has drowned in a dugout pond at Adenta Aviation, near the KNUST campus in Accra. The tragic incident occurred on Monday morning,...

Judicial delays caused by limited courts and personnel, not judges – Supreme Court Justice

Justice of the Supreme Court, Richard Adjei-Frimpong, has attributed delays in Ghana's judicial system to the limited number of courts, inadequate personnel and the...

Akufo-Addo mourns Yaa Naa Abukari II, hails his legacy of peace and unity

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Yaa Naa Mahama Abukari II, describing him as a symbol...

22-year-old law student declares intention to contest Manhyia South seat in 2028

A 22-year-old law student, Nana Agyeiwaa Baffoe-Bonnie Michaels, popularly known as Okodie, has announced her intention to contest the Manhyia South parliamentary seat in...

One rescued in collision involving truck, excavator on Sarakope–Aflao road

A man has been rescued and rushed to the hospital after a head-on collision involving a cargo truck and an excavator on the Sarakope–Aflao...

Bole: Two arrested after Police seize suspected cannabis, reject alleged GH¢30k bribe

The Bole District Police Command has intercepted seventy-three (73) parcels of a substance suspected to be cannabis, popularly known as Indian hemp, during a...

EOCO’s statement on Miracles Aboagye’s arrest defies logic, disgraces institution – Justin Kodua

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over its statement...

MenzGold case: Court sets July 17 for cross-examination, NAM1 files witness statement

The Accra High Court has adjourned the cross-examination of NAM1 to Friday, July 17, 2026, when he is expected to return to the witness...

FUSSAG blames GH¢100 million subvention debt for UG funding crisis

The Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG) has accused the government of owing the University of Ghana over GH¢100 million in...

Government mourns Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II

The Government of Ghana has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of the Overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom, His Majesty Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II,...

Security deployed to EOCO headquarters as supporters demand release of Miracles Aboagye

Security personnel have been deployed to the EOCO headquarters in Accra following a protest by supporters of former IMCCoD Executive Secretary Dennis Miracles Aboagye,...

TEWU, FUSSAG threaten protest over UG controller payroll plan

The Teachers and Educational Workers' Union (TEWU) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG) have threatened a series of demonstrations...

Clean-up exercise: Agona West fines non-compliant shop owners GH¢500

The Agona West Municipal Assembly has imposed a GH¢500 fine on shop and store operators who failed to participate in the two-day nationwide clean-up...

National Security bans mining activities at Nweneso to halt environmental destruction

National Security has imposed an immediate ban on mining activities at Nweneso Number 1&2, a community in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti...

Sayerano shooting: Police have enough information to begin investigations – Regional Commander

The Western North Regional Police Command says it has gathered sufficient information to commence investigations into the shooting incident at Sefwi Sayerano in the...

Three Amagashie Herbal Clinic staff accused of GH¢500,000 theft struggle to meet bail

Three health workers standing trial for allegedly stealing more than GH¢500,000 from the Kasoa branch of Amagashie Herbal Clinic are reportedly struggling to meet...

Okyenhene mourns Ya-Na Abukari II, praises his peace legacy

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari II. In a statement, the...

European Union mourns Dagbon Overlord Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II, commends his legacy of peace

The European Union (EU) has extended its condolences to the people of Dagbon and Ghanaians following the death of the Overlord of the Dagbon...

Interior Ministry recovers 73 assets linked to drug trafficking

The Ministry of the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, says it has recovered 73 assets linked to drug trafficking as part of intensified efforts to combat...

High Court dismisses injunction application against implementation of GSA’s GH¢720 cap on port charges

The High Court has dismissed an application for an interlocutory injunction against the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) filed by the Ship Owners and Agents...

Ashanti NPP releases provisional results of constituency executive elections

The Ashanti Regional Secretariat of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has released the provisional results of the party’s constituency executive elections held across the...

They beat me up and demanded my phone — Multimedia journalist recounts alleged military assault

A journalist with Adom Brands of the Multimedia Group, Obrempongba Kwame Owusu, has recounted how he was allegedly assaulted by military personnel while covering...

Woman screams in pain after ‘police pepper-sprayed her’ at EOCO headquarters (video)

A young woman has reportedly been pepper-sprayed by police officers during chaotic scenes at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) headquarters in Accra. The...

Loughborough University withholds degrees as Ghana scholarship debt remains unpaid

A group of masters students from Ghana say they have been unable to graduate from Loughborough University after the Ghanaian government failed to pay...

NPP needs new strategies to win 2028 election in Asutifi South – Elected Chairman

The elected Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Charles Oduro Gyamfi, says the party needs new...

Three dead, others in critical condition after accident at Juaso

Three people have been confirmed dead on the spot, while three others are fighting for their lives following an accident at Juaso in the...

EOCO assures public of impartial probe into alleged GH¢55m IMCCoD scandal

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has assured the public that investigations into the alleged misappropriation of about GH¢55 million at the Inter-Ministerial...

Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah hospitalised after arrest over disturbance at NPP constituency elections

Police in the Ashanti North Region have confirmed that popular media personality Okatakyie Kwame Afrifa Mensah and another suspect are receiving treatment at the...

EOCO reveals cause of Dennis Miracles Aboagye’s arrest

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has confirmed the arrest of Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee...

‘His reign was short but impactful’ — Bawumia pays tribute to late Dagbon King

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed his condolences to the chiefs and people of the Dagbon Kingdom following...

Seven arrested after disruption at NPP constituency executive elections in Wiamoase

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested seven people following a disturbance that disrupted the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Efigya Sekyere East Constituency...

Residents report uncollected debris after national clean-up exercise [Photos]

Residents in several parts of Accra have expressed concern over heaps of silt and rubbish left behind after the government's two-day national clean-up exercise...

Yaa Naa Mahama Abubakari II laid to rest at dawn in Yendi as Dagbon mourns

The Gbewaa Palace in Yendi fell silent before sunrise as Yaa Naa Mahama Abubakari II, the Overlord of Dagbon, was laid to rest at...

Yaa Naa Mahama Abukari II passes on

Yaa Naa Mahama Abukari II, the King of Dagbon who restored the Yendi throne after a 16-year chieftaincy dispute, has died. The 41st Yaa Naa...

Dennis Miracles Aboagye is being investigated for fraud-related issues – Akwatia MP

Akwatia Member of Parliament, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has disclosed that Dennis Miracles Aboagye is being investigated over alleged fraud-related issues stemming from his tenure...