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Does it really work? – KT Hammond questions 24-hour Economy Policy

Former Minister for Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahiru Hammond, has expressed concerns about the practicality of Ghana’s proposed 24-hour economy policy, particularly its relevance...

All you need to know about service recruitment aptitude test

The Centralised Services Recruitment Secretariat (CSRS) has released comprehensive guidelines for the 2025/2026 Service Recruitment Aptitude Test, detailing timelines, applicant categories, test requirements, and...

Vote buying in Ayawaso East NDC primary a threat to democracy – Election Watch Ghana

Election Watch Ghana has raised alarm over alleged vote buying in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ayawaso East constituency primary, describing the incidents as...

JB Danquah’s wife marks 10 years of his passing with touching tribute

The wife and family of the late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Joseph Kofi Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah Adu, popularly known as JB Danquah,...

Man arrested for allegedly poisoning 4 friends in locked studio

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a gospel artiste, Matthew Ogundele, popularly known as Segun...

Fire ravages 3-bedroom house at Boadua

A three-bedroom residential building at Boadua in the Denkyembour District was severely damaged following a fire outbreak on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The fire reportedly...

Anti-Corruption Group condemns vote buying, demands strict enforcement of electoral laws

An anti-corruption civil society organisation has strongly condemned vote buying and voter inducement in Ghana’s electoral process, describing the practice as illegal, unethical, and...

Investigation underway into damaged N1 footbridge – Roads Minister

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has confirmed progress in the investigation of the footbridge damaged between Feista Royal and Nogahill Hotel on the...

NDC will take tough decision to restore integrity in Ayawaso East primary – Mustapha Gbande

Mustapha Gbande, Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will take whatever decision is necessary to restore the...

Mahama Cares urges Ghanaians to support life-saving efforts this Valentine’s month

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as Mahama Cares, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to all Ghanaians who have contributed to its life-saving initiatives. In...

Asante Akyem’s Pinamang School to host maiden homecoming

Pinamang Educational Complex, one of the oldest private schools in Asante Akyem Central in the Ashanti Region, is set to host its maiden edition...

Energy Commission steps up port surveillance to protect public safety

The Board and Management of the Energy Commission (EC) have intensified surveillance and enforcement activities at its Inspectorate Unit at the Tema Port. This forms...

Students who engage in inter-hall fights will be sacked – UCC Acting Vice Chancellor warns

Professor Denis Worlanyo Aheto, the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has issued a stern warning against violent student confrontations...

Family demands answers after mysterious death of KNUST final-year student

A Level 400 student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ransford Asomani Amankwaa, has died under circumstances that remain unclear. Speaking...

Gov’t launches nationwide training programme for coconut farmers

The government has launched a nationwide training and capacity-building program for coconut farmers under the presidential initiative for coconut development. The first phase of the...

Kpandai resident petitions NACOC, Police and 12 others over rising opioid abuse

A concerned resident of Kpandai in the Northern Region, Haruna Tajudeen, has petitioned the District Chief Executive, Haruna Karim, as well as key state...

Sentencing is not a lottery – Lawyer defends Agradaa’s jail-term reduction

Daniel Korang, an author and partner at Adom Legal Consult, has defended the Amasaman High Court’s decision to reduce the 15-year jail term of...

COCOBOD begins paying LBCs to clear arrears owed cocoa farmers

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it has commenced payments to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to enable them to settle outstanding amounts owed to...

NDC appoints Inusah Fuseini to replace Ayariga on Ayawaso East vote-buying probe committee

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has appointed former Member of Parliament and Minister Inusah Fuseini has been appointed to replace Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga...

Baba Jamal denies vote-buying allegations in Ayawaso East NDC Primary

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso East, Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed, has denied allegations of vote buying during the party’s February...

Lands Minister Armah-Kofi Buah arrives in South Africa to lead Ghana’s delegation at Mining Indaba

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Acting Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has arrived in South Africa to...

Mahama Ayariga withdraws from NDC Ayawaso East primary probe

Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has withdrawn from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) investigation committee probing alleged vote...

Majority Caucus calls for annulment of Ayawaso East Parliamentary Primary

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate cancellation of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s recent parliamentary primary in the Ayawaso East...

PCG–Mim District launches ‘Nananom Fellowship’ to strengthen Chiefs’ relationship with God

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) Mim District in the Ahafo Region has launched a new initiative, dubbed the Nananom Fellowship, aimed at deepening...

UENR SRC begins distribution of 15,000 exercise books to schools in Sunyani East and West

The Student Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has begun distributing 15,000 exercise books to selected basic and...

List of areas to be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance between February 8-13

Residents across multiple regions of Ghana should prepare for scheduled power interruptions next week as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) rolls out a...

Two men arrested over illegal grave digging at Osu cemetery

Two men have been arrested at the Osu Cemetery for illegally digging a grave as the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KKMA) steps up efforts...

Unemployed graduates with disabilities give government one-month ultimatum

A coalition of unemployed tertiary graduates with disabilities has given the Government of Ghana a one-month ultimatum to present a concrete employment plan or...

Over 1,000 youth equipped as National Apprenticeship Programme starts in Ashanti region

The pilot phase of the National Youth Apprenticeship Programme has commenced in the Ashanti Region, with over 1,000 young people receiving tools and equipment...

Hamamat Montia, Wiyaala to be commissioned as tourism ambassadors

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Abeiku Santana, has announced that model and entrepreneur Hamamat Montia and award-winning musician...

Police arrest 53-year-old man for threatening investigator with firearm

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old man, Seth Welbeck, for allegedly threatening a police investigator with a firearm and unlawfully possessing...

OSP probes alleged vote-buying in NPP, NDC primaries

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has launched investigations into alleged vote buying and vote selling during the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and...

Ntotroso sub-Chiefs pledge support for development

Sub-chiefs, including Abrempong and Adikrofo in the Ntotroso Traditional Area of the Ahafo Region, have pledged their commitment to supporting development efforts in the...

Kukuom Traditional Council launches apprenticeship support initiative for youth

The Kukuom Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region has launched an initiative aimed at supporting young people who wish to undergo apprenticeship training, as...

Local Government Ministry to intensify sanitation inspections; Unclean homes to face spot fines

The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (MLGCRA) is set to intensify sanitation enforcement nationwide through house-to-house inspections, with residents whose homes...

Bloodshed in Kpandai as rival chieftaincy factions clash over gravel pit

A violent confrontation between supporters of two rival chiefs in Kpandai, Northern Region, has left two men fighting for their lives and a trail...

Refer Ayawaso East vote-buying allegationsto OSP — Mussa Dankwah to Mahama

The fallout from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary in Ayawaso East has taken another turn, with Mussa Dankwah, the Executive Director of...

Koforidua Sectech gives update on cutlass attack at Super Zonals

Management of Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH) has expressed gratitude to God after one of its students who sustained deep cutlass wounds during...

15 injured as Ford Transit overturns at Gomoa Onyaazde

Fifteen passengers sustained serious injuries after a Ford Transit bus experienced a tyre burst at Gomoa Onyaazde on the Kasoa-Mankesim highway in the Central...

Nkwanta South MCE appeals to displaced Tuobodom residents to return home

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South, Joseph Antwi Awal, has appealed to residents who abandoned their homes and businesses in Tuobodom to...