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Mahama commends IGP, Police Service for improved security and crime investigations

President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and the Ghana Police Service for improvements in public safety,...

Accra Mayor inspects completed road repairs on Kwame Nkrumah Avenue

Accra Mayor Michael Kpakpo Allotey has inspected completed repair and paving works on sections of Kwame Nkrumah Avenue in the Central Business District (CBD)...

NDC sought to ‘tilt the balance’ with Emilia Agbenyo’s EC appointment – Kwakye Ofosu

Government spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has admitted that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) wanted to “tilt the balance” in the composition of the...

Atta Akyea denies seeking presidential pardon for Chairman Wontumi

Private legal practitioner Samuel Atta Akyea has denied formally petitioning President John Dramani Mahama for a presidential pardon for his client, Bernard Antwi Boasiako,...

Public universities must reopen by October 16 despite GAUA, TUSAAG strike – GTEC directs

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed all public universities to reopen for the 2026/2027 academic year by Friday, October 16, 2026, despite...

KMA issues notice to commercial drivers to vacate KATH-Gee Roundabout

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has given commercial drivers operating around the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), particularly at the Gee Roundabout, until October...

KATH’s 509-bed Mother and Baby Unit stalled for 14 months over unpaid arrears

The 509-bed Mother and Baby Unit designed to save the lives of mothers and babies is gathering dust at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital...

Suame MP John Darko granted enquiry bail in GH¢27m SIC investigation

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has granted Suame Member of Parliament John Darko enquiry bail after he reported to investigators to assist...

Akyem Oda MP consoles family of toddler who died in flood

The Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has commiserated with the family of a toddler who died in Saturday’s heavy downpour...

No family should be crushed by the cost of chronic illness – GMTF

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has intensified its drive to protect families from the crippling cost of treating chronic diseases, taking its specialised...

Ghana repatriates 120 Nigerians rescued from cybercrime operations

Ghana has repatriated 120 Nigerian nationals who were arrested during an intelligence-led operation targeting cybercrime activities, the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations,...

IET-GH leads professional certification examinations for 15 E&S Processing Cluster Engineers

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), has conducted professional certification examinations for 15 engineers from the Environment and Sanitation (E&S) Group of...

Man demands GH₵200K compensation from The Church of Pentecost elder over wrongful arrest, alleged defamation

Stephen Okyei Antwi, a resident of Boana in the Nkoranza area, is demanding GH₵200,000 in compensation from Elder Agyei Yeboah over what he describes...

GMTF targets Volta’s healthcare gaps with equipment, specialist training

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) is stepping up efforts to bridge critical gaps in specialised healthcare delivery in the Volta Region, prioritising medical...

14-year-old Priscilla takes over as Plan International Ghana Country Director, 21-year-old Juliet as UNICEF OIC to address girls’ issues

Young girls have called for increased investment in education, healthcare and protection as climate change exposes more of them to risks, including child marriage. This...

PAC urges UGMC to address procurement breaches and improve service standards

The Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Abena Osei-Asare, has called on the management of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) to...

Education Minister orders suspension, probe into alleged sexual misconduct by Obuasi SHS headmaster

The Minister of Education has directed the immediate suspension of the Headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, Zakaria Abdulai, over allegations of sexual...

Over 180,000 GWL customers unbilled – Managing Director

The Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, says the company expects a major rise in revenue by June 2027 once it...

Majority defends GH¢49.7m South Africa evacuation expenditure, challenges Minority

The Majority Caucus on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Committee has rejected claims by the Minority that the GH¢49.7 million spent on evacuating...

Akyem Kade opinion leaders dismiss serial killing rumours, call for calm

Opinion leaders in Akyem Kade in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region have dismissed reports of serial killings in the community and urged...

UENR study raises concerns over toxic elements in Dormaa soil

A study by the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has detected elevated levels of potentially harmful chemical elements in soil and stream...

GWL to replace ageing water pumps and pipelines nationwide

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) is set to replace ageing water pumps and pipelines across the country as part of efforts to improve water supply...

Unconfirmed reports of serial killings leave Kade residents in fear

Residents and traders at Akyem Kade in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region say they are living in fear following reports and rumours...

Zanetor engages French ambassador, youth climate advocates on environmental sustainability

The Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has held separate meetings with the French Ambassador to Ghana, Diarra Dime-Labille, and the...

UPSA students raise concerns over rising hostel fees, call for government intervention

Students living around the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), are expressing concern over the rising cost of accommodation, particularly at private hostels, and...

Ghana records progress on reparatory justice agenda – Ablakwa

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says Ghana has made significant progress in its campaign for reparatory justice following the adoption of a Ghana-led...

UHAS VC urges early cancer screening as Ho Teaching Hospital enrols 33 patients under Mahama Cares

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Professor Lydia Aziato, has urged women to prioritise regular cancer screening and seek...

Majority accuses Asafo-Adjaye of targeting Ablakwa over service passport request

The Majority on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Committee has accused its Deputy Ranking Member, Nana Asafo-Adjaye, of engaging in what it describes...

Several injured as Sprinter bus collides with ‘trotro’ at Odorkor

Several passengers have been injured in a road crash along the Mallam Market stretch on the Odorkor Highway. The accident involved a Sprinter bus with...

Mahama Ayariga directs assemblies to broadcast meetings live on local radio

The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has directed all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to broadcast their general...

Gender Ministry supports four siblings allegedly sexually abused by father

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has visited four girls receiving care at a safe shelter following a reported case of alleged...

Fire destroys structures at Tesano [Video]

Firefighters are working to contain a fire that has engulfed wooden structures and a house behind the Fidelity Bank building at Tesano in Accra. According...

Ghana to host signing ceremony for UN cargo documents convention on October 26

Ghana will host the opening-for-signature ceremony of the United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents in Accra on October 26, 2026, in a move...

Ahafo TEIN members urged to take advantage of government youth programmes

The Ahafo Regional Coordinator of the Tertiary Education Institutions Network (TEIN) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sulemana Baba Amadu, has urged members to...

Krachi West MCE seeks support for $6.7m water treatment facility from Oti River as water crisis deepens  

Residents of Kadentwe, a farming community in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region, are living through a prolonged water crisis despite being...

Mahama commends police over decline in unresolved murders, highway robberies

President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Ghana Police Service for its efforts to improve public safety, citing a reduction in unresolved murder cases...

GoldBod targets to surpass 2025 gold exports, boost forex earnings

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, says the institution is on course to meet or exceed its 2025...

Mahama directs GH¢300m allocation for 250 new police apartments

President John Dramani Mahama has directed Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson to make provision for GH¢300 million in the 2027 Budget to construct 250...

Wontumi pleads not guilty to amended charges in EXIM Bank case

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has pleaded not guilty to amended charges in...

Mahama commissions new 85-bed ward complex at Police Hospital

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned an 85-bed ward complex at the Ghana Police Hospital in Accra as part of efforts to expand the...