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Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, CDD-Ghana sensitise Kaneshie traders on reproductive health

Traders and residents at the Kaneshie Market in Accra participated in an open discussion on sexual and reproductive health when the Adom FM Dwaso...

Ghana Armed Forces and Agri-Impact partner to deepen food security

“One of my first tasks from the late Minister of Defence, Dr. Omane Boamah, was to find ways to reduce our national food bill....

PREHENS-GH call for urgent support to tackle rising NCD deaths

Preventive Health Nurses of Ghana (PREHENS-GH) are calling for urgent government and financial support to combat the growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which...

Mankranso cocoa farmers demand reversal of producer price to GH₵3,100

Some cocoa farmers continue to vent their displeasure at the recent price cuts, lamenting the new reduction would heavily impact their livelihoods. Farmers in Mankranso,...

Six injured in accident at Enyiresi on Kumasi–Accra Highway

Six people have been injured in a road accident on the Kumasi–Accra Highway near Akyem Enyiresi in the Eastern Region. The crash occurred close to...

IGP orders probe into alleged GH₵400k unauthorised MoMo withdrawal

The Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has ordered an investigation into allegations of an unauthorised withdrawal of GH₵400,000 from a mobile money agent’s...

Two arrested for vandalizing Awutu Chief Palace and stealing Chief’s clothes and stools

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects, with others still at large, following an incident of vandalism at the Awutu Oshimpo...

Atwima Mponua cocoa farmers protest price reduction and payment delays

Cocoa farmers in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region have staged a demonstration against the government over the reduction in cocoa producer...

Potrikrom accident: Three discharged, three referred for specialised treatment

The Medical Superintendent of St. Edward Catholic Hospital, Dr. Christopher Anane, has confirmed that six persons survived the ghastly accident at Potrikrom in the...

Two injured after fuel tanker catches fire on Koforidua–Mamfe road

A fuel tanker caught fire on the Koforidua–Mamfe road on Wednesday, causing heavy traffic and panic among motorists. According to Accra-based UTV, the tanker was...

Gideon Boako calls for independent investigation into alleged mismanagement of Ghana’s gold

The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr. Gideon Boako, has raised serious concerns over the sale of 18 tonnes of Ghana’s gold reserves,...

ADB donates GH¢200,000 to boost Ghana Medical Trust Fund’s ‘Heal Ghana Month’ campaign

The Agricultural Development Bank has donated GH¢200,000 to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund to support its “Heal Ghana Month” campaign, aimed at raising resources...

Tano North Assembly improves road network in Duayaw Nkwanta

The Tano North Municipal Assembly in the Ahafo Region has launched a road improvement initiative to address the poor conditions affecting residents across the...

Presidency hosts St. Kitts Prime Minister and spouse

First Lady Lordina Dramani Mahama joined John Dramani Mahama to host the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Terrance Michael Drew, and his...

Gideon Boako calls for a bipartisan inquiry into alleged ‘criminal’ sale of Ghana’s gold reserves

The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr. Gideon Boako, has called for a bi-partisan parliamentary inquiry into what he describes as the questionable...

NAIMOS to begin 24-hour surveillance at galamsey flashpoints

The Lands Ministry has announced that the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) will begin full-scale, 24-hour surveillance at illegal mining hotspots across the...

Middle East tensions a wake-up call for energy security – PHDC CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC), Dr. Tony Aubyn, has described the ongoing tensions in the Middle East as...

21 remand inmates granted bail in Tamale under Justice for All Programme

A total of 21 remand inmates at the Tamale Central Prison have been granted bail under the Justice for All Programme (JFAP), in a...

CLOGSAG questions basis for proposed CAGD independence

A member of the Review Committee of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), Daniel Appiah, has challenged the rationale behind...

Mahama’s UN speech inspired my visit to Ghana – St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Michael Drew, has revealed that President John Mahama’s address at the United Nations General Assembly...

Ghana signs visa waiver agreement with St. Kitts and Nevis

Ghana and Saint Kitts and Nevis have reached a new visa waiver agreement that now covers holders of ordinary passports, widening travel access between...

Man dies after falling into well at Ada Kasseh

A man believed to be in his 20s met his untimely death on Tuesday afternoon after falling into a well at Kasseh in the...

GCTU Vice-Chancellor sues university over termination of appointment

The Vice-Chancellor of Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), Prof. Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, has filed a lawsuit at the High Court in Accra, challenging what...

Interior Ministry announces release of aptitude test results for 2025/26 security recruitment

The Interior Ministry has announced that results for applicants who participated in the 2025/26 Centralised Services E-Recruitment Portal (C-SERP) aptitude test will begin going...

Bawumia and wife evacuated from Qatar amidst Middle East tensions

Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Ghana's former Vice‑President and New Patriotic Party flagbearer for the 2028 election, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and his...

Ahafo Tutuka residents protest Newmont over unpaid feeding allowances

Residents of the Tutuka enclave in the Ahafo Region have staged a protest against Newmont Gold Ghana over unpaid and unsatisfactory resettlement feeding allowances. The...

Mamprobi baby theft suspect granted ₵200K bail

The District Court of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Accra has granted GH₵200,000 bail with two sureties to Latifa Salifu,...

GMTF swears in Entity Tender Committee, charges members to uphold integrity and protect public purse

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has sworn in a 10-member Entity Tender Committee (ETC), charging it to uphold the highest standards of integrity,...

15 Koforidua Prison inmates granted Bail under Justice For All Programme

Fifteen inmates at the Koforidua Prisons have been granted bail following an in-prison court sitting under the Justice For All Programme on Wednesday, March...

Goldbod Jewellery to host maiden heritage village

GoldBod Jewellery has announced its first-ever signature showcase, Heritage Village, an event set to highlight Ghana’s craftsmanship, creativity, and value addition in the jewellery...

NPP communicator files RTI request over 2025/2026 recruitment contract

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, Emmanuel Senyo Amekplenu, has petitioned the Ministry of the Interior seeking full disclosure on...

GH¢1.5bn in assets frozen under ORAL – Kwakye Ofosu reveals

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that assets worth GHS1.5 billion have been frozen as investigations continue under the Operation...

Traders at Kasoa Old Market protest demolition of temporary structures

Traders at Kasoa Old Market have raised concerns over the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly's plan to demolish several temporary structures to make way...

11 injured in head-on collision on Cape Coast-Takoradi Highway

At least eleven people were injured after two vehicles collided at Eduadjei along the Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway on Tuesday evening. In a statement, the Ghana...

Driver crashes man to death at Kasoa

A young man, believed to be in his late 20s, has died following a road accident at Kasoa in the Central Region. The incident occurred...

Political showmanship has cost Ghana – Asafo-Adjei Ayeh fires Foreign Affairs Minister

Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh has criticised the Minister for Foreign Affairs, accusing him of engaging in what he described as “political showmanship” at the expense...

AU rotational system made 2027 chairmanship ‘automatic’ — Asafo-Adjei Ayeh

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has stated that Ghana’s anticipated assumption of the African Union (AU) Chairmanship...

Asafo-Adjei accuses Foreign Affairs Minister of trading ECOWAS Commission Presidency for AU Chair deal

The Member of Parliament for Bosome Freho, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has accused the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, of sacrificing Ghana’s chance...

MCE assures doctors and nurses of monthly incentives to accept posting to Nkwanta South

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region, Joseph Antwi Awal, has announced plans to provide monthly incentives and...

Even if it takes years, we’ll fight for what is due you – Oppong Nkrumah to cocoa farmers

The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has pledged a long-term parliamentary fight to safeguard the earnings of cocoa farmers, declaring that...