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ECOWAS court grants Torkornoo’s request to amend case to include dismissal

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has granted an application filed by former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to amend her case challenging her suspension to...

NPP will have united front for 2028 election – Yaw Owusu Brempong

The 2024 parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Asutifi South Constituency in the Ahafo Region, Yaw Owusu Brempong, has expressed...

Mahama launches Sheapark Resource Hub in Wa

President John Mahama has launched the Sheapark Resource Hub Project in Wa, the Upper West Regional capital, as part of government’s efforts to strengthen...

Police on manhunt for rider who abandoned arms and ammunition

The Ghana Police Service is on a manhunt for a motor rider for allegedly transporting arms and ammunition to Kpandai in the Northern Region. The...

IGP promotes all members of special female unit named after Otumfuo 

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yuhonu has promoted all members of the Police Royal Ladies, a special all-female group in the...

NPA increases price floor for February window with petrol up to GH¢9.99 and diesel pegged at GH¢10.95

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced new minimum price levels for petroleum products for the first pricing window of February 2026, covering February...

AMA begins CBD decongestion with red line re-demarcation for traders

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has begun a major decongestion exercise in the Central Business District (CBD), starting with the re-demarcation of approved trading...

IMANI warns of fraud risks in ECG’s new franchise officer rollout

Policy think tank IMANI Africa has raised red flags over the recent deployment of Franchise Officers by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), warning...

Photos: Mahama departs for Dubai, Zambia

President John Mahama has departed Accra for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to attend this year’s World Government Summit. The President is travelling on an aircraft...

Woman, three children injured in fire incident at Biekro Barracks

A domestic fire outbreak at Biekro Barracks in Tema Newtown has left a mother and her three children injured after flames swept through part...

Do not fake the voice of God – Methodist Presiding Bishop warns as prophetic failures rock christianity

The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, Professor Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, has issued a strong caution against what he describes as a growing culture...

I’m not asking you to stay nor leave, but I’ll be back – Bernard Elbernard tells congregation after failed NPP prophesy

Prophet Bernard Elbernard Nelson-Eshun has reassured his congregation of his continued commitment to ministry, despite temporarily stepping back from preaching, following the failure of...

Police arrest 5 suspects over Nkaseim robbery

The Ghana Police Service has arrested five suspects in connection with a violent robbery attack that occurred in December 2025 at Nkaseim in the...

Police launch manhunt for alleged Nkaseim robbery leader; place GH¢50k bounty

The Ghana Police Service has declared a suspect, identified as Hoyeefi, wanted in connection with a robbery attack at Nkaseim in the Ahafo Region. According...

New contractor assures completion of abandoned Akatsi North market mall within six months

A newly appointed contractor for the long-abandoned Akatsi North shopping market mall has assured residents that the project will be completed within six months,...

Vision, focus turn dreams to reality – Ibrahim Mahama on honorary doctorate

The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) has conferred an honorary Doctor of Science degree upon renowned businessman and philanthropist Ibrahim Mahama. The honour, bestowed...

NPP headquarters erupts with joy ahead of official declaration of Bawumia as flagbearer[Photos]

A charged atmosphere has engulfed the New Patriotic Party (NPP) national headquarters in Asylum Down as party supporters, executives, and media personnel await the...

UMaT confers honorary doctorate on Ibrahim Mahama

The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) in Tarkwa has conferred an honorary doctorate on Ghanaian businessman Ibrahim Mahama, in recognition of his...

Police arrest man over inciting comments threatening peace in Bawku

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man accused of making inciting comments that could threaten public peace in Bawku and its surrounding communities. The...

NPP flagbearer race: All the photos from the party headquarters

Voting commenced at 7:00am on Saturday at the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) headquarters in Accra, as delegates across the country elected a flagbearer for...

NPP ready to unite behind flagbearer ahead of 2028 elections – Chairman Wontumi

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has said the party is prepared to...

Bawumia describes NPP presidential primary as smooth and orderly

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has described the ongoing presidential primary as smooth and orderly, highlighting the strong security arrangements...

NPP needs someone who is popular and can easily be marketed – Political scientist

Political scientist, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) must choose a presidential candidate who combines competence with popularity if it hopes...

Voting ends nationwide in NPP Presidential primaries, ballot sorting begins

Voting has officially ended nationwide in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries, with counting and collation of results currently underway at polling centres...

Ho Central NPP delegates protest, chant “Adu Twum sika no, yɛn sa nkae”

Tension flared in the Ho Central Constituency as some New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates openly expressed support for presidential aspirant Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum,...

NPP race: No polling station to declare results before 2pm – Kwabena Abankwa-Yeboah

Kwabena Abankwa-Yeboah, Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Presidential Election Committee, has confirmed that no polling station will collate or declare results...

All NPP Presidential aspirants are better leaders – Former Ho MCE

The former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ho, Bosson Divine, has stirred political debate by declaring that all five New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential...

NPP Primaries: Adwoa Safo confident of Bawumia’s win

Former Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has expressed confidence that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will emerge victorious in the ongoing New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential...

Naa Torshie says she’s ready to serve as Kennedy Agyapong’s running mate

Former Member of Parliament for Tema West and ex-Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Irene Naa Torshie Addo, has expressed her willingness...

They must be allowed to vote – Hawa Koomson on disenfranchised NPP delegates

Former Minister and NPP member Hawa Koomson has expressed concern over the disenfranchisement of about 15 delegates in the party’s ongoing presidential primaries. Speaking on...

125 fire cases recorded so far in 2026 — Ashanti Regional GNFS

The Ashanti Regional office of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has disclosed that 125 fire cases have been recorded in the first month...

Ho Central NPP Chairman backs Kennedy Agyapong for 2028 presidential contest

The Ho Central Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Frank Ahaze, has publicly endorsed Kennedy Ohene Agyapong as the party’s strongest...

Road contractors have not received a pesewa of their arrears — Akwasi Odike claims

Founder of the United Front Party, Akwasi Addai Odike, claims the government has not made any payments to road contractors. He said the government owes...

Whoever wins, it is the party that has won – Osei Owusu

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Presidential Elections Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, has urged all presidential aspirants and their supporters to rally behind...

I expect a fair contest – Kennedy Agyapong on NPP presidential primary

Former Assin Central Member of Parliament and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Kennedy Agyapong, has expressed confidence that the party’s ongoing presidential primary...

Voting continues peacefully after brief confusion at Adenta NPP polling station

A brief moment of confusion occurred at the Light Academy polling station in Adenta after police officers enforced access protocols during the New Patriotic...

Inside NPP headquarters: Voting ongoing [Photos]

Voting is currently underway at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) national headquarters as part of the party’s presidential primaries. Delegates assigned to the headquarters polling...

NDC sets up collation centre to monitor NPP presidential primaries

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that it will deploy monitoring teams nationwide and operate an independent collation centre to track proceedings...

Bawumia camp ‘in high spirits’ but avoiding complacency — Spokesperson

Dr Ekua Amoakoh, Deputy Spokesperson for Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign team, says the camp remains confident but cautious as voting gets underway...

Peaceful voting underway at Tema West NPP Primaries

Voting has begun peacefully at the Tema West constituency as part of the New Patriotic Party’s presidential primaries. A total of 1,380 delegates are expected...