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DVLA publishes 2026 service fees to ensure transparency

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has published its 2026 schedule of fees, covering a broad range of licensing and vehicle-related services. According to...

Ken Ashigbey endorses KoKMA’s move to halt burials at Osu Cemetery

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ken Ashigbey, has commended the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) for its prompt and...

Asunafo South: Father breaks silence as newborn baby dies after emergency transfer in taxi with oxygen tank

A grieving father has narrated the painful chain of events that led to the death of his newborn baby girl after she was transported...

AfCFTA will fail Africa’s youth without free movement of talent – NYA CEO Osman Ayariga

The National Youth Authority (NYA) CEO, Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has warned that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could fall short of its...

‘Life is fragile because it is sacred’ – GMTF Boss reflects on week in hospitals

Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), shared a deeply personal reflection on her week visiting hospitals, highlighting the fragility...

FGM remains a serious concern in Ghana – Gender Ministry, UNFPA warn

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have warned that female genital mutilation (FGM) remains a...

170 people receive free eye surgeries in Ahafo Region

A total of 170 individuals suffering from various eye conditions in the Ahafo Region have successfully undergone free eye surgeries at the Goaso Municipal...

Three arrested for robbery at Kwabenya

The Ghana Police Service, acting through the National Operations Directorate (NOD) Surveillance Unit, has arrested three individuals over their alleged involvement in an armed...

Abu Jinapor slams gov’t over delayed implementation of 24-hour economy

The Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has criticised the Mahama administration over what he describes as the sluggish and unclear implementation...

Acute water shortage hits parts of Kumasi as Barekese, Owabi Plants battle erratic power supply

Some residents in parts of the Greater Kumasi Metropolis are struggling to access water following an acute water shortage. For the past three days, public...

Somanya court convicts five motorcycle taxi riders for traffic offences 

The Somanya Magistrate Court, presided over by Peter Ametsowu, has convicted 18-year-old Korboe Timothy Padi and four other commercial motorbike operators for multiple traffic offences.  They were found to...

Don’t dismiss repeated plea-bargain claims under ORAL – Senanu tells AG

Anti-corruption campaigner Edem Senanu has urged the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Ayine, to take seriously recurring claims of plea bargaining under the...

Full judgment: Court reduces Agradaa’s 15-year jail term to 12 months

The Amasaman High Court has released the official document reducing the 15-year jail term for controversial evangelist and former traditional priestess Patricia Asiedua Asiamah,...

3 arrested for possession of firearm without licence in Wa West District

Police officers on routine patrol in the Wa West District have arrested three men for allegedly possessing firearms and ammunition without lawful authority. The arrests...

AMA removes shop extension at Tudu

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) task force has removed a shop extension at Tudu following repeated warnings, as the city entered day four of...

Gov’t to re-enact law for seizing criminal assets

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has announced plans to re-enact the Criminal Proceeds Recovery Act to strengthen the legal framework...

Ashanti chiefs blocked ‘Yaa Asantewaa’ name for Kotoka International Airport – Historian

Private legal practitioner and historian Yaw Anokye Frimpong has revealed that the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) was originally intended to be named after the...

Businessman in court for allegedly threatening police officer with pistol

A 59-year-old businessman has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly threatening a police officer with a loaded pistol at the court...

16 ORAL dockets under review – Attorney-General

Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, says 16 dockets linked to the government’s Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) initiative are under...

17 times is enough – GNCCI boss backs IMF exit, demands discipline

The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) CEO, Mark Badu-Aboagye, says Ghana must not return to its old habits after exiting the...

Two passenger vessels acquired for Accra–Takoradi, Ghana–Nigeria routes – Transport Minister

The Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has announced that government has acquired two passenger vessels to operate coastal and inland water transport services...

‘Aboboyaa’ waste collectors protest additional toll by Asokwa Assembly

Tricycle operators engaged in waste collection across the Ashanti Region are protesting the introduction of an additional toll by the Asokwa Municipal Assembly. The protest...

Majority of Ghanaians support setting history right on Kotoka rename – Transport Minister

Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has said government harbours no personal issues with General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka but believes Ghana’s history must be...

Ghana recorded highest transport fare reduction in its history last year – Transport Ministry

Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has announced plans to introduce a mobile application to regulate and standardise spare parts pricing, following what he...

Full text: Ghana signs MoU with Zambia for visa-free entry

President John Mahama has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ghana and Zambia to allow visa-free travel for holders of...

Transport Minister unveils multi-sector plan to decongest roads

Minister of Transport Joseph Bukari Nikpe has expressed concern over persistent challenges in Ghana’s transport sector, emphasizing the need for stronger collaboration among key...

Trade Ministry to launch spare parts price app – Transport Minister

The Minister of Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has revealed that the Ministry of Trade is developing a mobile application to provide transparent pricing and...

Lordina Mahama holds tete-a-tete with Zambian First Lady

First Lady Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama on Thursday held an inspiring meeting with her Zambian counterpart, Mrs Mutinta Hichilema, in what was a display...

Final year Kikam Technical student electrocuted; father suspects foul play

Grief and confusion have engulfed the family of 17-year-old Bernard Nyanzu, a final-year student of Kikam Technical Institute in the Western Region, following his...

Ghana, Zambia sign visa-free travel agreement for all passport holders

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ghana and Zambia, allowing visa-free travel for holders of...

Man arrested for allegedly mixing alcoholic beverages with narcotics in Kumasi

A 53-year-old man has been arrested in the Ashanti Region for allegedly lacing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages with narcotic substances. The suspect, identified as Adjei...

Renaming Kotoka International Airport to Accra International Airport is a great honour to the Ga people – UP’s Afia Korankyewaa

The Deputy Director of Operations of the United Party (UP), Miss Afia Korankyewaa, has thrown her support behind the government’s decision to rename Kotoka...

Ahafo will remain grateful for Tepa–Goaso road project – Collins Dauda to President Mahama

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has expressed profound gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama for...

Amin Adam hands over 300-bed capacity dormitory block to Ambariyya Islamic Institute

The Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has announced the completion and handover of a 300-bed capacity dormitory block to the...

Krachi West MCE outlines 2026 plan for accelerated development

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Krachi West and Dean of MCEs, Prosper Kwaku Addo, has announced that 2026 will be a year of...

No region will be left out – GMTF Administrator brings 50-pilot programme relief to Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has assured Ghanaians that no region will be left out of the...

Korle Klottey Assembly suspends burials at Osu Cemetery over illegal exhumations

The Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) has suspended all burials at the Osu Cemetery with immediate effect following revelations of illegal exhumations, desecration of...

Former NEIP CEO breaks silence on alleged arrest

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has dismissed reports claiming he was arrested by the...

Minority demands immediate payment to cocoa farmers over delays since November

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Isaac Yaw Opoku, has called on the government and the Ghana Cocoa Board...

Absence of streetlights on Achimota–Amasaman highway fuels accidents and crime as drivers, traders call for gov’t intervention

Drivers and traders along the Achimota–Amasaman highway are raising alarm over the absence of traffic lights and street lighting on the busy stretch, warning...