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It was free speech; he spoke as a citizen – Eric Adjei defends CJ’s remarks on SOEs performance

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, has defended Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie’s comments on the performance...

We will build a wall between them – Minister reveals as Police keep watch over Okuapeman, Mount Sinai SHS

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, says plans are underway to construct a wall between Okuapeman Senior High School (SHS) and Mount...

Eastern Regional Minister recounts events that sparked Okuapeman-Mount Sinai clash [Listen]

The shared boundary between Okuapeman and Mount Sinai Senior High Schools has emerged as a key factor in the tensions that recently escalated into...

Parents of culprits must pay for damages – Sammi Awuku on Okuapeman-Mount Sinai SHS clashes

Akuapem North Member of Parliament (MP), Sammi Awuku, says parents of students found to have participated in the violent clashes between Okuapeman Senior High...

Foreign Affairs Ministry bans alleged middleman after The Fourth Estate investigation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to an undercover investigation by The Fourth Estate into alleged irregularities surrounding attestation services at state institutions. In...

Okuapeman-Mount Sinai clashes: Students stockpile stones like ammunition – Akuapem North MP

Akuapem North Member of Parliament (MP), Sammi Awuku, has raised alarm over what he describes as a dangerous stockpile of stones kept by students...

Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings calls for unity, discipline and accountability in environmental management

Minister of Science and Environment, Dr Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings, has called for collective action, discipline, transparency and accountability to help Ghana address its growing environmental...

I’m shocked by extent of damage; it runs into millions of cedis – Sammi Awuku on Okuapeman- Mount Sinai clashes

Akuapem North Member of Parliament (MP), Sammi Awuku, says the destruction caused by the violent clashes between students of Okuapeman Senior High School (SHS)...

“We want to clear the mess” – Ayariga announces Korle Lagoon redevelopment plan

The government plans to redevelop the slum along the Korle Lagoon in Accra into high-rise container housing as part of efforts to tackle sanitation...

Kaneshie-Winneba Highway project is a national security issue – Housing Minister warns

The planned drainage improvement works and temporary road closure on the busy Kaneshie-Winneba Highway will not proceed without the involvement of key government ministries,...

GNFS reveals cause of accident that claimed 13 lives on Aflao Highway

Thirteen people died in a crash involving a Toyota Hiace and a Ford Transit on the Accra-Aflao highway at MotherKope, near God’s Love Herbal...

About 565,000 BECE candidates qualify for SHS placement – CSSPS

The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) Secretariat Coordinator, Sherif Sulemana, has disclosed that about 565,000 candidates who sat for the 2026 Basic...

Presidency orders TMA-TDC to resolve development dispute

The Office of the President has directed the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and TDC Ghana Limited to resolve their long-standing dispute and establish a...

Okuapeman-Mount Sinai attacks: Anyone involved will face accountability – Dr Apaak

Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Clement Apaak, has disclosed that investigations into the violent confrontation between Okuapeman Senior High School and Mount Sinai Senior...

Judicial independence requires political restraint – Kwaku Azar cautions Chief Justice

Legal scholar Prof Kwaku Asare has cautioned Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie to exercise restraint in his public comments, particularly where his remarks could be...

Banking sector faces fresh risk if cedi starts sliding again – Dr Atuahene

Banking and Corporate Governance Consultant, Dr Richmond Atuahene, has cautioned that Ghana’s improving State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) finances could come under severe pressure if the...

GNFS safely relocates swarm of bees at Srodae

Firefighters from the New Juaben North Municipal Fire Station have safely removed a large swarm of bees that posed a potential threat to residents...

National Harmonised Prospectus released for 2026/27 SHS admissions

The National Harmonised Prospectus for the 2026/2027 academic year has been released for prospective Senior High School (SHS) and Senior High Technical School (SHTS)...

They’re on break – Eastern Regional Minister clarifies closure of Okuapeman, Mount Sinai SHS

Eastern Regional Minister Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey has clarified that Okuapeman Senior High School (SHS) and Mount Sinai Senior High School (SHS) have not...

Minority receives petition from unemployed graduates with disabilities

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has received a petition from the Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities, calling for urgent measures to improve employment...

Adom FM Dwaso Nsem storms Bohye International Market at Madina

Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem has taken its consumer-focused investigation to the Bohye International Market at Madina amid growing concerns over the alleged use of...

Sophia Akuffo calls for restrictions on “unnecessary” appeals to Supreme Court

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has called for restrictions on unnecessary appeals to the Supreme Court, warning that interlocutory appeals are contributing to delays...

27-year-old MD granted bail over alleged GH¢600k dud cheques

An Accra Circuit Court has granted the Managing Director of Ali PVT Ghana Limited, Saif Ahamad, GH¢150,000 bail with two sureties for allegedly issuing five...

Over 10 students arrested in connection with Okuapeman-Mount Sinai SHS clash

More than 10 students have been arrested in connection with violent clashes between Okuapeman Senior High School and Mount Sinai Senior High School in...

GRA Customs warns travelers over carrying multiple mobile phones into Ghana

Travelers arriving in Ghana with several new mobile phones and other electronic devices could be required to pay commercial duties on the items, the...

Texas Diocese establishes first parish named after Ghanaian killed by ISIS

More than a decade after his death at the hands of ISIS militants in Libya, the name of Ghanaian martyr Matthew Ayariga is being...

NSA raises alarm over fake letter demanding GH¢50 validation fee from national service personnel

The National Service Authority (NSA) has warned the public against a fraudulent letter circulating on social media and purporting to introduce validation fees and...

Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie commends public institutions, questions Ghana’s performance over past eight years

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has commended the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) and other public institutions for what he described as significant improvements in...

FDA orders recall of Arcan Bitters over undeclared drug substance

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered Unni Associates Company Limited to recall its Arcan Bitters product from the Ghanaian market within 14...

Wenchi–Bole road contracts reduced by 25km over slow progress

Roads and Highways Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza has cut the workload of two contractors on the Wenchi–Bole road project by 25 kilometres each, citing...

Mahama set to reshuffle CEOs of state-owned enterprises

President John Dramani Mahama is set to undertake an impending reshuffle of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) as part of broader...

MP orders alleged illegal miners along Tutuka–Akrofuom road to vacate sites

Member of Parliament for the Akrofuom Constituency, Joseph Azumah, has directed persons allegedly engaged in illegal mining along the Tutuka–Akrofuom Road to vacate their...

Gomoa chiefs demand closure of Effutu North Police Station over land dispute

The Nananom of the Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Council in the Central Region have called for the immediate closure of the Effutu North Police Station...

President Mahama warns appointees against indiscipline and undermining government authority

President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned Ministers, Chief Executives and other government appointees to uphold discipline, accountability and professionalism in the discharge of their...

47 entries from 24 journalists submitted for 5th Upper East GJA Awards

The Upper East Regional Branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has received 47 entries from 24 journalists for the 5th Upper East Regional...

Roads minister threatens to terminate Techiman–Nkonsia–Wenchi road contract

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has warned that government will terminate the contract of Volta Impex Construction if the company...

Treat Okuapeman-Mount Sinai violent clash as criminal matter – Akuapem North MP

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Samuel Awuku, has called for students involved in the violent clashes between Okuapeman Senior High School (OKUASS) and...

US$30m China grant insufficient to complete Damongo University – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has said the US$30 million grant secured from China for the construction of a proposed University of Science and Technology...

Adom Trotro: Spare parts dealers blame middlemen for price inflation

Adom Trotro's Wednesday stop at Abossey Okai found spare parts dealers denying claims that they overprice car parts for the public. According to the...

Western North Regional Minister inspects Bia West projects

The Western North Regional Minister, Wilbert Petty Brentum, has inspected ongoing development projects in the Bia West District as part of efforts by the...