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Six out of 10 businesses not complying with tax obligations – GRA

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says about six out of every ten businesses in Ghana are not complying with their tax obligations, a situation...

Two arrested as Police intercept 192 parcels of suspected cocaine in Wa

The Upper West Regional Police Command has intercepted 192 compressed parcels of a substance suspected to be cocaine and arrested two men believed to...

Atafram community gets first basic school after years without access to education

Residents of Atafram, a rural community in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region, can now access basic education after years of trekking several...

Mamponghene urges Dr Mike Amofa Dankwah to sustain humanitarian support

The Paramount Chief of Asante Mampong, Daasebre Osei Bonsu III, has urged Dr Mike Amofa Dankwah to sustain his humanitarian and social interventions in...

Galamsey: Forestry Commission arrests 12, impounds three excavators in South Formangso Forest Reserve

The Forestry Commission has arrested 12 suspected illegal miners and impounded three excavators during an operation in the South Formangso Forest Reserve in the...

Policeman charged with murder over death of law student in hit-and-run on Tema Motorway

General Corporal Robert Katey Koranteng of the Ghana Police Service has been arraigned at the Adabraka District Court in Accra and charged with murder...

Minority boycotts Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on South Africa evacuation

The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has declined to attend a scheduled closed-door briefing on the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa,...

Covid-19: Auditor-General’s own audit objective raises questions over omission of Local Gov’t spending – Manasseh Awuni

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says the Auditor-General’s own stated objective for its COVID-19 expenditure audit raises questions over why the Ministry of Local...

Enchi-Elubo road: ‘Show up with your board by Friday or risk termination’ – Agbodza tells contractor

Roads and Highways Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza has issued a final ultimatum to Top International Construction, demanding that the company’s full Board of Directors...

‘We do not need to arrest people at this point’ – PAC Vice Chair on COVID-19 fumigation audit report

Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, Davis Ansah Opoku, says there is no basis for arrests over the alleged omission of COVID-19 fumigation...

People should be arrested – Dafeamekpor demands action over audit claims

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, is demanding immediate arrests if allegations emerging from investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni’s latest investigation into COVID-19 expenditure...

GH¢299m COVID fumigation spending was audited but left out of report – Manasseh Awuni

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says the Audit Service has confirmed it audited GH¢299 million spent by the Ministry of Local Government on COVID-19...

Minority demands breakdown of nearly GH¢50m spent on Ghanaian evacuation from South Africa

The Minority in Parliament has demanded a detailed breakdown of the nearly GH¢50 million spent by the government on the evacuation and reintegration of...

DCE sets record straight on Mankranso classroom block demolition for 24-hour market

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South West, Hon. Abubakar Sedik, has dismissed claims that a classroom block at Mankranso is being...

Novartis backs Ghana Medical Trust Fund to expand access to specialised healthcare

Global healthcare giant Novartis has thrown its weight behind the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), describing the initiative as a critical and timely intervention...

Mahama eyes national honour for Sentuo chairman

President praises Xu Ningquan’s long-term commitment to Ghana at Airport Garden City sod-cutting, linking investment to jobs, skills and national development. President John Dramani Mahama...

Mahama urges investors to comply with Ghana’s laws, prioritise local participation

President John Dramani Mahama has called on investors operating in Ghana to strictly adhere to the country’s laws and ensure their projects provide meaningful...

GES releases 2023 Capitation Grant arrears to schools

Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the release of Capitation Grant arrears for the 2023 academic year to various District Education Directorates for...

64.7% of Ghanaians say double-track system has lowered SHS education quality – IEA poll

A new nationwide poll by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has found that 64.7% of Ghanaians believe the double-track system has negatively affected...

Korle Bu Cardiothoracic Centre receives €75,000 equipment to boost open-heart surgeries

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital’s National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) has received a €75,000 latest-generation LivaNova 3T heater-cooler unit from Quantum LC and WBHO Ltd...

Lands Minister calls for greater benefits to communities hosting mining activities

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has called for Ghana’s mineral resources to translate into meaningful development for communities where...

Police corporal charged with murder over Central University student’s death

The police officer who was arrested in connection with the death of 23-year-old Central University law student Ivan Apprey Baidoo has been arraigned at...

Sentuo Airport Garden City will position Accra to host major global conferences – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the Sentuo Airport Garden City Project will help address Accra’s shortage of hotel and conference facilities and...

Twin brother of late CLOGSAG Executive Secretary also passes on

The twin brother of the late Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), Isaac Bampoe Addo, has also...

Nana Ayew Afriye sues Rev Owusu Bempah

Member of Parliament for Effiduase-Asokore, Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, has sued the Head Pastor of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah,...

Amin Amidu Sulemani appointed ECOWAS Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation

Ghanaian engineer and former Roads and Highways Minister, Amin Amidu Sulemani, has been appointed Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation of the Economic Community...

GAUA-KNUST raises concerns over proposed changes to university statutes

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA-KNUST) has raised concerns over aspects of the ongoing review of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and...

“Ghana is open, Accra is rising” – Mahama cuts sod for US$1.3bn Sentuo Airport Garden City

President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for Sentuo Airport Garden City, a proposed US$1.3 billion mixed-use development near the Accra International Airport. The...

Rev Opuni Frimpong questions CSSPS credibility over alleged NDC placement protocol

Former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, says his confidence in the Computerized School Selection and Placement...

Sammi Awuku welcomes adjustment to high-level narcotics meeting invitation

Minority Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has welcomed the government’s decision to revise the invitation list for a high-level meeting on...

COVID-19 fumigation: Withholding or underreporting GH¢720m expenditure would be serious offence – Domelevo

Former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo says either withholding information from auditors or underreporting COVID-19 fumigation expenditure would constitute a serious offence. His comments follow an investigation...

Police announce full implementation of TRAFFITECH-GH in October

The Ghana Police Service will begin the full implementation of its TRAFFITECH-GH traffic enforcement programme from October 1, 2026, as part of efforts to...

Police commend Kpando MCE for rehabilitating and handing over district headquarters

The Ghana Police Service has commended the Kpando Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Killian Donkor, for rehabilitating and handing over the Kpando Police District Headquarters...

NAIMOS vows decisive action over reported Atewa Forest illegal mining

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) says it is taking urgent steps to address reports of illegal mining and encroachment within the Atewa...

GES declares September 25 as National CPD Day

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has declared Friday, September 25, 2026, as National Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Day for teachers and staff across the...

Adom Trotro: Taxi drivers share opinions on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway [Video]

Some taxi drivers at Tse Addo have commended the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces for work done so far on the...

They are responsible citizens, not kidnappers – Lawyer defends suspects in alleged MoMo fraudster abduction

The lawyer representing four people in custody over the alleged abduction of a 30-year-old man has insisted that his clients are not kidnappers but...

Ghana partners Columbus to recruit nurses for US employment opportunities

The Government of Ghana has secured a new pathway for qualified Ghanaian nurses to access employment opportunities in the United States following the signing...

Ghana equipping youth to compete globally – Opare Addo

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, says Ghana is investing in skills, resilience and innovation to prepare its young people for...

Rescued Assin Fosu man admits involvement in MoMo fraud, denies role in deal that led to kidnap – Police

The 30-year-old man, Bismark Amoh, rescued from abductors, has admitted during interrogation that he has been involved in mobile money fraud in the past...