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Agbodza warns encroachers on Dome-Kwabenya road project against compensation claims

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has warned property owners and developers along the Dome-Kwabenya–Berekuso–Kitase corridor that they will not receive...

Travellers stranded as bridge linking four communities in Bawku washes away

Residents and travellers along the Bawku-Garu-Tempane-Pusiga road are appealing for urgent intervention after a bridge on the route was washed away. The collapse has disrupted...

Drug busts: Mahama must scrutinise his appointees – Justin Kodua

New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong has questioned the government’s response to a series of major drug seizures linked to Ghana,...

Site clearing begins for new 400-bed maternity block at Korle Bu

Site clearing has begun at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for the construction of a new 400-bed maternity block to expand and modernise maternal...

Teacher unions give government September 24 deadline to resolve promotion arrears

The three teacher unions have given the government until midday on Thursday, September 24, 2026, to resolve outstanding issues concerning the payment of promotion...

Drug bust: I’m beginning to suspect NPP members may be involved – Mustapha Gbande

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy General Secretary, Mustapha Gbande, says he is beginning to suspect that some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Two arrested after alleged attempt to bribe police with GH¢30,000 in narcotics case

The Greater Accra Police Command has arrested two men who allegedly attempted to bribe a police officer with GH¢30,000 following the seizure of a...

Nana B calls for parliamentary inquiry into cocaine trafficking concerns

National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has called for a parliamentary inquiry into reported...

Cantonments fire: One more victim dead

The Cantonments fire incident that claimed the life of a two-year-old girl on Sunday has claimed another life after her elder brother died while...

MTN Ghana Foundation to support 150 PWDs, women and entrepreneurs across Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions

MTN Ghana, through the MTN Ghana Foundation, is set to support 150 persons with disabilities, women and young entrepreneurs operating small-scale businesses across the...

Phone dealer reported missing after meeting client at Teshie

Phone dealer Nana Yaw Kyere, popularly known as Terry or Dinero, has reportedly gone missing after allegedly meeting a client at Teshie in Accra. Terry,...

Mahama exhibiting weak leadership, ‘pampering’ drug trade – Nana B

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has accused President John Dramani Mahama of weak leadership and inaction over...

16 arrested, over $5.8m in counterfeit currency seized in NSCS crackdown

Sixteen Ghanaians and foreign nationals have been arrested in a crackdown by the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) on suspected counterfeit currency syndicates operating...

Jomoro MP supports GHABA graduates in Half Assini

The Deputy Transport Minister and Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has supported graduating students of the Half Assini branch of the Ghana...

Cash salvaged as firefighters bring fire under control at Osu Castle Second Gate Estate

Firefighters battling a blaze at the Osu Castle Second Gate Estate near Mandela Park have been praised for salvaging cash from the affected property...

Ayawaso West MCE clarifies alleged demands for payment from landowners for eviction of squatters

The Ayawaso West Municipal Chief Executive(MCE), Michael Mensah, says the Assembly cannot simply evict squatters from land they have occupied for a prolonged period...

Adequate provisions made for feeding in Senior High Schools —Education Minister

Adequate provisions have been made to ensure uninterrupted feeding in all senior high schools (SHSs) as they reopen for the 2026/2027 academic year, the...

Asiedu Nketiah urges investment in media sustainability to protect journalistic independence

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called for greater investment in media institutions to enable journalists to uphold...

Ghana Water ordered to pay $235m over Teshie desalination plant dispute

Ghana Water Limited has been ordered to pay about US$235 million to the Spanish-owned company behind the Teshie desalination plant following a dispute over...

Stalled Dome-Kwabenya-Berekuso-Kitase road works to resume September 24

Work on the 23-kilometre Dome-Kwabenya–Berekuso–Kitase road, which has been stalled for several years, is set to resume on Thursday, September 24, after the...

Police launch manhunt for suspect as five-month-old baby is stolen at Asafo market

Panic has gripped traders at the Asafo Market in Kumasi after a five-month-old baby boy was allegedly stolen by an unknown woman in the...

Court adjourns Wontumi’s EXIM Bank over amended charge

The Accra High Court has adjourned the GH¢30 million Ghana Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) case involving the convicted former Ashanti Regional Chairman of...

REDD+ initiative: World Bank provides $1.7m for education, health projects in Asunafo and Asutifi

The World Bank, through the REDD+ initiative, has provided $1.7 million to support development projects in the education and health sectors in the Asunafo...

Ayawaso West MCE rallies constituents for stakeholder engagement

The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly is set to bring together residents from middle- and upper-income communities, businesses and other stakeholders to discuss development challenges...

Asiedu Nketiah challenges journalists to scrutinise government spending and promises

National Chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged journalists to subject the government’s policies, public spending and development...

DVLA commissions ultra-modern office at Tema Port

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has commissioned a new ultra-modern office at the Tema Port as part of efforts to expand access...

GES probes SHS heads accused of selling prospectus items to parents

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said it is investigating some head teachers in some senior high schools over allegations that they were selling...

Asiedu Nketiah urges journalists to resist political pressure

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged journalists to uphold professional independence and ensure that political pressure does...

Forklift kills roadside pawpaw seller at Asokwa Brewery

A pall of grief hangs over the Brewery Traffic Light intersection in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region following a tragic accident that...

Mahama to cut sod for 160-bed referral hospitals in Oti, Savannah and Western North

President John Dramani Mahama will in the coming weeks cut sod for the construction of three 160-bed Regional Referral Hospitals in the Oti, Savannah...

SHS placement: Parents and students continue to queue at resolution centre in Kumasi

Parents and students in the Ashanti Region continue to troop the KTI Hall, the designated centre for resolving challenges with the Computerised School Selection...

Akatsi North DCE, MP target end of 2026 to eliminate schools under trees

The Akatsi North District Chief Executive (DCE), Bless Katamani, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, are targeting the end...

Ghana Catholic Bishops demand urgent action against drug trafficking

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called for urgent, coordinated national action to combat illicit drug trafficking and abuse, describing the menace as a...

UEW honours 53-year-old graduate, urges youth to pursue education regardless of age

The University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Ajumako Campus has honoured 53-year-old Daniel Labasi Biborleki for completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Likpakpaanl Education,...

‘Police are confused, embarking on fishing expedition’ – Lawyer on Ghana Jollof case

Lawyer for detained nurse Salomey Awity Baffoe, Enoch Afoakwah, has accused the Police Service of being confused over the identity of the person behind...

Mahama calls for urgent reforms amid global challenges

President John Dramani Mahama has called for accelerated structural reforms in the face of ongoing global geopolitical and economic challenges, arguing that periods of...

Ghana Jollof case: Why National Signals Bureau boss should have been arrested – Lawyer

Enoch Afoakwa, lawyer for detained nurse Salomey Awity Baffoe, has called for the arrest of the Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Dr...

‘Salomey Baffoe keeps saying she is unwell, but I have no proper access to her’ – Lawyer

Lawyer for detained nurse Salomey Baffoe, Enoch Afoakwa, says he has limited access to his client, who he claims has repeatedly complained of feeling...

Ghana TVET Service warns against unauthorised fee collection

The Ghana TVET Service has taken notice of credible reports indicating the imposition of unauthorized fees on prospective students and parents by some Technical...

Sanitation Committee impressed with Zoomlion IRECOP’s progress in Oti region

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has expressed its satisfaction with the level of work that has so far gone into...