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ECG announces planned power outages in parts of Ashanti Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned power outages in several communities across the Ashanti Region to allow for scheduled maintenance works...

Do not sign Public Tribunals Bill — Bawumia appeals to Mahama [Video]

Former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged President John Dramani Mahama to suspend his assent to the recently passed Public Tribunals Bill, 2026, and...

Over 5,000 North Tongu farmers to receive free fertilisers, seedlings from Ablakwa

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced an agricultural support initiative...

Miracles Aboagye thanks Accra ghetto communities for support following EOCO arrest [Video]

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has embarked on a tour of several ghetto communities in...

Retain Black Maria — Bolgatanga traders petition IGP

Traders in Bolgatanga took to the streets on Saturday, July 18, in a peaceful demonstration calling on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to keep...

GNFS rescues truck mate trapped in Techiman road crash

Firefighters from the Techiman Fire Station of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have rescued a truck mate who was trapped in the wreckage...

Committee tasked to investigate alleged mining infractions of Adamus Resources delivers its report

The Petition Review Committee set up to investigate the revocation of Adamus Resources Limited’s mining leases in the Western Region has submitted its findings...

From promise to impact: GMTF already saving lives, Administrator tells majority caucus

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has moved beyond legislation to become a life-saving national institution, with dozens of patients already receiving critical medical interventions...

Asante Akyem South MCE honours widows and vulnerable persons with special outreach

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asante Akyem South, Maame Sarfoa Appiah, has extended support to widows and vulnerable persons in the municipality through...

NADMO provides relief items to flood victims in Samraboi-Nsuoakyire

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has donated relief items to residents of Samraboi-Nsuoakyire in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region who...

NPP internal elections: Nana B declares bid for National First Vice Chairman position

Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has officially announced his intention to contest for the position of National First Vice Chairman of...

ECOWAS Council of Ministers supports Ghana’s AU Petition Against Xenophobia

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has declared full support for Ghana's petition to the African Union against xenophobia. The council has also given unconditional...

Akyem Oda NPP chairman pledges reconciliation drive to unite party ahead of 2028 elections

The newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Akyem Oda, Kwadwo Ampaabeng Asimeng, has pledged to embark on a reconciliation drive to...

Gomoa chiefs endorse Captain Smart, urge NDC delegates to back his 2028 bid

Traditional leaders in the Gomoa West Constituency of the Central Region have appealed to delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to elect broadcaster...

Check out rare footage of daily life and commerce in early independence-era Accra

A rare piece of footage online offers a fascinating glimpse into the daily life, traffic and commerce in Ghana's rapidly changing capital, Accra, a...

Nanapa chief appeals for improved social amenities to boost community development

The Adikro of Nanapa in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region, Baffour Aquaye, has appealed to the government and other stakeholders to...

Ex-NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab petitions Attorney-General over alleged harassment and rights violations

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab, has petitioned the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic...

NVTI examiner calls for government support for apprenticeship graduates to tackle youth unemployment

An examiner with the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) in Sunyani, Christiana Bossman, has appealed to the government to provide start-up support for graduates...

700 seized vehicles in Police crackdown on illegal sirens and beacon lights

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has intensified its enforcement of road traffic regulations, impounding about 700 vehicles...

Two die, two injured in gory Asuboi crash on Accra-Kumasi Highway

Two people have died in a gory accident involving two cargo trucks at Asuboi on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region, while two...

AG to close prosecution’s case in Adu-Boahene trial next week

The prosecution expects to close its case next week in the ongoing trial involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene,...

Rev. Wengam, wife complete 4th Apostolic Visit to Ashanti East Region

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Wengam, and his wife, Lady Mrs Monica Wengam, have concluded their fourth Apostolic Visit...

Woman, former soldier charged over GH¢1.6m GAF recruitment scam

Patience Mbaye, a 41-year-old ward assistant, has appeared before an Accra court over an alleged recruitment scam involving the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). Mbaye is alleged to...

Academic excellence without integrity cannot produce good leaders – Chief Justice

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has challenged students across the country to embrace integrity, discipline and justice, stressing that academic excellence without strong moral values...

No plea agreement yet in Wontumi’s EXIM Bank case – Srem-Sai

Plea bargain negotiations involving New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and two others have not yet...

TTAG announces commencement of Teacher Trainee allowance payments

The Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG) has announced the commencement of the disbursement of trainee allowances to eligible beneficiaries across Colleges of Education...

Police divert traffic after articulated truck blocks Birimso Bridge on Accra-Kumasi Highway

A section of the Accra-Kumasi Highway has been completely blocked following a crash involving a heavily loaded articulated truck at the Birimso Bridge on...

MTTD clamps down on unauthorized sirens, strobe lights on Kumasi–Cape Coast Highway

The Central North Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has launched a major enforcement exercise along the Kumasi–Cape Coast Highway to crack down...

We are unable to produce missing bank statement pages, other evidence ordered by Court of Appeal in Adu-Boahene case – Attorney General tells court

The Attorney-General’s Office has informed the High Court that it is unable to produce some categories of evidence the Court of Appeal ordered it...

Obuasi youth murder: Chiefs appeal to police, judiciary for swift action

The Dagomba Chief in Adansi, Naa Mohammed Awal Abubakar II, has called for justice to prevail following the murder of a Dagomba youth in...

37-year-old man jailed 15 years for defiling 8-year-old child

The Bekwai Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Isaac Appiatu, has sentenced a 37-year-old man to 15 years’ imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old...

Two remanded over alleged assault of 18-year-old Pragia rider at Diaso

The Diaso Magistrate Court has remanded two persons into lawful custody in connection with the alleged assault of an 18-year-old Pragia rider at Diaso...

Delays in criminal cases largely caused by prosecutors, not courts – Lecturer

An adjunct constitutional law lecturer at the GIMPA Law School, Dennis Adjei Dwomoh, has opposed establishing tribunal courts as a solution to delays in...

Parliament’s Economy Committee warns institutions against ignoring invitation, threatens sanctions

The Economy and Development Committee of Parliament has warned that ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) that failure to honour its invitation to participate in...

Upper West: FDA destroys expired, banned products seized across the region

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in the Upper West Region has safely disposed of a large quantity of expired, unregistered, and banned consumer...

KMA begins evictions on Ahodwo-Santasi stretch, car dealers cry out

The Ashanti Car Dealers Association has appealed to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to intervene in what they describe as the unfair treatment...

Democracy Is Not For Sale: Stakeholders call for collective action against vote buying [Photos]

Stakeholders have called for stronger public commitment to combating vote buying and protecting the integrity of Ghana's democracy at the Western Regional edition of...

Final phase of Kumasi-Anwomaso transmission upgrade begins July 20

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, in collaboration with the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has...

Democracy Is Not For Sale: Women must speak up and reject vote buying – Gender Department

The Western Regional Head of the Department of Gender, Mirabel Akuokor Okine, has urged women to actively participate in public discussions and resist vote...

Democracy Is Not For Sale: Vote buying threatens free and fair elections – Charles Mintah

Social commentator Charles Mintah has warned that the growing practice of vote buying could undermine Ghana’s democracy and discourage citizens from participating in future...