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Education in emergencies: Stakeholders seek innovative solutions for children in conflict areas

Director of Associates for Change, Dr Leslie Casely-Hayford, has called for innovative and affordable approaches to ensure children in conflict and emergency situations continue...

Ghana to host high-level conference on education in emergencies

Ghana is set to host the second high-level conference on Scaling Education Initiatives in Emergencies in West Africa, bringing together researchers, innovators, financiers and...

Manhyia South NPP condemns alleged botched EOCO arrest attempt on MP

The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Manhyia South Constituency has condemned what it calls a botched attempt by the Economic...

Mpraeso taxi drivers reject 8% fare hike as inadequate amid rising operating costs

Taxi drivers in Mpraeso in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region have expressed dissatisfaction with the newly announced eight percent increase in...

Missing phone dealer Terry Dinero found dead

Phone dealer Nana Yaw Kyere, popularly known as Terry or Dinero, has been found dead days after he was reported missing following a suspected...

‘I stopped going to the gym because of triggers’ – Matilda Amissah-Arthur opens up on husband’s death

For years, the gym was more than just a place to exercise for former Second Lady Matilda Amissah-Arthur. It had become a painful reminder of...

DVLA clarifies penalties for late renewal of driver’s licences

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has clarified the legal basis for delinquency charges imposed on motorists who fail to renew their driver’s...

‘He’s not late, he’s dead’ – Matilda Amissah-Arthur questions Ghana’s language around death

Former Second Lady Matilda Amissah-Arthur has questioned the way Ghanaians speak about death, arguing that the reluctance to use direct language can make it...

Kpandai MP commends Basare Youth Association for inaugural national congress

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Mathew Nyindam, has commended the Basare Youth Association for organising its inaugural national congress in Kpandai. He said the...

Mahama calls for urgent reforms in global governance, financial system

President John Dramani Mahama has called for major reforms in global governance and the international financial architecture, arguing that existing systems continue to disadvantage...

Ghana Jollof case: High Court refuses Salomey Baffoe’s bail application

The Accra High Court has refused a bail application filed by senior nursing officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe, who is facing a charge of abetment...

NDF engages Ahafo stakeholders to strengthen fight against illegal mining and protect forests, water bodies

Nature and Development Foundation (NDF) has engaged stakeholders in the Ahafo Region to map out strategies to protect forest reserves and water bodies against...

Teshie residents turn to wastewater as desalination plant shutdown deepens water crisis

Residents in Teshie and surrounding communities are facing a worsening water crisis, with some households now resorting to wastewater from the abandoned desalination plant...

Majority blames drug trafficking crisis on NACOC’s under-resourcing

The Majority in Parliament has linked Ghana’s current difficulties in combating narcotics trafficking to what it describes as years of inadequate funding, staffing, and...

He took fees above legal limit – Inusah Fuseini alleges in Manhyia South MP’s case

Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has alleged that Manhyia South MP and lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah took legal fees above the allowable...

‘Gov’t doesn’t understand our plight; 8% fare hike too small’ – Kumasi drivers

Commercial transport operators in Kumasi have rejected the proposed 8% increase in transport fares, describing it as inadequate to meet the rising cost of...

COCOBOD engages international trading partners ahead of 2026/27 cocoa season

The Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Dr. Ransford Abbey, and his Deputy in charge of Finance & Administration, Ato Boateng, have held a strategic engagement...

EOCO must understand constitutional protection for MPs – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has urged the leadership of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to have a clear understanding of the...

‘It was very dangerous; a lot could have gone bad’ – Lawyer on EOCO official’s conduct in botched arrest of Manhyia South MP

Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has described the attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah by an Economic and Organised Crime...

‘No citizen is obliged to honour invitation from an investigative body’ Francis Sosu condemns attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP

Madina MP Francis-Xavier Sosu has challenged the Economic and Organised Crime Office’s (EOCO) justification for its attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei...

Accra-Kumasi Expressway: Former MP commends GAF, says they should have taken full charge of project

Former Amenfi Central MP Peter Kwakye Ackah has praised the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for the progress made on the clearance works for the...

Jomoro MP introduces One Million Coders programme in constituency

The Member of Parliament for Jomoro in the Western Region, Dorcas Affo Toffey, has introduced the government’s One Million Coders Programme in the constituency. This...

“Why engage someone else if you wanted Manhyia South MP?” – Lawyer asks EOCO

Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has questioned why the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) engaged the senior partner of a law firm and...

Oti GPRTU rejects 8% fare increment, insists on 30%

The Nkwanta South branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) in the Oti Region has rejected the government’s approved 8% increase in...

KNUST hosts Nyansapo Photonics School, commissions GPOL to boost research and innovation

The international photonics training school, "NYANSAPƆ," aimed at providing world-class hands-on optics training to students in Ghana and the wider African region, has been...

Total mobile money transaction value hits GH¢3.8trn as of August 2026

The total value of mobile money transactions hit GH¢3.8trn in August 2028, the latest data from the Bank of Ghana has revealed. This indicates that...

“It’s dangerous to our democracy” -Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP

Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has backed calls for the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to be reined in following the attempted arrest of the...

PURC maintains electricity, water tariffs for fourth quarter of 2026

Consumers of electricity and water services will not see any tariff increases in the final quarter of 2026, following a decision by the Public...

CDM demands accountability from security chiefs over Ghana’s cocaine trafficking crisis

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has called for accountability from Ghana’s security and port authorities over a series of major narcotics seizures involving...

‘Ghana’s name is on the line’ — CDM calls for bipartisan probe into cocaine saga

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has called for a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry into a series of major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana, saying...

Two foreigners arrested over alleged kidnapping and murder of Senegalese goalkeeper in Kumasi

Two foreign nationals have been arrested in the Ashanti Region in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Toure. The suspects...

Article 117 does not give MPs blanket protection from arrest; it’s been abused – Samson Ayenini

Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has challenged what he considers the broad interpretation of parliamentary privilege under Article 117 of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution. Lawyer Anyenini...

Seidu Agongo launches initiative to distribute 10,000 free sewing machines to vulnerable women and youth

Businessman and philanthropist Alhaji Seidu Agongo is set to distribute 10,000 free sewing machines to women and vulnerable youth across the country. The initiative forms...

Ejisu Police release parents, arrest caretaker over missing five-month-old baby at Asafo Market

The Ejisu Divisional Police Command has released the parents and an uncle of the five-month-old baby allegedly stolen at the Asafo Market in Kumasi,...

Alan Kyerematen proposes private sector financing for Accra-Kumasi Expressway

Former Trade and Industry Minister and United Party (UP) leader Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen is advocating private-sector financing for the proposed US$4 billion Accra-Kumasi Expressway,...

Ghana’s export earnings hit record $22.4bn as gold prices drive growth

Ghana’s total export earnings have risen further to a record US$22.4 billion as of August 2026, driven largely by higher gold prices. The latest figure...

“Can the patient feel the difference?” — GMTF boss challenges health leaders to turn strategy into impact

Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has challenged health sector leaders to move beyond policies, strategies and plans and...

GNFS honours two officers for bravery during flood rescue operation in Sogakope

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has recognised two firefighters for their bravery and commitment during a flood rescue operation in the Sogakope enclaves...

I’m going to court; let Raymond Archer come and arrest me – Salomey Baffoe’s lawyer dares ahead of bail hearing

Manhyia South MP and lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah says he will appear in court today despite being declared wanted by the Economic and...

Two bail bids rejected as Asante Akyem North MP faces extradition hearing

Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says two attempts to secure bail for the detained Asante Akyem North MP, Ohene Kwame...