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Leaders must fulfil campaign promises to remain relevant – NAPO to politicians

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) vice-presidential candidate, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has urged political leaders to ensure that promises made to the electorate are fulfilled,...

Woman dead in Adenta New Site building collapse

A woman has died after a two-storey residential building collapsed at Adenta New Site near Da Yesu Ase Supermarket in the Greater Accra Region...

Elikem Kotoko promotes Ghana’s climate and ESG gains in London

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Commission, Elikem Kotoko, has called for stronger investment in climate action, sustainable development, and environmental protection,...

Police retract earlier arrest claim in Accra Central barracks fire incident

The Accra Regional Police Command has withdrawn an earlier claim suggesting that an arrest had been made in connection with the fire outbreak at...

Two soldiers, businessman in court over GH¢1m robbery

Two military officers and a businessman have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court over their alleged involvement in a robbery amounting to more than...

Makola fire caused by thunderstorm – Eyewitness alleges

One of the eyewitnesses to the Makola fire outbreak, Collins Cobbinah, has alleged that the inferno may have been triggered by a thunderstorm. Narrating the...

Alhassan Suhuyini hands over modern classroom block to Darul-Ulum Primary School in Kanvili

The Member of Parliament for Tamale North and Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has commissioned and handed over a newly constructed...

Fire destroys 7-bedroom house in Odumasi

A seven-bedroom house has been destroyed by fire at Odumasi in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred on the...

Check out the state of Accra Central Police Barracks after fire incident [Photos]

The aftermath of the fire outbreak at the Accra Central Police Barracks has brought renewed attention to the deteriorating state of some police accommodation...

Amansie Central DCE appeals for road upgrade to boost 24-hour economy model market

The District Chief Executive for Amansie Central, Emmanuel Obeng, has appealed to the central government to tar roads leading to the proposed 24-hour economy...

Court considers bid to restrict Hajia4Reall’s access to children in Richard Quaye’s divorce case

Proceedings in the divorce dispute between Joana Quaye and Richard Nii Armah Quaye (RNAQ) on Tuesday, June 2, centred on an application filed at...

Mahama pays courtesy call on King Charles III

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, capping a five-day high-level diplomatic and investment-focused...

Court orders man’s arrest for failing to report daughter’s defilement

The Amasaman Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a father who failed to pursue justice for his 12-year-old daughter after reporting...

Adu-Boahene case: Attorney General judged my clients before trial began – Atta Akyea

Lawyer for former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, Samuel Atta Akyea, has accused the Attorney General of shaping public perception against his clients...

Convict threatens to curse court, police after 15-year-sentence

An Accra High Court has sentenced Daniel Kwarteng, a 30-year-old baker, to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old imbecile. Kwarteng, who...

Moment residents unite to push faulty ambulance carrying Adenta building collapse victim [Video]

Residents at the scene of the Adenta New Site building collapse came to the aid of emergency responders after an ambulance transporting a rescued...

NADMO receives relief items for children evacuated from South Africa

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has received a donation of relief items to support Ghanaian children being evacuated from South Africa. The items, which...

NADMO, military officials visit victims of Adenta building collapse at 37 hospital

Officials of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the Ghana Armed Forces and other emergency response agencies have visited victims of the building collapse...

Four injured, one still trapped after Adenta building collapse

Four people, including children, have sustained injuries after a storey residential building collapsed at Adenta Newsite in Accra during Wednesday evening's heavy downpour. In a...

Firefighter rushed to the hospital after severe injury while battling Makola inferno

A firefighter has sustained a serious facial injury while battling the fire outbreak at Makola near the Accra's Central Police Station. Speaking from the scene,...

Fire destroys parts of Makola market

Firefighters are battling a fire outbreak at Makola in Accra, with multiple fire engines deployed to contain the situation. The fire spread quickly through the...

Parts of Accra flooded after Wednesday’s downpour

Several parts of Accra were flooded on Wednesday after hours of heavy rainfall submerged roads, homes, and businesses, disrupting transportation and economic activities across...

Several trapped as storey building collapses at Adenta New Site

A storey building has reportedly collapsed at Adenta New Site in the Greater Accra Region, leaving several people feared dead and others trapped beneath...

GES announces 2026 Inter-Regional and District re-posting exercise; releases full schedule

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially announced the commencement of its 2026 Inter-Regional and Inter/Intra-District re-posting exercise for staff across the country. According to...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Only constitutional breach can justify reopening – Joe Wise

Former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Speaker Alban Bagbin's concerns over the passage of...

NPP wants to delay anti-LGBTQ+ Bill for 2028 campaign advantage – Abass Nurudeen

Chief Executive Officer of the Social Investment Fund, Abass Nurudeen, has accused the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of deliberately seeking to delay the...

Abronye’s case adjourned to July 14 for prosecution to file disclosures

The Accra Circuit Court has adjourned to July 14, 2026, the case involving the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame...

Health Ministry queries, summons KATH CEO over closure of Accident and Emergency Unit

The Ministry of Health has formally queried the Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in the Ashanti Region following reports...

I feel good and happy – Wontumi says after court sets judgment date for Samreboi illegal mining case

Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, says he remains optimistic and in good spirits after the High Court set...

Tatale-Sanguli District Roads Engineer reported dead after bee attack

A tragic incident has left residents of the Tatale-Sanguli District in the Northern Region in shock after a District Roads Engineer died following an...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: Mahama right to seek legal advice – Christian Council

The Christian Council of Ghana has expressed support for President John Dramani Mahama's decision to subject the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill,...

Ahanta West has the potential to become Ghana’s biggest tourism hub – Kuukua Bissue

Member of Parliament for Ahanta West, Mavis Kuukua Bissue, says the constituency is well-positioned to become one of Ghana’s leading tourism destinations due to...

Citizens judge sovereignty by jobs, schools and healthcare, not speeches – Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has called on African leaders to redefine sovereignty beyond political rhetoric, stressing that citizens measure the success of governments...

Over 9,000 Ghanaian children receive free life-changing treatment for clubfoot as experts push for early detection

More than 9,000 Ghanaian children have been quietly transformed by a free treatment most families have never heard of. Today, on World Clubfoot Day,...

Abuakwa residents protest against plans to convert a community football pitch into 24-Hour Economy Market

Residents of Abuakwa, particularly those living around the Tweneboa Kodua School area in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, have staged...

Bagbin rejects aid conditions tied to domestic laws, defends Africa’s sovereignty and values

Speaker of Ghana's Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has criticised the practice of tying foreign aid to changes in the domestic laws of recipient countries, describing...

Wontumi trial: Court sets July 3 for judgment

The High Court has set July 3, to deliver judgment in the high-profile illegal mining case involving Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly...

Key suspect in murder of Ashaiman MoMo agent arrested in Côte d’Ivoire

A major breakthrough has been recorded in investigations into the murder of Ashaiman-based mobile money agent Atsu Bigah following the arrest of a key...

Richard Jakpa calls for urgent irrigation investment in Upper West, warns against youth unemployment

Director of Special Operations at the National Security Council Secretariat, Richard Anthounma Jakpa, has urged urgent investment in irrigation dams across the Upper West...

Girlfriend of late police inspector convicted for impersonation and duping family of GH¢2,000 for death certificate processing

Sarah Wilson, also known as Maame Esi is a 38-year-old woman who was the girlfriend of a recently deceased police inspector. She took advantage of...