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Two dead, 19 injured in gory accident on N1 highway [Photos]

Two people have died and 19 others sustained injuries in a serious accident near Fiesta Royale Hotel on the N1 highway in Accra. The collision,...

Mahama sets 15% manufacturing-to-GDP target by 2030, eyes 500,000 industrial jobs

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a national target to raise Ghana’s manufacturing sector contribution to at least 15 percent of Gross Domestic Product...

Asutifi North MP donates 35 Bunk Beds to Gyedu Technical Institute

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North two-in-one beds to Gyedu Technical Institute to help address a shortage of accommodation facilities. Speaking at a brief...

Mahama warns smuggling, counterfeiting are economic sabotage; vows ruthless crackdown

President John Dramani Mahama has declared that smuggling, counterfeiting, and the rebagging of substandard goods constitute economic sabotage and will be treated as serious...

Gov’t exceeds T-Bill auction target, raises GH¢11.4bn

Government has exceeded its target in the latest Treasury Bills auction, raising approximately GH¢11.4 billion against a target of GH¢9.32 billion. The Bank of Ghana’s auction results...

Tullow buys Prof. Atta Mills FPSO for $205million

UK-based oil and gas firm Tullow Oil has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire the floating production, storage and offloading vessel Prof....

OSP probes alleged GH₵25.8m palm oil diversion scheme

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has launched an investigation into suspected corruption involving the diversion of 50 twenty-foot containers of palm oil...

The education system is suffering from moral deficit – Rev. Opuni

Executive Director of the Alliance for Christian Advocacy Africa (ACAA), Rev. Opuni, has said that Ghana’s education system is suffering from what he described...

UniMAC SRC External Affairs Officer leads delegation to secure partnership with St. Philip Enterprise

The External Affairs Officer of the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) SRC, Alex Kobina Stonne, has led a high-level delegation to St....

Court remands galamsey operator for wife’s murder

Nicholas Gyekyey, a 22-year-old galamsey operator, alias “Town Boy”, has been remanded into police custody by the District Magistrate Court in Enchi for allegedly murdering his wife, Erica Ocansey. His plea has not been taken, and he...

Cement manufacturers warn of price hike amid clinker delays at Port

Cement prices in Ghana could soon rise if persistent congestion at the country’s ports continues to delay the offloading of clinker, the primary raw...

National Teaching Council clarifies reports of licensure exams fee increment

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has refuted claims circulating on social media that it has increased fees for the teacher licensure examinations. At a press...

Education Minister engages stakeholders to finalise proposed 2026 GETFund allocation framework

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has held a high-level meeting with key stakeholders to review and finalise the proposed allocation formula for the...

Push them too hard, lose them to private hospitals – MP warns on doctors and rural postings

The Akim Oda MP, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has warned that forcing young doctors into rural postings without proper engagement could drive them into the...

Athletics clash: CID boss gives SWESBUS headmaster 24 hours to produce culprits

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP Lydia Yarkor Donkor, has directed the Headmaster of Swedru School...

Three arrested over Obrachire student assault

The Central Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the violent disturbances that...

Only 191 out of 318 ambulances are operational – Clinical auditor

The Clinical Auditor for the Southern Zone of the National Ambulance Service (NAS), Martin Ewuah Amoah, has revealed that a significant number of ambulances...

Eight injured, 3 in critical condition after athletics clash – Awutu Senya West DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Awutu Senya, Eghan Kalala Nyamekye, has confirmed that eight students sustained injuries with three reported to be in...

Mahama appoints new Acting Customs Commissioner

John Dramani Mahama has named Aaron Kanor as Acting Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), with immediate effect. The announcement...

Sanitation time bomb looms as Kpone landfill nears capacity

Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (MLGCRA) has raised alarm over an impending sanitation crisis in the eastern part...

Man stabbed to death over phone

A 26-year-old man, Wisdom Tetteh Assem, has been stabbed to death following a violent confrontation at Adorkorpe, near Ada Kasseh in the Greater Accra...

Mahama announces automatic cocoa pricing to protect farmers’ earnings

President John Mahama has unveiled plans for an automatic cocoa pricing system that will guarantee farmers 70 per cent of the international market price,...

Kotoka Int. Airport to introduce 3D scanners, end shoe removal for passengers

Passengers travelling through Terminal 2 at Kotoka International Airport will soon experience faster and more convenient security screening as Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL)...

Obrachire SHS victim demands justice after brutal attack at inter-schools event

A student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School has called for justice after he was violently attacked during a district inter-schools athletics competition at...

GNFS organizes fire safety quiz competition for market women in Sunyani

The Safety Department of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has organised an interactive fire safety quiz competition for market women at the Sunyani...

Food and Beverages Association demands full shutdown of affected imports via land routes

The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) is calling for a complete shutdown of affected imports through all land borders, insisting that the...

Muntaka presents food items to Prisons Service to support inmates during Ramadan

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has presented assorted food items to the Ghana Prisons Service to support inmates across the country during...

Ghana launches AU-GCF water investment reediness project

Ghana has launched the African Union’s Continental Africa Water Investment Programme, known as the Multi-Country Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Project, marking a significant...

Korle Bu interdicts two doctors and two nurses over alleged negligence

Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has interdicted two medical doctors and two nurses over their alleged failure to provide emergency medical care...

Local Gov’t Minister moves to avert looming sanitation crisis in Greater Accra

As the Greater Accra Region faces a rapidly escalating waste management crisis, the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (MLGCRA), Ahmed Ibrahim,...

Minority raises alarm over delayed rent allowances to Ghana Prisons Service officers

The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Committee on Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions has expressed deep concern over the prolonged delay in the payment of...

Kotoka International Airport renamed Accra International Airport

The Government has officially reverted the name of Kotoka International Airport to Accra International Airport. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Transport, the...

4 arrested, one killed as police dismantles carjacking, murder syndicate in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Police Command says it has dismantled a carjacking gang known as the 'Duku Syndicate' following a series of intelligence-led operations across...

GES will not tolerate violence in school games – PRO

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has described recent outbreaks of violence during inter-school sporting events as both worrying and unacceptable. Head of Public Relations at...

Foreign Affairs Ministry announces closure of premium passport application centres in Accra and Kumasi

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the closure of the Premium Passport Application Centres in Accra and Kumasi, effective February 20, 2026. A...

As of last Friday, he was still the main beneficiary of that trust – Old Tafo MP disputes Ato Boateng’s defence over Atlas Commodities...

The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has rejected explanations offered by the Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Finance and...

152 bales of suspected cannabis intercepted in Western Region, three arrested

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested three persons and intercepted two Kia trucks loaded with substances suspected to be cannabis in separate operations...

Oppong Nkrumah sues Baba Jamal Konneh over “galamsey” claims

Ofoase-Ayirebi MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has filed a defamation suit at the Accra High Court against Jamal Konneh, Deputy Managing Director (Operations) of the...

ICS calls for a ban on cat and dog meat consumption

Institute of Community Sustainability Calls for Ban on Slaughter and Consumption of Cats and Dogs in Ghana The Institute of Community Sustainability (ICS) has urged...

Two reportedly killed in renewed Nkwanta tribal clash

Two people have been shot dead and another seriously wounded following a renewed tribal clash at the farming community of Keri in the Nkwanta-South...