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Nkwanta South: WASSCE candidates warned against use of AI-generated answers in exams

WASSCE candidates in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region have been advised to refrain from relying on AI-generated answers and other digital...

Three dead, 17 injured in fatal crash on Kpeve–Asikuma road

Three people have died while 17 others have been rescued following a fatal road crash at Woadze near Kpeve on the Kpeve–Asikuma road in...

Declining supervision in schools is fueling indiscipline — Lawyer

Lawyer and energy expert Lom-Nuku Ahlijah has raised concerns over declining supervision in Ghanaian schools, warning that increasing student populations and inadequate investment in...

Police arrest Tamale ‘pharmacist’, seize boxes of suspected illicit drugs

A 33-year-old man has been arrested and several boxes of suspected illicit drugs retrieved following an anti-drug operation by the Northern Regional Police Special...

22-year-old Okada rider murdered at Nyame Bekyere

Residents of Nyame Bekyere, a farming community near Akoase in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, have been left in shock following...

Roads Minister explains why road inspections run through the night

Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza has explained that his Ministry's road inspection tours sometimes stretch late into the night because the team...

We don’t refuse treatment to Okada riders – Nurses association responds to allegations [Audio]

Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, Joseph Krampah, has rejected claims that injured motor riders are mistreated or neglected...

Hospitals don’t treat us well – Motor riders allege poor treatment by nurses [Listen]

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Motor Riders Association, Mohammed Ampambila, has raised concerns over what he describes as poor treatment of injured...

Xenophobic attacks: South African government’s response worrying – Titus Glover

Former Deputy Minister for Transport and former Tema East MP, Titus Nii Kwartei Glover, has criticised the South African government over its handling of...

Eight arrested over illegal mining at Amomaso Forest

The Ghana Police Service has arrested eight persons in connection with illegal mining activities at the Amomaso Forest near the Berekum Municipality in the...

Over 100 NPP executives in Yendi constituency petition General Secretary over alleged removal of names

More than 100 polling station executives, electoral area officers and constituency functionaries of the opposition New Patriotic Party in the Yendi Constituency have petitioned...

Antem residents demand demolition of waterway structures as flooding forces closure of basic school

Residents of Antem in the Cape Coast Metropolis have expressed anger over the failure of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly to demolish structures built...

Over 500 young women in Ahafo empowered to unlock their potential

More than 500 young women in the Ahafo Region have been sensitised on how to identify and develop their talents and abilities to secure...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance today

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has scheduled planned maintenance exercises in the Accra East and Accra West Regions for Monday, May 25, 2026,...

Security service recruitment: Over 6,000 applicants disqualified over drug and mental health issues

It emerged that over 6,000 applicants have been disqualified in the medical screening stage of the ongoing security services recruitment exercise after testing positive...

Operationalise Weija Children’s Hospital to ease pressure on Princess Marie Louise — Doctor

The Medical Superintendent of Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital, Dr Mame Yaa Adobea Nyarko, has urged the government to operationalise the completed Weija-Gbawe Children's...

Kantamanto Market traders get reduced GHC100 operating permit from AMA for 2026

Traders at Accra’s Kantamanto Market will now pay an annual Business Operating Permit (BOP) of One Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH₵100) per shop, following a...

Labourer remanded for allegedly robbing financial consultant

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 24-year-old labourer into police custody for allegedly robbing a financial consultant.  Kwaku Asamoah is accused of robbing...

Mali threatens to revoke Nguvu Mining Licences over tax and foreign exchange breaches

The Malian government has issued a 90-day ultimatum to Nguvu Mining Group, warning the company to resolve multiple regulatory breaches or risk losing its...

BoG’s multi-billion-cedi losses were part of economic recovery – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has defended the Bank of Ghana (BoG)’s massive financial losses, stating that its aggressive policy actions were necessary to...

Mental disorders increase by 95.5% globally since 1990 – Study

Nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide had mental disorders in 2023, reflecting a 95.5% increase since 1990, a new study has found. The largest increases were...

Ghana to destroy over 4,000 illegal weapons in nationwide gun amnesty exercise

Ghana is set to destroy more than 4,000 illegal weapons as part of activities marking the International Day of Women in Peace and Disarmament,...

GPNet’s Photo Walk 2026: A day of storytelling through Accra’s streets

The much-anticipated GPNet Photo Walk took place on May 23, 2026, and proved to be a memorable day for members of the Ghana Photojournalists...

Tension at Gwira Ampansie over alleged shooting of chief’s brother by galamseyers

Tension is mounting at Gwira Ampansie in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region following the alleged shooting of the biological brother of...

Teenager allegedly kidnaped by gunmen at Kabulya near Bimbilla, demand ransom

A 15-year-old boy, Ali Issah, has been allegedly kidnapped by armed men at Kabulya in the Nanumba South District of the Northern Region, prompting...

Keta MP donates relief items to Anlo Afiadenyigba SHS after dormitory fire

Member of Parliament for Keta, Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey, has donated relief items to Anlo Afiadenyigba Senior High School in the Volta Region following a...

Family announces one-week observation for actress Beverly Afaglo

The family of late Ghanaian actress Beverly Afaglo has announced details of her one-week observation following her passing. In a statement issued by Cine-God Studios...

Government will not tolerate shoddy road projects – Roads Minister

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has warned contractors executing road projects across the country that the government will not tolerate poor...

Asunafo North Cocoa Farmers Union rescue rural schools from infrastructure crisis

For years, early childhood learners at Edwenase M/A Basic School in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region faced an uphill battle in...

Obuasi Government Hospital appeals for completion of stalled projects, more staff

The Obuasi Government Hospital has appealed to the appropriate authorities to expedite work on its stalled infrastructure projects and to post more staff to...

Ghanaians urged to avoid practices that cause hypertension

Ghanaians have been encouraged to avoid unhealthy lifestyles that contribute to the increasing cases of hypertension in the country to maintain healthy living. As part...

Mobile cinema vans to enhance public education and government communication – Oti Regional Minister

The Oti Region has taken a major step to strengthen public education and improve government communication with the commissioning and handover of two ultra-modern...

Obour pays nomination forms to all electoral area executives’ contestants in Asante Akyem South

Former MD for Ghana Post, Bice Osei Kuffour, has paid the nomination fees for all electoral area executives contesting in the upcoming elections in...

Mahama commissions solar-powered ICT centre in Damongo

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned the Mahama ICT Centre in Damongo in the Savannah Region as part of efforts to strengthen technology-driven education...

First batch of Ghanaians to be airlifted from South Africa on May 26 – Okudzeto Ablakwa

All is set for the evacuation of Ghanaian nationals in South Africa to begin as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has confirmed...

‘I’m sick and tired of this country’ – Ghanaians in South Africa pour out frustrations at meeting with Foreign Affairs minister

In an emotionally charged meeting at the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria, with Ghana's Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, distressed...

GNFS contains fire outbreak at Atekyem in Koforidua

The Ghana National Fire Service has successfully contained a fire outbreak at Atekyem near Universal School in Koforidua in the Eastern Region. According to the...

70 Jomoro artisans to receive NAP support package from MP Dorcas Affo-Toffey

Seventy artisans under the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region are to receive various support from the Member...

Government deploys armoured buses disguised as VIP, STC and OA coaches to fight highway robberies

The government has deployed armoured buses disguised as commercial vehicles to track and arrest highway robbers operating on major roads across the country, Interior...