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Gender identity content in a teacher’s manual was deliberate, not an error – Ntim Fordjour insists

The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has rejected claims that controversial gender-related content found in a teacher’s manual was...

GHS warns public as Meningitis cases remain a threat

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service, has issued a renewed public health alert on meningitis, urging Ghanaians to remain...

High sales targets fuel road accidents – C-DAG warns

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana (C-DAG) has sounded the alarm over the increasing number of road accidents nationwide, linking the trend largely to...

GIADEC, Metalloid Investment and GIBDLC seal US$60m deal to boost Nyinahin bauxite project

The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) has signed a US$60 million facility agreement with Metalloïd Resources Investment LLC-S.P.C and the Ghana Integrated...

Why are you still at post? Miracles Aboagye asks NaCCA Board Chair amidst teachers’ manual controversy

Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has called for the resignation or dismissal of the Board Chairman of the National...

Women Development Bank to be rolled out in 2026 – Kwakye Ofosu announces

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has announced that preparations for the establishment of the Women Development Bank...

Transport Minister summons GPRTU over artificial scarcity in transport sector

The Minister of Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has summoned officials of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and other commercial transport operators over...

NaCCA-SHS teachers’ manual saga: Foh-Amoaning urges Constitution review

The Lead Advocate of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has called for a review of Ghana’s...

NPP still sinking under self-inflicted crisis – Akwasi Boateng

A political scientist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Akwasi Amakye Boateng, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) remains...

Unlawful practices by drivers worsening Accra transport challenges – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has blamed the recent deterioration in transportation services in Accra on illegal...

Man arrested over alleged sale of 3-year-old son for GH¢1m in Akwatia

Police in the Eastern South Command have arrested a man identified as Coffie Agyemang for allegedly attempting to sell his three-year-old son for GH¢1...

Foh-Amoaning alleges attempt to introduce LGBTQ+ practices through backdoor in Constitution review

The Lead Advocate of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has raised concerns over what he describes...

World Vision calls for free water supply after Teshie Desalination Plant shutdown

A World Vision official has appealed to Ghana Water Limited (GWL) to provide free water to residents of Teshie and surrounding communities following the...

Health Minister directs teaching hospitals to operate 24-hour OPD and lab services

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has directed all public teaching hospitals to immediately operate their Out-Patient Departments (OPDs), laboratories, and diagnostic centres...

Economy grows 3.8% in October 2025 as services sector dominate – GSS

Ghana’s economy recorded a provisional growth rate of 3.8% in October 2025, up from 3.0% in the same period last year, according to the...

US has assured Ghana it’ll not block extradition of Ofori‑Atta and Tamakloe – Ablakwa

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said the United States government has assured Ghana that it will not stand in the way...

Police seek help to locate family of man found dead under bridge in Teshie

The Kpeshie Divisional Police Command in Nungua in the Greater Accra Region has appealed for help to identify an adult male, believed to be...

Three family members, one other arrested over armed robbery attack on small-scale miner at Sefwi Abrokofe

Police in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region have arrested four suspects, including three family members, in connection with a violent armed...

Director General of NaCCA must be fired for sleeping on the job – Ntim Fordjour

The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has called for the immediate dismissal of the Director General of the National...

AGOA Extended: Ghana–US Trade ties Get fresh boost as exports, jobs Set to rise

Ghana’s trade relations with the United States are poised for a significant boost following the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)...

Customs intercepts 25 million suspected illicit drug tablets at Takoradi Port

Ghana Customs officials at the Takoradi Port have intercepted a large consignment of suspected illicit drugs concealed in two 40-foot containers at the Atlantic...

Foh-Amoaning urges inquiry into curriculum after NaCCA withdraws teacher manual over gender content

The Lead Advocate of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has called for the establishment of an...

Prof. Bokpin calls on gov’t to apologise over NaCCA SHS teacher manual response

Professor Godfred Bokpin has urged the Government of Ghana and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) to apologise to the public following...

Dr. Assibey-Yeboah urges Mahama government to complete Agenda 111 hospitals

Former Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has called on the Mahama administration to continue and complete the Agenda 111...

University of Ghana rejects GTEC’s approved charges

The University of Ghana (UG) has raised concerns over parts of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission’s (GTEC) recently published fee schedule for the 2026...

UTNMG calls for urgent government action on allowance delays

The Union of Trainee Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UTNMG), has called on the government to take urgent action to address persistent delays in the...

KATH sets records straight on alleged detention of patients over unpaid bills

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has dismissed claims that it detains patients who are unable to pay their medical bills. In a...

Domelevo praises Mahama for “corruption‑free” first year in office

Former Auditor‑General Daniel Domelevo has praised the Mahama-led government for maintaining a corruption-free record in its first year in office. In an interview with Barima...

NaCCA revises teacher manual, removes ‘gender identity’ definition

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, has withdrawn a portion of a teacher support manual...

Pre-2023 vehicle owners must pay GH₵25 to digitize records – DVLA

The Director of Driver Training, Testing, and Licensing at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Prosper Kafui Semevo, has announced that owners of...

ORCC bungalows at Yabram at risk amid looming bushfire threat

The newly constructed Oti Regional Coordinating Council (ORCC) administration block and staff bungalows at Yabram in the Krachi East Municipality face an imminent risk...

Police Recruitment: Ahafo Commander urges applicants to stay calm

The Ahafo Regional Police Commander, DCOP James Annor, has urged applicants in the ongoing police recruitment exercise in the region to remain calm and...

TUC calls on gov’t to scrap ECG privatization plans

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on the government to abandon its proposed plans to privatize the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG),...

Family of Obaa Yaa Afrifa officially notifies Kufuor of her passing

The family of the late Obaa Yaa Afrifa, wife of former Head of State Lt. Gen. Akwasi Amankwah Afrifa, has formally notified former President...

Asiedu Nketia calls for investigation into cocoa sack procurement under former government

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called for an investigation into the procurement of cocoa sacks under...

IGP’s team nabs drug suspects in Tamale swoop; seizes cash, narcotics

An operation by the IGP Special Operations Team in Tamale has led to the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of illicit drugs...

Surrogate mother delivers quadruplets at Pokuase

The Walking Egg Medical and Fertility Centre at Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region has delivered a 30-year-old surrogate mother of quadruplets through intrauterine...

Court adjourns Abu Trica extradition case as state drops charges against two accused persons

The Gbese District Court in Accra has adjourned its ruling in the extradition proceedings involving Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, after the...

Joy FM’s ‘Drive Time’ listeners raise GH¢12,000 to save listener from eviction

What started as a desperate call to sell a laptop turned into an outpouring of generosity, as listeners of Joy FM’s Drive Time with...

Who said Ofori-Atta was picked up from an ICU bed? – Frank Davies questions ‘medically fit’ claim

Frank Davies, a member of the legal team of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has questioned claims that his client was medically fit for...