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Driver in critical condition after container crushes mini cargo vehicle at Gomoa Biakoye

A mini cargo vehicle driver is in critical condition after a 20-foot container fell from a trailer and landed on his vehicle at Gomoa...

Court of Appeal restores license of GN Savings and Loans

The Court of Appeal has by an unanimous decision restored the license of GN Savings and Loans Company Limited.  That was after a three-member panel...

Ghana, U.S. discuss stronger digital cooperation and responsible satellite technology deployment

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has held discussions with a visiting delegation from the United States government and...

GNFS contains fire outbreak at Anlo Afiadenyigba SHS dormitory

The Ghana National Fire Service has successfully contained a fire outbreak at Anlo Afiadenyigba Senior High School in the Volta Region, preventing what authorities...

From Adenta Kumi to Abronye: The growing list of opposition arrests since 2025

Ghana has witnessed a growing pattern of arrests, detentions, and criminal prosecutions of politicians, party activists, and communicators — largely from the opposition New...

Ghana defers evacuation of citizens from South Africa over logistics and screening processes

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced a short deferment of the planned evacuation of Ghanaian nationals from South Africa, which...

We’re happy justice has been served – Justin Kodua says after Abronye’s bail (Video)

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed satisfaction with the High Court’s decision to grant bail to its Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe Abronye,...

Government to commission 100 new buses for Metro Mass Transit fleet

The government is set to commission and deploy 100 newly acquired buses to the fleet of Metro Mass Transit Limited as part of efforts...

Cocoa farmers in Ahondwo operational area appeal for cocoa clinic and support services

Cocoa farmers in the Ahondwo operational area in the Oti Region have appealed to the Ghana Cocoa Board (Ghana Cocoa Board) and government to...

Arrests must continue until misconduct ceases – NDC MP

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Twifo Atti Morkwa, David Vondee, has defended the recent arrests and remand of some political...

Tema-Accra bound train derails after collision with stray cattle at Avenor

Tema-Accra bound train derails after collision with stray cattle at Avenor in Accra. The accident happened after two cows strayed into the railroad. It resulted in...

Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Council engages Minister over proposed regional hospital

The Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Council, led by Acting Paramount Chief Nana Ofori Ahenkah II, has engaged the Western North Regional Minister, Wilbert Petty Brentum,...

Abronye granted GH¢100,000 bail

The Accra High Court has granted bail to the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe Abronye, in the sum...

FDA intensifies checks on imported frozen chicken, meat and fish to boost food safety

The Food and Drugs Authority (Food and Drugs Authority) has intensified regulatory checks on imported frozen chicken, meat, and fish following renewed national concerns...

Ghana could return to IMF programme by 2033 – Prof. Bokpin

Economist Professor Godfred Bokpin has projected that Ghana could return to another IMF-supported programme by 2033 if longstanding structural weaknesses in the economy remain...

Akosombo fire aftermath: Temporary Control Room to be completed by September 2026

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has announced that a Temporary Control Room being constructed at the Akosombo Switchyard following...

Mehame Deputy Chief Imam calls for intensified fight against drug abuse in Ahafo Region

The Deputy Chief Imam at Mehame, Nuhu Ahmed, has called on Imams across the Ahafo Region to intensify efforts to combat drug abuse among...

Kumasi Mayor hosts Canadian delegation after Otumfuo’s directive on Oti landfill crisis

The Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Richard Kwasi Ofori Boadi Agyemang, has welcomed a delegation from Canada to explore sustainable solutions to challenges...

‘He sold his cow to repay debt’ – How headmistress forced ex-staff to return wrongly paid salary

The Headmistress of Islamic Girls Senior High School (SHS), Safia Salifu, has told Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) how a former staff member sold...

G/A Regional Minister inspects flood-hit areas, damaged bridge after heavy rains

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, has undertaken an inspection tour of flood-affected communities following heavy rains that impacted parts of...

Arabic teacher declared wanted for defiling two minors at Fijai Zongo mosque

The Western Regional Police Command has declared a man named Sule Anas wanted in connection with the defilement and unnatural carnal knowledge of two...

Ghana Immigration Service trains officers ahead of nationwide e-visa rollout

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has begun training officers across the country ahead of the nationwide rollout of Ghana’s electronic visa (e-visa) system scheduled...

La Dadekotopon Assembly to arrest stray cattle and animals roaming airport enclave

The La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly says it will soon begin a major operation to arrest and seize stray cattle and other animals roaming within...

Money can be traced in GIIF ‘Sky Train’ case – Kow Essuman fires back at Deputy AG

Kow Abaka Essuman, former Legal Advisor to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has pushed back strongly against claims by the Deputy Attorney-General and...

GNFS responds to diesel tanker accident at Asuboi

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) responded to a road traffic accident involving a DAF fuel tanker carrying 54,000 litres of diesel at Asuboi...

Prosecution closes Skytrain case, accused given three weeks to file submission of no case

The prosecution in the trial of Solomon Asamoah and Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, former CEO and Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF),...

Ahafo Security Council disbands galamsey site, seizes five excavators

The Ahafo Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has disbanded an illegal mining site at Adagyamemu in the Tano North Municipality and seized five excavators and...

Gov’t targets safer, greener mass transit with coastal waterway project – Affo-Toffey

The government is set to develop a coastal water transport system along Ghana’s coastline in line with the national transport policy objective of promoting...

Driver dead, others injured in accident on Wenchi-Subinso road

A taxi driver has died while several passengers remain in critical condition following a collision involving two Opel taxis on the Wenchi–Subinso road on...

Breman Traditional Council to launch 2026 Odwira Festival on June 7

Breman Traditional Council together with the Afahye Planning Committee will officially launch the 2026 Breman Odwira Festival on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at the...

Central Regional House of Chiefs dismisses petition against Gomoa Nyanyano Odikro

The Judicial Committee of the Central Regional House of Chiefs has dismissed a petition challenging the installation of Nana Kwasi Annan Wiabo VII from...

Leave Ghana if you can’t obey our laws – FABAG fires at shipping lines

The Food and Beverage Industry Association of Ghana (FABAG) has launched a strong criticism of international shipping lines operating in Ghana, warning that companies...

GETFund organises entrepreneurship seminar for national service personnel

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has organised an Entrepreneurship Seminar for its National Service Personnel (NSP) to equip them with employability and professional...

Charles Amissah’s family sues 3 hospitals, doctors and AG, seeks GH¢20m compensation

A medical doctor and sister of the late engineer, Charles Henry Amissah, has initiated legal action against three major hospitals, several health professionals, and...

Abronye DC remand is an abuse of judicial discretion – Kabila

Managing Editor Of National Forum Newspaper, James Kwabena Bomfeh, has criticised the handling of the case involving Kwame Baffoe, describing the process so far...

No basis for Abronye’s arrest and prosecution – Egyapa Mercer

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi and legal practitioner, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has criticised the arrest and prosecution of Kwame Baffoe, popularly called Abronye,...

Health Ministry congratulates Kwabena Mintah Akandoh on WHO Committee B appointment

The Ministry of Health has congratulated the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, following his election as Chairman of Committee B of the World...

National Peace Council calls for calm amid rising political tensions

The National Peace Council has called for calm and restraint following rising political tensions linked to the recent arrests of some political actors over...

Adaklu DCE cuts sod for classroom blocks and teachers’ accommodation project

The District Chief Executive for Adaklu District and Dean of MMDCEs in the Volta Region, Jerry Yaw Ameko, has cut sod for the construction...

Abandoned Agenda 111 hospital site at Kasoa becomes haven for criminals

An uncompleted Agenda 111 project in the Awutu Senya East Municipality has been taken over by criminals and squatters after the contractor abandoned the...