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KNUST, GMTF explore AI partnership to transform healthcare delivery

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has initiated discussions with the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) on the use of Artificial...

Suspected phone thief swallows five SIM cards during arrest – Police

A 27-year-old man allegedly swallowed five SIM cards after he was arrested with five suspected stolen mobile phones, the Central East Regional Police Command...

Osman Ayariga leads NDC constituency aspirant vetting in Central Region

NDC Deputy National Youth Organizer and Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has led a team from the party’s...

Bawumia meets GMA leadership over challenges facing health sector

NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has held discussions with the leadership of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) on key challenges confronting Ghana’s health sector. The...

Minority files motion for bipartisan probe into narcotics consignments linked to Ghana

The Minority in Parliament has filed a private members’ motion seeking a bipartisan investigation into the processing, inspection, clearance and export of major narcotics...

NSA releases PIN codes for 2026/2027 national service private candidates, defaulters

The National Service Authority (NSA) has released PIN codes for eligible private candidates, defaulters and foreign-trained graduates for the 2026/2027 national service year. In a...

Central East Police arrest man over alleged theft of 50 pigs, two others with suspected cannabis

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly stealing and selling 50 live pigs from a piggery farm at...

NPP elections committee outlines voting arrangements for national officers election

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Officers Elections Committee, Fredrick Opare-Ansah, says the committee has put measures in place to ensure a...

Innovative Teachers declares support for nationwide teachers’ strike

Innovative Teachers, a group of nearly 11,000 teachers, has declared its support for the ongoing industrial action by the Ghana National Association of Teachers...

Binaba killings: Family disputes police gun battle account, demands justice

The family of Amadu Apiiga and Phillip Avoabilla, two of the persons killed during a police operation at Binaba in the Bawku West District...

Manso Datano bans one week funeral observation to ease financial burden on families

The Traditional Council of Manso Datano in the Ashanti Region has banned the observance of one week funeral rites as the community seeks to...

Teacher unions reject government’s call to suspend strike

Striking teacher unions have rejected government’s appeal to suspend their nationwide industrial action, insisting that they will only return to the classroom after concrete...

Phone dealer murder: 3 suspects remanded as court adjourns case

Three suspects linked to the kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old mobile phone dealer Nana Yaw Kyere, popularly known as Dinero, have appeared before the...

Teachers’ strike continues as PRETAG accuses government of treating their concerns like “football”

The Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) has accused the government of tossing teachers' concerns back and forth without ever resolving them. President of...

Alpha Ladies group empowers women through Catering Skills

The Alpha Ladies Group, a women's empowerment organisation, is equipping women with practical catering and cutlery skills as part of efforts to promote economic...

Annoh-Dompreh demands halt to relocation of Accra waste to Adipa landfill over lack of stakeholder engagement

Minority Chief Whip and Nsawam Adoagyiri MP, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has joined residents of Adipa in his constituency to demand an immediate halt to the...

Education Minister outlines roadmap to address striking teachers’ concerns

The government has given the Ghana Education Service (GES) until October 5, 2026, to submit outstanding data on promoted teachers, as it seeks to...

‘We’re not frustrating teachers; we want to protect govt’s money’ – CAGD

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) says its verification process for teachers’ promotion-related payments is not intended to delay or frustrate workers but to...

Tano Basin Secretariat raises alarm over galamsey pollution in Ahafo Region

The Tano Basin Secretariat of the Water Resources Commission has raised concerns over the increasing pollution of water bodies in the Ahafo Region as...

World Vision Ghana partners Ahafo assemblies to expand water, sanitation and hygiene coverage

World Vision Ghana has entered into a partnership with the Asunafo North Municipal and Asutifi North District Assemblies to expand access to water, sanitation...

Four dead, one injured in trailer accident at Anyinaso Junction

Four people have died and another has been injured following a fatal road crash involving a Toyota Voxy and a MAN Diesel trailer at...

Africa must pursue partnerships based on its interests – Ablakwa

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has urged Ghana and other African countries to avoid being drawn into geopolitical rivalries and instead pursue partnerships...

Alakple community seeks partnership with Nana Abena Etubra to accelerate development

The people of Alakple, a fishing community in the Anloga District of the Volta Region, have appealed to Nana Abena Etubra, Benkumhene of Gomoa...

Nuba residents benefit from extended free NHIS registration exercise

Residents of Nuba in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region have benefited from an extended free National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) registration and...

Manhyia South MP sues Akwatia MP, Blakk Rasta over alleged falsehoods

Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has taken legal action against Akwatia MP Bernard Bediako Baidoo and broadcaster Abubakar Alhassan, popularly known as...

Lawyer formally reports EOCO officer to police for alleged assault

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Legal Team, Enoch Afoakwa, has reported an alleged assault by an Economic and Organised Crime Office...

George Quaye urges Ghanaians to stop stigmatising Teshie over recent crime incidents

Actor and media personality George Quaye has called for empathy towards residents of Teshie, urging Ghanaians not to stigmatise the entire community over recent...

‘Teachers funded the survey, so why the delayed implementation?’ – PRETAG questions GES over deprived-area allowance

The Vice President of the Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), Adokwei Ayikwei Awulley, has questioned the delay by the Ghana Education Service...

Police arrest three suspects over kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old phone dealer

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old Nana Yaw Kyere, who was reported...

Teachers strike: ‘Bring all the input forms and we’re ready to pay’ – CAGD tells GES

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) says it is ready to process outstanding promotion-related salary payments for teachers once the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Keep the academic calendar smooth while we address your concerns – Education Minister appeals to striking teachers

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has appealed to striking teacher unions to return to the classroom as government steps up engagements to resolve their outstanding...

‘Teachers should not suffer for someone’s responsibility’ – CAGD

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has urged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to expedite the submission of documents needed to process outstanding teacher...

Foreign tourists stay longer as domestic guests dominate Ghana’s accommodation market – GSS

Domestic travellers continue to dominate Ghana’s accommodation market, but foreign visitors tend to stay significantly longer, highlighting the importance of increasing the length of...

Kpandai pupils roam, play as teachers’ strike disrupts academic work

Schools across the Kpandai District have been hit by the ongoing teacher strike, leaving classrooms virtually empty as students roam and play on school...

Teacher unions strike: ‘Anyone with advice should tell gov’t to do the needful’ – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on government to take the necessary steps to resolve the issues behind the ongoing teacher...

Ministries, assemblies cannot claim blanket exemption from vehicle tint laws – MTTD

Director of Education, Research and Training at the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Alexander Obeng, has rejected...

Tinted vehicles could facilitate crime and endanger road users — ACP Obeng

The Director of Research, Training and Education at the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Alexander Obeng, has...

“We’ll attend govt’s meeting if time permits us” – PRETAG says amidst strike action

The Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) says it will attend a meeting scheduled by government today if its members have the time...

Police escort for Aayalolo buses begins on Tuesday

The Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE), operator of the Aayalolo Bus Service, will from Tuesday, September 29, 2026, introduce a police escort system...

New monitoring system rolled out to step up fight against child labour in Ghana

Ghana is stepping up its fight against child labour in its agriculture, artisanal mining, and other sectors with the rollout of a new digital...