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CCTV footage of moment trotro crashes into police pickup on KNUST campus [Watch]

CCTV footage has captured the moment a commercial vehicle crashed into a police pickup at an intersection on the KNUST campus in Kumasi. The footage...

Ashanti Gender Department calls for urgent action on increasing teenage pregnancy

The Department of Gender in the Ashanti Region has raised concern over the increasing incidence of teenage pregnancy among adolescents in the region.   It has...

BoG’s US$1.7bn Domestic Gold Purchase programme not our loss – Goldbod

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has drawn a clear distinction between GoldBod’s financial performance and the US$1.7...

Domestic Gold Purchase programme losses reflect policy cost of economic stabilisation – Goldbod

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has said reported losses incurred by the Bank of Ghana (BoG)...

Minority insists GoldBod must account for GH¢22bn reported loss

The Minority in Parliament has maintained that the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) must account for an alleged GH¢22 billion loss under the Domestic Gold...

Goldbod CEO announces self-financing model says it’s not anchored on BoG

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) is set to adopt a self-financing model, with the institution expected to fund its operations through financing arrangements with...

Presidential aide responds after disabled graduates reject petition handover

Presidential aide Dr Samuel Ayeh has responded to the decision by the Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities to withhold its petition after members...

Trotro crashes into police vehicle carrying suspects on KNUST campus; several injured

A police pickup vehicle carrying suspected cannabis smokers has crashed into a commercial car on the KNUST campus in Kumasi. The incident occurred at the...

Asempa FM’s National Mining Dialogue draws over 500 participants

More than 500 people attended the National Mining Dialogue 2026 organised by Asempa 94.7 FM and its flagship programme, Ekosii Sen, exceeding the organisers'...

Newborn baby found in dustbin at Kasoa Main Station toilet

A newborn baby has been found abandoned in a dustbin at the public toilet of the Kasoa Main Station in the Awutu Senya East...

GJA President urges journalists to protect profession’s credibility

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has urged journalists to uphold the ethical and professional standards of the profession, warning...

Audit Service recovers GH¢24.95m in unearned salaries, irregular payments in 2025 – GACC

The Ghana Audit Service recovered about GH¢24.95 million in unearned salaries and other financial irregularities in 2025, according to the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition’s State...

Labone bank robbery suspect denied bail; pleads not guilty

Nigerian national Augustine Ogechukwu Maazi has pleaded not guilty to eight charges in connection with an alleged robbery syndicate accused of targeting banks in...

Adom Trotro: AMA Mayor apologises to citizens over guard’s extortion

Accra Mayor Michael Kpakpo Allotey has disclosed that the city guard who reportedly extorted money from a private car driver has been arrested and...

Gov’t explores high-speed, cost-efficient transport solution

The Ministry of Transport has expressed its readiness to explore innovative and environmentally sustainable transport solutions as part of efforts to modernise Ghana’s transport...

Commercial drivers call for strict enforcement, public education on new Road Traffic Act

Commercial drivers in Kumasi have welcomed the passage of the Road Traffic Amendment Bill, 2025, but are calling on authorities to intensify public education...

You don’t need any special motion to invite me to parliament – Sammy Gyamfi tells Afenyo-Markin

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has challenged the Minority in Parliament to invite him to appear before...

GJA to conduct nationwide assessment of galamsey fight

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is set to undertake a nationwide field exercise to assess the impact of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey,...

Bechem DVLA office registers 1,558 vehicles, generates over GH¢2m in 10 months

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) office in Bechem in the Tano South Municipality of the Ahafo Region has registered about 1,558 vehicles...

I’m not intimidated by threats, criticism – Sammy Gyamfi

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, says he is not intimidated by criticism or threats over his work and...

AMA orders aboboyaa, tricycles to install reflectors, avoid major highways

All aboboyaa and tricycle operators in Accra will be required to fit their vehicles with reflectors by the end of August, Accra Metropolitan Assembly...

Santasi commercial drivers park vehicles to protest arrests over GH¢1 fare increase

Commercial drivers operating on the Santasi-Tech and Santasi-Ejisu routes in Kumasi have suspended operations and parked their vehicles in protest against the arrest of...

OSP saves GH¢5.73bn, secures seven convictions in 2025 – GACC

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) saved approximately GH¢5.73 billion for the state and secured seven convictions in 2025, according to the Ghana...

GTA licence does not exempt private hostels from rent laws – Rent Commissioner

The Acting Rent Commissioner, Frederick Opoku, has warned private hostel operators that licences issued by the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) do not exempt them...

Sammy Gyamfi dares Afenyo-Markin to produce evidence of GoldBod losses

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has accused supporters of Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin of deliberately disregarding the Auditor-General’s...

GoldBod gave Auditor-General full access to records – Sammy Gyamfi

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has rejected claims that the institution failed to provide the Auditor-General with complete...

Rent Control boss, hostel owners chairman clash over regulation of private hostels

The Acting Rent Control Commissioner, Frederick Opoku, and Chairman of the Hostel Owners Association, Bishop Owusu-Bi, have clashed over the approach being adopted by...

GoldBod did not record $1.7bn loss in 2025 – Sammy Gyamfi

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has dismissed claims that the state-owned gold-buying institution recorded losses of $1.7 billion...

Rider dead, pillion critically injured after cargo truck crashes into motorcycle at Buduburam

An Okada rider has died, while his passenger is in critical condition after a cargo truck reportedly crashed into their motorcycle at Budumburam in...

‘Gold cannot save you at 2am’: GMTF Administrator challenges mining giants to invest in lives

Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has challenged Ghana’s mining industry to redefine its approach to social responsibility by...

Robbers attack MoMo vendor at Walewale in broad daylight, bolt with cash and motorbike

A group of gun-wielding men have attacked and robbed a Mobile Money (MoMo) vendor at Walewale in the North East Region in broad daylight. The...

Cybersecurity expert calls for nationwide campaign on responsible social media use

Cybersecurity and Technology Expert, Jerome Geraldo, has called for a nationwide public education campaign on the responsible and ethical use of mobile phones and...

We heard people saying he is into galamsey, but we have no idea – Tanoso Police Commander on Ankobeahene [Audio]

The Tanoso Police Command in the Ahafo Region says it has not received any formal report or evidence linking the Ankobeahene of the Tanoso...

Galamsey fight: Tanoso Police recount near-chaos over seized equipment [Listen]

The Tanoso Police Command in the Ahafo Region has explained the circumstances surrounding the alleged diversion of suspected illegal mining equipment from a seized...

Wontumi’s bail hearing adjourned to October 15

The bail application of former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been...

Soldier remanded over alleged murder of 45-year-old man at Afienya

The Ashaiman District Court has remanded a 43-year-old soldier, WOII Dzisenu Ben, into police custody over the alleged killing of 45-year-old Abdul Shaban at...

“I have fought galamsey like nobody else in Ghana” – Tano North MCE

The Tano North Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Pius Samson Opoku, says his administration has taken significant steps to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as...

Six injured as vehicle plunges into Birim River

Six people have been injured after a Toyota Corolla veered off the road and plunged into the Birim River at Biremso on the Accra–Kumasi...

We reported galamsey sites to relevant authorities, but nothing happened – Tanoso Ankobeahene

The Ankobeahene of the Tanoso Traditional Council, Nana Okofo Dartey Amoako Atta, has questioned the handling of equipment seized during operations against illegal mining...

Dr Dramani Bukari’s family announces burial arrangements

The family of Dr Dramani Bukari, Deputy Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has announced arrangements for his burial. The burial ceremony will...