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I was shocked – Obaatanpa Radio owner speaks on alleged attack on station [Audio]

Owner of Obaatanpa Radio, Emmanuel Kwadwo Anim, has spoken about how some officials of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), including the Central Regional Chairman...

‘I’m not shaken; you can bring the summons to my office’ – Obaatanpa Radio owner tells NDC Chairman over suit

Kwadwo Anim, owner of Obaatanpa Radio in Kasoa, says he is yet to receive any court summons from the Central Regional Chairman of the...

Pregnant Obaatanpa Radio news editor discharged after traumatic station attack

The pregnant News Editor of Obaatanpa Radio has been discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment following the attack on the station's premises in...

GIADEC signs €300 million MoU with Danieli for Aluminium Foil Plant in Tema

Ghana has taken a major step toward industrialisation as the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) signed a €300 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

Torkornoo files application for review of Supreme Court May 28 ruling

Former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo is seeking a review of a Supreme Court ruling delivered on May 28, 2026, in proceedings...

AMA deploys truck to clear refuse at Kaneshie Market entrance

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has deployed a waste management truck to the Kaneshie Market to clear an overflowing heap of refuse that had...

Bosome Freho District Assembly inaugurates 100 street sweepers to improve sanitation

The Bosome Freho District Assembly in the Ashanti Region has inaugurated 100 street sweepers under its Street Sweeping Programme as part of efforts to...

Trade Ministry secures €415,437 grant to drive PharmaVax Programme

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry has secured a €415,437.78 grant under the PharmaVax Programme to strengthen Ghana’s pharmaceutical industry and position the...

Two dead, four injured in Elubo-Takoradi Highway head-on collision

Two people have died and four others sustained injuries after a tipper truck and a Nigerian passenger bus collided head-on at Abease on the...

22-year-old jailed five years for possessing human skeletal remains

A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment by the Bibiani Circuit Court for stealing and unlawfully possessing human skeletal remains at...

President Mahama cuts sod for Phase II of Sentuo Oil Refinery expansion [Photos]

President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for the construction of Phase II of the Sentuo Oil Refinery, a major expansion project expected...

Ban on styrofoam takeaway packs driven by serious health risks, EPA explains

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has defended the government's decision to ban Styrofoam takeaway packs, insisting the move is aimed at protecting public health...

Cabinet approves National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Action Plan 2026-2036

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday, June 25, announced that the Cabinet has approved the new National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Action Plan – 2026-2036...

NSA Ahafo Director begins monitoring exercise to ensure value for money

The Ahafo Regional Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Alhassan Mohammed, has embarked on a region-wide monitoring and supervision exercise to ensure that...

Adwoa Safo needs your prayers – Family says amidst concerns over her condition

The family of former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has expressed deep worry over her condition following the shooting incident at the...

AG opposes bid to delay judgment in Wontumi Samreboi trial

The Office of the Attorney General has opposed an application seeking to postpone judgment in the ongoing criminal trial involving the Ashanti Regional Chairman...

It costs $92m monthly to keep the lights on – PURC boss

The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Shaffic Suleman, says Ghana spends an average of $92 million every month beyond...

Ghana close to issuing forest carbon credits under J-REDD+ programme – Minister

Ghana is close to issuing forest carbon credits under its ambitious J-REDD+ programme, according to the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. This comes as...

DOVVSU probes Prophetess over alleged assault and detention of 16-year-old boy at Asufufu

The Bono Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has launched investigations into the alleged assault and five-day...

Gov’t secures scholarships for over 30 health tutors for PhD studies

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that the government has secured scholarships for more than 30 health tutors to pursue PhD...

Sedina Tamakloe was not in prison custody until June 24 – Minority alleges

The Minority in Parliament has challenged the government’s account on the whereabouts of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina...

Defilement: Victim’s family praises DOVVSU, recommends promotion for two personnel

The family of a 14-year-old victim of defilement has praised the personnel of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) in the Bono...

Two friends granted GH$200k bail over gold theft

Two friends have been granted GH$ 100,000 bail with two sureties each by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of...

ECOWAS Court seeks stronger compliance with judgments

Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves, the President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has called on Member States to transform their commitment to...

Why Editor of Herald Newspaper Larry Dogbey was jailed for contempt [Read Full Judgment]

The Editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbey, has been sentenced to seven days' imprisonment after an Accra High Court found him guilty of...

WASSCE candidate who died after final paper identified as 18-year-old Notre Dame SHS student

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidate, who died last Wednesday moments after completing the final paper, has been identified as 18-year-old...

Police arrest suspected drug peddlers, seize narcotics in Kumasi operations

The Inspector-General of Police Special Operations Team, in a major crackdown on the illicit drug trade with support from the Ashanti Regional Police Command,...

GJA monitoring conviction and sentencing of Larry Dogbey

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has described as unfortunate the conviction and sentencing of journalist Larry Alans Dogbey, Managing Editor of The Herald Newspaper...

Government may drop case to free Sedina Tamakloe – Sam Pyne alleges

Former Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Sam Pyne, has raised concerns over what he describes as a lack of transparency regarding the...

Obaatanpa Radio condemns alleged attack on station, reports incident to police

Management of Obaatanpa Radio has condemned what it describes as an attack on its premises by the Municipal Chief Executive for Awutu Senya East,...

NDC Chairman sues Obaatanpa Radio over “false” reports

The Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Richard Asiedu, says he has filed a lawsuit against Obaatanpa Radio at the High...

We didn’t sack workers or lock Obaatanpa Radio – NDC Central Regional Chairman

The Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Richard Asiedu, has strongly denied allegations that he and other party officials stormed Obaatanpa...

10 suspected Nigerian commercial sex workers arrested at Sefwi Chirano

Ten suspected Nigerian commercial sex workers have been arrested by the Bibiani police for allegedly engaging in commercial sex work at Chirano in the...

20 districts, 12 municipalities recommended for upgrade – Local Government Minister

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has disclosed that a report recommending the elevation of 20 districts to municipal...

Fire destroys distribution truck and cargo in Assin Fosu

A distribution truck carrying a large quantity of household goods was completely destroyed by fire at Fosu Habitat, a suburb of Assin Fosu in...

Our late father would be disappointed – Kwadwo Safo Jnr. on shooting incident

Kwadwo Safo Junior, a son of the late Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka and brother of former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, has expressed...

Kristo Asafo Mission dismisses reports surrounding alleged Adwoa Safo shooting incident

The Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana (KAMOG) has rejected reports surrounding the alleged shooting incident involving former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, describing some...

Gov’t working to evacuate more Ghanaians from South Africa before June 30 – High Commissioner

Government is continuing efforts to evacuate more Ghanaian nationals from South Africa ahead of planned anti-immigration protests scheduled for June 30, Ghana's High Commissioner...

I only received processed data – Former NSA Accountant distances himself from hire purchase list

The former Head of Accounts at the National Service Authority (NSA), Eric Nyarko, on Thursday told the court hearing the case against former Deputy...

Mahama confirms three Deputy Comptrollers-General to strengthen Ghana Immigration Service

President John Dramani Mahama has approved the confirmation of three Deputy Comptrollers-General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), elevating them from acting positions to...