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28-year-old food vendor killed in renewed Nkwanta South violence

A fresh wave of violence in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region has claimed the life of a 28-year-old food vendor, further...

Obenimase M/A JHS headmaster appeals for urgent infrastructure support

The Headmaster of Obenimase M/A Junior High School in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality has called on government and key education stakeholders to urgently...

Gideon Boako raises alarm over galamsey impact on Tano River

The Member of Parliament for Tano North in the Ahafo Region, Gideon Boako, has raised serious concern over the deteriorating state of the Tano...

Parts of Ashanti to experience power outages; check out affected areas

Some communities in the Ashanti Region are set to experience a temporary interruption in electricity supply as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) undertakes...

UN slavery resolution: Ablakwa commends Netherlands, Germany over artefact return plans

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has held a high-level briefing with members of the diplomatic corps in Accra, outlining Ghana’s position...

GNFS conducts fire simulation exercise at Bank of Ghana in Hohoe

The Ghana National Fire Service has carried out a comprehensive fire and rescue simulation exercise at the Bank of Ghana premises in Hohoe, in...

Faulty fan regulator sparks fire in two-bedroom house at Suhum

A late-night fire has destroyed parts of a residential building at Suhum Konfine in the Eastern Region, leaving significant property damage but no casualties. The...

Mahama lauds IGP Yohuno, POMAB for crime crackdown amid police reforms

President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and the Police Management Board (POMAB) for their sustained efforts...

One dead as gunmen attack passenger bus in bloody Walewale-Nasia highway ambush

One person is reported dead following a violent armed attack on a passenger bus on Saturday, 2 May 2026. The incident involved a vehicle with...

[Video] Bawumia and Asiedu Nketia unite at SDA anniversary in Sunyani

In a striking display of political maturity that transcended partisan lines, the Chairman of the governing NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and the NPP 2028...

Pentecost Church launches blood pressure monitoring initiative in Essam-Debiso

The Church of Pentecost in the Sefwi Essam-Debiso Area has launched a blood pressure monitoring initiative to help address rising cases of hypertension in...

Vice President joins 2026 Aboakyir celebration

Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has joined the people of Effutu to celebrate Aboakyir 2026, describing the festival as a key platform for preserving...

NADMO supports tidal waves victims in Anlo District

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has provided relief support to victims of tidal waves in the Anlo District following widespread destruction in affected...

Gov’t to commence construction of 1,200MW power plant – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government will, within the year, cut sod for the construction of a 1,200-megawatt power generation plant...

IGP Yohuno urges strategic interventions to match growing security demands

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has called for urgent strategic interventions to strengthen personnel strength and expand infrastructure within the...

One fear dead, two critically injured during motor display at Aboakyir festival

One person is feared dead, while two others are in critical condition following an accident during a motorbike display at the 2026 Aboakyir Festival...

“Youth unemployment remains the most urgent, painful challenge in Eastern region” – Kwahuhene tells Mahama

The Kwahuhene and President of the Kwahu Traditional Council, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyepong II, has called on government to take immediate steps to tackle youth...

40 new armoured vehicles coming – Mahama tells IGP

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will soon receive 40 additional armoured vehicles to boost the operational capacity of the Ghana Police...

Only three transformers stolen in Tema, not eight – ECG clarifies

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has clarified that only three transformers, not eight, have been lost to vandalism and theft within its Tema...

“Energy situation is stable” – John Jinapor assures Ghanaians

Energy Minister, John Jinapor, has assured Ghanaians that the country’s energy supply is currently stable, despite recent concerns over power reliability and infrastructure challenges...

MGL’s Egg Market ends in resounding success

The Multimedia Group’s highly anticipated two-day May Day Egg Market has ended at the Joy FM Car Park in Accra, after several shoppers were...

Let’s protect our culture and heritage – Afenyo-Markin urges at Aboakyir Festival

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has called on Ghanaians to preserve and promote their cultural heritage instead of...

Fixing Akosombo does not end dumsor; energy crisis predates fire incident — Miracles Aboagye

Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has argued that the restoration of power generation at the Akosombo hydro plant does...

Keep faith with gov’t; don’t abandon the roads – Minister urges contractors

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has urged contractors working on government road projects to remain on site, assuring them that...

Foreign Affairs Ministry warns against fake travel stamps

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has warned Ghanaians, especially those planning to travel abroad, to avoid dealing with individuals or agents...

Tano North MP sounds alarm over galamsey devastation, accuses officials of shielding perpetrators

The Member of Parliament for Tano North in the Ahafo region, Dr Gideon Boako, has expressed disappointment over the escalating illegal mining (galamsey) and...

Mahama commissions Odumase Krobo Divisional Police HQ

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned a new Divisional Police Headquarters at Laasi in Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region, in a move aimed...

NACOC disrupts suspected drug network in Winneba ahead of Aboakyiri Festival

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has carried out a major anti-drug operation in Winneba ahead of this year’s Aboakyiri Festival, disrupting what is believed...

NACOC screens Hajj pilgrims with K-9 dogs at Tamale Airport

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has carried out screening operations at the Tamale Airport as part of preparations for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, with...

Ministry of Health cautions against fake recruitment portal

The Ministry of Health Ghana has cautioned the public to be wary of fraudulent websites claiming to offer access to its ongoing recruitment portal. In...

Chamber of Mines calls on BoG to release full breakdown of mining export proceeds

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has called on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to publish a comprehensive and disaggregated account of foreign exchange inflows...

Ghana walking away from US health deal a good move – CDD Fellow

Public Health Fellow at the Centre for Democratic Governance (CDD), Dr. Kwame Sarpong-Asiedu, has described government’s decision to cancel a proposed health agreement...

GNFS safely relocates swarm of bees at Apenkwa

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully relocated a swarm of bees following a distress call from residents at Apenkwa–Simpoa Mmiɛnsa in Accra. According...

Power stability has improved since 2025 compared to 2024 – Jinapor

The Member of Parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu and Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has stated that Ghana’s power supply has seen...

Akosombo substation fire should never have happened – Ben Boakye

Executive Director of the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Ben Boakye, has described the fire outbreak at the Ghana Grid Company Limited substation...

Gov’t considers absorbing Western Rail Line reconstruction under Big Push Programme

The government is set to incorporate the comprehensive overhaul of the Western Rail Line into its flagship 'Big Push' programme, President John Dramani Mahama...

Savannah region: Yazori Chief issues election boycott threat over underdevelopment concerns

The Chief of Yazori in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region, Yazori Ekumpo, has issued a strong appeal to government, warning that...

Ghana’s growth outlook dims slightly amid US-Iran conflict – Fitch Solutions

Ghana’s growth outlook has dimmed slightly amid the US-Iran conflict, Fitch Solutions has revealed in its April 2026 Sub-Saharan Africa Monthly Outlook. The UK-based firm...

AMA to reintroduce Town Councils to enhance sanitation enforcement

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says it will begin enforcing sanitation by-laws more strictly with the introduction of Town Councils aimed at ensuring residents...

Oti Regional Education Director calls on stakeholders to help fight exam malpractice

The Acting Regional Education Director for the Oti Region, Irene Jacquelinda Attabra, has called on all stakeholders to join forces with the Ghana Education...