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“I had aggregate 18 in BECE, I want to become a lawyer” – Viral Adanwomase SHS ‘smallish’ boy

The boy in a viral video from Adanwomase SHS in the Ashanti Region has broken his silence about his age, saying he is 16...

Ghanaian agri-tech platform SankofaFresh puts data to work against post-harvest losses

The start-up, co-founded by a Northeastern University PhD researcher, reports early results with an Accra food manufacturer Ghanaian food-systems platform SankofaFresh is using data...

FWSC CEO proposes regional processing of teacher promotions to speed up payment of arrears

The Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), Dr George Smith-Graham, has proposed a regional approach to processing teacher promotions...

150 women empowered with digital skills under African Girls Can Code Initiative, GIFEC targets 500 next year

In a major boost for women's participation in Ghana's digital economy, 150 women from the Ashanti, Central and Western Regions have successfully acquired digital...

IGP decorates 22 police officers newly promoted to DCOP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), has decorated 22 police officers who have...

La Pleasure Beach expected to reopen within three weeks

La Pleasure Beach is expected to reopen within three weeks, following the demolition of structures at the facility, its management has said. The demolition was...

Ghana, India sign MoUs to deepen cooperation in agriculture, healthcare, railways and ICT

Ghana and India have signed several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening cooperation in key sectors including agriculture, healthcare, railway development, zoological studies...

Afenyo-Markin raises GoldBod losses, galamsey and rule of law concerns at Christian Council meeting

Minority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin has raised concerns over Ghana’s economy, governance, illegal mining and the rule of law during an engagement with...

Speeding tipper truck kills 2 basic school students at Ekumfi

Two final-year students of the Ekumfi Obidan-Potwabin Basic School in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region have been killed after being knocked down...

Ibrahim Mahama reaffirms belief in Ghanaian entrepreneurship

Chief Executive Officer and Sole Shareholder of Dzata Cement Limited, Ibrahim Mahama, has challenged Ghanaians to have greater confidence in their ability to establish...

How to spot a toxic partner and when it’s time to walk away

Sometimes, the person you fall in love with is not the person you eventually find yourself living with. At the beginning, everything can feel almost...

Tension at Obuasi Rabb Junction as shop owners resist demolition exercise

Tension has gripped Rabb Junction in the Obuasi East Municipality of the Ashanti Region after owners of container shops resisted a demolition exercise carried...

Obuasi East Assembly orders removal of containers from road reservation

The Obuasi East Municipal Assembly has directed owners of temporary structures and containers at Kwabrafoso-Padmore School to remove them, saying the structures have encroached...

La Pleasure Beach demolition: Affected persons will be compensated – Naa Odoley Sowah

The Deputy Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Naa Odoley Sowah, has revealed that a committee is expected to be set up...

PAC raises alarm over GH¢5.2bn financial irregularities in 2025 audit report

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has expressed concern over financial irregularities totalling GH¢5.2 billion captured in the 2025 audit report, including GH¢4.8 billion in...

GNFS to integrate fire safety education into basic school curriculum

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES), the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) and Ulster...

AMA pays GH¢38,656 surgery bill for injured sanitation worker

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has paid GH¢38,656 to cover the full cost of surgery for one of its sanitation workers who was injured...

Drivers call for ban on drinking bars at Lorry stations 

Some drivers in Accra are calling for a ban on drinking bars at lorry stations all over the country. According to them, when a bar...

Dilapidated classroom block poses danger to Berekum school community

Concern is growing over the safety of an abandoned and deteriorating classroom block at the Y. B. Demonstration C Basic School in Berekum, with...

AMA intensifies enforcement to reclaim BRT bus shelters from traders 

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has intensified enforcement activities to evict traders and other commercial operators from Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) shelters across the...

Sissala East MP raises alarm over seven reported deaths from suspected Yellow Fever outbreak

Member of Parliament for Sissala East, Mohammed Issah Bataglia, has expressed concern over reported deaths linked to a Yellow Fever outbreak in parts of...

Wontumi’s team waits for official list as Mahama pardons 863 convicts

The team of businessman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, says it has not been officially told whether he is among the...

Unauthorised billboards a threat to road safety – MP tells AMA

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has been asked to move quickly against unauthorised billboards and signboards lining the capital's major roads, with Parliament warning...

Fake jobs trap: Ghana warns citizens over forced cybercrime in Zambia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Ghanaians about a growing trend of fraudulent employment schemes being used to lure them to Zambia, where...

Autodata Ghana commends gov’t over suspension of pre-shipment inspection for used vehicles

The Chamber of Autodata Ghana has welcomed the government’s decision to suspend the implementation of the pre-shipment inspection exercise for imported used vehicles, describing...

Techiman-Krobo Nursing School principal was ‘saving humanity’ – Health Ministry Spokesperson

The Ministry of Health says the Principal of the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Hellen Dwamena, was justified in taking a firm approach...

Eric Opoku urges Ghanaians to buy locally produced chicken to boost poultry industry

The Food and Agriculture Minister and MP for Asunafo South in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Eric Opoku, has called on the people in the...

Court adjourns Labone robbery case as prosecution prepares supplementary statements

The trial of Augustine Okechuku Maazi, the first accused in the alleged Labone robbery case, has been adjourned to October 22, 2026, after the...

Techiman-Krobo Nursing Training principal to remain at post despite calls for her removal

The Principal of the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Hellen Dwamena, will remain in office despite strong demands from sections of the community...

He is not underage; he is 16 years old – Adanwomase SHS housemaster speaks on viral video of first-year student

The Adanwomase SHS authorities have clarified that the viral video of one of their male 'smallish' boarding students is not an underage person but...

New Economy: Gov’t to prioritise creation of decent jobs – Finance Minister

The Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, says the government's New Economy agenda will prioritise the creation of decent jobs and the improvement...

Several injured in alleged military brutality in Bunkpurugu

Several residents of Bunkpurugu in the North East Region have sustained injuries in alleged assaults by military personnel enforcing a curfew imposed amid a...

NAIMOS finds illegal miners replacing destroyed Changfan machines along Pra River

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining along the Pra River, with a second sweep uncovering attempts...

Agbodza assures Osu residents of heritage protection in coastal road project

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has assured residents and property owners in Osu that the government will not indiscriminately demolish buildings...

OSP to rely on bank, MoMo records in Mustapha Hamid’s case

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is set to rely on bank and mobile money accounts, associated transactions and hundreds of documents in...

Tamale: Deaths of three children in vehicle now being treated as murder – Police

Police in the Northern Region are treating the deaths of three children found in the trunk of a vehicle as a murder case after...

Hassan Ayariga calls on BoG to justify arrests over cedi note gift bouquets

Founder and leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), Dr Hassan Ayariga, has called on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to clarify the legal...

Health Ministry announces reopening of Techiman-Krobo Nursing Training School after months of closure

The Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery School in the Bono East region is expected to reopen in the coming weeks after months of closure following...

We’re losing professionals due to worsening conditions of service – GAUA tells gov’t

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) says worsening conditions of service in Ghana’s public universities are driving away professionals who previously found the...

‘Is the 24-hour market concept still part of 24-hour economy?’ Hassan Ayariga asks gov’t

The founder and leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, is demanding clarity from the government over what he describes as an...