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Man jailed 2 years for illegal firearm possession, awaits robbery trial

The Ofaakor Circuit Court has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Michael Ayitey, to two years’ imprisonment for possessing a firearm without lawful authority. The court, presided...

Whether or not Asante Akyem North MP is a twin – Aide speaks (Listen)

A close friend and spokesperson for the Asante Akyem North Member of Parliament, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, Nana Poku Nyantakyi, says he has known the...

Agogo Chiefs officially inform Interior Minister of Nana Akuoko Sarpong’s passing

A delegation from the Asante Agogo Traditional Area has officially informed the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, of the passing of the Omanhene...

Seven more sanitation offenders convicted after Kumasi crackdown

Seven more sanitation offenders have been convicted by the Prempeh Assembly District Court Two as authorities intensify the crackdown on illegal dumping in the...

Asante Akyem North MP’s aide breaks silence on his detention in Netherlands (Audio)

Spokesperson and close friend of the Asante Akyem North Member of Parliament, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, says his family and associates are still trying to...

Nkwanta South Chiefs urged to prioritise peace as 24-hour economy market project takes off

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region, Joseph Awal Antwi, has appealed to traditional authorities and residents of...

MoFFA condemns, probes viral video of corpse transported on motorbike

The Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency (Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency) has launched investigations into a viral social media video showing the body of...

‘Dig Once’ policy could cut fibre deployment costs by 60% – Sam George

The government says its proposed “Dig Once” policy could reduce the cost of fibre optic infrastructure deployment in Ghana by as much as 60...

Ketu North MP launches CPD workshop for over 1,200 teachers

The Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, has launched a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) workshop for teachers in the constituency as...

Asante Akyem North MP’s arrest suggests existence of underlying charges against him – Appiagyei-Atua

Professor of International Law at the University of Ghana, Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, says the reported arrest of the Asante Akyem North MP, Kwame Ohene Frimpong,...

GNFS rescues accident victims, extinguishes domestic fire in Volta Region

The Ghana National Fire Service (Ghana National Fire Service) has rescued two persons involved in a road accident and successfully contained a domestic fire...

Gabby Otchere-Darko raises concern over reported Supreme Court ruling against Ecobank

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (New Patriotic Party), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has expressed concern over media reports surrounding a reported Supreme...

Telecom Chamber alarmed over surge in fibre cuts across Ghana

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has raised concerns over the sharp increase in fibre cuts across the country, describing the situation as a major...

NHIA pilots OTAC initiative in Ahafo to strengthen free primary healthcare programme

The National Health Insurance Authority (National Health Insurance Authority) has begun piloting a new initiative known as the One-Time Attendance Code (OTAC) in the...

NHIA suspends 3 Pharmacies over suspected NHIS fraud

The National Health Insurance Authority (National Health Insurance Authority) has temporarily suspended three pharmacies from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) over alleged fraudulent...

2026 WASSCE: 21 Nsawam Prison inmates sit for English Orals

Twenty-one inmate students at the Reformers Senior High School within the Nsawam Medium Security Prison on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, sat for the Oral...

Lawyers of men killed in police operation in Upper East Region demand probe

Lawyers representing the families of two men who were killed and other individuals currently in police custody have called for an independent investigation into...

Nsawam inmates qualify for Africa chess after strong prison tournament performance

The Ghana Prisons Service has recorded a major achievement on the international stage after inmates from the Nsawam Female Prison emerged champions in the...

Tetegu taxi driver murder: Court urges police to expedite action on duplicate docket 

The Adabraka District Court has adjourned to May 26 the case in which Gifty Oppong, a policewoman, is accused of killing a taxi driver at Tetegu, near Weija...

Roads Minister directs GHA to terminate Bogoso-Prestea road contract

Governs Kwame Agbodza has directed the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) to begin processes to terminate the contract awarded to Black Oak for the construction...

Mahama commends E.P. Church priest for dedicated service

President John Dramani Mahama has commended Reverend Emmanuel Elisha Attu, Director of Programmes, Ecumenical and Social Relations at the Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P.) Church, Ghana...

EMTs risked their lives trying to save Charles Amissah – Specialist

An Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) specialist, Daniel Asare, says personnel of the National Ambulance Service did everything possible to save the late Charles Amissah...

Mahama convenes special Cabinet meeting on Constitutional Review proposals today

President John Mahama is expected to chair a special Cabinet meeting today to determine government’s position on proposals arising from the constitutional review process,...

Suame residents in Kumasi decry prolonged water shortage

Suame residents in Kumasi are decrying a prolonged water shortage affecting Anomangye, Asuogya, Asuogya Junction and surrounding communities in the Suame Municipality. Residents say they...

NPRA boss denies claims of salary increase and purchase of Land Cruisers

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Christopher Boadi-Mensah, has denied allegations by the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo,...

Nigerian prison officials visit Nsawam prisons to study Ghana’s rehabilitation system

A delegation from the Nigerian Correctional Service has paid a working visit to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison and the Nsawam Female Prison to...

NPRA pension assets grew from GH¢80bn to GH¢108bn under my leadership – CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Christopher Boadi-Mensah, has stated that pension assets under management in Ghana have increased...

Jealous wife allegedly attacks husband’s side chick at Agona Nyakrom

A woman at Agona Nyakrom has reportedly sustained severe eye injuries after she was allegedly attacked by another woman over accusations of having an...

2026 BECE results expected by end of July as WAEC cracks down on exam malpractice

Candidates who sat for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) are expected to receive their results by the end of July, according to...

NIA registers 32,000 basic school pupils in Volta and Oti for Ghana Card

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has registered about 32,000 basic school pupils in the Volta and Oti regions under its ongoing Ghana Card registration...

2026 WASSCE: KNUST SHS records one death, another candidate pregnant

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Senior High School in Kumasi has confirmed the death of one of its candidates following a...

Parliamentary Select Committee seeks Asantehene’s support in addressing chieftaincy disputes

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia...

Midwife, 5 others remanded over alleged child trafficking, 74-year-old woman granted bail

The Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court has remanded six persons into police custody over their alleged involvement in a child trafficking and child stealing syndicate...

KNUST appoints Professor Christian Agyare as new Vice-Chancellor

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has appointed Christian Agyare as its new Vice-Chancellor for a four-year term beginning August 1,...

Asante Akyem North MP was on a private visit to the UK — Dafeamekpor on arrest

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has provided clarity on the recent detention of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene...

Bawumia condemns alleged intimidation of NPP supporters by government

Former Vice President and 2024 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed concern over what he describes as growing...

Over 61,000 candidates to write CTVET Certificate II exams Nationwide

More than 61,000 students from technical and vocational institutions across Ghana are set to sit for this year’s Certificate II examinations, according to the...

Accra Mayor marks first year in office with revenue mobilisation exercise

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has marked his first year in office with a special revenue mobilisation exercise in the Central Business...

Mahama announces $300 million World Bank facility to end double track by 2027

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government has secured a 300-million-dollar facility from the World Bank to upgrade 50 senior high schools across...

Detained Asante Akyem North MP is in good condition – Dafeamekpor

The Majority Chief Whip of Parliament has disclosed that Asante Akyem North legislator Kwame Ohene Frimpong, who is currently being detained at Schiphol Airport...