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Drug abuse threatens future of Zongo communities – Zongo Development Fund CEO

Chief Executive Officer of the Zongo Development Fund, Alhaji Halidu Haruna, has expressed concern about the growing incidence of drug abuse in Zongo communities,...

Council of State: We should let Sophia Akuffo be, not every resignation is political – Nana Yaa Jantuah

Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has called on Ghanaians to respect former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo's decision to resign from the Council of State...

Zongo Development Fund lacked proper structures when I assumed office – CEO

Chief Executive Officer of the Zongo Development Fund, Alhaji Halidu Haruna, has stated that the institution was not properly established when he assumed office,...

My mission is to make Zongo communities more attractive and acceptable – Zongo Development Fund CEO

Chief Executive Officer of the Zongo Development Fund, Alhaji Halidu Haruna, has outlined an ambitious vision to transform Zongo communities across Ghana through improved...

Sophia Akuffo would have spoken out if she had issues at Council of State; let’s stop speculating – Nana Yaa Jantuah

Presidential staffer, Nana Yaa Jantuah, has urged Ghanaians to refrain from linking former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo's resignation from the Council of State...

Fire guts supermarket at Amenam; GH¢80,000 worth of goods saved

A fire outbreak has destroyed a mini supermarket at Amenam in the Birim North Municipality of the Eastern Region, with property losses estimated at...

MMDAs to receive over 80% of Common Fund directly — Chief of Staff

Government will transfer more than 80 per cent of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) directly to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) as...

Wontumi appoints Samuel Atta-Akyea as new lead counsel

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has appointed former Abuakwa South MP and...

It is a dent on gov’t  – Titus Glover reacts to Sophia Akuffo’s resignation [Listen]

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister and former Tema East MP, Titus Nii Kwartei Glover, has described the resignation of former Chief Justice and Council...

High Court refuses OSP’s application to stay ruling halting independent prosecutions

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced that the Accra High Court has refused its application for a stay of execution of...

Cocoa sector must become more resilient, prosperous and profitable – Finance Minister

Ghana’s Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has called for a fundamental transformation of the cocoa sector, insisting that the industry must become...

Mother returning from South Africa detained at airport, bail denied – Barker-Vormawor alleges

A Ghanaian mother and her infant baby are allegedly being held in custody after the woman was arrested upon her arrival at Accra International...

70-year-old Tendamba Primary School demolished for 24-Hour Economy Market in Wa

A primary school established in 1956 in Sokpayiri, a suburb of Wa in the Upper West Region, has been demolished to make way for...

Bonn Climate Talks: AGN advances inclusive African women’s climate agenda within global governance

Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN), Dr. Nana Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, has called for a stronger and more coordinated African...

Understanding Lupus: Advocate calls for awareness as more women face autoimmune disease

Health advocate and Executive Director of the Oyeman Autoimmune Foundation, Emawell Helmina Parker Awl, popularly known as “Sweetness,” has called for increased public awareness...

Defend democratic governance – Mahama Ayariga rallies young citizens

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has urged Ghanaians, especially young people, to defend and stand by Parliament and other organs of democracy,...

Nature Aid Ghana, Tano North Assembly intensify fight against child labour

Nature Aid Ghana, in collaboration with the Tano North Municipal Assembly in the Ahafo Region, has stepped up efforts to combat the growing incidence...

He served Ghana well — Titus Glover mourns Victor Gbeho [Audio]

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister and former Tema East MP, Titus Nii Kwartei Glover, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of veteran Ghanaian...

Samreboi case: High Court strikes out Appiah-Kubi’s application to withdraw as Wontumi’s lawyer

The High Court in Accra has struck out an application filed by lawyer and former Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Andy Appiah-Kubi,...

Titus Glover calls for arrest and prosecution of operators of illegal waste site near Weija Dam

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister and former Tema East MP, Titus Nii Kwartei Glover, has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the...

56% of Ghanaians satisfied with government’s handling of power outages – Global InfoAnalytics

More than half of Ghanaians are satisfied with the Mahama government's handling of the country's persistent power outage crisis, according to the June 2026...

Operators of illegal waste site near Weija Dam being processed for court – Assembly Member

The Assembly Member for Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Joseph Kobina Fiamor, has disclosed that operators of...

Ghana Police, Immigration Service remain most corrupt institutions – Global InfoAnalytics

The Ghana Police Service remains the institution most perceived as corrupt by Ghanaians, scoring 6.45 out of 10 in the corruption perception index of...

Youth urged to prioritise education and avoid premature parenthood

Young people, particularly women, have been encouraged to prioritise their education and ensure they are financially and emotionally prepared before having children in order...

Kpandai DCE donates five motorbikes to victims of chieftaincy clash

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Kpandai, Hon. Haruna Abdul-Karim, has donated five motorbikes to victims affected by the chieftaincy and land conflict between...

Ato Forson swears in new Internal Audit Agency board to drive reforms

The government has inaugurated a new governing board for the Internal Audit Agency (IAA), tasking its members with leading reforms aimed at reducing public...

NADMO supports Labon rainstorm victims, urges tree planting to reduce windstorm impact

A delegation led by the Bono East Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Awesome Lampo, the Pru East District Chief Executive...

Auditors’ Court to be established to prosecute audit offences – Ato Forson

The government is set to establish an “Auditors’ Court” as part of efforts to strengthen accountability and address persistent audit infractions within the public...

Motorists lament deplorable state of Womanhinso-Amomaso-Panaaba road

Commercial drivers and riders who operate along the Womanhinso-Amomaso-Panaaba road in the Ahafo Region have expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of the road,...

Mustapha Abdul-Hamid’s mother laid to rest amid solemn ceremony

Hajia Adama Musah, mother of former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has been laid to rest. Her final...

Motorists, pedestrians alarmed over faulty streetlights on Achimota Forest stretch

Motorists and pedestrians using the Achimota Forest stretch in Accra are expressing concern over the lack of functioning streetlights along the road. At night, large...

IGP deploys special investigative team from Accra to Cape Coast to unravel death of UCC student

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has deployed a special investigative and intelligence officers from Accra to Cape Coast to reinforce ongoing...

Church of Pentecost Chairman calls for peace in Nkwanta South

The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Kwabena Nyamekye, has appealed to feuding factions involved in the Nkwanta South conflict to lay...

Two killed, several injured in road crash in Ho

Two people have been killed, while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road crash involving a Hyundai Mighty truck and a...

Fire ravages boutique at Kumasi Asokwa

A commercial shop at Asokwa in Kumasi, near the Unity Oil Filling Station, was gutted by fire on Sunday evening, June 14, 2026, destroying...

Oti House of Chiefs to unveil 7-member committee on Nkwanta South conflict

The Oti Regional House of Chiefs is set to inaugurate a seven-member committee to investigate the underlying causes of the recurring ethnic disturbances in...

Sogakope residents storm ECG office over alleged overbilling, poor service delivery

Residents of Sogakope in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region on Friday stormed the district office of the Electricity Company of Ghana...

Sky Train trial: $2m loss was caused by Covid-19, defence lawyers argue

Lawyers for former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) CEO Solomon Asamoah and former Board Chairman Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi have told the High Court that...

Illegal dumpsite washed into Weija Lake after floods, raising public health fears

A section of an unauthorised refuse landfill site, believed to contain an uncontrolled mix of municipal, industrial and e-waste — including heavy metals such...

ECOWAS mourns former Commission President James Victor Gbeho

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has paid tribute to former President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, following his...