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GES bans cars, money bouquets on school premises as Education Ministry halts SHS graduations nationwide

The Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate suspension of all Senior High School (SHS) graduation ceremonies nationwide, citing growing concerns over excessive displays...

Volta Regional Minister briefs House of Chiefs on ongoing development projects

Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has briefed members of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs on key development projects being implemented across the region,...

75 youth receive start-up support after training in green business and entrepreneurship in Agbakorfe

A total of 75 young men and women in Agbakorfe, a suburb of the South Tongu District in the Volta Region, have graduated from...

Sefwi Asafo: Man found dead by roadside after alleged church attack

A man identified as Kofi Obed, believed to be in his late 20s and a resident of Sefwi Afere, has been found dead by...

Adaklu: Rape attracts 5–25 years’ jail term — Police Commander warns

Madam Esther Buakuma, Adaklu District Police Commander, has warned that persons who engage in rape could face a prison term of not less than...

High Court sets July 15 trial date for ex-Buffer Stock boss and wife

An Accra High Court has fixed July 15, 2026, for the commencement of the trial of Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, former Chief Executive Officer of...

NACOC raids bus terminals in Accra as part of efforts to combat drug trafficking

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has conducted a large-scale search and public education exercise at major bus terminals in Accra as part of efforts...

Ahafo Region: Four arrested over alleged cocoa smuggling from Côte d’Ivoire

National Security has arrested four persons at Ayomso in the Ahafo Region for allegedly smuggling 300 bags of cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire into Ghana. The...

Nkwanta South conflict: One victim dies, death toll rises to four

One of the victims receiving treatment at St. Joseph Catholic Hospital, Nkwanta after the recent attack at Odomi in the Nkwanta South Municipality has...

Anti-flood exercise: 27 arrested for sanitation offences at Juaboso

Twenty-seven people have been arrested for various sanitation offences during an anti-flood inspection exercise at Juaboso in the Western North Region. The District Chief Executive...

UCC cautions students as rainstorm triggers flooding on campus

The University of Cape Coast has cautioned members of its community to avoid some parts of its campus following flooding caused by heavy rainfall...

OSP’s procedural failure on Ofori-Atta gave US immigration court the opening it needed – Ansa-Asare

A senior Ghanaian legal academic has argued that the Office of the Special Prosecutor's failure to obtain prior authorisation from the Attorney General, as...

Sophia Akuffo’s council of state appointment was constitutionally flawed from the start — Ansa-Asare

A senior Ghanaian legal academic has argued that the circumstances surrounding former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo's resignation from the Council of State were set...

Ofori-Atta’s US green card is “a victory” but… – Kofi Bentil

Lawyer and Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has described former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta's acquisition of a United States green card...

I advised Ofori-Atta to return home and face charges – Ansa-Asare

Dean of the Faculty of Laws at Mountcrest University College, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has disclosed that he personally advised former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to...

Ofori-Atta saga was not fair, infringed on his dignity – Ansa-Asare

The Dean of the Faculty of Laws at Mountcrest University College, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has criticised the manner in which the issues surrounding former Finance...

Ken Ofori-Atta would be in danger of assault if… – Kofi Bentil

Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has suggested that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta could face the risk of physical assault if...

Bole SHS teacher violated professional code by engaging student sexually – Deputy Education Minister

The Deputy Minister of Education has said the teacher involved in the Bole Senior High School sexual misconduct case bears primary culpability under the...

Who is in charge? — Kofi Bentil questions parents over school discipline crisis

Senior lawyer and Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has criticised what he describes as growing parental excesses that are undermining discipline in...

Bentil calls for thorough probe into UCC student death, warns against premature conclusions

Senior Vice-President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has urged investigators to conduct a comprehensive and objective probe into the death of University of Cape...

Oforikrom Municipal Assembly empowers youth with fruit juice processing start-up kits in Ashanti Region

The Oforikrom Municipal Assembly, in collaboration with the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) and the Mastercard Foundation, has trained 35 young people in fruit juice...

Coderina Edtech donates STEM learning materials to Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education has received a donation of learning materials from Coderina EdTech to support the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering...

Know your genotype before saying ‘I Do’ — AMA to prospective couples

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has urged the public, particularly prospective couples, to know their genotype status before marriage and childbirth as part of efforts...

Indiana University, UG highlight role of language in shaping access to justice and democracy

A leading academic, Professor Joseph Awetori Yaro, has called for urgent reforms to Ghana’s language, justice, and civic education systems, warning that democratic participation...

Chief Justice’s perceived closeness to government raises concerns – Miracles Aboagye

Team Lead of the People's Forum, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has expressed concern over what he describes as the perceived closeness between Chief Justice Paul...

AMA to lock up shops, properties over unpaid rates and permit fees

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that it will begin a revenue enforcement exercise on Monday, June 22, targeting businesses and property owners...

GSA destroys substandard products seized in Accra crackdown

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has destroyed a large quantity of substandard products confiscated from shops in and around Opera Square in Accra as...

Kennedy Agyapong’s comments were meant to spark reflection, not destroy NPP – Kwasi Kwarteng

A spokesperson for former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, Kwasi Kwarteng, has defended recent comments made about the state of the New Patriotic Party...

Judicial Service explains Chief Justice’s visit to Black Stars camp in Canada

The Judicial Service has clarified circumstances surrounding Chief Justice Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie’s recent visit to the Black Stars camp in Canada, following public discussions...

Six arrested in Tema warehouse robberies, stolen goods recovered

The Tema Regional Police Command has apprehended six suspects linked to two separate warehouse robberies that occurred in May and June 2026, resulting in...

Family of young lawyer who reportedly died of cardiac arrest over Black Stars win appeals for privacy

The family of 26-year-old lawyer who tragically died after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest while celebrating Ghana's victory over Panama in their opening match...

KMA seeks €6 million for new waste facility as Oti landfill reaches full capacity

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) says the Oti landfill site has reached its full capacity, prompting urgent efforts to secure funding and land for...

Accra Mayor issues final warning to hawkers under Kwame Nkrumah Interchange

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has ordered all unauthorised activities beneath the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange to stop immediately, warning that anyone found selling, sleeping, or...

KMA boss speaks on flooding situation in Kumasi [Listen]

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori-Agyemang Boadi, says the assembly began early interventions about two months ago in flood-prone...

We’ve issued notices — Weija-Gbawe MCE on planned demolition exercise [Listen]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Weija-Gbawe, Felix Odartey Lamptey, has confirmed that the assembly will soon begin a demolition exercise targeting structures built...

Weija-Gbawe MCE pushes for permanent engineering solution at estuary channel [Audio]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Weija-Gbawe, Felix Odartey Lamptey, says the assembly has made engineering recommendations to the Ministry of Works and Housing...

Curfew imposed on communities in Nkwanta South Municipality

The Minister for the Interior, acting on the advice of the National Security Council and through an Executive Instrument, has imposed a curfew on...

It’s an illegal dump site – Weija-Gbawe MCE denies claims of collecting fees from tricycle riders at McCarthy Down

The Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly has strongly denied allegations that it charges tricycle riders fees to dump refuse at an illegal waste disposal site at...

Weija-Gbawe Assembly to embark on fumigation exercise over illegal dumpsite at McCarthy Down

The Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly has announced plans to fumigate an illegal refuse dumping site at McCarthy South as part of efforts to address growing...

NACOC storms Central University Campus, arrests five students over cannabis-infused products trade

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested five students of Central University during a targeted operation on campus over alleged involvement in the sale...