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Samreboi trial: Wontumi, Akonta Mining found guilty of illegal mining

The Accra High Court has found Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, guilty in...

40-year-old woman in custody over alleged attempt to bribe police with GH¢300,000

A 40-year-old woman, Theresa Sungbung, has been remanded into police custody by the Damongo Circuit Court after she was arrested for allegedly attempting to...

Supreme Court upholds dismissal of $33.3m arbitral award in Boankra Port dispute

The Supreme Court of Ghana has unanimously dismissed an application by Ashanti Port Services Limited (APSL) seeking to overturn a High Court decision that...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on July 20-21

The Electricity Company of Ghana ECG) has announced a series of planned and emergency maintenance exercises across five regions, affecting numerous communities as part...

Ghana must act on misinformation crisis before it worsens – Sulemana Braimah

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has criticised Ghana for failing to take decisive action against the growing...

Court dismisses Wontumi’s deferment application, judgment proceeds

The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by lawyers for Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known...

Traditional Medicine Practice Council cracks down on unqualified massage therapists

The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has announced renewed efforts to sanitise Ghana's rapidly expanding massage therapy sector, warning that the increasing number of...

MPC meets as inflation, cedi stability and global risks dominate agenda

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana begins its three-day meeting today to assess developments in the economy over the past...

Wontumi’s fate hangs as court rules on alleged illegal mining case today

The Accra High Court is expected to decide today, July 20, whether to deliver judgment in the alleged illegal mining case involving Ashanti Regional...

Mahama optimistic Ho-Aflao Highway sections will be commissioned within six months

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed optimism that completed sections of the ongoing Ho-Aflao Highway reconstruction project will be commissioned within the next six...

Sky Train trial: Former GIIF boss, Ameyaw Akumfi yet to file defence as deadline approaches

Former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) Chief Executive Officer Solomon Asamoah and former GIIF Board Chairman Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi are yet to file their...

Minority demands briefing from Foreign Affairs Minister on Ghanaian killed in South Africa

The Minority in Parliament is calling on the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to appear before the House to brief lawmakers on...

Supreme Court, chieftaincy exist for same enduring purpose – Chief Justice

Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the Chief Justice of Ghana, has said the Supreme Court and the institution of chieftaincy, though different in form and source...

Finance Minister to unveil new economic strategy in Mid-Year Budget Review

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is expected to unveil the government’s much-anticipated New Economic Policy when he presents the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review...

Gov’t exceeds treasury bills target by 73%, interest rates decline

The government recorded a 73% oversubscription of the treasury bills auction, as demand for the short-term instruments surged ahead of the Bank of Ghana's...

Ghana, Burkina Faso lift trade restrictions on eggs and tomatoes

Ghana has secured the removal of restrictions on the export of eggs to Burkina Faso and the importation of tomatoes from the neighbouring country...

ECG announces planned power outages in parts of Ashanti Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned power outages in several communities across the Ashanti Region to allow for scheduled maintenance works...

Do not sign Public Tribunals Bill — Bawumia appeals to Mahama [Video]

Former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged President John Dramani Mahama to suspend his assent to the recently passed Public Tribunals Bill, 2026, and...

Over 5,000 North Tongu farmers to receive free fertilisers, seedlings from Ablakwa

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced an agricultural support initiative...

Miracles Aboagye thanks Accra ghetto communities for support following EOCO arrest [Video]

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has embarked on a tour of several ghetto communities in...

Retain Black Maria — Bolgatanga traders petition IGP

Traders in Bolgatanga took to the streets on Saturday, July 18, in a peaceful demonstration calling on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to keep...

GNFS rescues truck mate trapped in Techiman road crash

Firefighters from the Techiman Fire Station of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have rescued a truck mate who was trapped in the wreckage...

Committee tasked to investigate alleged mining infractions of Adamus Resources delivers its report

The Petition Review Committee set up to investigate the revocation of Adamus Resources Limited’s mining leases in the Western Region has submitted its findings...

From promise to impact: GMTF already saving lives, Administrator tells majority caucus

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has moved beyond legislation to become a life-saving national institution, with dozens of patients already receiving critical medical interventions...

Asante Akyem South MCE honours widows and vulnerable persons with special outreach

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asante Akyem South, Maame Sarfoa Appiah, has extended support to widows and vulnerable persons in the municipality through...

NADMO provides relief items to flood victims in Samraboi-Nsuoakyire

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has donated relief items to residents of Samraboi-Nsuoakyire in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region who...

NPP internal elections: Nana B declares bid for National First Vice Chairman position

Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has officially announced his intention to contest for the position of National First Vice Chairman of...

ECOWAS Council of Ministers supports Ghana’s AU Petition Against Xenophobia

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has declared full support for Ghana's petition to the African Union against xenophobia. The council has also given unconditional...

Akyem Oda NPP chairman pledges reconciliation drive to unite party ahead of 2028 elections

The newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Akyem Oda, Kwadwo Ampaabeng Asimeng, has pledged to embark on a reconciliation drive to...

Gomoa chiefs endorse Captain Smart, urge NDC delegates to back his 2028 bid

Traditional leaders in the Gomoa West Constituency of the Central Region have appealed to delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to elect broadcaster...

Check out rare footage of daily life and commerce in early independence-era Accra

A rare piece of footage online offers a fascinating glimpse into the daily life, traffic and commerce in Ghana's rapidly changing capital, Accra, a...

Nanapa chief appeals for improved social amenities to boost community development

The Adikro of Nanapa in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region, Baffour Aquaye, has appealed to the government and other stakeholders to...

Ex-NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab petitions Attorney-General over alleged harassment and rights violations

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab, has petitioned the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic...

NVTI examiner calls for government support for apprenticeship graduates to tackle youth unemployment

An examiner with the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) in Sunyani, Christiana Bossman, has appealed to the government to provide start-up support for graduates...

700 seized vehicles in Police crackdown on illegal sirens and beacon lights

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has intensified its enforcement of road traffic regulations, impounding about 700 vehicles...

Two die, two injured in gory Asuboi crash on Accra-Kumasi Highway

Two people have died in a gory accident involving two cargo trucks at Asuboi on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region, while two...

AG to close prosecution’s case in Adu-Boahene trial next week

The prosecution expects to close its case next week in the ongoing trial involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene,...

Rev. Wengam, wife complete 4th Apostolic Visit to Ashanti East Region

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Wengam, and his wife, Lady Mrs Monica Wengam, have concluded their fourth Apostolic Visit...

Woman, former soldier charged over GH¢1.6m GAF recruitment scam

Patience Mbaye, a 41-year-old ward assistant, has appeared before an Accra court over an alleged recruitment scam involving the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). Mbaye is alleged to...

Academic excellence without integrity cannot produce good leaders – Chief Justice

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has challenged students across the country to embrace integrity, discipline and justice, stressing that academic excellence without strong moral values...