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Ahafo Tutuka residents protest Newmont over unpaid feeding allowances

Residents of the Tutuka enclave in the Ahafo Region have staged a protest against Newmont Gold Ghana over unpaid and unsatisfactory resettlement feeding allowances. The...

Mamprobi baby theft suspect granted ₵200K bail

The District Court of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Accra has granted GH₵200,000 bail with two sureties to Latifa Salifu,...

GMTF swears in Entity Tender Committee, charges members to uphold integrity and protect public purse

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has sworn in a 10-member Entity Tender Committee (ETC), charging it to uphold the highest standards of integrity,...

15 Koforidua Prison inmates granted Bail under Justice For All Programme

Fifteen inmates at the Koforidua Prisons have been granted bail following an in-prison court sitting under the Justice For All Programme on Wednesday, March...

Goldbod Jewellery to host maiden heritage village

GoldBod Jewellery has announced its first-ever signature showcase, Heritage Village, an event set to highlight Ghana’s craftsmanship, creativity, and value addition in the jewellery...

NPP communicator files RTI request over 2025/2026 recruitment contract

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, Emmanuel Senyo Amekplenu, has petitioned the Ministry of the Interior seeking full disclosure on...

GH¢1.5bn in assets frozen under ORAL – Kwakye Ofosu reveals

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that assets worth GHS1.5 billion have been frozen as investigations continue under the Operation...

Traders at Kasoa Old Market protest demolition of temporary structures

Traders at Kasoa Old Market have raised concerns over the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly's plan to demolish several temporary structures to make way...

11 injured in head-on collision on Cape Coast-Takoradi Highway

At least eleven people were injured after two vehicles collided at Eduadjei along the Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway on Tuesday evening. In a statement, the Ghana...

Driver crashes man to death at Kasoa

A young man, believed to be in his late 20s, has died following a road accident at Kasoa in the Central Region. The incident occurred...

Political showmanship has cost Ghana – Asafo-Adjei Ayeh fires Foreign Affairs Minister

Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh has criticised the Minister for Foreign Affairs, accusing him of engaging in what he described as “political showmanship” at the expense...

AU rotational system made 2027 chairmanship ‘automatic’ — Asafo-Adjei Ayeh

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has stated that Ghana’s anticipated assumption of the African Union (AU) Chairmanship...

Asafo-Adjei accuses Foreign Affairs Minister of trading ECOWAS Commission Presidency for AU Chair deal

The Member of Parliament for Bosome Freho, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has accused the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, of sacrificing Ghana’s chance...

MCE assures doctors and nurses of monthly incentives to accept posting to Nkwanta South

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region, Joseph Antwi Awal, has announced plans to provide monthly incentives and...

Even if it takes years, we’ll fight for what is due you – Oppong Nkrumah to cocoa farmers

The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has pledged a long-term parliamentary fight to safeguard the earnings of cocoa farmers, declaring that...

EPA intercepts over 1,000 chanfang machines at Tema Port

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has intercepted an additional 1,070 pieces of chanfang machines concealed in separate containers at the Tema Port. The latest seizure on...

Adele, Akyode and Challa hold dialogue in pursuit of sustainable peace in Nkwanta South

Traditional leaders and community representatives from Adele, Akyode, and Challa have taken a significant step toward lasting peace in the Nkwanta South Municipality of...

Ayawaso East by-election was free and fair, but low voter turnout worrying – Asah-Asante

A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah Asante, has described the March 3 Ayawaso East parliamentary by-election as largely successful,...

Saint Elizabeth Hospital and ENT Nurses Society strengthen efforts to address hearing loss in children

Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Hwidiem, Ahafo Region, has partnered with the Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Nurses Society – Bono and Ahafo Chapter to...

Ga Traditional Council summons KOKA

The Ga Traditional Council has summoned entertainment critic Kwaku Osei Korankye Asiedu, popularly known as KOKA, to appear before them over comments he allegedly...

Multimedia Group commiserates with Sammy Gyamfi [Photos]

A delegation from Multimedia Group Limited on Tuesday joined the CEO of Ghana Gold Board (Goldbod), Sammy Gyamfi, in Kumasi to observe the one-week...

IET-GH touts vital contributions of engineers to development in World Engineering Day message

Institution of Engineering and Technology Ghana (IET-GH) has joined the global engineering community in commemorating World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, observed annually on...

No Ghanaian casualties as gov’t activates Middle East evacuation plan – Ablakwa assures

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has confirmed that no Ghanaian has been killed or injured following the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East, as...

NPA halts discounted fuel pricing by OMCs effective March 16

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has moved to halt discounted fuel pricing by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and LPG Marketing Companies (LPGMCs) under the...

Marketer remanded for alleged $13,000 fraud 

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 52-year-old marketer into police custody for allegedly defrauding a police officer of $13,000.   Abdul Karim Abubakari is said...

‘The reset starts now’ – Ayawaso East MP-elect Baba Jamal declares

Newly elected Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, the NDC’s Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, has declared that work to “reset” the constituency will begin...

About 16 feared dead in gory accident involving ambulance and Ford transit at Potrikrom

About 16 people are feared dead following a devastating head-on collision between an ambulance and a Ford Transit bus at Potrikrom in the Ahafo...

I wouldn’t be surprised if Baba Ali wins Ayawaso East – Nana B

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has stated that he will not be surprised if the party’s candidate,...

CDD-Ghana drafts model bill to regulate political party financing

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has drafted a model bill to regulate political party financing and to strengthen and consolidate the gains...

Liberia’s Ambassador to Ghana condoles family of slain Liberian, urges Justice

The Ambassador of the Republic of Liberia to Ghana, H.E. Musu Jatu Ruhle, has extended heartfelt condolences to the family of Austin Tengbe, a...

Nine including 5 Customs officers arrested over undeclared tramadol seizure

Nine public officers, including five Customs officials, have been taken into custody in connection with the interception of a large shipment of undeclared Tramadol...

GJA executives mourn with Sammy Gyamfi at one-week observance of father-in-law

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has led a delegation to join the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the...

Chief Imam condemns killing of Iran’s supreme leader

Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has conveyed his sympathies to the Government and citizens of Islamic Republic of Iran following the reported assassination of the country’s...

High Court dismisses applications to halt DVLA’s 2026 vehicle number plate contract

The High Court has dismissed two interlocutory applications seeking to restrain the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) from proceeding with the embossment and...

Barker-Vormawor vows to challenge GH₵5.1m Kan Dapaah defamation judgment

Legal practitioner and activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has signalled plans to challenge a High Court ruling that ordered him to pay GH₵5.1 million in damages...

Full text: Gov’t gives update on post-election mass dismissal

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has presented the report of the committee tasked with reviewing appointments made following the 2024 elections. The committee was...

Court slaps Barker-Vormawor with GH₵5m in favour of Kan Dapaah for defamation

The High Court in Accra has awarded general damages in the sum of GHC5 million against Oliver Barker-Vormawor in favour of former National Security Minister Albert...

14-year-old boy seriously injured following alleged abuse in Ashanti region

A 14-year-old boy from Mamponteng in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region is receiving medical care after allegedly being assaulted by a...

NDC leaders attend one-week observance of Sammy Gyamfi’s father-in-law

Leading figures of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), including First Lady Lordina Mahama, National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, and General Secretary Fifi Fiavi...

Jomoro MP replaces death-trap Avoh Nwiah Basic School building with 6-unit classroom block

Over 400 pupils and teachers at Nana Avoh Nwiah Basic School in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region were previously forced to teach...