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Mafi Kope residents appeal for urgent medical intervention over illnesses affecting children, adults

Residents of Mafi Kope, a fishing community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, are appealing to the Ministry of Health and...

Accra International Airport to stage full-scale emergency simulation on October 15

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) will conduct a full-scale emergency simulation exercise at the Accra International Airport on Thursday, October 15, 2026. The exercise,...

Accra Mayor announces plans to build residential housing complex for Avenor fire victims

Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has announced plans to construct a residential housing complex for residents of Kofikrom, a squatter settlement at Avenor...

Traders occupying 37 Military Hospital walkway given one-week ultimatum to vacate

The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly task force has given traders operating on the pedestrian walkway around the 37 Military Hospital in Accra a one-week...

GAUA members frustrated as strike continues over unresolved grievances – General Secretary

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) says its members are frustrated by what they describe as the lack of attention to their outstanding...

Adom Trotro: Kaneshie drainage project takes shape, traders call for speed

According to them, even though work is progressing steadily, their businesses are suffering, so the project needs to move much faster than it is...

I’m having sleepless night; I’m 60 years old but always have to beg people for money – Free SHS supplier

President of the National Free SHS Suppliers Association, Agnes Abedua, says she has been unable to sleep because of mounting pressure from creditors and...

GRA warns public against attacking officers

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has cautioned the public against assaulting or obstructing its officers, warning that offenders will face the full force of...

People are sick and need money – Free SHS suppliers tell gov’t

President of the Free Senior High School (SHS) Suppliers Association, Agnes Abedua, has appealed to the government to urgently settle outstanding debts owed them,...

PAC orders Western Regional Health Directorate to recover nearly GH¢400,000

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Western Regional Health Directorate to recover and pay nearly GH¢400,000 to the state over...

Suspected curse on stolen gun claims two lives in Afram Plains

Two young men are feared to have died mysteriously after a gun allegedly stolen by their relative was reportedly linked to a curse in...

PAC questions suspension of Health Directorate officer over sale of seven state vehicles

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has questioned the decision to suspend a Transport Officer at the Northern Regional Health Directorate after he...

No Ministry is frustrating another – Eric Opoku

Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has dismissed reports of a rift between his ministry and the Ministry of Finance. Speaking to journalists, Mr...

Drivers propose midnight movement for sanitation trucks over safety concerns

Some commercial drivers at the Accra Circle have raised concerns over the movement of sanitation trucks transporting refuse from Agbogbloshie in Accra to disposal...

“This is organised crime” – Atta Mills tears into Health Ministry over unpaid GH¢10m car loans

The Ranking Member on Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Samuel Atta Mills, has accused the Ministry of Health of running what he called "organised...

Over 130 arrested or detained in Ghana scam crackdown – FBI

FBI Director Kash Patel says a scam operation in Ghana has been dismantled as part of the bureau's global Operation Blackout targeting transnational fraud...

Some KNUST administrative offices operating below capacity amidst GAUA strike

The ongoing strike by the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has begun to disrupt administrative services at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science...

Jinapor cautions government over potential risks and benefits of Ghana joining BRICS

Ranking Member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has cautioned the government to carefully assess the potential risks and benefits of Ghana’s...

We’re not threatening you, but engage us within two weeks – Free SHS suppliers tell gov’t over GH¢250m debt

Suppliers under the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme have issued a two-week window for the government to begin discussions about GH¢250 million...

GRA sets up committee to probe alleged missing containers at Tema Port

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched an investigation into the reported disappearance and unauthorised movement of 28 containers at the Tema Port. The decision...

Community watch committee arrests three illegal miners at Jema

A community watch committee has arrested three suspected illegal miners at Jema in the Aowin area of the Western Region. The three men were seen...

Dafeamekpor dismisses claims Ghana Law Society accreditation was politically influenced

Majority Chief Whip and President of the Ghana Law Society (GLS), Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has dismissed suggestions that the Society’s accreditation was influenced by the...

MTTD moves to end roadside negotiations between motorists, police

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has acknowledged concerns over alleged bribery and extortion involving some traffic police...

Bokpin cautions Ghana against abandoning existing partnerships over BRICS membership

Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School and Economist, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has cautioned the government against pursuing Ghana’s proposed membership...

We’ll return; Villagio is not a market, don’t turn it into one – Ayawaso West MCE warns traders

Ayawaso West Municipal Chief Executive, Michael Mensah, has warned traders against returning to the Villagio area to conduct business, stressing that the residential enclave...

PAC defers Ghana Water hearing; demands presence of Minister and MD over financial status

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has rescheduled its hearing into the financial performance of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), directing the sector Minister and the...

Gov’t spends GH¢917m on ‘No-Fees-Stress’ policy for 321,807 students

The government has so far spent GH¢917 million to support students under the No-Fees-Stress Policy, the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has revealed. He said...

Ayawaso West Assembly cracks down on unauthorised market near Villagio

The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly has moved to stop the emergence of an unauthorised market near the Tetteh Quashie Roundabout, close to Villagio. The latest...

Road crashes claim 2,151 lives in nine months – MTTD

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has disclosed that 2,151 people died in road crashes recorded across Ghana between January and September 2026. Another...

Gov’t approves nine months’ rent allowances for security personnel

Personnel of Ghana’s security services are set to receive nine months’ rent allowances after Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson approved payments covering January...

Mahama announces ‘Easy Rent’ programme to ease rent advance burden

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to introduce an Easy Rent programme under the National Housing Fund to help workers who struggle to...

Mahama directs Finance Minister to allocate GH¢1bn for Housing Fund in 2027 Budget

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance to make provision for GH¢1 billion in the 2027 Budget towards a proposed GH¢3...

Charles Amissah case: Doctors still facing possible sanctions as institutions implement recommendations

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says doctors and other health professionals implicated in the Charles Amissah case could still face sanctions as institutions implement...

Gov’t deploys National Rapid Response Team to Upper West over Yellow fever cases

The government has intensified its response to suspected and confirmed yellow fever cases recorded in parts of the country, with a National Rapid Response...

Ambulances were uninsured and grounded when we took office – Health Minister

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has revealed that the government inherited an ambulance fleet in which none of the vehicles was insured, with many...

“You think IGP would be happy?” – PAC orders CWSA to recover over GH¢300K owed by 72 Police stations

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) to take immediate steps to recover more than...

GoldBod Jewellery opens new showroom in Takoradi to promote value addition

GoldBod Jewellery, in partnership with B-Light Jewellery, has opened a new showroom at the Takoradi Mall in the Western Region as part of efforts...

NDPC begins nationwide review of decentralised planning guidelines

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has launched a nationwide review of the guidelines used by Regional Planning Coordinating Units (RPCUs) and District Planning...

GoldBod sells $125m to commercial banks in maiden FX auction

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has sold approximately US$125 million to commercial banks in its maiden foreign exchange auction under its new spot FX...

Health Minister reveals 450 suspected yellow fever cases recorded since June

Ghana recorded about 450 suspected yellow fever cases between June and September 2026, with 74 reported in the Upper West Region, Health Minister Kwabena...