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Kwabenya traders protest proposed 24-hour market structure

Traders at the Kwabenya Market have kicked against plans to introduce a 24-hour market initiative, with some turning up in red clothing to protest...

Bono East Minister threatens termination of Nkoranza 24-hour market contract

The government’s ambitious vision of a 24-hour economy has hit a rocky patch in the Bono East Region, as the Nkoranza Municipal Assembly’s flagship...

Parents, wards still stranded at GNAT Hall as CSSPS resolution exercise enters day 4

Parents and students seeking to resolve school placement challenges have been left stranded at the Placement Resolution Centre, with some spending hours without receiving...

Awutu Senya West DCE supports public schools with learning materials

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Awutu Senya West in the Central region, Kalala Nyamekye, has supported pupils of Awutu Ahentia and Aberful with...

Assin Fosu: Family of kidnapped man begs for help as abductors demand GH¢495K after GH¢195K payment

​A family in Assin Fosu, located in Ghana's Central Region, is locked in a terrifying race against time to save 30-year-old Bismark Amoh, who...

Gov’t announces plans to replace ‘aboboyaa’ with automated waste collection vehicles

The government is considering a new waste collection model that could see households pay electronically for waste services while operators are paid based on...

Police arrest suspects linked to Buipe, highway robberies and weapons trading

The Ghana Police Service has arrested suspects linked to a series of armed robberies in Buipe, Tamale and Mion, a highway robbery on the...

‘Strive for Five’: 2026 World Cleanup Day targets 5% of global population

World Cleanup Day 2026 is targeting the participation of five per cent of the world’s population as organisers seek to trigger long-term societal change...

GH₵12 addition to cement price: GPHA clarifies attribution to port congestion

The Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority (GPHA) has clarified that port congestion alone is not sufficient justification for a GH₵12 increase in cement prices,...

Bawumia’s destiny lies in the hands of God; not you – Rev. Owusu Bempah told

The Ghana Muslim Forum for Peace and Unity has issued a sharp response to Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah, declaring that the destiny of former...

‘It’ll be a betrayal of my conscience, business and the nation’ – Businessman rejects GH¢79.7m judgment windfall 

In a rare show of honesty and statesmanship, a businessman has rejected a GH¢79.7 million import duty refund awarded to his company because the...

PRESEC, Augusco and Accra Academy battle for 2026 NSMQ crown today

After weeks of intense competition, the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) reaches its defining moment today, Friday, September 9, 2026, with Presbyterian...

Adu-Boahene trial: ‘14 days too short for credible no-case submission’ – Atta Akyea

Lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, Samuel Atta Akyea, has raised concerns over the Accra High Court's decision to give...

SHS placement: Education Ministry orders action against alleged payment demands in Ashanti Region

The Ministry of Education has directed officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Ashanti Region to take steps to stop alleged demands...

Akufo-Addo’s former legal counsel gives Finance Minister Sept. 11 deadline to pay ex-gratia

Lawyers for former Legal Counsel to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Abaka Essuman, have given the Ministry of Finance until Friday, September...

Many dismissed over forged certificates – Muntaka on security service recruitment

The Interior Minister, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed, has revealed that a number of recruits have been kicked out of security services training institutions after investigations...

Family of law student killed in hit-and-run on Tema Motorway demands thorough probe

The father of 20-year-old Central University law student, Ivan Apprey Baidoo, is demanding a full-scale investigation into the circumstances surrounding his son’s death in...

2026 NSMQ Final: St Augustine’s gets GH¢110K motivational package from old boys

Old students of St Augustine’s College, known as APSUNIANS, have announced a GH¢110,000 motivational cash package for the school’s team ahead of the grand...

CSSPS deploys more personnel to ease delays at resolution centres

The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) has deployed additional personnel to some resolution centres across the country following concerns over long queues...

24-hour economy was born from Ghana’s 48-year development plan – Nii Moi Thompson

Chairman of the National Development Planning Committee (NDPC), Dr Nii Moi Thompson, has revealed that government’s flagship 24-Hour Economy Programme was drawn from Ghana’s...

Court orders police to file disclosures in Labone robbery case

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the Police to file disclosures in the case involving Augustine Okechuku Maazi over an alleged attempted robbery at...

Ghana wastes between 40% and 50% of fruits and vegetables annually – Charles Yabe

Ghana wastes between 40% and 50% of its fruits and vegetables annually, social entrepreneur, innovator and changemaker Mathias Charles Yabe has said. He said the...

Accra Mayor’s relative, 5 others fined for trading during National Sanitation Day

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has fined six food vendors, including a relative of the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, a total...

Jatikay Centre calls for prosecution over forged certificates in security recruitment

The Jatikay Centre for Human Security and Peace Building has called for the prosecution of applicants found to have used forged academic certificates to...

NCA clears three firms for next stage of Ghana’s 5G spectrum licensing

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has advanced three companies to the next stage of Ghana’s 5G spectrum licensing process, while one applicant has been...

Mahama fully backs Haruna Iddrisu to tackle education sector challenges – Spokesperson

The spokesperson for Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, Hashmin Mohammed, has rejected claims that President John Mahama has left the Minister to deal with challenges...

More students supported under Mahama than in Fund’s previous 20 years – SLTF

The Chief Executive Officer of the Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), Dr Saajida Shiraz, says more students have benefited from government’s student support interventions...

Double-track was introduced to manage high demand for popular SHSs, not infrastructure shortage – Adutwum

Former Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has clarified that the introduction of the double-track system in Senior High Schools (SHSs) was primarily intended...

Sissala West MP donates GH¢20,000 to support Gwollu Fire Station

The Member of Parliament for Sissala West, Mohammed A. Sukparu, has donated GH¢20,000 to support the servicing and maintenance of the fire tender at...

Atwima-Techiman residents decry poultry farm nuisance as assembly sues farmer over siting of farm

The Kwadaso Municipal Assembly has taken legal action against a resident of Atwima-Techiman for causing public nuisance by improperly rearing chickens in a residential...

Health workers raise alarm over unpaid ‘13th month salary’ and staff shortages

The Health Services Workers’ Union has raised concerns over the non-payment of their ‘13th-month salary’ agreed under its collective agreement, while warning of severe...

Navrongo Paramount Chief calls for upgrade of War Memorial Hospital

The Paramount Chief of the Navrongo Traditional Area, Navro Pio, Pe Denis Aneakwoa Balinia Adda Asagpaare II, has called for the urgent upgrade of...

GUNMA rejects voluntary service for unemployed nurses, midwives

The Graduate Unemployed Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GUNMA) has urged its members not to participate in the proposed voluntary service under the Free Primary...

Lands Minister invites Shandong Gold to make Ghana its African expansion hub

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has held discussions with the leadership of Shandong Gold Group in China on strengthening cooperation...

UTAG-UG accuses GTEC of threatening academic freedom with faculty recruitment drive

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) has accused the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) of overstepping its...

FAHASS demands payment of outstanding transfer grants, allowances for assistant heads

The Forum of Assistant Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (FAHASS) has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to pay outstanding transfer grants and...

TUC proposes limit on presidential appointments to Council of State

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is advocating reforms to the composition of Ghana’s Council of State, including a restriction on the number of members...

No new transport fares yet – GPRTU and GRTCC assure the public

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) say no decision has been taken to increase public...

Bosomtwe Assembly commissions nurses’ quarters to address rural health worker shortage (Photos)

The Bosomtwe District Assembly has commissioned a four-bedroom self-contained nurses’ quarters at Bonkoko in the Ashanti Region as part of efforts to address accommodation...

Angel Carbonu makes strong case for boarding facilities at WASS, St. Thomas Aquinas

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has questioned why West Africa Senior High School (WASS) and St Thomas...