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Maxwell Commey awarded honorary doctorate in Business and Management

The Chief Executive Officer of Oro Oil Ghana Limited, Maxwell Commey, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business and Management by Chania International...

Preliminary probe points to lack of permit in Avenor building collapse

An engineer investigating the collapse of a three-storey building at Avenor in North Kaneshie says the structure appears to have been constructed without a...

UMA donates $2,000 to support expansion of Saint Elizabeth Hospital emergency unit

Underground Mining Alliance (UMA) has donated $2,000 to support the expansion of the emergency unit at Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Hwidiem in the Ahafo...

Muntaka announces demolition of 16 buildings within Greater Accra Region

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has revealed that 16 structurally unsafe buildings across the Greater Accra Region have been marked for...

KOKA granted bail over alleged threat to harm police officer and family

Entertainment critic and New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist Kweku Osei Korankye Osei, popularly known as Koka, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on...

PMMC’s 2024 SIGA award reflects successful turnaround — Nana Akwasi Awuah

Former Chief Executive of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), now known as GoldBod, Nana Akwasi Awuah, says the company’s success at the 2024...

Former PMMC CEO rejects Pay-to-Play Award schemes, advocates service-driven leadership

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), now known as GoldBod, Nana Akwasi Awuah, has revealed that he routinely rejected...

Former Asante Akyem Central MCE supports ultra-modern teachers’ hall project with GH₵10,000

The former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asante Akyem Central, Hon. Robert Kwakye, has donated GH₵10,000 to support the construction and completion of an...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on Monday (June 8)

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced multiple power outages for Monday, June 8, 2026, affecting communities in the Ashanti, Tema, Accra East...

Police foil planned robbery, recover weapons

The Surveillance Unit of the National Operations Department, in collaboration with the Ashanti North Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service, has foiled a...

Dompoase Chief orders removal of unauthorized structures to clear way for road works

The Chief of Adansi Dompoase, Okofo Kwabena Bonsu, has directed residents to remove all unauthorised structures that may obstruct ongoing and future road construction...

That had never happened – DG Afreh Biney says as govt clears SSNIT arrears and pays ahead

The government has, for the first time, paid part of its Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contribution obligations ahead of schedule, marking...

Ambulance Service provides medical cover for Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa

The National Ambulance Service provided comprehensive medical cover for 345 Ghanaian nationals who arrived from South Africa at the Accra International Airport on Saturday,...

251 food handlers in Upper West Region declared unfit to handle food

A total of 251 food handlers in the Upper West Region have been diagnosed with health conditions that render them unfit to handle food,...

Health Ministry defends suspension of KATH CEO amid doctors’ strike

The Ministry of Health has defended its decision to suspend the Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo,...

Dilapidated Osu building: Tenants pack up ahead of demolition order

Tenants of a dilapidated building on Abebrese Street, Osu, in the Korle Klottey Constituency, have begun packing their belongings ahead of an imminent demolition. According to...

Health Ministry commends police for arrest of alleged recruitment fraudster

The Ministry of Health has commended the Ghana Police Service for the arrest and prosecution of an alleged recruitment fraudster accused of defrauding unemployed...

Fire destroys Honda Civic at Kwamoso-Duasin

A Honda Civic saloon car was extensively damaged after it caught fire at Kwamoso-Duasin in the Eastern Region on the night of June 4,...

South African President Ramaphosa warns against vigilante action amid rising anti-immigrant tensions

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cautioned citizens against taking immigration enforcement into their own hands, insisting that only the state has the authority...

Housing Minister announces crackdown on illegal structures in flood-prone areas

The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has announced plans by the government to intensify efforts to remove unauthorised structures...

Bawumia promises policy alternatives to address challenges in cocoa sector

The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to develop policy alternatives aimed at addressing challenges facing Ghana's cocoa sector. His...

979 Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa as final batch of 342 arrives in Accra

The government of Ghana has completed its three-phase evacuation of Ghanaians in South Africa, with the final batch of 342 returnees touching down at...

KATH doctors, nurses agree to end strike after Regional Minister’s intervention

An industrial action that threatened to cripple healthcare delivery at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has been resolved after Ashanti Regional Minister Dr Frank...

Ghana National Fire Service orders demolition of dilapidated Osu building after safety concerns

A dilapidated building on Abebrese Street, at Osu in the Korle Klottey Constituency, is set to be demolished after the Ghana National Fire Service...

Stan Dogbe defends proposed age-verification policy for adult websites

Deputy Chief of Staff, Stan Dogbe, has defended the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, amid criticism over a proposed...

Thousands left without power following Avenor building collapse

Operations Officer for the Accra West Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Abraham Bigonu, has provided details on the impact of the...

Dominase traders appeal for police station after fatal robbery attack

Onion traders at the Gomoa Dominase Market in the Central Region are appealing to the Inspector-General of Police and President John Mahama to establish...

Stop the prank calls — Greater Accra regional minister warns as false emergency reports hamper flood response

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) has warned that a surge in prank and false emergency calls being made to disaster response agencies...

Interior Minister charges MMDCEs to enforce building regulations after Industrial area building collapse

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has called on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) as well as local government authorities to ensure...

Chiefs warn against dumping waste into gutters as flooding threatens communities in Birim North

Traditional leaders of Nwiso and Noyam in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region have raised concerns over the indiscriminate disposal of waste...

Hydrological Authority urges ECG to stop supplying power to buildings on waterways

The Head of Drainage at the Ghana Hydrological Authority, Kofi Amekor, has called on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to stop extending electricity...

Melcom distances itself from collapsed building at Avenor

Melcom Group has clarified reports linking it to the building that collapsed at Avenor in Accra, stressing that the structure is neither owned by...

Anum Traditional Area to host 2026 Guan Congress after 30 years

The Anum Traditional Area in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region is set to host the 2026 Guan Congress, marking the return of...

One confirmed dead in building collapse at North Industrial Area

One person has been confirmed dead following the collapse of a building at North Industrial Area in Accra. This comes as emergency responders continue efforts...

Photos from the collapsed building at Industrial Area

A major rescue operation was underway at the North Industrial Area in Accra after a building collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, June...

Accra flooding: One feared dead as River Klagon overflows, sweeps away vehicle

One person is feared dead after being swept away by a flood in Klagon during Sunday's downpour that hit parts of Accra. A vehicle...

Excessive youthful exuberance weakening parliament – Former 1st Deputy Speaker

Former Bekwai MP and First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has expressed concern about what he describes as a decline in discipline and...

Cadets in Asutifi South embark on cleanup exercise at Hwidiem to improve sanitation

Cadet Corps members from Hwidiem Senior High School and Acherensua Senior High School, in collaboration with the Asutifi South District Assembly, have undertaken a...

Recognition of excellence: Dorcas Affo-Toffey named Best Performing Deputy Minister at 2026 Ministers Awards

The Deputy Minister for Transport and Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has been honoured with the Best Performing Deputy Minister Award at...

Building collapse: Vice President calls for strict enforcement of construction and safety regulations

Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called for strict adherence to building and safety regulations following the collapse of a structure at the North...