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GRA Customs seizes 560 suspected galamsey engines at Tema Port

Officers of the Preventive Unit of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Customs Division have intercepted and seized 560 CHANG FANG diesel engines at the...

MIIF CEO charges women to lead with courage and integrity

The Chief Executive Officer of the ","MIIF"], Justina Nelson, has urged women leaders in the financial services sector to embrace resilience, discipline, and innovation...

48-year-old jailed for poaching at Ankasa Conservation Area

The Nkroful District Court has sentenced Ofori Annor, a rubber tapper, to three years' imprisonment for poaching in the Ankasa Conservation Area, a wildlife-protected area in the Western...

Ghana@69: Economy in better shape than before – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says Ghana’s economy is currently in a stronger position than it was previously, pointing to ongoing...

Bawumia and Samira safe in Mecca – Office clarifies

The office of former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has confirmed that he and his wife, Samira Bawumia, are safe and in good health in...

MIIF CEO tours quarry sites to strengthen industry engagement

The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), Justina Nelson, has embarked on a familiarisation visit to selected quarry sites as...

MIIF engages top firms at African Mining Indaba 2026

The Minerals Income Investment Fund has launched a series of high-level discussions with leading mining companies at the African Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape...

Mallam Atta market women colour to relieve stress and learn digital safety

In commemoration of International Women’s Day on March 8, Targeted Rights Initiative organized a community-based event for market women at Mallam Atta Market in...

CLOGSAG declares nationwide strike effective March 9

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana has declared a nationwide strike, directing all its members in the Civil Service and Local Government...

Insubordination leading to dismissals at Newmont: Queen Mother raises concern

Nana Yaa Adutwumwaa Morosa, the Queen Mother of Kenyasi No. 1 in the Ahafo Region, has raised concerns over insubordination among workers, which she...

SLTF disburses first-semester loans to over 27,000 students for 2025/26 academic year

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has released first-semester loan payments for the 2025/2026 academic year, benefiting more than 27,000 students across the country. In...

Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, CDD-Ghana sensitise Kaneshie traders on reproductive health

Traders and residents at the Kaneshie Market in Accra participated in an open discussion on sexual and reproductive health when the Adom FM Dwaso...

Ghana Armed Forces and Agri-Impact partner to deepen food security

“One of my first tasks from the late Minister of Defence, Dr. Omane Boamah, was to find ways to reduce our national food bill....

PREHENS-GH call for urgent support to tackle rising NCD deaths

Preventive Health Nurses of Ghana (PREHENS-GH) are calling for urgent government and financial support to combat the growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which...

Mankranso cocoa farmers demand reversal of producer price to GH₵3,100

Some cocoa farmers continue to vent their displeasure at the recent price cuts, lamenting the new reduction would heavily impact their livelihoods. Farmers in Mankranso,...

Six injured in accident at Enyiresi on Kumasi–Accra Highway

Six people have been injured in a road accident on the Kumasi–Accra Highway near Akyem Enyiresi in the Eastern Region. The crash occurred close to...

IGP orders probe into alleged GH₵400k unauthorised MoMo withdrawal

The Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has ordered an investigation into allegations of an unauthorised withdrawal of GH₵400,000 from a mobile money agent’s...

Two arrested for vandalizing Awutu Chief Palace and stealing Chief’s clothes and stools

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects, with others still at large, following an incident of vandalism at the Awutu Oshimpo...

Atwima Mponua cocoa farmers protest price reduction and payment delays

Cocoa farmers in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region have staged a demonstration against the government over the reduction in cocoa producer...

Potrikrom accident: Three discharged, three referred for specialised treatment

The Medical Superintendent of St. Edward Catholic Hospital, Dr. Christopher Anane, has confirmed that six persons survived the ghastly accident at Potrikrom in the...

Two injured after fuel tanker catches fire on Koforidua–Mamfe road

A fuel tanker caught fire on the Koforidua–Mamfe road on Wednesday, causing heavy traffic and panic among motorists. According to Accra-based UTV, the tanker was...

Gideon Boako calls for independent investigation into alleged mismanagement of Ghana’s gold

The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr. Gideon Boako, has raised serious concerns over the sale of 18 tonnes of Ghana’s gold reserves,...

ADB donates GH¢200,000 to boost Ghana Medical Trust Fund’s ‘Heal Ghana Month’ campaign

The Agricultural Development Bank has donated GH¢200,000 to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund to support its “Heal Ghana Month” campaign, aimed at raising resources...

Tano North Assembly improves road network in Duayaw Nkwanta

The Tano North Municipal Assembly in the Ahafo Region has launched a road improvement initiative to address the poor conditions affecting residents across the...

Presidency hosts St. Kitts Prime Minister and spouse

First Lady Lordina Dramani Mahama joined John Dramani Mahama to host the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Terrance Michael Drew, and his...

Gideon Boako calls for a bipartisan inquiry into alleged ‘criminal’ sale of Ghana’s gold reserves

The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr. Gideon Boako, has called for a bi-partisan parliamentary inquiry into what he describes as the questionable...

NAIMOS to begin 24-hour surveillance at galamsey flashpoints

The Lands Ministry has announced that the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) will begin full-scale, 24-hour surveillance at illegal mining hotspots across the...

Middle East tensions a wake-up call for energy security – PHDC CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC), Dr. Tony Aubyn, has described the ongoing tensions in the Middle East as...

21 remand inmates granted bail in Tamale under Justice for All Programme

A total of 21 remand inmates at the Tamale Central Prison have been granted bail under the Justice for All Programme (JFAP), in a...

CLOGSAG questions basis for proposed CAGD independence

A member of the Review Committee of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), Daniel Appiah, has challenged the rationale behind...

Mahama’s UN speech inspired my visit to Ghana – St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Michael Drew, has revealed that President John Mahama’s address at the United Nations General Assembly...

Ghana signs visa waiver agreement with St. Kitts and Nevis

Ghana and Saint Kitts and Nevis have reached a new visa waiver agreement that now covers holders of ordinary passports, widening travel access between...

Man dies after falling into well at Ada Kasseh

A man believed to be in his 20s met his untimely death on Tuesday afternoon after falling into a well at Kasseh in the...

GCTU Vice-Chancellor sues university over termination of appointment

The Vice-Chancellor of Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), Prof. Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, has filed a lawsuit at the High Court in Accra, challenging what...

Interior Ministry announces release of aptitude test results for 2025/26 security recruitment

The Interior Ministry has announced that results for applicants who participated in the 2025/26 Centralised Services E-Recruitment Portal (C-SERP) aptitude test will begin going...

Bawumia and wife evacuated from Qatar amidst Middle East tensions

Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Ghana's former Vice‑President and New Patriotic Party flagbearer for the 2028 election, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and his...

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...