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Women urged to take active role in political leadership

Mensah, former Member of Parliament for Afram Plains North and National Coordinator for Recreation and Wellness at the Ministry of Sports and Recreation, Seyram...

GNMTA flags posting delays and allowance backlog as threat to Nursing-Midwifery pipeline

The Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees’ Association says prolonged delays in the posting of graduate nurses and midwives are weakening students’ confidence and threatening the future...

Fire destroys 8-bedroom house at Konongo Lady Diana

An eight-bedroom house has been completely gutted by fire at Konongo Lady Diana in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region, leaving...

Ghana hosts GAYO-DYEC 2026 as youth innovators drive Africa’s green transition

The Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) Eco-Club Campus Chapters have launched initiatives aimed at tackling unemployment, poverty, and environmental degradation through a green entrepreneurship...

There’s no immunity from crime – Lawyer clarifies limits of MP immunity in Ghana

Lawyer and energy expert, Lom-Nuku Ahlijah has stated that Members of Parliament (MPs) in Ghana do not enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution, stressing that...

Suspects arrested in NACOC anti-drug raids in Accra and Oti

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a number of suspects and confiscated quantities of illegal drugs following a series of coordinated anti-narcotics operations...

Ghana on track to exit Gavi vaccine support by 2030 – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana is on course to exit financial support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, by 2030 as the...

Nkawie SHTS exposed to insecurity as persistent power outages put students’ and staff lives at risk – Headmistress

The Headmistress of Nkawie Senior High Technical School, Mrs. Faustina Sekyere, has raised concerns over growing insecurity on the school’s campus due to persistent...

Sex romps killing businesses in Mallam Atta Market – Traders cry out

Used condoms on tables, sperm stains around stalls, and open sexual activities at night, these are now the disturbing realities confronting traders at the...

FDA reveals how tsofi still finds its way onto Ghanaian markets despite ban

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has shed light on why turkey tail, widely known in Ghana as tsofi, continues to circulate in local...

Ghana lost $78 million after US aid cuts – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that Ghana lost about $78 million in health sector funding following the decision by the United States to...

Ministry of Health issues public alert amidst Ebola outbreak in Uganda, DR Congo

The Ministry of Health has assured the public that Ghana remains on high alert following reported cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Uganda...

Lordina Mahama assures traders welfare will be protected in Makola redevelopment exercise

First Lady Lordina Mahama has given traders at the 31st December Makola Market an assurance that the planned demolition and redevelopment of the facility...

TTAG urges government to restore automatic posting for trained teachers

The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has expressed concern over government’s failure to restore automatic posting for trained teachers, warning that the situation...

Mahama urges Africa to reduce donor dependence in healthcare

President John Dramani Mahama has declared that the era of heavy donor dependency in Africa’s healthcare sector is coming to an end, calling on...

43-year-old battles for life, appeals for medical support after multiple surgeries

A 43-year-old resident of Kadentwe, a farming community in the Kete-Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region, is appealing for urgent financial and material...

Security forces intercept large cache of ammunition in Nkwanta, arrest two suspects

Security personnel in Nkwanta in the Oti Region have intercepted a large quantity of ammunition during two separate intelligence-led operations, leading to the arrest...

Akatsi: Two brothers drown in attempt to rescue sibling in abandoned quarry pit

Two brothers have drowned in an abandoned quarry pit at Live Donorkope in the Akatsi South Municipality after attempting to rescue their younger brother. The...

NADMO assesses damage in Assin South after rainstorm displaces residents

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has launched an emergency response and assessment exercise following a destructive rainstorm that hit Assin Akrofuom and Assin...

Soldier, 5 security operatives granted GH¢2m bail over alleged assault

The Accra Circuit Court One has granted bail of GH¢2 million each with three sureties to a soldier and five security operatives accused of...

Bad weather disrupts flights as aircraft circle over Accra Airport

Heavy thunderstorms over Accra on Sunday, May 17, disrupted flight operations at the Accra International Airport. The storm forced several inbound and outbound flights into...

Ghana, Gambia renew talks on justice for 50 Ghanaians killed under Jammeh regime

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, has revealed that Ghana and The Gambia are continuing discussions aimed at securing justice for the...

NAIMOS cracks down on illegal mining, arrests Chinese national on Offin River

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified its anti-galamsey campaign with a major operation at Dawusaso in the Amansie South District of...

Team Obour rejects allegations linking him to Juaso incident

The communications and legal affairs team of parliamentary hopeful Mr. Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Bice Osei Kuffour, has strongly rejected allegations linking...

Ex-NAFCO boss Hanan and wife dragged back to court over alleged theft, fraud and money laundering exceeding GH¢60m

Fresh court documents filed at the High Court in Accra have alleged a list of criminal charges against former National Food and Buffer Stock...

Mpraeso MP donates GH₵50k to market women after relocation concerns

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Opoku Ansah, popularly known as OPK, has donated GHS50,000 to traders at the Mpraeso Central Market to...

Water crisis hits Abetifi Kyemase Technical Institute

The Abetifi Kyemase Technical Institute in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region is grappling with a persistent water shortage that is affecting...

Guaman queen mother appeals for extension of Nkoko Nkitinkiti to support rural women

The Queenmother of Buem-Guaman in the Jasikan Municipality of the Oti Region, Nana Okrebea II, has called on government to extend the “Nkoko Nkitinkiti”...

Ecobank Ghana PLC assures customers of stability after Supreme Court defeat in Daniel Ofori case

Ecobank Ghana PLC has assured customers and stakeholders that its operations remain stable and financially sound despite suffering another setback in its protracted legal...

Ensure timely inputs, climate-smart support to cocoa boost productivity – COCOBOD urged

An organic cocoa farmer at Tetekasum-Amanfrom near Suhum in the Eastern Region, Charles Oppong, has called on the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to ensure...

Zabarma leaders appeal to government over national ID documentation challenges

The Eastern Regional Secretary of the Council of Zabarma Chiefs, Ismila Shiabu, has called on government to address challenges facing the Zabarma community in...

Wontumi in court over fraud and GH₵30m financial loss to Ghana EXIM Bank allegations

The state has initiated major criminal proceedings against the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman...

GNAT raises alarm over acute teacher accommodation deficit in Asunafo districts

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Asunafo District of the Ahafo Region has raised concern over what it describes as an...

Navy rescues seven suspected Ivorian stowaways from oil tanker off Tema coast

The Ghana Navy has rescued seven suspected Ivorian stowaways from the rudder trunk of a Belgium-registered crude oil tanker, MT Cap Felix, during a...

Muntaka inspects 24-hour market, school refurbishment projects in Asawase

The Member of Parliament for Asawase and Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has joined officials of the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly on an...

Bibiani MP cuts sod for 24-hour market project at Sefwi Bekwai

The Member of Parliament for Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai, Bright Asamoah Brefo, has officially cut sod for the construction of a modern 24-hour economy market...

Immigration Service engages SHS students on peacebuilding after recent riots

The Ghana Immigration Service through the Paga Sector Command has engaged about 400 students of Navrongo Senior High School in a peacebuilding outreach programme...

NSA releases March 2026 allowance for National Service personnel

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced the successful payment of March 2026 allowances to National Service Personnel across the country. According to the Authority,...

MP’s aide killed in Oda-Nkwanta road crash, three others critically injured [Photos]

A tragic accident on the Oda-Nkwanta road has claimed the life of Kofi Nti, an aide to the Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda,...

Wontumi Campaign team slams Presidential Staffer over comments on ongoing court case

The Communication Directorate of the Wontumi Campaign has criticised a statement allegedly made by Rosemond Obeng, a presidential staffer, regarding the legal matters of...