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Clean-up exercise: Agona West fines non-compliant shop owners GH¢500

The Agona West Municipal Assembly has imposed a GH¢500 fine on shop and store operators who failed to participate in the two-day nationwide clean-up...

National Security bans mining activities at Nweneso to halt environmental destruction

National Security has imposed an immediate ban on mining activities at Nweneso Number 1&2, a community in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti...

Sayerano shooting: Police have enough information to begin investigations – Regional Commander

The Western North Regional Police Command says it has gathered sufficient information to commence investigations into the shooting incident at Sefwi Sayerano in the...

Three Amagashie Herbal Clinic staff accused of GH¢500,000 theft struggle to meet bail

Three health workers standing trial for allegedly stealing more than GH¢500,000 from the Kasoa branch of Amagashie Herbal Clinic are reportedly struggling to meet...

Okyenhene mourns Ya-Na Abukari II, praises his peace legacy

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari II. In a statement, the...

European Union mourns Dagbon Overlord Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II, commends his legacy of peace

The European Union (EU) has extended its condolences to the people of Dagbon and Ghanaians following the death of the Overlord of the Dagbon...

Interior Ministry recovers 73 assets linked to drug trafficking

The Ministry of the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, says it has recovered 73 assets linked to drug trafficking as part of intensified efforts to combat...

High Court dismisses injunction application against implementation of GSA’s GH¢720 cap on port charges

The High Court has dismissed an application for an interlocutory injunction against the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) filed by the Ship Owners and Agents...

Ashanti NPP releases provisional results of constituency executive elections

The Ashanti Regional Secretariat of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has released the provisional results of the party’s constituency executive elections held across the...

They beat me up and demanded my phone — Multimedia journalist recounts alleged military assault

A journalist with Adom Brands of the Multimedia Group, Obrempongba Kwame Owusu, has recounted how he was allegedly assaulted by military personnel while covering...

Woman screams in pain after ‘police pepper-sprayed her’ at EOCO headquarters (video)

A young woman has reportedly been pepper-sprayed by police officers during chaotic scenes at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) headquarters in Accra. The...

Loughborough University withholds degrees as Ghana scholarship debt remains unpaid

A group of masters students from Ghana say they have been unable to graduate from Loughborough University after the Ghanaian government failed to pay...

NPP needs new strategies to win 2028 election in Asutifi South – Elected Chairman

The elected Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Charles Oduro Gyamfi, says the party needs new...

Three dead, others in critical condition after accident at Juaso

Three people have been confirmed dead on the spot, while three others are fighting for their lives following an accident at Juaso in the...

EOCO assures public of impartial probe into alleged GH¢55m IMCCoD scandal

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has assured the public that investigations into the alleged misappropriation of about GH¢55 million at the Inter-Ministerial...

Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah hospitalised after arrest over disturbance at NPP constituency elections

Police in the Ashanti North Region have confirmed that popular media personality Okatakyie Kwame Afrifa Mensah and another suspect are receiving treatment at the...

EOCO reveals cause of Dennis Miracles Aboagye’s arrest

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has confirmed the arrest of Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee...

‘His reign was short but impactful’ — Bawumia pays tribute to late Dagbon King

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed his condolences to the chiefs and people of the Dagbon Kingdom following...

Seven arrested after disruption at NPP constituency executive elections in Wiamoase

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested seven people following a disturbance that disrupted the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Efigya Sekyere East Constituency...

Residents report uncollected debris after national clean-up exercise [Photos]

Residents in several parts of Accra have expressed concern over heaps of silt and rubbish left behind after the government's two-day national clean-up exercise...

Yaa Naa Mahama Abubakari II laid to rest at dawn in Yendi as Dagbon mourns

The Gbewaa Palace in Yendi fell silent before sunrise as Yaa Naa Mahama Abubakari II, the Overlord of Dagbon, was laid to rest at...

Yaa Naa Mahama Abukari II passes on

Yaa Naa Mahama Abukari II, the King of Dagbon who restored the Yendi throne after a 16-year chieftaincy dispute, has died. The 41st Yaa Naa...

Dennis Miracles Aboagye is being investigated for fraud-related issues – Akwatia MP

Akwatia Member of Parliament, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has disclosed that Dennis Miracles Aboagye is being investigated over alleged fraud-related issues stemming from his tenure...

Conrad Z. Dumbah takes over as Director-General of Internal Audit Agency

Ghana's public financial management architecture has received a significant boost following the appointment and swearing-in of Conrad Z. Dumbah as the new Director-General of...

Government urged to modernise SHS kitchens as KUHIS alumni commission modern facility

The government has been urged to prioritise the modernisation of kitchens in Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country, as many existing facilities pose...

Firefighters rescue trapped driver after tanker accident at Amanase

Firefighters from the Suhum Municipal Fire Station of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have rescued a driver who was trapped after a HOWO...

We’ve had enough – Commuters demand urgent repairs to SCC–Old Barrier road

Motorists and commuters using the SCC–Old Barrier stretch of the Kasoa–Mallam Highway are calling on the government to urgently rehabilitate the road, particularly the...

Ghana Armed Forces launches Burma Camp redevelopment project

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has launched the Burma Camp Redevelopment Project to replace ageing colonial-era infrastructure with modern facilities to improve personnel welfare...

Multimedia Group condemns soldiers’ assault on reporter in Nkwanta South

The Multimedia Group has strongly condemned the alleged assault of its Oti Regional Correspondent, Obrempongba Kwame Owusu, by military personnel enforcing a curfew in...

Dambai traditional authorities perform rites to officially open new yam trading season

Traditional authorities in Dambai have officially performed the customary rites to usher in the 2026 new yam season, paving the way for the commencement...

June 29 flood disaster: Accra will bounce back – Mahama

President John Mahama on Saturday assured Ghanaians that Accra will bounce back after the June 29 flood disaster. The flood affected seven regions of Ghana,...

Adu-Boahene trial: Defence challenges investigator over national security probe

The defence team for former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has intensified cross-examination of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)’s lead investigator...

Four in court over parcel that landed traveller in Qatar jail

Four people have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly concealing 4.6 kilogrammes of marijuana in a parcel given to a traveller for...

Manasseh Azure urges transparency over alleged arrest of Dennis Miracles Aboagye

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has called for greater transparency from the Economic and Organised Crime Office following reports of the alleged arrest of...

Two Nigerians arrested over alleged murder of 36-year-old man in Tamale

The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested two Nigerian nationals in connection with the alleged murder of a fellow Nigerian whose body was found...

Supreme Court should consider live broadcasts to boost public confidence — Justice Ackah-Boafo

Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Kweku Tawiah Ackah-Boafo, has said the time has come for Ghana to consider live-streaming some Supreme Court proceedings...

Richard Ahiagbah calls for Dennis Miracles Aboagye’s release, cites free speech concerns

The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has called for the immediate release of Dennis Miracles Aboagye following his...

Oppong Nkrumah condemns Dennis Miracles Aboagye’s arrest

Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has criticised the arrest and detention of Dennis Miracles Aboagye, describing it as an attempt to...

Dennis Miracles Aboagye reportedly arrested at airport; NPP accuses EOCO of intimidation

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has alleged that its member, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has been arrested by officers of the Economic and Organised Crime...

Students, residents call for speed ramps at UEW Ajumako campus gate

Students, residents and motorists are calling on authorities to construct speed ramps on the main road in front of the University of Education, Winneba...