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Interior Minister directs IGP to crack down on illegal private security forces

Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has directed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to take urgent action against individuals and groups forming private...

Pesticide air pollution linked to respiratory illnesses among farmers

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Public Health, John Arko Mensah, has urged farmers to wear nose masks and other...

GREDA renews call for scrapping of 20% VAT on housing

The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) has renewed calls on the government to remove the 20% Value Added Tax (VAT) on housing, arguing...

NDC has not shown it can manage power sector effectively — Fiifi Boafo

Former Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the recurring power...

96% of Ghanaian pensioners willing to work beyond retirement age – Study

Study by the Centre for Retired Experts (CREX) has found that 96% of pensioners surveyed in Ghana are willing to work beyond the mandatory...

Supreme Court dismisses Kojo Oppong Nkrumah’s application seeking to halt legal vacation trials

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Ofoase-Ayirebi Member of Parliament Kojo Oppong Nkrumah seeking to halt selected criminal trials during the ongoing...

Mahama Care treats seven cancer patients in Volta Region

The Volta Regional Coordinator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), popularly known as Mahama Care, Emefa Daitey, says seven clients with various cancer-related...

Adamus saga: Review Committee uncovers GH¢205m arrears, gold shipment discrepancies

The Ministerial Review Committee on the Adamus Resources lease revocation has uncovered major financial and regulatory irregularities, raising concerns about potential revenue losses to...

Parliament must summon GRIDCo, Energy Minister over recurring blackouts – Adomako-Mensah

The Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, is calling for the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Energy Minister to...

Ghana gets nuclear power plant simulator 

Ghana has acquired a nuclear power plant simulator to train personnel and strengthen safety preparedness ahead of its planned nuclear power programme. The simulation centre...

Journalism must prioritise public interest over attention — Kwesi Pratt

Veteran media practitioner and Managing Editor of The Insight, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has urged media organisations and journalists not to reduce journalism to a...

Power outages could drive up cost of digital services — NITA

The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) has warned that persistent power outages could increase the cost of internet and other digital services as operators...

I don’t subscribe to Oyinbo life, Nigeria’s Elumelu schools lady for calling him by first name [Watch]

A young lady has gone viral after UBA Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, corrected her for addressing him by his first name during an interactive...

Deputy Education Minister slams BOGISS authorities over handling of assault case

Deputy Education Minister Dr Clement Apaak has criticised authorities at Bolgatanga Girls’ Senior High School (BOGISS) over what he describes as the poor handling...

Tanoso Traditional Council funds several anti-galamsey operations – Ankobeahene

The Tanoso Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region says it has been spending its own resources to support operations against illegal mining, popularly known...

27-year-old man arrested over provocative TikTok video on death of Mion Lana

The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Abdulai Mohammed Saani, over a provocative TikTok video related to the death of the...

TUSAAG temporarily suspends strike action

The Technical Universities Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) has suspended its ongoing industrial action and directed members to resume work following renewed engagements...

Man allegedly stabbed to death over land dispute at Achiase

Residents of Achiase, near Aboso in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region, have been left shocked following the alleged stabbing death...

Legal vacation: Supreme Court to rule on Oppong Nkrumah’s suit against Chief Justice today

The Supreme Court is expected to rule today, Friday, August 21, on an application filed by Ofoase-Ayirebi Member of Parliament, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, seeking...

Courier driver busted with cocaine at Accra International Airport

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted a significant amount of suspected cocaine at the Accra International Airport in an operation that has led...

Paul Yandoh reveals how he sneaked out of NPP election grounds after defeat

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Communications Officer Paul Yandoh has revealed how he sneaked out of the party’s regional election grounds after...

2026 Damba Festival cancelled as Dagbon mourns late Ya-Na

This year's Damba Festival has been cancelled by the Dagbon Traditional Council following the death of the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II. Announcing...

Alleged romance scam pastor remanded for two more weeks

Ghanaian pastor Nana Yaw Bonsu Kwarteng, who is accused of allegedly defrauding women through romance scams, has been remanded for another two weeks after...

Mahama targets 700 Saglemi housing units for completion by March 2027

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to complete and commission the first 700 housing units at the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project by March...

Titus-Glover’s campaign team involved in accident near Dambai

The campaign team of former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, who were travelling to the five northern regions to continue campaigning...

NPA Deputy Chief Executive Dr Dramani Bukari laid to rest in Damongo

The late Deputy Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Dramani Bukari, has been laid to rest in Damongo in the Savannah...

Eduwatch demands review of disciplinary action against BOGISS student

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called for an independent review of the disciplinary action taken against a 14-year-old student of Bolgatanga Girls Senior High...

Government to begin payment of compensation to Akosombo Dam spillage victims – Volta Regional Minister

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the government will begin the payment of compensation to victims of the 2023 Akosombo Dam spillage before...

We didn’t sublet mining lease – Adamus demands evidence

Adamus Resources Company Limited has denied subletting its mining lease to another operator without ministerial approval, describing the allegation as inaccurate, and has challenged...

Rev. Andrews Awintia’s father, Agure Awintia goes home on Saturday

The funeral of Agure Awintia, father of the Regional Superintendent of the Greater Accra East Region of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Andrews...

Education Ministry condemns alleged sexual abuse of autistic student at BOGISS

The Ministry of Education has condemned the alleged sexual abuse of a 14-year-old student with autism at the Bolgatanga Girls’ Senior High School (BOGISS)...

Ntotroso-Tano bridge to reopen after eight years as government targets September completion

The long-abandoned bridge over the River Tano at Ntotroso in the Ahafo Region is expected to be completed by September 2026, paving the way...

Nsawam Prison to host Teacher Licensure Examination for inmates for first time

The Nsawam Medium Security Prison is set to make history by becoming the first correctional facility in Ghana to host the Ghana Teacher Licensure...

Dansoman Junction traders, drivers welcome planned drainage repairs

Traders and commercial drivers at Dansoman Junction have welcomed plans to fix the persistent drainage problem at the busy interchange, with engineers expected to...

2026 Dixcove Kundum Grand Durbars cancelled over security concerns

The Grand Durbars scheduled to climax the 2026 Kundum Festivals in Lower and Upper Dixcove in the Western Region have been cancelled over security...

Mineworkers demand GH¢380m locked-up funds, threaten industrial action

The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has appealed to the Finance Minister to intervene in the recovery of more...

Adom Trotro: Aboboyaa riders react to AMA reflector directive

Following the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s directive for all aboboyaa and tricycle operators to fit their vehicles with reflectors by the end of August, some...

Kumasi spiritual centre housing 2,000 mentally ill persons to be shut down

The Mental Health Authority is taking steps to shut down a spiritual healing centre in Kumasi where more than 2,000 people with mental health...

Fire guts three-storey building at Manhyia South; 11 rooms destroyed

A three-storey building at Manhyia South in Kumasi has been gutted by fire, destroying 11 out of the 44 rooms in the building. The fire...

Hostel owners explain rising student accommodation fees [Listen]

The Chairman of the Hostel Owners Association, Bishop Dr Akwasi Owusu, has defended the cost of private student accommodation, saying high taxes, land prices,...