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Man nearly lynched for allegedly stealing fridge parts at Kasoa Walantu

A man believed to be in his late 30s is in critical condition at the Kasoa Polyclinic after he was allegedly beaten by a...

AG has constitutional authority over OSP, including power to enter nolle prosequi – Kwame Akuffo

Private legal practitioner Kwame Akuffo says the Attorney-General (AG) remains constitutionally empowered to enter a nolle prosequi in cases being prosecuted by the Office...

Gary Nimako urges lawyers to show fidelity to the law

The Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako Marfo, has urged young lawyers and law students to demonstrate fidelity...

Nkwanta South MCE inaugurates Disaster Management Committee

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, Joseph Antwi Awal, has inaugurated a 13-member Municipal Disaster Management Committee to...

Transport operators issue three-day ultimatum to clear traders from roads

Commercial transport operators across Ghana have given the Ghana Police Service and local assemblies a three-day ultimatum to remove traders occupying roads and bus...

Kpandai rerun: NPP more united than NDC – Mussa Dankwah

Pollster and Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) currently appears more united than the National Democratic Congress...

Newmont Ahafo South Mines strengthens ties with host communities

Newmont Ahafo South Mines has stepped up efforts to strengthen its relationship with residents of the five communities within its operational area in the...

Survey shows Dr Bawumia as clear front-runner in NPP flagbearer race

A new survey among members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has placed Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the overwhelming favourite to win...

Adelekezu residents burn six vehicles, destroy mining company’s property after boy’s death

The Western Regional Police Command has launched investigations into a fatal shooting at a mining company site in Adelekezu near Dadwen in the Axim...

Ghana places 18th in Africa as most developed country

Ghana placed 18th in Africa as the most developed country, according to the 2025 World Population Review. Surprisingly, countries like Sao Tome and Principe and...

One dead after bees attack NDC supporters at Kpandai

One person has been reported dead following a bee attack on supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kpandai District after a...

GNFS storms Kejetia Market in fire safety operation

The Ashanti Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Friday, December 12, 2025, carried out a large-scale Market Storm Operation and...

Truck carrying firecrackers goes up in flames at Buduburam

A cargo truck carrying hazardous materials, including firecrackers, caught fire at Buduburam on Saturday evening, December 13, 2025, but was swiftly brought under control...

Health Ministry secures GH¢22.8bn to upgrade facilities and expand workforce

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the Ministry has been allocated GH¢22.8 billion in the 2026 Budget to enhance healthcare...

Galamsey, betting fuel rising school dropouts in Northern Ghana – Eduwatch

Education policy think tank Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has expressed concern over a growing education crisis in northern Ghana, disclosing that nearly 70 per...

Low condom use among young people in Volta Region disheartening – AIDS Commission

The low condom use among the youth, especially adolescent girls and young women, is posing a serious challenge to efforts to reduce HIV infections...

Unemployed Environmental Health Officers to demonstrate over delayed postings

Unemployed Environmental Health Officers and Assistants have announced plans to stage a demonstration on Monday, December 15, 2025, to protest what they describe as...

Most foreign doctoral degrees held by Ghanaians are not accredited – GTEC boss

The Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, has raised concerns about the credibility of doctorate degrees awarded to...

Families must support inmates – Sunyani Female Prison Officer appeals

The Officer-in-Charge of the Female Section of the Sunyani Central Prisons, Assistant Superintendent of Prisons (ASP) Rosemary Ambadrie, has urged families of inmates to...

17 arrested as IGP special operations team intensifies crime raids

The IGP Special Operations Team has arrested 17 suspected drug-peddlers and retrieving several exhibits during an operation at the Waterworks area, a known hotspot...

University of Ghana revises date for first semester 2025/2026 registration

The University of Ghana has revised the start date for course registration for undergraduate students for the First Semester of the 2025/2026 academic year. According...

Family of Man lynched in Nanumba North over fowl theft demands justice

The family of a 20-year-old man allegedly killed by a mob at Lanja in the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region is demanding...

Government to roll out 2,000 housing units for Armed Forces – CDS

The Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has announced that the government will roll out 2,000...

Restore Chiefs’ summons powers to tackle indiscipline – Kwabenghene Appeals

The Chief of Akyem Kwabeng and Gyasehene of the Akyem Abuakwa State, Daasebre Ayimadu Kantamanto II, has appealed to the Ministry of Local Government,...

Gender Ministry convenes National Men’s Conference to advance gender equality

Ghana has taken another step in the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) with the National Men’s Conference on Positive Masculinity, organised by...

BonAgro appeals for government backing in farm mechanisation

The Southern Zone Machines Sales Executive of BonAgro, Mr. Richard K. Tufuor, has called on the government to intensify efforts toward farm mechanisation, describing...

Immediate Past IET-GH President urges engineers to engage in politics

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), has inducted a new batch of members in Wa, using the occasion to call for greater...

Kenyasi No. 1 Traditional Council warns drivers: Avoid reckless driving this Christmas

The Kenyasi No. 1 Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region has urged drivers to avoid reckless driving during the Christmas festivities to help prevent...

Kpandai Rerun: I genuinely hope Nyindam wins – Franklin Cudjoe

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has expressed confidence in New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate Matthew Nyindam ahead of the Kpandai parliamentary rerun, saying...

42-year-old man murdered in his home at Asonkore

A 42-year-old man, identified as Bismark Yaw Sarfo Danso, has been murdered in his home at Asonkore SSNIT, a suburb of Obuasi in the...

Local Government Minister announces one-week nationwide clean-up exercise

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has issued a stern warning to all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives...

Government to upgrade infrastructure at Kwapong Nursing and Midwifery College – Eric Opoku

The Minister for Food and Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Asunafo South in the Ahafo Region, Eric Opoku, has announced plans to significantly...

Cyber Security Authority, National Security arrest 32 in Kasoa-Tuba cybercrime operation

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA), working in collaboration with National Security operatives, has arrested 32 Nigerian nationals in a targeted early morning operation at...

President Mahama arrives in Nigeria for 68th ECOWAS Heads of State Summit

President John Mahama has arrived in Nigeria to participate in the 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government,...

Two dead, three injured in Juaboso–Bonsu Nkwanta Road accident

Two people have died, while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road accident on the Juaboso–Bonsu Nkwanta Road in the Juaboso...

Ghanaians honour late Defence Minister Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah at Jackson park

Senior government officials and leading figures of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have converged at Jackson’s Park in Koforidua to mourn with the family...

Ashanti Region: Four grabbed in Ofoase Kokobeng robbery case

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with an armed robbery incident that occurred at Ofoase Kokobeng near Anwiankwanta. The...

GES denies ‘secret’ recruitment, sale of appointment letter allegations

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed claims that it is secretly recruiting teachers and selling appointment letters for sums as high as GHS25,000. In...

Okada Riders pledge discipline after passage of Road Traffic Amendment Bill

The Okada Riders Association of Ghana has pledged to enforce strict discipline among its members following Parliament’s passage of the Road Traffic Amendment Bill,...

Abu Trica was one of Ghana’s notorious scammers – EOCO

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has confirmed the arrest of suspected cyber-fraud kingpin Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, over his...