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Group of SHS students allegedly assault night security guard at BESS

A night security guard who was allegedly assaulted by a group of students of the Berekum Senior High School (BESS) in the Bono Region...

Adansi School Feeding caterers trained to improve meal quality

Caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme in six Adansi districts have undergone training in Obuasi to enhance their capacity to prepare nutritious meals...

Port Health nurses lead Cervical Cancer Awareness campaign at KIA

Preventive Health Nurses of Port Health at the Kotoka International Airport have spearheaded a cervical cancer awareness campaign aimed at promoting early detection and...

Ghana signs landmark MoU for major cashew processing plant to boost value addition and job creation

Ghana has taken a major step towards strengthening its agro-industrial sector by signing an MoU between the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and...

Gbetseli Manste threatens demonstration over prolonged water crisis

The Gbetseli Manste, His Royal Majesty Nii Teye Kojo Amankwah Sune I, has issued a strong warning to authorities, including the Ghana Water Company...

Specialised high court division to be staffed with trained Judges from court of appeal — Judicial Secretary

Judicial Secretary, Musah Ahmed, has revealed that the newly established Specialised High Court Division will not only have a distinct mandate but will also...

Toyota Voxy burnt beyond recognition after crash at Asikyire Nkwanta

A Toyota Voxy has been burnt to ashes after it caught fire following an accident at Asikyire Nkwanta in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the...

Interior Ministry announces mop-up dates for security recruitment Aptitude Test

The Ministry of the Interior has announced new dates in February for applicants who were unable to complete the Centralised E-Recruitment Portal Aptitude Test...

13 ordained pastors urged to work hard to advance God’s ministry

Thirteen newly ordained pastors of the Assemblies of God Church, Eastern Region ‘C’, have been urged to work diligently and remain committed to strengthening...

Hajia Amina Adam rallies support for Baba Jamal with 500 T-shirts

Hajia Amina Adam, who contested in the Ayawaso East NDC Parliamentary Primary, has presented about 500 T-shirts and several packs of bottled water to...

GNATH urges government to set up fund to boost herbal medicine industry

The Eastern Regional Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Traditional Healers (GNATH), Nana Sika Ansaba, has called on government to establish a development...

Nii Moi Thompson challenges Anokye Frimpong over ‘distorted’ historical claims

The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Nii Moi Thompson, has criticised media personality and self-styled historian Anokye Frimpong over what he...

Nana Aba Anamoah rates President Mahama’s first year back in office

Renowned media personality Nana Aba Anamoah has delivered a high-stakes appraisal of President John Dramani Mahama’s first year back in office, grading the National...

South Tongu MP inspects GH₵500k surgical equipment, supports District Court with logistics

The Member of Parliament for South Tongu, Maxwell Kwame Lukutor, has inspected newly acquired surgical equipment valued at more than GH₵500,000 at the South...

New Edubiase MP cuts sod for classroom and sanitation projects

The Member of Parliament for New Edubiase, Abdul Salam Adams, has cut sod for the construction of a three-unit classroom block for Fahiakobo D/A...

Local Government Minister urges reflection and charity as lent begins

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has extended warm wishes to Christians across the country as they begin the...

Local Government Ministry extends Ramadan wishes to Muslim community

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has extended warm greetings and blessings to the Muslim Ummah as Ramadan begins. In...

Galamsey: Ntotroso Chief urges Newmont to support community mining

The Paramount Chief of Ntotroso and President of the Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs, Barima Twereko Ampem III, has appealed to Newmont Gold Ghana...

Ga Mantse discharged from UGMC following Oti Region accident

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has been officially discharged from the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) following a harrowing road...

Corporate support rolls in for Pan African Heritage World Museum with Suzuki car donation

A brand-new Suzuki saloon car has been donated to Pan African Heritage World Museum (PAHWM) in a significant show of support for Ghana’s growing...

Gloria Amenu urges gov’t to demand TikTok remove explicit videos of victims

Women’s Organiser for the United Party, Hajia Gloria Amenu, has urged Ghanaians to take collective responsibility and demand the removal of explicit videos allegedly...

Bursar of Ghanata SHS arrested for alleged diversion of student food supplies

The bursar of Ghanata Senior High School (SHS), Lamisi Sarah, has been arrested for the alleged diversion of food supplies intended for students. The arrest...

Agogo 1D1F plantain factory workers appeal to FDA to fast-track approval amidst lay-offs

Plantain traders and workers at the Agogo One District One Factory (1D1F) Plantain Processing Factory in the Asante Akyem North Municipality are appealing to...

Baby theft at Mamprobi Polyclinic “overblown” – Security Analyst

Security Analyst Dr. Ishmael Norman has described public reactions to the alleged baby theft at Mamprobi Polyclinic as exaggerated, asserting that Ghana remains largely...

Ahafo COHBS express concern over WAEC decisions on BECE

The Conference of Heads of Basic Schools (COHBS) in the Ahafo Region has expressed dissatisfaction with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) over its...

Ghana Scholarship Secretariat publishes list of 278 beneficiaries

The Ghana Scholarship Secretariat has published a comprehensive list of 278 beneficiaries awarded scholarships for the 2025 academic year. The list, now accessible through the...

Freedom isn’t enough, State must protect citizens — Inusah Fuseini on sex exploitation

Former Tamale Central MP and legal expert Inusah Fuseini has warned that the recent case of sex exploitation by a foreign national highlights critical...

Russian sex video: Diplomacy alone not enough, Ghana must reinforce internal security – Effia MP

The Member of Parliament for Effia, Isaac Yaw Boamah-Nyarko, has called for strengthened national security measures and enhanced public vigilance following the alleged exploitation...

Ghana, Burkina Faso deepen security ties after terrorists kill 8 Ghanaians in Titao

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced plans to deepen security cooperation with Burkina Faso following a deadly extremist attack in Titao that claimed the lives...

BoG, SEC order the removal of all crypto billboards within 48 hours

In a sweeping crackdown on the visibility of digital currencies, financial regulators have ordered an immediate halt to all public advertising of virtual assets...

Majority Leader fires back at Sefwi protesters

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has launched a fierce counter-offensive against the wave of cocoa-related demonstrations sweeping the Western North Region, dismissing...

Vice President calls for stronger national commitment to inclusion

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called for a deeper national commitment to inclusion, stating that Ghana’s development must reflect the needs and...

Titao attack: James Agalga urges cooperation between Ghana and Burkina Faso to combat terrorism

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Defence and Interior Committee and former Minister for the Interior, James Agalga, has called for strengthened regional cooperation following...

Cocoa Farmers picket at COCOBOD headquarters over farmgate price reduction

Cocoa farmers have besieged the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in Accra, demanding a reversal of the recent reduction in the farmgate price of cocoa. The...

Minority raises alarm over commodity dependence and cocoa sector crisis

The Minority Caucus has expressed concern that Ghana is returning to what it describes as dangerous over-reliance on commodity prices to sustain economic stability. In...

Minority warns against ‘artificial stability’ in assessment of Mahama administration

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has cautioned that what the government describes as economic stability under President John Dramani Mahama is largely “manufactured” and...

Minority questions 24-hour economy and job creation claims

The Minority Caucus has criticised what it describes as inconsistencies and policy symbolism within the Mahama administration’s flagship programmes, including the 24-hour economy initiative. The...

NIB or BNI: Will changing the name solve the problem? Prof. Boadi asks

Prof. Isaac Boadi, has weighed in on the clash over the bill seeking to revert the name of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to...

MPs trade blame over Burkina Faso terrorist attack

Parliament was thrown into a heated debate as Members of Parliament traded accusations and counter-accusations over the recent terrorist attack in Burkina Faso that...

New Juaben South MCE visits family of victim of Burkina Faso attack

The New Juaben South Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Ransford Owusu Boakye, has visited the family of Constance Nyarko, a native of Srodea in Koforidua,...