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Ablekuma North Assembly patches flood-damaged Dansoman Junction road, awaits funding for permanent fix

The Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly has begun temporary repair works on a flood-damaged stretch of road at Dansoman Junction, filling potholes with sand and...

Akufo-Addo failed Ashanti Region on Afari Hospital project – Akwatia MP

Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has accused the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration of failing the people of the Ashanti...

Ambulance Service trains KNUST Pharm D students in life-saving emergency care skills

The National Ambulance Service (NAS), Ashanti Region, has trained final-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and...

GWCL inaugurates G-Water Bottling board to drive growth and expand market reach

Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has inaugurated the Board of Directors of G-Water Bottling Limited, charging members to transform the subsidiary into one of...

Investigation uncovers irregularities in US$150 million World Bank fish farming project in Talensi

An investigation conducted by journalist Moses Apiah has uncovered discrepancies in the implementation of a livelihood project funded under the Gulf of Guinea Northern...

Wontumi seeks plea deal in GH¢30m Exim Bank fraud trial — AG notifies High Court

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has formally requested a plea negotiation with...

2 rescued alive after road crash on Kpeve–Peki highway

Two people were rescued alive following a road traffic accident on the Kpeve–Peki stretch in the Volta Region, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS)...

Accept sentence, rebuild your life – Vanderpuye to Sedina Tamakloe

The National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has urged former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu to...

Major KNUST roads flooded, students stranded as academic activities disrupted

Heavy flooding on major roads within the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus disrupted movement and academic activities on Thursday morning. The...

Mahama will not intervene in Sedina Tamakloe’s case – Vanderpuye

President John Dramani Mahama will not intervene to secure a pardon for extradited former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, National Coordinator of the...

Greater Accra REGSEC lists flood-prone areas as GMet forecasts 100–150mm rainfall in June

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has identified several flood-prone communities across the region for heightened monitoring and intervention following forecasts of increased...

Family of Apostle Kwadwo Safo briefs Speaker on funeral arrangements

The family of the late Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo, led by the head of the Kantanka family, Sarah Adwoa Sarfo, has officially informed the...

We spend money that can build 6 classroom blocks every year on sensitisation – GWL [Audio]

The Director of Communications at Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Stanley Martey, says the amount of money spent annually on public sensitisation and announcements about...

Secondary Education Reforms Programme raising educational standards in Ahafo – GES Director

The Ahafo Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Abraham Fletcher, has lauded the Secondary Education Reforms Programme implemented by the Mastercard Foundation...

People are building on river buffers – GWL on Weija floods [Audio]

The Director of Communications at Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Stanley Martey, has attributed the flooding in parts of Weija to human activities along river...

Cracks appear on asphalt surface on Tema Motorway Interchange

Motorists and commuters using the Tema Motorway Interchange have expressed concern following the emergence of cracks on sections of the recently asphalted road surface...

Flooding not from dam spillage – GWL sets record straight on Weija situation [Audio]

Hundreds of homes in parts of Weija in Accra have been submerged following a controlled spillage of the Weija Dam, leaving many residents stranded...

Fisheries Minister warns against premix fuel overpricing, sets GH¢180 ceiling per gallon

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur, has directed Landing Beach Committees across the country not to sell premix fuel above the approved...

Sewua Hospital to be operational by end of year – Titus Beyuo

The Member of Parliament for Lambussie, Prof. Titus Beyuo, has assured that the Sewua Hospital in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region will...

‘I did not block Minority MPs from inspecting Afari Hospital’ – Atwima Nwabiagya MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Atwima Nwabiagya, Wisdom Osei Boamah, has denied claims that he instructed individuals to block Minority MPs from accessing...

Ghana Water Limited inaugurates Governing Council for Water Institute

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has inaugurated the Governing Council of the Ghana Water Institute (GWI), charging members to position the institution as the leading...

Deputy Transport Minister praises MPS investment at Tema Port

The Deputy Minister for Transport has praised the significant investments made by Meridian Port Services (MPS), operators of the container terminal at Tema Port. Dorcas...

Gender Ministry probes School Feeding complaints at Buaduyili Primary School

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has launched an investigation into complaints about the quality and quantity of meals being served to...

Ministry of Health backs court ruling on Tema polyclinic assault case

The Ministry of Health has voiced its support for the conviction of the man found guilty of assaulting a midwife at the Tema Community...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on Thursday (June 11, 2026)

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned power outages for Thursday, June 11, 2026, affecting communities in the Accra East and Western...

Free SHS suppliers to picket at Education Ministry over GH¢50m debt today

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers (NAIS) has vowed to proceed with its planned picketing at the Ministry of Education, despite fresh assurances from...

Stop sitting on funds for development – Local Gov’t Minister warns

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has issued a stern warning to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across...

Seized excavators to be used for nationwide desilting exercise – Interior Minister

The government has announced plans to hand over 70 excavators confiscated from illegal mining operators to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to support...

Ghanaians stranded in South Africa appeal to Mahama for help after evacuation exercise ends

A group of Ghanaians stranded in South Africa has made a passionate appeal to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene and facilitate their return...

Rainstorms from Nigeria, Benin expected to trigger thunderstorms across Ghana — GMet warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has warned of widespread thunderstorms and rain across parts of the country as rain-bearing systems currently affecting Nigeria and...

Police question Salaga Hospital staff over missing baby as regional team launches probe

Police have begun interrogating staff who worked two separate shifts at the Salaga Municipal Hospital following the reported disappearance of a newborn baby from...

Sand truck mate dies, driver injured in Bokankye electrocution incident

A young man has lost his life after being electrocuted while assisting to offload sand from a truck at Bokankye in the Atwima Nwabiagya...

Forestry Commission staff attacked as mob burns timber checkpoint facility in Bono East

The Forestry Commission has condemned what it describes as a violent attack on its personnel and the destruction of a newly constructed accommodation facility...

Police close probe into allegations against Niharika Handa, Son

A police investigation into allegations that international businesswoman Niharika Handa and her son, Punarvasu Handa, obtained Ghanaian travel documents through false declarations has been...

Education Ministry to hold national forum to tackle SHS indiscipline

Indiscipline in Ghana’s Senior High Schools (SHS) has reached worrying levels, and the government says it is time to act. Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu,...

Gov’t to secure $300m World Bank support to upgrade SHS infrastructure

The government is set to roll out major infrastructure projects in Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country with support from the World Bank,...

Anti-flood taskforce report be presented for Parliamentary scrutiny – Minority demands

The Minority Caucus in Parliament is demanding that the report of the government's Anti-Flood Taskforce be presented to the House for scrutiny. The call follows...

Minority accuses government of incompetence, poor coordination in state institutions

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the government of incompetence and weak coordination across key state institutions, arguing that the administration has struggled...

You shouldn’t go anywhere near public office – Martin Kpebu clashes with Titus Glover

A live interview took an unexpected turn when former Greater Accra Regional Minister Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover and private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu...

Nyinahini SHS Incident: GES disciplinary procedures should have been exhausted before teacher’s arrest – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Atwima District has raised concerns over the handling of the case involving a Nyinahini Catholic...