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Wontumi brought to Accra High Court for Tano Nimiri case while serving 20-year sentence

The jailed Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has made his first appearance at...

Mahama, former presidents, other dignitaries to attend Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s funeral – Family confirms

The family of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo has announced that final preparations for his burial and funeral rites have reached their final stages,...

GMet forecasts thunderstorms in northern Ghana as mist and fog affect southern areas

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has forecast thunderstorms and rain over parts of northern and transition belt communities on Wednesday, while much of southern...

Contractors on $500m World Bank road projects to face sanctions for poor work – Agbodza

Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza has assured Parliament that road projects to be funded under the newly approved US$500 million World Bank...

Two arrested at Asawase Market over suspected narcotics hidden in fertiliser sacks

The Manhyia District Police Command has arrested two men after an intelligence-led operation uncovered a large quantity of suspected narcotic drugs concealed in fertiliser...

Businessman George Essandoh petitions Cyber Security Authority over alleged online harassment

Businessman George Essandoh has petitioned the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) to investigate a social media user operating under the names “wickedblogger,” “wickedbloggergh,” and “wickedblogger...

Three killed, 11 injured in head-on collision at Ajumako Kokoben

Three people have died, while 11 others sustained varying degrees of injuries following a head-on collision involving two vehicles at Ajumako Kokoben in the...

Wontumi chose trial over plea bargain – Deputy AG rejects NPP’s ‘political prisoner’ claim

Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has dismissed claims that the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman...

Ghana backs UNAIDS’ “40+20” milestone to end AIDS by 2030 as AU leaders prepare to meet in Accra

Ghana has pledged its full support for the UNAIDS “40+20” global milestone, a new roadmap under the Global AIDS Strategy 2026–2031 aimed at expanding...

Five arrested over alleged human trafficking; 18 rescued at Kwabenya

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested five people for their alleged involvement in human trafficking and cyber-enabled criminal...

Gov’t Statistician highlights plans for register-based education data system after meeting with Education Minister

The Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, has announced progress on Ghana’s Pilot Register-Based Education Statistics Project following a meeting involving the Ghana Statistical Service...

Delegation from Dagbon formally informs Otumfuo of Ya-Na Abukari II’s death

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, received a delegation from the Dagbon Traditional Council, which formally informed him of...

ECG announces planned power outages across Tema, Ashanti, Accra West, Central and Eastern Regions for Wednesday

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of planned maintenance exercises across the Tema, Ashanti, Accra West, Central and Eastern regions...

Wontumi’s lawyers only sought an adjournment, not to move motions – Deputy A-G

Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has rejected claims that Chairman Wontumi's legal team was prevented from arguing pending applications before...

GNFS relocates bee swarm after student, teacher attacked at Vakpo Secondary Technical School

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has safely removed and relocated a bee swarm from the Vakpo Secondary Technical School in the North Dayi...

Unemployed man jailed for attempting to steal police armoured vehicle

The Kwadaso Circuit Court in Kumasi has sentenced a 26-year-old unemployed man to one month in prison for attempting to steal a police armoured...

2 arrested for illegal mining near Adansi Asokwa Agenda 111 Hospital site

National Security operatives have arrested two people, including the owner of an illegal mining site located close to the Agenda 111 Hospital project at...

‘Don’t rush to scrap it’ – Adawudu defends criminal offensive conduct law

A member of the NDC’s legal team, Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, has urged caution over growing calls to repeal the criminal offensive conduct provisions, insisting...

Egyapa Mercer offers free 2026 BECE result checking support for Sekondi constituents

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has announced a free Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) result-checking initiative for candidates within the...

Atta Akyea explains absence during Wontumi’s sentencing

Lead counsel for New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, Samuel Atta Akyea, has explained his...

Parliament approves US$300m World Bank facility to transform secondary education

Parliament has approved a US$300 million credit facility from the International Development Association (IDA) to finance the Secondary Education Transformation for Access, Relevance and...

Wontumi’s appeal will be based on over 20 legal grounds – Lead counsel

Lead counsel for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, says the defence...

Two people arrested for galamsey close to Agenda 111 Hospital

National Security operatives have arrested two people, including the owner of an illegal mining site cited close to an Agenda 111 hospital project site...

Three injured after timber logs crush vehicles on Oforikrom road

Three people sustained injuries after timber logs fell from an overturned truck onto two vehicles along the New Road in the Oforikrom Municipality of...

Bagbin orders MPs to obey ban on unauthorised sirens and police escorts

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has directed all Members of Parliament (MPs) to comply fully with the government's directive banning the unauthorised...

Government reclaims public lands, plans stricter laws on state asset disposal – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says the government has reclaimed portions of public land following a review of what he described as questionable land transactions...

NASPA suspends Capacity Building Programme, assures no further deductions from NSS personnel

The National Service Personnel Association, NASPA, has suspended its nationwide Capacity Building Programme with immediate effect pending a comprehensive review. At a press conference dated...

Six suspects arrested, GH¢300,000 recovered after robbery on Portor-Gurumpe highway

The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with a highway robbery on the Portor-Gurumpe Highway and recovered GH¢300,000 allegedly...

We will build one of the most sophisticated communications architectures for NPP – Miracles Aboagye

Aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications Director, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has pledged to build what he describes as one of the most sophisticated communications...

Why am I on EOCO stop list? – Miracles Aboagye asks

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications Director at the Office of the Party's Flagbearer, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, says he was shocked to discover that his...

I have been defamed, maligned; my wife has even packed her bags – Miracles Aboagye

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications Director at the Office of the Party’s Flagbearer, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, says the allegations surrounding his arrest by the...

I have no objection to EOCO’s investigation but … – Miracles Aboagye

Aide to the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) 2024 presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, says he has no objection to the Economic...

GH¢55m claim is propaganda spin – Miracles Aboagye fires back at EOCO

Former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has rejected allegations that he was involved in the misappropriation...

Minority MPs wear black in Parliament to protest Wontumi’s conviction

Minority Members of Parliament on Tuesday appeared in black attire at Parliament House in protest against the conviction and 20-year prison sentence handed to...

SABC retracts false Ebola outbreak in Ghana report, apologises

South Africa's public broadcaster, SABC News, has apologised for wrongly reporting that Ghana had recorded thousands of Ebola infections and hundreds of deaths, a...

NPP internal elections: COKA vows to reclaim lost Ashanti seats, boost Bawumia’s 2028 vote

Aspiring Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as Chairman COKA, has pledged to lead efforts to...

Bole-Bamboi MP praises late Ya-Na as peaceful, selfless and development-oriented leader

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Bole-Bamboi, Alhaji Yusif Sulemana, has paid tribute to the late Overlord...

Assembly man, brother remanded over death of 25-year-old driver at New Edubiase

A Magistrate Court at New Edubiase in the Ashanti Region has remanded two brothers over their alleged involvement in the shooting and death of...

NPP should not let Wontumi’s conviction block his chairmanship bid – Paul Yandoh

Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Kwabena Yandoh, has urged the party not to allow the conviction of Ashanti...

Ga Traditional Council cautions Chamba group against using ‘Chief’ title

The Ga Traditional Council has cautioned members of a group known as Chamba against presenting themselves as chiefs within the Ga State, describing the...