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Adwoa Safo needs your prayers – Family says amidst concerns over her condition

The family of former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has expressed deep worry over her condition following the shooting incident at the...

AG opposes bid to delay judgment in Wontumi Samreboi trial

The Office of the Attorney General has opposed an application seeking to postpone judgment in the ongoing criminal trial involving the Ashanti Regional Chairman...

It costs $92m monthly to keep the lights on – PURC boss

The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Shaffic Suleman, says Ghana spends an average of $92 million every month beyond...

Ghana close to issuing forest carbon credits under J-REDD+ programme – Minister

Ghana is close to issuing forest carbon credits under its ambitious J-REDD+ programme, according to the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. This comes as...

DOVVSU probes Prophetess over alleged assault and detention of 16-year-old boy at Asufufu

The Bono Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has launched investigations into the alleged assault and five-day...

Gov’t secures scholarships for over 30 health tutors for PhD studies

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that the government has secured scholarships for more than 30 health tutors to pursue PhD...

Sedina Tamakloe was not in prison custody until June 24 – Minority alleges

The Minority in Parliament has challenged the government’s account on the whereabouts of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina...

Defilement: Victim’s family praises DOVVSU, recommends promotion for two personnel

The family of a 14-year-old victim of defilement has praised the personnel of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) in the Bono...

Two friends granted GH$200k bail over gold theft

Two friends have been granted GH$ 100,000 bail with two sureties each by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of...

ECOWAS Court seeks stronger compliance with judgments

Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves, the President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has called on Member States to transform their commitment to...

Why Editor of Herald Newspaper Larry Dogbey was jailed for contempt [Read Full Judgment]

The Editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbey, has been sentenced to seven days' imprisonment after an Accra High Court found him guilty of...

WASSCE candidate who died after final paper identified as 18-year-old Notre Dame SHS student

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidate, who died last Wednesday moments after completing the final paper, has been identified as 18-year-old...

Police arrest suspected drug peddlers, seize narcotics in Kumasi operations

The Inspector-General of Police Special Operations Team, in a major crackdown on the illicit drug trade with support from the Ashanti Regional Police Command,...

GJA monitoring conviction and sentencing of Larry Dogbey

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has described as unfortunate the conviction and sentencing of journalist Larry Alans Dogbey, Managing Editor of The Herald Newspaper...

Government may drop case to free Sedina Tamakloe – Sam Pyne alleges

Former Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Sam Pyne, has raised concerns over what he describes as a lack of transparency regarding the...

Obaatanpa Radio condemns alleged attack on station, reports incident to police

Management of Obaatanpa Radio has condemned what it describes as an attack on its premises by the Municipal Chief Executive for Awutu Senya East,...

NDC Chairman sues Obaatanpa Radio over “false” reports

The Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Richard Asiedu, says he has filed a lawsuit against Obaatanpa Radio at the High...

We didn’t sack workers or lock Obaatanpa Radio – NDC Central Regional Chairman

The Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Richard Asiedu, has strongly denied allegations that he and other party officials stormed Obaatanpa...

10 suspected Nigerian commercial sex workers arrested at Sefwi Chirano

Ten suspected Nigerian commercial sex workers have been arrested by the Bibiani police for allegedly engaging in commercial sex work at Chirano in the...

20 districts, 12 municipalities recommended for upgrade – Local Government Minister

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has disclosed that a report recommending the elevation of 20 districts to municipal...

Fire destroys distribution truck and cargo in Assin Fosu

A distribution truck carrying a large quantity of household goods was completely destroyed by fire at Fosu Habitat, a suburb of Assin Fosu in...

Our late father would be disappointed – Kwadwo Safo Jnr. on shooting incident

Kwadwo Safo Junior, a son of the late Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka and brother of former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, has expressed...

Kristo Asafo Mission dismisses reports surrounding alleged Adwoa Safo shooting incident

The Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana (KAMOG) has rejected reports surrounding the alleged shooting incident involving former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, describing some...

Gov’t working to evacuate more Ghanaians from South Africa before June 30 – High Commissioner

Government is continuing efforts to evacuate more Ghanaian nationals from South Africa ahead of planned anti-immigration protests scheduled for June 30, Ghana's High Commissioner...

I only received processed data – Former NSA Accountant distances himself from hire purchase list

The former Head of Accounts at the National Service Authority (NSA), Eric Nyarko, on Thursday told the court hearing the case against former Deputy...

Mahama confirms three Deputy Comptrollers-General to strengthen Ghana Immigration Service

President John Dramani Mahama has approved the confirmation of three Deputy Comptrollers-General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), elevating them from acting positions to...

Man jailed 30 days for posing as NIA staff to defraud Ghana Card applicants

A man identified as Fidelis Samuel Mensah has been sentenced to 30 days imprisonment by the Gbese District Court for allegedly impersonating an employee...

Owning a gun is a privilege, not a right – Deputy Interior Minister

Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has emphasised that owning a firearm in Ghana is not a constitutional right but a privilege...

Deputy Interior Minister sends important message on Gun Amnesty Programme

Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has announced that the government has acquired metal detectors as part of a strengthened crackdown on...

NACOC to launch nationwide anti-drug abuse campaign in schools

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has announced plans to roll out an intensive anti-drug abuse campaign across educational institutions nationwide beginning June 26, in...

Heavy security after Kasoa MCE, NDC officials storm Obaatanpa radio station

Tension is high in Kasoa after the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Seth Sabah Serwonoo-Banini, together with the Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic...

We are clearing structures on waterways – La Nkwantanang MCE defends demolitions [Audio]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Nkwantanang–Madina, Ibrahim Faila Fuseini, has defended the ongoing demolition of structures blocking waterways within the municipality, saying...

Health Committee presents report on death of hit-and-run victim Charles Amissah to parliament

Parliament's Health Committee has formally laid its report on the circumstances surrounding the death of 29-year-old hit-and-run victim Charles Amissah, before the House, paving...

They filled a river with sand to build – La Nkwantanang MCE justifies demolition of church structure [Audio]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Nkwantanang–Madina, Ibrahim Faila Fuseini, has clarified an alleged altercation between a municipal task force and a church...

That was a slip of tongue – La Nkwantanang MCE clears air on phone call over demolition [Listen]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Nkwantanang–Madina, Ibrahim Faila Fuseini, has clarified comments suggesting that he received a call from officials at the...

“Journalism is not a crime” — Herald MD reacts to 7-day jail sentence in Petraco SA case

The Managing Director of The Herald newspaper has disclosed that he has been convicted and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment by Justice Isaac Addo...

ECOWAS Court ruling on Torkornoo case disappointing – Ahiagbah

The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has expressed disappointment over the decision of the ECOWAS Court of Justice...

Tension mounts as pastor resists demolition of church building in waterway (Video)

Tension erupted in Pantang Village in the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, when a municipal taskforce demolished the Kingdom Palace Church...

Ghanaian British Airways pilot jailed for raping minor he met on Instagram

A British Airways pilot of Ghanaian descent has been jailed for eight years and four months for raping a 12-year-old girl he met on...

Education Ministry raises alarm over drug networks in schools, urges teachers to intensify monitoring

The Ministry of Education has called on teachers and school authorities across the country to heighten surveillance and monitoring of students amid growing concerns...