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Obuasi Prisons seek public support to establish inmate training workshop

The Obuasi Local Prisons in the Ashanti Region has appealed to the general public for support with building materials to construct a training workshop...

Ghana condemns alleged US invasion of Venezuela, calls for release of President Maduro

The Government of Ghana has expressed alarm over what it describes as a unilateral and unauthorised military invasion of Venezuela by the United States,...

Declare targeted state of emergency on galamsey – CFA Executive Director

The Executive Director of Climate Frontier Advocacy (CFA), Dr John Baptist Naah, has called on the government to declare a targeted state of emergency...

Philanthropist supports 285 widows with food items in Ahafo Region

A philanthropist, with the support of the Member of Parliament for Asutifi South, has donated food items to 285 widows in the Ahafo Region,...

Asphalt laying underway on Tepa–Goaso road

Kofi Job Construction Limited has commenced asphalt laying works on the Tepa–Goaso road in the Ahafo Region, aimed at easing transportation challenges faced by...

NAIMOS arrests 2 for illegal mining at Pankese in Birim North

A NAIMOS taskforce deployed in the Eastern Region arrested two Chinese nationals, Li Yongjin and Nou Chin Haw, at Pankese in the Birim North...

MTN Ghana reduces tariffs across all products and services following VAT reforms

MTN Ghana has announced a reduction in tariffs across all its products and services, aligning its pricing with recent changes to the country’s Value...

Man arrested for assaulting three siblings at Ahenema Kokoben

A 28-year-old man, Benjamin Kwabena, AKA Wofa Atta, has been sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for sexually abusing three young siblings at Ahenema Kokoben...

Fire engulfs garage at Spintex Mannet

A domestic fire gutted a garage being used as a storeroom at Spintex Mannet, near the Police Station, on Saturday, January 3, 2026. The Ghana...

Alleged motor thief tied to pole, assaulted at Gomoa Fetteh

A young man believed to be in his late 20s is in critical condition after he was allegedly tied to a pole and assaulted...

Congestion, lack of equipment hit Fumso Health Centre

The Fumso Health Centre in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region is facing severe infrastructural and logistical challenges, prompting renewed calls for...

One dead, others injured with acid in Mankesim–Ekumfi Ayisam Youth clash

One person has been confirmed dead, while several others have sustained injuries following a violent clash between youth from Mankesim and Ekumfi Eyisam in...

Poor mobile network frustrates Atwima residents

Residents of Atwima Yabi and surrounding communities in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region are appealing for urgent intervention as persistent mobile...

Ho Muslim community divided over the closure of the Central Mosque

Believers of the Islamic faith in Ho are divided over a directive by the Volta Regional Security Council to close down the Ho Central...

Trailer crushes young ‘Okada’ rider at Suame

A horrific road accident claimed the life of a young man on the afternoon of Saturday, January 3, 2026, in Suame Maakro in the...

Provide needed inputs to boost cocoa and rice production – Akutuase farmers to government

The Cocoa and Rice Farmers Association in Akutuase, Asante Akyem North Municipality, has appealed to government to urgently provide the promised input support to...

Embrace National Sanitation Day to restore Sunyani’s beauty – Ahmed Ibrahim

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has urged residents and city authorities in Sunyani to fully embrace the National...

Police arrest 12, destroy drug dens in Tamale crackdown

The Ghana Police Service in the Northern Region has arrested 12 suspects and destroyed several drug dens in Tamale as part of a broader...

GoldBod’s pricing reforms near retail rates, not losses – Sammy Gyamfi

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has defended the institution’s gold pricing framework and traceability measures, insisting that...

Vice President urges youth leaders to embrace purposeful leadership at PENSA Ghana Conference 2026

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on Saturday attended Day Three of the 2026 PENSA Ghana Conference at Gomoa Fetteh, urging young leaders to...

Driver trapped after truck crashes into tree at Sawla

A road crash occurred at the Sawla Weighing Bridge along the Sawla–Wa stretch in the Savannah Region in the early hours of Friday, January...

Delayed harmattan brings unexpected rainfall across parts of Ghana – GMet

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has reported an unusual delay in the onset of the 2025/2026 Harmattan season, leading to unexpected rainfall across several...

Fuel was never rationed under previous gov’t – Mahama Tiah

Walewale MP and Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr Mahama Tiah Abdul-Kabiru, has dismissed claims that the previous government was forced to...

Policy institutions must be held to efficiency standards despite their mandate – Bright Simons

Honorary Vice President of IMANI-Africa, Bright Simons, has called for stronger scrutiny of the cost and efficiency of government institutions, arguing that institutions created...

Gold cannot be managed like cocoa – GoldBod CEO explains

Sammy Gyamfi, GoldBod CEO, has defended the operations of the Ghana Gold Board, insisting that gold trading cannot be managed like cocoa and dismissing...

Ghana Education Service maintains 2025/2026 SHS academic calendar

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that the 2025/2026 academic calendar for senior high schools will remain unchanged. In a statement dated January 2,...

Ghana opens talks with Ukraine to secure release of detained national

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that Ghana has begun diplomatic engagements with Ukraine to secure the release of a...

Adansi Anhwiaso community raises funds to build police station

Residents of Adansi Anhwiaso in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region have mobilised funds to construct a police station to enhance security...

Homecoming held to boost social amenities in Akyem Asuboa

Chiefs and residents of Akyem Asuboa, a farming community in the Asene-Manso-Akroso District of the Eastern Region, have organised a homecoming event to mobilise...

Ghana Medical and Health Awards 2026 officially release nominees for third edition

The Ghana Medical & Health Awards has officially unveiled nominations for its highly anticipated third edition, announced on 25th December, 2025. Organised by Apex Africa...

Sammy Gyamfi, Dr Tiah Mahama clash over Bawa Rock incorporation details

A heated exchange broke out on Newsfile between the Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, and Member of Parliament for Walewale, Dr Tiah...

Police arrest five suspects for posing as NAIMOS officials in Eastern Region

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested five suspects for allegedly posing as officials of the National Intelligence and Monitoring Organisation (NAIMOS) and...

Gideon Boako organises football scouting festival in Tano North

The Member of Parliament for Tano North in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Gideon Boako, has organised a football scouting festival aimed at identifying and...

Bawa Rock is a licensed gold trader – Sammy Gyamfi rejects claims

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has dismissed claims that Bawa Rock Company Limited is not registered or...

Gold-for-Reserves is a BoG programme, not GoldBod – Sammy Gyamfi

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has clarified that the Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) initiative is a Bank of Ghana...

GoldBod: IMF has right to call it trading losses – Bright Simons responds to claims

Bright Simons, Honorary Vice President of IMANI Africa, has pushed back against attempts to downplay the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) assessment of Ghana’s reported...

GoldBod hasn’t made any losses; we made over GH₵960m in 2025 – Sammy Gyamfi

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has firmly dismissed claims that the institution recorded losses under the Gold-for-Reserves...

Anglican Church, Compassion Project step up fight against child abuse in Kenyasi

The Anglican Church, in collaboration with the Compassion Project, has intensified efforts to strengthen child protection and promote the welfare of children in Kenyasi...

Gov’t urged to intensify galamsey fight as it threatens herbal medicine industry

A Member of the Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Associations (GHATFRAM) and Chief Executive Officer of Amega Herbal, Dr. Asiedu Amega, has raised...

University of Ghana points to student leaders over 25% fee hike

The management of the University of Ghana (UG) has sought to distance itself from the controversial 25% increase in academic fees for the 2025/2026...