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Family demands independent probe into disappearance of newborn baby at Salaga hospital

The family of a woman who recently gave birth at the Salaga Government Hospital in the Savannah Region is demanding an immediate and independent...

Afari Military Hospital was fully completed before NPP left office – Former Atwima Nwabiagya MCE

Former Municipal Chief Executive for Atwima Nwabiagya, Michael Awuku Amoah, has insisted that the Afari Military Hospital was fully completed, equipped, and ready for...

Asante Gold to re-forest 800 hectares of degraded Tano-Suraw Forest land

Asante Gold Chirano Limited has launched a major reforestation offset project to restore approximately 800 hectares of degraded forest reserves as part of its...

Assin Kyekyewere Circuit Court acquits three of attempted robbery charges

​The Assin Kyekyewere Circuit Court has acquitted and discharged three men who were facing trial for attempted robbery, following a ruling by Her Honour...

61-year-old traditional healer found brutally attacked days after going missing in Assin Kushia

​A community in Assin Kushia, within the Assin North District, is reeling after a missing 61-year-old man was discovered unconscious in a nearby bush...

New Somanya Methodist JHS to get major facelift

In a familiarization tour steeped in nostalgia, the overlord and proud alumnus of New Somanya Methodist Junior High School (JHS), Nene Tetteh Nanor Odjidji...

Wontumi case: Plea negotiation a legal strategy, not admission of guilt – Baffour Awuah

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Subsidiary Legislation Committee, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has clarified that the decision...

Ghana calls on Canada to reverse Thomas Partey’s visa refusal

The Government of Ghana has lodged a formal protest against Canada’s decision to deny a temporary residence visa to Black Stars midfielder Thomas Partey,...

Punishment must be part of any Wontumi plea deal – Arthur Kennedy

Punishment must be part of any plea deal involving Chairman Wontumi, political analyst Dr. Arthur Kennedy has argued. He insists that any negotiated settlement should...

Wontumi trial: Accept plea bargain if it delivers justice, recovery of state funds – Bomfeh urges AG

The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Citizenship, Constitutional and Electoral Systems (CenCES) has urged the Attorney-General to consider accepting a plea bargain...

GMet issues alert on moderate to heavy rains across parts of Ghana

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued an impact-based weather alert warning of moderate to heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, strong winds and possible localised flooding...

Gov’t maintains cocoa producer price despite decline in global prices

The Government of Ghana, through the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has announced that the producer price of cocoa will remain unchanged for the 2026...

Gov’t rolls out transition measures for new legal education system

The government has introduced interim measures to support the implementation of Ghana’s new legal education framework, providing a clearer pathway for thousands of aspiring...

2026 WASSCE: WAEC rules out special resit for Sekondi College students who missed Chemistry paper

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has defended its decision to bar 154 Sekondi College students from sitting Thursday’s Chemistry theory and objective papers,...

GES summons teacher unions for emergency talks over controversial staff data collection exercise

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has summoned the leadership of three major teacher unions to an emergency meeting as it seeks to resolve...

“Don’t even try” – UK PhD Cohort President tells prospective gov’t scholarship applicants

The President of the Ghanaian PhD Cohort Group in the United Kingdom, Prince Komla Bansah, has cautioned prospective beneficiaries of the Ghana Scholarships Authority...

AG challenges Appiah-Kubi’s bid to withdraw from Wontumi’s case

The Attorney-General has filed a preliminary legal objection at the High Court (Criminal Division) in Accra, seeking to block an application by defence lawyer...

I am unique in my own way – Richard Oti declares bid for NPP First Vice Chairman position

Former Sweden Branch Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Oti-Aboagye, has officially announced his intention to contest for the position of National...

Former NPA boss Mustapha Abdul-Hamid loses mother

The family of Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority and former Minister of State, has announced the passing of...

Health Minister launches Free Primary Healthcare, seeks Asogli support

The Minister for Health and Member of Parliament for Joaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has called on the traditional authorities of the Asogli State in...

KLM Flight returns to Accra after reported onboard fire scare; no injuries recorded

A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight travelling from Ghana to the Netherlands was forced to return to Accra on Thursday night after a reported...

Zoomlion, NADMO, DML deploy officers at MMDAs to sustain anti-flood campaign

Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), and its partners have deployed officers across all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in...

GNFS avert major blaze at GRIDCo power station in Techiman

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a fire outbreak at the GRIDCo Power Station in Techiman, preventing what could have been...

Minerals Development Fund to empower human resources in mining communities to drive ‘real development’

Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund, Dr. Hanna Louisa Bisiw-Kotei, says mining communities must see tangible, holistic development that goes beyond ‘token’ projects. She insists...

Nii Lantey Vanderpuye resigns as DRIP National Coordinator to pursue NDC executive position

Former Member of Parliament for Odododiodio, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has resigned from his position as National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme...

Labour expert urges employers to be flexible as worsening traffic takes toll on workers

A Labour Expert, Peter Bismarck Kwofie, has called on employers to adopt more flexible workplace policies as worsening traffic congestion continues to affect workers'...

Minority to move motion for parliamentary inquiry into Ministers of State Excellence awards

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has announced plans to file a substantive motion seeking a parliamentary inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a recent awards...

Floods submerge over 200 homes, shops at Kasoa Krispocity

More than 200 homes and shops have been flooded at Kasoa Krispocity in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region following heavy...

Citizens’ Platform calls for clear roadmap on constitutional reforms implementation

The Citizens’ Platform on Constitutional Reform (CPCR) has urged President John Mahama and the government to urgently publish a clear roadmap and timeline for...

Ghanaians welcome plans for local vaccine manufacturing

Many Ghanaians have welcomed plans by government to establish local vaccine manufacturing as part of efforts to strengthen the country's health security, improve access...

Bawumia champions strong collaboration between state, faith-based organisations

Former Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has called for a deep, continuous collaboration between the state...

Adu-Boahene trial: Witness denies claims of inter-branch fund transfers

Mildred Donkor, the third prosecution witness in the trial of Kwabena Adu-Boahene and two others, has disputed claims that UMB Bank branches independently transferred...

Salaga baby theft: Two midwives remanded

A Tamale Circuit Court has remanded two midwives from the East Gonja District Hospital in Salaga into police custody in connection with the disappearance...

GJA Ashanti Chairman advocates closer media-research partnership

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Mr. Kofi Adu Domfeh, has called for stronger collaboration between the media and research...

Salaga: A nurse jokingly asked mother to “gift” her newborn before disappearance – Assemblymember

The Assemblymember for Kito Electoral Area in Salaga, Thomas Gyando, has also raised concern over comments allegedly made by a nurse shortly before a...

NAIMOS hands over 141 seized firearms for destruction

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has handed over 141 seized firearms and 1,864 cartridges of ammunition to the National Commission on Small...

Anti-LGBTQ Bill not strong enough to protect family values — GPCC

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has stated that the recently passed Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2025, commonly known as...

Local Gov’t Minister pushes for transparency as three-day accountability tour exposes gaps in fund utilisation

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has concluded a three-day accountability and monitoring tour of ten Metropolitan, Municipal and...

Salaga Hospital: Father says spiritualist told him baby has been sold, but buyer has not yet received her

Gabugya Simon, the father of a missing newborn at the Salaga Municipal Hospital, has alleged that he received information suggesting the baby may have...

NPP neglected Volta’s health sector – James Gunu

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has accused the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration of failing to adequately address the health infrastructure needs...