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Energy Minister commissions Ghana’s first-ever CNG facility

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has described the commissioning of Ghana’s first-ever Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) facility as...

Mahama using Akufo-Addo’s roadmap – Charles Bissue on galamsey fight

Charles Bissue, former IMCIM secretary, has insisted that Ghana’s current fight against illegal mining is not a matter of new ideas, but of continuity...

Ghana donates engineering equipment to Jamaican Defence Force for hurricane recovery

President John Dramani Mahama has handed over engineering equipment and supplies to the Jamaican Defence Force to support recovery and reconstruction efforts following Hurricane...

Ketu South MP supports youth with start-up equipment

The Member of Parliament for Ketu South and Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Dzifa Abla Gomashie, has awarded certificates and start-up tools...

Adu-Boahen questions year-long delay in clearing VDL container

Former Managing Director of Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL), Albert Adu-Boahen, has expressed surprise that a container of spare parts supplied by Dutch firm...

Dzifa Gomashie launches filmmaking training for youth in Ketu South

The Member of Parliament for Ketu South and Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Dzifa Abla Gomashie, has rolled out a filmmaking training...

Government begins audit of public lands sold in recent years – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced that government has begun a comprehensive review and audit of all public...

All previously sold public lands to be reviewed for value — Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced that all public lands previously sold by the government will undergo a...

Gabby Asare Otchere‑Darko to launch visa‑free Africa campaign at APD 2026

Founder and Executive Chairman of the Africa Prosperity Network, Gabby Asare Otchere‑Darko, has announced plans to launch a continent‑wide campaign for visa‑free travel at...

Anloga market fire: Victims demand thorough investigation, gov’t support

Several traders at the Anlo Market in Kumasi are counting their losses after a devastating fire gutted a large section of the market on...

Hopeson Adorye slams minority’s boycott of CJ’s parliamentary visit

Hopeson Adorye, the Director of Field Operations for the United Party (UP), has criticised the Minority in Parliament following their decision to boycott a...

The older a man gets, the longer it takes to impregnate a woman – Gynaecologist

Gynaecologist and Obstetrician Specialist, Dr Promise Sefogah, has cautioned that male fertility declines with age, a factor that can significantly prolong the time it...

Ghana Armed Forces medics excel at U.S.-led Best Medic Competition in Italy

Medical personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have achieved impressive results at the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) Best Medic...

Haruna Iddrisu visits Ga Mantse over language inclusion in AI learning platform

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has paid a courtesy call on the Ga Mantse at the Ga Mantse Palace, assuring the Ga State...

Parliament to audit 1D1F policy, majority insists

The Majority Caucus has announced plans to request a detailed audit of the One District One Factory (1D1F) policy when Parliament resumes, citing widespread...

Majority faults public transport decline, assures swift improvements

The Majority Caucus has blamed the current strain on Ghana’s public transportation system on years of neglect under the previous government, describing the situation...

Majority dismisses Minority claims, recalls economic hardship under erstwhile Akufo-Addo gov’t

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has dismissed recent claims by the Minority, insisting that Ghanaians have not forgotten the severe economic hardships experienced under...

MP raises concern over inadequate facilities at Goaso Fire Station

The Member of Parliament for Asunafo North in the Ahafo Region, Haruna Mohammed, has raised concerns over the poor state of facilities at the...

5 suspects fined for defrauding man of GH¢130,000 in Wenchi

The Wenchi District Court has fined five members of a mobile money fraud syndicate GH¢6,000 each, with a six-month custodial sentence in default, for...

Ghana Army School launches new CBRN training course at Michel Camp

The Ghana Army School of Ammunition and Explosives (GASAE), in collaboration with the French Armed Forces, has launched a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear...

Stop buying toy guns for your children – Small Arms Commission tells parents

Ghanaian parents are being advised to reconsider buying toy guns for their wards, especially during festive season. The Ghana National Commission on Small Arms and...

National Security begins joint crackdown on illegal transport fares in Kumasi

The Ashanti Regional Office of the National Security Secretariat, on Monday, commenced a special joint security operation aimed at curbing the charging of illegal...

Court strikes out Daddy Lumba’s estate application over unauthorised applicant

A High Court in Kumasi on Monday struck out an application connected to the estate of late highlife icon Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known...

US exit from WHO poses risks to Ghana’s health system – Abuakwa South MP

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has cautioned that the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) could...

Mahama announces members of Presidential Council for Accra Reset Initiative

President John Mahama, on the sidelines of the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, announced new members of the Presidential Council for the...

Leadership is not about pleasing people – Amoabeng warns Mahama on cost of being too nice

Former UT Bank boss and founder, Captain (Rtd) Prince Kofi Amoabeng, says President John Mahama’s humane and easygoing nature could become a weakness if...

Fire sweeps through Anwona Market barely 24 hours after Sofoline incident

A fire swept through the Anwona Market near Afful Nkwanta in the Kumasi Metropolis on Monday evening, causing extensive damage to shops. It comes barely...

Kennedy Agyapong will become President in 2029 – Prophet El-Bernard 

The General Overseer of Spiritlife Revival Ministries, Prophet Bernard El-Bernard Nelson-Eshun, has predicted that Kennedy Agyapong will become President of Ghana in 2029. Speaking on...

No rigging can stop Kennedy Agyapong’s victory in NPP flagbearership race – Prophet El-Bernard

The General Overseer of Spiritlife Revival Ministries, Prophet Bernard El-Bernard Nelson-Eshun, has insisted that no amount of rigging can prevent Kennedy Agyapong from winning...

More revelations about Ken Agyapong in my book than I’ve made public – Prophet El-Bernard

The General Overseer of Spiritlife Revival Ministries, Prophet Bernard Nelson-Eshun, has disclosed that his book contains far more prophetic revelations than he has publicly...

Two in critical condition after violent clashes between 2 youth groups in Winneba

Two persons are in critical condition at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital following a violent clash between two youth groups at Sankor, a...

NPP Race: ‘There is nothing like if when God speaks’ – Prophet El-Bernard on Kennedy Agyapong

The General Overseer of Spiritlife Revival Ministries, Prophet Bernard Nelson-Eshun, popularly known as Prophet Bernard Eshun, has declared that Kennedy Agyapong will become the...

Heavy security at Accra High Court hears Habeas Corpus case of Seidu Abagre

Heavy security was deployed at the Accra High Court on Monday, January 26, 2026, during the hearing of a habeas corpus application involving Naa...

All involved in Jacobu police–youth clash will face the law – Ashanti Regional Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has warned that all individuals involved in the violent clash between youth in Jacobu and police officers...

Global power shifts threaten Ghana’s economy – Minority

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for a fundamental rethink of Ghana’s economic and foreign policy strategy, warning that global power dynamics now...

Fear grips Sukuumu community after police–youth clash leaves one dead, another injured

Fear has gripped residents of Bepotenten Sukuumu in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region following a violent clash between some youth and...

Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment raises concern over illegal mining at Newmont concession

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology has expressed concern over rising illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey, within the Newmont...

First batch of Ghana Labour exchange beneficiaries departs for Antigua, Barbuda

The first batch of 121 beneficiaries under the President Mahama–led administration’s Ghana Labour Export Programme has departed Ghana for Antigua and Barbuda in the...

Volta police seize vehicle carrying suspected narcotics worth over GH¢1m

The Volta Regional Police Command has achieved a significant breakthrough in the fight against drug trafficking after intercepting a vehicle transporting suspected narcotic substances...

Fire rips through compound house at Gumani

A fire outbreak at a ten-room compound house in Gumani, Northern Region, was prevented from causing widespread destruction thanks to the swift intervention of...