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Weija traditional authorities back demolition of waterway structures to curb flooding

Traditional authorities in Weija, together with the Chief of Lafa Barimba, Nii Ayi Okoforobour, have expressed support for government’s ongoing demolition of structures built...

NADMO warns of possible demolition exercise at Sampah Valley after Weija dam spillage

Residents of Sampah Valley in the Weija community in the Greater Accra Region have been urged to brace for a possible demolition exercise following...

Buduburam residents protest alleged sale of township to private developer

Residents and traditional authorities at Gomoa Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region have staged a protest over what they describe...

First batch of Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa arrive in Accra (Video+Photos)

The first batch of Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa amid rising xenophobic tensions has arrived safely at the Accra International Airport on Wednesday, May...

Eid ul-Adha: Bawumia urges Muslims to embrace sacrifice, compassion and unity

Former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has extended warm Eid-ul-Adha greetings to Muslims in Ghana and around the world, urging citizens to reflect on the...

Galamsey: Lands Minister spearheads 800-acre reclamation drive in Nkroful

The Government of Ghana has intensified its nationwide land reclamation programme as it moves to repair the environmental devastation caused by illegal mining, or...

Another Ghanaian pilgrim dies in Saudi Arabia during Hajj

The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana) has confirmed the death of another Ghanaian pilgrim, Alhaji Sulemana Iddrisu, aged 60,...

Eid-ul-Adha: Suaman DCE donates air conditioners, assorted drinks to Muslim communities

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Suaman in the Western North region Vasco Obour, has donated air conditioners and assorted soft drinks to Muslim...

Hundreds gather at Independence Square for 2026 Eid-ul-Adha prayers [Photos]

Hundreds of Muslims gathered at the Independence Square in Accra on Wednesday, May 27, to offer prayers in celebration of Eid-ul-Adha. Eid-ul-Adha, also known as...

Kpando Zambrama chief urges gov’t to create jobs for Zongo youth to curb immoral behaviour

The Zambrama Chief in Kpando Municipality in the Volta Region, Alhaji Abdul Rafiu Salifu has called on the government to create more employment opportunities...

Eid-ul-Adha: Nkwanta South MP donates cow to Muslim community

The Member of Parliament for Nkwanta South, Geoffrey Kini, has donated a bull to the Muslim community in the constituency, calling on them...

Eid-al-Adha: “No meat for Christians who didn’t remember as during Xmas” – Some Kumawu Muslims

Muslims in Kumawu in the Ashanti Region marked this year’s Eid al-Adha celebrations with prayers, excitement, and light-hearted exchanges as they gathered with family...

Mahama urges youth to embrace discipline and national development values

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghana’s youth to embrace discipline, responsibility and hard work as essential values for national development. Speaking during his...

Dafeamekpor confirms Asante Akyem North MP is under fraud and money laundering investigation in Netherlands

Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has confirmed that detained Member of Parliament Ohene Kwame Frimpong is under investigation in the Netherlands over alleged fraud and money laundering. The...

Lawyers file bail application for detained Asante Akyem North MP in Dutch court

South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP) and Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has disclosed that lawyers for detained Asante Akyem North MP, Ohene Kwame...

Mahama unveils development plan for Zongo communities

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a series of development interventions aimed at improving living conditions in Zongo communities across Ghana, with a focus...

Okudzeto Ablakwa sends goodwill message to Ghanaians returning from South Africa today

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has extended a warm goodwill message to Ghanaian citizens being evacuated from South Africa, assuring them...

Ambassador Samuel Ben Owusu urges gov’t to create sustainable livelihood fund to tackle galamsey

The Head of Missions for Pan Africa AU Agenda 2063, Ambassador Dr. Samuel Ben Owusu, has called on the government to establish a Sustainable...

Teachers, health workers to receive salary arrears starting this month

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has announced that education and health sector workers affected by outstanding salary arrears will begin receiving payments this...

Mahama announces GH¢10m each for technical universities in 2027 budget

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government has earmarked GH¢100 million for Ghana’s 10 technical universities in the 2027 budget, with each institution...

Eid should be an opportunity to strengthen unity and peace – Muntaka

Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has called on Muslims across the country to use the Eid ul-Adha celebrations to strengthen unity among themselves and...

Tema microlight crash: Schoolchildren mistook pilot’s emergency signal for a wave – Report

The Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB Ghana) has revealed that children playing on a field at the Tema Day Care...

ECG upgrades transformers at Akwatia substation to improve power supply

The Electricity Company of Ghana (Electricity Company of Ghana) has upgraded and replaced transformers at the Akwatia Substation in the Eastern Region as part...

Three busted and arraigned over SIM box fraud

Three persons, including a female, have been busted and arraigned over alleged SIM box fraud at Sakumono in Tema West.  They are Olanrewaju Adedeji Segun, Timileyin Fakunle, and Olamide Roheemot, all of...

Ghana welcomes Pope Leo XIV’s apology over Holy See’s role in slave trade

The Government of Ghana has welcomed the historic apology issued by Pope Leo XIV acknowledging the role played by the Holy See in legitimising...

NSB trial: Bank records reflected GH¢1.7m, GH¢402,000 transfers to Adu-Boahene — Witness

The third prosecution witness in the trial involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has confirmed before the Accra High...

Two arrested in connection with Nsawam filling station robbery

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with an armed robbery attack at Kwafokrom near Nsawam in the Eastern...

Six including 3 Chinese nationals arrested over murder at galamsey site at Gwira Ampansie

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects, including three Chinese nationals, in connection with the fatal shooting of a man at an...

Crime is everywhere – Dafeamekpor slams OSP’s Accra-centred operations

Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for what he describes as an overly Accra-centred approach to...

First batch of Ghanaians set to be repatriated from South Africa over anti-immigrant protests

Government authorities are repatriating the first group of 800 citizens, they say, who have registered to be flown home from South Africa on Wednesday...

After 20 years of doubt, DNA results vindicate wife on Obra Show

After weeks of tension, allegations, and emotional exchanges on Nhyira FM’s Obra Show, a much-anticipated DNA test results have finally been revealed — and...

Attorney-General supports suit challenging political parties’ delegate system

Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai has disclosed that the Attorney-General’s Department has filed legal arguments in support of a constitutional case seeking to allow all...

SMG opposes ECG privatisation, backs organised labour

The Socialist Movement of Ghana (SMG) has declared its opposition to any form of privatisation or private sector participation in the Electricity Company of...

Police arrest suspect for allegedly defiling 15-year-old girl at Senya Bereku

The Ghana Police Service Central East Regional Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old suspect for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl at Anomansa in Senya...

Tatale-Sanguli thunderstorm: Residents warned not to consume meat from dead cattle

The Animal Health Assistant Officer for the Tatale-Sanguli District in the Northern Region, Yakubu Yussif, has warned residents, particularly those in Tatale, not to...

IJM calls for increased funding to combat human trafficking at Blue Day media launch

The West Africa Director of the International Justice Mission has called for increased funding and stronger collaboration to intensify the fight against human trafficking...

12 dead, two critically injured in fatal crash on Nkenkensu road

At least 12 people have lost their lives, while two others are in critical condition following a fatal road accident involving a commercial passenger...

NDC is a government of propaganda – Afenyo-Markin criticises Mahama administration

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has strongly criticised the government, accusing the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of failing to deliver on key campaign promises...

Lightning strikes over 20 cattle dead in Tatale

More than 20 cattle belonging to a Fulani herdsman, Sarkin Amaru, have reportedly been killed after a thunderstorm struck Tatale in the Northern Region...

Observe Eid-ul-Adha in peace and harmony – Parliament’s Muslim Caucus urges Ghanaians

The Muslim Caucus of Parliament has called on Muslims across Ghana to observe this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebrations in an atmosphere of peace, unity, mutual...