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Sammi Awuku questions legality of GTA Board Chair appointment

The Member of Parliament for Sammi Awuku has raised concerns over the appointment of the Chairperson of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) Board, questioning...

Transformer catches fire at Oyoko in Koforidua

A transformer at Oyoko in Koforidua caught fire, causing alarm among residents and prompting an emergency response to prevent the blaze from spreading. The incident...

Former Foreign Affairs minister James Victor Gbeho dies at 91

Ghana has lost one of its most distinguished diplomats and statesmen, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, a former Minister for Foreign Affairs and former President...

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo resigns from the Council of State

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has resigned from Ghana's Council of State, sources familiar with the matter have informed Myjoyonline, bringing an end to...

High Court orders Greater Accra Regional Minister to be served for alleged contempt

The Adentan High Court (2) has ordered that the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, be served with a motion on notice...

Brumase residents fear cholera outbreak as refuse remains uncollected for two months

Residents of Brumase, a suburb of Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region, are raising alarm over deteriorating sanitary conditions...

Two killed, one missing in fresh attack on farm at Keri

Two persons have been killed while another remains missing following a deadly attack on a farm at Keri in the Nkwanta South Municipality of...

Salaga North NDC Chairman Iddrisu Sani passes on

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Salaga North Constituency has announced the death of its Constituency Chairman, Iddrisu Sani. In a statement issued on...

2026 Apostolic Visitation commences at Cedar Mountain Chapel

The 2026 Apostolic Visitation of Assemblies of God, Ghana, has commenced, with the Greater Accra East Region hosting the opening session at Cedar Mountain...

Sugarcane farmers suspend planned demo over Komenda Sugar Factory after high-level intervention

The Sugarcane Farmers Association of Ghana (SUFAG) has announced the suspension of its planned demonstration against the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, which...

Government urged to strengthen capacity of MMDAs to regulate building permits

The President of the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry, Emmanuel Cherry, has called on the government to strengthen the capacity of Metropolitan, Municipal and...

Bad road forces Aworabo residents to transport corpse on motorbike

Residents and traditional leaders of Aworabo, a farming community near Mumuni Camp in the Amenfi West Municipality of the Western North Region, are calling...

‘She received a phone call, dressed casually and left the room’ – UCC’s report on deceased student

New details emerging from the Management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have indicated that the Level 200 student found dead at Hutchland...

Panic as body of 67-year-old woman is stolen from Adevukope cemetery

Johnson Dotsey Mensah, the Assembly Member for the Adevukope Electoral Area in the Ketu North Municipality, has reported a suspected grave robbery at the...

Police rule out visible assault in death of UCC student found on beach

Police at the UCC District Command are investigating the death of an unidentified woman whose body was found washed ashore at Hutchland Beach in...

Education Ministry reacts to tragic death of missing UCC student

The Ministry of Education has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Ms. Innocentia Avinu, a Level 200 student of the University of Cape...

Ola Girls’ SHS headmistress appeals for urgent infrastructure, logistics support

The Headmistress of Ola Girls’ Senior High School at Kenyasi No. 2 in the Ahafo Region, Beatrice Adongo, has raised concerns over inadequate infrastructure...

Flooding: TMA, NADMO clear structures on waterways at Tema Timber Market

The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has begun the removal of structures erected on waterways within...

Motor rider dead in multi-vehicle crash on Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway

A motor rider has died in a fatal road traffic accident involving three vehicles on the Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway near the University of Cape...

Dredging begins at KNUST to restore Wewe River flow and curb flooding

Excavators have commenced dredging works on sections of the Wewe River at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in a move...

Fishermen discover dead body in Densu River after heavy flooding

The body of an adult male has been retrieved from the Densu River at Tetegu near Weija in the Ga South Municipality of the...

Refuse crisis deepens as over 500 aboboyaa riders queue for hours

A growing waste management challenge in parts of the Greater Accra Region has left hundreds of refuse transport operators stranded, raising fresh concerns about...

Aflao border plunged into darkness, exposing travelers to attacks – Union Secretary

Emmanuel Kwasi Agbodeka, Secretary to the Cooperative Hiring Car Union, Aflao Branch, has raised alarm over deteriorating security conditions at the Aflao border enclave,...

Nigeria wins 4th ECOWAS Regional Cybersecurity Hackathon 2026 in Accra

Nigeria has been crowned champions of the 4th ECOWAS Regional Cybersecurity Hackathon 2026, securing the coveted $10,000 grand prize after demonstrating exceptional innovation, technical...

Local Government Minister urges AMA to redevelop ageing public structures

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has called on the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to adopt innovative approaches to...

Ambulance Service trains Gambaga College students in life-saving emergency care skills

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) in the North East Region has trained Level 100 students of the Gambaga College of Education in essential emergency...

NACOC seeks GJA partnership to tackle rising substance abuse among youth

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has called for stronger collaboration with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to intensify public education and awareness campaigns aimed...

Missing UCC student reportedly found dead

A female student of the University of Cape Coast who was reported missing earlier this week has been found dead on the university's campus. The...

Several injured after truck crashes into fuel tanker and taxi at Konongo Lady Diana

Several people escaped death but sustained varying degrees of injuries after a container truck collided with a fuel tanker and a taxi at Konongo...

One injured as fire destroys parts of Government Secretariat School hostel in Sekondi

A fire outbreak at the Government Secretariat School hostel in Sekondi has left one person injured after flames engulfed two rooms on the second...

High Court quashes GTEC’s directive derecognising UNEM degrees

The High Court in Adentan has set aside a controversial directive issued by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) that sought to derecognise qualifications...

Mason dies after falling into well during construction work in Abura Dunkwa

A mason has died following a rescue and recovery operation by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at Asokwa, near the District Assembly in...

Ghanaian Mecca pilgrims back home after 2026 Hajj

The first batch of 423 Ghanaian pilgrims who travelled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage have returned...

CHRAJ reveals over 458,000 children are not in school due to child labour in Ghana

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has raised concerns about the persistent problem of child labour in Ghana, warning that the...

Judicial Service dismisses reports magistrate advised settlement in Nyinahin teacher assault case

The Judicial Service has dismissed reports that a magistrate advised parties in a high-profile assault case involving a teacher and a female student to...

Three killed, others injured in head-on collision near Zebilla

Three people have lost their lives after a devastating head-on collision between an Accra–Bawku-bound VVIP bus and a Toyota Sienta commercial vehicle near Zebilla...

Six arrested at Koforidua China Mall site for defying stop-work order

Personnel from National Security, the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service have arrested six individuals during a raid on the controversial China...

Mahama has never considered pardon for convicted officials – Akwatia MP

The Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has stated that President John Mahama has not contemplated granting a presidential pardon to any...

Hundreds of tricycle riders stranded on Mallam-Kasoa road as dump site closure and flooding disrupt waste disposal

More than 500 aboboyaa (tricycle) riders transporting refuse have been left stranded along the Mallam–Kasoa Road due to mounting pressure at major waste disposal...

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...