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Education Ministry clarifies exclusion of Ga, Adangbe in AI tool pilot

The Ministry of Education has addressed concerns raised by members of the Ga and Adangbe community over the exclusion of their languages from a...

Gomoa Central NDC congratulates Rachel Appoh on Sports Fund board appointment

The Gomoa Central Constituency Communication Bureau of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated former Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Rachel Nana...

Eduwatch petitions Chief of Staff to stop GH¢600m foreign scholarship liabilities

Education advocacy giant Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has officially petitioned the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, demanding an immediate freeze on what it describes...

Private citizen seeks injunction to halt operations of Ghana Law Society

A legal battle is brewing over the operations of the newly announced Ghana Law Society (GLS) after a private Legal Practitioner, Yaw Aning Boadu,...

National Security arrests 45 foreign nationals in Tamale crackdown on cross-border crime

National Security operatives in the Northern Region have arrested 45 foreign nationals in Tamale during a coordinated operation aimed at curbing cross-border crime and...

Amonokrom D/A Basic School appeals for more teachers and improved infrastructure

The Amonokrom D/A Basic School in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region has appealed for additional teachers, improved educational infrastructure, and adequate...

I’m the only one who can unite NPP for 2028 victory – Bryan Acheampong

Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Bryan Acheampong, says he is the only candidate capable of uniting the party and leading...

Salaga South MP condemns abuse of Dodowa schoolgirl, assures family of accountability

Salaga South MP, Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah, has assured the family of the abused Dodowa schoolgirl, Jalila Abdul Jalil, that Parliament will take up the...

Govt anti-scam efforts bearing fruit – Cybersecurity expert

Cybersecurity and Information Technology (IT) expert, Adomako Samuel Kwame has praised Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George for efforts to curb fraudulent activities in Ghana. He...

Joy at the Mall: Music, games and shopping deals light up Day Two at Achimota

The Multimedia Group Joy Brands have successfully wrapped up Day two of its three-day takeover of the Achimota Retail Centre, as Joy at The...

Kwadaso MCE warns against indiscriminate waste dumping

The Kwadaso Municipal Assembly's environmental department has cleared a long-standing refuse dump at Ohwimase near the market and Apatrapa Basic School. The waste dump has...

Asante Forkuo honoured at sixth Osabarimba Royal Awards for contribution to sports development

Veteran sports journalist Asante Forkuo has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to sports development, receiving recognition as the most dedicated and longest-serving sports...

11 arrested for engaging in illegal mining at Atiwa

The Atiwa West District Mining Taskforce has arrested 11 suspects for engaging in illegal mining activities in the Atiwa Forest Reserve in the Eastern...

Ho market traders appeal to Assembly to evict sellers from pavement to ease traffic

Traders and management of the Ho Main Market in the Volta Region have appealed to the Municipal Assembly to relocate traders operating on pavements...

UNIMAC-IJ students hold vigil for colleague killed on N1 Highway

Students of the University of Media, Arts and Communication – Institute of Journalism (UNIMAC-IJ) on Friday, January 23, held a candlelight vigil in...

AMA demolishes unauthorised structures at Awudome, North Kaneshie and Tuesday market

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has commenced a citywide exercise to clear unauthorised structures from road shoulders and government-reserved lands across the capital. The...

‘I have great sympathy for Ken Ofori-Atta’ – Inusah Fuseini

Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament Inusah Fuseini has expressed deep sympathy for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. This follows his detention in the United...

Nkrumah Park raked in GH¢10m in 2025; 266,000 tourists visited facility – Executive Director

About 266,000 domestic and international tourists visited the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) last year, the acting Executive Director of the facility, Dr Collins...

Mahama cuts sod for accommodation project, hands over vehicles to GAF

President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for a new accommodation project for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), aimed at improving the living...

Man, 38, arrested over suspected narcotics in Ghana Health Service vehicle

The Ghana Police Service has taken into custody a 38-year-old man over the alleged possession and transportation of substances believed to be narcotic...

Ofori-Atta’s wife confronted ex-AG over ‘slow’ trial of NDC officials under Akufo-Addo

Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament Inusah Fuseini has claimed that the wife of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta once confronted former Attorney General...

GES cautions public against fake recruitment letter circulating on social media

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned the public against a fake recruitment notice circulating on social media, describing the document as fraudulent...

Political agitation making Ofori-Atta extradition bid a ‘foolish case’ – Tampuli

Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Alhassan Tampuli, has warned that the ongoing domestic political agitation surrounding former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is undermining Ghana's...

2,949 killed in 14,743 road crashes in 2025 – NRSA

Road traffic crashes in Ghana claimed 2,949 lives in 2025, marking a worrying rise compared to the previous year, according to provisional figures...

Court fines Agona East NPP member GH¢500K for defamatory comments 

The Agona Swedru High Court has awarded GH¢500,000 in general damages against Kwame Egyire Annan, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Cyber Security Authority announces nationwide exercise to enforce licensing for providers

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has announced a nationwide clampdown on individuals and organisations operating in Ghana’s cybersecurity space without the required licences and...

Achimota Retail Centre braces for day 2 of ‘Joy At The Mall’

Following a blockbuster Friday that transformed the Achimota Retail Centre into a high-energy funfair ground, Multimedia Group Limited's JOY Brands is set to dial...

Gov’t increases quarterly adjudication allowance for chiefs to GH¢50,000

The government has approved an increment in the quarterly adjudication allowance for traditional authorities, a move expected to speed up the settlement of chieftaincy...

Private citizen seeks injunction to halt operations of Ghana Law Society

A legal battle is brewing over the operations of the newly announced Ghana Law Society (GLS) after a private citizen, Yaw Aning Boadu, filed...

UniMAC mourns student killed in hit-and-run on N1 highway

The University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) community is in mourning after the death of Nelson Blay Nokotey, a Level 300 Top-Up Journalism...

Ahanta West MP supports 150 tertiary students through AyindaMaale Educational Trust Fund

The Member of Parliament for Ahanta West, Mavis Kukuaa Bissue, has taken a major step toward easing the financial burden of higher education in...

Aseidu Nketia has made the NDC more attractive – Osei Owusu

Chairman of the NPP Presidential Elections Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, has expressed deep concern about the current state of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),...

Three Nigerians remanded, one granted bail in Kasoa kidnapping, fraud case

The Ofaakor Circuit Court in Kasoa has remanded three Nigerian nationals into police custody while granting bail to a Ghanaian woman in connection with...

Otumfuo Foundation commemorates International Day of Education in Obuasi, advocates youth Inclusion

The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation, in collaboration with AngloGold Ashanti and Adwinsa Publications, has marked the International Day of Education with schools in...

Angel Carbonu urges workers to prioritize family during active working time

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has called on workers to consciously balance their professional responsibilities with family...

Nana Kwame Bediako breaks silence on $14.9m UK judgment debt

The 2024 presidential candidate of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, has responded to reports about a US$14.9 million judgment debt allegedly being enforced...

There was no problem with the pact; Ken wanted guarantees – Joe Osei Owusu

Chairman of the NPP Presidential Elections Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, has clarified that Kennedy Agyapong’s reservations during the signing of the party’s peace pact...

Ballots to be counted at polling stations before transmission to National HQ – Joseph Osei Owusu

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Presidential Election Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, has announced that a total of 211,911 delegates are expected to...

Whether or not Daddy Lumba left a will – Abuasuapanyin breaks silence

The family head of the late highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has stated that the latter's lawyers are best...

Gomoa Wassa chiefs angry with Police over release of assassination suspects

Chiefs and residents of Gomoa Wassa in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region have expressed outrage at the Gomoa Dawurampong Divisional Police...