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Ghanaian British Airways pilot jailed for raping minor he met on Instagram

A British Airways pilot of Ghanaian descent has been jailed for eight years and four months for raping a 12-year-old girl he met on...

Education Ministry raises alarm over drug networks in schools, urges teachers to intensify monitoring

The Ministry of Education has called on teachers and school authorities across the country to heighten surveillance and monitoring of students amid growing concerns...

Don’t wait for gov’t jobs, create businesses – KMA Mayor to Service Personnel

The Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, popularly known as Zuba, has urged National Service personnel, particularly those in...

Young man dies after allegedly stabbing himself to demonstrate spiritual powers

A young man popularly known as Sheihu, believed to be in his early twenties, has reportedly died in Salaga in the East Gonja Municipality...

Local Gov’t Minister demands transparency and inclusions across four Assemblies

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has intensified efforts to promote transparency, accountability and inclusive development at the local...

Eastern Region receives five Metro Mass Transit buses under government fleet expansion programme

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Awatey, has handed over five buses to the Koforidua Branch of Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) as part...

Akonta Mining trial: Wontumi lawyers seek postponement of judgment

Lawyers for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and his company, Akonta Mining...

Private security companies have no legal authority to carry guns – Muntaka

Private security companies in Ghana have no legal authority to use firearms, Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has said. The Asawase MP revealed what he...

Government must show leadership in tackling floods – GPCC Chairman

The Chairman of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Apostle Dr Eric Nyamekye, has urged the government to intensify efforts to address poor...

NACOC warns of cannabis-laced nkosua ne meko on university campuses

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has raised an alarm over a growing new trend of cannabis being infused into everyday food items, such as...

Abuakwa South MP gives GH¢20,000 to widow to rebuild her life

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has supported a widow identified as Serwa with GH¢20,000 to help her establish a...

Education Ministry seeks support to locate Bole SHS teacher interdicted over alleged sexual misconduct

The Ministry of Education has appealed to the general public to assist security agencies in tracking down a teacher at Bole Senior High School...

Two friends remanded over alleged conspiracy and theft 

The Toase District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region has remanded two friends into police custody over alleged conspiracy, causing damage and stealing at Manso-Nweneso.  The...

Gov’t applies for BoG licence to establish Women’s Development Bank

The Ministry of Finance has officially applied to the Bank of Ghana for a licence to establish the proposed Women’s Development Bank, a flagship...

GHS sets up committee to probe missing baby at Salaga hospital amid interdiction of staff

The Savannah Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has set up a seven-member committee to thoroughly investigate the mysterious disappearance of a...

Fatal Kpong–Tema collision renews road safety concerns

A man has died in a collision involving a Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and a Howo tipper truck on the Kpong–Tema Highway, raising renewed concerns...

Muntaka confirms Sedina Tamakloe is in prison custody, not private facility

Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak has firmly dismissed allegations that former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, is being...

Deputy Finance Minister reveals GoldBod earned over $10bn from gold exports in 2025

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) generated more than $10 billion from gold exports in 2025, significantly boosting the country’s foreign exchange reserves and contributing...

NCCE raises alarm over rising child prostitution in Yilo Krobo

Henrietta Glikpo, Director of the Yilo Krobo Municipal Office of the National Commission for Civic Education National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has raised...

Transport operators threaten 20% fare increase over condition of Kasoa–Winneba road

Commercial transport operators have warned that they will increase fares by 20% on the Kasoa–Winneba route from Monday, June 29, if the government fails...

Government removes taxes on school feeding caterers’ payments

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced the removal of taxes on payments made to caterers under the Ghana School Feeding...

July 3 declared public holiday for Republic Day observance

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that Friday, July 3, 2026, will be observed nationwide as Republic Day and treated as a statutory...

GUTA urges PURC to suspend planned utility tariff increases

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to suspend the implementation of its planned utility...

Government suspends issuance of new gun licences pending regulatory review

The Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has announced that the government has placed a temporary embargo on the issuance of new...

Over 2,000 firearms to be destroyed under Gun Amnesty Programme – Deputy Interior Minister

Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has disclosed that more than 4,000 firearms have been surrendered nationwide under the government's Gun Amnesty...

Stay off KNUST lands – Otumfuo warns land grabbers

The Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has issued a stern warning to chiefs, individuals,...

NADMO demolishes three out of 16 unsafe structures in Accra

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) says three out of 16 unsafe structures identified for demolition across the Greater Accra Region have already been...

Drivers block Shama–Nyankrom road over poor condition; undertake self-help repairs

Taxi drivers and commercial motorbike riders operating on the Shama Nyankrom Junction–Nyankrom town road in the Western Region blocked the stretch to traffic on...

BRUHM honours five football legends including Odartey Lamptey, Osei Kofi and Mohammed Polo

BRUHM, one of Ghana’s leading home appliances and electronics brands, has officially launched BRUHM Honours Legends, a national tribute campaign dedicated to celebrating Ghanaian...

Government suspends operation to remove foreign children from streets over funding challenges – Gender Minister

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has disclosed that government operations aimed at removing foreign children from the...

GNFS rescue man trapped in hotel elevator at Osu [Video]

A man has been safely rescued after being trapped in a stalled elevator at a hotel in Osu, Accra, in the early hours of...

Ghana takes centre stage at 2026 CAISEC

The Director-General of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) and Chair of the Africa Network of Cybersecurity Authorities (ANCA), Divine Selase Agbeti, has positioned Ghana...

Why there will be no expansion of school feeding programme in 2026

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has announced that no additional schools will be added to the Ghana...

Man found dead in manhole at Bibiani Overseas

A man believed to be in his thirties has been found dead in a manhole at Overseas, a suburb of Bibiani in the Bibiani...

Rotary Club gives James Camp Prison major facelift

The Rotary Club of Accra South has undertaken a major facelift of the James Camp Prison kitchen in Accra, renovating the facility and donating...

Man jailed 5 years for stabbing sister’s eyes at Sefwi Abrokofe

The Sefwi Bodi Circuit Court has sentenced a 55-year-old man, William Gyamfi, also known as Kwasi Manso, to five years imprisonment with hard labour...

SWED Mining breaks silence on Bondaye concession row [Listen]

SWED Mining Ghana Limited says it remains the rightful 100 percent owner of the Bondae mining concession and has strongly dismissed comments made by...

Avenor building collapse: National Security yet to give green light for demolition – NADMO

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has said it is awaiting final clearance from National Security before proceeding with the demolition of a structurally...

Kaneshie Market: Traders raise alarm over overflowing refuse container

Traders and residents around the Kaneshie Market are raising concerns over an overflowing refuse container at the market complex, warning that the situation poses...

Lead suspect in Australia-bound meth shipment arrested, NACOC destroys drugs worth GH¢37m

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested the alleged kingpin linked to the attempted export of methamphetamine to Australia, while efforts are ongoing to...