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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Ethiopia prompts GHS alert

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a public alert following the confirmation of a Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Ethiopia, calling for...

Police remand three suspects linked to viral domestic violence video

The Ghana Police Service has remanded three suspects captured in a viral video showing a violent assault on a woman believed to be the...

Education Minister announces free education for all special needs learners from 2026

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has unveiled an ambitious plan to expand government support for learners with special needs nationwide, including a proposal to introduce...

Mahama deserves another term, we will test the law – Kojo Adu-Asare

Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Kojo Adu-Asare, has said that President John Dramani Mahama deserves a third term in office. Speaking on Asempa FM’s...

Government to upgrade Mankraso SHS after outstanding NSMQ performance

The government has announced a major upgrade for Mankraso Senior High School following the school’s impressive performance in the recently concluded National Science and...

ECOWAS ruling premature to celebrate – Ayikoi Otoo

Lead counsel for former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, Ayikoi Otoo, has downplayed the significance of the ECOWAS Court’s interim ruling in the case involving...

We can’t confirm number of people trapped underground – NADMO on Prestea mining disaster

The Deputy Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality, Emmanuel Sarsah, says officials are still unable to confirm...

Executive overstepped its authority by swearing in new Chief Justice – Ayikoi Otoo

Lead Counsel for former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, Ayikoi Otoo, has criticised the government for swearing in a new Chief Justice despite unresolved petitions...

Build toilets or face prosecution – Jasikan MCE warns landlords

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Buem-Jasikan Municipality in the Oti Region has urged households to prioritise building toilets, as the assembly will soon...

Gov’t to recruit 6,100 teachers from 2023 cohort – Education Minister

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has addressed the peaceful demonstration by unposted teachers who took to the streets on Wednesday, calling for immediate postings. Speaking...

Parliament adopts report for review of Petroleum Revenue Management Act 

Parliament on Tuesday adopted a report for the review of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act, Act 815, to allow the government to invest Ghana's petroleum revenues in areas that deliver maximum earnings.  This follows a report laid...

New GSS data shows bribery declining, but repeat payments surge as Police MTTD tops list

New data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) paints a nuanced picture of citizens’ interactions with public officials in the first half of 2025. The...

Government to provide 50,000 housing units for teachers – Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reaffirmed government’s dedication to fulfilling President Mahama’s pledge to improve teacher welfare through the provision of adequate...

NPP supporters protest over continued detention of former BOST MD 

Scores of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters have gathered at the Accra High Court on Wednesday to protest the continued detention of the former...

Ministry of Lands engages Amantena residents on mining regulations

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has engaged residents of Amantena to foster collaboration between the government and large-scale mining companies, while ensuring...

Asunafo South MP condemns “excesses” in swoop at Hwidiem after NAIMOS attack

Asunafo South Member of Parliament, Eric Opoku, has condemned the military’s reaction to the recent attack on members of the NAIMOS taskforce in Hwidiem,...

Health Minister announces recruitment of 13,500 nurses, pledges pending salaries by month-end

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced the successful recruitment of 13,500 nurses and midwives, describing it as a major boost to...

Rachel Nana Adwoa Appoh praises Police over swift arrest in Ofankor domestic violence case

Former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Rachel Nana Adwoa Appoh, has lauded the Ghana Police Service for its prompt action in arresting...

Sanitation Crisis: Ghana bleeds $500m yearly – Ahmed Ibrahim

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has raised alarm over Ghana’s worsening sanitation crisis, revealing that the country loses...

South Dayi DCE vows strict action against open defecation, strengthens sanitation enforcement

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for South Dayi, Mr. Courage Kokroko, has reaffirmed the Assembly’s commitment to empowering environmental health officers to intensify house-to-house...

Effia MP urges swift review of Office of the Special Prosecutor

Member of Parliament for Effia, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, has called for an urgent reassessment of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), claiming the institution...

Terrifying moment bandits attack Kwara church, kidnap members [Video]

A chilling video has surfaced showing heavily armed bandits storming a branch of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area...

GETFund clears arrears owed Students Loan Trust Fund

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has cleared all outstanding legacy arrears owed the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), covering the period 2017 to...

World Toilet Day: Volta Region urges stronger action against open defecation

The Volta Regional Environmental Health Directorate has joined the global community to commemorate World Toilet Day 2025, calling for renewed commitment to ending open...

Kwahu Traditional Leaders invoke curses on persons involved in Queen Mother’s arrest

Tension is heightening in Kwahu after traditional leaders invoked heavy curses on individuals they believe played a role in the arrest of the Kwahuhemaa,...

Agric Minister outlines tough measures to boost local food production [Audio]

Minister for Food and Agriculture Eric Opoku says government has intensified efforts to clear the current surplus of food crops and strengthen Ghana’s push...

OSP clarifies status of Ken Ofori-Atta’s INTERPOL Red Notice application

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has confirmed that proceedings regarding Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta’s request to have his name removed from INTERPOL’s...

Ahafo Youth unemployment reaching alarming levels – Labour Officer warns

The Labour Officer for the Ahafo Region, Simon Kwadwo Asare, has expressed concern over the rising rate of youth unemployment in the region, describing...

Kumasi, Obuasi, other Ashanti environs to experience thunderstorm tonight

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a warning for possible isolated thunderstorms across parts of the Ashanti Region and neighbouring areas from midday into...

GNFS saves 3-bedroom house at Larteh Akuapem

A prompt response from firefighters at the Larteh Fire Station averted a potentially disastrous incident after a three-bedroom self-contained house caught fire on Tuesday. Officials...

ECOWAS Court dismisses Torkonoo’s case

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo’s request for interim orders to halt the committee probing the processes that...

You are not entitled to an appointment – North East Regional Minister tells aggrieved Walewale NDC supporters

North East Regional Minister Ibrahim Tia has dismissed claims by supporters of the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Walewale that he and other regional executives...

Ashie Moore Appointed Board Chair of Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited

Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ,Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, has been appointed as the Chair of the newly inaugurated...

Mahama pledges support for 2026 World Assemblies of God Congress [Photos]

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged his government’s support for the 2026 World Assemblies of God Congress to be hosted in Ghana. The President gave...

Kpebu demands sacking of Special Prosecutor and two OSP officials over SML–GRA scandal

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu is demanding the immediate dismissal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng and two senior officials of the Office of the...

It’s under Mahama’s gov’t that the single largest reduction in transport fares of 15% occurred – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has credited the Mahama administration with achieving the biggest single reduction in transport fares in Ghana’s recent...

You handed over a ‘junk’ economy to us – Kwakye Ofosu to Minority

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has launched a strong rebuttal against the Minority in Parliament, insisting that the current government inherited an...

Fisheries Commission stocks Sunyani prison’s fish pond with 1,000 tilapia fingerlings

The Bono Regional office of the Fisheries Commission has supplied the Sunyani Central Prison with 1,000 tilapia fingerlings and two bags of fish feed...

OSP has a long hurdle to climb – Ofori-Atta’s lawyer fires back after official charges

Frank Davies, the lawyer of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, says he is not surprised by the 78-count case filed by the Office of...

Heath Goldfields confirms three deaths at Bogoso-Prestea concession

Heath Goldfields Ltd. has confirmed the deaths of three individuals who entered its Prestea concession in the Western Region without authorisation. The miners reportedly became...