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Police arrest seven suspected armed robbers at Zebilla

The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspected armed robbers over alleged robbery activities in Zebilla, Garu and Binduri. The suspects have been...

Drug trafficking: Mahama moves to tighten port security after recent cases

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the formation of an inter-agency task force to develop measures to prevent the trafficking of narcotics through Ghana’s...

Gindabour residents flee after teacher and police officer die in separate incidents

A confrontation between residents and a police officer has left the Gindabour community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District on edge following the reported deaths of...

NaCCA denies partnering Confucius Institute, UCC to train teachers in Chinese

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has denied reports suggesting that it partnered the Confucius Institute at the University of Cape Coast...

NHIA unveils 40 vehicles to strengthen operations nationwide

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has unveiled 40 new pickup vehicles to strengthen its operations and improve service delivery under the National Health...

UAE to cover Hajj expenses for 344 Ghanaian pilgrims in 2027

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will cover the Hajj expenses of 344 Ghanaian pilgrims for the 2027 Hajj season. This forms part of an initiative...

SSNIT urges pensioners to use digital channels to access services  

The Deputy Director-General in charge of Operations and Benefits at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Adam Sulley, has urged pensioners to...

KNUST scientists push for AI-driven solutions to climate and environmental challenges

The College of Science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has called for stronger integration of climate science, artificial intelligence,...

Kpandai ‘Yellow-Yellow’ riders commend DCE for development projects

Commercial tricycle operators, popularly known as ‘Yellow-Yellow’ riders in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region, have commended the District Chief Executive (DCE), Haruna...

Make adequate allocation for us in 2027 budget – Rent Commissioner tells Finance Minister

The Acting Commissioner of the Rent Control Department, Frederick Opoku, has called on the Finance Minister to make adequate budgetary provision for the Rent...

Don’t become the weapon fashioned against women – Akosua Manu tells CID Boss

Akosua Manu has called on the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), DCOP Lydia Yaa Donkor, to ensure that the institution under her...

NPP rejects proposal to extend presidential term to five years

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has opposed the proposal to extend Ghana's presidential term from four years to five, insisting the current four-year mandate...

Ashanti Police push to improve crime response time as fetish priest donates pick-ups

The Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti Region says it is working to improve its response time to crime. According to the Service, this is...

AMA sets record straight on 24-Hour Market project

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has rejected claims that it is undertaking the proposed 24-Hour Market project at Agbogbloshie without consulting affected traders and...

Kpandai DCE accounts for development projects after 15 months in office

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Kpandai in the Northern Region, Haruna Karim, has accounted for a number of development projects and interventions undertaken...

‘How do we run Rent Control with 2 vehicles when others have over 100?’ – Commissioner questions gov’t

Rent Commissioner Frederick Opoku has questioned the government’s decision to provide the Rent Control Department with only two vehicles while other state institutions have...

You appointed me, so give me resources to work – rent Commissioner to Mahama

The Acting Commissioner of the Rent Control Department, Frederick Opoku, has appealed directly to President John Dramani Mahama to provide the department with the...

Government not afraid of media criticism – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says the government is not afraid of criticism from the media, stressing that constructive engagement with journalists...

Police arrest 36 suspects over lynching of officer at Gindabour

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 36 suspects in connection with the lynching of a police officer at Gindabour in the Sawla District of...

Hawa Koomson calls for bail for detained nurse Salomey Baffoe

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organiser aspirant, Hawa Koomson, has appealed to the government to grant bail to 40-year-old nurse and mother of...

New Road Traffic Regulations L.I. 2519 — The full list of offences that could send many drivers to jail

Ghana’s new Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519), prescribe fines and, in some cases, imprisonment for a range of road traffic offences, including illegal...

Afenyo-Markin urges Effutu, Gomoa to resolve dispute through dialogue

Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has appealed for calm and restraint following the recent invasion of the New Winneba community and the...

Joyce Bawah Mogtari highlights women’s role in public sector financial governance

Senior Presidential Advisor and Senior Presidential Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has highlighted the growing role of women in promoting...

Joyce Bawah Mogtari urges African women to value their leadership journey

Senior Presidential Advisor and Senior Presidential Aide Joyce Bawah Mogtari has encouraged women pursuing careers in public service and leadership to recognise the importance...

Police declare Barbara Asantewaa Kodua wanted over alleged incitement of violence

The Ghana Police Service has declared Barbara Asantewaa Kodua, alias Ghana Jollof , 40, wanted for allegedly inciting violence. According to a wanted-person notice issued...

I have forced galamseyers to reclaim over 30 acres of degraded land — Atwima Kwanwoma MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive(MCE) of Atwima Kwanwoma, Grace Agyemang Asamoah, says the assembly has compelled illegal miners in the district to reclaim more than...

Kpando MCE, MP commission four development projects

The Kpando Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Killian Donkor, together with the Member of Parliament for Kpando, Sebastian Deh, has commissioned and handed over four...

STEMAIDE Africa launches four innovative kits to transform practical STEM Education in Ghana

STEMAIDE Africa has launched four innovative educational products designed to strengthen practical Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in Ghana and equip students...

About 80% of hostel operators are illegal – Rent Commissioner

Rent Commissioner, Frederick Opoku, has alleged that about 80 per cent of hostel operators in Ghana are operating illegally and without the required licences...

Teacher shortage hits Nkwanta South

The Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region is grappling with a severe teacher shortage of more than 457, a situation education authorities say...

Frimpong-Boateng warns economic hardship could drive young Ghanaians to ‘chase’ politicians

Former Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has cautioned that persistent economic difficulties could push young Ghanaians to take drastic action...

Mahama Ayariga engages Regional Ministers on strengthening local governance

Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has held a courtesy engagement with a number of Regional Ministers as part of...

GRIDCo issues 30-day ultimatum to occupants under high-tension lines at Ejisu

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has commenced a sensitisation and eviction exercise in the Ashanti Region to clear all human activities and structures...

Jomoro Education Director applauds Dorcas Affo-Toffey’s scholarship support for SHS students

The Municipal Director of Education for Jomoro in the Western Region, Edith Mary Hagan, has commended Member of Parliament for the Jomoro Constituency, Dorcas...

Barker-Vormawor raises concerns over alleged arrest of nurse linked to ‘Ghana Jollof’

Lawyer and social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has raised serious concerns over the reported arrest of a middle-aged nurse, Salomey Awity Bafoh, who has allegedly...

Frimpong-Boateng calls for long-term national development plan

Former Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has urged Ghana to adopt a long-term national development plan that successive governments can...

Publicly funded, privately controlled: The multi-million-cedi Astroturf exposé

The Agogo Sports and Cultural Complex (T) and Hohoe Sports Stadium in the Volta region The One Constituency, One Astroturf programme that began in 2017 as...

Fuel prices will continue to surge – COPEC

The Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Duncan Amoah, has warned that fuel prices will continue to rise as global demand...

Wontumi is still in prison, sleeps on bare floor – Palgrave Boakye dismisses alleged release

Spokesperson for incarcerated former Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has dismissed claims he has...

‘National Cathedral is like gold that must be refined to realise its true value’ – GPCC President

President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Rev Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso, says the idea of Ghana’s National Cathedral remains alive despite the...