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CDS warns of growing security threat as Sahel extremist groups push south toward Ghana

The Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. William Agyapong, has warned that violent extremist groups operating in the Sahel are probing further south toward...

RTI law supreme over any law on fees for information – RTI Commission

Counsel for the Right to Information (RTI) Commission, Stephen Owusu, has cautioned institutions against the sale of information requested under the RTI law. According to...

South Africa: One Ghanaian shot dead during mass xenophobic protests

A Ghanaian tailor has been shot dead in his shop in Cape Town, South Africa, during violent protests targeting foreign nationals, the Ghana High...

One killed after truck carrying fish runs into pedestrians at Winneba

One person has died after a truck loaded with fish reportedly suffered a brake failure and ran into pedestrians at Kokobim in Winneba. Eyewitnesses say...

Teenage girl’s body retrieved from vehicle at Alajo as flood death toll rises

The body of a teenage girl believed to be under the age of 15 has been retrieved from a vehicle at Alajo following the...

MIIF surpasses GH¢5 billion in mineral royalties

The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has, for the first time, surpassed GH¢5 billion in mineral royalty inflows, marking a major milestone in Ghana's...

NPP laid foundation for flood control – Manhyia South MP

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has rejected claims that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) failed to address Accra's...

Accra Floods: Alajo resident halts body recovery over payment dispute with NADMO

A resident of Alajo identified as Atinka has made news after he demanded GH¢3,000 from National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) officials before continuing to...

Unposted Environmental Health Officers renew call for recruitment after Monday floods

The Unposted Environmental Health Officers and Assistants Association of Ghana renewed its call for government to recruit its members, insisting that the level of...

Parliament ratifies air services agreements with six countries to boost trade and tourism

Parliament has ratified bilateral Air Services Agreements between Ghana and six countries: Benin, Saudi Arabia, Mauritius, Guyana, Luxembourg and Qatar, to strengthen international air...

Dome-Kwabenya MP, NADMO assure flood victims of support, call for behavioural change

The Member of Parliament for the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Faustina Elikplim Akurugu, has assured victims of the recent flood disaster of support as authorities intensify...

Bosome Freho District Assembly empowers PWDs with start-up kits to reduce street begging

The Bosome Freho District Assembly in the Ashanti Region has presented start-up kits to 39 persons with disabilities (PWDs) to improve their livelihoods and...

Joana Quaye drags ex-husband, Bills Micro-Credit to court over 10% shares

The former wife of businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye, Joana Quaye, has dragged her ex-husband, one Kobbina Awuah, Bills Micro-Credit Limited and the Office...

Minority Women’s Caucus in Parliament condemns alleged attack on Adwoa Safo, demands full police probe

The Minority Women’s Caucus in Parliament has strongly condemned the reported violent attack on former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, during a...

KEEA MCE to sanction engineers over illegal drain encroachment in Elmina

The Municipal Chief Executive for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality, Ismail Zagoon Saeed, has expressed strong displeasure over what he describes as the failure of...

NHIA announces free NHIS registration for Accra flood victims amid cholera fears

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced free National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) registration for persons affected by the recent floods in Accra...

3 arrested in Bolgatanga for trafficking girls into prostitution

The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in Bolgatanga over their alleged involvement in a human trafficking operation that reportedly forced...

Transport Ministry to respond to NPP concerns over refurbished locomotive purchase

Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe has announced that the Ministry of Transport is preparing an official response to concerns raised by the opposition New...

GoldBod begins new London-based gold pricing regime

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has introduced a new gold pricing regime based on the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) pricing windows, along with...

Govt to build regional hospital in Western North

Residents of the Western North Region are set to benefit from a new regional hospital as part of the government's healthcare infrastructure expansion programme. The...

NADMO, Qatar Charity donate relief items to over 3,000 flood victims in Ayawaso Central

More than 3,000 people affected by the recent floods in the Ayawaso Central Constituency of the Greater Accra Region have started receiving relief items...

Mahama urges Ghanaians to remain thankful despite devastating floods

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to remain grateful to God despite the devastating floods that recently claimed lives and destroyed property...

1,401 affected in Odawna Rubber Market fire – NADMO

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has revealed that 1,401 people have been registered as victims of the fire that destroyed parts of the...

Accra–Kumasi Expressway: Over 89km corridor cleared – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced that more than half of the corridor for the proposed Accra–Kumasi Expressway has been cleared, marking a...

All the PHOTOS from Ghana’s second National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving

Ghana on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, observed its second National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving with a national Christian service held at the forecourt...

Heavy rains leave Avenor roads in disrepair as commuters and motorists decry worsening conditions

Motorists and commuters who use the Avenor stretch in North Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region are raising concerns over the deteriorating state of...

GES halts salary of Bole SHS teacher over alleged sexual misconduct

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended the salary of a teacher at Bole Senior High School accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct...

Fear grips Nante-Zongo residents as faulty fuel tanker is abandoned for 4 days

Residents of Nante-Zongo in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region are living in fear after a fuel tanker loaded with petrol...

GNFS has not acquired fire tenders in the past 15 years – Alex King Nartey

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has expressed serious concern over severe logistical challenges, revealing that the service has not received any new fire...

Six arrested over alleged sale of unregistered drugs in Kumasi

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested six people for allegedly dealing in unregistered pharmaceutical products during an intelligence-led operation at the Airport Roundabout...

Accra floods not a disaster; God has exposed our irresponsibility – Nukpenu (Video)

The Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu, has described the recent flooding in Accra as “not a catastrophe...

Enough of the lip service and irresponsibility – Nukpenu fumes over Accra floods (Video)

The Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu, has described the recent devastating floods in Accra as a wake-up...

Transport paralysed in Amansie Central as drivers withdraw services over bad roads, fare dispute

Commercial transport operators at Jacobu in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region have withdrawn their services indefinitely in protest against the local...

Inflation for June 2026 rises sharply to 5.3%; rising non-food prices main contributor

Ghana's year-on-year inflation rate rose to 5.3% in June 2026, up from 3.7% in May, marking a 1.6 percentage point increase largely driven by...

Growth without moral transformation is unsustainable – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned that Ghana’s economic recovery will not be sustainable unless it is anchored on integrity, discipline and strong moral...

Unidentified body retrieved at Alogboshie after Accra floods

A yet-to-be-identified body has been retrieved in the Alogboshie area of Accra following the heavy rains and flooding that affected parts of Accra. The body...

Heartbreak in Dawhenya as floodwaters kill over 1,600 birds on poultry farm [Listen]

A poultry farmer, Victor Gezie, has recounted how heavy rains and flooding destroyed his farm at Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region, killing more...

FoSCel appeals for urgent national support amidst surge in sickle cell crises during rainy season

The Focus on Sickle Cell Foundation (FoSCel) has expressed concern over a sharp rise in health complications among people living with sickle cell disease,...

Stop blaming politicians alone for corruption — Apostle Nyamekye to Ghanaians

The Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Eric Nyamekye, has urged Ghanaians to stop placing the blame for corruption solely on politicians, insisting that...

Illegal miners take over land behind Adansi Asokwa ‘Agenda 111’ project

The abandoned Agenda 111 hospital project at Adansi Asokwa in the Ashanti Region is not only becoming a haven for reptiles but has also...