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Minority rejects Parliament’s approval of six mining leases, calls process ‘defective rubber stamp’

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has rejected the approval of six mining leases, including two leases involving Damang Mining belonging to Engineers and Planners,...

Gabon President pays tribute to Jerry Rawlings with wreath-laying ceremony

Visiting Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has paid tribute to Ghana's late former President Jerry John Rawlings by laying a wreath at his...

KMA demolishes unauthorised structures around Baba Yara Stadium

A joint security taskforce led by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has demolished unauthorised structures around the Baba Yara Sports Stadium as part of...

Supreme Court’s ruling on OSP prosecutorial powers is ‘very sound’ – Lawyer

A legal practitioner, George Anti, has described the Supreme Court's ruling on the prosecutorial powers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) as...

NPP announces nationwide protest over tribunal law, Sedina Tamakloe ruling

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced plans to stage a nationwide demonstration on August 6, 2026, to protest what it describes as growing...

Otumfuo orders hearing into alleged violence involving chiefs

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has directed the Kumasi Traditional Council to schedule hearings into petitions involving allegations of violence linked to some...

NACOC grants Ghana’s first cannabis cultivation licences to two companies

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has issued Ghana's first licences for the legal cultivation of cannabis, marking a significant milestone in the country's emerging...

Ho Teaching Hospital warns public against fake nursing recruitment scam

The Management of Ho Teaching Hospital has issued a public warning over a fake recruitment exercise targeting job seekers, stressing that the facility is...

John Boadu to begin nationwide tour as NPP national chairman hopeful

Aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, is set to embark on a nationwide engagement tour beginning Sunday, August 2,...

TMPC shuts down 30 traditional medicine facilities in Ashanti over regulatory breaches

The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has closed down 30 traditional medicine facilities in the Ashanti Region following a major compliance and enforcement exercise...

Yendi comes alive as Dagbon prepares to install Regent after Ya-Na’s passing

Thousands of sympathisers, traditional leaders and well-wishers have converged on Yendi, the traditional capital of the Dagbon Kingdom, for the installation of a Regent...

Big Push projects not for sale; report fraudsters – Roads Minister warns

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has warned the public against individuals claiming to be selling government road contracts under the...

Court of Appeal to seek Chief Justice’s warrant to sit during vacation for Tamakloe stay of execution ruling

The Court of Appeal will seek approval from the Chief Justice to sit during the legal vacation period to determine the Attorney-General’s urgent application...

She stood firm and buried her father – Church members commend Adwoa Safo [Video]

Church members of the Kristo Asafo Mission have expressed relief and satisfaction following the burial of the late Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, describing...

Wurumomso Assemblyman laments lack of development despite support for NDC

The Assembly Member for Wurumomso in the Asutifi South District of the Ahafo Region, Ernest Karim, has expressed concern over what he describes as...

The Sedina Tamakloe judgment without tears; a break down of Court of Appeal’s ruling by Prof Kwaku Asare

A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal unanimously allowed Sedinam Tamakloe’s appeal, quashed her convictions and sentences, and acquitted and discharged her. The...

All is set for Apostle Safo Kantanka’s funeral rites at Independence Square

Final preparations are underway at the Independence Square in Accra ahead of the second day of funeral rites for the late Apostle Dr Kwadwo...

MP apologises over ‘I will marry you’ comment to pupil

The Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano South East, Yakubu Mohammed, has apologised over comments he made to a basic school pupil during a...

Gender Minister visits Dzorwulu accident victims, assures families of government support

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has visited children injured in the Dzorwulu road accident and assured...

MP under fire for telling minor ‘I will marry you’

Human Rights Advocate and Executive Director of the Purim African Youth Development Platform, Rev. Hornam Adzraku-Kevi, has criticised comments made by the Member of...

Mahama leads gov’t officials to bid farewell to Ambassador Victor Gbeho

President John Dramani Mahama, Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, senior government officials, diplomats and mourners on Friday paid their final respects to the...

Sahrawi Ambassador to Ghana honours Dr. Mohammed Shamsudeen Shardow

The Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Ghana has honoured Dr Mohammed Shamsudeen Shardow following the successful completion of his Doctor of...

Foreign Affairs Ministry to name facility after late Ambassador Gbeho

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced plans to name one of the facilities in its new ministerial block after the late Ambassador James...

Poor governance of Ghana’s natural resources threatens future generations – Prof. Twerefuo

An Economics Professor at the University of Ghana, Professor Daniel Kwabena Twerefou, has warned that Ghana risks leaving future generations worse off unless urgent...

Sedina Tamakloe’s appeal took over two years – Lawyer (Audio)

The appeal process that resulted in the acquittal and discharge of former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina...

Whether or not Sedina Tamakloe will demand compensation after acquittal (Listen)

Lawyer for former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, says the possibility of pursuing compensation following...

Obiri Boahen punches holes into gov’t’s position on Constitutional Review Committee’s proposals

Former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has questioned the relevance of extending Ghana’s presidential term from four...

Dzorwulu–Accra Mall accident: Pupil dies while on admission at hospital

One of the five children receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Police Hospital following the Dzorwulu Highway accident has died. The...

Ken Ofori-Atta ‘toa so’; live free, live forever – Franklin Cudjoe says after Sedina Tamakloe’s acquittal

Founder and President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has reacted to the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge former Microfinance and Small...

Atronie Traditional Authority rejects REGSEC’s response to illegal mining, demands urgent action

The Atronie Traditional Authority and residents of Atronie have rejected the response of the Bono Regional Security Council (REGSEC) to the destruction of the...

Gov’t accepts proposal to tax President’s salary and allowances

The government has accepted a recommendation by the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) for the President to pay taxes on his salary and allowances while...

Sedina Tamakloe is my friend, but this is about accountability – A-G defends appeal against acquittal

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has defended his office’s decision to appeal the Court of Appeal’s ruling that acquitted former...

High Court declares Kojo Ankomah Dickson not the legitimate Ebusuapanyin of Mankessim Paakesedo Nsona Royal Family

The High Court in Mankessim has ruled that Mr Kojo Ankomah Dickson is not the legitimate Ebusuapanyin (Head) of the Paakesedo Nsona Royal Family...

VALCO not for sale; gov’t needs $700m investment to revive it – Lands Minister assures

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has assured workers of the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) that the government has...

Hajia Safia Mohammed commiserates with Mac Manu over wife’s death

The Deputy National Women’s Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hajia Safia Mohammed, has extended her condolences to former National Chairman of the...

AG told Court of Appeal key trial exhibits were absent from Sedina Tamakloe’s appeal record

The Attorney-General’s Department raised concerns that key exhibits presented by the prosecution during the trial of former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Christine Tamakloe...

Law must prevail over emotions – Abraham Amaliba on Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s acquittal

The former Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has defended the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit and...

Trede Police investigate death of taxi driver in his car at Kotwi-Nkoranza 

The Trede police in the Atwima-Kwanwoma district of Ashanti have begun investigations into the death of a 35-year-old taxi driver in his car at...

ECG unable to pay 2025 dividend – Board Chairman William Amuna tells AGM

The Board of Directors of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says the company is unable to pay dividends to sole shareholder for the...

Requiem Mass held for Ambassador Gbeho

Catholic faithful and state dignitaries on Thursday paid tribute to the late Ambassador James Victor Gbeho at a pre-burial service and Requiem Mass in...