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NYA partners iYES 2026 to inspire youth towards Transgenerational Impact

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has partnered with the International Youth Empowerment Summit 2026 (iYES 2026) to motivate young Ghanaians to think beyond their...

NACOC opens applications for cannabis cultivation and management licences

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has announced the opening of applications for the cultivation and management of cannabis for industrial and medicinal purposes,...

Only 5,000 slots available for over 100K qualified security service applicants – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has disclosed that although about 105,000 applicants have progressed to the medical examination stage in the ongoing...

Traffic disruptions unavoidable during Accra–Tema Motorway expansion – Agbodza

Motorists using the N1–N4 corridor should expect longer travel times as expansion works on the Accra–Tema Motorway continue, the Minister for Roads and Highways,...

Rent Control struggling to function nationwide — Acting Commissioner [Audio]

The Acting Rent Commissioner, Frederick Opoku, has revealed the severe logistical challenges facing the Rent Control Department, saying the lack of resources has significantly...

Residents set fetish priest’s shrine ablaze after alleged killing of girlfriend at Awutu Bentum

Residents of Awutu Bentum near Bontrase in the Central Region have set a fetish priest’s shrine ablaze after he allegedly killed his girlfriend for...

Abena Osei-Asare to recuse herself from GH¢68.7bn audit probe — PAC Member

A member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Akwasi Konadu, has assured the public that there will be no conflict of interest when the...

FDA investigates alleged use of plastic in frying plantain chips

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has launched an investigation into reports that some vendors are allegedly using polyethylene (plastic) in frying plantain chips...

Ghana condemns drone attack that injured two citizens in Dubai

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned a drone incident that left two Ghanaian nationals injured near Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab...

Fire destroys Ajumako Ocheso Police station

A fire has completely destroyed the Ajumako Ocheso Police Station in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region. Eyewitnesses reported seeing thick smoke...

Active membership for quality healthcare remains a priority – Ahafo NHIA Director

Mawuli George, the Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in the Ahafo Region, has reiterated that maintaining active membership is central to...

President Mahama, President Lee Jae Myung strengthen Ghana–Korea ties with three strategic MoUs

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama held high-level bilateral talks with President Lee Jae Myung of the Republic of Korea today, reaffirming the historic and...

CBG donates GHS300,000 to support GMTF’s Heal Ghana Month campaign

Corporate Ghana continues to show strong support for the Heal Ghana Month campaign, with Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) making a major contribution to aid...

Reward hardworking members in upcoming branch elections – Asiedu Nketia

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called on party members to recognise and retain hardworking individuals in...

NDC must reward grassroots supporters with jobs – John Dumelo

The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, has urged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) leadership to provide more job opportunities for...

I didn’t know their struggles; I apologise to Rent Control staff for name-calling – Acting Commissioner

The Acting Rent Commissioner, Frederick Opoku, has publicly apologised to staff of the Rent Control Department for his previous criticisms of the institution. Speaking in...

SWESCO alumni alarmed as headmistress is transferred amid alleged political interference

The Swedru Senior High School (SWESCO) community is unhappy following the sudden transfer of the school’s Headmistress, Golda Andam, a move alleged to have...

Ga Mantse meets King Charles III at 2026 Commonwealth Day celebrations

King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Ga Mantse, held a brief interaction with King Charles III during the 2026 Commonwealth Day celebrations in London...

21 suspects arraigned in Tamale Circuit Court over narcotics offences

About 21 suspects arrested by the Northern Regional Counter-Terrorism Unit’s Special Operations Team were arraigned in Tamale Circuit Court on Monday, March 9, 2026. The...

Over 250 Fulani people displaced in Sawla district after recent attack in Gbeniyiri

More than 250 Fulani people have been displaced following attacks on Fulbe communities in Sawla District, particularly in Gbeniyiri and surrounding areas. The assaults...

Local Gov’t Minister applauds restoration of peace in Sunyani Traditional Area

The Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has expressed delight over the restoration of peace in the Sunyani Traditional Area,...

Kumasi Mayor inspects key inner-road projects, promises major upgrade of road infrastructure

Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, inspected ongoing inner-road construction projects at Daban New Site and Atasemanso communities,...

‘Aboboyaa’ rider arrested with 397 slabs of cannabis concealed in charcoal bags in Techiman

The Ghana Police Service in the Bono East Region has arrested a 48-year-old rickshaw rider after officers discovered a large quantity of suspected narcotics...

‘Any attempt to cut expenditure is welcome’ — Collins Adomako-Mensah

The Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North District, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has expressed support for government efforts to reduce expenditure on national events, including...

Three Fulani herdsmen arrested in Asante Akyem North for alleged farm destruction

Three Fulani herdsmen have been arrested in the Asante Akyem North Municipality for allegedly bringing cattle into the area, resulting in the destruction of...

NAIMOS destroys 50 illegal mining machines during patrol on Ankobra River

A joint taskforce has intensified patrols along the Ankobra River as part of ongoing efforts to combat illegal mining activities that continue to threaten...

Eswatini delegation visits OSP to study anti-corruption framework

A delegation from the Kingdom of Eswatini has visited Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) as part of a study tour to learn...

Parliament orders probe into GH¢68.7bn gov’t over suspected fraud

Parliament has referred a special audit report on GH¢68.7 billion in government arrears and payables to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for investigation after...

Daddy Lumba’s family head summoned over burial controversy

Victor Kofi Owusu, popularly known as Abusuapanyin Tupac and the Family Head of the late music legend Charles Kojo Fosu, aka Daddy Lumba, has...

Afenyo-Markin calls for review of AI-based aptitude tests in Security Services recruitment

The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for the removal of artificial intelligence-based aptitude tests used in the...

Cabinet approves special tribunals to tackle corruption and illicit wealth cases

Government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu says Cabinet has approved the reintroduction of special tribunals to fast-track corruption and illicit wealth cases. Speaking on Joy News’...

People’s Forum petitions PURC over rising Electricity Tariffs

The advocacy group, the The People’s Forum, has petitioned the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to suspend further electricity tariff increases and review existing...

ORAL: We won’t manipulate judiciary for political ends – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister for Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has rejected suggestions that the government should influence the judiciary to speed up prosecutions under the Operation...

Gideon Boako begins reconstruction of dilapidated Bomaa Market to boost local economy

The Member of Parliament for Tano North in the Ahafo Region, Gideon Boako, has begun the reconstruction of the long-neglected Bomaa market in a...

GH¢50m frozen in Wontumi’s accounts – Kwakye Ofosu reveals

Government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu says close to ¢50 million belonging to Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi, has been frozen...

A/R: Danyame Old Town residents face eviction from land occupied for 200 years

Residents of Danyame Old Town in Kumasi are crying foul over a possible eviction by an alleged private developer who claims ownership of a...

Counsellor Lutterodt arrested

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has taken into custody Cyril George Carstensen Lutterodt following comments he allegedly made in...

Asante Akim North MP sponsors bill to regulate campaign financing

The Member of Parliament for Ohene Kwame Frimpong, representing Asante Akim North, has initiated a private member’s bill seeking to amend Ghana’s Political Parties...

Importers, traders welcome Finance Minister’s land transit ban on selected goods

The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, Samson Asaki Awingobit, has commended Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson for directing a...

Auditor-General report flags GH¢162m in overstated claims by state agencies

The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has disclosed that several government agencies overstated financial claims amounting to GH¢161.98 million, according to findings...