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James Agalga appointed Majority Leader as Mahama reshuffles ministers

Member of Parliament for Builsa North, James Agalga, has been appointed as the new Majority Leader in Parliament following President John Dramani Mahama's ministerial...

“He could have easily killed her” – Father recounts daughter’s alleged ordeal with Obuasi SHTS headmaster [Audio]

The father of a student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), John Kwaku Bobena, has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP),...

YEA CEO presents start-up equipment to over 2,000 artisans in Western North

The Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, has presented start-up equipment to more than 2,000 trained artisans in the...

One year after helicopter crash: Mahama names new Defence Minister

President John Dramani Mahama has reassigned Kenneth Gilbert Adjei from the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources to the Ministry of Defence. The move...

Pampaso Sub-Traditional Council invokes curses on Kumasi Mayor, others over alleged land takeover

The Pampaso Sub-Traditional Council in Kumasi has invoked curses on the Kumasi Mayor, Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, Ashanti Regional Police Commander DCOP Arthur Osei...

Obuasi SHTS: Father says daughter reported rape by headmaster [Listen]

The father of a student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), John Kwaku Bobena, has alleged that his daughter was forced into sexual...

Delayed construction projects creating air pollution and health risks for people across the country

Life for residents and workers along the Adentan–Dodowa Road was upended in 2024. A routine upgrade scheduled to take three long years has left...

‘Our forests are breathing again because of late Murtala Mohammed’ – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Acting Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has described the repeal of...

Walewale: Midwife delivers baby on tricycle during emergency referral

A midwife at the Yaama CHPS Compound in the Walewale Municipality of the North East Region has been praised for helping to save the...

Truck carrying marble catches fire on Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway

A DAF truck transporting marble stones caught fire at Ayensudo, near Aroma International School, along the Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway on Wednesday, August 5. According to...

Gov’t to probe 2026 BECE results after GNACOPS’ petition

The government has assured the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) that it will investigate concerns surrounding the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination...

Demolition of illegal structures along Kpeshie Lagoon to begin in 21 days – Minister

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has announced that the government will begin demolishing illegal structures encroaching on the Kpeshie Lagoon within the...

Obuasi SHTS: I was angry, almost in tears after hearing students’ accounts – Alumni

An old student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Kwabena Egyiri, says he was deeply disturbed and almost broke down after hearing allegations...

Obuasi SHTS headmaster has been in office barely a year, but… – Alumni

An old student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Kwabena Egyiri, has raised concerns over the conduct of the school’s headteacher, Abdulai Zakaria,...

All Obuasi SHTS housemistresses must be sacked — Alumni on headteacher’s alleged sexual abuse of students

An old student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Kwabena Egyiri, has called for the removal of all housemistresses at the school, accusing...

Fire outbreaks destroy structures in Nungua, Odorkor; no casualties recorded

Two separate fire outbreaks in the Greater Accra Region have destroyed commercial and residential structures in Nungua and Odorkor Official Town, causing significant property...

Galamsey: Pra, Ankobra and Birim rivers showing signs of improvement – Lands Ministry

The Lands Ministry says Ghana’s water bodies are beginning to show signs of improvement following efforts to combat illegal mining. However, it admits that...

Cobbler sentenced to 15 years for armed robbery

A 26-year-old cobbler, Thomas Opoku, popularly called Akwasi Dekye, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by the Bekwai Circuit Court for robbing a...

Deputy Health Minister reveals 986 pregnant women died in 2024

Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has disclosed that 986 pregnant women died in Ghana in 2024, with the country's maternal mortality ratio...

Wontumi files for bail pending appeal against 20-year prison sentence

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has filed an application at the High...

Manasseh Azure files RTI request over Sedina Tamakloe’s appeal timeline

Investigative journalist and coordinator of the civil society-led Pledge Against Corruption campaign, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has filed a Right to Information (RTI) request to...

EPA appeals to gov’t to name Ghana’s plastics law after Murtala Mohammed

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Operations at the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Prof. Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has appealed to President John Dramani...

NPP respects helicopter crash victims; protest wasn’t meant to dishonour them – Salam Mustapha

The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has dismissed claims that the party's "Democracy Under Attack" demonstration was disrespectful...

32-year-old man in court for defrauding businessman of GH¢1,860,000

A 32‑year‑old man accused of defrauding a businessman of GH¢1,860,000 under the guise of being a bank official has appeared before an Accra Circuit...

Bono Regional Minister vows not to relent on galamsey fight amid Atronie controversy

The Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, has reaffirmed his commitment to the fight against illegal mining, also known as galamsey, insisting that authorities...

Ghana has over 5 weeks of fuel in reserve – NPA

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has assured Ghanaians that the country has enough fuel stocks to withstand potential supply disruptions arising from escalating tensions...

Galamsey: 12 remanded for operating in Bosomtwe Forest Reserve

Twelve suspected illegal miners have been remanded into police custody following their arrest during a two-day anti-galamsey operation in the Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve...

Nobody will read NPP’s ‘Democracy Under Attack’ petition; it doesn’t make sense” – Mustapha Gbande

The Deputy General Secretary and Director of Operations of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has dismissed the petition submitted by the opposition...

MTN Ghana marks 30th anniversary with customer rewards, data security education at Sunyani

MTN Ghana has marked its 30th anniversary with a media engagement in Sunyani, bringing together editors and journalists from the Bono, Bono East and...

Defence Ministry launches commemorative Defender Magazine in honour of Omane Boamah

The Acting Minister for Defence, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has launched a special commemorative edition of the Defender Magazine in honour of the late...

Kpando market baby thief jailed three years

A 31-year-old woman, Stella Amedzorme, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for abducting an eight-month-old baby at the Kpando Market in the Volta...

No lesson from this tragedy must be forgotten – Mahama on helicopter crash anniversary

President John Dramani Mahama has urged leaders to ensure that the lessons from the August 6, 2025 military helicopter crash are not forgotten, calling...

Omane Boamah’s loyalty and service will never be forgotten – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Defence Minister, Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, describing him as more than...

GACL bars two Port Health officers over extortion at Accra International Airport

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has barred two Port Health officers from working at Accra International Airport and all other airports under its...

Ashanti Regional Peace Council sensitizes Community Peace Youth Ambassadors to curb violence

The Ashanti Regional Chapter of the National Peace Council has organized a peace sensitization workshop for young people and Community Peace Youth Ambassadors as...

Nana Yaa Jantuah to petition Speaker over ‘nobody’ remark by Afenyo-Markin [Video]

Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has announced plans to petition the Speaker of Parliament over comments made by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, accusing him...

Hundreds of haulage drivers stranded over delays in returning empty containers at Tema

Hundreds of haulage truck drivers have been left stranded in Tema following prolonged delays in returning empty containers to the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)...

NADMO alerts North East residents ahead of Bagre Dam spillage

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has issued a flood alert to residents living along the White Volta River and other flood-prone communities in...

Pastor accused of romance scam denied bail

An Accra Circuit Court has denied bail to Nana Yaw Bonsu Kwarteng, the Ghanaian pastor accused of allegedly defrauding several African women through romance...

Private individual takes over Manhyia South Sub-Metro office, KMA orders immediate eviction

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has ordered the immediate eviction of a private individual who allegedly took over the Manhyia South Sub-Metro office and...