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MTTD moves to end roadside negotiations between motorists, police

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has acknowledged concerns over alleged bribery and extortion involving some traffic police...

Bokpin cautions Ghana against abandoning existing partnerships over BRICS membership

Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School and Economist, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has cautioned the government against pursuing Ghana’s proposed membership...

We’ll return; Villagio is not a market, don’t turn it into one – Ayawaso West MCE warns traders

Ayawaso West Municipal Chief Executive, Michael Mensah, has warned traders against returning to the Villagio area to conduct business, stressing that the residential enclave...

PAC defers Ghana Water hearing; demands presence of Minister and MD over financial status

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has rescheduled its hearing into the financial performance of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), directing the sector Minister and the...

Gov’t spends GH¢917m on ‘No-Fees-Stress’ policy for 321,807 students

The government has so far spent GH¢917 million to support students under the No-Fees-Stress Policy, the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has revealed. He said...

Ayawaso West Assembly cracks down on unauthorised market near Villagio

The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly has moved to stop the emergence of an unauthorised market near the Tetteh Quashie Roundabout, close to Villagio. The latest...

Road crashes claim 2,151 lives in nine months – MTTD

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has disclosed that 2,151 people died in road crashes recorded across Ghana between January and September 2026. Another...

Gov’t approves nine months’ rent allowances for security personnel

Personnel of Ghana’s security services are set to receive nine months’ rent allowances after Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson approved payments covering January...

Mahama announces ‘Easy Rent’ programme to ease rent advance burden

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to introduce an Easy Rent programme under the National Housing Fund to help workers who struggle to...

Mahama directs Finance Minister to allocate GH¢1bn for Housing Fund in 2027 Budget

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance to make provision for GH¢1 billion in the 2027 Budget towards a proposed GH¢3...

Charles Amissah case: Doctors still facing possible sanctions as institutions implement recommendations

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says doctors and other health professionals implicated in the Charles Amissah case could still face sanctions as institutions implement...

Gov’t deploys National Rapid Response Team to Upper West over Yellow fever cases

The government has intensified its response to suspected and confirmed yellow fever cases recorded in parts of the country, with a National Rapid Response...

Ambulances were uninsured and grounded when we took office – Health Minister

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has revealed that the government inherited an ambulance fleet in which none of the vehicles was insured, with many...

“You think IGP would be happy?” – PAC orders CWSA to recover over GH¢300K owed by 72 Police stations

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) to take immediate steps to recover more than...

GoldBod Jewellery opens new showroom in Takoradi to promote value addition

GoldBod Jewellery, in partnership with B-Light Jewellery, has opened a new showroom at the Takoradi Mall in the Western Region as part of efforts...

NDPC begins nationwide review of decentralised planning guidelines

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has launched a nationwide review of the guidelines used by Regional Planning Coordinating Units (RPCUs) and District Planning...

GoldBod sells $125m to commercial banks in maiden FX auction

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has sold approximately US$125 million to commercial banks in its maiden foreign exchange auction under its new spot FX...

Health Minister reveals 450 suspected yellow fever cases recorded since June

Ghana recorded about 450 suspected yellow fever cases between June and September 2026, with 74 reported in the Upper West Region, Health Minister Kwabena...

Gov’t begins pilot of national emergency bed management system

The government has begun piloting a national emergency bed management system as part of efforts to tackle Ghana’s persistent “no bed syndrome” in hospitals. Health...

Ernest Norgbey urges politicians to stay out of probe into alleged $623,000 World Cup visa scandal

Chairman of Parliament’s Youth and Sports Committee, Ernest Norgbey, has urged politicians to stay out of the ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities surrounding Ghana’s...

Oguaa Omanhene endorses GMTF, says ‘There is hope for the future’

The Omanhene of the Oguaa Traditional Area, Osbarima Kwasi Atta II, has thrown his weight behind the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), describing its...

Ghana, India to partner for more railway projects after Tema-Mpakadan success

Ghana and India are set to deepen cooperation in railway infrastructure, with the two countries committing to undertake more railway projects following the successful...

Bawumia mourns former NPP chairman Samuel Odoi-Sykes

Vice President and former New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has mourned the death of former NPP National Chairman and Minority...

NHIS coverage rises to 70% under Mahama government – Health Minister

Minister of Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says coverage under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has increased from 57 per cent to about 70...

Education Minister disputes Bawumia’s claims of decline in Free SHS

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has challenged claims by New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that the Free Senior High School (Free SHS)...

Nana Akua’s husband will be arraigned after hospital discharge – Police

The Ghana Police Service says it has commenced investigations into allegations of physical, emotional and economic abuse involving Rosemond Akua Adobea, popularly known as...

Police deny reports of 11 kidnapped pupils, confirm child-stealing case in Ashanti Region

Police in the Ashanti Region have commenced investigations into an alleged child-stealing incident involving two pupils of Happy Royal International School. Airport District Police Commander,...

Sempe Stool inaugurates land secretariat to curb disputes

The Sempe Stool in Accra has inaugurated a Customary Land Secretariat to improve land documentation, strengthen tenure security and help reduce ownership and boundary...

Ghana Jollof case: Salomey Awiti Baffoe reunites with family after GH¢100,000 bail

Senior Nursing Officer and mother of three, Salomey Awiti Baffoe, has reunited with her family after being granted GH¢100,000 bail in connection with the...

Adom Trotro: Traders return to high street after decongestion exercise

Street traders operating along the busy roadsides at Accra Central have appealed to authorities to relocate them to a safe, designated market space. The traders...

Scammers target ECG customers with fake meter sales and MoMo payment calls

Fraudsters are taking money from electricity customers across Ghana through fake meter sales and phone calls demanding mobile money payments. The Electricity Company of Ghana...

Former NPP chairman and Minority Leader Odoi-Sykes dies at 87

Former Minority Leader of Parliament and National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samuel Arthur Odoi-Sykes, has died. Mr Odoi-Sykes passed away on Monday,...

“Behind every housing statistic is a person” – Mahama shares his own rent struggle

President John Dramani Mahama got personal at the National Conference on Housing Finance, opening up about the financial strain he and First Lady Lordina...

Oppong Nkrumah demands accountability for GH¢650bn allocated to government economic programmes

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the government to account for funds allocated to its existing economic...

Accra roads to get major facelift ahead of Ghana’s 70th Independence anniversary

Roads Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza has announced plans to rehabilitate and improve major roads across Accra ahead of Ghana’s 70th Independence anniversary celebrations in...

Afenyo-Markin accuses government of diverting attention from Ghana’s drug trafficking concerns

Minority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the government of using political controversies and high-profile arrests to shift public attention away from concerns...

Rent Control urges Parliament to expedite amendment of outdated rent laws

The Rent Control Department has appealed to Parliament to expedite the amendment of the country’s rent laws, describing the existing legislation as outdated and...

Cocaine seizures are hurting Ghana’s cocoa, cashew and timber exports – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the government of using state security agencies against its political opponents while Ghana's drug-trafficking problem grows, warning that...

Ghana cautions medical travellers to South Africa over visa requirements

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Ghanaians travelling to South Africa for medical treatment to obtain the appropriate visa if their treatment is...

NSMQ 2026: Presby SHS contestant Edward Anato passes on

Edward Anato, a member of the Presbyterian Senior High School, Bompata team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz...