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CDM condemns job losses and rising cost of living one year into Mahama’s presidency

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has condemned what it describes as worsening economic hardship and job insecurity under President John Dramani Mahama, one...

Insecurity and weak accountability undermine Mahama’s first year – CDM

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) says persistent insecurity and selective accountability have weakened public confidence in governance one year into President John Dramani...

CDM urges Mahama to reset governance after ‘missed opportunities’ in first year

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has urged President John Dramani Mahama to fundamentally reset his governance approach, describing his first year in office...

Mahama’s first year marked by failure to tackle galamsey – CDM

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s administration over what it describes as a worsening illegal mining crisis one...

Tema NDC salutes Mahama for securing strategic partner for VALCO within a year

The Tema grassroots branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has commended President John Dramani Mahama for securing a strategic partner for the Volta...

National Security orders arrested sex workers to clean-up streets to curb prostitution in Tamale

National Security operatives in the Northern Region have adopted an unconventional tactic in their fight against street prostitution, ordering women arrested in Tamale to...

2026 is the make-or-break year for Ghana’s cannabis industry – Chamber

The Chamber of Cannabis Industry Ghana has called for a careful and coordinated implementation of Ghana’s medicinal and industrial cannabis policy in 2026 to maximise economic...

Traditional ruler bemoans decline in academic performance in Ada

Asafoatsengua Buertey Okumko Obuampong IV, Senior Warlord of the Royal Adibiawer Clan of Ada, has expressed concern over what he described as a decline...

Gov’t settles $1.47bn Energy Sector Debt

The government has confirmed the payment of US$1.47 billion in its first year to clear legacy energy sector debts and restore the World Bank’s...

Six suspected land guards arrested after gun battle at Trasacco

The police have arrested six suspected land guards following a gun battle at Trasacco in Accra. The arrest followed a distress call received by the...

Western North NPP raises alarm over cocoa sector neglect

The Western North Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the government of deliberately neglecting the cocoa sector, warning that the...

Emirates A380 makes rare emergency landing in Accra after smoke warning

Passengers travelling aboard an Emirates Airbus A380 from Dubai to São Paulo were forced to make an unscheduled stop at the Kotoka International Airport...

5,585 fire outbreaks recorded between January and November 2025

Ghana recorded a total of 5,585 fire outbreaks between January and November 2025, marking a marginal reduction compared to the same period in 2024. Data...

One dead, 37 injured in gory accident at Suhum Mankrong

One person has died, while 37 others sustained varying degrees of injury in a road accident at Mankrong near Suhum on the Accra–Kumasi Highway...

Mahama departs for World Economic Forum

President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday, January 11, 2026, left Accra for the United Kingdom, where he is scheduled to meet Coordinators of the...

Parliament pays tribute to late Ayawaso East MP, Naser Toure Mahama

Parliament has paid glowing tribute to the late Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Naser Toure Mahama, describing him as a dedicated public servant...

Fire tender involved in accident during fire outbreak at Buipe, crew rushed to hospital

A fire tender from the Central Gonja District of the Ghana National Fire Service has been involved in an accident while responding to a...

Edwenase chief donates items to widows, supports youth in skills training

The Chief of Edwenase in the Amansie Central District has donated food items and clothing to widows and provided support for youth to undergo...

Forest Reserve destruction threatening our livelihoods – Obuasi Carpenters Association

The Obuasi Carpenters Association has raised concerns about the destruction of forest reserves through illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, warning that widespread deforestation...

Fire Oja faces Ga State’s Highest Priest over Ola Maame defamation

Ola Maame, founder of Ola’s Herbal and Spiritual Center (Soul Travel, Ghana), has summoned controversial pastor Prophet Jedidiah Henry Kore, popularly known as “Fire...

Police arrest five suspects over kidnapping, victims rescued

The Nsawam District Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the kidnapping of two men travelling from Accra to Anyinam, successfully rescuing...

Cape Coast School for the Blind and Deaf appeals to Vice President over deplorable campus roads

Authorities of the Cape Coast School for the Blind and Deaf have appealed to Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang to intervene in...

Ofori-Atta could be in Ghana sooner than expected – Justice Srem-Sai

The legal walls appear to be closing in on former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, as the government signals that his repatriation from the United...

US authorities have helped Ghana to arrest one fugitive – Deputy AG

Government has signalled a major shift in its strategy to bring fugitives to justice, revealing that it is now successfully utilising "alternative lawful mechanisms"...

Asuboa residents demand dredging and bridge to curb Asuakoa River flooding

Residents of Asuboa-Nima, a suburb of Akyem Asuboa in the Asene-Manso-Akroso District of the Eastern Region, are urging the government to urgently dredge the...

Reward party workers for 2024 victory – NDC chairman urges government officials

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman for the Ofoase-Ayirebi Constituency, Ofori-Atta Evans, has called on President John Dramani Mahama, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief...

Party base, not floating voters, holds the key to electoral victory – Akwasi Nsiah

Over the years, I have come to a firm realisation about Ghana’s electoral dynamics: once a political party is able to govern effectively and...

Pastors urged to intensify sensitisation on marriage to curb violence

The Rector of the New Apostolic Church, Tepa District, Pastor Boakye Ansah, has called on pastors to intensify education and sensitisation on marriage as...

Ofori-Atta refuses Consular meeting with Ghana Embassy in US

The Embassy of Ghana in Washington, DC, has confirmed that former Finance Minister, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, is currently in the custody of the...

10% average pension increment not enough – Concerned SSNIT Pensioners Forum

The Concerned SSNIT Pensioners Forum has welcomed the announced 10 percent average pension increase for 2026 but says the adjustment is inadequate and does...

Nine remanded for assault on police officers in Ashanti region

The Obuasi Circuit Court has remanded into prison custody nine people arrested in connection with the assault of police officers at Tweapease Senior High...

Seven notorious highway robbers arrested (Photos)

The Accra Regional Police Command, working together with the Eastern Regional Police Command, has arrested seven alleged members of a highway robbery network suspected...

Keep quiet if you’ve little knowledge – Frank Davies slams Amaliba over Ofori-Atta’s detention

A member of the legal team of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has criticised comments made by lawyer Abraham Amaliba over the former...

Fire destroys wooden structures at Tse Addo

A fire that erupted at Tse Addo, opposite the God Super Church in the Greater Accra Region on Friday, January 9, 2026, has been...

Ofori-Atta’s lawyers file process in court to challenge detention by ICE

A member of the legal team of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has confirmed that lawyers in the United States have filed a court...

Ofori-Atta’s arrest in US was a targeted operation – Manasseh Awuni

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has disclosed that the arrest of Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in the United States was the result...

GES cautions school heads against registration of unauthorised students for WASSCE

The Ghana Education Service has issued a strong caution to heads of Senior High Schools and Technical Schools over the unauthorised registration of...

Egyapa Mercer lauds Domestic Gold Purchase Programme

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has commended the ongoing work under the domestic gold purchase programme, describing it as a...

Vice President donates to Ankaful Prison and Psychiatric Hospital

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has reiterated her dedication to upholding human dignity and deepening social responsibility after extending support to the...

Assemblies of God General Council donates vehicle to Brong Ahafo Region “B”

The General Council of Assemblies of God, Ghana, has presented a Toyota Prado to Brong Ahafo Region “B” through the church’s Head Office in...