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Ghana to host high-level UNGA side event on reparatory justice in September – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will host a high-level side event during the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly...

GAFM rejects GTEC’s ‘unrecognised university’ classification, threatens legal action

The Global Academy of Finance and Management (GAFM) has rejected its inclusion on the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission’s (GTEC) latest list of unrecognised institutions,...

Sand-winning destroys over 50 acres of farmland at Tsumkpo

More than 50 acres of farmland cultivated with maize, groundnuts, pepper and cassava have reportedly been destroyed by sand-winning activities at Tsumkpo in the...

Amin Adam pays tribute to late Tolon Paramount Chief

Karaga MP and former Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has paid tribute to the late Paramount Chief of the Tolon Traditional Area, Naa...

SOEs swing from GH¢2.25bn loss to GH¢19.8bn profit in 2025 – Government

Government has highlighted a significant improvement in the financial performance of Ghana’s State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), citing data from the State Interests and Governance Authority...

Central REGSEC restricts Akwasidae celebrations in Denkyira to palace premises

The Central Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has directed that all Akwasidae celebrations in the Denkyira Traditional Area be held strictly within palace premises, citing...

Ayariga inspects stalled Kejetia Phase II, Krofrom Market projects

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has inspected the long-delayed Kejetia Market Phase II and Krofrom Market projects in...

NPA increases price floor from September 1; Petrol to sell at GH¢14.53, diesel at GH¢15.60

The prices of petroleum products are likely to increase at the pumps from September 1, 2026. This is because the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has increased...

NYA CEO Osman Ayariga rallies youth to fight drug abuse with ‘Red Means Stop’ campaign

Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has urged Ghana’s youth to reject drug and substance abuse as the...

Former Minister for Food and Agriculture passes on

Former Member of Parliament for Choggu/Tishigu and ex-Minister for Food and Agriculture, Ibrahim Adam, has reportedly died. Mr Adam, an animal scientist and veteran politician,...

Sam Jonah urges African investors to prioritise local investment

Ghanaian business leader Sir Sam Jonah has challenged African institutional investors to invest more of their capital on the continent, warning that Africa risks...

Improved roads bring new vehicle options to Tumu-Bolga, Tumu-Tamale, Tumu-Wa routes

The ongoing improvement of the Tumu–Bolgatanga and Tumu–Tamale roads has opened new opportunities for vehicle operators, given passengers more transportation options, and improved the...

10 security recruits dismissed for violating phone ban – Muntaka

Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak has disclosed that at least 10 recruits have been dismissed from Ghana’s security services training schools for violating a...

Abotaose Market fire: One dead, several injured

A fire that swept through the Abotaose Market in the Biakoye District of the Oti region has reportedly resulted in the death of...

Education Ministry reschedules 2026/2027 SHS placement results to September 4

The Ministry of Education has rescheduled the release of the 2026/2027 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) results from Monday, August 31 to...

Bawumia donates GH¢50,000 to St Jude Catholic Church at Weija

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has donated GH¢50,000 to support the activities of St Jude Catholic Church at Weija...

GNFS saves six rooms from fire at Apaaso

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has prevented a domestic fire from destroying a six-bedroom house at Apaaso in the Kintampo Municipality of the...

Yawkwei residents demand compensation over land acquired for road project

Some residents of Yawkwei in the Asante Akyem Central and South Municipalities are appealing to the government to pay them compensation for lands and...

Hasat Bambra Enterprise trains 23 youth in soap-making and entrepreneurship

Hasat Bambra Enterprise has held its second annual soap-making workshop, equipping 23 young people with practical skills to support self-employment, entrepreneurship and financial independence. The...

GIS arrests 1,055 West Africans in crackdown on street begging in Accra, Kumasi

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested 1,055 West African nationals in an intelligence-led operation aimed at tackling organised street begging and suspected human...

10 arrested in illegal mining operation at Kpali

Ten suspected illegal miners have been arrested during a joint operation by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), the Ghana Army’s Northern Command...

7 feared dead at reclaimed mining site in Atiwa East

Seven people are feared dead after being trapped at a reclaimed mining site at Asaman Tafo in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern...

‘Beasts of No Nation’ actor Strika reportedly caught dismantling footbridge at Kwashieman

Ghanaian actor Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye, popularly known as Strika, who featured in the Hollywood film Beasts of No Nation, has reportedly been apprehended...

GNFS contains gas leak from tanker accident on Techiman-Nkoranza highway

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has contained a gas leakage from a bulk tanker involved in an accident at Fiaso on the Techiman-Nkoranza...

Ketu South residents threaten demonstration over alleged ECG overbilling

Aggrieved customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Ketu South Municipality are planning a peaceful demonstration on September 1, 2026, over...

Kidney patient dies during dialysis at TTH, family alleges blackout, oxygen shortage

The family of a kidney patient who died at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) while on dialysis has called for a thorough and independent...

Ahafo Wangara Association and Education Fund launched to promote youth education

The Ahafo Wangara Association and Education Fund has been launched in Goaso to support the educational development of young people within the Wangara community...

Akyemansa Assembly supports PWDs with livelihood kits and seed capital

The Akyemansa District Assembly in the Eastern Region has provided livelihood support to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) as part of efforts to promote economic...

Tension rises at Mensaman over alleged landguard attacks, 5,000-acre land dispute

Residents of Mensaman in the Ga West Municipality are calling for urgent intervention following escalating tensions over a disputed 5,000-acre parcel of land. The dispute...

Self-acclaimed spiritualist remanded for stealing a taxicab in Assin Manso

A 37-year-old herbalist and self-acclaimed spiritualist, Enock Antwi, alias Nana Kakali, has been remanded into police custody for two weeks after being charged with...

SIGA reports GH¢19.8bn net profit by state-owned enterprises in 2025

The State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) has reported a significant turnaround in the financial performance of Ghana’s state-owned enterprises, with the sector recording...

Kasoa, Odupong Ofaakor chiefs call for removal of MCE over alleged incompetence, disrespect

Traditional authorities in Kasoa, Odupong Ofaakor and surrounding communities have called on President John Dramani Mahama to remove the Awutu Senya East Municipal Chief...

ECG announces emergency power outage at Trasacco, Caprice, other areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced an emergency power outage in parts of the Accra East Region on Sunday, 30th August 2026. The...

MTN’s GH¢20m donation too small but government should collect it – Ellen Ama Daaku

Spokesperson for the NPP Committee on Jobs and Employment, Ellen Ama Daaku has disagreed with the government's decision to reject a GH¢20 million donation...

Amin Adam accompanies Akufo-Addo to Gbewaa Palace to mourn late Ya-Naa Abukari II

Member of Parliament for Karaga and former Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has accompanied former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to the Gbewaa...

Defamation suit: Sammy Gyamfi has been validly served – Afenyo-Markin’s lawyers dismiss alleged delay

Lawyers for Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin have dismissed claims that their client is deliberately delaying or avoiding the service of a writ on Ghana...

Check out GTEC’s latest list of 100 unrecognised universities

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has released a latest list 100 of unrecognised universities as of August 28, 2026 due to quality assurance...

Latex Foam, Narh Bita and Adansi Travels secure wins at JoySports Invitational Tournament 2026

Latex Foam, Narh Bita and Adansi Travels have all recorded victories in their respective matches at the JoySports Invitational Tournament 2026, with each side...

Ghana Army Southern Command closes Ex Starlight Stretch III in Nkwanta South

The Southern Command of the Ghana Army has officially closed Exercise Starlight Stretch III 2026 at Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, a major...

Engr. Amekah Nestor Edem Kwasi inducted as fellow of IET-GH

A distinguished career in engineering, construction, planning and community development earns recognition at the 17th IET-GH Induction Ceremony. Engr. Amekah Nestor Edem Kwasi has been...