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Mahama leads gov’t officials to bid farewell to Ambassador Victor Gbeho

President John Dramani Mahama, Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, senior government officials, diplomats and mourners on Friday paid their final respects to the...

Sahrawi Ambassador to Ghana honours Dr. Mohammed Shamsudeen Shardow

The Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Ghana has honoured Dr Mohammed Shamsudeen Shardow following the successful completion of his Doctor of...

Foreign Affairs Ministry to name facility after late Ambassador Gbeho

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced plans to name one of the facilities in its new ministerial block after the late Ambassador James...

Poor governance of Ghana’s natural resources threatens future generations – Prof. Twerefuo

An Economics Professor at the University of Ghana, Professor Daniel Kwabena Twerefou, has warned that Ghana risks leaving future generations worse off unless urgent...

Sedina Tamakloe’s appeal took over two years – Lawyer (Audio)

The appeal process that resulted in the acquittal and discharge of former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina...

Whether or not Sedina Tamakloe will demand compensation after acquittal (Listen)

Lawyer for former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, says the possibility of pursuing compensation following...

Obiri Boahen punches holes into gov’t’s position on Constitutional Review Committee’s proposals

Former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has questioned the relevance of extending Ghana’s presidential term from four...

Dzorwulu–Accra Mall accident: Pupil dies while on admission at hospital

One of the five children receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Police Hospital following the Dzorwulu Highway accident has died. The...

Ken Ofori-Atta ‘toa so’; live free, live forever – Franklin Cudjoe says after Sedina Tamakloe’s acquittal

Founder and President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has reacted to the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge former Microfinance and Small...

Atronie Traditional Authority rejects REGSEC’s response to illegal mining, demands urgent action

The Atronie Traditional Authority and residents of Atronie have rejected the response of the Bono Regional Security Council (REGSEC) to the destruction of the...

Gov’t accepts proposal to tax President’s salary and allowances

The government has accepted a recommendation by the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) for the President to pay taxes on his salary and allowances while...

Sedina Tamakloe is my friend, but this is about accountability – A-G defends appeal against acquittal

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has defended his office’s decision to appeal the Court of Appeal’s ruling that acquitted former...

High Court declares Kojo Ankomah Dickson not the legitimate Ebusuapanyin of Mankessim Paakesedo Nsona Royal Family

The High Court in Mankessim has ruled that Mr Kojo Ankomah Dickson is not the legitimate Ebusuapanyin (Head) of the Paakesedo Nsona Royal Family...

VALCO not for sale; gov’t needs $700m investment to revive it – Lands Minister assures

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has assured workers of the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) that the government has...

Hajia Safia Mohammed commiserates with Mac Manu over wife’s death

The Deputy National Women’s Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hajia Safia Mohammed, has extended her condolences to former National Chairman of the...

AG told Court of Appeal key trial exhibits were absent from Sedina Tamakloe’s appeal record

The Attorney-General’s Department raised concerns that key exhibits presented by the prosecution during the trial of former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Christine Tamakloe...

Law must prevail over emotions – Abraham Amaliba on Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s acquittal

The former Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has defended the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit and...

Trede Police investigate death of taxi driver in his car at Kotwi-Nkoranza 

The Trede police in the Atwima-Kwanwoma district of Ashanti have begun investigations into the death of a 35-year-old taxi driver in his car at...

ECG unable to pay 2025 dividend – Board Chairman William Amuna tells AGM

The Board of Directors of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says the company is unable to pay dividends to sole shareholder for the...

Requiem Mass held for Ambassador Gbeho

Catholic faithful and state dignitaries on Thursday paid tribute to the late Ambassador James Victor Gbeho at a pre-burial service and Requiem Mass in...

Archbishop of Canterbury committed to £100m slavery fund while on Cape Coast Castle tour

The Archbishop of Canterbury has renewed her commitment to a controversial £100m fund over the Church of England's role in the transatlantic slave trade. Dame...

Dominic Nitiwul backs return of road tolls under electronic PPP system

Parliament has approved a concession agreement between the Ministry of Roads and Highways and a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to be incorporated by Rock...

Government announces activities to mark first anniversary of August 6 helicopter crash

The government has announced a series of national commemorative activities to mark the first anniversary of the August 6, 2025 helicopter crash that claimed...

Kristo Asafo Mission distances itself from alleged burial rites, calls for enforcement of court injunction

The leadership of the Kristo Asafo Mission has distanced itself from the alleged burial and funeral activities reportedly taking place at the Apostle Safo...

Parliament approves PPP agreement for reintroduction of electronic road tolls

Parliament has approved a concession agreement between the Ministry of Roads and Highways and a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that will be created by...

Suspected drug dealer who allegedly attempted to bribe police with GHS 300K remanded

A suspected drug dealer who allegedly attempted to bribe police officers with GH¢300,000 at a checkpoint in Bandankwanta has been remanded into police custody...

Explainer: The legal consequences Adwoa Safo could face over alleged injunction breach

The decision by former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo to proceed with the funeral of her late father, Apostle Prof. Emeritus Ing. Kwadwo Safo...

National School Indiscipline Conference ends with call for coordinated action

The two-day National Conference on Stemming the Growing Indiscipline in Schools in an Emerging World has ended with a call for coordinated national action...

We will not be misled by the ‘brofo’ -VALCO workers reject intimidation claims over proposed strategic investor deal

The Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) Local Union has accused the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, of attempting to...

Government unveils support package for children of officials killed in helicopter crash

The government has presented support packages to the children of the eight state officials who died in the August 6 helicopter crash, as part...

Accra Mall accident: All children alive but some critically injured

There is a glimmer of hope following the horrific crash on the Accra Mall–Dzorwulu highway, as all 11 children involved in the accident have...

Attorney-General files motion to halt Sedina Tamakloe’s acquittal

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has filed a motion at the Court of Appeal for a stay of execution to...

Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu’s acquittal confirms NDC protects its own – Minority

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has described the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit and discharge former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and...

REGSEC impounds nine excavators in Obuasi anti-galamsey crackdown

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has intensified its fight against illegal mining, impounding nine excavators during a recent operation at the Airport Community...

Parents urged to get involved in SHS placement process as Nightingale Educational Complex marks 20th anniversary

Parents and guardians of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates have been urged to actively participate in the Senior High School placement and school...

Government urged to prioritise environment and sanitation in national development agenda

The Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa South has criticised the government for failing to give adequate attention to environmental sustainability, climate change and sanitation...

Bagbin assures Chief Imam anti-LGBTQ+ Bill will be passed before recess

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has given strong assurances that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill will be reconsidered and...

Government backs constitutional amendment to expand voting rights in political party primaries

The government has accepted a recommendation to amend the 1992 Constitution to guarantee equal voting rights for all members in good standing of registered...

Court of Appeal erred in acquitting Sedina Tamakloe – Former Deputy Attorney General

Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has criticised the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit and discharge former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC)...

Universities must produce innovators, not just job seekers – Asiedu Nketia

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called for increased investment in graduate education, scientific research and innovation, describing...