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PFAG raises alarm over glut in grain value chain, urges transparency in government intervention

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has raised serious concern over the growing grain glut that has left thousands of farmers struggling to...

Two immigration officers ambushed and shot in Tempane district

Two officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) were ambushed and shot late Sunday night, November 2, at Nagani in the Tempane District of...

Former President of National House of Chiefs and Wulugu Naba passes on

Naba Professor John Sebiyam Nabila, former President of the National House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of the Wulugu Traditional Area, has passed away...

GNFS intensifies safety campaign ahead of Christmas

As the festive season draws near, the Western Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has stepped up its fire safety campaign...

Ejura MCE seeks intervention to complete Astro Turf project

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ejura Sekyedumase, Rafiu Adam Seidu, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene and ensure the completion...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrives in Ghana for high-level three-day state visit

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the bond between Ghana and Germany is set to grow even stronger, bringing benefits...

Asutifi North MP has no hand in attack on NAIMOS taskforce – Hwidiem Zongo Chief

The Zongo Chief of Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region, Alhaji Mohammed Bashiru, has come to the defence of the Member of Parliament for Asutifi...

Hwidiem Zongo Chief recounts dramatic rescue during attack on NAIMOS taskforce

The Zongo Chief of Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region, Mohammed Bashiru, has given a first-hand account of how his vehicle was vandalised during a...

Family of late Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama to hold 13th Commemorative Adua

The family of the late former Vice President of Ghana, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, will hold the 13th Commemorative Adua in his honour on Sunday,...

EOCO dismisses reports claiming Springfield Energy CEO arrested in Dubai

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has dismissed claims by online news portal Norvanreport.com alleging that Mr. Kevin Okyere, Chief Executive Officer and...

Education Minister reaffirms commitment to continue viable projects from previous gov’t

Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to continuing viable projects initiated by previous administrations, provided they offer value for money and...

Adansi Muslims get new Chief Imam as Dagomba Naa calls for unity and peace

The Muslim community in Adansi has inaugurated Alhaji Alhassan Mubarik as their new Chief Imam, emphasising the need for unity and peaceful coexistence among...

Explainer: Why Ghana’s first lithium mine has yet to break ground after two years

Two years after Ghana signed what it hailed as a landmark lithium deal, not a single tonne has been mined. The agreement, between the government...

‘No new taxes’ – Food and Beverages Association warns ahead of 2026 Budget

The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has called on government to address what it describes as excessive taxation crippling the sector ahead...

OMCs commence reduction in fuel prices; Petrol sells at GH¢11.59, diesel goes for GH¢12.47 

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun reducing fuel prices at the pumps in line with industry projections of a significant drop per litre...

Lightwave refutes Health Minister’s claims, sets records straight on E-Health contract

Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions Limited has strongly denied allegations made by the Minister of Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, regarding the management of Ghana’s National...

Exporters face 10-year jail term over forex repatriation failures

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has launched a significant regulatory strike against foreign exchange leakages, issuing a firm directive that threatens exporters with severe...

Ghana Armed Forces extends recruitment deadline

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has extended its ongoing recruitment exercise by one week following technical challenges encountered on its online application portal. In a...

Deputy Lands Minister engages Zijin Group on responsible mining and environmental protection

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Yusif Sulemana (MP), has held discussions with China’s Zijin Group of Companies on strengthening Ghana’s...

Commercial Rice Growers urge prioritisation of local rice consumption

The Commercial Rice Growers Alliance Ghana (CRAG) has called for stronger national action to promote the cultivation and consumption of locally produced rice. Representing commercial...

Ho stakeholders threaten legal action against newly installed Chief Imam

Tensions within the Ho Muslim community in the Volta region have escalated as a group of concerned stakeholders has vowed to initiate legal proceedings...

Galamsey: NAIMOS raids site in Ahafo, arrests operators including a Burkinabe

The government’s intensified fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has achieved another milestone in the Ahafo Region. The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat...

Cape Coast Youth urged to embrace free TVET programme to gain employable skills

The Director of Springs for Skills College, Kiki Bruce, has urged the youth of Cape Coast and the Central Region to take full advantage...

Bole DCE urges residents to avoid indiscriminate waste disposal

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bole, Abdulai Muhammad, has cautioned residents against indiscriminate dumping of refuse around their homes. His warning follows the district’s...

Weeds overrun Agenda 111 hospital projects in Oti Region

The Agenda 111 project, launched by the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government to expand healthcare infrastructure nationwide, is facing serious setbacks in the...

Residents of Asante Akyem Bompata vow to resist mining activities on their land

Residents of Asante Akyem Bompata in the Asante Akyem South Municipality have vowed to resist any mining activities on their land, citing concerns over...

Small-Scale miner pledges support for taskforce to combat illegal mining in Atiwa East

A small-scale miner from Anyinam, Collins Agyabreh, has pledged to collaborate with the Atiwa East District Assembly taskforce to combat illegal mining activities, particularly...

Denkyira Akyempim: Man sets family on fire, takes own life

A tragic incident has occurred at Denkyira Akyempim in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region, where a man allegedly set his...

Pastor urges church to take firm stand against homosexuality

The District Pastor of the New Life branch of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church in Koforidua, Pastor Osei Bonsu Sarpong, has urged Christians, traditional...

When Dr Adutwum speaks, hope awakens – Yaw Opoku Mensah

The spokesperson for Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, a presidential candidate hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the former Education Minister continues to...

Volta Region positioned as Ghana’s next growth frontier in 24-hour economy drive – Regional Minister

The Volta Region is fast redefining its place on Ghana’s economic map — transforming from a peripheral zone into a central hub for trade,...

Nkwanta South Assembly to prosecute sanitation offenders

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, Joseph Awal Antwi, has announced that the assembly is preparing to prosecute...

Asutifi North MP begins rural electrification extension

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asutifi North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has begun extending electricity to several rural...

Awutu Senya West NADMO boss denies involvement in Kwashie Abbey chieftaincy dispute

The Awutu Senya West District NADMO Director, Adams Salifu, has denied allegations that he recruited military officers to install a chief at Kwashie Abbey. On...

Cybersecurity Bill needs bipartisan backing and expert input – Prof Khalid

Economic Adviser at the Office of the Vice President, Professor Sharif Mahmud Khalid, has called for a bipartisan and inclusive approach to the passage...

NSMQ 2025: Amaniampong SHS shocks Osei Tutu, St. James to secure semifinal spot

Amaniampong Senior High School from Mampong has done it again and this time, they have marched straight into the semifinals of the 2025 National...

PAC urges EPA, Environment Ministry to clamp down on illegal fuel stations in residential areas

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has urged the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to...

Importer crushed to death in tragic accident at Tema Port

A young importer has met a tragic end at the Golden Jubilee Terminal of the Tema Harbour after being crushed from the waist down...

Fire guts Kwapong Nursing female dormitory

Fire has razed down the female dormitory of the Kwapong Nursing and Midwifery College in the Ahafo Region, destroying properties worth thousands of cedis. According...

Burkinabé driver escapes death in accident on Accra–Kumasi Highway

A Burkinabé driver narrowly escaped death in an accident on the Accra-Kumasi Highway after attempting to avoid a collision with a VIP bus at...