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Gov’t thanks Ghanaians for support after helicopter crash

President John Dramani Mahama and Vice-President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang have expressed their heartfelt appreciation to Ghanaians for the overwhelming support extended in the...

Jacob Zuma pays courtesy call on Ga Mantse amidst Homowo festivities [Photos+ Video]

Former South African President Jacob Zuma is in Ghana, where he paid a courtesy visit to the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II,...

GPRTU suspends planned strike over deplorable Ofankor-Nsawam road

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has suspended its intended industrial action over the poor state of...

Health Ministry condemns assault on staff at Ridge Hospital

The Ministry of Health has strongly condemned the assault on health professionals at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge), describing it as an act...

Vice President meets Ghana Prisons Service hierarchy [Photos]

The Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, on Monday, August 18, held a meeting with the hierarchy of the Ghana Prisons Service to discuss...

Africans need spiritual re-engagement; Marcus Garvey Day marked with powerful ceremony in Ghana

On a day marked globally in honour of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Ghana stood at the spiritual heart of the celebrations, with a moving ceremony...

From River of despair to wellspring of hope: Kpedze Anoe finally gets clean water

For generations, the people of Kpedze Anoe in the Ho West District of the Volta Region woke up each day to the same grim...

GTEC accused of bias, overreach and abuse of mandate

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) is facing mounting public pressure after a directive issued by its Deputy Director-General, Prof. Augustine Ocloo, was branded...

Ofankor-Nsawam road to be motorable within three weeks – Engineer 

The Project Director and Engineer for the Ofankor-Nsawam road project, Ing. Awuku Asare, has announced that it will take approximately three weeks to repair...

NDP urges NDC to withdraw from Akwatia by-election

The National Democratic Party (NDP) has appealed to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to withdraw its candidate from the upcoming Akwatia parliamentary by-election. In a...

President Mahama grants amnesty to 998 prisoners

President John Dramani Mahama has granted presidential amnesty to 998 prisoners across the country. This follows recommendations from the Prisons Service Council and consultations with...

SCHOLSEC partners with GAF ahead of Ghana Defence University launch

In a landmark collaboration aimed at strengthening Ghana’s security sector, the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat (SCHOLSEC) has partnered with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to...

Construction resumes on stalled Pokuase–Nsawam road as transport operators threaten protest

Contractors have resumed work on the stalled Pokuase–Nsawam road project following mounting public pressure and threats of a nationwide protest by commercial transport operators. For...

Unpaid nurses and midwives protest over 8-month salary arrears

A coalition representing over 7,000 nurses and midwives working in public health facilities across Ghana has staged a protest, demanding the immediate payment of...

Asunafo North Assembly Members demand better motorbikes from gov’t

Assembly members in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region have raised concerns about the poor quality of motorbikes provided to them by...

Police invite political parties for talks on election violence and Akwatia by-election

The Ghana Police Service has invited political parties to a high-level meeting to address election-related violence and preparations for the upcoming Akwatia Constituency by-election. In...

GES opens applications for teacher promotions to senior ranks

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the opening of applications for the promotion of qualified teachers and officers to higher ranks within the...

Sam George engages Yango, DVLA on technology partnerships to modernise transport sector

Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has announced plans to integrate technology into Ghana’s transport sector through strategic partnerships, while...

Unearned ‘Prof’ title: GTEC fires back at Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah’s lawyers

The Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Professor Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, has publicly rejected a two-week ultimatum from the lawyers of Deputy...

John Jinapor inaugurates Energy Commission board

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition John Abdulai Jinapor (MP), on behalf of the President, John Dramani Mahama, has inaugurated the newly reconstituted...

NDC must stop PR gimmicks and deliver on promises – Titus Glover

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister Titus Glover has slammed the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for focusing on public relations stunts rather than delivering...

Born but not counted – 7,560 unregistered babies in Upper East

A total of 7,560 children, born between January and June this year in the Upper East Region, have not been registered by the Births...

Electrochem Ghana workers demonstrate in Ada over layoffs

Dozens of Electrochem Ghana Limited workers in Ada have taken to the streets to protest the termination of their contracts on Friday, August 15,...

Groups call for action over illegal diversion of Birim River

Environmental groups have strongly condemned an attempted illegal diversion of the sacred Birim River at Apapam in the Eastern Region by a mining company...

Ebo Whyte rejects gov’t call for prophecy submissions, urges leaders to pray themselves

Renowned playwright Ebo Whyte has criticised the government’s directive requesting prophecies of national interest to be submitted for review, following the recent military helicopter...

GoldBod begins nationwide enforcement of mandatory receipt system for licensed gold buyers

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has commenced nationwide enforcement of its directive requiring all licensed gold buyers to issue official GoldBod receipts for every...

Ghana lost GH¢18.41bn in 2024 due to misuse of funds – Samson Lardy

Private legal practitioner and journalist, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has raised concerns about the continuous loss of public funds through corruption and poor accountability. Speaking at...

Asantehene marks ‘Kuntunkuni Dae’ in Black and Brown without ornaments

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Sunday, August 17, 2025, observed the sixth Akwasidae festival, marked in black and brown attire without the...

Commonwealth Secretariat denies misuse of letterhead in Ghana

The Commonwealth Secretariat has dismissed claims of any misuse of its letterhead in Ghana, stressing that no such incident has occurred. In a statement, spokesperson...

Over 100 Ashaiman traders protest alleged forced eviction

More than 100 traders belonging to the Peaceful Settlement Association in Ashaiman staged a peaceful demonstration on Monday, August 18, 2025, to oppose what...

Tension in Anlo robbing generations of development – TDC MD tells traditional authorities

The Managing Director of TDC Ghana Ltd., Courage Nunekpeku, has raised concerns over ongoing chieftaincy disputes and simmering tensions in Anlo, Volta Region, warning...

Gov’t to invest $2bn annually under Big Push Agenda – Alex Segbefia

Chief of Staff at the Office of the Vice President, Alex Segbefia, has announced that the government will allocate $2 billion annually over the...

Some OMCs keep fuel prices unchanged despite projected increases

Some major Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have maintained petroleum product prices at the pumps despite industry projections of marginal changes from August 16. Data released...

Ntim Fordjour slams Ablakwa over presidential jet saga, demands resignation

Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has called on Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa to...

Asutifi South DCE urges intensified education on “Nkoko Nkitinkiti” initiative

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Benjamin Assabil Donkor, has directed the Agriculture Department to intensify public education...

Ridge Hospital reacts to assault on staff amid emergency ward confrontation

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) has issued a stern response to a viral social media video showing a confrontation between its emergency...

Hairdresser granted GH¢150,000 bail over alleged death threats against Mahama

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to a hairdresser, Yayra Abiwu, alias AY, in the sum of GH¢150,000 with three sureties, over alleged...

Chilling CCTV footage captures armed robbery at Mpohor gold shop

Chilling CCTV footage has captured a daring armed robbery at the Okyeso Nyame gold-buying shop in Mpohor, Western Region, where four suspects escaped with...

Justice Pwamang acts as Chief Justice

Supreme Court judge Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang has been appointed to act in the stead of Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie for ten days. The arrangement follows...

Attorney General rejects international calls for reinstatement of suspended CJ

Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has dismissed calls from the Bar Council of England and Wales (BCEW) and the Commonwealth Lawyers...