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Kantamanto fire: One officer injured as GNFS controls blaze

A firefighter sustained injuries during a major fire outbreak at a clothing bale warehouse in Kantamanto, Accra, early Tuesday morning. The Ghana National Fire Service...

“We’re all scared,” Garu DCE says as he links deadly shooting to Facebook threats

District Chief Executive (DCE) for Garu, John Abaare, has admitted that residents of the community are living in fear following the deadly shooting on...

Garu DCE assures of calm after deadly shooting, but urges vigilance among residents

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Garu, John Abaare, has assured that calm has been restored to the area following Monday’s deadly shooting incident...

Faulty LPG cylinder sparks house fire in Koforidua

A potential tragedy was averted in Koforidua on Thursday night after firefighters from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) swiftly responded to an LPG...

I’m not involved in galamsey or own a mining concession – Atiwa East DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atiwa East, Owusu Ntim, has dismissed claims that he owns a mining concession or is involved in illegal...

GIS boss visits survivor of Gbintri checkpoint attack; condemns killing of officer

The Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Samuel Basintale Amadu, has visited AICO II Daniel Kofi Oppong, who is receiving treatment at the...

Democracy hasn’t failed Africa; we misused it – Prof. Aryeetey

Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Emeritus Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has argued that democracy itself has not failed Africa, but rather, African nations...

“General Acheampong was a well-meaning leader who simply got his policies wrong” – Prof. Aryeetey

Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Emeritus Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has shared a reflective assessment of General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ghana’s Head of...

Parliament resumes today for final session of legislative year

Parliament will resume sittings today, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, for the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament. The session, which marks...

Minority demands urgent government action on Volta Lake transport safety

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for urgent government action to improve safety on the Volta Lake following the boat disaster near Kete...

GNAT directs teachers to vacate classrooms after deadly shooting in Garu

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has directed all teachers in the Garu District of the Upper East Region to withdraw from classrooms...

Vice President in US for Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue

Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, is currently in the United States to participate in the 2025 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, an annual...

Woman allegedly stabs husband during disagreement over meal at Maamaso

A domestic dispute over a meal reportedly turned violent at Maamaso, near New Abirem in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, leaving...

Fire guts shops at Kantamanto Tazani Lane

A dawn fire swept through several shops at Kantamanto’s Tazani Lane, near Ecobank in Accra, on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. According to the...

Some people are being called to the Bar who don’t deserve it – Thaddeus Sory

Lawyer and law lecturer Thaddeus Sory has raised serious concerns about transparency in Ghana’s legal education system, suggesting that some individuals are being called...

Charlotte Osei saved Ghana GH¢15m yet she was punished – Thaddeus Sory

Lawyer and law lecturer Thaddeus Sory has questioned Ghana’s moral and constitutional standards after former Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Charlotte Osei was removed from...

‘I couldn’t let falsehoods stand – Thaddeus Sory explains his response to Torkornoo’s public claims

Renowned lawyer and law lecturer, Thaddeus Sory, has defended his decision to publicly respond to what he described as false claims made by former...

If a Chief Justice takes benefits she denied others, that’s misbehaviour – Thaddeus Sory fires

Private legal practitioner and law lecturer, Thaddeus Sory, says a Chief Justice who takes benefits she has denied others engages in “stated misbehaviour” under...

T-bills: Govt’s target undersubscribed by 55%; interest rates rise

The government missed its treasury bills target by a significant 55%, the biggest undersubscription recorded so far this year. This is coming after it posted...

GTEC publishes list of 50 unaccredited tertiary institutions; check it out

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has published a list of 50 tertiary institutions that it does not recognise, citing violations of accreditation and...

Six arrested, excavators seized in anti-galamsey operation at Bayere Agya

One Chinese national and five Ghanaians have been arrested during an anti-galamsey raid in the Bayere Agya Forest Reserve in the Amenfi Central District...

2025 NSMQ: Kumasi Academy crushes St. Louis and Bunkpurugu SHTS to qualify for one-eighth stage

After crashing out at the one-eighth stage to Keta SHTS in 2024, Kumasi Academy returned to this year’s NSMQ preliminaries with vengeance on their...

Two critically injured after head-on collision on Berekum-Sunyani road

A serious road crash at Berekum in the Bono Region has left two people severely injured after a Kia truck collided head-on with a...

Mustapha Hamid vs OSP: Media prosecution must stop – Former Deputy Attorney-General

Former Deputy Attorney-General Joseph Kpemka has criticized the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for what he describes as “media prosecution” in the ongoing...

Mahama directs extension of railway line from Tema Port to Dawa Industrial Enclave

President John Mahama has ordered the Ministry of Transport to facilitate the extension of the railway line from Tema Port to the Dawa Industrial...

OSP rules out trial in absentia for Ofori-Atta amid extradition efforts

The Director of Strategy, Research and Communication at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Sammy Darko, has rejected calls to proceed with a...

There must be bi-partisan audit of OSP’s office – Baffour Awuah

A member of Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has called for a bi-partisan audit of the Office of...

NSMQ 2025: Amaniampong SHS soars into one-eighth stage after emphatic win

Amaniampong SHS have picked up right where they left off in the regional qualifiers, as they got off to a flying start in their...

NSMQ 2025: O’Reilly SHS sails to next stage after beating St. Andrews and Bekwai SDA

O’Reilly Senior High School (SHS) has secured a confident win in their NSMQ 2025 preliminary stage contest at the SGS Auditorium in Cape Coast,...

Galamsey threatening key industries – Ghana Water MD

The Managing Director of the Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has sounded an alarm over the worsening effects of illegal mining, commonly known...

Boat operators and commuters at Dambai shun life jackets despite safety directives

Despite the government’s directive to tighten enforcement of life jacket regulations on the Volta Lake, the Dambai stretch in the Krachi East Municipality of...

Court sets date to hear injunction against deportation of foreigners involved in galamsey

The High Court of Ghana will, on Thursday, October 23, 2025, hear an interlocutory injunction application seeking to stop the government from deporting foreign...

There’s no bad blood between OSP and AG over Ken Ofori-Atta’s extradition — Sammy Darko

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has denied claims of tension between its office and the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of...

Bagbin elected Chairman of Inter-Parliamentary Union Africa group

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has been unanimously elected Chairperson of the 52-member Africa Geopolitical Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The...

OSP denies blocking extradition of Ofori-Atta

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has dismissed claims that it is refusing to cooperate with the Attorney-General in efforts to extradite former...

Mahama meets Ag. Chief Justice, Attorney-General, and Auditor-General on enforcement of audit reports

President John Mahama has held a high-level meeting with the Acting Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, and the Auditor-General to...

Wenchi sub-chief, wife perish in house fire

Residents of New-Dormaa Mango Grove in the Sunyani Municipality were plunged into mourning on Sunday night after a devastating fire claimed the lives of...

Ofori-Atta is well and not in hiding — Lawyer

Lawyer for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Frank Davies, has dismissed suggestions that his client is on the run, insisting the former Minister is...

Four reported dead after gunmen open fire in Garu [Photos]

Four people have been confirmed dead following a suspected targeted shooting incident in Garu, a community in the Upper East Region, on Monday morning....

Only four first-year students report to Nkwanta SHTS

As of Monday, October 20, 2025, only four fresh Senior High School (SHS) students had reported to Nkwanta Senior High Technical School (SHTS) in...