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We’re committed to delivering President Mahama’s vision for Ghana’s roads – Alhassan Suhuyini

Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to delivering on President John Mahama’s ambitious plan to transform Ghana’s...

Ghana Military Academy RCC35 and SSC/SD34 renovate and hand over GHC140,000 KG Block to Dzolokpuita community

The Ghana Military Academy’s Regular Career Course 35 (RCC35) and Short Service Commission/Special Duties Course 34 (SSC/SD34) has reaffirmed its commitment to community development...

Mahama has proven record as ‘Infrastructure King’ and won’t disappoint – Alhassan Suhuyini

Deputy Roads Minister and Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has described former President John Dramani Mahama as the undisputed “Infrastructure King”...

Some road contracts signed by Akufo-Addo gov’t were simply not fit for purpose – Alhassan Suhuyini

Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has criticised some road contracts signed under the Akufo-Addo administration, stating that many were poorly conceived...

Free sanitary pads for schoolgirls a major milestone – Vice President’s office

The Press Secretary and Spokesperson to the Vice President, Ama Pratt, has described the successful rollout of the free sanitary pad initiative as a...

Women’s Development Bank in the pipeline – Ama Pratt confirms

The Press Secretary and Spokesperson to the Vice President, Ama Pratt, has disclosed that plans are far advanced for the establishment of a Women’s...

Why treat Adom-Otchere like he is a petty criminal? – Ekow Assafuah questions OSP [Audio]

The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) over what he describes as...

Mahama is not innocent in OSP’s actions – Assafuah [Audio]

The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has expressed disappointment in President John Mahama, accusing him of pretending not to be...

On what basis do you arrest a board chair? – Old Tafo MP slams OSP [Audio]

The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo and lawyer, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has accused the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, of using his office to...

NRSA commiserates with families of 16 Saviour Church Youth killed in crash

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has expressed deep sorrow following a fatal crash that claimed the lives of 16 members of the Saviour...

Chaos in Kinbu SHS over fatal stabbing of student during altercation

Tensions flared at Kinbu Senior High School in Accra following the tragic death of a student, Addib Alhassan, who was fatally stabbed during an...

OSP using public office to settle personal scores – Vincent Assafuah [Listen]

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has accused the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of using its mandate to pursue...

Student Loan Trust Fund extends deadline for ‘No Fees Stress’ application 

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has announced an extension of the deadline for applications under the 'No-Fees-Stress' academic policy to August 7, 2025. In...

UK Court of Appeal overturns ruling in case of boy tricked into moving to Ghana by parents

The UK Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that denied a 14-year-old British-Ghanaian boy’s request to return to the UK after...

Full story: SML disguised at Kotoka International Airport

Three days before the December 2024 election, the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) awarded a revenue assurance and auditing contract to Evatex Logistics Limited,...

Gideon Boako donates 100 bags of cement to Yamfo Technical Institute

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North Constituency, Dr. Gideon Boako, has pledged to donate 100 bags of cement to support infrastructural development...

Ghana secures $1bn for climate financing

Ghana has secured $1 billion for climate financing, John Abdulai Jinapor, the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, has said. He said the money would...

Minority urges Ahafo Cocoa farmers to reject price below GH₵6,000

The Minority Caucus on Food and Agriculture in Parliament has urged cocoa farmers in the Ahafo Region to reject any producer price below GH₵6,000...

Petrol price to go up; diesel and LGP to fall from August 1

The price of petrol is expected to go up marginally from August 1, 2025. However, the prices of diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) are...

We’ll hoard our produce if… – Some cocoa farmers in Ahafo Region

A section of cocoa farmers in the Ahafo Region has issued a strong warning to the government, threatening to withhold their cocoa if the...

NSMQ 2025: Chemu SHTS dominates tough contest as St Mary’s SHS earns lifeline to national stage

The final day of the Greater Accra Regional qualifiers of the 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) was charged with tension, ambition, and...

Driver jailed 15 years for stealing and slashing neighbour’s throat

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 25-year-old driver, Stephen Ampofo, also known as Kwabena Atta, to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for...

Adom-Otchere’s bail conditions unreasonable – Lawyer slams OSP 

Lawyer for former Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) Board Chairman, Paul Adom-Otchere, has described the bail conditions imposed by the Office of the Special...

WASSCE: 146,309 candidates involved in examination malpractice in 4 years

A total of 146,309 candidates who participated in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) over the past four years were involved in...

Mid-Year Budget delivers numbers, not jobs – Prof. Ackah warns of hollow gains

A Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Ghana, Charles Godfred Ackah, has delivered a sobering assessment of the 2025 Mid-Year Budget,...

Multimedia Group signs partnership agreement with Tryton Motors

In a move to increase its fleet of cars and to strengthen its transport department to ensure efficiency, the Multimedia Group on July 31,...

UDS student sentenced to death for murdering colleague over relationship dispute

A Computer Science student of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Nyankpala campus, Salifu Nurudeen, has been sentenced to death by the Tamale High...

Energy Ministry urges calm over VRA/NEDCo withdrawal of services in Tamale

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has acknowledged the withdrawal of services by staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Northern...

Mahama reassigns Obuobia Darko-Opoku as Administrator of Ghana Medical Trust Fund Secretariat

President John Dramani Mahama has reassigned the Acting Deputy Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Obuobia Darko-Opoku, to a new role...

Okoe-Boye warns against emotional politics in decision-making

Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, has called on Ghanaian politicians to move away from emotional manipulation and instead embrace critical thinking in their...

Journalists must be protected to perform their duties safely – Senior Editor

Head of News and Current Affairs at Adom Brands, Multimedia Group Ltd., Martha Crensil Acquah, has asserted that the vital role of journalists in...

President Mahama swears in final batch of Deputy Ministers

President John Mahama, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, officially swore in the final batch of Deputy Ministers, in accordance with Article 78(1) of the...

NSMQ 2025: Prempeh College into Ashanti Zonal semis, chasing first title since 2021

Prempeh College is back in the hunt for glory after booking a semifinal spot in the ongoing 2025 Ashanti Regional Zonal Championship of the...

Mahama condemns assault on JoyNews journalist

President John Dramani Mahama has strongly condemned the assault on JoyNews journalist Carlos Calony by soldiers during a demolition exercise along the Spintex Road...

Salesgirl jailed 10 years for concealing cocaine in underwear

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old salesgirl to 10 years’ imprisonment for possessing cocaine concealed in her underwear. Sumaiya Amidu was found guilty...

Galamsey: 2 suspected National Security officers, another arrested for alleged extortion 

Two self-acclaimed National Security operatives and a sprayer were apprehended on Monday by the Central North Command of the Ghana Police Service for allegedly...

OSP detains Paul Adom-Otchere

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has detained former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere. This follows hours of...

GJA threatens to boycott all police activities

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Ghana Police Service to take decisive action against officers and civilians involved...

MTN Ghana powers digital inclusion in Volta with 1.3m subscribers and bold investments 

MTN Ghana has firmly entrenched itself as the leading telecommunications provider in the Volta Region, connecting over 1.3 million people—a staggering majority of the...

CDD-Ghana trains police officers in Volta Region on human rights and dignity

In a concerted effort to promote professionalism, accountability, and the protection of human dignity in law enforcement, the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)...