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12 arrested in Tamale anti-drug operation, abandoned baby rescued

The Northern Regional Police Command in Tamale has arrested 12 people suspected of peddling and using illicit drugs in the city. Speaking on the operation,...

Minority Caucus visits Offinsomanhene to discuss cocoa price issues

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has launched a five-day tour of the Ashanti Region, beginning with a courtesy call on the Chief of Offinso,...

Fuel tanker overturns At Wassa Kwabeng; GNFS prevents explosion

Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) averted a potential fuel tanker explosion at Wassa Kwabeng in the Western Region after a tanker...

Wuru residents demand release of abducted youth leader, justice for trader killed near Burkina Faso border

Residents of Wuru, a border community in the Sissala East District in the Upper West Region, are demanding the immediate release of youth leader...

Ofori-Atta ready to fight possible US extradition – Frank Davies

Frank Davies, lawyer for former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has suggested that any attempt by the Government of Ghana to extradite his client from...

Police arrest 4 Bills Microfinance staff over alleged assault of woman

Police in Accra have arrested four men in connection with an alleged assault at Ashongman Estate involving officials of a microfinance company. The arrests were...

Ghana to acquire new presidential aircraft by November

Plans are underway to strengthen Ghana’s presidential air transport capability with additional aircraft expected to be added to the presidential fleet later this year. Executive...

New Road Traffic Law requires drivers to arrange towing within 30 minutes – NRSA Boss

The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority, Abraham Amaliba, has revealed that drivers whose vehicles break down in major city centres will be...

Ghanaian peacekeeper injured in Lebanon missile attack recovering – UN

The United Nations has confirmed that a Ghanaian soldier who was critically injured during a missile attack on a UN peacekeeping base in Lebanon...

Gov’t must apologise for changing 24-Hour Economy formula from ‘1-3-3’ to ‘4-1-9’ – Okyere Baafi

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Trade and Industry Committee, Michael Okyere Baafi, has called on the government to apologise to Ghanaians for changing the...

Power outages hit Eastern Region after Saturday rainstorm

Heavy rains that swept through parts of the Eastern Region on Saturday, March 14, 2026, caused widespread power outages, leaving homes, businesses, and critical...

GHS Director calls on stakeholders to solve doctor deficit in Ahafo Region

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Director for Ahafo Region, Dr. Akosua Owusu-Sarpong, has appealed to stakeholders to help address the persistent deficit of medical...

Over 20 displaced as fire destroys wooden structures and church building at Konongo

More than 20 people have been displaced following a fire outbreak that destroyed several wooden structures and a church building at Konongo in the...

Akyemansa DCE cracks down on galamsey; seizes 300 machines, arrests 50 suspects

The fight against illegal mining in the Akyemansa District of the Eastern Region has intensified under the leadership of District Chief Executive (DCE) Linda...

One person in critical condition after tricycle suffers brake failure at Hwidem-Agogo road

One person is in critical condition after a tricycle loaded with rice suffered brake failure and crashed into a Voxy car at Hwidem in...

Ghana, Russia hold political consultations to strengthen bilateral ties

Ghana and the Russian Federation convened a Technical Session of Political Consultations on March 12, 2026, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Accra,...

Wooden structure reduced to ashes at Nyohini

A fire outbreak has destroyed a wooden structure and its contents at Nyohini near the Nyohini Roundabout in Tamale in the Northern Region. The incident...

Fire razes part of residential building at Lapaz Race Course

A domestic fire has destroyed the ground floor of a residential building at Lapaz Race Course, Awala in Accra. The incident occurred on March 11,...

Police officer found dead in suspected suicide at Akweteyman

The Tesano Divisional Police Command has commenced an intensive investigation into the "unnatural death" of a senior police officer, DSP Rockson Gyasi, whose body...

Two killed in head-on collision at Tuobodom

Two people have died following a head-on collision involving a private car and a minibus at Tuobodom along the Kintampo Highway in the Bono...

NADMO donates relief items to disaster victims in Garu

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Garu District of the Upper East Region has presented relief items to persons affected by...

Drug suspect arrested after attempting to bribe police GH¢20,000 in Tamale

A man accused of supplying Indian hemp in Tamale reportedly attempted to bribe police officers with GH¢20,000 to secure his release but was arrested...

IET-Ghana and GHCCI hold career services programme at KNUST

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), in collaboration with the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry (GhCCI), organized a Career Services Programme at...

Hypertension cases rising in Ghana as many remain unaware of condition

Hypertension is becoming an alarming public health concern in Ghana, with many people living with the condition without knowing it. Health experts say the...

Bills Micro-Credit reacts to viral altercation between staff and woman holding baby

Management of Bills Micro-Credit Limited has commenced an internal investigation following the circulation of a viral video on social media showing a confrontation between...

Woman holding baby abused in viral video over unpaid debt [Watch]

A viral video on social media has captured four men wearing branded Lacoste of Bills Micro Credit, formerly known as Quick Credit, confronting and...

Ken Ofori-Atta eyes US residency as Ghana seeks his extradition over corruption allegations

A lawyer representing Ghana’s former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said his client is pursuing permanent US residency rather than returning to his home...

Domelevo calls for interdiction of officials implicated in GH¢68bn audit report

Former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo has called for immediate actions officials implicated in irregularities highlighted in the latest Auditor-General’s report, arguing that swift measures...

Sammi Awuku launches ‘Change Makers Award’ at St. Augustine’s College 96th Anniversary

Akuapem North Member of Parliament and old student of St. Augustine’s College, Sammi Awuku, has announced the establishment of the Sammi Awuku Change Makers...

GH¢21bn audit exposes criminal intent and wilful negligence – Inusah Fuseini

Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini, has said the findings from the government’s audit of public claims point to clear cases...

Upper West Regional Minister denies diverting education infrastructure projects from Issa to Daffiama

Upper West Regional Minister Charles Lwanga Puozuing has denied allegations that he diverted education infrastructure projects originally meant for Issa in the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District...

Tension in DBI District as Issa chiefs demand reversal of relocated GES office

The chiefs and residents of the Issa Traditional Area are demanding the immediate reversal of a decision to relocate the construction of a new...

Security service recruitment: 5,000 quota was negotiated with IMF – Inusah Fuseni claims

Former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central and ex-Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini, has claimed that the current number of available...

It is wrong and should not continue – Kofi Bentil on Mahama’s use of brother’s jet for official travel

Kofi Bentil, lawyer and Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, has condemned President John Dramani Mahama’s use of a private aircraft owned by his...

One dead, another injured after accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway

One person has died and another rescued following a fatal accident at Adansi 47 Breku near Asankare on the Accra–Kumasi Highway in the Ashanti...

Kpando chief urges trainee nurses to uphold discipline

The Paramount Chief of Kpando and President of the Akpini Traditional Council, Okpekpewuokpe Togbui Dagadu IX, has called on students of the Margaret...

Health Ministry secures financial clearance for over 14,000 workers

The Ministry of Health has announced that it has obtained financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance to pay allowances and salaries for...

Former Deputy Trade Minister rejects GH¢89.4m debt claim under 1D1F audit

Former Deputy Trade Minister Michael Okeyere Baafi has dismissed claims that an audit uncovered a fictitious GH¢89.4 million debt linked to the One District...

Audit uncovers fictitious GH¢89.4m debt under 1D1F programme

The One District One Factory (1D1F) programme is facing scrutiny after an arrears audit revealed what officials have described as a fictitious GH¢89.4...

Chief Justice commissions High Court in Goaso

The Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has officially commissioned the High Court in Goaso, Ahafo Region, in a move aimed...