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Gov’t reforestation project boosted with GH₵1m donation from Ghacem Ltd

The government, under the leadership of President John Mahama, launched the "Tree for Life" reforestation initiative in 2025, with the goal of restoring seven...

Volta Council of State Representative calls for unified front to push key development priorities

Dr. Gabriel Kwamigah Tanko Atokple, the Volta Regional Representative on Ghana’s Council of State, has called on traditional leaders and government structures in the...

Mahama breaks ground for Phase II of Blekusu Coastal Protection project

President John Mahama has cut the sod for the commencement of Phase II of the Blekusu Coastal Protection Project, renewing hope for coastal communities...

Alex Soros: President Mahama holds talks with son of billionaire George Soros

President John Dramani Mahama has held discussions with Mr. Alex Soros, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), as...

Illegal miners seize farmlands, pollute Black Volta tributary in Bole-Bamboi

Illegal miners have taken over farmlands and streams that feed into the Black Volta, denying farmers their right to farm in Tumtumba in the...

NPP must embrace unity and discipline to win back power – Justin Kodua

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has urged party members to embrace unity and discipline as the party...

Let Ghanaians see we’ve learned our lessons – Bawumia to NPP

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says Ghanaians must see clear evidence of the lessons the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has learned as it...

Tribalism, religious bigotry pose existential threat to NPP – Bawumia warns

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cautioned members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) against allowing tribalism and religious bigotry to fracture...

NDC has failed Ghanaians, betrayed its promises – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of betraying its promises and worsening the living conditions of ordinary Ghanaians. Addressing...

NDC urges NPP to reset and become stronger opposition

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to use its ongoing National Delegates Conference as a turning point to...

Agavedzi residents hail Mahama over Blekusu Sea Defence Project

Residents of Agavedzi and surrounding coastal communities have heaped praises on President John Dramani Mahama following the official groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase...

The entire National Cathedral project is a crime scene – Political activist

Physician and political activist Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy has condemned the National Cathedral project, calling it a “textbook case” of financial loss to the...

National Cathedral: Prosecute all those who spent the money – Kofi Bentil

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has called for the prosecution of individuals implicated in the financial mismanagement surrounding the controversial National Cathedral...

See areas affected by ECG’s planned maintenance today

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a planned power outage in parts of the Western Region on Saturday, July 19, 2025, as...

A/R: Police investigate death of TikTok sensation ‘Atom De Morale Spirit’

The police in the Ashanti Region have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of Emmanuel Agyie Baffour, a second-year Visual Arts student at...

Immigration intercepts suspected cyanide shipment along Black Volta

The Upper West Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has intercepted a large cache of chemical substances suspected to be sodium cyanide...

National Cathedral project: 8 key findings from Deloitte audit report 

The independent audit report by Deloitte and Touche has revealed that the National Cathedral project has incurred an estimated cost of $97 million (approximately...

Three arrested in Ashanti region for distributing fake insecticides [Video]

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three shop owners and distributors suspected of distributing and retailing counterfeit mosquito and insecticide spray products. The arrests,...

Defence Minister rewards soldier who rejected ‘galamsey bribe’

The Minister for Defence, Dr. Omane Boamah, has rewarded Lance Corporal Solomon Asare Teye-Tsu for his patriotic act of rejecting a bribe to permit...

Self-acclaimed Ashanti Regional Chairman of Delta Force arrested

A man claiming to be the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Delta Force vigilante group, Francis Asante, has been arrested and is currently in...

National Ambulance Service partners YEA to train 6,000 community medical first responders

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) and the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) have signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to recruit 6,000 young Ghanaians...

Man, 65, crashed to death at Ahemakrom

A 65-year-old Ivorian national, identified only as Vie, has died following a fatal road crash on the Nkrankwanta-Ahemakrom road in the Dormaa West District...

Education Minister pledges support for learners at Father Campbell Foundation

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has pledged the Ministry’s full commitment to reintegrating learners of the Father Campbell Foundation into society after equipping...

National Cathedral: GH₵4.9m wrongfully paid to Adjaye & Associates – Report

Independent firm Deloitte's audit report on the National Cathedral project has uncovered that GH₵4.9 million was wrongfully paid to Adjaye & Associates, the architectural...

National Cathedral audit uncovers huge procurement irregularities – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that a recent audit of the National Cathedral project has uncovered significant procurement breaches and...

GNFS warns public against fake social media accounts impersonating Acting Chief Fire Officer

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has issued a strong warning to the public against interacting with fake social media accounts impersonating the Acting...

Full report of Deloitte audit on National Cathedral project

President John Mahama has released the full Deloitte and Touche audit report on the controversial National Cathedral project, following growing public calls for transparency...

Volta Regional House of Chiefs President appeals to government

The President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, has made a passionate call for urgent action to address worsening...

Education Minister visits Accra High licensure exam centre [Photos]

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to upholding teacher quality during a visit to the Accra Senior High School (SHS)...

69 chieftaincy disputes still unresolved – President of Volta Regional House of Chiefs fumes

The President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, has raised alarm over the rising number of unresolved chieftaincy disputes...

Gov’t moves to terminate National Cathedral contract

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has initiated legal steps to terminate the National Cathedral project, following damning revelations of financial...

Mahama directs dissolution of National Cathedral Board, orders shutdown of Secretariat

President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana and ordered the closure of its Secretariat following...

Full speech: Gov’t speaks on National Cathedral audit and related matters

The Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, on Friday, July 18, 2025, addressed the nation on issues surrounding the National Cathedral and other...

Volta Regional Minister calls for stronger government–traditional authority partnership

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has made a passionate call for strengthened collaboration between government and traditional authorities to fast-track the region’s development...

Chief, minors charged with illegal mining at Akyem Gyadam

Ten people, including a chief and two minors, have been arraigned at the Koforidua High Court for allegedly mining without licence at Akyem Gyadam,...

Gov’t outlines security measures to curb electoral violence ahead of Akwatia by-election

The Security and Intelligence, and Defence and Interior Committees of Parliament have disclosed that the government has rolled out comprehensive security measures to prevent...

Gov’t speaks on National Cathedral issues

Minister of Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu is set to address the nation on the National Cathedral and related matters. Mr. Ofosu announced this in...

Education Ministry, World Vision Ghana to deepen collaboration on schools and child protection

The Ministry of Education is set to strengthen its partnership with World Vision Ghana to promote inclusive education, bolster child protection, and address critical...

Taxi driver jailed 12 years for luring teen with spiked drink before assault

The Dansoman Circuit Court has sentenced a 39-year-old taxi driver to 12 years' imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old girl in Accra. The convict, Francis Ammisah,...

NSMQ 2025: Ghana SHS, Tamale SHS face off in high-stakes Northern Zonal final

President John Mahama and former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will have more than a passing interest in this afternoon’s NSMQ Northern Zonal Final,...