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World Assemblies of God Global Chairman arrives in Ghana for 2026 Congress launch

The Global Chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowshp, Rev Dominic Yeo has arrived in Accra to launch the 2026 World Congress of...

GES suspends implementation of PTA Guidelines

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended the implementation of the Parent-Teacher-Association (PTA) Guidelines, including the collection of levies. “The management of the Ghana Education...

Gov’t benefiting from economic foundation laid by NPP – Stephen Amoah

The Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso and former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Stephen Amoah, says the current government’s economic stability efforts are being made...

Livestream: Finance Minister presents 2026 budget

The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is set to present the 2026 budget before parliament. The budget is expected to outline the government’s...

Mahama directs Finance Minister to release extra GH₵200m to tackle maize glut

President John Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, to release an additional GH₵200 million to purchase surplus maize from...

Newborn baby found dead near Okrudu River in Kasoa

Residents of Kasoa New Market in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region are in shock after the body of a three-day-old...

Two arrested as police take over Kasoa Ofaakor palace after attempted illegal chief installation

Police have taken control of the Kasoa Ofaakor Chief’s Palace following an alleged attempt by some individuals to unlawfully install a new chief for...

El-Wak stampede: Mother relieved as daughter wakes up from Coma

Abena Fosua, a resident of Kasoa in the Central Region, is breathing a cautious sigh of relief after her 22-year-old daughter, Benedicta Agyeiwaa, regained...

Adutwum mourns victims of El-Wak stampede

Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede that occurred during the...

Veep mourns victims of El-Wak stampede

Vice President of the Republic, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede that occurred during a military screening...

Col. Festus Aboagye calls on government to release full helicopter crash report

Security Analyst, Colonel Festus Aboagye (Rtd), has urged the John Mahama administration to make public the full investigative report into the August 6 helicopter...

Beautiful Creations supports Lordina Foundation’s medical outreach

Beautiful Creations Company Limited has donated essential medical supplies to the Lordina Foundation at its office in Accra. Chief Executive Officer Samuel Dankyi Ansong presented...

NAIMOS arrests 10 armed thugs in Aowin

The National Inter-Agency Taskforce on Mining Operations and Security (NAIMOS) has arrested 10 armed individuals posing as an anti-galamsey task force in the Nyankamam-Armori...

Adu-Boahene trial: EOCO withholds two witness statements; Judge orders A-G to produce them

The High Court (General Jurisdiction 10) has directed the Attorney-General’s Office to retrieve and submit two "missing" witness statements from the Economic and Organised...

AG must focus on Court duties, not needless press conferences – Ekow Assafuah

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has criticized the Attorney General (AG) for delaying his response to a case currently before...

We requested GH¢770m to tackle food glut – Buffer Stock

The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) says it requires at least GH¢770 million to effectively manage the ongoing food glut affecting farmers across...

Week-old baby allegedly stolen at Agogo Presbyterian Hospital found

The newborn baby who went missing from Agogo Presbyterian Hospital has been found safe and in good health. According to the mother, Felicia Obenewaa, she...

My heart is broken – Father on daughter’s death in GAF recruitment stampede [Video]

Robert Nyamalor, father of 22-year-old Priscilla Nyamalor, has described her death in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment stampede at El-Wak Sports Stadium as...

Bawumia mourns victims of El-Wak stadium stampede

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic deaths of six young women in a stampede at the El-Wak...

One shot dead in joint military-police swoop in Nkaseim

One person has been shot dead during a joint operation by the military and police in Nkaseim, Ahafo Region, on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. The...

Labour Minister visits victims of GAF recruitment stampede [Photos]

The Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, on Wednesday evening visited the 37 Military Hospital to console victims of the tragic...

My daughter assured me she’ll return home safely – Mother on GAF recruitment stampede [Video]

A grieving mother from Kasoa, Abigail Nyamalor, has recounted the heartbreaking events leading to the death of her 22-year-old daughter, Priscilla, in the Ghana...

PNP raises alarm over erosion of democracy under NDC administration

The People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed deep concern over what it describes as a steady erosion of Ghana’s democratic principles under the current...

El-Wak stampede: Heads must roll – Security Analyst

Security Analyst Nana Adu Twum Barimah I has called for the dismissal of certain individuals within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) who failed to...

Jasikanhene cautions against Police involvement in cocoa smuggling fight

The Jasikanhene and Adontehene of the Buem Traditional Area, Nana Edje Tete Kpase Brantuo VII, has called on the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to...

Train hits man on Tema–Mpakadan rail line

A young man sustained serious injuries after being struck by the 001 train on the Tema–Mpakadan rail line. Reports indicate he failed to move...

One injured in Mallam Atta Market fire incident

A fire outbreak at Mallam Atta Market in the Ayawaso Central Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has left one person injured and destroyed...

KNUST honors Abuakwa South MP Dr. Kingsley Agyemang for outstanding contribution to the College of Health Sciences

The College of Health Sciences (CoHS) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has honored Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, Member of Parliament...

NSA scandal: High Court reviews Osei Assibey Antwi’s bail conditions

The High Court has revised the bail conditions for Osei Assibey Antwi, former Executive Director of the National Service Authority, reducing the amount from...

It is painful but this is what Allah has ordained for them – Pusiga MP on GAF recruitment tragedy

Member of Parliament for Pusiga, Laadi Ayii Ayamba, has described the recent tragedy at the El-Wak Sports Stadium, which claimed the lives of six...

Edudzi Tameklo visits Kufuor ahead of NPA@20 celebration

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo Esq., on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on former President John...

Finance Minister set to review VAT rate, roll out major tax reforms in 2026 Budget

Finance Minister Dr Ato Forson is set to announce a reduction in the effective VAT rate to be paid by businesses from next year. This...

Mustapha Hamid sues OSP for GH¢20 million

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul Hamid, has filed a lawsuit against the Office of the Special...

Supreme Court orders AG, Democracy hub to justify positions on Ghana–US deportation deal

The Supreme Court has directed the Attorney General and pressure group, Democracy Hub, to file written statements within one week explaining why the government’s...

Finance Minister to present 2026 Budget Statement today

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is scheduled to present the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament today, November 13,...

Full video: SML disguised at Kotoka: GACL’s last-minute multi-million-cedi contract questioned

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

Fire destroys parts of Mallam Atta market [Video]

A raging fire tore through sections of the Mallam Atta Market in Accra New Town around midnight, throwing traders and residents into panic as...

GAF recruitment stampede: Speaker Bagbin donates GH¢100,000 to support victims

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has donated GH¢100,000 to support the medical treatment of those injured in the tragic stampede at the...

If the GAF cannot tell us what happened, then the Chief of Defence Staff should be held responsible – Effia MP

Member of Parliament for Effia, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, has called for those responsible for the deadly stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium to be held...

NPP Youth calls for immediate investigation into GAF recruitment stampede

The National Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for an urgent investigation into the tragic stampede at Accra’s El-Wak Sports...