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GES to scale up transformative kindergarten programme nationwide

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced plans to scale up its innovative GES–Lively Minds kindergarten programme across all 16 regions, targeting every public...

NPP suspends Agona West Parliamentary Candidate for defying party directive

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended its 2024 parliamentary candidate for Agona West, Christopher Arthur, for allegedly defying a directive from the party’s...

Prison Service to produce furniture, uniform for schools – Interior Minister

The Interior Ministry is in talks with the Ministry of Education to enable the Ghana Prison Service to produce 30 per cent of all...

19 injured in accident at Awutu Bonsuoku [Photos]

About 19 people have sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident at Awutu Bonsuoku on the Gomoa Ojobi–Senya Bereku Road in the Central...

Education Ministry secures additional $117.1m to expand GALOP interventions

The Ministry of Education has announced the allocation of an additional $117.1 million under the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) and its...

Gov’t begins payment of monthly allowances to Assembly Members

The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs has commenced the payment of monthly allowances to all Assembly Members across the country. Each Assembly...

Yamin is not involved in galamsey – Mustapha Gbande fires back [Video]

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has dismissed allegations linking him and NDC National Organizer Joseph Yamin to illegal...

Foreign Affairs Minister commissions modern classroom block at Aveyime to boost education

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has commissioned a modern, fully furnished kindergarten block in...

Mahama demands reparation for slave trade

President John Dramani Mahama on Monday, July 14, demanded reparations from countries responsible for the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the colonisation of Africa, stating...

NSMQ 2025: St. Charles Minor Seminary brushes aside rivals, calls contest “too simple” after winning

St. Charles Minor Seminary SHS cruised to a commanding victory in the second contest of the Northern Regional Qualifiers of the 2025 National Science...

Ofosu Nkansah slams scholarship boss over alleged mismanagement and student hardship

Former CEO of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has launched a stinging criticism of the current head of the...

Asogli Yam Festival shines as a beacon of unity, culture, and leadership; Togbe Afede honoured

In a display of tradition, unity, and visionary leadership, this year’s Asogli Yam Festival is not only celebrating a successful harvest, it is reawakening...

Volta Regional Minister champions unity and development at launch of 2025 Asogli Yam Festival

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has emphasized the importance of national unity, truthfulness, and collective action as fundamental pillars for building a just...

Mahama scraps fuel allowances to all appointees

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the immediate cancellation of fuel allowances and allocations to all political appointees as part of a broader government...

Ministry of Defence withdraws military protection for former Ministers, other civilians

The Ministry of Defence has announced the withdrawal of military protection for all civilians, including certain public officials, former ministers, and businesspeople. The announcement was...

UG lifts ban on social gatherings amid improved COVID-19 situation

The University of Ghana, Legon, has lifted the ban on social gatherings that was imposed following a recent spike in COVID-19 cases on campus. In...

‘Adidome is not a town of ritual killers’ – Chief breaks silence, denounces allegations

The Dufia of Mafi Adidome, Togbe Kwasinyi Kakaklolo Agyeman V, has condemned what he describes as “barbaric, backwards, anti-social” and false allegations linking his...

We’ll win Akwatia by-election – Mustapha Gbande declares [Video]

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has expressed confidence that his party will emerge victorious in the upcoming Akwatia...

NDC yet to decide on contesting Akwatia by-election – Mustapha Gbande [Video]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is yet to make a decision on whether to contest the upcoming Akwatia by-election following the death...

4 excavators burst into flames at Trassaco Paatang

A major fire outbreak at Paatang, located within the Trassaco Northern Quarters in Accra, led to the destruction of heavy machinery and property on...

I’m not afraid of anyone in the NPP – Mustapha Gbande [Video]

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has strongly rejected allegations linking him to violent incidents during the Ablekuma North...

Okada rider dies after alleged assault by galamsey taskforce at Amenam

A 29-year-old okada rider, identified as Kwasi Isaac, has reportedly died after being brutally assaulted by members of an illegal mining (galamsey) taskforce at...

Azumah Resources distances itself from Bright Simons amid $100M gold project dispute

Azumah Resources Ghana Ltd has publicly disassociated itself from comments made by Bright Simons, Vice President of IMANI Africa, regarding the ongoing $100 million...

Full presentation: Bright Simons unpacks ‘flaws’ in high-stakes Black Volta gold fight

IMANI Africa’s Vice President, Bright Simons, has raised urgent concerns about the disputed ownership of Ghana’s Black Volta Gold Project, spotlighting alleged irregularities in...

Azumah Resources refutes claims of political influence in Black Volta Gold Project financing

Azumah Resources Ghana Ltd has dismissed suggestions that its financing discussions with the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) regarding the Black Volta...

Over 500 removed from security services after recruitment audit

More than 500 individuals have been removed from Ghana’s security services following a government review that uncovered irregularities in recruitment processes conducted before and...

Ablekuma North re-run: All troublemakers will be arrested and punished – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Muntaka, has strongly condemned the violent incidents that disrupted the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun, promising that all individuals...

Trade Minister inaugurates 10-member GIPC Board

Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has officially inaugurated a new 10-member Governing Board of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) to...

Ghana Link refutes claims of broken-down scanners at Kotoka International Airport

Ghana Link Network Services Ltd, operators of the Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS), has firmly denied media reports alleging that scanners at the Kotoka...

Over 20 men allegedly defile girl, 13, in Madina

Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) and the Justice Revived Foundation (JRF) are calling for action after a disturbing case of gang-defilement involving a 13-year-old...

Volta Region stakes claim as Ghana’s industrial powerhouse with Kenaf project

In a time when countries are racing to build resilient green economies, Ghana’s Volta Region is emerging as the country’s next industrial growth hub...

Sehwi Boinzan chief appointed GNFS Board Chairman

The Chief of Sehwi Boinzan and Kontihene of the Sehwi Wiawso Traditional Area, Nana Ofori Ahenkan II, has been appointed as the Board Chairman...

Over 2,000 foreign beggars repatriated – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has revealed that over 2,000 foreign nationals engaged in street begging have been repatriated to their...

Gov’t launches Youth Internship Scheme to support security agencies and curb unemployment

The Ministry of the Interior has announced the rollout of a new Youth Internship Scheme aimed at enhancing the employability of young Ghanaians while...

Titus-Glover describes Hawa Koomson’s assault as ‘clearly orchestrated attack’

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has described the assault on Awutu Senya East MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson, during the Ablekuma...

Titus-Glover accuses EC of fueling confusion in Ablekuma North rerun

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of creating confusion in the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun. Speaking...

ECOWAS Court: Suspended CJ demands $10M compensation; check out full details

It has emerged that suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is demanding $10 million in compensation for alleged moral and reputational damages. This was contained in...

Titus-Glover describes Dampare as ‘worst’ in managing election security

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has launched a scathing critique of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo...

Nigel Gaisie reacts as prophecy on Buhari’s death ‘comes to pass’

Founder of the Prophetic Hill Chapel, Nigel Gaisie, has reacted to the passing of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, claiming the development affirms a prophecy...

Firefighters rescue accident victim on Kumasi-Shama road

Personnel from the Sekondi Metro Fire Station swiftly responded to a road accident on the Kumasi-Shama road in the early hours of Saturday, July...