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Adadientam chief appeals for infrastructure support after self-funded road project

The Chief of Akyem Adadientam in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region, Barima Ofori Asante, has appealed to the government and development...

Asutifi South DCE appeals for blood donations amid shortage at Saint Elizabeth Hospital

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Benjamin Assabil Donkor, has raised alarm over the critical shortage of blood...

Gov’t urged to reduce import duties on educational materials for private schools

The government has been urged to reduce import duties on educational materials for private schools to help ease financial burdens and enhance teaching and...

Ablekuma North: ‘I was only there to de-escalate the situation’ – Mustapha Gbande

The Deputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has denied allegations by the Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin,...

GES releases approved academic calendar for 2025/2026 basic schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the official academic calendar for all basic schools across the country for the 2025/2026 academic year. The calendar...

Obuasi West Education Director urges innovation among school heads

The Obuasi West Municipal Education Director, Alfred George Koomson, has urged heads of schools to adopt innovative strategies to raise educational standards in their...

Bailiff jailed for forging judge’s signature

A 38-year-old bailiff, Kojo Budu Jackson, has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court for attempting...

Peace Council speaks on Ablekuma North election violence

The National Peace Council (NPC) has condemned the violence that marred the parliamentary rerun in the Ablekuma North constituency on Friday, July 11. In a...

Shell submits offer to join Ghana’s Pecan Oil Field project

President John Mahama has revealed that global oil giant Shell has submitted an offer to participate in Ghana’s Pecan Oil Field project, marking a...

Ablekuma North violence: Ghana’s democracy on a knife’s edge – Prof Kwesi Aning warns

Security Analyst Professor Kwesi Aning, has issued a warning in response to the violence that rocked the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun, stating that Ghana’s...

Finance Minister to present Mid-Year Budget Review on July 24

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is expected to present the 2024 Mid-Year Budget review on Thursday, July 24, 2025. The presentation is in...

Forestry guard’s body discovered in bush after going missing for days

The body of a missing 37-year-old forestry guard, Daniel Obeng, has been found in a bush at Tutukpene in the Nkwanta South Municipality. Deputy Superintendent...

Check out areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on Sunday

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that several parts of the country will experience temporary power outages on Sunday, July 13, 2025. This...

Oil funds for ‘Big Push’ will be efficiently used – Mahama tells PIAC

President John Dramani Mahama has assured members of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) that oil revenues earmarked for his proposed $10 billion...

AMA announces temporary closure of Nkrumah Avenue 

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that a section of Kwame Nkrumah Avenue in the Central Business District (CBD) would be temporarily closed...

Soldier who rejected ‘galamsey’ bribe secures promotion and UN posting

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has promoted a young soldier, Private Teye-Tsu Asare Solomon, to the rank of...

Police probe Ablekuma North rerun violence

The Accra Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the isolated incidents of violence that occurred during the Ablekuma North parliamentary re-run on Friday,...

Three arrested, over GH¢140k recovered in foiled robbery at Nyanikrom

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a daylight robbery near Shama Junction at Nyanikrom. The incident occurred on Wednesday,...

UMaT launches IET-GH student chapter with a call to engineer a better future

In a significant stride toward nurturing the next generation of engineering leaders, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), inaugurated its Student Chapter...

Why judge decided to separate twins sentenced for stealing motorbike

The Bibiani District Court has sentenced identical twins to 48 months’ imprisonment each for dishonestly appropriating an unregistered motorbike valued at GH¢13,000. The convicted persons,...

Interior Minister decorates 19 newly promoted police officers

The Minister of the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has decorated 19 newly promoted police officers in Accra after they were elevated from Deputy Commissioner of...

Photos from the Ablekuma North re-run

The Electoral Commission (EC) conducted a rerun on Friday, July 11, across 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North constituency. This followed disruptions during the...

Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly announces two-month ultimatum for developers to regularise building permit

The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly has announced a two-month ultimatum for property owners with unapproved developments to regularise their building permits. According to a statement...

National Ambulance Service gets new CEO and board

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has officially inaugurated a new governing board for the National Ambulance Service (NAS) and introduced Dr. George Kojo Owusu...

Globen School launches 30th anniversary, unveils new robotics lab

Globen School has officially launched its 30th Anniversary celebrations, with the main event scheduled for March 13, 2026. As part of the launch, the school...

Ablekuma North rerun: GJA condemns assault on journalists, demands justice

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has strongly condemned the assault on two journalists covering the parliamentary election rerun in the Ablekuma North constituency on...

GRNMA pushes for full inclusion of allowances in mid-year budget

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the government’s decision to include only the Book and Research Allowance...

Ablekuma North rerun: The violence isn’t necessary – Sammi Awuku

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Akuapim North, Sammi Awuku, has strongly condemned the violence that disrupted the parliamentary election rerun in...

New GJA-Volta leadership sworn in, commits to promoting inclusivity and development

The newly elected Regional Executives of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in the Volta Region were officially sworn into office at a brief yet...

2 suspects arrested for unlawful possession of firearms

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects for possessing firearms without lawful authority following an intelligence-led operation on Tuesday, July 9, 2025. The...

ECG installs over 200 new transformers to enhance power supply

The Ministry of Energy has revealed that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has procured over 200 locally-manufactured transformers to enhance electricity distribution across...

5,675 delegates expected at NPP’s National Annual Delegates’ Conference – Osei-Owusu

The Planning Committee Chairman for the 2025 National Annual Delegates’ Conference of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Joseph Osei-Owusu, has announced that 5,675 delegates...

GH₵1 fuel levy kicks in July 14 – Energy Ministry

The Ministry of Energy has reaffirmed that the GH₵1 fuel levy will take effect from Monday, July 14, as part of the government’s efforts...

Kwahu West Assembly demolishes notorious weed base over recent stabbing

The Kwahu West Municipal Assembly has demolished a popular but controversial structure known as Bobo Shanti, a known weed base and nightlife hub located...

Police interdict officer for assaulting reporter in viral video

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted an officer captured in a viral video assaulting a reporter during the ongoing parliamentary election rerun at Ablekuma...

Poor mobile network frustrates businesses in Suaman communities

Residents of several farming communities in the Suaman District of the Western North Region have raised concerns over persistent poor telecommunication network services in...

Prestea Blue Water Guards destroy 8 changfans, seize 8 pumping machines near River Ankobra

Blue Water Guards operating in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region have carried out a successful anti-galamsey operation near the Ankobra River. Acting on...

Ablekuma North rerun: Fake security personnel arrested near Awoshie DVLA polling station

The Ghana Police Service has arrested several individuals clad in brown uniforms who were impersonating security personnel near the Awoshie DVLA polling station in...

Ghana responds to US visa restrictions, pledges dialogue

The Government of Ghana has expressed concern over the United States’ decision to revise its visa reciprocity schedule, reducing the validity of B1/B2 visas...

Man, 25, arrested in connection with robbery at Millennium City

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspect, Okolie Samuel, in connection with a robbery incident that occurred at Sector 5,...