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PNP petitions Asantehene over Chief Justice suspension

The People’s National Party (PNP) has submitted a petition to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, urging his intervention in what the party describes...

Kofi Jumah granted GH₵500k bail

Former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has been granted GH₵500,000 bail with two sureties following his arrest by the National Security. The...

Photos from National Prayer and Thanksgiving Day

Ghana on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, observed its inaugural National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving at the forecourt of the State House in Accra. The...

GBA’s call for Torkornoo’s reinstatement surprising — Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has accused the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) of calling for a blatant breach of...

We yearn for peace, strive for justice – GBA renews call for Torkornoo’s reinstatement

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has renewed calls for the reinstatement of suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, invoking the spirit of reconciliation and urging...

Government releases GH¢139 million for LEAP — Cash allowance increased by 25%

The government has released GH¢139.25 million for disbursement as cash grants to vulnerable households under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme. The 96th payment...

33 out of 40 seized excavators went missing – Hannah Bissiw [Video]

The Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund (MDF), Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw-Kotei, has raised serious concerns after 33 excavators seized during an anti-galamsey operation...

Interior and Defense Ministries unaware of my visits to galamsey sites – Hannah Bissiw

The Administrator for the Minerals Development Fund, Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw-Kotei, has disclosed that she does not inform the Interior and Defense Ministries prior...

One killed as notorious armed robbery suspects are arrested in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has apprehended a notorious armed robbery gang believed to be responsible for a string of violent home invasions across...

Speaker announces plans to introduce local languages in parliamentary debates

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has revealed that Members of Parliament (MPs) will soon be permitted to use local Ghanaian languages during...

Accra decongestion exercise cuts solid waste by 14.4 tonnes

The ongoing decongestion exercise by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has led to a 14.4-tonne reduction in the volume of waste collected from the...

I look forward to seeing Ghanaians travel abroad for leisure, not survival – Archbishop Duncan-Williams

The Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has called for a renewed vision of Ghana where citizens thrive...

National Prayer and Thanksgiving Day, a step in the right direction – Krachi MP

The Member of Parliament for Krachi East, Nelson Kofi Djabab, has described the newly instituted National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving as “a step...

Suspected thief nabbed at Adenta SSNIT Flats with multiple master keys to apartments [Video]

A young woman has been apprehended at the Adenta SSNIT Flats in Accra after being found in possession of multiple master keys suspected to...

Abuakwa South MP urges Mahama to halt new 21% non-life insurance tax

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has raised serious concerns over the government’s proposed taxation of general insurance services, warning...

I lost money, I won’t forgive Ofori-Atta and Akufo-Addo – Former CAL Bank CEO

Former Cal Bank CEO Frank Adu Jnr has declared that he will never forgive former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and former President Nana Akufo-Addo...

New internet data offers take effect today

Telecommunication companies across Ghana, effective today, July 1, 2025, have begun implementing the government-mandated increment in data bundle offers. The new structure provides customers with...

Nkwanta turns into ghost town as death toll rises to 7

Five additional deaths have been recorded in the renewed ethnic conflict between the Akyode and Challa communities in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the...

Multimedia Group’s Kofi Adu Domfeh elected Ashanti Regional GJA Chairperson

Senior News Editor at the Kumasi unit of The Multimedia Group, Kofi Adu Domfeh, has been elected as the new Ashanti Regional Chairperson of...

Lands Minister’s intervention prevents clash between two groups claiming to operate under anti-galamsey taskforce

An intervention by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, averted what could have been a fatal clash between two groups...

Nkwanta conflict will not prevent GES from conducting WAEC exams – GES PRO

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured the public that the ongoing conflict in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region will not...

We slept in the same bed, but Ofori-Atta’s legacy betrayed our hope – Frank Adu Jnr

Former Cal Bank CEO, Frank Adu Jnr, has delivered a damning verdict on the tenure of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, describing it as...

National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving comes off today

Ghana's first National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving is set to take place today, July 1, 2025, as declared by President John Mahama. The event...

NLA presents GH¢100k to Volta Regional Coordinating Council to support tidal wave victims

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has responded to the call by the Volta Regional Coordinating Council to support victims of tidal waves by presenting...

Albert Dwumfour re-elected GJA president; check out full list of winners

Incumbent President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has been re-elected to lead the association for the next three years. Mr....

GoldBod warns unlicensed gold dealers

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has issued a stern warning to individuals and businesses engaged in the buying and selling of gold without a...

Mother arrested for attempting to poison child over lover’s infidelity

The DOVVSU Department of the Kasoa Divisional Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old nursing mother, Mary Tawiah, over an alleged attempt to poison her...

Hannah Bissiw exposes attempt to influence release of arrested illegal miners

The Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund (MDF), Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw-Kotei, has revealed that someone recently contacted her to plead on behalf of...

Virologist warns of widespread COVID-19 resurgence amid rainy season

Head of Biology at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), Professor Kofi Bonnie, has cautioned that the recent resurgence of COVID-19 is...

12-year-old Ghanaian student wins top tech award with innovative Agro App

Phil-Manuel Kpobi, a 12-year-old student from Sterling International School and a member of Ghana Code Club, has won the “Favorite Project” award in the...

Private security firm honours soldier for rejecting ‘galamsey bribe’

Ojeyz Security Management Limited, a Ghanaian-owned private security company, has honoured a young soldier, Private Solomon Asare Teye-Tsu, for his exemplary patriotism and integrity. This...

Govt won’t interfere in public universities – Vice-President

The government has stated that it will not interfere with the governance and operations of public universities in order to enhance academic freedom on...

Asantehene to meet Kusaug Traditional Council over Bawku conflict

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is set to hold a crucial meeting with the Kusaug Traditional Council on Monday, June 30, 2025, as...

Nkwanta Clashes: Chief’s house set ablaze in Bonakye [Listen]

A group of unidentified angry youth have allegedly set fire to the house of the Akyode chief in Bonakye, Oti Region, amid ongoing renewed...

National Security takes over Akom Axel load station in Ashanti region

National Security in the Ashanti Region has taken over the Akom Axel Load Station in the Afigya Kwabre North District due to alleged fund...

Woman arrested for possession of narcotics in Tema

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 29‑year‑old woman, Sophia Amankwa, at Dogo Junction near Ada in the Greater Accra Region for possessing...

Nkwanta chief urges Mahama to ensure swift justice for 3 students killed in renewed clashes 

The Chief of the Nkwanta Akyode Traditional Area, Nana Sago Akiaasen I, is demanding swift and thorough investigations into the renewed violent clashes that...

TI-Ghana and CDD-Ghana renew calls for political finance reform

Transparency International-Ghana (TI-Ghana) and the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) have renewed their call for comprehensive political finance reforms in Ghana, highlighting the...

Wassa Damang chief calls for promotion of community cooperative mining in Ghana

Nana Enimere Kwaw II, Chief of Wassa Damang in the Western Region, has made a strong appeal to the Government of Ghana to promote...

NIA workers suspend strike

Staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA), under the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU), have temporarily suspended their nationwide strike. The industrial action, which began...