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Be geopolitically sensitive in foreign policy – Ofosu-Dorte urges Ghana

Senior Partner at AB & David Africa, David Ofosu-Dorte, has urged Ghana to adopt a more geopolitically conscious approach to its foreign policy and...

One dead after another building collapse in Cape Coast

One person has tragically died, and another is receiving treatment after a residential building collapsed on them at Ayidan Amissah Ekyir in the Cape...

Human Rights Committee Chair rallies Parliament to champion rights of the vulnerable

The Chairman of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, Ernest Yaw Anim, has issued a stirring call to action, urging Ghana’s lawmakers to take the lead...

Human Rights Committee condemns torture of young boy in Western Region

The Human Rights Committee of Parliament has issued a strong condemnation following the circulation of a disturbing video showing a young boy being tortured...

Mahama arrives in Brussels as advocate for GAVI Vaccine replenishment

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Brussels, Belgium, for the Global Summit on Health and Prosperity through Immunisation. The President is attending the summit...

Parliament approves Mahama’s 7 Supreme Court nominees

Parliament has, by a majority decision, approved the nomination of seven Court of Appeal judges by President John Mahama to the Supreme Court. The approved...

BoG dismissals not political – Dr Kwapong to minority

CDD-Ghana Fellow and Director for the Democracy Project, Dr. John Osae Kwapong, has urged the Minority in Parliament to refrain from conflating the recent...

Govt releases GH₵8.9 million feeding grant to Special Needs Schools

The government has released GH₵8,989,866.00 as feeding grants to Special Needs Schools across the country. This was announced in a statement issued by the Ghana...

Minority demands immediate reinstatement of dismissed BoG staff

The Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate reinstatement of over 100 Bank of Ghana (BoG) employees who have been dismissed. In a statement, the...

Cocoa farmers optimistic about bumper harvest in 2025/26 season

Cocoa farmers are expecting a bumper harvest for the upcoming 2025/26 season, buoyed by improved flowering and pod development, even as they grapple with...

“Forever thankful” – Joy FM’s Doreen Andoh says after 2-month recovery journey

Ghana’s beloved “Queen of the Airwaves,” Doreen Andoh, made an emotional return to JOY FM on Monday, June 23, 2025, after a two-month medical...

SML Scandal: Former GRA Commissioner General and 2 others in custody

A former Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, and two other former officials of the GRA are in...

AUCB Alumni executives pay courtesy call on new Chancellor Frank Adu Jnr. [Photos]

The Executives of the African University College of Communications and Business (AUCB) Alumni Association have paid a courtesy call on the new Chancellor, Frank...

Bawumia not to blame for NPP’s 2024 defeat – Nana Akomea

Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, says credible research findings have not linked the party’s 2024 electoral loss to Vice...

Bawumia still has a chance in 2028 – Nana Akomea

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, says Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia still stands a strong chance of winning...

Early Presidential Primary meant to curb division in NPP – Nana Akomea

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, has explained that the party’s decision to hold its presidential primary early is...

Seven arrested over robberies at Ashaiman Sakasaka Park and Dagomba Junction

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with a string of robberies at Ashaiman Sakasaka Park and Dagomba Junction in...

COP (Rtd) Kofi Boakye’s appointment to Police Council challenged in court

A Ghanaian businesswoman, Henrietta Nana Yaa Simpson, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Commissioner of Police (Retired) Nathan...

We are with you but… – NIA tells striking staff [Audio]

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has appealed to its staff under the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU) to suspend their ongoing strike action. The Head...

Sky Train: Case adjourned as Ameyaw-Akumfi’s lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention

The High Court has been asked to refer a constitutional question to the Supreme Court under Article 130(2) of the 1992 Constitution. This provision mandates...

GH₵1 energy levy likely to return amid sector pressures – Dr. Acheampong

Economist and political risk analyst Dr. Theophilus Acheampong has hinted at a possible reintroduction of the controversial GH₵1 energy levy, citing persistent financial strain...

Pastor accused of withdrawing cash from dead friend’s account faces court

A 38-year-old pastor, Wisdom Kwame Adu, alias Agya, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢150,000 with two sureties—one of which must be...

GTEC declares TEWU-TUC sole council rep in Universities

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has ruled that the Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union under the Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) is the legitimate...

King Mswati III of Eswatini arrives in Ghana [Video]

King Mswati III, the leader of the Kingdom of Eswatini in southern Africa, has arrived in Ghana for a four-day state visit from Tuesday,...

Two who tortured boy in viral child video arrested

The Half Assini Divisional Police Command has arrested two individuals captured in a disturbing viral video assaulting a 12-year-old boy. The suspects, 58-year-old Issah Morro...

SHS student found dead at Tomefa after taking exeat to visit grandmother

A teenage girl has been found dead in a stream at Tomefa in the Ga South Municipality after taking exeat from school to visit...

MP demands arrest of perpetrators in viral child assault video

The Member of Parliament for Twifo-Atti Morkwa in the Central Region, David Theophilus Dominic Vondee, has urged the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak,...

Open endorsements not wrong, but… – Henry Kokofu

Former Member of Parliament for Bantama, Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has declared his commitment to rebuilding the New Patriotic Party (NPP), stressing the need for...

Rehoboth Properties reacts to allegations of power theft at Kweiman Estate

Rehoboth Properties Limited has refuted recent media reports alleging power theft at its social housing estate in Kweiman, Accra, describing the claims as misleading...

We don’t intend to make government unpopular – 2022 graduate teachers

Spokesperson for the 2022 batch of graduate teachers, Simon Kofi Nartey, says their ongoing protest over unpaid salaries and delayed staff identification numbers is...

GES requests clearance extension to pay picketing teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured that efforts are underway to resolve concerns raised by newly posted teachers who picketed on Monday, June...

New Lawra MCE passes on

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Lawra, Alhaji Muazu Adams, has passed away, just months after his appointment and confirmation into office. Alhaji Muazu Adams...

Winneba Junction accident: Death toll rises to 4

The tragic accident that occurred at Winneba Junction on Monday has claimed more lives, as three of the injured schoolchildren have been confirmed dead,...

NIA Staff declare indefinite nationwide strike over delayed allowances

Staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA), under the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU), have declared an indefinite nationwide strike beginning Tuesday, June 24,...

NSA warns students against enrolling in unaccredited tertiary institutions

The Acting Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Mr. Gyamfi Felix, has cautioned prospective and current tertiary students to ensure that their institutions...

I work part-time as security man to survive – Newly trained teacher cries out

A trained teacher, Simon Kofi Nartey, has revealed that he works part-time as a night security guard at a fuel station just to survive. Simon...

GJA Elections Committee chairman reassures transparent and credible polls

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Elections Committee Chairman, Kofi Yeboah Agbeko, has reaffirmed the committee’s commitment to conducting a credible election, scheduled for Monday,...

Visa denials not deliberate – U.S. Consul General assures Ghanaians

The Consul General at the United States Embassy in Ghana, Mr. Elliot Fertik, has assured Ghanaians that U.S. visa denials are not deliberate, adding...

Quash order to restore Nii Adama Latse II – Ga Mantse urges Supreme Court

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has filed an application at the Supreme Court to quash an order directing the National House...

John Jinapor tasks new VRA Board to lead Ghana’s energy transition

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has inaugurated the newly appointed Governing Board of the Volta River Authority (VRA), charging...