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2022 batch of trained teachers picket GES over 10 months’ unpaid salaries

A group of newly trained teachers from the 2022 batch of Colleges of Education graduates staged a protest at the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Five remanded over GH¢2.3m and $191,900 fake notes

Five people have been arrested in connection with the printing of fake GH¢200 and $100 notes, totalling GH¢2.3 million and $191,900, respectively. The accused, who...

Police caution public against fake recruitment scam

The Ghana Police Service has warned the public about a fake recruitment exercise following the widespread circulation of false claims on social media. A statement...

Porter remanded for stealing, destroying guardrails at Obetsebi Lamptey overpass

A head porter has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court for destroying and stealing six metal guardrails at the Obetsebi Lamptey Overpass at Kaneshie...

People in the Newsroom must own GJA – Maxwell Kudekor

Organising Secretary aspirant in the upcoming Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) elections, Maxwell Kudekor, has said that journalists in the various newsrooms must take ownership...

Fire destroys 3-bedroom house at Koforidua Zongo

A fire outbreak in Koforidua Zongo has left portions of a three-bedroom house badly damaged, with several personal belongings reduced to ashes. The incident occurred...

Driver dead, 3 pupils in critical condition in Winneba Junction accident

A fatal accident at Winneba Junction along the Winneba–Cape Coast highway on Monday has claimed the life of a taxi driver and left nine...

NACOC arrests 14 in major anti-drug operation in Eastern Region

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has conducted a major operation in the Eastern Region, targeting illegal drug activities in Akyem Oda and Akroso. During the...

Ghana Meteo sends alert over rainstorm observed over Gulf of Guinea

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a 24-hour weather forecast, warning of possible rain and thunderstorms in parts of the southern half of the...

Bright Simons alleges massive rot at Development Bank Ghana

The Development Bank Ghana (DBG), established with ambitious goals to bolster the private sector, is now engulfed in a severe governance and management crisis,...

Newly-wed couple die in road crash at Gurugu

A tragic road accident at Gurugu, near Tamale in the Northern Region, has claimed the lives of a newly-wed couple just hours after celebrating...

Fire guts official residence of Afigya Kwabre South DCE [Video]

Fire has gutted portions of the official residence of the Afigya Kwabre South District Chief Executive (DCE), Pearl Ankrah, at Kodie in the Ashanti...

Cape Coast Assembly begins demolition of unsafe buildings following fatal collapse

The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly has commenced a city-wide demolition exercise targeting structurally weak and dilapidated buildings, following the tragic collapse of a storey...

OSP vs Ofori-Atta: Former Kufuor advisor shoots down political colouration claims

Private legal practitioner Vickie Bright has strongly defended the independence and actions of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), asserting that its ongoing...

What is their crime? – Former Deputy Minister questions Mahama over replacement of 3 Diplomats

Former Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Charles Asuako Owiredu has raised concerns over President John Mahama’s decision to replace three ambassadors appointed by former President...

I don’t respect any of these groups anymore – Former MP slams CSOs over galamsey silence

Former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Ebenezer Gilbert Nii Narh Nartey, has declared that the battle against illegal mining—galamsey—is effectively over, accusing both...

We can’t fight galamsey, it’s a waste of time – Former MP

Former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Ebenezer Gilbert Nii Narh Nartey, has expressed deep frustration over the government's approach to illegal mining, popularly...

Fisheries Ministry announces 2025 closed season [Video]

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has announced July 1 to July 31 as the official period for the 2025 closed season for...

Sehwi Bekwai Chief commissions clinic to boost healthcare

The Paramount Chief of the Sehwi Bekwai Traditional Area, Oyeadieyie Basape Kojo Armah III, has commissioned a modern clinic to serve residents of Sehwi...

Petroleum Hub seeks GHS 300 million for land compensation, warns of project delays

Management of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation is calling on government to urgently release GHS 300 million to compensate farmers and property owners affected...

Kumasi Airport City Project takes off – Asantehene calls for policies to attract local private capital

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for tailored policy interventions that provide incentives for Ghanaians to invest more in the country and...

BoG has right to terminate contracts if… – Vickie Bright

The recent termination of probationary contracts for nearly 100 individuals at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has ignited public debate, but private legal practitioner...

Bawumia dominates but NDC supporters back Ken Agyapong in NPP race – Survey

A recent analysis by Africa Policy Lens has unveiled significant insights regarding the preferences of supporters within the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and...

Lands Minister to meet Coalition Against Galamsey

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, is expected to meet the Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) on Wednesday, June 25,...

Presbyterian Moderator urges concrete action on Bawku conflict, criticises ‘cosmetic’ measures

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, has emphasized the urgent...

Kwesi Pratt Jnr endorses incumbent GJA leadership ahead of crucial elections

Veteran journalist and Managing Editor of The Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has publicly declared his support for the retention of the current national...

Galamsey: Prof. Mamudu poses deep questions to Chinese Ambassador [Audio]

The National President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Prof. Mamudu Akudugu, has questioned the basis on which the Chinese Ambassador to...

Public urged to extend year-round support to Orphanages

The Deputy Director of Rescue Holy Land Orphanage in Denkyira Buabinso, Prince Adu Boateng, has appealed to the public to consistently support orphanage homes...

Kasoa burglary suspect arrested in Agbogbloshie after CCTV review

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in connection with a burglary and theft incident at Kasoa Nyanyano in the Central Region. In a...

Indonesia, Ghana strengthen energy ties through high-level diplomatic talks

In a significant diplomatic engagement aimed at deepening bilateral relations and exploring strategic opportunities in the energy sector, His Excellency Paskal A.B. Rois, Honorary...

GWCL official dismisses claims of sabotage over uncommissioned Broto Water Project

The Executive Secretary to the Managing Director of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Issifu Seidu Kudus Gbeadese, has dismissed as “palpable lies” claims...

Customs cautions public against bringing vehicles without manifest to Ghana

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Tema Sector, has issued a strong warning to importers to desist from bringing unmanifested vehicles...

Nationwide crackdown: Ghana’s anti-galamsey task force intensifies operations

Ghana’s fight against illegal mining—locally known as galamsey—has intensified, with coordinated operations across three regions resulting in multiple arrests, significant equipment seizures, and the...

Navrongo traditional leaders urge Mahama to intervene in looming chieftaincy crisis

Traditional leaders and stakeholders in the Navrongo Traditional Area of the Upper East Region are calling for urgent government intervention to prevent escalating chieftaincy...

Gov’t directs NACOC to operationalise Substance Use Disorder Rehabilitation Fund

Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak has announced a renewed national focus on drug prevention, describing it as both a public health concern and a national...

Anti-galamsey operation: 23 arrested, 64 changfans seized in Western Region

In a continued effort to clamp down on illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, the Ghana Police Service has arrested 23 suspects during targeted,...

Woman remanded for allegedly stealing GH¢800k mistakenly transferred to her account

A trader, Constance Gyasi Nimako, also known as Maa Adwoa, has been remanded into lawful custody by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing...

Police arrest 3 in Diaso Anti-Galamsey operations; excavator and weapon retrieved

The Ghana Police Service, through its Special Anti-Galamsey Task Force, has arrested three suspects and seized several pieces of mining equipment during two coordinated...

Prof Gyampo clarifies his interraction with Kissi Agyabeng regarding SML

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has issued a strong rebuttal to claims made by the Office of...

Prof Gyampo called and texted OSP during raid on SML – OSP claims

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has revealed that Professor Ransford Gyampo, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority, contacted the...