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Mahama orders probe into expenditure on Ofankor-Nsawam highway project

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered a thorough investigation into the funds spent on the Ofankor-Nsawam Highway project under the previous Akufo-Addo administration. The $346.5...

Over 100 residents in Dambai convicted for sanitation offences

The Oti Regional Environmental and Sanitation Taskforce has prosecuted over 100 individuals in the Krachi East municipality for violating sanitation by-laws. The offenders appeared before...

Local Gov’t introduces monthly National Sanitation Day on first Saturdays

The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has designated 6th September as National Sanitation Day under the Clean-Up Ghana Agenda. Announcing the initiative...

NPP condemns alleged threats and attacks on party leaders

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has strongly condemned alleged threats of death and acts of violence against some of its leaders by National Democratic...

EOCO reportedly arrests Kofi Akpaloo

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has reportedly arrested Percival Kofi Akpaloo, leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG). Mr. Akpaloo was taken...

Asante Akyem North Onion farmers call on government to regulate imports

Onion farmers in Asante Akyem North have appealed to the government to regulate the importation of foreign onions to protect local produce and create...

Former UN Advisor hints at possible removal of EC Chair, Deputies

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, and her two deputies, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey, could soon be the next...

Akwatia road construction continues after by-election despite vote-buying claims

Road construction works in parts of Akwatia are continuing days after Tuesday’s by-election, despite earlier suspicions that the projects were hurriedly rolled out to...

Savannah conflict: IGP engages Special Operations Team

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has engaged the Special Operations Team deployed to Bole and surrounding areas in the Savannah...

Communications Minister gives MultiChoice Ghana Sept. 6 deadline to cut prices

The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel George, has directed MultiChoice Ghana, operators of DStv, to reduce its subscription charges by September...

Uber driver attacked with machete by passenger at Barekese

A 30-year-old Uber driver is alleged to have survived a machete attack by his passenger, who bolted away from the vehicle at Barekese in...

Security Analyst praises police for handling of Akwatia by-election

Security analyst Samuel Nana Appiah has commended the Ghana Police Service for their performance during the Akwatia by-election, noting that their quick interventions helped...

Ga Mantse directs schools to teach Ga/Dangme from next academic year as compulsory subjects

Starting next academic year, all basic and junior high schools in the Greater Accra Region will be required to teach Ga and Dangme as...

Ghana Tourism Authority welcomes Olu and Olori of Warri to Oguaa Fetu Festival

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has warmly welcomed His Majesty, the Olu of Warri Kingdom, Ogiame Atuwatse III, and Her Majesty, Olori Atuwatse III,...

Chief Justice’s removal not surprising – Prof. Agyeman-Duah

Former UN Senior Governance Adviser, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, says he is not surprised by President John Mahama’s removal of the Chief Justice. Noting that the...

Former UN Adviser calls for review of Chief Justice removal process

Former United Nations Senior Governance Adviser, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has urged the Constitutional Review Committee to revise Ghana’s procedure for removing a Chief Justice,...

Missing farmer found dead in stream at Kpale-Xorse

Residents of Kpale-Xorse, a farming community in the Ho West District of the Volta Region, have been thrown into mourning after a man who...

The spiritual significance of the Bakatue Ritual at Fetu Afahye [Photos + Video]

As part of the vibrant Fetu Afahye celebration, one of the most symbolic and spiritually significant events is the performance of the Bakatue Ritual,...

Former GES Deputy Director-General supports Goaso Municipal Hospital

A former Deputy Director-General in charge of Quality and Access at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, has donated essential medical...

Complete abandoned Agenda 111 projects in Diaso – Upper Denkyira West MP to govt

The Member of Parliament for Upper Denkyira West in the Central Region, Rudolf Amoako-Gyampa, has called on the government and the Ministry of Health...

Akwatia by-election: Azorka should feel embarrassed for his actions – Miracles Aboagye

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has strongly criticized Chief Sofo Azorka, National Vice Chairman of the National...

Deputy CEO of GIFEC defends removal of Chief Justice

The Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), Abdul Aziz Mohammed, has defended the removal of Chief...

Mahama appoints Deputy CEO of Minerals Commission as Acting Chief Executive

President John Mahama has appointed the current Deputy Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Isaac Andrews Tandoh, as Acting Chief Executive of the institution. Mr....

Trainee Nurses Union demands clarity on 50% fee absorption and unpaid allowances

The Union of Trainee Nurses and Midwives Ghana (UTNMG) has welcomed government’s decision to absorb 50% of tuition fees for trainee nurses in the...

Cylinder explosion at Suame leaves driver’s assistant in critical condition

A carbide cylinder explosion at Suame Magazine Zone 18 has left a man in his 40s in critical condition. The victim, a driver’s assistant, had...

Fire guts shops at Ofankor Market; traders count massive losses

Several traders at the Ofankor Market in the Ga North Municipality have been left in tears after a midnight fire ravaged parts of the...

Foreign Affairs Ministry announces reopening of Embassy in Tehran

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Ghana’s Embassy in Tehran will resume operations on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, nearly three months after...

Two women arrested over abusive statements against Mahama weep in court

Two women who allegedly made offensive and abusive statements against President John Mahama in connection with the August 6 helicopter crash broke down in...

Former Chief Justice consoles Gertrude Torkornoo after removal from office

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has offered words of comfort and encouragement to Justice Gertrude Torkornoo following her controversial exit from the highest judicial...

Work begins on some deplorable roads on by-election day in Akwatia

Residents of Kusi in the Akwatia Constituency of the Eastern Region were greeted on the by-election morning by the sound of heavy machinery grading...

Sophia Akuffo wades into Gertrude Torkornoo’s removal as Chief Justice 

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has expressed deep concern over the dismissal of Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, warning that the process has undermined the independence...

Fight against galamsey woefully inadequate – Prof. Bokpin

Economist Professor Godfred Bokpin has criticised the government’s handling of illegal mining (galamsey), warning that the lack of urgency is putting Ghana’s water security...

Polls close in Akwatia by-election; counting underway

Polling has officially ended in the Akwatia constituency, bringing the much-anticipated by-election to a close. The exercise, which began at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September...

Fear grips Kpale-Xorse as farmer mysteriously disappears, finger found on farm

Residents of Kpale-Xorse, a farming community in the Ho West District of the Volta Region, have been thrown into shock following the mysterious disappearance...

Gbiniyiri clash: NADMO confirms arrival of victims at border communities in Dormaa West

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) on Tuesday confirmed the arrival of some victims of the Gbiniyiri clash at home communities in the Dormaa...

NDC confident of victory in Akwatia by-election – Fifi Kwetey

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has expressed confidence that his party will win the Akwatia by-election, despite acknowledging...

How to calculate BECE aggregates for 2025 placement

The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) team has clarified how 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) aggregates are calculated for senior high...

Akwatia by-election: Fear of violence affecting voter turnout – Bediako Baidoo

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary candidate in the Akwatia by-election, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has expressed concern that the fear of violence is discouraging...

Collins Dauda fires back at Afenyo-Markin over Chief Justice removal

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi South, Collins Dauda, has dismissed Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s criticism of the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude...

16-year-old boy shot dead at galamsey site in Amasu

The Bono Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the shooting of a 16-year-old boy, Issahaku Ansu, at an illegal mining site in Amasu,...