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ACCRACO and CPC strengthen trade ties on semi-finished cocoa products

A Chinese delegation from Hunan Accra Cocoa Food Trading Co. Ltd (ACCRACO), a business partner of the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) in China, has...

Interior Ministry announces nationwide recruitment for security agencies

The Ministry of the Interior has announced the opening of recruitment for Ghana’s internal security agencies, running from November 15 to December 15, 2025. The...

Ahafo NDC Communication Team denies MPs’ involvement in Hwidiem NAIMOS attack

The Communication Teams of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Asutifi North, Asutifi South, and the Ahafo Region have strongly denied allegations that MPs...

Tamale High Court slaps Tolon-Naa, 5 others with GH¢50k damages in 300-acre land dispute

The Tamale High Court has ruled in favour of the Wasipe Traditional Area and Savana Plantation in a long-running land dispute with the Tolon...

Germany commits €65 million to support Ghana’s development agenda

Ghana and Germany have reaffirmed their strong diplomatic and economic partnership, with Germany pledging €65 million in development cooperation for 2025, pending approval by...

German President honours Prof. Frimpong-Boateng, three others

The Federal President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has conferred on three distinguished Ghanaians and a German resident in Ghana one of his country's prestigious...

GNASSM condemns mob attack on NAIMOS team in Hwidiem

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has strongly condemned a mob attack on a National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) team...

Hwidiem Clash: I’m disappointed Asutifi North MP hasn’t been suspended – Awula Serwah

The Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwah, has expressed disappointment over the failure of authorities to suspend Asutifi North Member of Parliament, Ebenezer Addo,...

From science student to shepherd: Bishop Tackie-Yarboi reflects on unexpected calling

The Presiding Bishop of Victory Bible Churches International (VBCI), Rt. Rev. N.A. Tackie-Yarboi, has offered a candid look into his life, revealing that his...

Bridget Bonnie appointed Head of Information at Ghana High Commission UK

The newly appointed Head of Information at the Ghana High Commission in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, Bridget Bonnie, has reaffirmed...

TCDA inaugurates Audit Committee to strengthen financial governance

The Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) has inaugurated a five-member Audit Committee to enhance transparency, accountability, and financial discipline within the institution. The committee is...

“I did not spend a dime of NLA’s GH¢90,000 on myself” – Dzifa Gomashie clarifies

The Member of Parliament for Ketu South and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Creative Arts, Dzifa Gomashie has clarified that she didn’t spend the...

PAC refers KATH, Ridge Hospital and 10 others to Attorney General for prosecution

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has referred twelve public institutions, including two of Ghana’s major hospitals, to the Attorney General’s Department for...

NSMQ 2025: OWASS dominate semifinal to book grand finale spot against Mfantsipim and St. Augustine’s

Opoku Ware School has stormed into the grand finale of the 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) after overpowering St. Peter’s SHS and...

Haruna Iddrisu announces plans to extend university charter deadline

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced plans to amend the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) (Act 1023), to extend the deadline for...

Hwidiem clashes: Nothing will stop me in the fight against galamsey – Asutifi North MP

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has denied allegations that he interfered with an anti-illegal mining operation at Hwidiem in...

Asutifi North MP pledges cooperation with police over Hwidiem clashes

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has expressed his willingness to cooperate fully with the police in investigations into the...

Ghana Navy arrests 10 Nigerian stowaways on Panamanian Vessel at Tema

The Ghana Navy has arrested ten Nigerian nationals for attempting to stow away on a Panamanian-registered merchant vessel, MV Grand Venus, at the Tema...

Boresah Royal Foundation receives donations from Miniplast and GIWA to support Gbenyiri conflict victims

The Ghana Italian Women Association (GIWA) and Miniplast Limited have extended support to residents of the Sanyeri community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the...

NAIMOS-Hwediem Clash: My intervention averted casualties – Asutifi North MP

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has justified his presence at the scene of the recent confrontation between residents and...

Auditor-General publishes interim list of rejected, pending arrears and commitments

The Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has released an interim list of rejected and pending claims, commitments, and Bank Transfer Advices (BTAs) submitted by the...

Lands Minister orders swift probe into attack on anti-illegal mining taskforce

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has ordered immediate investigations into the violent assault on members of the National Anti-Illegal...

NAIMOS-Hwidiem clash: Social media misinformation is destroying this country – Collins Dauda

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi South, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has dismissed allegations circulating on social media that he incited youth to attack members...

OSP arrests GRA Legal Head Freeman Sarbah over SML scandal

In a major escalation of the investigation into the controversial revenue assurance contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited...

SML probe: OSP says Ghana saved GHS 2.6bn, US$173m from terminated contracts

Ghana has saved more than GHS 2.6 billion and US$173 million from the cancellation of the upstream and mineral sector components of the Strategic...

Robbers kill taxi driver at American Farm, Ngleshie Amanfro 

Some unknown persons at Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South municipality of the Greater Accra Region, suspected to be armed robbers, have killed a...

Collins Dauda denies role in NAIMOS team attack [Video]

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi South, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has denied any involvement in the recent attack on officials of the National Anti-Illegal...

Migration as an adaptive tool to climate change in Ghana: How remittances sustain northern farmers

As climate change intensifies across Ghana, more families in the northern regions are being forced to make difficult choices. With rising temperatures, prolonged droughts,...

Climate crisis in Ghana: How rising temperatures are driving migration and environmental degradation

Ghana is facing the harsh realities of the climate crisis. Across the northern regions, rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, and erratic rainfall are forcing farmers...

Gov’t orders first major audit of mining firms in a decade

Ghana, Africa’s top gold producer, has launched its most aggressive mining audit in a decade, targeting top miners to recover lost revenue and tighten...

NSMQ 2025: Ahafo Ano Southwest MP promises facelift for Mankranso SHS after impressive performance

The Member of Parliament for the Ahafo Ano Southwest Constituency, Elvis Osei Mensah-Dapaah, has pledged to renovate the science laboratory of Mankranso Senior High...

NSMQ 2025: Mfantsipim inches closer to back-to-back glory after semifinal win over GSTS and Mankranso SHS

Defending champions, Mfantsipim School, have powered their way into the grand finale of the 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) after a commanding...

Two alleged National Security operatives remanded over Kwashie Abbey chieftaincy disturbance

The Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court on Monday, November 3, 2025, remanded two individuals claiming to be National Security officers into police custody, while four...

See all the exciting photos from Adom FM Family Kolor Paaty

Thousands of families and fun-lovers thronged the Legon Botanical Gardens on Saturday, November 1, 2025, for this year’s Adom FM Family Kolor Paaty —...

Mahama welcomes German President Steinmeier at Jubilee House

President John Dramani Mahama on Monday, November 3, 2025, welcomed the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to the Jubilee House...

PFAG calls for urgent government action to address grain glut crisis

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has sounded the alarm over a persistent grain glut affecting farmers nationwide, describing it as a serious...

Bosomtwe assembly begins covering Galamsey pits behind Konkomba school, clinic

The Bosomtwe District Assembly in the Ashanti region has commenced an exercise to cover huge galamsey pits dugged behind the Konkomba Basic School and...

Education Minister orders halt to unapproved fee hikes by public universities

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has instructed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to issue a firm directive to all public universities to...

Education Minister orders GTEC to stop unauthorised fee increases in public universities

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to instruct all public universities to immediately stop any unauthorized...

CSOs on SDG, UN in Ghana mark UN@80 with call to strengthen education for sustainable future

The Ghana CSOs Platform on SDG4, in collaboration with the United Nations in Ghana and key education-focused organisations, commemorated United Nations Day 2025 and...