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Plan Int’l Ghana launches “She Leads Social Movement” to sustain girls’ rights advocacy

Plan International Ghana has officially launched the She Leads Social Movement, a bold new platform to sustain advocacy for girls’ rights and leadership following...

Gov’t to ban wooden school furniture

President John Mahama has announced that the government will soon introduce a directive to stop the use of wood in the production of school...

NLC secures injunction against GRNMA’s strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an interlocutory injunction to halt the strike action by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). This...

Mahama receives report on National Education Forum with over 200 recommendations 

The eight-member committee set up to organise the National Education Forum has presented its final report to President John Dramani Mahama. The committee, led by...

Galamsey: Illegal fuel station uncovered in Jimmirah Forest Reserve

The Minerals Development Fund (MDF) and security agencies in a joint operation have uncovered an illegal fuel station deep within the Jimmirah Forest Reserve...

Akufo-Addo lauds National Day of Prayer as symbol of peace and gratitude

Former President Nana Akufo-Addo has thrown his full support behind the upcoming National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, a unifying event scheduled for July...

CRC engages Akufo-Addo, Bawumia and Kyei Mensah-Bonsu [Photos]

The Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) on Thursday, June 5, 2025, engaged former President Nana Akufo-Addo and former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Also, the Committee...

We’re unbothered by your exclusion – GRNMA to Unions who boycotted strike

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has stated that it is unfazed by the decision of four unions to abstain from its...

Road Safety Authority sanctions 9 transport companies and unions

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has taken decisive enforcement action against nine transport companies and unions for failing to comply with mandatory registration...

Call off strike; let’s return to negotiation table – Health Minister to GRNMA

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has appealed to the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) to reconsider their ongoing nationwide strike...

24 arrested for illegal mining at Bui Sobinso, including 14 Chinese nationals

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has ordered a sweeping raid on an illegal mining site at Bui Sobinso, resulting...

GPRTU threatens nationwide strike over GH¢1 fuel levy

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike over the introduction of the GH¢1 fuel levy. In an...

Gov’t announces plans to ban ‘takeaway packs’

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to ban the importation and production of Styrofoam, popularly known as takeaway packs, in Ghana. He made this...

Ken Ashigbey steps down as Chamber of Telecommunications CEO

Ing. Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey has bowed out as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications. This was contained in a joint...

Galamsey surges in Western region despite ongoing crackdown – Report

The Western Region, long regarded as a major hub for artisanal and small-scale gold mining, is experiencing an alarming expansion of mostly unregulated and...

Come clean, tell Ghanaians the truth – Gov’t told over GH¢1 fuel levy [Audio]

The African Institute of Energy Sustainability (AIES) has challenged the government over the newly approved GH¢1 Energy Sector Levy, commonly referred to as the...

Hohoe Rotary Club commissions borehole for Volta School for the Deaf and Blind

The Rotary Club of Hohoe has commissioned a fully mechanised borehole valued at over GH¢60,000 for the Volta School for the Deaf and Blind...

OSP vs Ken Ofori-Atta: I also faced interrogations – Seth Terkper

The former Finance Minister and current Presidential Advisor on the Economy, Seth Terkper, has disclosed that during his tenure in office, he underwent multiple...

Court acquits Ataa Ayi’s alleged accomplice after 23 years in prison

The Court of Appeal in Accra has acquitted and discharged Yaw Asante Agyekum, who was convicted in 2002 as an alleged accomplice of Ghana’s...

Court orders destruction of $350m worth of cocaine intercepted in Ghana

The Criminal Division of the High Court has ordered the destruction of over $350 million worth of cocaine seized in Ghana, following confirmatory tests...

Forestry Commission Officers in Tarkwa live in fear after illegal miners’ attack

Officials of the Tarkwa Forest District Office say they are living in fear after scores of illegal miners attacked their office following a crackdown...

36 years in prison for a mistake at 17: The forgotten story of once-promising goalkeeper Akwasi Alhassan

"Pray for me,” says Akwasi Alhassan, handing over a photograph of himself. To his left is the late Christian Atsu—a man whose life was larger...

Police intercept over GH¢1m cash concealed in fertiliser bags at Juapong

The Volta Regional Police Command has intercepted a Ford Transit bus carrying 68 fertiliser bags filled with cash totalling GH¢1,021,700 in one cedi notes...

They’ve brought E-levy Pro Max – Alhassan Tampuli reacts to ‘Dumsor Levy’

Member of Parliament for Gushegu and former Deputy Transport Minister, Alhassan Tampuli, has taken a swipe at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government over...

Zoomlion employees express gratitude to management for pilgrimage opportunity

A group of employees from Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has expressed heartfelt appreciation to management and...

Star witness corroborates Adu-Boahene’s statement

A prosecution witness in the case against former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has disputed Attorney-General Dr. Dominic Ayine’s claim...

Emergency services paralyzed as nurses’ strike grips Ghana’s public hospitals

The nationwide strike by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has plunged emergency services at major government hospitals into disarray, leaving patients...

NLC directs nurses and midwives to call off strike; says it’s illegal

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has called on the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) to call off its strike and return to...

Man lynched over alleged mobile phone theft in Agbozume

A young man, identified as Prosper Adedea, alias Tagoe, believed to be in his late 20s, was allegedly lynched in Agbozume-Adawukorfe after being accused...

NIB declares 3 suspects wanted in $350m cocaine bust

The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has declared three more individuals - Kelian Julien Mensah, Jefflean Kwadjo Ntow, and Charles Hagan - wanted in connection...

EPA opens first Municipal Office in Ketu North with MP’s support

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), in collaboration with the Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, and the Municipal Assembly, has officially...

Mahama assents to GH₵1 fuel levy bill

President John Dramani Mahama has officially signed into law the Energy Sector Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, cementing a controversial but, what the government describes...

GH¢1 fuel levy difficult, but necessary – Mahama [Video]

President John Mahama has justified the decision to impose a GH¢1 new levy on petroleum products, describing the move as difficult but a necessary...

Ghana launches ambitious sustainable cities strategy to shape urban future

The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has officially launched the Ghana Sustainable Cities Strategy (GSCS), a visionary framework aimed at transforming...

Explainer: Why petrol and diesel just got GH₵1 more expensive

In the early hours of June 4th, 2025, Ghana’s Parliament approved a GH₵1 increase to the Energy Sector Shortfall and Debt Repayment Levy on...

Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regions top exam malpractice list

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed that the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo regions are leading in examination malpractice cases, raising serious...

Galamsey: Five excavators, guns seized during raid in Ahafo Ano South West

A special joint anti-galamsey operation led by the Mankranso District Police Command and the Ahafo Ano South West District Assembly has resulted in the...

Three suspected robbers busted at Axim

The Axim Divisional Police Command in the Western Region has arrested three suspected armed robbers in an intelligence-led operation at their hideout. The suspects have...

Ghana moves towards aluminium-led industrialisation with new GIADEC Board

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has inaugurated the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) Governing Board, marking a significant...

Woman arrested for alleged acid attack on ex-lover in Accra

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old woman, Mavis Nkrumah, for allegedly pouring acid on her ex-boyfriend during a confrontation at...