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Additional illegal mining settlements discovered in Western region [Audio]

It has emerged that additional illegal mining settlements, popularly known as galamsey sites, are still operating in the Western Region. The Western Regional Manager of...

Supreme Court adjourns injunction application against CJ’s removal to May 6

The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of an injunction application challenging the procedure initiated by President John Dramani Mahama for the potential removal...

NDC will stop Kumasi Mayor if… – Odike

Founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai Odike, has expressed skepticism about the sustainability of recent directives issued by the...

I won’t lash any trader; I withdraw my decision – KMA Mayor [Audio]

Kumasi Mayor Backtracks on Threat to Flog Traders, Vows to Stick to Traditional Methods The Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang...

No NDC member will support you to beat traders – Ade Coker to KMA Mayor

Former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ade Coker, has criticized Kumasi Mayor Richard Boadi over his decision to lash...

Minority slams Kumasi Mayor over threat to flog traders, demands immediate intervention

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has slammed the Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, for threatening to publicly flog traders who refuse to...

Arrest gang leaders behind hidden galamsey settlement – Prof. Appiagyei-Atua

University of Ghana law lecturer, Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, has called for the immediate arrest of gang leaders linked to a hidden galamsey settlement recently...

Supreme Court hears injunction application against CJ’s removal today

The Supreme Court will this morning begin hearing injunction applications filed against processes initiated by President John Dramani Mahama, aimed at potentially removing the...

My fidelity as Communications Minister is to Ghanaians, not MNOs – Sam George

Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George has reaffirmed that his loyalty lies with the Ghanaian people, not Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), despite lobbying pressures from...

Pregnant woman found dead on Tema-Accra Motorway

A pregnant woman, believed to be in her 40s, has been found dead on the Tema-Accra Motorway. The body was discovered by the Tema Regional...

Oti Region’s iron ore exploration poised for major growth

Exploration for iron ore in Ghana’s Oti Region is showing strong potential, with early data suggesting the deposits could be commercially viable — and...

Ebi Bright’s team rejects claims over indigenous identity amid MCE appointment debate

The communication team of Ebi Bright, former Parliamentary Candidate for Tema Central, has strongly dismissed calls from some youth groups and elements within the...

KMA Mayor warns Adum fire victims against reconstruction [Audio]

The Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has issued a stern warning to victims of the recent Adum Blue...

NHIA disburses GH¢550m to health facilities, expands free dialysis programme

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has disbursed GH¢550 million to health facilities across the country to clear outstanding claims. The payment follows the recent...

Constitution Review Committee receives over 500 proposals from stakeholders

The Constitution Review Committee (CRC), tasked with evaluating and proposing reforms to Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, has so far received over 500 submissions from stakeholders...

Communications Minister summons EMIs over rising MoMo fraud cases

The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Sam George, has revealed that he has summoned Electronic Money Issuers (EMIs) for an urgent meeting following the...

Dispatch rider granted GH¢16,000 bail in fraud case

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢16,000 with a surety to a dispatch rider accused of defrauding a mechanic...

Sam George submits evidence to A-G over SIM registration ‘hoax’ under NPP

Communication Minister Sam Nartey George has described the controversial SIM card registration exercise under the previous administration as a “sham” and a “hoax” that...

‘We’ll blacklist MoMo fraudsters across all networks’ – Communications Minister

The Communications Minister, Samuel Nartey George, has warned Electronic Money Issuers (EMIs) and mobile network operators (MNOs) that the upcoming central SIM registration system...

Ghana hires international auditors to scrutinise GH¢4.4bn gov’t debts

The Ministry of Finance has initiated an eight-week forensic audit into GH¢4.4 billion in outstanding government payables, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson announced...

GUTA opposes utility tariffs increment

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has vehemently rejected the recent utility tariff increase approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). In a...

Man behind attempted sale of Ghana’s diplomatic property in Nigeria arrested

Bright Mensah Bonsu, the man suspected to be behind the attempted sale of Ghana's diplomatic property located at a Lagos beachfront in Nigeria, has...

Two arrested for attempted robbery near Asankragua

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly preparing to commit robbery near Asankragua. The suspects have been identified as Mohammed...

Bawku Conflict: We need operational shift in 72 hours – Prof. Aning warns

Security analyst, Professor Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, has issued a stark warning, urging the government to overhaul its security strategy in Bawku within the next...

Doctors fleeing, others refusing postings due to Bawku conflict – GMA

The President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Frank Serebour, has raised serious concerns about the increasing insecurity in Bawku, revealing that many...

Bawku conflict: No doctor directly attacked – GMA

The President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Frank Serebour, has stated that during the resurgence of the Bawku conflict, no medical practitioner...

Bawku Conflict: Otumfuo to resume mediation efforts on April 28

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has announced plans to resume his mediation efforts between the two feuding factions in the long-standing Bawku conflict. This...

Enough is enough – V/R Minister slams ECG over persistent power outages

Volta Regional Minister James Gunu has voiced his frustration over the persistent power outages and low voltage affecting communities and businesses across the region. In...

Stray cattle to be killed and donated to prison inmates – KMA boss

The Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has unveiled a strict plan to restore law and order in Ghana's second-largest city, targeting cattle...

Minority donates GHS200k to Kantamanto Market fire victims

The Minority in Parliament has donated GHS200,000 to traders affected by the recent fire outbreak at Kantamanto Market in Accra. The fire, which gutted portions...

IGP directs personnel to wear protective gear with armoured escorts in Bawku

The Ghana Police Service has raised concerns over increasing attacks on its personnel and their families in Bawku and surrounding areas in the Upper...

Galamsey: Military destroys hidden settlement in Western region [Photos+Video]

The military has raided and demolished a hidden settlement at Abrewa Ne Nkran in the Western Region, home to over 10,000 residents. The community, founded...

Emergency medical technicians of National Ambulance Service undergo training 

The National Ambulance Service (NAS), in collaboration with the French Embassy, Alliance Française, and Ashesi University, hosted a Medical French Certificate Award ceremony on...

Suspected motorbike thief set ablaze at Agona Asafo

An unidentified man, believed to be in his early 30s, was tragically set on fire after being accused of stealing a motorbike at Agona...

NHIA to expand free dialysis programme nationwide

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced plans to expand its free dialysis programme to improve access to life-saving treatment for kidney patients...

Nkwanta South MP warns ECG against sabotaging gov’t with power crisis

The Member of Parliament for Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, Geoffrey Kini, has issued a stern warning to the Electricity Company of Ghana...

IGP Yohuno’s mother laid to rest

Madam Comfort Borteley Lokpo Tawiah, mother of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno, was laid to rest last Saturday following a funeral...

Juaboso Miners dispute Forestry Commission’s excavator seizure claim

Small-scale miners in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region have refuted claims by the Forestry Commission that 13 excavators were seized from...

Labour Minister dispatches first batch of Work Abroad Programme beneficiaries to South Korea

The Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Hon. Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, has officially dispatched the first batch of Ghanaian youth selected under the Work...

We’ll probe alleged illegal sale of Keta reclaimed lands – Volta Regional Minister

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has announced plans to launch a full-scale investigation into the alleged illegal sale of lands reclaimed under the...