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We drink with animals – Ofosu residents cry for help despite first borehole from AgroCrown

In the struggling farming community of Ofosu in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, access to clean drinking water remains a daily...

NAGRAT threatens action over rising violence against teachers

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has announced plans to take action starting June 1, 2025, if the Ghana Education Service (GES) fails...

Kpebu urges Torkornoo to drop Godfred Dame as legal counsel

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has called on suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to reconsider her choice of legal representation in the ongoing proceedings...

NADMO confirms five dead in Accra floods, blames poor drainage and urban planning

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has confirmed that five people lost their lives during the heavy floods that affected parts of the Greater...

Amasaman Court jails car thief 5 years

The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a Toyota Corolla S valued at...

Suspect remanded following alleged machete assault on carpenter

A 52-year-old steel bender accused of attacking a carpenter with a machete over a suspected romantic rivalry has been remanded into police custody. Kojo Senagbe...

GHS confirms eight new Mpox cases, urges public vigilance

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed eight new cases of Mpox (formerly monkeypox), raising the total number of infections in 2025 to nine...

‘We need a law to stop abuse of mineral royalties’ – Chamber of Mines boss

The Acting Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ahmed Nantogmah, is demanding the passage of a law to regulate how mineral royalties...

Adenta Kumi’s wife allegedly suffers miscarriage over his arrest [Audio]

The wife of New Patriotic Party (NPP) member Alfred Ababio Kumi has reportedly suffered a miscarriage following his arrest in the early hours of...

AMA cracks down on traders returning during Day 3 of decongestion exercise [Photos]

On Thursday, May 22, officials from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), accompanied by police and national security personnel, continued their city-wide decongestion campaign, focusing...

Krachi East MCE engages departmental heads to accelerate municipal development

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East in the Oti Region, Sarfo Nketia, has held a strategic meeting with departmental heads to foster...

Mahama to fix Kasapin-Bediako road before leaving office – Asunafo North MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asunafo North in the Ahafo Region, Joseph Akparibo, has assured residents that the long-neglected Kasapin–Bediako road will be...

Armed men arrest Adenta Kumi in dawn raid 

A group of armed men has arrested Alfred Ababio Kumi, popularly known as Adenta Kumi, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), in...

Interior Minister commissions 24-unit housing facility for Immigration Service at Savelugu

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has commissioned a four-storey, 24-unit residential facility for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the Savelugu...

Presidential jet unfit for use; undergoing maintenance abroad – Defence Minister

Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah has revealed that the Presidential jet is currently unfit for use and undergoing maintenance abroad. He disclosed that the...

New taxes could collapse mining sector – Chamber of Mines warns

The mining sector is facing a challenge that could erode its competitive edge and cripple future growth, the Ghana Chamber of Mines has warned. The...

Doctors say you’re 20 years younger, but take it easy – Mahama tells Veep

President John Mahama has encouraged Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to take it easy as she resumes her official duties following her medical...

JHS dropout who returned lost wallet receives GH₵6k to return to school

A 16-year-old JHS dropout who found and returned a lost wallet of the Executive Director of the West Africa Centre for Counter Extremism, Mutaru...

DTI upgrades Precision Welding Demonstration Centre and Innovation Hub at ATU

The Design & Technology Institute (DTI) on Thursday, May 22, 2025, handed over a refurbished and upgraded Precision Welding Demonstration Centre and Innovation Hub...

Edudzi Tameklo wades into video of alleged meeting between Thaddeus Sory, 3 judges

Director of Legal for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edudzi Tameklo, has shared his perspective on a viral CCTV footage which captured an alleged...

National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving to foster unity

The Government of Ghana has introduced a new National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, aimed at promoting national cohesion and unity. President John Mahama has...

Rising student indiscipline sparks call for strict policies in schools

In response to a worrying increase in students indiscipline and the alarming possession of weapons such as guns and knives in schools, the Ghana...

Vice President Prof. Opoku-Agyemang returns to Ghana [Photos]

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has safely returned to Ghana after her medical treatment in the United Kingdom. She arrived at the Kotoka International...

P.K Appiah Foundation builds Tuberculosis Control Unit for 37 Military Hospital

The P.K Appiah Foundation has commissioned and handed over a Tuberculosis Control Unit to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. The founder, Prosper Kwame Appiah...

University Senior Staff suspend strike

The Senior Staff Association–Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has suspended its nationwide strike following government intervention. In a statement, the association noted that the Ministry of...

Minority slams government over non-payment of statutory funds

The Minority in Parliament has strongly criticised the government and Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, over the non-payment of key statutory funds,...

Obour urges Asante Akyem South residents to support New MCE

Former Managing Director of Ghana Post, Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour, has called on residents and assembly members of the Asante Akyem...

Squatters defy eviction at Neoplan Bus stop, prompting fresh AMA action

Squatters who were evicted from the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange Neoplan Bus Stop on Wednesday, May 21, have returned less than 24 hours after a...

Pre-tertiary teachers threaten strike over rising attacks by students

The Pre-tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (Pre-TTAG) has threatened to embark on a strike over the growing spate of violent attacks against teachers in...

NAGRAT demands urgent action over rising attacks on teachers

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has raised alarm over the increasing wave of violence and physical attacks on teachers by students in...

Torkornoo can win her injunction application if… – Lawyer [Listen]

Private legal practitioner Kwame Adofo says suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo stands a good chance of securing an injunction at the Supreme Court to...

Risk jobs and relationships if… – Savannah Minister warns MMDCEs

The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awuribe, has cautioned Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the region to diligently adhere to President John...

Gov’t begins process to reintroduce road tolls

The government has initiated the process of reintroducing road tolls, this time using technology-driven solutions. The Ministry of Roads and Highways, which is leading the...

Private company ‘seizes’ million-euro piggery project

A Ghanaian food processing company, Akwaaba Feeds Limited, has been accused of seizing control of a public enterprise with which it partnered in a...

Dominase clash: Six arrested, injured officers transferred to Police hospital

Six suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent violent clash between alleged ghetto boys and security personnel at Dominase Junction in the...

CJ’s removal: Supreme Court divided; a gang of 3 poised to dismiss all cases – Lawyer Claims [Audio]

Private legal practitioner Kwame Adofo has raised serious concerns about the impartiality of the Supreme Court panel presiding over cases involving the removal of...

Torkornoo’s removal: It is surprising Ag. CJ Baffoe-Bonnie hasn’t recused himself – Lawyer

Private legal practitioner Kwame Adofo has criticised Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie for not recusing himself from the panel hearing cases related to the...

AMA decongestion will last only 7 months – Ebenezer Nartey

Former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Ebenezer Gilbert Nii Narh Nartey, has predicted that the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s ongoing decongestion exercise will be...

Kasapreko to list equities on Ghana Stock Exchange

Ghana's leading beverage manufacturer, Kasapreko PLC, has announced plans to list about 25 percent equity shares on the main market of the Ghana Stock...

Walewale: Two arrested for stealing immigration officer’s pistol

Police in Walewale have arrested two young men for allegedly stealing an immigration officer's pistol and ammunition. The suspects have been identified as 18-year-old Mohammed...