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Irate Asafo warriors storm event, demand exclusion of self-styled Osu Mantse [video]

Asafo warriors of the Osu Stool on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, invaded a programme organized by the US Embassy to protest the involvement of...

Bawku: An attack on police means there’s a serious mistrust – Dr. Victor Doke

Security Lecturer at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Dr. Victor Doke, has expressed deep concern over recent attacks on police personnel in...

GHS launches targeted polio immunisation campaign in Asutifi North

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region has launched a targeted immunisation campaign against poliomyelitis (polio) for...

Sandra Kpedor elected first female DCE for Anloga

Sandra Seyram Kpedor has been elected and confirmed as the first female District Chief Executive (DCE) for Anloga since 2018. During the voting on Thursday,...

Gov’t probes 12,000 late-term public sector hires by Akufo-Addo administration

The Minister for Employment, Jobs, and Labour Relations, Rashid Pelpuo, has announced that the government is investigating the recruitment of approximately 12,000 individuals into...

TUC rejects ECG privatisation, cites job losses and tariff hikes

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has strongly opposed any plans to privatize the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), warning that such a move could...

GRA declares war on VAT leakage as stakeholders rally for tax reform

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has begun a stakeholder dialogue aimed at reversing declining trends in revenue mobilisation under the Value Added Tax (VAT)...

A Plus alleges plot to push sanitation narrative against government

Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has alleged a covert campaign by selected media houses and...

KNUST study reveals over 320 metric tons of food wasted annually by Kumasi restaurants

Food is essential for human growth and development, yet many people around the world still lack reliable access to it. According to the Food and...

Kofi Bentil condemns attempted arrest of Ntim Fordjour; says he’s committed no crime

Lawyer and Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has described the National Intelligence Bureau’s (NIB) attempt to arrest Member of Parliament Ntim...

Four Multimedia journalists shine at 2024 Merck Foundation Awards

Four journalists from The Multimedia Group have scooped top honours at the prestigious 2024 Merck Foundation Awards, earning recognition for powerful storytelling on critical...

Richard Boadi confirmed as KMA Mayor

Members of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) have officially confirmed Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi as the new Mayor for the Metropolis, following his victory...

School Feeding: Government pays 31-day arrears to caterers

The Government has successfully settled the 31 days' arrears owed to caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) for the first term of...

IET-GH refutes Regional Minister’s statement on engineer’s role in Ramsar site permits

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), has refuted recent statements made by Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, suggesting that 99.9% of...

IGP leads delegation to Bawku after violent clash

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has led a high-level delegation to Bawku in the Upper East Region following a violent clash...

REGSEC demolishes illegal structures on Weija, Dansoman Ramsar sites [Video]

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) on Thursday, April 10, began demolishing illegal structures on the Weija and Dansoman Ramsar sites. This action follows...

Bawku: Unknown youth reportedly set Mahama Ayariga’s house on fire

A yet-to-be-identified youth group has partially set the house of Bawku Central MP and Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, on fire. The incident occurred on...

High Court dismisses petition against Annoh-Dompreh’s election victory

The High Court in Koforidua has dismissed an election petition challenging the legitimacy of Frank Annoh-Dompreh’s victory as the Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri...

Yamfo youth calls for swift investigation, justice for 30-year-old nurse

The leader of Yamfo Youth Association, Asate Nana Gyamfi Kumanini Ameyaw, has called for an urgent investigation into the death of Richard Antwi Agyei,...

Fire Service holds safety workshop for filling station managers

The Bono East Regional Fire Command has organized a one-day fire safety workshop for 42 filling station managers from Techiman and surrounding areas, aiming...

Aggrey Memorial SHS wasn’t the best of places for me – Yvonne Nelson [Watch]

Ghanaian actress and movie producer, Yvonne Nelson, has openly expressed her dissatisfaction with attending Aggrey Memorial Secondary School (SHS), describing her experience as "bad"...

Double-Track System to be scrapped by 2027 – Education Minister

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the government will eliminate the Double-Track system in Senior High Schools by 2027. Speaking during a...

Kwahu is ready to host you – Mpraeso MP, security agencies assure Ghanaians

In a joint effort with key security agencies, the Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Mr. Davis Ansah Opoku, has reassured the public that the...

Sam George highlights technology’s role in Ghana’s economic reset

Minister for Communications, Sam George Nartey, has emphasized the critical role of the technology sector in Ghana’s strategy to reset and revitalize the national...

Remain calm, steadfast and law-abiding – Bawumia urges NPP supporters

Former Vice President and 2024 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged party members and supporters to remain...

Kwakye-Ofosu is doing a difficult job, I wish him well – Oppong Nkrumah

Former Minister for Works and Housing and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has stated that the Minister for Government Communications,...

Ahafo Health Directorate launches second polio vaccination dose for 24,104 children

The Ahafo Regional Health Directorate has officially launched the second dose of the poliomyelitis (polio) vaccination campaign, targeting 24,104 children across the region. Speaking at...

Gov’t to export Ghanaian labour to tackle unemployment – Rashid Pelpuo

The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, has announced that the government is developing a strategy to export Ghanaian labour to...

Police arrest suspect in viral assault incident in Eastern Region

The Ghana Police Service, following an intelligence-led operation, has arrested Dawuda Sumaila, a tanker driver's mate, in connection with a viral assault incident in...

One dead after gunmen attack Binduri Sub-Chief’s palace

On the night of Wednesday, April 9, 2025, gunmen stormed the palace of a local sub-chief in Poayamire, a village in the Binduri District,...

Tema Community 7 residents appeal for help to locate family of abandoned elderly man

An elderly man has been found abandoned in front of a container shop at Community 7 in Tema, located in the Uhuru Electoral Area...

Five illegal miners, including three Chinese arrested along River Fum

Five illegal miners, including three Chinese nationals, have been arrested along River Fum in Assin Ayitey, located in the Assin North District of the...

Gov’t dissolves National Cathedral Secretariat

The Mahama-led government has officially dissolved the National Cathedral Secretariat and halted state funding for the controversial project. In an interview with Accra-based Channel One...

I gave him a sensitive job in gov’t – Nitiwul shocked over NIB Director’s conduct

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has expressed deep disappointment and disbelief over the conduct of the Director-General of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), following...

AirtelTigo’s total debts exceed $200million – Sam George

The government has disclosed the financial troubles facing state-owned telecom operator AirtelTigo, which is saddled with a $200 million debt and is losing about...

My vision for Ketu North is clear – MCE 

The newly confirmed and elected Municipal Chief Executive(MCE) for Ketu North in the Volta Region, Martin Prince Kobla Amenaki, has pledged an ambitious vision...

Konkomba youth call for renewed commitment to development

In a significant step toward community empowerment, the Konkomba Youth Association (KOYA) has launched the Bikpakpaanbe Atoor Anyobaank, a new initiative aimed at promoting...

Seven arrested for illegal mining in Eastern Region

The Eastern North Police Command has arrested seven individuals for engaging in illegal mining activities in Wisiwise and Pankese, located in the Kwahu West...

One dead, Police Commander’s house burnt in Bawku

One person has been killed and at least two others critically injured during renewed clashes in Bawku, Upper East Region, on Wednesday afternoon. The violence...

Kwame Agbodza explores partnerships with local banks to fund road projects

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwame Agbodza, has initiated discussions with several local banks to explore strategic and innovative financing models for...