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Six convicted in Tamale payroll scandal; over GH₵106,000 recovered

Six individuals have been convicted by the High Court in Tamale for their involvement in a payroll corruption scheme within the Ghana Education Service...

Ghana’s Education Minister participates in CODEWAY EXPO 2025 in Rome

Ghana’s Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has participated in the prestigious CODEWAY EXPO 2025, an international forum held in Rome, Italy, dedicated to fostering...

Ghana Highway Authority condemns Achimota-Ofankor underpass vandalism

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has strongly condemned the illegal removal of reinforcement from the retaining wall at the Tantra Hill underpass on the...

Asutifi North stakeholders roll out measures to sustain WASH programme

Stakeholders in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region have outlined new strategies aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Water, Sanitation,...

Two senior officers interdicted after NSA uncovers payroll fraud ring in Birim North

The National Service Authority (NSA) has uncovered a major payroll fraud scheme in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region. Two senior officers—the District...

Committee probing Chief Justice’s removal to begin hearings today

The five-member committee appointed by President John Mahama to investigate petitions against Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo will begin its hearings today,...

Sammy Gyamfi Gift Saga: Mahama’s response is a slap on the wrist – Prof Appiagyei-Atua

An Associate Professor at the University of Ghana School of Law says President John Mahama’s handling of a recent cash-gifting controversy involving the acting...

GRA clarifies claims of expanding SML’s mandate

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has refuted reports suggesting the expansion of the mandate of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd. (SML) to cover revenue assurance...

Illegal gold trade: We won’t treat culprits with kid gloves – GoldBod

The Ghana Gold Board(Goldbod) has reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing anti-smuggling laws without exception, warning that all offenders, foreign or local, will face the...

Tema-Mpakadan rail line to be operational soon

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Railway Development Authority, Dr Fredrick Appoh, has assured that the Tema-Mpakadan railway line will begin operations soon,...

Committee probing Chief Justice’s removal to begin hearings on May 15

The five-member committee appointed by President John Mahama to investigate petitions against Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo will begin its hearings on...

Petition to CHRAJ over Sammy Gyamfi’s $800 cash gift withdrawn

The private citizen who petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) over the display of wealth by the Chief Executive Officer...

One in critical condition, two injured after tree falls on residents at Buduburam

A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition and receiving treatment at St. Gregory Hospital after a tree collapsed on her and two others at...

Presidency pardons Sammy Gyamfi over dollar gift to Agradaa

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has formally cautioned the acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, following a recent controversial gifting...

38-year-old man gets life imprisonment for killing Assemblies of God pastor in 2018

After close to seven years of trial, a seven-member jury on Wednesday, May 14, returned a guilty verdict in the murder case involving the...

Two women arrested with 1,650 slabs of Indian hemp in their home at Nkawkaw Ampekrom

The Eastern North Police Command in Kwahu Mpraeso has arrested two women with 1,650 slabs of substances suspected to be Indian hemp at their...

Bleoo 2005 Year Group launches 20th anniversary with unveiling of State-of-the-Art Fabrication Lab

On Saturday, 3rd May 2025, the 2005 Year Group of the Accra Academy Old Boys’ Association (AAOBA) officially launched their 20th anniversary celebration with...

Rotational Nurses and Midwives issue one-week ultimatum to gov’t to release delayed allowances

Thousands of Rotational Nurses and Midwives in Ghana are expressing their frustration over the continued delays in the disbursement of their service allowances. Despite having...

Don’t sack Sammy Gyamfi – Victoria Hamah tells Mahama

Former Deputy Communications Minister Victoria Hamah has called on President John Dramani Mahama to consider issuing a formal reprimand rather than dismissing Acting Chief...

GoldBod and National Security bust foreigners attempting to smuggle gold

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) and the National Security have apprehended several foreign nationals attempting to smuggle kilograms of gold out of the country...

We won’t be intimidated – NDC youth warn Gyakye Quayson over appointments

A group of concerned National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth in the Assin North District of the Central Region has issued a strong caution to...

Annoh-Dompreh was not blocked from Assembly during MCE vote – NDC Chairman

Eastern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mark Oliver Kevor, has clarified that Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, was never...

Over 14,000 teenage girls impregnated in Bono Region within 4 years – Health Directorate

The Bono Region recorded 14,877 teenage pregnancies between 2021 and 2024, according to Rita Adjoa Ansong, Deputy Director of Nursing Services (Public Health) at...

Assin Bresiako accident: Two deceased victims yet to be identified

Two of the five people who died in the gory accident at Assin Bresiako are yet to be identified by their families. The crash involved...

Government committed to Abidjan-Lagos Highway project – Roads Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to the successful execution of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway...

The time has come to realise it – Joyce Bawah Mogtari backs national airline revival

Senior Presidential Advisor Joyce Bawah Mogtari has affirmed the government’s strong commitment to reviving Ghana’s national airline, calling it a critical step toward economic...

Fisheries Minister engages World Bank on job creation and coastal development

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur (MP), has held a high-level meeting with officials of the World Bank Office in Accra to...

Hwidiem Chief raises alarm over reckless motorbike riding

The Paramount Chief of the Hwidiem Traditional Area in the Ahafo Region, Osuodumgya Barima Apea-Dwaah Boafo, has expressed concern over the reckless riding of...

Gov’t aims to reduce $2.5bn debt owed to power producers by end of year

Government should be able to reduce its $2.5 billion debt owed to independent power producers and gas suppliers by the end of the year,...

Galamsey: 99 excavators retrieved, 208 suspects arrested so far

The Ghana Police Service continues its fight against illegal mining activities across the country. In March and April 2025, the Service conducted a series of...

Gov’t to establish university at Kintampo

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced the government’s intention to establish a new public university focused on health, agriculture, and life sciences...

Man who petitioned CHRAJ over Sammy Gyamfi’s dollar gift alleges threats on his life

Eric Dumenu Akatsi, the private citizen who petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) over the controversial dollar-splashing incident involving National...

Dafeamekpor sues Ntim Fordjour for defamation

South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, has filed a defamation suit against Assin South MP, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour. The suit was...

One person arrested in connection with goat theft in Assin South

At least one person has been arrested in connection with a goat theft incident involving three suspects at Assin Okyiso in the Assin South...

New gas processing plant will be a game-changer for Ghana – Finance Minister

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has described the planned Second Gas Processing Plant (GPP II) as a game-changing project that will transform...

Dollar gift saga: Gov’t takes every action seriously – Shamima

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has stressed that the government critically assesses all issues involving its appointees, regardless of the magnitude of the cases...

Ex-GIIF CEO and Prof. Ameyaw-Ekumfi charged over $2m Sky Train fiasco

The Attorney General’s Office has formally charged former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) CEO Solomon Asamoah and ex-board chairman Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi over their...

Former Deputy Minister enskined as Chief of Gambaga

A former Deputy North East Regional Minister, Tahiru Tia, has been enskinned as the Chief of Gambaga. He was enskinned by the Overlord of Mamprugu,...

Education Ministry to settle SD Dombo University’s ECG debt as new council takes office

To strengthen the operations of the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SD Dombo UBIDS), the Minister for Education, Haruna...

Thieves steal roof and desks from Akyem Oda School; Assemblyman appeals for help

Thieves have stripped the St. Andrew Anglican Basic School “B” Block in Akyem Oda Old Town of its roofing sheets and metal desks, leaving...