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Mary Addah urges Mahama to act on Sammy Gyamfi’s cash gift to Agradaa

Mary Awelana Addah, Executive Director of Transparency International Ghana, has voiced her concerns over the growing controversy surrounding a cash donation made by Sammy...

Captain Effah Dartey shares health ordeal [Listen]

Private legal practitioner and seasoned politician, Captain Nkrabea Effah Dartey, has opened up about a recent personal challenge that kept him away from public...

Emotional Mother’s Day surprise as Gifty Anti pays medical bills for 21 mothers at Tema General Hospital

It was an emotional Mother’s Day at the Tema General Hospital when broadcaster and women’s advocate, Gifty Anti, settled the medical bills of 21...

Dambai fish sellers appeal for better shelter amid health concerns

Fish sellers at the Dambai Market in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region are urgently requesting better shelter to protect themselves from...

Sammy Gyamfi wants to test Mahama; he must be punished – Effah Dartey

Private legal practitioner and politician, Captain Nkrabea Effah Dartey (Rtd), has joined calls for punitive action against the National Communications Officer of the National...

Ga Homowo: Ban on noise-making begins today

The one-month ban on all forms of noise-making and drumming in Accra takes effect today, May 12, 2025, and will end on June 12,...

Agradaa breaks silence on Sammy Gyamfi’s dollar gift [Watch]

Televangelist Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has come to the defense of the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBoard),...

Chief of Staff summons Sammy Gyamfi over dollar gift to Agradaa

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has summoned the Acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board following a viral video in which Sammy Gyamfi...

Four feared dead, others injured in accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway [Video]

Four people have been reported dead, while three others have sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident at Akyem Asafo on the Accra-Kumasi...

Asokore Mampong confirms Ben Abdallah Alhassan as MCE despite strong opposition

The President's nominee for the Municipal Chief Executive for Asokore Mampong was confirmed by the assembly members on Saturday. Ben Abdallah Alhassan secured 17 out...

U.S. donates $6m armoured vehicles to boost Ghana’s defence capabilities

The United States government has donated 14 mine-resistant, ambush-protected armoured personnel carriers (APCs) worth over $6 million to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), in...

Mahama visits Prof Opoku-Agyemang

President John Mahama on Sunday visited Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, who is currently recovering from an illness in London. Mr. Mahama's visit was...

Father jailed 10 years for impregnating 15-year-old daughter

The Circuit Court at Tokor in the Ketu South Municipality, presided over by Joseph Ofosu Behome, has sentenced a 36-year-old father to 10 years...

First batch of 2025 Hajj Pilgrims arrive in Jeddah

The first batch of 425 prospective Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims from the five regions of the north has arrived safely in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to...

Bawku chieftaincy conflict: Over 20 houses torched in Gumyoko

At least 12 houses were burnt down last night by unknown assailants in the Gumyoko community in the Binduri District of the Upper East...

World Bank hails Ghana as SOCO project exceeds targets

The World Bank has commended Ghana for the remarkable progress achieved under the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project, describing its...

Queen Mother warns against teenage pregnancy

The Queen Mother of Assin Awusem, Nana Dwamena Akoto III, has called on women to take an active role in protecting young girls from...

Nkwanta North DCE calls for peaceful coexistence to spur development

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Nkwanta North, Issiah Dordoe, has urged residents and traditional leaders to actively engage in peace-building efforts as a...

Rev. Ntim Fordjour condemns false witchcraft claims against aged women

The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called on Ghanaians to protect elderly women from false witchcraft accusations, particularly...

Gas Supply to Atuabo temporarily disrupted after technical fault on FPSO

A technical fault on the Jubilee Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, also known as the Kwame Nkrumah FPSO, temporarily disrupted gas exports...

CDM urges Mahama to honour campaign promise on COVID tax

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has issued a scathing statement condemning the Mahama administration’s decision to retain the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy, accusing...

Centre for Democratic Movement slams Mahama over U-turn on COVID-19 Levy

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has sharply criticised President John Dramani Mahama and his administration for what it describes as a betrayal of...

Mahama salutes mothers, reaffirms commitment to women and family welfare

President John Dramani Mahama has extended heartfelt wishes to mothers across Ghana in celebration of Mother’s Day, acknowledging their sacrifices and reaffirming his administration’s...

I’m sorry for the unfortunate act of indiscretion – Sammy Gyamfi on dollar gift to Agradaa

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has addressed a wave of public criticism following what he described...

BECE, WASSCE candidates in Kenyasi educated on dangers of drug abuse

The Elevation Youth Fellowship has taken a proactive step to educate Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)...

Ntim Fordjour slams NDC appointees over lavish spending, calls for accountability

Member of Parliament for Assin South, John Ntim Fordjour, has launched a scathing attack on appointees of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), accusing...

Mother’s Day: First Lady Lordina Mahama celebrates Ghanaian mothers

The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama, has issued a heartfelt message to commemorate Mother’s Day. She expressed deep gratitude...

CHASS appeals to gov’t to equip technical schools in Oti region

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in the Oti Region has called on the government to enhance the education system by...

GH¢49m saga: IDEG Boss calls for probe into amounts put out by Adu-Boahene

Emmanuel Akwettey, Executive Director, Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), has urged a thorough investigation into the GH₵49 million disbursements alleged by former National Signals...

Galamsey: Ghana loses 44 forest reserves, over 5,252 hectares destroyed

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has said 44 forest reserves out of 288 in the country have been degraded,...

Passport Head Office shuts down after alleged attack by irate group

The Passport Head Office at Ridge in Accra has been temporarily closed following an alleged attack on staff by a group of aggrieved Zongo...

Man arrested in Akatsi for possessing Indian hemp [Photos]

The Ghana Police Service, through an intelligence-led operation, has arrested a suspect for possessing 92 slabs of a substance suspected to be Indian hemp. The...

Former GES boss denies wrongdoing in 2024 teachers’ recruitment 

Former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Eric Nkansah, has denied any wrongdoing in the 2024 teachers' recruitment. This follows claims by the...

Suzzy Pinamang arrives in UK for eye surgery [Video]

Suzzy Pinamang, the girl who was accidentally shot in the eye by a classmate, has safely arrived in the United Kingdom(UK) to undergo surgery. Suzzy...

Foreign Affairs Ministry rolls out passport delivery service

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has officially introduced a home and office passport delivery service for applicants. The sector minister, Samuel Okudzeto...

GH¢49m saga: We shouldn’t mix politics with law – Miracles Aboagye

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Special Aide to former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has warned against politicising the GH₵49 million National Signals Bureau controversy, insisting that...

Adu-Boahene’s prosecution must proceed to uncover any rogue operation – Bright Simons

Bright Simons, Honorary Vice President of IMANI-Africa, has called for the prosecution of former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene to continue unabated. Speaking...

Three armed robbers jailed over iPhone theft

The Ho Circuit Court has sentenced three individuals to a combined total of 19 years’ imprisonment for their involvement in a violent robbery near...

Two women kidnapped in Nigeria safely returned to Ghana 

The two Ghanaian women who were reportedly lured to Nigeria through a romance scam and subsequently held captive by a criminal syndicate have been...

ECG staff allegedly dupes Dambai residents over GH₵14k in fake meter registration scheme

A staff at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), William Keh, at Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality, has duped some 1,479 individuals worth...