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Ex-BOST MD Edwin Provencal released on GH¢30m bail

Former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), Edwin Provencal, has been released after meeting his GH¢30 million bail condition,...

Motor rider killed after being hit by military convoy

An unidentified motor rider has died after being struck by a convoy of men dressed in military uniforms on the Yendi–Bimbilla highway. Eyewitnesses say the...

Minority calls for probe into Ministry of Education’s sanitary pad budget figures

The Minority in Parliament is calling for an investigation into discrepancies in the Ministry of Education’s budget figures relating to the distribution of sanitary...

Gov’t to release GH¢231m to clear outstanding nurses’ allowances within two weeks

Government has announced plans to release GH¢231 million within the next two weeks to settle outstanding allowances owed to nurses across the country. This follows...

Kpandai parliamentary rerun: residents react to court ruling

Residents of Kpandai are reacting to the Tamale High Court ruling that annulled the 2024 parliamentary election, which had declared the New Patriotic Party’s...

Mahama approves two-year contract extension for IGP Yohuno

President John Dramani Mahama has approved a two-year contract extension for Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno, allowing him to remain in office...

President to appoint new Defence and Environment Ministers next year

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that his administration will appoint new Ministers for Defence and Environment next year, following the tragic helicopter crash...

President Mahama has not ordered work halt on Accra–Kumasi bypass – Roads Minister

Roads Minister Governs Agbodza has dismissed claims that construction on the Accra–Kumasi bypass has been halted, insisting that President John Mahama has not directed...

GNFS rescues Okorase after bee swarm invades community

Residents of Okorase Nyarkroma in the Eastern Region were left alarmed when a large swarm of bees invaded a local facility, prompting a rapid...

Police Council recommends two-year contract extension for IGP Yohuno

The Police Council has recommended a two-year contract extension for Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno ahead of his mandatory retirement in December...

Mpox cases reach 880, GHS urges public to stay alert

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed 11 new Mpox infections, raising the national case count to 880 as of November 20, 2025. The update follows...

President Mahama urges global cooperation during Duke of Edinburgh’s visit

President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the importance of stronger multilateral cooperation to address pressing global challenges, including climate change and economic inequality. He warned...

Concerned Youth accuse Asante Akyem North MP of pushing mining activities

Concerned youth in the Asante Akyem North Municipality have staged a protest against their Member of Parliament, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, an independent candidate, over...

Family of late Daddy Lumba rejects announced funeral date

The direct family of the late highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has expressed strong objections to a widely circulated...

Kissi Agyebeng’s removal: Shamima Muslim receives petition

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has reassured Ghanaians that no citizen should feel intimidated when exercising their constitutional rights, following the submission of a...

GHS alerts districts ahead of Zipline Sefwi Wiawso Centre suspension

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Western North Region has directed all district health facilities to prepare for the temporary suspension of operations...

Two employees found dead in parked vehicle at Atonsu Agogo

Two employees of a Chinese-owned company, Asomdwie Rubber Company, have been found dead in a parked vehicle at the premises of a shoe factory...

Majority pushes for changes to Minerals Act to maximise royalties

The Majority Caucus in Parliament is pushing for an amendment to the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), to enable Ghana maximise revenue...

Ghana Police Service issues notice over e-voucher challenge in ongoing security agencies recruitment

The Ghana Police Service has announced that some applicants for the 2025/2026 recruitment into the internal security agencies are facing challenges initiating their applications...

E/R: Missing civilian employee found dead in Bediasi river

The community of Ahyia Yeboah, near Sokode-Juaso close to Akyem Kukurantumi in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region, has been thrown into...

Okyehene urges chiefs to lead in national development efforts

The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has called on traditional leaders across Ghana to actively support government initiatives aimed at the country’s holistic development. Speaking...

Kpandai rerun: System is rotten, judiciary losing public confidence – Kamaldeen Abdulai warns

Former National Nasara Coordinator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kamaldeen Abdulai, has raised serious concerns over the integrity of Ghana’s judicial system following...

Supreme Court allows Democracy Hub to join Wesley Girls Religious Discrimination Suit

The Supreme Court has granted Democracy Hub permission to file a written address as a friend of the court (amicus curiae) in the ongoing...

Amantena residents stage protest against proposed mining activities

Residents of Amantena in the Asante Akyem North Municipality of the Ashanti Region have staged a massive demonstration to oppose any form of mining...

Manhyia South MP warns against setting ‘dangerous precedent’ in Chief Justice removal

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has warned that Ghana risks setting a “dangerous precedent” in its handling of...

NDC will reclaim Kpandai seat in rerun – Eric Adjei

The Deputy Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Eric Adjei, has expressed strong confidence that the party will win the upcoming Kpandai...

She talks to MCEs like we’re her children – Former Suhum MCE slams Naa Torshie [Listen]

Former Suhum Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Margaret Darko-Dankwa, has accused former Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Irene Naa Torshie Addo, of...

EPA impounds excavators, shuts illegal shops in Eastern Region during compliance crackdown

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in the Eastern Region has conducted a major enforcement operation in Osino, Fanteakwa South District, targeting illegal mining activities...

Duke of Edinburgh’s visit shows Ghana’s commitment to scaling play-based learning – Apaak

Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to nationwide play-based early childhood education during a visit by the Duke of Edinburgh to the Presbyterian Women’s College...

Bekwai Circuit Court jails two young men for 35 years over robbery

The Bekwai Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Justice Isaac Appiatu, has sentenced two young men to a combined 35 years in prison...

Minority rejects High Court ruling on Kpandai parliamentary election

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has challenged the High Court’s decision to annul the 2024 parliamentary election results in the Kpandai Constituency, insisting that...

Kingsley Agyemang pays full medical bills for all patients at Kyebi Government Hospital on his birthday

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, marked his birthday with a remarkable act of compassion by settling the full medical bills...

Tema–Dawhenya dual carriageway set for completion within two years – Kwame Agbodza

The dualisation of the Tema Community 25–Dawhenya road is expected to be completed within the next two years, the Minister for Roads and Highways,...

70% of major road contractors in Ghana are local firms – Roads Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has disclosed that Ghanaian-owned construction companies constitute the majority of contractors working on road projects...

Happy Sunshine Company unveils new school building to boost education in Kyekyewere

Happy Sunshine Company Limited, a leading tomato paste producer in Ghana, has commissioned a fully furnished school building for the Kyekyewere Presby Primary and...

Kasoa–Winneba highway set for June 2026 completion – Kwame Agbodza gives firm timeline

The Kasoa–Winneba stretch of the coastal highway is expected to be completed by June 2026, Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza has confirmed. Speaking...

EC staffer behind petition against Jean Mensa and deputies’ removal interdicted

Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, the Electoral Commission (EC) staff member who petitioned President John Mahama to remove Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies, has...

Petition to remove Chairperson: It’s not as a result of hatred – EC staff

An Electoral Commission (EC) staff member, Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, has dismissed claims that his petition to President John Dramani Mahama seeking the removal of...

I am still in office, I will win any rerun – Kpandai MP

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, has said he remains unfazed by the High Court ruling that annulled the 2024 parliamentary election...

Kamal-Deen confident Bawumia will win NPP presidential primary with 70% votes

A former National Nasara Coordinator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kamal-Deen Abdullai, has expressed confidence that Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will win...