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Ghana revolutionizes passport acquisition with chip-embedded passports: Ablakwa’s bold legacy of reform

Ghana has joined over 140 countries worldwide in issuing ePassports with embedded chips, marking a significant milestone in the country's passport administration. The mass rollout...

DVLA to open offices Abroad to tackle fake licenses

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced an ambitious plan to open six offices abroad in a bid to combat the circulation...

Don’t disappoint the President, me, and your MPs – Linda Ocloo urges Assembly Members

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for Shai Osudoku, has appealed to assembly...

GUTA commends President Mahama’s efforts in first 120 days

The President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr. Joseph Obeng, has praised President John Mahama for the strides made in his...

IMANI Africa scores Mahama 50% on 120-day social contract [Listen]

IMANI Africa has lauded President John Mahama on the completion of his first 120-day term in office, praising his performance. A Senior Research Associate at...

Mahama’s first 120 days a total letdown – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has described President John Dramani Mahama’s first 120 days in office as deeply disappointing, claiming the period offers little to...

Afenyo-Markin honours Police invitation over alleged assault

Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, reported to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to assist in...

Check out list of MMDCEs confirmed in Greater Accra so far

At least 10 Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) nominated by President John Dramani Mahama have been confirmed so far in the Greater Accra...

Declare assets or face consequences – Gender Minister

Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection and Member of Parliament for Krowor, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has expressed strong support for President John...

Vanderpuye clarifies Mahama’s stance on galamsey timeline

Former Member of Parliament for Odododiodio, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has expressed concern over public misunderstanding of President Mahama's position on illegal mining, commonly...

Don’t do this – Frank Davies slams Justice Atuguba

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee has expressed disappointment over remarks made by retired Supreme Court Justice...

Media Coalition calls for nationwide excavator tracking as Mahama moves to ban forest mining

The Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining has urged the government to extend its excavator tracking system nationwide to enhance efforts in curbing illegal mining,...

Mahama reopens Ayawaso West Wuogon, Techiman South shooting cases

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the reopening of investigations into the infamous Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence. The President declared that “justice will be...

GH¢5.1m was used to buy vehicles for Mahama – Adu-Boahene alleges

Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former boss of the now-defunct National Security Bureau (NSB), has claimed that GH¢5.1 million, currently under scrutiny, was used to procure...

Mahama gives update on National Cathedral audit report

President John Mahama has announced that significant progress has been made in the audit of the controversial National Cathedral project. According to him, Deloitte...

School Feeding caterers protest contract termination, demand compensation

Caterers of the School Feeding Program want the government to honor a directive that allows them to continue their contracts until the end of...

12 miners remanded over illegal mining, River Tano pollution

Twelve individuals have appeared before the Accra High Court for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities without a license at Aboi-Nkwanta in the Western...

Free University tuition: Gov’t to pay fees of over 150k students

The Mahama-led government is set to pay the fees of about 156,294 first-year students in public universities nationwide for the 2025 academic year. President John...

We’ve kept our promises – Mahama

President John Mahama is optimistic that his government has fulfilled the promises made to Ghanaians as part of its 120-day social contract. Touting his achievements,...

Court remands 7 alleged illegal miners in Wassa Dunkwa

An Accra High Court has remanded into lawful custody seven individuals accused of engaging in illegal mining at Wassa Dunkwa in the Western Region. The...

TEWU reps on Public Universities’ governing councils suspended

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, has directed all Vice Chancellors of public universities to halt the...

Tragic blow to democracy if Atuguba’s judicial bias claim is true – Prof Agyeman-Duah

Governance expert and former UN Senior Advisor, Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has expressed grave concern over recent remarks by retired Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba,...

We didn’t sack anyone employed before 2024 elections – Opare Addo

The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has refuted claims that individuals employed before the 2024 general elections were dismissed from...

Apprenticeship programme to support master trainers, not individuals with cash – Youth Minister clarifies

The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has clarified that under the new National Apprenticeship Programme, beneficiaries will not be given...

CJ suspension: Would there have been 3-2 result if…? – Atuguba asks

Retired Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba has defended the composition of the Supreme Court panel that recently delivered a 3-2 ruling in a case involving suspended...

Michael Kpakpo Allotey confirmed as Accra Mayor

Michael Kpakpo Allotey has been unanimously confirmed as the new Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) following a decisive endorsement by Assembly...

Mahama should’ve recommended SC nominees from the Bar, academia, to achieve balance – Justice Atuguba

Retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice William Atuguba, says President John Mahama should have considered recommending some Supreme Court nominees from the Bar and academia...

NPP’s reaction to CJ’s suspension is ‘rubbish’ – Justice Atuguba

Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice William Atuguba, has criticised the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) over its handling of the suspension of the Chief...

Mahama swears in reconstituted Board of National Peace Council

President John Mahama has sworn in the newly reconstituted Governing Board of the National Peace Council (NPC). The ceremony, held at the Jubilee House on...

Fire destroys 15 structures at Tema Community 9 market

A mid-day fire broke out at the Tema Community 9 Market on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, destroying several structures and disrupting commercial activities in...

Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi chairs legislative review committee

The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC) has inaugurated a Legislative Review Committee (LRC) to assess and harmonise the legal and institutional framework underpinning...

Ga North NDC supporters praise Mahama for appointing ‘humble and selfless’ MCE

Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ga North Municipality have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama for appointing...

Swissport Drug Bust: Court grants GH₵52m bail to 4 accused persons

An Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Her Ladyship Sedinam Awo Kwadam, has granted a bail of thirteen million Ghana cedis (GHS 13,000,000) to...

Where are our streetlights? – Amasaman Assembly Member questions Regional Minister

The Assembly Member for Amasaman, Love Alister, has called on the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, to fulfill her promise to...

Gifty Anti Foundation donates incubator to Tema Regional Hospital ahead of Mother’s Day

The Gifty Anti Foundation, in collaboration with Geisha Ghana, has donated an incubator to the Tema Regional Hospital as part of its annual pre-Mother’s...

A New Dawn: Joyce Bawah hails Mahama’s bold start

Senior Presidential Advisor and Special Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has described the first 120 days of the new administration...

Dr. Wisdom Dogbey appointed Managing Director of Cocoa Marketing Company

Dr. Wisdom Kofi Dogbey has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), a subsidiary of Ghana Cocoa Board...

Veteran football coach killed in car crash [Photos]

The sports community is mourning the untimely death of veteran coach Abu Moro, who tragically lost his life in a car crash in the...

Moral discipline missing in Ghana’s education system – Prof Adei warns

Renowned educationist and former Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Prof Stephen Adei, has raised serious concerns about the state of Ghana’s...

Kpandai ECG hospital seeks support to complete mortuary project

The Medical Superintendent of the Evangelical Church of Ghana (ECG) Hospital in Kpandai, Northern Region, Dr. Sonlary Joseph, has made a heartfelt appeal to...