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I am committed to decent jobs, economic stability – Mahama says in Workers’ Day message

President John Dramani Mahama has commended the resilience of Ghanaian workers, touting them as the engine of the economy and the builders of our infrastructure. He...

Adu-Boahen illegally received GH₵1.5m monthly from Ghana Water for internet services – A-G

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has revealed how Ghana Water Company illegally paid GH₵1.5 million monthly to a private...

Exam malpractices threaten national security, workforce competitiveness – WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is alarmed at the surge in examination malpractices, posing a significant threat to national security and educational integrity. Irregularities...

Assembly members protest attempts by some new MMDCEs to restructure sub-committees

The Coalition of District Assembly Members (CODAM) has issued a caution to some newly confirmed Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), condemning what...

Defence Minister commissions refurbished medical services headquarters at Burma Camp

The Minister for Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has commissioned the re-modelled and refurbished Headquarters for the Medical Services outfit of the Ghana Armed...

‘We are not selling ECG’ – John Jinapor dispels privatisation fears, explains concession model

The Energy Minister has rejected claims that government is selling the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), saying Cabinet has instead chosen a concession model...

Man jailed seven years for defiling minor in Wa

A young man in Guli of the Wa municipality, Mohammed Abudi, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for defiling a 13-year-old girl. This...

A-G set to file criminal charges in Sky Train, NSS ‘ghost names’ scandals

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced plans to file criminal charges in two high-profile scandals by next week. This...

Charlotte Osei, Totobi Quakyi and 7 others appointed to Ghana Gas Board

President John Mahama has appointed nine people, including former Minister for National Security, Kofi Totobi Quakyi and former Electoral Commission Chairperson Charlotte Osei Board...

GoldBod extends deadline for gold dealers to reapply for licences

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has extended the deadline for Ghanaian gold dealers with the old Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) or Ministry-issued licences...

‘We inherited a crisis’ – Energy Minister pins load shedding on NPP administration

Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor says the current power crisis is not the making of the Mahama administration but a direct result of an...

Mahama recommends nomination of 7 Justices to Supreme Court

President John Mahama has recommended the nomination of seven Court of Appeal justices to the Supreme Court bench. This was contained in a statement signed...

Workers’ Day: Hopeson Adorye hosts Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem [Watch]

Member of the Movement for Change, Hopeson Adorye, on May 1 2025, took over the helm as the host of Adom FM morning show,...

‘I cannot accept that lights go off when it rains; that makes no sense,’ – Energy Minister

Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has rebuked the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), questioning why lights continue to go off every time it rains. Speaking...

Dilapidated NHIA office poses risk to staff at Berekum

A deteriorating National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) office building in the Berekum East Municipality has become a major safety hazard, forcing staff to abandon...

24-year-old farmer remanded for allegedly beating daughter to death

A 24-year-old farmer, Wisabu Kwame, has been remanded by the Nkwanta South Magistrate Court for two weeks following the tragic death of his five-year-old...

Supreme Court adjourns judgement on Akwatia MP’s application to June 11

The Supreme Court was expected to deliver judgment on the injunction application filed by the MP for Akwatia constituency, Ernest Kumi, today, Wednesday, April...

Foreign Affairs Ministry sets 90-day deadline for pending passport applications

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that there are about 30,000 pending Ghanaian passport applications. The applicants have been asked to...

A-G formally charges Adu-Boahene, wife over alleged $7m corruption scandal

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice has formally charged former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng,...

Tension brews in Ayawaso West Assembly over MCE nominee [Video]

Tempers flared at the Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, as members voted against President John Dramani Mahama’s nominee for Municipal...

Minister of State proposes birth-based ID system to curb age fraud in public sector

The Minister of State for Public Sector Reforms, Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, has announced plans to introduce a nationwide retirement age reform aimed at addressing...

How to successfully benefit from MahamaCares initiative [Listen]

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has explained how easy and flexible the process and requirements for the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also...

WAEC declares war on high-tech exam malpractice ahead of 2025 WASSCE

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has intensified its efforts to combat the growing menace of examination malpractice, as perpetrators increasingly exploit sophisticated technology...

KNUST-TEWU declares strike over alleged unfair recognition on University Governing Council

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) branch of the Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) has declared an indefinite strike...

Asantehene begins Bawku mediation, meets faction leaders in initial talks

The Bawku peace mediation at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi has been postponed to next week, following an initial engagement between the Asantehene, Otumfuo...

Asunafo North MP raises alarm over illegal logging in Kasapin

The Member of Parliament for Asunafo North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, Haruna Mohammed, has expressed deep concern over increasing illegal logging activities in...

Asiyaw Sand Dispute: Five killed in shooting during peace mission

A deadly shooting at a sand winning site in Asiyaw, located in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region, has claimed the lives of...

Newly posted teachers picket at GES, threaten to boycott classes over unpaid salaries

Hundreds of newly posted teachers have warned they will not return to classrooms when basic schools reopen on May 6 if their salaries are...

Komenda Chief appeals to Roads Minister for asphalt roads

The Paramount Chief of the Komenda Traditional Area, Okatakyi Komeh VIII, has passionately appealed to the Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Agbodza, for...

Mahama to launch National Apprenticeship Programme today in Tamale

President John Mahama is set to officially launch the National Apprenticeship Programme today, Wednesday, April 30, in Tamale, as part of efforts to address...

Angry Juaboso Youth chase out Chinese miners over failed promises, environmental harm

Tensions reached a boiling point in Juaboso in the Western North Region as a group of aggrieved youth forcefully evicted Chinese miners from a...

Pru East MP consoles families of Yeji-Kumasi highway accident victims

Member of Parliament (MP) for Pru East constituency, Emmanuel Kwaku Boam, has expressed sincere sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims involved...

Charles Owusu urges Mahama to tackle galamsey with military force

Governance advocate and former Forestry Commission official, Rev. Charles Owusu, has challenged President John Dramani Mahama to take bold and decisive action against illegal...

GoldBod secures agreement with 9 mining companies to buy 20% of their gold output

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has reached a historic agreement with nine large-scale mining companies to purchase 20% of their gold output for local...

I’m so worried; GBA should know better – Deputy A-G on Chief Justice’s saga [Audio]

Deputy Attorney General, Justice Srem Sai, has criticised the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) over its resolution on the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. At...

Mahama’s discretion is checked – Ayariga defends suspension procedure for Chief Justice

The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has firmly defended the President’s constitutional authority to suspend a Chief Justice under Article 146(10)(a), asserting that the process...

‘Where was the bar?’ — Thaddeus Sory criticises GBA’s silence over past judicial misconduct

Renowned legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory has criticized the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) for what he described as selective activism and its silence on past...

Upper Denkyira West DCE pledges market upgrades

The newly confirmed District Chief Executive (DCE) for Upper Denkyira West, Isaac Nsiah, has pledged to upgrade market facilities in the district capital, Diaso,...

Kennedy Agyapong withdraws from NPP ‘Thank You Tour’

New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2024 presidential hopeful and Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong, has withdrawn from the ongoing nationwide Thank You Tour. Mr. Agyapong confirmed...

Mahama nominates 33 MMDCEs in Eastern Region

President John Mahama has nominated Chief Executives for all 33 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Eastern Region. This was announced in a...