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Meetings won’t fix bus shortage – Fuseini Issah demands urban transport overhaul

Former Member of Parliament for Okaikwei North, Issah Fuseini, has called for a comprehensive reform of Ghana’s urban transport system, insisting that persistent bus...

GAPTE boss reveals just 80 Ayalolo buses running in Accra

The Acting Managing Director of the Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE), Awudu Dawuda, has revealed that only 80 of the 245 Ayalolo buses...

We warned them – NAGRAT says NaCCA knew of “gender identity” problem before public outcry

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) knew about the controversial "gender...

Moves to tackle fare hikes begin – Gov’t schedules meeting with transport operators

The Ministry of Transport is scheduled to hold crunch talks with commercial transport operators following concerns over the alleged deliberate creation of scarcity in...

GPRTU to deploy taskforce to crack down on illegal fares

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced plans to deploy a street-level taskforce to clamp down on drivers accused of exploiting commuters...

Metro Mass Transit cuts intercity services to boost Accra intracity transport

Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMT) has announced a reduction in some of its intercity bus services to free up buses for intracity operations in...

IGP promotes 17 police officers for outstanding performance

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has promoted seventeen police officers, including two senior officers, in recognition of exemplary conduct and...

Asiedu Nketia assures Ghanaians Mahama will honour 2024 election promises

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has assured Ghanaians that President John Dramani Mahama will fulfil all promises...

Alleged national security operative in court over GH¢500k car auction fraud

A 55-year-old man has appeared before an Adenta Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a businessman of GH¢500,000 under the pretext of securing an auctioned...

GAF engineers undertake reconstruction works in Jamaica

Personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces’ 14 Engineer Brigade are undertaking reconstruction works in Jamaica after extensive damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. Videos and photographs...

Tema Circuit Court remands two narcotic suspects

Two suspects arrested by the Tema Regional Police Command with 1,613 parcels of suspected narcotic substances have been remanded into police custody by the...

Takoradi Port to receive largest bulk carrier ever to berth in West Africa

Ghana’s maritime industry is set to make history on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, as the largest bulk carrier ever to call at a port...

NLC summons Judicial Service, Finance Ministry over JUSAG planned strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has intervened to avert a potential disruption to judicial operations following notice of an intended strike by the Judicial...

We’re far from Ofori-Atta’s extradition – Frank Davies responds to Ablakwa

Frank Davies, a member of the legal team for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has pushed back against the Foreign Affairs Minister's suggestion that...

Kwakye Ofosu hails GH¢1 Fuel Levy role in addressing energy sector indebtedness

Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Presidential Spokesperson and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has hailed the GH¢1 fuel levy’s role in addressing...

GTEC orders University of Ghana to comply with approved fees or risk sanctions

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the University of Ghana (UG) to strictly apply the fees approved by the Ministry of Education...

NaCCA Director-General apologises over controversial teacher manual

The Director General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Prof Samuel Ofori Obuobisah Bekoe, has publicly apologised following public outrage over...

Ghana’s Ambassador to US clarifies visa restrictions

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Emmanuel Victor Smith, has moved to allay public anxiety following reports of a temporary suspension of US visa...

Bryan Acheampong set to dominate Northern Regions – Davis Ansah Opoku

Leading member of Dr. Bryan Acheampong’s campaign team and Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has expressed confidence that Acheampong will outperform...

US suspends immigrant visa processing for Nigeria, Ghana, and 73 other Countries [Full list]

The United States has announced a suspension of immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including Nigeria and Ghana, in a move officials say is...

Oti Regional House of Chiefs pays courtesy call on NPA CEO

A delegation from the Oti Regional House of Chiefs on Wednesday, January 14, paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer of the...

Bawumia partly to blame for NPP’s 2024 election loss – Davis Ansah Opoku

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso and a leading member of Dr. Bryan Acheampong’s campaign team, Davis Ansah Opoku, has attributed the New Patriotic...

Nkokɔnkitinkiti Poultry Programme: MCE calls on beneficiaries to ensure proper care

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asante Akyem Central, Ebenezer Ekow Aidoo, has urged beneficiaries of the government’s Nkokɔnkitinkiti poultry programme to handle the...

Bryan Acheampong has the experience to manage Ghana’s economy – Davis Ansah Opoku

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso and a leading member of Dr. Bryan Acheampong’s campaign team, Davis Ansah Opoku, has described Mr. Acheampong as...

Immigration Service begins repatriation of ex-convicts involved in illegal QNET operations

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has commenced processes to repatriate eight foreign nationals convicted for engaging in illegal QNET-related activities in the country. In a...

NPP Race: Don’t be swayed by polls – Davis Ansah Opoku

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso and a key member of Dr. Bryan Acheampong’s campaign team, Davis Ansah Opoku, has urged New Patriotic Party...

Lawyer of Angela Attieh dismisses reports of her alleged arrest

The lawyer for Angela Attieh, formerly known as Angela List, the Chief Executive Officer of Nguvu Mining Limited, has dismissed reports claiming she was...

Ecobank rewards 3,500 customers nationwide as part of 35th anniversary promo draw

Ecobank Ghana has rewarded more than 3,500 customers nationwide in its latest monthly promotional draw held at Kasoa, as part of activities marking the...

Kofi Job Foundation saves dying cancer patient with GH₵80,000 medical support

Renowned road contractor Kofi Gyebi Job and his wife, Esther Gyebi, have saved the life of a young leukemia patient, Savior Agyei, through a...

David Asante defends GPCL’s financial health before new management

David Asante, former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Publishing Company Limited (GPCL), has insisted that the company was financially sound and profitable prior...

Agenda 111 projects stall after millions paid – 35 Contractors ordered to refund $7.9m

The Ghana Audit Service has issued a surcharge against 35 contractors to pay $7.9 million (approximately GH¢94.6 million) to the state. The amount was paid...

Presidency forwards petitions against EC bosses, Kissi Agyebeng to Chief Justice

The Minister in Charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has announced that ten petitions filed against Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng and the Chairperson...

Ntim Fordjour demands Education Minister appear before Parliament over gender identity definition in SHS manual

Former Deputy Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called on the Minister of Education to...

Akonta Mining manager granted GH¢10m bail in Wontumi illegal mining case

The Operations Manager of Akonta Mining, Kwadwo Owusu Bempah, has been granted bail by the court in the sum of GH¢10 million with three...

Interior and Education Ministries partner to boost local production for schools

The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Education have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the local production of sanitary...

Gender identity content in a teacher’s manual was deliberate, not an error – Ntim Fordjour insists

The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has rejected claims that controversial gender-related content found in a teacher’s manual was...

GHS warns public as Meningitis cases remain a threat

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service, has issued a renewed public health alert on meningitis, urging Ghanaians to remain...

High sales targets fuel road accidents – C-DAG warns

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana (C-DAG) has sounded the alarm over the increasing number of road accidents nationwide, linking the trend largely to...

GIADEC, Metalloid Investment and GIBDLC seal US$60m deal to boost Nyinahin bauxite project

The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) has signed a US$60 million facility agreement with Metalloïd Resources Investment LLC-S.P.C and the Ghana Integrated...

Why are you still at post? Miracles Aboagye asks NaCCA Board Chair amidst teachers’ manual controversy

Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has called for the resignation or dismissal of the Board Chairman of the National...