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Ahmed Suale: AG justified in dropping case, but probe must continue – Adawudu

Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Legal and Communication Team, Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, has urged authorities to reopen and thoroughly investigate the murder...

Ghana records rise in seasonal influenza cases

The Ministry of Health, through the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has confirmed an increase in seasonal influenza cases across parts of the country. According to...

Transport Ministry to deploy personnel to enforce life jacket compliance on Volta Lake

The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has disclosed that the Ministry of Transport will soon deploy personnel to all boarding points along the...

US-Ghana deportee deal: Int’l conventions must guide Ghana –  Prof. Appiagyei-Atua

The legal outcome of the Ghana–US deportee agreement currently being challenged at the Supreme Court by the pressure group Democracy Hub will depend on...

Gov’t to launch free primary healthcare in 2026

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that the government’s free primary healthcare programme is set to commence in January 2026. He was addressing...

Galamsey pushing up utility expenses — ECG, GWL defend 200% tariff hike proposal

The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have linked their proposed utility tariff increases of over 200 percent for...

Planting the birth tree: GfTiNC and Mawuli Estate to plant 10,000 trees in Ho

The Global Alliance for Technologies in Nature Conservation (GfTiNC), in partnership with Mawuli Estate, has announced an ambitious plan to plant 10,000 trees in...

World Food Forum: Ghana chair urges youth to lead Africa’s food security transformation

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations held its annual flagship event, the World Food Forum, in Rome, Italy. Speaking at the African...

Asutifi North MP organises free breast screening for Ntotroso residents

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Dr Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has partnered with the National Health Students Association of...

African Finance Ministers laud GoldBod at high-level AfDB meeting in Washington

Ghana’s approach to natural resource governance took centre stage at a high-level meeting in Washington on Tuesday, as Finance Ministers from five African countries...

Leukaemia Project Foundation partners with JoyNews Impact Makers Foundation to build Ghana’s first Centre for Hematology and Clinical Genetics

The Leukaemia Project Foundation and the JoyNews Impact Makers Foundation have partnered to change the course of blood cancer treatment in Ghana. This partnership is...

Midwife raises concern over late breast cancer reports in Tano South

A midwifery officer at the Bechem Government Hospital in the Ahafo Region, Elizabeth Sarpong, has expressed deep concern over the growing trend of women...

Gov’t to cover burial costs for Kete Krachi boat accident victims

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has announced that government will cover the full cost of burial for the sixteen victims who perished in...

AMA arrests 21 traders for selling on open drains at Agbogbloshie [Photos]

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested 21 traders for selling and displaying their goods on open drains at the Agbogbloshie Market in violation...

GIS repatriates 32 West Africans for alleged roles in cybercrime

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has deported 32 West African nationals suspected of involvement in cybercrime, particularly romance scams. The group, comprising 24 Nigerians and...

Ghana to host first AETF AI Conference in November

The Africa Education Trust Fund (AETF) has announced that Ghana will host the inaugural Africa Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference between November 5 and 6,...

Veep adopts survivor and baby of River Oti boat tragedy, donates relief items to families 

Vice President, Professor Nana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has adopted a survivor of the River Oti boat tragedy and her baby.  Additionally, the Vice President donated relief...

‘I’ve lost my better half’ – Husband seeks help to bring wife back to Ghana after deadly crash

A husband is in mourning and asking the public for help and support for his family during this difficult time. "I've lost my better half,"...

Ex-NLA PRO clarifies difference between Keed Ghana Limited and KGL

The former Public Relations Manager of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Dr. Razak Kojo Opoku, has rejected recent allegations made by The Fourth Estate...

Lands Ministry rejects reports of $10bn cost to fight galamsey

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has dismissed reports suggesting that Ghana would need $10 billion to combat illegal mining, describing the figure...

Galamsey: Gov’t appointees massaging issues, we’ll all suffer if … – Kingsley Agyemang

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has criticized the government and its appointees for downplaying the galamsey crisis instead of finding...

TUC vows independent measures to mount pressure on gov’t to tackle galamsey

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has announced plans to convene a high-level stakeholders’ meeting aimed at developing a clear action plan to pressure the...

Health Minister should query GHS about the financial clearance – Ayew Afriyie

The Member of Parliament for Effiduase-Asokore, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie, has called on the Minister of Health to query the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...

Kwahu West MCE blames flooding in Nkawkaw on illegal mining

The Municipal Chief Executive for Kwahu West, Tamimu Halidu, has attributed the recurring flooding in Nkawkaw and its surrounding communities to illegal mining activities. According...

Mahama announces plans for Green Digital City to drive sustainable development

President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled plans to establish a Green Digital City in Ghana as part of efforts to promote sustainable urban development...

Government failing to take decisive steps to end galamsey – Atik Mohammed

Former General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Atik Mohammed, has criticized the government’s handling of the fight against illegal mining popularly called...

Veep mourns Okuma-Akura canoe accident victims, donates GH¢200,000 and life jackets

The Vice President, Her Excellency Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, has visited Okuma-Akura to mourn the loss of 16 lives in a recent canoe...

Galamsey fuelling defiance and truancy among students – CHASS

The National President of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Reverend Father Stephen Owusu Sekyere, has stated that illegal mining, also...

Ho Central MP organises debate among schools to mark International Day of the Girl Child

The Member of Parliament for Ho Central, Edem Kofi Kpotosu, in collaboration with the Ho Municipal Directorate of Education, has organized a Girl Child...

Policeman clashes with driver at Nyage checkpoint [Photos+Video]

A moment of escalated tension erupted at the Nyage police checkpoint in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region on Monday, October 13, 2025.  One...

Ghana to host 2025 ADEA Triennale; over 30 African Education Ministers expected to attend

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that Ghana has been selected to host the 2025 Triennale of the Association for the Development...

Democracy Hub drags gov’t to Supreme Court over ‘secret’ deal to accept U.S. deportees

Democracy Hub has filed a writ at the Supreme Court of Ghana challenging the legality of a secret Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the...

Autodata partners with Interpol to raise awareness on stolen vehicles in Ghana

The President of Autodata Ghana, William Boadi, together with some executive members of the Chamber, has paid a courtesy call on the Head of...

Minority demands immediate payment of salaries owed to nurses and midwives

The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to immediately pay salaries owed to nurses and midwives, insisting that funds for the payments...

Small-scale miners urged to embrace responsible and sustainable mining

A respected voice in Ghana’s small-scale mining sector, Francis Adenyo has called on miners to adopt responsible and environmentally friendly practices to ensure...

Krachi-Nchumuru Assembly deploys DRIP machines to fix deteriorated Korkorse–Grubi road

The Krachi-Nchumuru District Assembly, under the distinguished leadership of the District Chief Executive Martin Kofi Anato, has extended its road maintenance initiative by deploying...

Gov’t debt to road contractors hits GH₵40 billion

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has revealed that the government currently owes road contractors arrears amounting to GH₵40 billion. In an...

Abuakwa South MP to deliver keynote address at 5th FALAS Continental Conference in Ethiopia

The Federation of African Law Students (FALAS) has announced Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South and a member of the Parliamentary...

Support Agric and ATVET; they create real value – Bechem chief urges gov’t

The Chief of Bechem, Nana Opaw Nwomaso Boampong Bekoe, has called on the government to prioritize and expand support for programmes in agriculture, agribusiness,...

C/R NADMO boss orders demolition of all houses close to Okrudu River

The Central Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Kwesi Dawood, has directed the Awutu Senya Municipal NADMO office and the Assembly...