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Mahama cuts sod for construction of Wa-Han-Tumu-Navrongo road under ‘Big Push’

Commuters and traders in the Upper West Region can look forward to improved road access as former President John Dramani Mahama has officially broken...

Soldiers, Police embark on swoop at Hwidiem and Kenyasi over NAIMOS attack

Security forces have launched a major joint operation in Hwidiem and Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region following an attack on the National Anti-Illegal Mining...

Mahama unveils record GH¢30.8bn ‘Big Push’ in 2026 Budget

President John Mahama has announced that the 2026 national budget allocates a record GH¢30.8 billion for the government’s flagship Big Push road construction initiative...

Physician assistant in court for allegedly practicing as ‘Dr’ without license 

The Ghana Medical and Dental Council has arraigned a 41-year-old businessman for allegedly posing as a medical doctor and practising medicine and dentistry without...

Woman suspected of lacing local drinks with cannabis appears in court 

A 45-year-old businesswoman has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly producing and selling locally made drinks suspected to be laced with cannabis...

Chaos at Ogbojo Hotel as Immigration officials forcibly remove U.S. Deportees [Video]

A tense confrontation erupted on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at the VICSEM Hotel in Ogbojo, Accra, when officers from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS)...

Ghanaian Students Association in Hungary meet Scholarship Registrar

The leadership of the Ghanaian Students Association in Hungary has paid a courtesy call on the Registrar of Scholarships, Alex Asafo Agyei, to commend...

Our party structures are weak, and I plan to fix them – John Boadu

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and aspiring National Chairman, John Boadu, has vowed to restore the party’s strength and unity,...

Shatta Wale bigger than any political party in mobilisation – John Boadu

Aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has praised dancehall artiste Shatta Wale for his massive influence among Ghanaian youth,...

Parliament must take Baffoe-Bonnie’s Ataa Ayi comment seriously – John Boadu

Aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has described comments made by Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, during his...

Trade Minister inaugurates GNPA, GITC Boards

The Minister of Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has charged the Board of Ghana National Procurement Agency (GNPA) to drive the country's industrialisation...

Explainer: How Ghana’s Z-9 helicopter crashed

On the morning of August 6, 2025, a Ghana Air Force Z-9 helicopter operating a scheduled flight from Accra to Obuasi crashed in the...

Dr Theo Acheampong appointed Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Finance

Economist and political risk specialist Dr Theophilus Acheampong has been appointed a Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Finance, bringing to the role a...

Helicopter crash response timely despite harsh terrain – Captain Forjoe

Captain Paul Forjoe, a retired pilot and senior aviation engineer with the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB), has praised the...

Volta Region marks 80th Remembrance Day to honour Ghana’s fallen heroes

The Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC), in collaboration with the 66 Artillery Regiment and the Veterans Administration Ghana (VAG), has held the 80th Remembrance...

Helicopter crash: Committee rules out mid-air explosion

The committee investigating the August 6 helicopter crash has dismissed claims of a mid-air explosion, confirming that the blast occurred only after the aircraft...

Z-9 helicopter crash: The captain was confident and saw no need for an emergency landing – AIB investigator

An investigator with the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB), Captain Paul Forjoe, has revealed that the pilot of the ill-fated...

Helicopter crash: Committee recommends urgent safety upgrades

The committee investigating the August 6, 2025, helicopter crash has recommended an urgent modernisation of the Ghana Air Force (GAF) fleet and upgrades to...

Cause of August 6 helicopter crash revealed

Investigations into the tragic August 6 helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight people at Brofoyedu in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the...

Investigation reveals safety gaps in August 6 military helicopter crash

The investigative committee probing the tragic military helicopter crash on August 6 has revealed that the aircraft was airworthy at the time of the...

Z-9 helicopter was air-worthy but lacked additional safety enhancements – Captain Forjoe

Captain Paul Forjoe, an aviation safety expert and member of the investigative team probing the recent military helicopter crash, has confirmed that the aircraft...

Helicopter crash: Crew had flown three flights before the accident – Investigator 

An aviation investigation expert, Captain Paul Forjoe, has disclosed that the crew involved in the August 6 military helicopter crash had completed three flights...

Helicopter crash probe followed standard GAF, international procedures – Captain Forjoe

Captain Paul Forjoe, an aviation investigator and expert in aircraft accident analysis, has stated that the probe into the recent military helicopter crashes was...

Gov’t to release 10 million birds to stabilise poultry sector

The government will release 10 million birds onto the local market before the end of 2025 as part of measures to stabilise the poultry...

Minority’s walkout during Baffoe-Bonnie’s vetting was to prevent disorder — Manhyia South MP

Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour-Awuah, has defended the Minority’s decision to walk out during the vetting of Chief Justice nominee...

Livestream: Gov’t presents report on August 6 helicopter crash

The government is presenting the report on the findings of the August 6 helicopter crash to the National Security Council at the Jubilee House. The...

‘I wasn’t angry’ – Abena Osei Asare clarifies exchange with DVLA CEO

Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and former Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei Asare, has clarified that she was not angry during her...

Bawumia or Akufo-Addo should have addressed Sophia Akuffo and bondholders during picketing — John Boadu

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has said that either former President Nana Akufo-Addo or former Vice President Dr....

Investors could start receiving locked-up funds next year – SEC Chairman

Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Board, Dr. Adu Anane Antwi, has indicated that investors with locked-up funds could begin receiving payments...

MCE promises parliament will ratify Ewoyaa Lithium Project before year-end

The Mfantseman Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Eric Stanley Acquah, has assured residents that the long-awaited Ewoyaa Lithium Project will be ratified by Parliament before...

Patrick Boamah reflects on Baffoe-Bonnie vetting

The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central and member of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has shared his reflections following the vetting of...

Otumfuo installs new Paramount Chief for Worawora

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has presided over the installation of Nana Yaw Safor Baah III as the new Paramount Chief of the...

United Nigeria Airlines names aircraft after late President Rawlings

Five years after the passing of Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings, United Nigeria Airlines, one of Nigeria’s leading indigenous carriers, has honoured his...

PAC Chair Abena Osei Asare justifies government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme

Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and former Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei Asare, has defended the Akufo-Addo government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme...

Challenged Foundation urges accessible education for persons with disabilities in Ghana

The Challenged Foundation has launched a nationwide petition urging the Government of Ghana to enforce existing accessibility laws and ensure that persons with disabilities...

Student Loan Trust Fund increases students’ loan by 50%

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has increased the loan amounts disbursed to regular students by 50 per cent. Consequently, loan amounts now range from...

Two dead, six injured in accident at Kwasu

Two people have died and six others sustained injuries in a road accident at Kwasu, along the Bechem–Techimantia road in the Ahafo Region. The incident...

Galamsey Kingpin arrested in Bonsu after attempt to bribe investigators

A well-known illegal mining operator, Iddrisu Zakari, widely called “Yaayaa,” has been arrested in a sting operation at Bonsu after he allegedly tried to...

Justice Gertrude Torkonoo deserves to be heard – Francis-Xavier Sosu

The Member of Parliament for Madina and human rights lawyer, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has called for fairness and due process in the ongoing case involving...

Kukuom Agric SHS poised to join government’s ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ poultry programme

Kukuom Agricultural Senior High School in the Ahafo Region has announced its readiness to participate in the government’s Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry initiative, aimed at...