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Effutu Municipal Assembly tops Central Region in 2025 National Sanitation Day Assessment

Effutu Municipal Assembly has been named the best-performing local authority in the Central Region in the second-half assessment of the 2025 National Sanitation Day...

Randy Abbey refiles GH¢20million defamation suit against Abronye

The CEO of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Randy Abbey, has refiled his GH¢20million defamation suit against the Bono Regional Chairman of the New...

Why Ghana’s language policy is failing young learners – Research reveals

Children across Ghana walk into classrooms eager to learn, but for many, the first obstacle is not the subject on the board, it is...

Atiwa West mining taskforce arrests 11 foreigners for mining in Atewa forest

The Atiwa West District Mining Taskforce has arrested eleven foreign nationals for engaging in illegal mining activities in the Atewa Forest Reserve in the...

Western regional lands officer enstooled divisional chief of New Juaben

A 44-year-old Western Regional Lands Officer has been enstooled as the Ntotoyɛhene (Chief of Staff) of the New Juaben Traditional Area in the Eastern...

Twins allegedly beat 33-year-old man to death at Boinzan

Two twin brothers, identified as Atta Kofi and Ebi Wom, both aged 28, have allegedly beaten a 33-year-old man to death at Sefwi Boinzan...

Effutu MCE supports persons with disabilities with GH¢240,000 in items and cash

The Effutu Municipal Assembly has provided items and cash worth GH¢240,000 to persons living with disabilities (PWDs) in a bid to reduce unemployment and...

Cheddar challenges enforcement of UK judgment over $14.9m debt

Businessman and President of the Kwarleyz Group, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, has denied claims that he owes Cola Holdings Limited a...

Gov’t targets 400,000 youth under One Million Coders programme in 2026

The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation has announced a major partnership with the Ministry of Education to train at least 400,000 young...

Kintampo South MP donates furniture to 500 kindergarten pupils

More than 500 kindergarten pupils from over 20 schools across the Kintampo South Constituency have benefited from a furniture donation by Member of Parliament,...

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park backs call to rename Kotoka International Airport

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) has expressed full support for calls to rename Kotoka International Airport after Ghana’s first President,...

Caveman CEO pays courtesy call on Goldbod Jewellery Managing Director

A delegation from Caveman Watches led by its Chief Executive Officer Anthony Dzamefe, has paid a courtesy call on the Managing Director...

Ghana to roll out AI learning tools in local languages through Google partnership

Ghana is set to expand access to education through Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools developed in local languages, the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has...

Taxi driver dies after truck load of wood falls on vehicle on Wenchi–Wa highway

A 36-year-old taxi driver, Robert Atta Ernest, has died in a tragic accident on the Wenchi–Wa highway after a Kia Rhino truck loaded with...

GNFS cites late alert, poor access and gas explosions in Circle fire outbreak

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has disclosed that late reporting, poor access routes, gas explosions, and illegal electrical connections hindered efforts to quickly...

Three arrested in Ketu South for illegal fishing 

Three persons have been arrested at Agavedzi in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region for their alleged involvement in illegal fishing activities along the...

Abuse of judicial authority erodes public trust in courts – Chief Justice warns new judges

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has cautioned judges against the misuse of judicial authority, warning that such conduct weakens public confidence in the courts and...

Building contractor remanded over trespass, threat of harm

An Adentan Circuit Court has remanded a building contractor into police custody over charges of trespass and threat of harm. The accused, Carlos Kwabena Allston,...

TWOTAP launches “Care for Widows” programme to support over 2,000 widows monthly

The Word of Truth and Prayers Ministries (TWOTAP) has launched a ‘Care for Widows’ programme aimed at improving the lives of vulnerable widows across...

Labourer jailed 10 months for stealing GH¢12,000 at Santasi

A 29-year-old labourer has been sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment by the Kwadaso Circuit Court in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region for...

We have paid all LBCs – COCOBOD ‘surprised’ over farmers’ complaints

Cocoa farmers in several cocoa-growing communities are expressing frustration at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) over delays in payment for beans supplied, with some...

Parliamentary Environment Committee to crack down on mining firms flouting environmental laws

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology has announced plans to take strict action against mining companies that violate Ghana’s environmental protection...

NPP race: Bawumia’s vision, competence and persona not in doubt – Egyapa Mercer

Former Tourism Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has dismissed suggestions that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s suitability to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is in question,...

NPP race: All aspirants qualified, but Bawumia stands tall – Egyapa Mercer

Former Minister for Tourism, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has acknowledged that all five aspirants in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential race are capable, but...

Oti Minister urges churches to chart path towards holistic development

The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has called on churches to collaborate and develop a unified approach for the holistic development of the...

ECG customers affected by road construction urged not to transfer meter

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Western Region has cautioned residents whose buildings and movable structures will be affected by the road...

GNFS saves dog trapped in well at Amamorley

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully rescued a dog that fell into a well at Amamorley Canada Junction following a swift emergency...

Fetish priest nabbed with suspected counterfeit dollars, illegal firearm at Ablekuma

The Ghana Police Service, through the National Operations Directorate Surveillance Unit, has arrested a suspect at Ablekuma in the Greater Accra Region for possession...

Any candidate who contests on the NPP’s ticket will lose abysmally in 2028 – Nana Yaa Jantuah

Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has predicted a heavy defeat for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2028 general elections, insisting that any...

Police arrest key suspect in Wapuli kidnapping case

The Northern Regional Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) has arrested a key suspect in the ongoing investigation into a kidnapping syndicate operating in the Wapuli...

Kennedy Agyapong could record lower votes than 2023 – Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader and former Suame MP, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, says he was surprised by Kennedy Agyapong’s 37 per cent performance in the New Patriotic...

Economic gains must be sustainable beyond 2028 – Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader and former Suame MP, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has questioned the sustainability of Ghana’s recent economic improvements, despite acknowledging positive macroeconomic indicators. Speaking on...

Resources should go into rail development, not new expressway – Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader and former Suame MP, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has called on government to reconsider plans for a new expressway project and instead prioritise...

Fix our roads – Bia West residents tell gov’t after accident that claimed seven lives

Residents of Bia West in the Western North Region have appealed to government to urgently fix the area’s deteriorating road network, describing a recent...

Court dismisses Randy Abbey’s GH¢20m defamation suit against Abronye

The High Court in Accra has dismissed a defamation suit filed by the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Dr. Ransford Anertey Abbey, against Bono...

Bawumia’s victory is certain; only question is margin of win – Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has expressed full confidence that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will win the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) upcoming flagbearer election. Speaking on...

Arise Ghana vows to keep protesting until Ken Ofori-Atta returns

The convener of pressure group Arise Ghana, Listowel Nana Kusi-Poku, has stated that the group will not suspend its ongoing demonstrations until former Finance...

Deputy Attorney-General visits GoldBod Jewellery showroom

The Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Justice Srem Sai, has paid a working visit to the Marina Mall showroom of GoldBod Jewellery Limited, a subsidiary...

Motoka No2 D/A Basic School cries for classrooms and furniture

Access to quality education at Motoka No2 D/A Basic School in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region remains a major challenge for...

NPP Presidential aspirants sign Peace Pact ahead of January 31 primary

The five presidential aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have signed a peace pact ahead of the party’s presidential primaries scheduled for January...