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GIMPA sets stage for National Innovation Drive ahead of Tech Fair and Industry Showcase 2026

The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration), through its School of Technology and Social Sciences (SOTSS),...

AI is reshaping public life and administration – COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa

The Technical Advisor to the Minister of the Interior, Commissioner of Police (COP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has underscored the growing importance of artificial...

Gold Fields’ spat with Engineers & Planners Co. heads for arbitration

A $740 million dispute between Gold Fields Ltd. and a mining contractor in Ghana will be fought out in arbitration. The Johannesburg-listed gold producer said...

Weeds take over multi-million 1D1F starch factory in Assin South

Overgrown weeds and grass have completely overtaken over the One District One Factory (1D1F) starch processing facility at Kyekyewere in the Assin South District...

Unknown armed men vandalise NDC party office at Awiaso Junction in Ellembelle District

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Ellembelle has condemned acts of vandalism by unknown assailants who destroyed a new NDC party office under construction at Awiaso junction in the Ellembelle District.   According to Joseph Armah Agyekum, apart from the...

Police retrieve 1,400 rounds of ammunition hidden at Bolgatanga mechanic workshop

The Ghana Police Service has retrieved a large cache of ammunition concealed at a mechanic workshop near the Assemblies of God Church in Bolgatanga...

National Teaching Council reveals over 42,000 teachers in Ghana are unqualified

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has disclosed that more than 42,000 teachers currently working in basic and senior high schools across Ghana do not...

ECG commissions 37 new transformers to improve power supply in Greater Kumasi Metropolis

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), under its Ashanti West operational zone, has installed and commissioned new transformers to enhance power supply within the...

Analysis: Why the Ewoyaa lithium project still appears stalled after ratification

Parliament’s ratification of Ghana’s first lithium mining lease was expected to trigger visible activity at Ewoyaa. Yet weeks later, the site still appears largely...

28 Ghanaian trafficking victims rescued and repatriated from Côte d’Ivoire

Twenty-eight Ghanaian nationals, mostly young people, who fell victim to a sophisticated human trafficking network in Côte d’Ivoire have been rescued and repatriated to...

Police disrupt NPP polling station election in Bunkpurugu over attempts to defy court injunction

Tensions escalated on Sunday among members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bunkpurugu Constituency in the North East region after constituency executives...

I’ve still not seen Atta-Mills’ autopsy report – Koku Anyidoho

Former Head of Communications at the Presidency under the late John Evans Atta Mills, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, says he still does not know the...

You cannot celebrate mothers while the girl child is under attack — PNP warns

The People’s National Party (PNP) has raised concerns over increasing cases of sexual abuse against girls, warning that Ghana cannot meaningfully celebrate mothers while...

Ayanfuri Mmratehene dies after accidentally shooting himself during funeral dance

The Ayanfuri community in the Upper Denkyira West District has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of the Mmratehene of the Ayanfuri...

Respect customary laws – Accra Mayor to religious bodies over ban on noise-making

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has appealed to residents, religious bodies, traditional groups and the general public to strictly comply with the...

Nurses, teachers, doctors to get 15-20 years cedi denominated mortgages for new low-cost houses – Mahama

A new "low-cost housing scheme" for public sector workers is being implemented in partnership with Organised Labour and financial institutions, President John Dramani Mahama...

Police dismisses claims of paper leakage, bribery in promotion examination

The Ghana Police Service has strongly denied allegations of paper leakage and bribery in a recent police promotion examination. In a statement issued by the...

Adom TV’s Ena Pa Ye 2026 celebrates mothers with music, dance and tributes [Photos]

Adom TV’s Ena Pa Ye 2026 celebration came alive with music, dancing and heartfelt tributes as mothers were honoured for their strength, sacrifices and...

Pru East MP celebrates Mothers’ Day with newborn babies and mothers at Yeji Mathias Hospital

The Member of Parliament for Pru East Constituency (Yeji), Emmanuel Kweku Boam, has marked this year’s Mothers’ Day celebration with mothers and newborn babies...

Lightning strike kills farmer, sparking fear among residents in Adomanu

Fear and shock have gripped residents of Adomanu in the Adansi North District following the tragic death of a 46-year-old farmer who was allegedly...

Titus Medical Centre marks Mother’s Day with free health screening for women in Kumdi

A newly established health facility, Titus Medical Centre, has organized a free medical screening exercise for women in Kumdi in the Kpandai District as...

NPP declares full readiness to commence polling station elections

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it is fully prepared to begin its polling station elections, scheduled to take place from Sunday, May 10...

Akosua Agyapong urges mothers to raise children responsibly

Veteran Ghanaian musician and dancer Akosua Agyapong has advised mothers to raise their children responsibly and avoid comparing them to others, warning that such...

CDS pays courtesy call on Akwamu Adumasa chief over military housing support fund

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), William Agyapong, has paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Akwamu Adumasa, Nana Ansah Kwao IV, as...

Police inspector interdicted over alleged defilement and incest involving daughter

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted a police inspector stationed at Mamponteng in the Ashanti Region over allegations of defilement and incest involving his...

President Mahama celebrates mothers, praises Lordina in Mother’s Day message

President John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to mothers across the country while expressing special appreciation to his wife, Lordina Mahama, in a heartfelt...

Persistence key to success – Karaga MP

The Member of Parliament for Karaga, Mohammed Amin Adam, has attributed his political success to persistence and determination after suffering multiple electoral defeats. Speaking during...

Mahama working to reduce healthcare travel burden in Eastern Region – Minister

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, says President John Dramani Mahama is taking steps to reduce the burden residents face when travelling...

Asiakwa Suponmu residents call for proper drainage system to prevent flooding disasters

Residents of Akyem Asiakwa Suponmu in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region are calling on the Assembly and local authorities to urgently...

GACL announces partial road closure at Terminal 2 departure frontage

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has announced a temporary partial road closure at the Terminal 2 departure frontage of the Kotoka International Airport...

Traders appeal for Mahama’s intervention over fear Publican AI system could collapse businesses

Some traders across the country have appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene and suspend the newly introduced Publican AI system at the...

All nine MDAS in Oti region to benefit from Free Primary Healthcare policy

The nine Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in the Oti Region are set to benefit from the government’s Free Primary Healthcare (FPHC) Policy, aimed...

GoldBod ends forex bureau rate gold purchases under GANRAP

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, Esq. has announced that GoldBod will no longer purchase gold using forex...

GoldBod targets $400 million weekly gold purchases under GANRAP

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, Esq. has revealed that government, through the Ghana Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation...

Ibrahim Mahama offers to support xenophobic attack victim evacuated to Ghana

Businessman Ibrahim Mahama has offered to support the entrepreneurial dreams of Emmanuel Asamoah, who recently returned to Ghana after reportedly experiencing xenophobic attacks in...

Charles Amissah’s death: Prof. Akosa should have recused himself from probe — Justice Yankson

Former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Justice Yankson, says Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa should have stepped aside from the committee...

GSE suffers sharp weekly decline this week as market cap sheds GH¢12.5bn

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) recorded a steep decline this week, shedding GH¢12.5 billion in market capitalisation as a broad-based selloff swept through the...

Mahama breaks ground for 1,067-Unit Green City Housing Project in Ashanti Region

President John Dramani Mahama has cut sod for the construction of the Green City Housing Project at Dedesua in the Ashanti Region, in what...

No process breached in Hanan and wife’s case – Raymond Archer

The Executive Secretary of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Raymond Archer, has insisted that due process was fully observed in the handling...

Kumasi to become Industrial energy hub with over 1,000MW capacity — Energy Minister

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, says Kumasi is on course to become a major industrial energy hub as the...