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GNAT kicks against 7,000 teacher recruitment, demands increase

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the government’s decision to recruit only 7,000 teachers, despite over 10,000 trained...

NAS gives Ministry of Defence technical advice on GAF ambulance procurement

In a move to ensure transparency and value for money, a high-level delegation from the National Ambulance Service has briefed the Ministry of Defence...

Ghana’s UN resolution seeks restitution and healing, not development funding – Ablakwa

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has clarified that the country’s push for a United Nations resolution on reparatory justice is not...

Kasoa: Pregnant woman dies after C-section request allegedly denied due to lack of bed

A pregnant woman has reportedly died after health workers at Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital allegedly denied her request for a caesarean section due...

Berekum Chelsea’s Dominic Frimpong laid to rest (Video)

Late Berekum Chelsea F.C. player Dominic Frimpong, who was killed in a robbery attack, was laid to rest today, April 29, 2026, in Assin...

Greater Accra Education Directorate intensifies fight against examination malpractice ahead of WASSCE and BECE

The Greater Accra Regional Director of Education, Hajia Katumi Natogmah Attah, has renewed calls for collective action to eliminate examination malpractice in Ghana. Speaking at...

Oti MDCEs sign 24-hour economy contracts

Municipal and District Chief Executives (MCEs and DCEs) in the Oti Region have signed contracts to begin the implementation of the 24-Hour Economy Markets...

EOCO arrests former GIHOC MD Kofi Jumah

Maxwell Kofi Jumah, former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited, has been arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (Economic and Organised...

We have enough aviation fuel to meet demand — Edward Bawa

The Managing Director of GOIL PLC, Edward Bawa, has assured stakeholders in the aviation industry that there is no shortage of aviation fuel in...

Energy sector challenges should not be politicised – Dubik Mahama

Former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (Electricity Company of Ghana), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has cautioned against politicising challenges in Ghana’s energy...

Uplift programme empowers youth with skills and employment pathways

Social Enterprise Ghana, in partnership with Africa Forward, has organised its Uplift Programme aimed at equipping young people with market-relevant skills, job opportunities, and...

Mahama visits tidal wave-hit Fuveme, promises urgent coastal protection measures

President John Dramani Mahama has visited Fuveme in the Volta Region to assess the impact of recent tidal waves on affected communities and engage...

Supreme Court dismisses Wesley Girls’ motion to strike out suit over religious directives

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Wesley Girls’ High School seeking to strike out a suit challenging the constitutionality of some of...

Humanity must come first — Armiyawo Shaibu condemns violence

The spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Armiyawo Shaibu, has called for peace and unity, condemning violence and xenophobic attacks across the world. Speaking on...

Mpobi community searches for body of 20-year-old water tanker attendant after drowning

A recovery team made up of community members and security agencies is in desperate search of a 20-year-old water tanker attendant who drowned in...

KASEC students protest unapproved WASSCE fee

Some final-year students of the Kadjebi Asato Senior High School (KASEC) in the Oti Region risk missing out on this year’s West African Senior...

rCOMSDEP engages Northern Regional Minister on small-scale miners registration drive

As part of the ongoing nationwide registration of small-scale and artisanal miners, the rCOMSDEP team deployed to the Northern Region has paid a courtesy...

Two shot dead as suspected robbers ambush police during investigation to retrieve buried illegal weapons

The police have killed two suspected armed robbers who led them to a site at Yizesi, near Fumbisi in the Upper East Region, to...

Missing eight-year-old girl found dead at Sefwi-Asawinso

A search for an eight-year-old girl who went missing at Sefwi-Asawinso has ended in tragedy after her body was discovered less than 24 hours...

Power outages are temporary, grid stabilisation works continue – ECG

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured the public that ongoing power outages affecting parts of the country are temporary and form part...

Media Response-FFM West Africa II urges responsible migration reporting at Ho workshop

The Media Response-FFM West Africa II has called on journalists and content creators to refrain from misleading or harmful narratives surrounding free movement and...

Assin North Blue Water Guard team appeals for logistics to combat galamsey

The Blue Water Guard team in the Assin North District has issued an urgent plea to government for logistical reinforcement to strengthen its fight...

UCC mourns lecturer, Teaching Assistant killed in gory accident at Third Ridge

The University of Cape Coast has been thrown into mourning following the tragic deaths of two of its members, Dr Kwabena Koforobour Agyemang and...

Value addition key to Shea industry growth – Prof. Opoku-Agyemang at SHEA 2026

Vice-President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has underscored the need for Ghana to shift from exporting raw shea to value-added production, as the country positions itself...

GNFS contains raging fire at Kabanye in Wa

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the Upper West Region has successfully brought under control a raging fire that broke out at Kabanye...

Ayine backs Sylvia Adusu for ITLOS seat, marks first nomination of Ghanaian woman

Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has thrown his full support behind Chief State Attorney Sylvia Ama Adusu as the country’s...

Ghana Police Hospital announces temporary closure of key units for fumigation exercise

The Ghana Police Hospital has announced a temporary shutdown of several critical departments to allow for a scheduled fumigation and maintenance exercise aimed at...

CID clears Sesi-Edem, Council of State member in $14.3m gold deal probe

A report by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has exonerated Sesi-Edem Company Limited and its directors, including Dr Gabriel...

Police at Nkwanta–Breweniase barrier intercept over 20,000 rounds of ammunition, arrests two suspects

Police personnel stationed at the Nkwanta–Breweniase barrier on the Eastern Corridor in the Oti Region have intercepted a major consignment of ammunition and arrested...

Brogya Genfi clarifies claims military land has been handed to Ibrahim Mahama

The Deputy Minister of Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, has dismissed claims that military lands have been handed over to Ibrahim Mahama, brother of President...

“If you don’t want us in NPP, don’t come to us after primaries” – Tarkwa Nsuaem erupts over mass disqualifications

A major political storm is brewing within the New Patriotic Party (New Patriotic Party) in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency, as hundreds of aggrieved party members...

Calls for Energy Minister’s resignation needless – Richmond Rockson

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has pushed back against calls for the resignation of its sector minister, John Abdulai Jinapor, describing the...

Minority calls for Energy Minister’s removal over power challenges

The Minority in Parliament has renewed calls for the removal of the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, arguing that ultimate...

Prof. Wazi Apoh debunks viral claim linking him to ‘Mother Mary in Agbenoxoe’ story

An archaeologist, Wazi Apoh, has dismissed as false claims circulating on social media linking his research to a narrative suggesting that Mother Mary spent...

Sammi Awuku, KGL boss storm Abidjan for LONACI 55 years of lottery excellence

The former Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and now Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Samuel Kwabena Awuku, affectionately called Sammi Awuku,...

GoldBod Jewellery hosts Boris Kodjoe at Accra showroom, showcases Ghanaian craftsmanship

GoldBod Jewellery on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, welcomed international actor and model Boris Kodjoe to its Accra showroom at Diamond House, in a visit...

Gov’t clears $29m Suame road debt, boosts project with GH₵3bn funding

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has announced that government has cleared $29.5 million owed to contractors working on the Suame...

GNECC launches GAWE to boost ICT and digital access for rural and disabled students

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has launched this year’s Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) to promote ICT and digitalisation in schools,...

Assin Fosu Chief, MCE call for professionalism and uniformity among Okada riders

The Paramount Chief of the Efutuakwa Traditional Area, Okumanini Bafour Asare Kyeahene II, has called on commercial motorcycle operators, popularly known as Okada riders,...

Three generation units restored after Akosombo substation fire — Energy Ministry

The Ministry of Energy has confirmed that recovery of the national power grid has reached a critical halfway point, with three out of six...