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Teacher assaults will attract severe consequences – Education Ministry warns

The Ministry of Education has issued a strong warning that assaults on teachers will attract severe consequences, stressing that perpetrators will be dealt with...

Mahama to appoint Defence Minister ‘at the right time’ – Ofosu Kwakye

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has assured Ghanaians that President John Dramani Mahama will appoint a substantive Defence Minister at the “appropriate...

Gender Ministry confirms abandoned newborn rescued in Elmina, receiving medical care

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection has provided an update on a newborn baby found abandoned near Bronyibima Estate in Elmina, Central...

Bank of Ghana guided Menzgold operations – NAM1 tells court

The former Chief Executive Officer of the defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM 1, has told the High Court...

Stop partisan comments on killing of Ghanaian traders in Burkina Faso – Ahiafor cautions MPs

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Benard Ahiafor, has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to exercise restraint and diplomacy in their remarks following the killing...

Three convicted over illegal firearms and ammunition possession in Wa

The Wa District Magistrate Court has convicted three individuals for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition in the Wa West District of the Upper...

Pharmacist arrested for alleged assault on medical officer over drugs   

The Kumawu District Police have arrested Kofi Dougan, a pharmacist at the Kumawu Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region, for allegedly assaulting a medical...

Cedi gains not enough to reduce prices; manufacturers still recovering losses – Dr Nsiah-Poku

President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr Kofi Nsiah-Poku, says the recent appreciation of the cedi is not enough to trigger immediate...

Gov’t to raise GH₵30bn through syndicated domestic bond to bail COCOBOD – Sagnarigu MP

The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, Atta Issah, has revealed that the government is preparing to raise about GH₵30 billion through a syndicated domestic...

One year advance is fair – GREDA backs new rent bill

The Executive Director of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA), Samuel Amegayibor, has endorsed the proposal to cap rent advance payments at one...

Ghana records 12 new Mpox cases; total now 1021

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed 12 new Mpox cases, bringing the country’s cumulative total to 1,021 as of February 16, 2026. According to the...

Believe in yourselves and refuse belittlement — Vice President urges women

The Vice President, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has called on women across the country to have confidence in their abilities and resist attempts to diminish...

Petroleum sector prepares for 24-hour economy as NPA engages stakeholders

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has held a strategic meeting with key industry players and the 24-Hour Economy Authority to deliberate on the pilot...

Rainstorm rips off 15 houses, leaves families homeless at Mansie

Residents of Mansie in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region have been left devastated after a violent rainstorm ripped off the...

Alleged killer of Gen. Constable Seth Oppong-Damoah re-arrested

Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu, also known as Baaluuse, the alleged killer of General Constable Seth Oppong-Damoah, has been re-arrested. A police brief issued on Tuesday said that...

GRA to enforce Physical and Electronic Devices Act this year – Commissioner-General

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is set to implement the Physical and Electronic Devices Act this year, Mr Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, Commissioner-General of the...

NPP should be the last to comment on cocoa issues – Otokunor

The Director of the Presidential Initiative in Agriculture and Agri-Business at the Office of the President, Peter Boamah Otokunor, has criticised the New Patriotic...

COCOBOD debt exceeded assets under NPP – Otokunor

The Director of the Presidential Initiative in Agriculture and Agri-Business at the Office of the President, Peter Boamah Otokunor, has alleged that the debt...

Office of Ga Mantse breaks silence on accident

The Office of the Ga Mantse has confirmed that His Royal Majesty, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, was involved in a vehicle accident in...

Ghana engages Pakistan-based Riphah University on proposed branch campus

Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Clement Abass Apaak, has held a bilateral meeting with a delegation from Riphah International University to discuss a...

Suspected drug kingpin arrested with large quantities of narcotics in Berekum

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspected drug dealer following an intelligence-led operation at Nyamebekyere, a suburb of Berekum in the Bono Region. The...

Gas tanker crushes trader to death at Kaase

A 54-year-old ‘wele’ seller has lost his life after a gas tanker reportedly suffered brake failure and rammed into several vehicles at Kaase in...

COMAC and CBOD hint at strike over illegal diversion of LPG Fund to GCMC

The Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) and the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (CBOD), have threatened to embark on a strike over...

Gov’t has turned around Agriculture in one year – Otokunor

The Director of the Presidential Initiative in Agriculture and Agri-Business at the Office of the President, Peter Boamah Otokunor, has said the government has...

GES probes generation of suspected fake ID cards by some staff [Audio]

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Ernest Davies, has disclosed that investigations are underway into the alleged generation of unauthorised staff...

Vincent Assafuah urges probe into COCOBOD Deputy CEO’s alleged conflict of interest

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has called on the Office of the Special Prosecutor and the Commission on Human Rights...

Protest is not petty politicking – Cocoa farmers urge government to heed their demands

The Secretary of the Forum for Accountability and Development of Sefwi, Simon Asafo Adjei, has accused both the government and the opposition of shifting...

Drivers union tours Kinbu-Tudu street; commends Accra Mayor for traffic relief efforts

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana and other unions have commended the Accra Mayor, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, for clearing hawkers off Kinbu-Tudu Street, a...

Gov’t orders probe after customs intercepts 12 trucks worth GH¢85.3m in duties

The Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has directed the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to conclude investigations within one week...

Customs intercepts 12 articulated trucks; over GH¢85m in taxes at stake

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intercepted 12 articulated trucks in a major enforcement operation along the Dawhenya–Tema Road, in...

Dusty Kwabenya-Berekuso-Kitase road affects health and education; residents call for help

In today’s Roads of Peril feature, we highlight the negative effect of the poor nature of the Kwabenya-Berekuso-Kitase stretch on healthcare delivery and education. On the Kwabenya-Berekuso-Kitase...

John Dumelo to provide free cocoa drinks to Basic School Pupils in Ayawaso West

Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, has announced plans to provide free Ghana-made cocoa drinks to public basic school pupils in...

CLOGSAG to embark on strike over govt’s failure to implement long-standing salary structure

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has announced plans to launch a nationwide strike starting March 9, 2026, over the...

Ghana presents targeted review report on corporate governance at 35th APR Forum

President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has presented the 2023 Targeted Review Report, emphasising the crucial role of corporate governance in advancing the African...

Over 800 trainees stranded as GTEC shuts down Royal Nursing College

The Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC) has ordered the immediate closure of Royal Nursing College in Tafo Nyhiaeso, Ashanti Region, citing the institution’s failure...

COCOBOD pays additional GH¢854m to LBCs

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced an additional disbursement of GH¢854 million to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs), following an earlier release of GH¢237...

Youth urged to leverage National Apprenticeship Programme to fight unemployment in Nkwanta North

The Regional Director of the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) in the Oti Region, Michael Mampah, has urged beneficiaries and master craft persons to take...

We are struggling to survive over salary delays – 2024 recruited teachers [Audio]

Benedicta Agyei, a newly recruited teacher from the 2024 cohort, says affected teachers decided to picket because they could no longer endure months of...

Heritage Train owned by Ibrahim Mahama destroyed by fire in Northern Region

A heritage train owned by Ghanaian creative artist and author Ibrahim Mahama was destroyed by fire in the Northern Region on Wednesday, February 18. Confirming...

Nobody is telling us anything; some people don’t even want to see our faces – 2024 recruited teachers [Audio]

Newly recruited teachers from the 2024 cohort say their decision to stage a peaceful picketing at the headquarters of the Ghana Education Service (GES)...