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GES cautions students against negative use of social media

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a strong caution to Senior High School (SHS) students over the rising trend of inappropriate social media...

Man arrested for impersonating Police Officer during Shatta Wale’s concert

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 32-year-old man, identified as Akoto Nelson, for allegedly posing as a police officer during Shatta Wale's concert...

Shama MP donates pick-up truck to boost fire service operations

The Member of Parliament for the Shama Constituency and Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hon. Emelia Arthur, has donated a brand-new Changan Hunter pick-up...

Anhwiaso farmers appeal to gov’t to construct bridge over Prakum River

Farmers at Anhwiaso in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region are appealing to the government to construct a proper bridge over the...

15 women in Asutifi districts receive start-up tools to begin bead and soap-making business

Fifteen women from the Asutifi North and South Districts in the Ahafo Region have received start-up tools and materials from ActionAid Ghana and the...

EPA Deputy CEO raises alarm over illegal gold processing in Accra

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency (Ghana), Professor Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has expressed concern over the growing trend of illegal gold...

FDA suspends operations of nine sachet water producers in Western North Region

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has suspended the operations of nine sachet water producers in the Western North Region over an expired registration...

Gov’t commits to partnership with faith-based organisations on community projects

The government has expressed its commitment to collaborating with faith-based organisations undertaking projects that benefit entire communities. Some of these initiatives include constructing schools and...

Red Volta forest reserve under siege from illegal miners, sand winners and herdsmen

Illegal miners, sand winners, and herdsmen are having a field day in the Red Volta East and West Forest Reserves in the Nabdam and...

Torkonoo’s picture is missing at Supreme Court – Amaliba claims

Private legal practitioner and former Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has ignited a fresh legal and...

Western Regional Minister urges vigilance as Ivorians flee pre-election violence

Western Regional Minister Joseph Nelson has called on security personnel at the Elubo border to remain alert amid a surge of Ivorians seeking refuge...

Akwamuhene to grace 2025 Hogbetsotso

The Central Planning Committee of the 2025 Hogbetsotso Festival has announced that the Akwamuhene, Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III, will be the Guest of Honour,...

NSMQ 2025: Preliminary stage kicks off today; check out full list of 147 schools

The stage is set for the 2025 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), which officially begins today, October 20, 2025. A...

OSP returns to court with more corruption cases

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says it is intensifying efforts to bring suspected corruption offenders to justice, with several cases already before...

Bawumia passed the loyalty test from Ghanaians after his first attempt – Martin Korsah

Member of Parliament for Techiman South, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, has expressed strong confidence in Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s ability to lead the New Patriotic...

19-year-old man struck dead by lightning at Dodi-Papase

A 19-year-old man, Justice Berina Komla, from Dodi-Kpomkpa in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region, has died after being struck by lightning at...

Don’t fall for lies against Bawumia – Techiman South MP warns NPP members

Member of Parliament for Techiman South, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, has urged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Techiman and the Bono...

Labour Minister launches national occupational safety and health profile to shape policy interventions

The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment has taken a major step toward promoting safe and healthy workplaces with the launch of Ghana’s maiden...

United Party Chairman Boniface dares NPP to challenge use of party name in court

The National Chairman of the newly formed United Party, Abubakar Saddique Boniface, has said he would welcome a legal challenge from the New Patriotic...

Modaso chiefs, assembly member appeal to gov’t to compel contractor to return to site over abandoned ‘death trap’ road

Chiefs and the Assembly Member of Modaso in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region have appealed to the government to compel...

Ghana loses over GH¢19 million to cybercrime in 2025, CSA warns

Ghana lost more than GH¢19 million to cybercrime between January and September 2025, representing a 17% increase compared to the same period last year,...

Politics is a tool for transformation, not a means for selfish gain – Dr Adutwum

Aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has called on...

Asante Akyem South youth encouraged to take interest in agriculture

The Team Leader of Ghana Growth, Matthew Nti Ansah, has reiterated the need for the youth to venture into agriculture as a means of...

Police arrest 3 over shooting incident at Sakumono Celebrity Golf Club

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested three individuals in connection with a shooting incident that occurred at the Celebrity Golf Club in Sakumono,...

Gomoa Wassa Gyasehene constructs 7 boreholes for 5 communities amid water crisis

The Gyasehene of Gomoa Wassa in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region, Nana Kwesi Essel Okyea-hene, has constructed seven mechanized boreholes to...

GAFtiNC President urges Ghanaian Youth to join tree planting efforts to fight climate change

The President of the Global Alliance for Technologies in Nature Conservation (GAFtiNC), Opoku Emmanuel, has urged Ghanaian youth to take an active role in...

Sampa Chieftaincy Dispute: Police engage Muslims for peace building

The Bono Regional Police Command has engaged Muslim worshippers at the Sampa Mosque in the Jaman North District of the Bono Region to promote...

Pupils sit on bare floors as furniture shortage hits Abuakwa South Basic Schools

Headteachers of Akyem Adukrom Basic School and Kyebi Islamic Basic School in the Abuakwa South Municipality have made an appeal to government authorities and...

Agordome Water Plant shutdown due to poor water quality

The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has temporarily shut down the Agordome Water Treatment Plant in southern Volta Region, due to the deterioration in the...

GWL shuts down Agordome water treatment plant

The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has temporarily shut down the Agordome Water Treatment Plant in the southern Volta Region due to the deterioration in...

Eastern library improves literacy among over 55,000 pupils

The Eastern Regional Library in 2021 set out a regional target to reach out to morethan 50,000 pupils in five years in the bid...

Volta Lake boat disaster: Survivor recounts ordeal

Beyond the crushing details of last Saturday’s boat disaster that claimed 16 lives on the Volta Lake, the story of a single family that...

One trapped after accident involving petroleum tanker at Yamoransa

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the Central Region has swiftly responded to an accident involving a petroleum tanker at Yamoransa, preventing what...

Education Ministry sends goodwill message to SHS freshers

The Ministry of Education has officially welcomed about 590,000 newly admitted first-year students to various Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country as the...

Scrap dealer in court for defiling and infecting student with HIV

A 38-year-old scrap dealer has been arraigned before the Akyem Swedru Circuit Court, presided over by Akosua Ataa Nyarko, for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old...

Asutifi North DCE confident Mahama gov’t will establish universities in Ahafo Region

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Hafiz Dauda, has expressed optimism that the Mahama-led government will establish public...

Long queues as SHS freshers flood campuses nationwide

As senior high schools across Ghana officially reopen for first-year students, thousands of parents and their wards have begun trooping to campuses to secure...

Asunafo North Assembly sets up task force to enforce sanitation laws and prosecute offenders

The Asunafo North Municipal Assembly in the Ahafo Region has established a special task force to help enforce sanitation laws and arrest offenders. ...

Heath Goldfields announces significant progress after Bogoso Prestea mine takeover

The management of Heath Goldfields has announced that they are making significant progress after taking over the Bogoso Prestea mine despite the numerous legal...

Dr. Prince Kofi Kludjeson leads Cisco to partner Communications Ministry on One Million Coders Certification Initiative

‎‎The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has welcomed Cisco’s partnership proposal to support the government’s One Million Coders Programme...