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Why national security operatives attempted to arrest Akwatia MP – Interior Minister reveals

Interior Minister, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has defended the attempted arrest of Akwatia Member of Parliament (MP), Ernest Yaw Kumi, by national security operatives. Mr. Mubarak...

Catholic Bishops’ Conference calls for TVET schools in every region

Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has underscored the urgent need for Technical and Vocational Education and Training...

President Mahama arrives in Sierra Leone for one-day working visit

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Sierra Leone for a one-day working visit as part of his ongoing Good Neighborliness Tour. The visit aims...

‘We’ll calculate IGP Yohonu’s real age at the right time’ – Afenyo-Markin

The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised concerns about the age of the newly appointed Inspector General of...

Drones, military deployed to tackle Walewale highway attacks

The government has deployed military personnel and drones along the Wale Wale-Bolgatanga Highway following a series of armed attacks on passenger buses in the...

Bawumia’s digitalisation agenda proven right – Franklin Cudjoe

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has commended the success of former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s digitalisation agenda, stating that recent developments have...

Minority questions delay in submission of Deputy Ministerial nominees

The Minority in Parliament is demanding answers regarding the delay in President John Dramani Mahama’s submission of the remaining Deputy Ministerial nominees for parliamentary...

Transport Ministry sets up committee to review Okada ban

The Ministry of Transport has appointed a 13-member inter-agency committee to review aspects of the Road Traffic Regulations 2012 (L.I. 2180) that prohibit the...

I’m happy E-Levy is gone – Former Deputy Finance Minister

A former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Alex Ampaabeng, has expressed satisfaction with the abolition of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). According to him, the tax...

Ho bypass road designs almost completed – Kwame Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza, has indicated that feasibility studies, drawings, and designs for the Ho bypass road network are almost...

National Sanitation Day will not solve our challenges – ESPA Executive Secretary

Executive Secretary of Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA), Ama Ofori Antwi, has cast doubt on the efficiency of the National Sanitation Day exercise. Madam Antwi...

Treason Felony Trial: Barker-Vormawor officially acquitted and discharged

The High Court in Accra has acquitted and discharged social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who was standing trial for treason. Barker-Vormawor was charged with treason felony...

Sokode to install new Mankrado after 29-year vacancy

After nearly three decades without a Mankrado, the Sokode Traditional Council in the Ho Central Municipality of the Volta Region is set to outdoor...

ESPA ready for 24-hour service with gov’t support – Executive Secretary

The Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) has expressed its readiness to operate 24-hour waste management services if the government provides the necessary support. Speaking on...

Mahama’s X account restored 

President John Dramani Mahama’s official X account (@JDMahama) has been restored after hours of being compromised. The account was breached on March 16, 2025, and...

GHS director raises concerns over worsening nurse-to-patient ratio

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Director for the Ahafo Region, Dr. Emmanuel Atsu Dodor, has raised concerns over the worsening nurse-to-patient ratio in the...

Consider alternatives, don’t scrap teacher trainee allowance – Govt urged

The principal of Akyem Asene-Aboabo Oda Methodist College of Education (METCO), Very Rev. Solomon Kwame Gyamerah, has called on the government to explore alternative...

Ade Coker rejects Afenyo-Markin’s proposal for MPs’ hospital and new chamber

Former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ade Coker, has strongly opposed the Minority Leader’s proposal for a dedicated hospital...

Thunderstorm to hit parts of Ghana, check out affected areas

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has forecasted thunderstorms and rain in parts of the country from mid-afternoon into the evening today. According to the agency,...

CSA reacts to Mahama’s hacked X account

The official X account of former President John Dramani Mahama has been compromised, according to the Cyber Security Authority (CSA). In a statement, the CSA...

Mahama expresses gratitude to 3 outgoing Security Chiefs

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed appreciation to the outgoing heads of the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS), the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), and...

President Mahama’s X account hacked

President John Dramani Mahama’s official X account (@JDMahama) has been hacked. The Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, confirmed this in an...

Ntim Fordjour criticises appointment of new Service Chiefs for GAF

Assin South Member of Parliament John Ntim Fordjour has raised concerns over President John Mahama's appointment of new leadership for the Ghana Armed Forces...

Ashanti Region to become key power hub with 700MW boost – Energy Minister

Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has announced that the Ashanti Region is set to become a major power generation hub...

Gambaga College of Education gets 24-hour police security after student attack

The Ghana Police Service has deployed 24-hour security to the Gambaga College of Education in the North-East Region following a recent attack on eight...

Cocoa farmers urged to invest in their children’s education

Cocoa farmers have been encouraged to prioritize their children's education and seek alternative income sources to support their families. A community development leader at Beyond...

Ghana Post welcomes new leadership

Ghana Post, the designated postal administrator and the country’s leading courier service provider, has announced the appointment of Rita Sraha as Managing Director and...

LI 2462 repeal process underway, to be laid soon – Environment Minister assures

The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Murtala Mohammed, has assured Ghanaians that the process to repeal Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462 has...

KNUST murder: Court receives amended charge sheet, autopsy report

The prosecution handling the murder case of Joana Yabane, a final-year student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has submitted...

Mahama appoints new Acting Service Chiefs for Ghana Armed Forces

President John Mahama has appointed new Acting Service Chiefs for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) as part of efforts to restructure the military’s leadership. The...

Sales agent imprisoned for allegedly squandering company’s GH¢75,895 on betting

A 24-year-old sales agent at the Mile 8 branch of Obrempong Cold Store in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been sentenced to seven years...

Military officer shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Bawku

An officer of the Ghana Armed Forces has reportedly been shot dead following a brutal attack by unidentified armed men in Bawku, in the...

Government launches Blue Water Guards programme to protect Ghana’s rivers

The government, through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has launched the Blue Water River Guard training program, a key initiative under the...

Konkomba chiefs urged to prioritise peace for development

Former Oti Regional Minister, DSP (Rtd) Daniel Machator, has urged Konkomba chiefs to unite and prioritize peace to foster development within their communities. Speaking during...

Parliamentary Service Board for 9th Parliament inaugurated

The Parliamentary Service Board for the 9th Parliament has been inaugurated by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, in line with the 1992 Constitution and...

Man, 22, found dead in abandoned galamsey pit near Fomena

A 22-year-old man, Rockson Gyimah, has been found dead in an abandoned galamsey pit at Old Ayaase near Fomena in the Adansi North District...

Kpandai suffers third windstorm in a month; schools, homes destroyed

The Kpandai District in the Northern Region has suffered another destructive windstorm, the third in just a month. The latest storm has severely damaged several...

Remain loyal, don’t betray the trust – Yagbonwura tells gov’t appointees

The overlord of Gonjaland, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, has advised government appointees from his jurisdiction to remain loyal and uphold the trust President...

Respond to Ofori-Atta’s suit – Frank Davies to Special Prosecutor

A member of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s legal team, Frank Davies, has criticized the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyabeng, for what he describes as...

CLOGSAG maintains stance against Birth and Death Registrar

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has reaffirmed its stance against political appointments in the civil service, insisting that leadership...