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Farmers commend COCOBOD over decision to announce new prices in August

Farmers in Sehwi Aboagyekrom in the Western North Region have lauded the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) following the announcement that a new cocoa producer...

34-year-old taxi driver arrested for allegedly killing his 23-year-old girlfriend

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old taxi driver over the alleged murder of his long-time girlfriend at Abuakwa in the Ashanti...

Old Tafo MP files injunction against suspension of Chief Justice

Old Tafo Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Ekow Assafuah has filed a motion of notice at the Supreme Court, challenging President John Mahama’s suspension...

Four arrested as NACOC intercepts cargo with suspected cocaine at Swiss Port 

Officials of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, intercepted a cargo being packaged for shipping at the Swiss Port. It contained...

One dead, others injured in military-civilian clash at Nyinahini

One person has been shot dead in an alleged clash between a group of military men and some youth in Nyinahini, Ashanti Region. Five others...

GNECC calls for thorough analysis of existing curriculum amidst review process 

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has hailed the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu's decision to establish a 13-member committee to review the...

Be bold, courageous and truthful – Mahama urges Ministers and Appointees 

President John Dramani Mahama has urged his ministers and presidential staffers to approach their duties with boldness, courage, and honesty as they confront the...

GBA breaks silence on suspension of Chief Justice

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has urged strict adherence to constitutional procedures and the principles of the rule of law in response to the...

Adum Fire: Traders pull down roofing sheets used by KMA to cordon off affected areas to ply their business

Traders at the Adum Blue Light Arena have pulled down the fence erected by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to cordon off the affected...

Adom Brands commiserate with Akumaa Mama Zimbi [Photos]

Representatives from Adom Brands of the Multimedia Group Limited (MGL) on Thursday, April 24, 2025, commiserated with Adom TV/FM presenter, Joyce Akumaa Dongotey Padi,...

Mahama calls for greater local participation in resource exploration amid Damang dispute

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called for increased indigenous involvement in the exploration and management of Ghana’s natural resources, as tensions rise over...

Police secure restriction notice against anti-galamsey demo at Jubilee House

The Ghana Police Service has secured a restriction order against a three-day anti-galamsey demonstration scheduled to be held by pressure group, Generational Right Protection...

Tamale Teaching Hospital strike bites hard; many patients denied healthcare

Dozens of patients were left frustrated and fuming as they arrived at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) on Thursday morning seeking medical attention, only...

“Safe Delivery Project” led by Samira Bawumia records zero maternal and neonatal deaths in Saboba

The Safe Delivery Project, an initiative led by the Second Lady, Her Excellency Hajia Samira Bawumia, through the Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects (SEHP),...

Only 35% of deaths registered in 2024 – Births and Deaths Registry raises concern

The Births and Deaths Registry has raised concerns over the low rate of death registrations in Ghana, revealing that only 35% of deaths nationwide...

Six injured in violent attack over land dispute at Domeabra

Six people have been injured in a violent land dispute between residents of Danchira and Domeabra in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater...

I had no intention to disrespect anybody; call off strike – Akandoh to TTH doctors

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has appealed for calm at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), asking doctors to return to work. The Juaboso MP...

Binduri: Newly elected PM assaulted over rejection of DCE nominee

Tensions flared in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region following the rejection of the District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee on Wednesday, April...

Three in NIB’s grips over ‘bribe’ for National Service postings [Audio]

It has emerged that three people are currently in the custody of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) for extorting money from prospective national service...

NSA boss gives update on ghost names scandal [Listen]

The Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Felix Gyamfi, has provided an update regarding the ongoing investigation into the ghost names scandal. He confirmed...

Suhum MP launches campaign against Opioid and hard drug abuse among youth

The Member of Parliament for Suhum Constituency, Frank Asiedu Bekoe, has launched a campaign against drug abuse, particularly opioids, which he says are "slipping...

Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah to lead anti-galamsey demo to Jubilee House [Video]

Ghanaian media personality Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah is set to lead a major demonstration against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in Accra. The three-day protest is...

Berekum records highest HIV prevalence in Bono Region at 3.34% in 2023 – GHS

The Berekum Municipality recorded the highest HIV prevalence in the Bono Region in 2023, with a rate of 3.34%, according to the Ghana Health...

Finance Ministry submits bill to end sole-sourcing of power contracts

The government has laid before Parliament a Legislative Instrument (LI) that would require all future power generation contracts to go through competitive bidding, as...

Ansa-Asare defends Chief Justice amid travel fund allegations

The former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has come to the defense of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo following allegations of...

Parliamentary Select Committee lauds Zoomlion’s investment in sanitation

Members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources have commended Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies,...

CDM urges global oversight as Ghana risks violating international judicial norms

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has warned that Ghana risks breaching international legal obligations following the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. According to...

CDM condemns Chief Justice suspension as constitutional breach

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has condemned the suspension of Ghana’s Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, describing it as a flagrant violation of...

CDM questions credibility of committee probing petitions against Chief Justice

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has expressed serious reservations about the neutrality of the committee formed to investigate Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, describing...

‘You should’ve walked away’ – CDD fellow criticises sacked TTH CEO

Pharmacist Kwame Sarpong Asiedu has criticised the sacked Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) CEO, saying he should never have remained in charge of a collapsing...

‘Only 5% of consultation rooms can diagnose patients, yet we build hospitals – CDD fellow

A Fellow with the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, says only 5% of the country’s consultation rooms have the necessary tools...

Military training for National Service to begin in August 2025

Management of the National Service Authority (NSA) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, held talks with the Military High Command towards the implementation of the...

Police react to detention of 4 officers for arresting judge over traffic offence

The Ghana Police Service has denied reports that four officers were detained for arresting a Circuit Court judge, Angela Attachie, over a traffic violation. In...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso’s withdrawal from ECOWAS is regrettable – Mahama

President John Mahama has described the decision by Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...

Ghana to roll out chip-embedded passports from this date

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that Ghana will begin issuing chip-embedded passports from Monday, April 28,...

Raymond Archer now Ag. EOCO boss after Abdulai Dapilah’s reassignment

A one-time investigative journalist and intelligence specialist, Raymond Archer has been elevated to the position of Acting Chief Executive Director of the Economic and...

TTH doctors indefinitely suspend emergency and outpatient services

Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have declared an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services. They cite a hostile working environment, lack...

Ebi Bright nominated as Tema Metro MCE, others

The 2024 parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Tema Central, Ebi Bright, has been nominated as the new Tema Metropolitan Chief...

Unknown persons demolish Akosua Manu’s newly commissioned toilet facility

A group of unknown persons has demolished parts of a new toilet facility commissioned by the 2024 parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party...

GIADEC set to regulate activities in downstream aluminium sector to curb cable theft and related issues 

The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), headed by Reindorf Twumasi Ankrah, is actively working on a legislative policy framework, with the support of...