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Ghana signs bilateral agreements with Norway, Venezuela to boost security and trade

Ghana has signed new bilateral agreements with Norway and Venezuela on the sidelines of a high-level United Nations meeting in New York, aimed at...

‘Stop singing the same song’ on galamsey crisis – Former NDC MP urges gov’t

Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Kojo Adu Asare, has urged government to be more forthright with Ghanaians on the challenges of tackling illegal...

Gov’t directs Buffer Stock to purchase surplus grains from farmers

The government has directed the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) to purchase excess grains from farmers across the country in anticipation of a...

NIA dismisses claims of reduced validity period for Ghana Card

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed reports suggesting that the validity period of the Ghana Card will be reduced from ten years. In a...

Delta Airlines flight DL55 from Lagos to Atlanta forced to divert to Accra

Delta Airlines flight DL55 from Lagos to Atlanta was forced to divert to Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, after spending just over...

If Mahama won’t fix galamsey, Ghana is hopeless – Senyo Hosi

Senyo Hosi of the One Ghana Movement and the Media Coalition Against Galamsey says Ghana is losing hope in the fight against illegal mining. Speaking...

Mahama nominates Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as new CJ

President John Mahama has nominated Supreme Court Judge Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Ghana’s new Chief Justice. The appointment, however, is subject to parliamentary approval in...

One dead, 19 injured in accident on Accra–Cape Coast highway

An early morning accident on the Accra–Cape Coast Highway has left one woman dead and 19 others injured. The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. on...

NPP should brace themselves, we will uncover everything after Christmas – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has hinted that the party will soon expose alleged wrongdoings of the Akufo-Addo...

Ghanaians are ready to punish NPP – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, says the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has yet to appreciate the resolve...

NEIP CEO supports victims of Sampa market fire outbreak

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Mr. Eric Adjei, has extended his support to traders whose shops...

Selective justice must concern Mahama – Nana Boakye

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has accused the government of applying justice selectively and targeting political opponents. Speaking...

Book on prostate cancer launched in Tema

A book on prostate cancer authored by Ghanaian urologist Dr. Lemuel Davies Bray was officially launched on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at a well-attended...

Galamsey crisis: Farmers fear speaking out over victimisation – Peasant Farmers Association

The Executive Director of the Peasant Farmers Association, Bismark Nortey, has raised concerns about the worsening impact of illegal mining (galamsey) on farmlands and...

“Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in pictures

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, launched its highly publicized “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in Accra. Hundreds of supporters took to...

Rusted Dreams: $165m Kojokrom-Takoradi railway project left to decay

On 26th November 2016, the Kojokrom railway station became the centre of national attention. The atmosphere was filled with excitement as President Mahama commissioned the...

Court strikes out lawsuit by 11 deportees against gov’t 

An Accra High Court has struck out a human rights case filed by eleven West African nationals against the government after it emerged that...

DSTv pricing review committee gets one-week extension

The Minister of Communications, Sam George, has granted a one-week extension to the stakeholder committee reviewing DSTv pricing in Ghana. The committee, which began its...

Kennedy Agyapong confident of winning NPP presidential primary

Former Assin Central MP and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has expressed confidence in securing victory in the party’s presidential...

EC declares NDC’s Prof. Alidu Seidu winner of Tamale Central by-election

The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially declared Professor Alidu Mahama Seidu of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the duly elected Member of Parliament...

Frustration mounts as BECE graduates struggle for SHS placement at GNAT hall [video]

Thousands of anxious parents and students have flocked to the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Hall in Accra, converted into a resolution centre...

Woman dies again after allegedly rising from death at Gomoa Nyanyano

A 30-year-old woman, identified as Sister Aba, has reportedly died a second time after allegedly rising from death at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa...

Declare galamsey sites military zones – Charles Owusu

Governance advocate Rev. Charles Owusu has called for a complete ban on illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, describing it as a serious threat...

Man who killed lover, 2 children at Tuba arrested after year-long manhunt

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested Samuel Amoah, popularly known as Biggie, in connection with the killing of...

NPP needs a visionary leader with integrity – Christiana Agyapong

Christiana Agyapong, wife of New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful Kennedy Agyapong, has underscored the need for visionary leadership anchored on reputation and credibility...

GHS confirms 10 new Mpox cases, death toll rises to 2

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 10 new cases of Mpox, bringing the country’s total to 565 as of September 18, 2025. One additional...

Kwanyako, Mankrong faced with water crisis as Ayensu River pollution deepens

The Ayensu River, once a lifeline for communities across the Central Region, now runs thick and brown, leaving residents of Kwanyako and nearby Mankrong...

Gov’t is conflicted in fight against galamsey – Cadman Mills

Dr. Cadman Mills, brother of the late President John Atta Mills, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government over its handling of illegal...

UTAG-UCC gives GTEC 48-hour ultimatum over sanctions

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter, has given the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) 48 hours to...

Galamsey: New study reveals toxic metals in crops and fish

A year-long study has uncovered alarming levels of mercury, arsenic, and lead in Ghana’s small-scale mining communities, raising serious public health and environmental concerns. The...

Okoe Boye justifies NPP protest, says free speech is under attack

Former Minister of Health Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has justified the New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth wing’s protest taking place in Accra today, Tuesday,...

Calm restored in Kukurantumi after violent attack over suspect’s death

Police operations have resumed in Kukurantumi in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region after a brief withdrawal caused by violent clashes. The Member...

Ngleshie Amanfro police demand logistics, personnel to combat rising robbery menace

The Ngleshie Amanfro District Police Command is sounding the alarm over a rising wave of armed robbery attacks in the area and is urgently...

20-year-old found dead after church service in Agogo

A 20-year-old man has reportedly died by suicide at Obuasi, a community within Agogo in the Asante Akyem North Municipality. The incident occurred on Sunday,...

Galamsey: Sekou Nkrumah urges gov’t to declare state of emergency

Dr Sekou Nkrumah, son of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has urged the government to declare a state of emergency on illegal mining...

Ghanaians becoming refugees shows governance failure – CDM

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has described the displacement of Ghanaians from Bawku and other northern communities into neighbouring countries as a “national...

CDM demands state of emergency on galamsey as rivers face collapse

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has called for urgent and extraordinary measures to tackle illegal mining, warning that Ghana’s rivers, forests, and farmlands...

Major utility tariff adjustments expected from January 2026 under Multi-Year Review

A major review of utility tariffs is expected to take effect from January 2026, as part of the Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) being undertaken...

I can’t be like my father, but I can be honest about him – Sekou Nkrumah

Dr Sekou Nkrumah, the son of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has delivered a reflection on his father’s legacy. Speaking on The Pulse show on JoyNews,...

Drive safely; lives depend on you – Drivers told

The founder and leader of the Lord Jay Drivers Welfare, Torgbo Dziedzorm Wise, has issued a heartfelt appeal to drivers across the country, particularly...