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Violence erupts in Okorase as Zongo chief, two others shot in land dispute

A violent clash in Okorase, near Adeiso in the Upper West Akim District of the Eastern Region, has left the town’s Zongo Chief, Sariki...

Support fund for children of Helicopter crash victims hits GHS6.5m

Donations to support the children of victims of the August 6 helicopter crash have so far reached GHS6,583,600 and US$20,000. The fund, established to provide...

GBC shuts down two studios over mounting electricity costs

The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has decommissioned two of its studios as the state broadcaster struggles to cope with rising electricity bills. Management revealed that...

Bono Minister urges chiefs to use customs and laws to resolve chieftaincy disputes

Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, has called on chiefs and kingmakers to rely on traditions, customs, and legal frameworks when resolving chieftaincy disputes,...

Sampa curfew extended after one killed, others injured in chieftaincy clashes

The Bono Regional Police Command has confirmed the death of one person following renewed chieftaincy clashes in Sampa, in the Jaman North District of...

NIA announces instant issuance of Ghana Cards

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced a significant breakthrough in its operations, declaring that a two-year backlog of unissued Ghana Cards has been...

39 Nigerians arrested in sex trafficking sting which uncovered horrific abuses

A major police operation in the Upper Denkyira West District has uncovered a disturbing human trafficking and exploitation ring, resulting in the arrest of...

This is not why we voted for NDC; I can’t be part of this gov’t – Martin Kpebu on Abronye [Audio]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has strongly criticised the continued detention of Bono Regional NPP Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, following his...

Nana Akomea dismisses claims of NPP delegates switching to Kennedy Agyapong

Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, has dismissed claims that delegates are abandoning former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia...

Bawumia has proven track record of excellence – Nana Akomea

Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, has commended Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for his performance in public office,...

Poor Goaso market conditions threaten health and businesses

Market women at the Goaso weekly market in the Ahafo Region have raised concerns over poor conditions at the trading centre, warning that the...

Martin Kpebu criticises Abronye’s continued detention [Listen]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has criticised the continued detention of Bono Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye,...

Conflict hampers revenue collection in Nkwanta South – MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South, Joseph Antwi Awal, has stressed the urgent need to strengthen revenue mobilisation as the assembly faces...

Ghana needs engineers of conscience, not just on paper — IET President

The President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), Engr. Henry Kwadwo Boateng, has urged newly inducted engineers to uphold integrity and...

La Nkwantanang Assembly demolishes unauthorised structures at Madina Redco Junction [Video]

  The La Nkwantanang Municipal Assembly has demolished unauthorised structures at Madina Redco Junction as part of a broader decongestion and sanitation drive. The exercise, which...

Lands Minister inaugurates Timber Validation Committee to strengthen forest governance

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has inaugurated a Timber Validation Committee to enhance transparency, accountability, and credibility in Ghana’s...

 Abronye reportedly on hunger strike amidst detention 

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has begun a hunger strike while in...

MOFA distributes seized galamsey water pumps to farmers

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has distributed 900 water pumping machines, seized from various galamsey sites, to nine regions across the country. The...

Bawku conflict: Factions in Ashanti Region sign peace pact

Indigenes of Bawku residing in the Ashanti Region have signed a peace pact to prevent the protracted Kusaasi–Mamprusi conflict from spilling over into Kumasi. The...

Abronye remanded again

The Accra Circuit Court has, for the second time, remanded New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC,...

Govt earmarks ¢1 billion to end double-track system

The government has earmarked GH¢1 billion to phase out the double-track system in senior high schools (SHSs). The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, announced this...

WAEC considers computer-based testing to curb exam malpractice

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced plans to introduce computer-based testing (CBT) for some of its examinations in a bid to curb...

Proving corruption in court is tough, ORAL will struggle – Adom-Otchere

The host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, Paul Adom-Otchere, says the government’s anti-corruption initiative, Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL), is struggling because...

Police arrest three over attempted cocoa smuggling in Ada

The Ada District Police Command has arrested three men for allegedly attempting to smuggle 248 bags of cocoa beans. The suspects — Solomon Tetteh, 28,...

I rate Mahama 80% but his galamsey position disappointed me – Kwabena Dwumfour

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has praised President John Mahama for holding a media engagement but expressed disappointment over...

Kofi Akpaloo defends his integrity amidst EOCO’s probe [Audio]

Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has dismissed allegations of financial crimes against him, describing the Economic and Organised...

Journalists’ salaries: GJA President unimpressed with Mahama’s response at media engagement

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has expressed dissatisfaction with President John Mahama’s response to concerns about journalists’ salaries during...

Health Minister donates $1.5m equipment to Ga North Municipal Hospital

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has presented medical equipment worth $1.5 million to the Ga North Municipal Hospital, reaffirming government’s commitment to...

Incompetence, not corruption, is Africa’s biggest challenge – Paul Adom-Otchere

Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited and General Manager of Metro TV, Paul Adom-Otchere, has argued that incompetence, rather than corruption,...

Abronye to reappear in court today

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, is expected to reappear before the Accra...

Ghana still reigns as Africa’s gold king with 4.8 million ounces in 2024 – Chamber of Mines

Ghana is still holding on to its position as the biggest gold producer in Africa, according to the President of the Ghana Chamber of...

Probe launched into Rabotec’s $28m asset destruction

The Minerals Commission has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the destruction of heavy mining equipment across Asanko Gold Mines’ concessions in Amansie...

Gbinyiri Conflict: 38 displaced persons flee back to Sawla camp days after returning home

Some 38 victims of the Gbinyiri conflict, mostly women and children, have fled back to the Sawla camp, only a few days after returning...

Kofi Akpaloo released from EOCO custody 

Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has been released from custody eight days after his arrest over alleged financial...

“How do we feed our families?” – Widows of Gbinyiri conflict share their struggles

As tensions from the Gbinyiri conflict linger, many widows are left grappling with unimaginable loss, mourning their husbands while struggling to provide for their...

President Mahama spoke the truth on galamsey – Paul Adom-Otchere

Journalist and host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, Paul Adom-Otchere, has defended President John Mahama’s stance on illegal mining, insisting that the...

Bawumia pledges duty-free zones across all regional capitals

Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to transform every regional capital into a duty-free zone...

Former Minister reveals reasons for switching support from Bawumia to Kennedy Agyapong

Former Western North Regional Minister, Joojo Rocky Obeng, has announced that he has shifted his support from Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to Kennedy Agyapong, citing...

Afenyo-Markin urges Mahama to curb security excesses against NPP members

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called on President John Dramani Mahama to rein in what he described as excesses by state security agencies against...

Kpandai MP pledges entire Common Fund to local development

Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Mathew Nyindam, has pledged to dedicate his entire share of the Common Fund to development projects in KojoBoni and...