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Court of Appeal quashes KNUST VC’s directive ordering lecturer to apologise

The Court of Appeal in Kumasi has quashed a directive by Prof. Rita Akosua Dickson, Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology...

Full text: Lordina Mahama’s speech at OAFLAD Assembly

Lordina Mahama’s statement at the 30th General Assembly of the OAFLAD on the sidelines of the AU Summit Thank you for this opportunity to share...

GNFS averts explosion after petrol tanker accident at Aveme Junction

A potential disaster was narrowly averted at Aveme Junction near Anfoega in the Volta Region after a petroleum tanker was involved in a road...

2 cars, chemicals destroyed as fire guts paint factory near Ho

A fire broke out at the Agatex Paint Factory in Tsawenu near Ho in the Volta Region, destroying two vehicles and quantities of stored...

Mahama celebrates Val’s Day with widows of helicopter crash victims

President John Dramani Mahama has shared a Valentine’s Day message with the widows of eight individuals who lost their lives in a tragic incident...

Automobile Dealers union announces 15% price reduction

The Automobile Dealers Union of Ghana (ADUG) has announced a 15 percent reduction in vehicle prices, citing the relative stability of the Ghana cedi...

Nkoko Nketenkete: Deputy Minister presents over 100,000 birds to poultry farmers in Bono East

The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has presented 110,000 birds to be distributed to farmers under the government’s flagship ‘Nkoko Nketenkete’...

Deputy Communication Minister breaks silence on accident on Bolgatanga-Tumu road

The Deputy Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has assured the public that he is safe and recovering steadily after...

Police foil major drug transport operation; reject GH¢80,000 bribe

A major intelligence-led operation by the Ghana Police Service has led to the interception of a cargo truck carrying 1,482 compressed parcels of substances...

Police seize over 200 suspected narcotics parcels; five arrested

The Ghana Police Service has arrested five persons and intercepted more than 200 compressed parcels of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs in two...

CETAG suspends strike as gov’t releases outstanding funds

The National Council of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has announced the immediate suspension of the strike action it declared...

NCA introduces stricter rules to improve call, data quality

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced sweeping new measures aimed at improving the quality of mobile telecommunications services across Ghana, introducing stricter performance...

GNAT condemns violent attack on West Africa SHS teachers

The Madina Adenta Abokobi Secretariat of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has strongly condemned the violent attack on teachers of West Africa...

OAFLAD Assembly: Lordina Mahama pledges expanded health, education support for women and children

Ghana’s First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama, has announced renewed and expanded efforts to improve healthcare access, education, and economic empowerment for women and children,...

Seven remanded for open defecation after failing to pay GH¢600 fine

Seven persons have been remanded into prison custody by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court after failing to pay a GH¢600 fine imposed...

Ghanaian tomato traders caught in terrorist attack in Burkina Faso

The Government of Ghana has confirmed that a truck transporting Ghanaian tomato traders was caught in a terrorist attack in Titao, a town in...

Adom FM thrills couples with ‘Kyere Wo Dɔ, Ɔdɔ Contract’ Valentine’s celebration [Photos]

Ghana’s number one radio station, Adom 106.3 FM, on Saturday, February 14, spread love and laughter as it treated selected couples to a special...

Nkwanta South communities lay down arms after years of tension

After years of tension and recurring violence, the Adele, Akyode, and Challa communities in Nkwanta South, Oti Region, have formally agreed to lay down...

55-year-old man dies in house fire at Sefwi Adjoafua

A tragic fire incident has claimed the life of a 55-year-old man, Wofa Attah, after his house was engulfed in flames at Sefwi Adjoafua...

Kofi Ofosu Nkansah hit with sad news

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme, Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has been struck by tragedy following the sudden death of...

Cocoa Crisis: Current challenges are self-inflicted — Oforikrom MP

Ghana’s cocoa sector difficulties are the result of avoidable policy and trading decisions rather than purely global market forces, Oforikrom MP Michael Kwasi Aidoo...

Vehicle prices drop by 15% after cedi stability

The Automobile Dealers Union of Ghana (ADUG) has announced a 15% reduction in vehicle prices across the country, citing the relative stability of the...

Fuel prices set to surge as Cedi slides and global markets tighten

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has prompted Ghanaian motorists and businesses to prepare for an immediate upward adjustment in fuel prices. Starting Monday, 16th...

Gov’t to extradite Russian national who secretly filmed Ghanaian women to face prosecution – Sam George

The government has initiated processes to extradite a foreign national accused of secretly recording and distributing intimate videos of Ghanaian women without their consent. Minister...

Trader who posed as soldier at 37 Hospital granted GH¢10k bail  

The Adabraka District Court has granted a GH¢10,000 bail with two sureties to a 34-year-old trader accused of posing as a military officer to impress a...

Woman found dead in boyfriend’s room at Somanya 

Residents of Plau in Somanya were thrown into shock after the body of a 34-year-old woman was discovered at her family home under suspicious...

Haruna Iddrisu discharged after accident on Bolgatanga-Tumu road

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has been discharged from hospital following a road traffic accident, according to a statement issued by the Ministry...

Human trafficking and cybercrime syndicate busted at Pokuase 

A human trafficking and organised cybercrime syndicate has been busted by the police, following a targeted intelligence-led operation at Pokuase in the Greater Accra...

Man, 42, arrested in connection with murder of Policeman at Zebilla

The Ghana Police Service has arrested one person in connection with the robbery and murder of a police officer at Zebilla in the Upper...

Woman feared dead after being swept away in Nima drain amid heavy rain

A yet-to-be-identified young woman is feared dead after floodwaters swept her away in Nima in Accra following Saturday morning’s heavy rains. It remains unclear how...

Nkwanta South residents mark Valentine’s Day with collective plea for peace

Residents of Nkwanta South in the Oti Region have used this year’s Valentine’s Day to amplify a renewed call for lasting peace in...

Mahama meets UN Secretary-General, discusses African security and democracy

President John Dramani Mahama on Friday held talks with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the 39th Assembly of Heads of...

First Lady attends OAFLAD meeting in Ethiopia

First Lady Lordina Dramani Mahama on Saturday, February 14, 2026, joined her colleagues at the 30th Ordinary Assembly of the Organisation of African First...

We’re going to raise domestic bonds to buy our own cocoa – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a policy shift that will see Ghana move away from foreign financing arrangements used in purchasing cocoa, stressing...

Four dead, 7 injured after fuel tanker explodes on Nsawam-Accra highway

A devastating road traffic accident at Okanta, off the Nsawam–Accra Highway, has claimed the lives of four people, with seven others injured after multiple...

Former COCOBOD administration spent syndicated loans on themselves, not farmers – Inusah Fuseini

The Ghana Cocoa Board's (COCOBOD) syndicated loan model was never sustainable, with significant portions of borrowed funds spent on administration rather than core operations,...

Mahama pledges to end raw mineral exports by 2030

President John Mahama has unveiled a new policy aimed at ending the export of Ghana’s mineral ores in their raw form by 2030, as...

Solomon Owusu blames NPP for cocoa crisis, backs govt’s new reform agenda

Director of Communications for the United Party, Solomon Owusu, has accused figures linked to the previous administration, NPP, of exploiting weaknesses in the current...

Gender ministry condemns and vows action on Russian visitor’s alleged sexual exploitation

The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection has condemned reports of digital sexual exploitation allegedly involving a foreign national who is said to...

OSP reacts to INTERPOL’s deletion of Ofori-Atta’s Red Notice

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has reaffirmed its commitment to applying the law fairly and independently, stating that its actions remain guided...