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Central Region must ensure children access first-class schools – Prof. Kojo Yankah

Former Central Regional Minister, Prof. Kojo Yankah, has urged chiefs and opinion leaders in the region to ensure that children have access to the...

NPP Flagbearer race: Instead of focusing your guns on me, focus on holding government accountable – Bawumia to aspirants

Former Vice President and 2024 NPP flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged his fellow aspirants in the party’s flagbearership race to focus on holding...

NPP flagbearer race: I have the character and vision to lead Ghana – Bawumia

Former Vice President and 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that his leadership qualities, rooted in character, values, and...

Stop sleeping on the job – Greater Accra Minister criticizes inefficient MMDCEs

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has expressed deep disappointment over the performance of some Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the...

Ghana’s FLEGT licensing system to go live in European market on October 8 – Lands Minister

Ghana has officially announced that its Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade (FLEGT) licensed timber will enter the European market on October 8, 2025. This...

Bawumia “most prepared” NPP candidate for 2028 elections – Oppong Nkrumah

Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has expressed his full support for former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, describing him as the...

Ridge Hospital assault: Health Ministry refutes claims of bias in investigation report

The Ministry of Health has dismissed allegations of bias against the committee that probed the alleged assault of a nurse at the Greater Accra...

Ridge Hospital saga: Nurse’s reputation now at stake – Nii Lante Vanderpuye

The National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has criticised the nurse at the centre of the recent Ridge...

Sikaman, Brofoyedru thank President Mahama for support after helicopter crash

The chiefs and people of Sikaman and Brofoyedru have expressed profound gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama and his government for their support following...

GoldBod suspends Evanex Gold Enterprise over illegal pricing

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has suspended the licence of Evanex Gold Enterprise, a licensed Tier 2 gold buyer, with immediate effect. The regulator said...

Singapore President lauds Mahama’s leadership in tackling economic challenges

Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has praised President John Dramani Mahama for his leadership in addressing economic challenges and promoting job creation. “Ghana must succeed for...

Bono East Regional Minister urges loan repayment to sustain rural banks

The Bono East Regional Minister, Francis Owusu-Antwi, has called on customers and shareholders of banks, particularly rural and community banks, to honor their loan...

DVLA to begin instant driver’s licence issuance in January 2026

Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has announced that from January 2026, the Authority will begin instant...

ILAPI appoints Desmond Israel as Senior Policy Research Fellow

The Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation (ILAPI) has appointed legal technology strategist and cybersecurity expert, Desmond Israel, as its new Senior Policy Research...

Gov’t injects $20m into agriculture in Northern Savannah Zone

The Agriculture Minister, Eric Opoku, has announced that government will inject $20 million into 12 selected districts across the five Northern Regions to strengthen...

NADMO clarifies drowning of farmer at Yama

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has dismissed reports linking the recent drowning of a farmer in the West Mamprusi Municipality to the Bagre...

Gender Minister supports displaced Gbiniyiri residents with food [Video]

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has pledged government’s support to residents displaced by the recent violent clashes...

GES reacts to reports of Teacher Kwadwo’s reinstatement

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed media reports claiming that comedian and education activist, Michael Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo, has...

GRNMA challenges committee’s report on Ridge Hospital assault

Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Jefferson Asare, has rejected aspects of the ministerial committee’s report on...

Homowo: Two dead, several injured in violence at Teshie Kpokpoi sprinkling ceremony

Two people have died and several others sustained injuries following violent clashes during the Homowo Kpokpoi Sprinkling Ceremony in the Teshie Traditional Area on...

Exam malpractices can land offenders years in jail – GES cautions WASSCE candidates

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned candidates sitting for the ongoing 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) that examination malpractice could...

6 major highlights as Ridge Hospital assault probe exposes staff shortages, faulty equipment, others

The Ministry of Health’s investigative committee has released its findings on the alleged assault incident at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) on August...

DVLA Boss proposes regulating ‘goro boys’ as third-party contractors

Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, says his administration will not fight so-called goro boys but rather...

Ridge Hospital staff didn’t delay care, broken equipment caused treatment delays – Committee

The committee investigating the August 17, 2025, incident at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH), popularly known as Ridge Hospital, has concluded that there...

Don’t downplay power of effective communication in governance – Kate Addo

The Coordinating Director of the Public Affairs Subdivision, Madam Kate Addo, has stressed the crucial role of effective communication in governance during the 2025...

Education Ministry assures transparent placement for 2025 BECE Candidates

The Ministry of Education has assured that this year’s school placement exercise for successful 2025 BECE candidates will be fair, transparent, and strictly merit-based. According...

Helicopter crash: Mahama donates GH¢100,000 to Sikaman-Brofeyedu residents for recovery efforts

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed profound gratitude to 13 residents of Sikaman-Brofoyedu for their heroic role in retrieving the bodies of eight victims...

Bibiani forest guards allegedly assault farmers at Aboduabo

Farmers at Aboduabo, a community in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, have reportedly been assaulted by forest guards during...

Disparities in lotto returns push NLA to demand full licensing

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) is taking bold steps to clean up Ghana’s lotto industry with a new directive requiring all agents to be...

Education Ministry outlines roadmap for 2025 SHS placement

The Ministry of Education has released details of the 2025 school placement process following the announcement of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results. In...

It’s untrue Bryan Acheampong financed Eastern Region delegates for Bawumia – Fred Oware

Fred Oware, Senior Advisor to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has dismissed claims by fellow aspirant, Dr. Bryan...

Gov’t imposes curfew on Bole Township over chieftaincy tensions

The Ministry of the Interior has imposed a curfew on Bole Township and its environs in the Savannah Region following heightened tensions over chieftaincy...

Akwatia by-election: NPP accuses NDC of using military to intimidate voters

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the National Security Secretariat’s Director of Operations, Richard Jakpa, of deploying soldiers to intimidate residents ahead of...

Bawumia would win massively if NPP held flagbearer election today – Fred Oware

Senior Advisor to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Fred Oware, says the former Vice President remains the overwhelming...

GNFS confirms no fatalities in Suame Post Office fire

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed that no lives were lost in the devastating fire that gutted parts of the Suame Post...

Mahama honoured with orchid hybrid in Singapore [Photos]

President John Dramani Mahama has received a unique honour in Singapore with an orchid hybrid named after him. The ceremony took place at the National...

No deaths reported from typhoid outbreak so far – Oti Health Director [Audio]

The Oti Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Kofi Amo-Kodieh, has stated that there have been no confirmed deaths from the recent typhoid outbreak...

I was treated for typhoid just last week – Oti Regional Minister sounds alarm over dire health situation

The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has revealed that he was recently diagnosed with typhoid, highlighting a growing health crisis in the region. Speaking...

Sunyani Central Prison undertakes large-scale farming to boost inmate welfare

The Sunyani Central Prison is implementing a large-scale farming project to ensure nutritious meals and improve the overall welfare of inmates. Superintendent Dennis Peasah, Bono...

Ghana only country in Africa with unique interoperable payment system – Ofosu Ampofo

The Special Advisor on Policy at the Office of the Vice President, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has lauded Ghana’s interoperable payment system, which enables seamless...