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Asante Defense Force opposes some MMDCEs nomination in Ashanti Region

A group calling itself the Asante Defense Force (ADF) has expressed deep concern over President John Mahama's recent nominations for Metropolitan, Municipal, and District...

FABAG pushes for national price reduction campaign amidst price fall

The Food and Beverage Association of Ghana (FABAG) has announced that prices of key commodities within the sector are beginning to fall, with further...

Galamsey: Forestry Commission demands military presence to reclaim Jimirah forest

The Jimirah Forest in the Nkawie Forestry District of the Ashanti Region has come under siege from illegal miners operating under the protection of...

Woman jailed 29 years for human trafficking, forced prostitution, and illegal abortions

A 32-year-old Nigerian woman based in Ghana, Patience Gideon Gold, has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for multiple criminal offences, including human...

Tema West will not be left out of development – Ofosu Ampofo assures

Policy Adviser for Political Affairs at the Office of the Vice President, Dr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has assured the people of Tema West that...

Five bodies exhumed in Volta region with heads missing

Residents of Amefinukope in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region are in a state of shock following the discovery of five exhumed...

CJ ‘secret trial’: We’ll be destroying the judiciary if… – Mike Oquaye

Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye, has raised serious concerns over the ongoing “secret trial” of Ghana’s Chief Justice, cautioning that such...

Akufo-Addo is the main reason for NPP’s humiliating 2024 defeat – Atik Mohammed

Former General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Atik Mohammed, has laid blame for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat in the 2024...

Pupil-teacher jailed 10 years for incest

Mr Edward Ekuadzi, a 36-year-old pupil teacher in Aflao in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region, has been sentenced to 10 years’...

Be cautious of online romance scams – Ghanaians urged

Ghanaians have been cautioned against falling in love easily with people they meet online, as many of them may be scammers. The President of the...

Prof. Mike Oquaye accuses gov’t of ‘secret trial’ of Chief Justice

Former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, has questioned the constitutional provision requiring the hearing of the Chief Justice's case to be held...

COCOBOD CEO says road construction not part of board’s mandate

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has stated that road construction is not part of the Board’s...

Fire Service records over 131,000 prank calls in first quarter of 2025

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has announced a remarkable 31.52% decrease in prank calls received during the first quarter of 2025 compared to...

Four land guards remanded for violent activities in Millennium City

The Kasoa-Ofaakor Circuit Court has remanded four individuals into police custody for two weeks for allegedly engaging in land guard activities at Millennium City,...

Ghana revolutionizes passport acquisition with chip-embedded passports: Ablakwa’s bold legacy of reform

Ghana has joined over 140 countries worldwide in issuing ePassports with embedded chips, marking a significant milestone in the country's passport administration. The mass rollout...

DVLA to open offices Abroad to tackle fake licenses

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced an ambitious plan to open six offices abroad in a bid to combat the circulation...

Don’t disappoint the President, me, and your MPs – Linda Ocloo urges Assembly Members

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for Shai Osudoku, has appealed to assembly...

GUTA commends President Mahama’s efforts in first 120 days

The President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr. Joseph Obeng, has praised President John Mahama for the strides made in his...

IMANI Africa scores Mahama 50% on 120-day social contract [Listen]

IMANI Africa has lauded President John Mahama on the completion of his first 120-day term in office, praising his performance. A Senior Research Associate at...

Mahama’s first 120 days a total letdown – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has described President John Dramani Mahama’s first 120 days in office as deeply disappointing, claiming the period offers little to...

Afenyo-Markin honours Police invitation over alleged assault

Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, reported to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to assist in...

Check out list of MMDCEs confirmed in Greater Accra so far

At least 10 Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) nominated by President John Dramani Mahama have been confirmed so far in the Greater Accra...

Declare assets or face consequences – Gender Minister

Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection and Member of Parliament for Krowor, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has expressed strong support for President John...

Vanderpuye clarifies Mahama’s stance on galamsey timeline

Former Member of Parliament for Odododiodio, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has expressed concern over public misunderstanding of President Mahama's position on illegal mining, commonly...

Don’t do this – Frank Davies slams Justice Atuguba

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee has expressed disappointment over remarks made by retired Supreme Court Justice...

Media Coalition calls for nationwide excavator tracking as Mahama moves to ban forest mining

The Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining has urged the government to extend its excavator tracking system nationwide to enhance efforts in curbing illegal mining,...

Mahama reopens Ayawaso West Wuogon, Techiman South shooting cases

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the reopening of investigations into the infamous Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence. The President declared that “justice will be...

GH¢5.1m was used to buy vehicles for Mahama – Adu-Boahene alleges

Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former boss of the now-defunct National Security Bureau (NSB), has claimed that GH¢5.1 million, currently under scrutiny, was used to procure...

Mahama gives update on National Cathedral audit report

President John Mahama has announced that significant progress has been made in the audit of the controversial National Cathedral project. According to him, Deloitte...

School Feeding caterers protest contract termination, demand compensation

Caterers of the School Feeding Program want the government to honor a directive that allows them to continue their contracts until the end of...

12 miners remanded over illegal mining, River Tano pollution

Twelve individuals have appeared before the Accra High Court for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities without a license at Aboi-Nkwanta in the Western...

Free University tuition: Gov’t to pay fees of over 150k students

The Mahama-led government is set to pay the fees of about 156,294 first-year students in public universities nationwide for the 2025 academic year. President John...

We’ve kept our promises – Mahama

President John Mahama is optimistic that his government has fulfilled the promises made to Ghanaians as part of its 120-day social contract. Touting his achievements,...

Court remands 7 alleged illegal miners in Wassa Dunkwa

An Accra High Court has remanded into lawful custody seven individuals accused of engaging in illegal mining at Wassa Dunkwa in the Western Region. The...

TEWU reps on Public Universities’ governing councils suspended

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, has directed all Vice Chancellors of public universities to halt the...

Tragic blow to democracy if Atuguba’s judicial bias claim is true – Prof Agyeman-Duah

Governance expert and former UN Senior Advisor, Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has expressed grave concern over recent remarks by retired Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba,...

We didn’t sack anyone employed before 2024 elections – Opare Addo

The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has refuted claims that individuals employed before the 2024 general elections were dismissed from...

Apprenticeship programme to support master trainers, not individuals with cash – Youth Minister clarifies

The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has clarified that under the new National Apprenticeship Programme, beneficiaries will not be given...

CJ suspension: Would there have been 3-2 result if…? – Atuguba asks

Retired Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba has defended the composition of the Supreme Court panel that recently delivered a 3-2 ruling in a case involving suspended...

Michael Kpakpo Allotey confirmed as Accra Mayor

Michael Kpakpo Allotey has been unanimously confirmed as the new Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) following a decisive endorsement by Assembly...