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Government moves to regulate illegal mining task forces

The government has announced plans to regulate the activities of task forces operating in mining areas under the guise of combating illegal mining. This follows...

NSMQ 2025: No Biology student? No problem! Wa SHS books national spot with ICT duo

Wa Senior High School has once again proven that strategy and self-belief can trump convention. In a surprising yet commanding performance at the Upper West...

$100m legal war erupts between Engineers & Planners and Azumah Resources

A high-stakes mining dispute between Engineers & Planners (E&P), the construction firm owned by Ibrahim Mahama, and Azumah Resources, a gold developer backed by...

24-hour economy alone won’t fix harsh business environment – Badu-Aboagye cautions

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), Mark Badu-Aboagye, says the newly launched 24-Hour Economy policy cannot...

Minority pays glowing tribute to late Akwatia MP

Parliament was, on Monday, 7 July 2025, gripped with shock and sorrow following the sudden death of Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi. Addressing the House...

Sad scenes from Akwatia constituency over Ernest Yaw Kumi’s death [Video]

Residents of Akwatia in the Eastern Region have been thrown into a state of shock and grief following the sudden death of their Member...

EBID and Engineers & Planners seal $100m Black Volta Gold project deal

A new era for Ghana's mining sector was officially ushered in on Monday, July 7, as Engineers & Planners (E&P), a Ghanaian-owned powerhouse, and...

Targeted Rights Initiative launches #SpeakUpSpeakOut campaign

A non-profit organisation, Targeted Rights Initiative (TRI), has officially launched the #SpeakUpSpeakOut campaign — a bold and transformative initiative aimed at confronting technology-facilitated gender-based...

E&P gold deal merit-based, not political favouritism – Sir Sam Jonah

Renowned Ghanaian business magnate Sir Sam Jonah has unequivocally rejected claims of political favouritism surrounding Engineers & Planners' (E&P) acquisition of the transformative Black...

Adansi mourns as Chief Imam Alhaji Yusif Iddrisu passes away at 88

The Adansi Muslim community is in mourning following the death of its revered Chief Imam, Alhaji Yusif Iddrisu, at the age of 88. The family’s...

Kasoa: Pregnant woman beaten into coma over false ‘weed’ claim

A three-month pregnant woman, Hannah Tetteh, is fighting for her life at the Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital after she was brutally assaulted by...

Man, 21, arrested in connection with killing of queen mother at Gbawe

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the shooting and killing of a queen mother during a naming...

Kanton SHS returns to national stage with dominant win in Upper West qualifiers

Kanton Senior High School is back on the national stage of the NSMQ after a commanding performance in the second contest of the 2025...

NSMQ 2025: St. Francis Xavier Jnr. Seminary qualifies for nationals, but disappointed with performance

Two-time national finalists, St. Francis Xavier Junior Seminary SHS, have secured a spot at the 2025 NSMQ Championship after winning their regional qualifier in...

See the members of the new DVLA and National Road Safety Authority Boards

The Minister for Transport, Mr Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has inaugurated new boards for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the National Road...

Policeman stabbed by suspected criminal at Lower McCarthy Hill

A police officer has been stabbed by a suspected criminal at Lower McCarthy Hill in Accra. The officer, identified as Sammy, was escorting his children...

Agradaa appeals 15 years sentence

Former traditional priestess turned evangelist, Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has filed an appeal against her 15-year jail sentence for fraud...

Ahafo NDC executives warn gov’t workers against sabotaging Mahama

Some executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ahafo Region have vowed to resist any attempts by government workers to undermine the...

Police caution public against unlawful use of firearms at events

The Accra Regional Police Command has issued a strong warning against the unlawful discharge of firearms during public and cultural gatherings, describing it as...

NACOC, FDA uncover illegal cannabis-infused liqueur hub in Offinso

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) and the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) have uncovered an illegal cannabis-infused liqueur production hub hidden in a two-bedroom...

Education Minister to lay Scholarship Authority Bill before Parliament

The Government will next week present the Scholarship Authority Bill to Parliament as part of measures to tackle nepotism and cronyism in the award...

Zijin Mining adjusts MRI requirement for specific roles at Akyem Mine

Zijin Golden Ridge Limited has announced adjustments to its employment screening process by removing the MRI scan requirement for selected technical and field roles...

Legon students urge ban on NPP Conference amid COVID-19 resurgence

A group of level 400 students at the University of Ghana is preparing to petition the University’s Sports Directorate to block the New Patriotic...

Parliament’s Sanitation Committee urges swift commissioning of IRECOP facility in E/R

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has called on the government to expedite the commissioning of the Akwadum Integrated Recycling and...

Bryan Acheampong officially informs Kufuor about his flagbearer ambition [Video]

The Member of Parliament for Abetifi and former Minister of State, Bryan Acheampong, has paid a courtesy call on former President John Agyekum Kufuor...

Concerned EPA staff back Acting CEO amid reassignments controversy

A section of staff at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has thrown their support behind Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Prof. Nana Ama Browne...

NLA Good Causes Foundation commissions a 3-unit classroom block in Akanteng

The NLA Good Causes Foundation has commissioned a three-unit classroom block constructed for the Akanteng Methodist Primary and Junior High School in the Eastern...

Traditional festivals are now grounds to settle personal scores – Kumadoe

Security Consultant Richard Kumadoe has raised concerns over the misuse of traditional festival platforms in Ghana to settle personal scores, often with deadly consequences. His...

Shut up and sit somewhere – TEWU-TUC told [Audio]

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) has asked TEWU-TUC to refrain from commenting on its indefinite strike action. The strike, which took...

Zongo hairdressers receive training on fire prevention

Members of the Hairdressers and Beauticians Association in Winneba Zongo have undergone training in fire prevention and safety, courtesy of the Winneba Municipal Fire...

Ahafo Chief appeals for government support to restore depleted Seinchem Forest Reserve

The Chief of Seinchem in the Ahafo Region, Nana Boffour Banin, has made a passionate appeal to the government to help restore the depleted...

TEWU-TUC slams TEWU-GH’s strike as unlawful [Listen]

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union under the Trades Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) has criticised the breakaway group, TEWU-GH, over its strike action amid an...

Greater Accra Ambulance Service holds Int’l EMTs and Paramedics Week Health Walk

The Greater Accra Ambulance Service has held a health walk as part of activities to celebrate the 2025 International Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and...

NPP, Minority to march to EOCO over former Buffer Stock CEO’s ‘punitive detention’

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Minority in Parliament have announced plans to march to the offices of the Economic and Organised Crime...

Police probe killing of Bimbilla SHS student during fire festival

Police in the Northern Region have launched investigations into the tragic killing of Fatima Abukari, an 18-year-old student of Bimbilla Senior High School. She was...

Engineer jailed for GHS150,000 tipper truck fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced an agricultural engineer to 36 months’ imprisonment with hard labour for defrauding a businessman of GHS150,000 under the...

Buipewura Abdulai Jinapor II named Development-Oriented Chief of the Year

His Royal Majesty Buipewura Abdulai Jinapor II has been celebrated as the Development-Oriented Chief of the Year at the 7th Northern Excellence Awards (NExA...

Police launch manhunt for 4 accomplices in Buduatta Junction robbery

The Central East Regional Police Command has launched a manhunt for four suspected armed robbers who escaped after a violent highway robbery at Buduatta...

24-Hour Economy at risk: Kofi Bentil warns Ghana may achieve below 30% of Mahama’s plan

Vice President of policy think tank IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has cast doubt on the feasibility of President John Mahama’s proposed 24-hour economy policy,...

Armed robbers shoot 4 passengers at Buduatta Junction, one suspect arrested

Four passengers are currently receiving treatment at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital after suspected armed robbers opened fire on a commercial vehicle at...