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Ashanti Regional Police Command demands release of soldiers involved in Nyinahin shooting

The Ashanti Regional Police is collaborating with the Central Command of the Ghana Armed Forces for the release of military officers involved in the...

Offinso highway robbery: Police mount hunt for killers of bus conductor

The Ashanti North Regional Police is on a manhunt for persons alleged to have killed a 23-year-old bus conductor in a highway robbery. On Wednesday,...

Suspects arrested for vehicle theft, gold robbery and galamsey in Western region 

The Western Central Regional Police Command is intensifying its fight against crime, recording three major arrests in April 2025 in connection with vehicle theft,...

HFFG and partners advocate for timely vaccine payments

Non-governmental organisation, Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) and partners have called on the government to prioritise the timely payment of vaccine co-financing obligation. HFFG has...

Mahama declares 1st July as National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving

President John Mahama has announced that Ghana will now observe July 1st, traditionally celebrated as Republic Day, as an official National Day of Prayer...

Nyinahin shooting: MP commiserates with bereaved family, urges calm

The Member of Parliament for Atwima Mponua in the Ashanti Region, Seth Osei Akoto, has visited and commiserated with the bereaved family of the...

 DCOP Teye-Cudjoe vows to arrest soldier behind Nyinahin shooting

The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Emmanuel Teye-Cudjoe, has vowed to fish out the military personnel who allegedly shot at civilians at Nyinahin in...

Parliament’s health committee unhappy over state of Goaso Municipal Hospital 

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health is unhappy with the state of the Goaso Municipal Hospital in the Ahafo Region and has called for...

Galamsey: 13 excavators seized, Chinese and others arrested in Ashanti region 

A dawn operation by the Ashanti Region Anti-Galamsey Taskforce has led to the seizure of 13 excavators and some arrests in illegal mining sites...

Prosecute military officers responsible for Nyinahini killing – Chief

The Chief of Nyinahini in the Ashanti Region, Nana Amanpene Boateng Twum II, has called for the arrest and prosecution of military officers responsible...

DJ Awana’s one-week observance comes off today

The one-week observance for the late veteran Ghanaian disc jockey and Multimedia Group staff member, Samuel Tei Mensah Nartey, popularly known as DJ Awana,...

Cyra Pamela Koranteng resigns as Judicial Secretary

Her Ladyship Cyra Pamela Koranteng has resigned from her position as Judicial Secretary. The Judicial Council officially accepted her decision during its 291st meeting on...

New military service commanders sworn into office

President John Dramani Mahama on Friday, swore in the recently appointed military service commanders as members of the Armed Forces Council. The ceremony, held at...

PUWU hoists red flags nationwide over plans to privatize ECG and NEDCo

Tension is mounting across the country as members of the Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) step up opposition to government plans to introduce private...

TTH doctors resume emergency services after Dagbon Overlord’s intervention

Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have called off their strike after two days, following intervention from the Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa Naa...

OR Foundation confirms receiving $15 million from Shein Company after news publication

A non-governmental organization known as the OR Foundation has confirmed receiving an amount of $15 million from the Shein Company, with part of the...

GNAT pushes for resolution of delayed promotions

The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, has raised concerns about delayed teacher promotions and long-standing welfare issues,...

We now have quality leaders to ensure things are done right – NACOC

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has attributed its recent drug busts to the quality of leadership and its zeal to ensure things are done...

New scholarship bill to prioritise STEM – Education Minister

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced government plans to introduce a new Scholarship Bill aimed at expanding the student loan scheme. According to him, the...

Galamsey threatening our livelihoods – Suaman cocoa farmers appeal to COCOBOD CEO

Cocoa farmers in the Suaman District of the Western North Region have appealed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD),...

Nkwanta South residents praise MCE after long-abandoned underpass is cleaned

The long-abandoned underpass in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region has been cleaned and drained, much to the relief and joy of...

New research reveals Samira Bawumia substantially redefined second lady role

A new research study, published by a reputable and peer-reviewed international journal, has found that Samira Bawumia contributed significantly to the transformation of the...

Pastor remanded for publishing falsehood about Adom Kyei-Duah

A pastor, aged 48 years, has been remanded into Police custody by the Asante Akropong circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, for...

Marietta Brew chairs new UG Governing Council

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has inaugurated the reconstituted Governing Council of the University of Ghana (UG). The committee, inaugurated on Friday, April 25, 2025,...

Interior Ministry declares Thursday, May 1 as public holiday

The Interior Ministry has declared Thursday, May 1, 2025, as a statutory public holiday in celebration of May Day, also known as Workers' Day. This...

I won’t renew YEA-Zoomlion contract if… – Basintale

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, has vowed not to renew the contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited,...

Ghana Armed Forces debunks attack on Army Chief in Bawku

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has denied claims purporting an attack on the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Major General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu...

Bawumia funds cost of NPP’s ‘Thank You Tour’

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has personally financed the cost of the party’s nationwide ‘Thank You Tour.’ The...

Bawumia donates GH¢3m to NPP for welfare support

The 2024 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has donated a total of GH¢3 million to the party to support...

Accra High Court strikes out motion against anti-galamsey protest

An Accra High Court has struck out a motion filed by the Ghana Police Service that sought to prohibit a planned protest against illegal...

Minority on Health Committee appeals to TTH doctors to return to work

The Minority Caucus on Health has expressed concern over the suspension of emergency and outpatient services at Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH). The strike action, which...

Minority condemns killing of woman and four children in Binduri

The Minority Caucus on the Gender, Children, and Social Welfare Committee of Parliament has condemned the recent killing of a woman and her four...

Education Minister tasks NTC to propose alternative to licensure exams

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has directed the National Teaching Council (NTC) to develop a new professional framework to replace the current teacher licensure examinations,...

Greater Accra records 200 cholera cases, 13 deaths in 2025

The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate has confirmed a total of 200 cholera cases in the region so far this year, with 13 deaths...

I won’t leave my husband even if I catch him with another woman – Cynthia Morrison

Former Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Cynthia Morrison, has vowed to stand by her husband and not leave him, even if she...

Volo Chief appeals for social amenities at 2025 Tugbedzo Festival

The Acting Paramount Chief of the Volo Traditional Area in the North Tongu Municipality of the Volta Region, Regent Bennett Koblah Appleh, has made...

Farmers seek COCOBOD intervention over forceful takeover of farms by bauxite company

Cocoa farmers within the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region are calling on the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa...

Atta Akyea wades into Chief Justice’s suspension saga [Audio]

Former Abuakwa South Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Atta Akyea, has joined the calls for strict adherence to due process in the ongoing attempt...

Vanderpuije defends demolitions during tenure as Accra Mayor

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South and former Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Nii Okoe Vanderpuije, addressed concerns regarding the series of...

Nkwanta South MCE organizes draining of abandoned underpass

In a proactive effort to enhance public health and safety, Joseph Antwi Awal, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South Municipality in the...