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Newly recruited teachers picket GES over delayed staff IDs and salaries

Newly recruited teachers from the 2024 cohort are picketing at the Ghana Education Service (GES), demanding the issuance of their Staff Identification Numbers and...

Woman’s body found at lakeside, Police launch investigation

A lifeless body of a woman has been discovered at the lakeside in Yeji. The identity of the deceased has not yet been released, pending...

Whistleblower led to arrest – Gender Minister on Mamprobi Polyclinic baby theft

A newborn allegedly stolen from Mamprobi Polyclinic in Accra has been safely recovered, thanks to a timely tip-off from a whistleblower, the Gender Minister,...

Gold Fields Ghana Foundation marks International Childhood Cancer Day

The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation has marked this year’s International Childhood Cancer Day at Mehuntem Mile 10, a host community within its operational area...

Tension at Manso Akwasiso as residents accuse soldiers of killing miner

Tensions are high in the Manso Akwasiso community in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region, where residents accuse military personnel of chasing...

Dafeamekpor to judiciary: Be constructive in criticisms of Legal Education Bill

The Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has urged members of the judiciary who have raised concerns about the proposed Legal Education...

Dafeamekpor defends state-funded Hajj

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has defended state sponsorship of the Hajj pilgrimage, describing it as a critical social intervention that promotes peace,...

Mamprobi Polyclinic baby thief arrested; newborn reunited with mother [Video]

The Ghana Police Service at Dansoman has arrested a woman suspected of stealing a newborn baby from the Mamprobi Polyclinic, bringing relief to the...

JJ Rawlings Foundation mourns Sgt. Peter Tasiri

The JJ Rawlings Foundation has announced the passing of Sergeant Peter Tasiri Azongo, one of the key non-commissioned officers whose actions on the night...

Komenda Sugar Factory disconnected from power, water supply over debts

The Minister for Trade, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has revealed that the Komenda Sugar Factory has been disconnected from both electricity and water supply due to...

Gold fever hits South Africa after lucky find in cattle pen

A gold rush has gripped an informal settlement east of the South African city of Johannesburg, after reports spread a few days ago about...

Man dies in galamsey pit collapse at Chirano

A 34-year-old man, Obed Asamoah, has reportedly died following the collapse of a galamsey pit at Chirano in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western...

Edem Agbana to petition GES over ‘dehumanising’ content in JHS social studies textbooks

The Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, has announced plans to petition the Ghana Education Service over sections of a junior...

One more suspect arrested over murder of Policeman at Zebilla

The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of an additional suspect linked to the murder of a police officer at Zebilla in the...

Police intercept truck carrying over 3,000 slabs of suspected Narcotics; two arrested for bribery

The Ghana Police Service in the Tema Region has intercepted a truck carrying more than 3,000 slabs of substances suspected to be narcotics and...

Abu Jinapor calls for urgent cocoa sector reforms

The Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor has called for urgent reforms in Ghana’s cocoa sector, urging government officials to acknowledge what...

GIIF’s Investment Committee supported Sky Train project but never recommended approval – Witness

The second prosecution witness in the trial of Solomon Asamoah and Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, former CEO and Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment...

Ali Suraj declares bid for NPP National Nasara Coordinator

A former Nasara Coordinator for NPP-USA, Alhaji Ali Suraj, has officially declared his intention to contest for the position of National Nasara Coordinator of...

Inmates deserve forgiveness and second chance – Prisons Service urges Ghanaians

The Ghana Prisons Service is appealing to Ghanaians with relatives behind bars to stand by them. Deputy Superintendent of Prison in charge of Advocacy, Communication...

Two killed in fatal crash at Lapaz

Two people have been confirmed dead following a tragic road accident at Lapaz near Papaye Fast Foods. The victims, an okada rider and a pedestrian,...

Asante Mampong authorities take steps to avert future looting of graves

Authorities at the Asante Mampong Cemetery, in collaboration with the local Assembly Member, have banned unauthorized persons from entering the cemetery following the shocking...

ICU, GAWU reject COCOBOD management pay cuts amid sector reforms

The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU-Ghana) and the General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have rejected COCOBOD’s recent...

CSIR-BRRI advocates use of local materials in cement production to reduce prices

The Building and Road Research Institute (BRRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is advocating for increased use of local materials...

Mother, 2 sons die in violent family feud at Barekese-Achiase

A gruesome incident has rocked Barekese-Achiase, a farming community in Atwima Nwabiagya North District in the Ashanti Region, leaving three family members dead. A family...

Mentally challenged man allegedly butchers mother, brother at Offinso-Achiase

A 21-year-old man with a reported mental condition has allegedly killed his mother and brother in a violent incident at Achiase, a community near...

Tension at Mamprobi Polyclinic over alleged baby theft

Tension erupted at the Mamprobi Polyclinic on Tuesday following reports that a newborn baby allegedly went missing shortly after being delivered via Caesarean section. The...

Gideon Boako takes steps to reconstruct Yamfo market

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Gideon Boako, has initiated steps to reconstruct the Yamfo market to...

Govt strengthens debt recovery efforts with GH¢10 billion DDEP payment

The Government of Ghana has paid GH¢10 billion in interest obligations under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), marking a major milestone in efforts...

Techiman South MP hands over equipped CHPS compound to three communities

Residents of Kuntunso, Tadieso and Bomiri in the Techiman South Constituency are set to benefit from improved access to primary healthcare following the handover...

Driver arrested as Ashanti South Police intercept prohibited drugs  

The Ashanti South Command of the Ghana Police Service has intercepted large quantities of prohibited drugs suspected to be smuggling along the Obuasi–Dunkwa highway, leading to the arrest of five suspects.   The operation, carried out...

Farmer behind bars for damaging colleague’s cocoa farm

The Tarkwa District Magistrate Court One has put Samuel Asamoah, a 25-year-old farmer, behind bars for damaging a colleague’s cocoa farm at Huniso.    The convict, who pleaded guilty...

Fire razes 2-bedroom apartment at Santa Maria

A two-bedroom apartment has been completely destroyed by fire at Kwashie Bu in Santa Maria, near Rect Academy in Accra, despite the swift response...

Muslims begin Ramadan, embrace month of reflection and fasting

Muslims across Ghana have begun observing Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, reflection, and spiritual renewal, joining millions worldwide in marking one of Islam’s...

SSNIT to offer pensioners discounts under new loyalty programme

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) will soon roll out a Loyalty Programme that offers pensioners discounts at selected hotels, retail shops,...

NSA assures prompt payment of outstanding service allowances

The National Service Authority (NSA) has reaffirmed its commitment to the prompt payment of outstanding allowances owed to National Service Personnel, assuring that concrete...

Russia distances itself from suspect in Ghana ‘sexcapade’ case

Russia has distanced itself from the individual at the centre of the viral explicit video scandal in Ghana, stating it cannot confirm the person’s...

Govt summons Russian Ambassador over viral sex videos

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Russian Ambassador to Ghana, Sergei Berdnikov, over what it has described as the unlawful circulation of...

Mahama orders air evacuation of injured Ghanaians from Burkina Faso attack

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the immediate air evacuation of injured Ghanaian nationals following a deadly terrorist attack in Titao, in northern Burkina...

Parliament refers anti-gay Bill for reconsideration

The Parliament of Ghana has referred the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 to the appropriate parliamentary committees for consideration and a...

Government issues new travel guidelines over Burkina Faso attack

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that eight Ghanaians have died following a terrorist attack in Titao, northern Burkina Faso. In a press release,...