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Inusah Fuseini urges closer coordination between OSP and Attorney-General’s office

Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has called for a more coordinated working relationship between the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the...

Ghana deepens bilateral cooperation with Indonesia to boost vaccine production

Ghana has taken a significant step toward boosting its vaccine manufacturing capacity and deepening bilateral relations with Indonesia following a high-level visit to Jakarta...

Arraignment of Ken Ofori-Atta, seven others in SML case postponed

The much-anticipated arraignment of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven others in the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) scandal has been postponed after the...

Hohoe MP launches Agric For All Project to boost food production

The Member of Parliament for Hohoe, Thomas Worlanyo Tsekpo, has launched the Agric for All initiative at Fodome, aimed at improving agricultural productivity and...

Human Rights Court reduces former BOST MD’s bail to GH¢30m

The Human Rights Court (2) has reduced the bail of Dr Edwin Provencal, former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST)...

Death of Immigration Officer: Duplicate docket forwarded to AG for advice

The Ghana Police Service has sent a duplicate docket of the murder case involving Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah to the Office of the...

U.S. lifts 15% tariffs on Ghanaian exports

The United States has lifted the 15% tariffs previously imposed on cocoa and several other agricultural exports from Ghana. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional...

OSP Director attributes public’s high expectations to Office’s launch

The Director of Strategy, Research, and Communication at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Sammy Darko, says the overly high expectations Ghanaians have...

Afenyo-Markin was one of the reasons my client petitioned for Torkonoo’s removal – Thaddues Sory

Private legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory says Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin played a major role in his client’s decision to file a petition seeking the...

Asutifi South District Assembly distributes support items to 75 PWDs

The Asutifi South District Assembly in the Ahafo Region has presented various support items to 75 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) as part of efforts...

Mahama to receive Constitutional Review Report today

The Constitutional Review Committee will present its report to President John Dramani Mahama on Monday, November 24, 2025. The eight-member body, established in January and...

Kenyasi Islamic Basic School to get new toilet facilities

Aloman Limited has begun work on a new modern toilet facility for Islamic Basic School in Kenyasi No. 2 in the Ahafo Region. This forms...

Asunafo North MCE warns sawmill operators over tax evasion

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asunafo North in the Ahafo Region, Joseph Akparibo, has issued a warning to sawmill operators who have failed...

Poultry farmers blame Chinese expansion for severe egg glut, warn of industry collapse

The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association is sounding the alarm over increasing foreign dominance in the sector, warning that the growing involvement of Chinese...

Fire guts multiple shops at Dormaa Ahenkro

Firefighters from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have brought under control a fierce blaze that swept through a section of shops in Dormaa...

‘95% of it is a joke’ – Thaddeus Sory tears into Parliament’s vetting ritual

Private legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory is questioning the value of Parliament’s vetting process. In a yet-to-be-aired interview with KSM, he said the process has become...

Her pregnancy birthed female nursing students’ liberation

One evening in May 2017, I received a call that got my blood boiling and kept my mouth dripping with words I cannot reproduce...

Three businessmen in court over sale of excavators as scrap 

Three persons who allegedly defrauded a scrap dealer of GH¢250,000 were on Friday put before an Accra Circuit Court.  Akwasi Boateng, 42, Eugene Ofosu, 40, and Richard Adomako, all businessmen, are alleged...

Government moves to legalise and regulate Okada operations

Government is putting the wheels in motion to finally legalise and regulate commercial motorcycle transport, popularly known as Okada, as part of a sweeping...

Court extends deadline for hearing in Daddy Lumba’s case

The Kumasi High Court Five has extended the conclusion of hearings in the case challenging the legality of the marriage between highlife musician Charles...

Nigerian nabbed in Akyem Wenchi for alleged murder of FRSC officer, daughter

A 26-year-old Nigerian national, Victor Benjamin Fejemirokun, has been arrested by the Eastern South Regional Police Command for his alleged role in the abduction...

Ghanaian students in UK warn of “perilous” conditions as funding crisis deepens

Ghanaian students in the United Kingdom studying under the Government of Ghana scholarship scheme have issued an urgent plea to the country’s newly appointed...

SHSs to establish poultry and livestock farms soon – President Mahama

President John Mahama has revealed a new policy that will require senior high schools across Ghana to establish poultry and livestock farms. The initiative is...

Police arrest man seen giving cigarette to child in viral video

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Samuel Obeng Acheampong, the man featured in a viral video administering a substance suspected to be a cigarette...

President Mahama visits Salaga to condole with Executive Secretary

Dr. Calistus Mahama In a gesture of solidarity and compassion, President John Dramani Mahama visited Salaga to commiserate with his Executive Secretary, Dr. Calistus...

EMTAG addresses viral involving instructor, Fulani recruit

The Emergency Medical Technicians Association of Ghana (EMTAG) has responded to a viral social media video involving one of its members, an instructor at...

Rain-bearing clouds from Togo to cause thunderstorm in Ghana; check out affected areas

Ghana is bracing for thunderstorms and heavy rain today as a band of rain-bearing clouds over southern Benin moves westward into the country. The...

‘Don’t wait for perfect conditions; start now!’ – Sam Jonah advises African youth

Business titan Sir Sam Jonah has used his acceptance speech at the EMY Africa Awards 2025 to shatter the myth that success requires ideal...

66-year-old farmer allegedly murdered in his farm at Dadiesoaba-Kaniago

Kwaku Poku, a 66-year-old farmer, has been found murdered in his farm at Kaniago near Dadiesoaba in the Ahafo Region. Kwame Anane, the deceased’s younger...

Vice President to represents Ghana at 7th AU–EU Summit in Angola

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang will represent President John Dramani Mahama at the 7th African Union–European Union (AU–EU) Summit in Luanda, Angola, scheduled...

Chiefs urge Pusupusu Royal Family to maintain peace during Queen Mother’s funeral

The passing of Queen Mother Nana Adwoa Nipaa of Pusupusu, Akyem Asiakwa, marks a significant loss after 44 years of dedicated service to her...

Okada riders foil robbery, suspect partially burnt in retaliation [Photos]

A man believed to be in his late 20s has been partially burnt and is receiving treatment at Bawjiase Polyclinic after angry Okada riders...

Naval Officer completes 3.1km swim to support children with special needs

Able Seaman Class 2, Precious Sarah Akutor, a 23-year-old naval officer, has successfully completed a 3.1-kilometre open-water swim to raise awareness and funds for...

This is why the Court of Appeal has freed the Assemblyman in Major Mahama murder case

“We are sad about the death of Major Maxwell Mahama but we have sworn a judicial oaths and justice demands more than public sentiments,”...

GH¢13.1bn should be spent on nurses and teachers, not presidential jet – Akwasi Awuah

Former Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Nana Akwasi Awuah, has criticised the government for allocating GH¢13.1 billion for new aircraft,...

River Ankobra: Blue Water Guards destroy five changfan machines

The Bogoso Blue Water Guards have issued a firm warning to illegal miners (galamseyers) operating along rivers in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality after destroying five...

40-year factory reduced to Ashes: Manager laments ‘beyond imagination’ loss in Weija Fire

The manager of Charkieh Plastics and Packaging Limited, a pioneering recycling and manufacturing facility at Weija Junction, has expressed deep disappointment following the massive...

Gender Minister alarmed as domestic abuse victim’s family justifies beating over “talking too much”

The Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has expressed deep concern following a personal visit to the home...

Dr. Steve Manteaw rebuts Prof. Adei’s claims of Gold Board ‘legalising galamsey’

Policy analyst and natural resource governance advocate, Dr. Steve Manteaw, has strongly refuted claims by Prof. Stephen Addae that the establishment of the Ghana...

Mahama’s GoldBod Initiative is ‘legalisation of galamsey’ – Prof Adei

Ghana’s national debate over illegal mining (galamsey) has taken another twist, with educationist and former Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor...