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Goaso Hospital appeals for Gov’t-Private partnership on Staff Housing

Managers of the Goaso Municipal Hospital in the Ahafo Region have appealed to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health to push for government intervention...

ECOWAS Court requires proof of human rights violations for admissibility – Justice Asante

The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has explained the critical requirements for individuals seeking to access the Court. Speaking...

MP moderates Global Young MPs session at 2025 Spring Meetings

Kofi Arko Nokoe, Member of Parliament for Evalue Ajomoro Gwira Constituency and a rising voice in youth-driven governance across Africa, played a pivotal role...

Wakawaka Assemblyman cries for help as rainstorm destroys only school block

The Assemblyman for the Wakawaka Electoral Area in the Bole Municipality of the Savannah Region, Emmanuel Wadekuu Esq., has made an emotional appeal for...

Bawumia’s unifying character made him invite his other contestants for the tour – Justin Kodua

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has praised Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for demonstrating strong leadership and unity by...

We lost 2024 because of cost of living issues and poor governance in certain areas – Justin Kodua

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has attributed the party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections largely to...

Why NPP lost 2024 elections: General Secretary opens up on Mike Oquaye report

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has slightly lifted the lid on the much-anticipated report of the Mike...

Bawumia pledges priority jobs for dismissed workers under future NPP gov’t

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2024 general elections, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has promised that dismissed workers will be prioritized for...

Bawumia admits unpopular policies led to NPP’s 2024 defeat

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 elections, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has admitted that arrogance among some government appointees and several...

Tamale Teaching Hospital doctors call off strike

Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have called off their industrial action and resumed full services following engagements with the Ministry of Health...

$58m spent on National Cathedral contributed to our defeat – Bawumia

Former Vice President and 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has partly attributed the party’s loss in the 2024 general election...

GTA acts on concerns of minors allegedly taken to hotel in Accra New Town

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has responded to disturbing social media reports alleging that minors were taken to a hotel in Accra New Town. The...

ECG addresses power outages after heavy rainfall

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed the power outage experienced on Saturday, April 26, 2025, in parts of the country to a...

Heavy downpour collapses mast at Ngleshie Amanfro [Video]

A heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds on Saturday, April 26, 2025, has collapsed a telecommunication mast at Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South...

Parliamentary Health Committee endorses status of Sunyani Teaching Hospital

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health team touring hospitals in the middle belt has affirmed that the Sunyani facility maintains its status as a...

Sunyani Teaching Hospital lauded for saving a 25-week premature baby, who turns 3 this year

Lambussie MP and member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, Professor Titus Beyuo, has praised the Sunyani Teaching Hospital for its exceptional clinical...

AMMREN commemorates 2025 African vaccination week and child health in Ghana

Remarks by the African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN) at a Webinar for Journalists to Commemorate the 2025 African Vaccination Week and Child...

Rotary Club of Accra-Airport East inducts new members

In a vibrant ceremony that highlighted both tradition and purpose, the Rotary Club of Accra- Airport East welcomed 11 new members into its growing...

The galamseyers’ regret: From digging gold to seeking forgiveness [Video]

They once dug deep into the earth, searching for gold. But now, they are searching for peace—for their communities, their environment, and their own...

DJ Awana’s one-week celebration [Photos]

It was a solemn moment when family, friends and sympathisers gathered for the one-week observation of late veteran Ghanaian disc jockey and Multimedia Group...

CJ’s suspension: Why aren’t other judges facing removal? – Ex Deputy A-G fumes

A former Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Diana Asonaba Dapaah, has expressed dissatisfaction with the prima facie case established against the Chief Justice,...

There must be serious introspection on petitions to remove Chief Justice – Prof Agyeman-Duah

Former UN Senior Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has called for serious introspection regarding the handling of petitions aimed at removing the Chief Justice,...

CJ’s Suspension: There is no legal basis for prima facie – Ex Deputy A-G

A former Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Diana Asonaba Dapaah, has stated that there is no legal basis for establishing a prima...

I don’t agree threshold for prima facie case against CJ is low – Barker-Vormawor

Policy Strategy Advisor at Democracy Hub, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has strongly contested the assertion by a former Deputy Attorney General, Diana Asonaba Dapaah, that the...

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...