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Fire guts Kwadaso Wood market in Kumasi

Even before the dust settles on the devastating fire at the Kantamanto Market in Accra, fire has gutted a known wood market at Kwadaso...

Official: Nora Häuptle departs as Black Queens coach after contract expiration

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has officially announced the departure of Black Queens head coach, Nora Häuptle, as her contract with the team has...

Water shortage hits Ho

Residents in the Volta Regional capital of Ho have since New Year’s Day been trooping to old well sites and abandoned boreholes, desperately in...

Belgian Foreign Minister to lead EU delegation to John Mahama’s inauguration

Belgium’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Bernard Quintin, will lead a high-level European Union (EU) delegation at the inauguration ceremony of Ghana’s President-elect...

Ablekuma North: High Court orders collation of 62 polling station results before declaration

The High Court in Accra has granted the application of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) seeking to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate...

Vice President-elect Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang visits Kantamanto after fire outbreak [Video]

Vice President-elect of the Republic of Ghana, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, visited the scene of the devastating fire at Kantamanto Market on Saturday, January...

Gbese stool warns against reconstruction of illegal structures on Kantamanto lands

In the wake of the devastating fire that destroyed about 7,000 shops and left nearly 30,000 traders helpless at the popular Kantamanto Market in...

Parliament schedules January 7 midnight meeting for election of Speaker and deputies

The Acting Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, has announced that Parliament will hold its first sitting of the Ninth Parliament under the Fourth...

Why Ghana should consider changing its election date – Bullgod shares perspective

Artiste manager and entertainment pundit, Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, also called Bullgod, has suggested to the Electoral Commission to consider shifting the date for...

Mahama to prioritize market infrastructure following Kantamanto blaze – Spokesperson

Joyce Mogtari Bawah, special aide and spokesperson for John Mahama’s campaign in 2024, has stated that the incoming Mahama administration will focus on enhancing...

Akufo-Addo’s performance is below zero – Amakye-Boateng says

Political scientist and lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Amakye-Boateng, has rated the outgoing President, Nana Akufo-Addo’s performance...

EOCO freezes Prestea-Bogoso Mine acquisition process amid fraud investigation

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has frozen the acquisition process of the Prestea-Bogoso Mine by Heath Goldfields Limited, citing ongoing investigations into...

Akufo-Addo commissioned 47 hospitals outside Agenda 111 initiative – Fatimatu Abubakar

Minister for Information and Spokesperson for the Government Transition Team, Fatimatu Abubakar, has stated that Ghana’s health sector has seen significant improvements under President...

None of Akufo-Addo’s Agenda 111 hospitals functioning – Omane Boamah

Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has criticised the status of the Agenda 111 hospital...

Cheddar donates GHS 50,000 to Kantamanto fire victims

Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, has provided a lifeline to traders affected by the recent fire disaster at Kantamanto. Cheddar visited the scene...

Unidentified persons break into Presby church, destroy instruments

Obogu Presbyterian Church in the Asante Akyem South District of the Ashanti Region has fallen victim to vandalism by unidentified individuals. The intruders broke through...

Tuesday, January 7 declared public holiday

The Ministry of Interior has announced that Tuesday, January 7, 2025, has been declared a statutory public holiday to mark Constitution Day. In a statement...

Players were brainwashed to disrespect me – Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan

Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has opened up about the struggles he faced during his tenure as the leader of the senior national...

Photos: Akufo-Addo’s final State of the Nation Address

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday, January 3, 2025 delivered his final State of the Nation Address to the eighth Parliament, marking the end of...

Ghana: Death toll from cholera outbreak hit 37

The cholera outbreak in some parts of Ghana has claimed 37 lives as of December 26, 2024, with confirmed cases rising from 346 to...

Check out all holidays in Ghana for 2025

The Ministry of Interior has released the official list of statutory public holidays and commemorative days to be observed in Ghana for the year...

Scavenging mothers carelessly expose children to Kantamanto fire toxic smoke [Photos]

Scavenging mothers who defied the choking smoke that emanated from the Kantamanto devastating fire outbreak in the early hours of Thursday, January 2, appeared...

I knew fighting galamsey wasn’t a popular position to take – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has acknowledged the challenges his administration has faced in its effort to combat illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, in the...

Ghanaians have already given verdict on true state of the nation – Armah Kofi-Buah

Deputy Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembele constituency, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, says Ghanaians have already delivered a verdict on the true...

2023 WASSCE results stand out as best in history – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hailed the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results as the best in the history of...

I pray Mahama will complete Agenda 111 initiative – Akufo-Addo

The outgoing president, Nana Akufo-Addo, has expressed his hope that John Mahama's incoming administration will prioritize the Agenda 111 projects. He stated that, over the...

One dead, over 30,000 traders affected, 7,000 shops destroyed in Kantamanto fire

A devastating fire that engulfed Kantamanto Market in Accra's Central Business District has claimed one life and left 14 others seriously injured. The blaze, which...

2024 SONA: Akufo-Addo’s bodyguard falls midway presentation [Video]

President Nana Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) encountered an interruption when his personal security guard, the Aide-De-Camp (ADC), collapsed unexpectedly. As Akufo-Addo delved...

Ghana is not broke; we’re handing over $8 billion in reserves – Akufo-Addo [Video]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed claims that Ghana’s economy is in dire straits, asserting that the country is being handed over with...

Kantamanto fire: Akufo-Addo pledges support for affected traders in final SONA [Video]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo expressed deep sorrow over the recent fire that devastated Accra's Kantamanto Market in his final State of the Nation Address...

Tiler jailed for defiling, impregnating 12-year-old girl

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a tiler to 22 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling and impregnating a 12-year-old girl. Stephen Otu, 32,...

Livestream: Akufo-Addo delivers final State of the Nation Address

President Nana Akufo-Addo is delivering his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) at Parliament today, January 3, 2025. This marks his last official communication...

Scenes in parliament as Akufo-Addo sets to deliver last national address

Parliament is abuzz with anticipation as President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo prepares to deliver his final national address, marking the end of his tenure...

GWCL shuts down treatment plant in Tarkwa over pollution from galamsey

Ghana Water Limited has announced the closure of the Bonsa Headworks treatment plant, which supplies 75% of potable water to Tarkwa and its surrounding...

2 feared dead, many injured in accident involving 3 cars at Gomoa Otsew

A tragic accident involving three vehicles has left two people feared dead and several others injured at Gomoa Otsew on the Winneba-Cape Coast highway...

9-year-old drowns in swimming pool at Aberewa Nkwanta

The Koforidua Divisional Command is investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of a nine-year-old girl at Aberewa Nkwanta in the New Juaben South...

Tragic fire claims lives of two siblings in Bibiani-Adzenkye

A devastating fire has claimed the lives of two young siblings, Godfred Ofori, 4, and Jeremiah Ofori, 2, at Bibiani-Adzenkye in the Bibiani Anhwiaso...

GES rejects CHASS’ postponement request; insists on SHS reopening date

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says the reopening date for Senior High Schools remains unchanged despite the request by CHASS for a postponement of...

Herbert Mensah: A Changemaker’s journey recognised with the Order of the Volta

Renowned sports administrator and humanitarian Herbert Mensah says the prestigious Order of the Volta honour bestowed on him by President Akufo-Addo bears profound emotional...

Kenyasi prison camp appeals for drugs to support inmate healthcare

Managers of the Kenyasi Prison Camp in the Ahafo Region have appealed to stakeholders for essential drugs to improve the healthcare of inmates. During a...