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OSP seizes over GH¢100m in assets linked to NPA corruption case

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has confirmed the seizure and freezing of assets worth over GH¢100 million and US$100,000 in connection with...

PAC orders KTU to recover GH¢800,000 in salary infractions within 90 days

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has given Koforidua Technical University (KTU) management a 90-day ultimatum to recover GH¢800,000 in unearned salaries or face personal...

Gov’t announces state funeral for former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings

The Government of Ghana has announced that a state funeral will be held for the late former First Lady, Mrs. Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, on...

NPP concludes voter album verification ahead of January 2026 presidential primaries

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Presidential Elections Committee has announced the successful completion of its nationwide voter album verification and validation exercise ahead of...

Agyeman Rawlings Family invites tributes for late former First Lady

The Agyeman-Rawlings and allied families have expressed their profound gratitude to Ghanaians and friends worldwide for the overwhelming support and sympathy following the passing...

Family of murdered KNUST student Joana Yabani demand swift justice 8 months after her death

The family of Joana Yabani, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) student who was allegedly murdered on campus in February this...

Energy Ministry welcomes arbitration ruling in PDS–ECG dispute

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has welcomed the final ruling by the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), which dismissed all claims...

AMA set to kickstart massive revenue mobilization exercise on Monday

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) will, from next Monday, November 10, 2025, deploy a special task force to recover all outstanding revenues owed to...

Paul Adom-Otchere describes Akufo-Addo as the “most impactful politician” of Ghana’s Fourth Republic

Broadcast Journalist and political commentator, Paul Adom-Otchere, has described former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the “most impactful politician” of Ghana’s Fourth Republic,...

Court to hear Mustapha Hamid’s application for passport release on November 13

The Criminal High Court is set to hear an application on Wednesday, November 13, filed by the first accused, Dr. Mustapha Hamid, seeking the...

Martin Kpebu petitions GTEC over ‘illegal derecognition’ of SMC University degrees

Legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has petitioned the Governing Board of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) on behalf of the Swiss Management Centre (SMC)...

DRIP Coordinator blames Bawumia for collapse of PDS–ECG concession deal

National Coordinator for the District Road and Improvement Programme (DRIP), Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has blamed former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for the...

Heavy rainfall to hit parts of Ghana tonight; check out affected areas

Residents in parts of the Ashanti Region and surrounding areas have been advised to prepare for localized thunderstorms and heavy rainfall later this afternoon...

Otumfuo cautions new Ashanti Regional Police Commander against meddling in chieftaincy, land disputes

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has advised the newly appointed Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Arthur Osei Akoto, to refrain from intervening in chieftaincy...

‘I will destool any chief who hires land guards’ – Otumfuo warns

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has warned Chiefs within the Ashanti Kingdom against employing land guards to protect lands under their stewardship, cautioning that...

Nkawkaw police arrest 17 suspected drug users during demolition exercise

Seventeen individuals suspected of drug use have been arrested by the Nkawkaw Police Command during a swoop operation conducted alongside a demolition exercise. The operation...

I feel vindicated by Interior Minister’s report – Hawa Koomson

Former Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has expressed relief and vindication following the findings of the Minister of the...

Sophia Akuffo decries rising sexual assaults among girls, calls for moral and social reform

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has expressed deep concern over the increasing incidence of sexual assault among girls in Ghana, emphasizing that tackling the...

‘We did a good job’ – Adom-Otchere defends GACL record on airport projects

Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, has expressed pride in the achievements of the company during his tenure,...

Clozar secures major partnership with DHL

Africa’s fast-growing courier and e-commerce solutions provider, Clozar Group, has entered into a strategic partnership with German logistics giant DHL, aimed at strengthening cross-border...

Former Power Minister laments Ghana’s missed opportunity in PDS–ECG deal

Former Minister of Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, has expressed regret over what he describes as Ghana’s missed opportunity to modernize and reform the Electricity...

Ghana partners with German firm AMBYLON to launch digital education system

In a landmark announcement witnessed by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu revealed that AMBYLON, a cutting-edge education technology company, has...

Pregnant women forced to deliver on floor at Yeji Matthias Hospital

Expectant mothers at Yeji Matthias Hospital in the Pru East District are reportedly being forced to deliver on the bare floor due to the...

Naa Koryoo yet to apologise over alleged convoy attack – Hawa Koomson

Former Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and MP for Awutu Senya East, Hawa Koomson, has revealed that her successor, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunnor,...

Yamfo College of Health students protest Director’s transfer

Students of the College of Health, Yamfo, in the Ahafo Region are appealing to President John Dramani Mahama and the Minister of Health to...

Three remanded over Sampa chieftaincy dispute

The Sunyani District Court B has remanded three suspects into police custody over a chieftaincy dispute at Sampa in the Jaman North Municipality of...

Armed men disguised as security officers rob family of GH₵200,000 in alleged gold deal

A family at Akwadum in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region has fallen victim to an armed robbery after a supposed gold...

The Church of Pentecost defends Damango prison project

The Church of Pentecost has defended its decision to build modern prison facilities across Ghana, describing the initiative as a clear expression of its...

Mustapha Hamid’s lawyers dismiss OSP’s asset seizure claims

Lawyers representing Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), have dismissed claims by the Office of the Special...

Ahafo Minister launches free NHIS registration for needy residents in Asutifi North

The Ahafo Regional Minister, Charity Gardiner, has launched a free National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) registration exercise for underprivileged residents in the Asutifi North...

Rice glut deepens as farmers struggle to sell last year’s harvest

Vice Chair of the Competitive Africa Rice Platform, Dr Ama Aning Oppong-Duah, says Ghana’s rice farmers are still battling with unsold stock from last...

Mahama unveils plan to turn prisons into hubs of agriculture and skill training

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a major expansion of the Ghana Prisons Service’s role in national development, revealing plans to support the Service...

MP for Asutifi North should be given an appointment in gov’t – Adu-Asare explains why

Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Kojo Adu-Asare, has suggested that the MP for Asutifi North deserves a position in government, describing him as...

Cybersecurity Amendment Bill could gag the media – GJA President warns

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has expressed strong reservations about the proposed Cybersecurity Amendment Bill, warning that its current...

Give gov’t time in galamsey fight despite worsening situation – GJA President

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has appealed to Ghanaians to give the government more time to show results in...

Ghana urged to own HIV response amid shifting global priorities

Chairman of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) Governing Board, Kakra Essamuah, has called for national ownership of Ghana’s HIV response as global funding priorities...

GJA releases list of nominees for 29th Media Awards

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has unveiled the list of nominees for the 29th GJA Media Awards, scheduled to take place this weekend at...

Lands Minister to lead Ghana’s delegation at COP 30 in Brazil

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, who is also serving as Acting Minister for Environment, has arrived in Brazil to...

KGL boss to speak on Public-Private Partnership at University of Ghana

The Executive Chairman of KGL Group, Mr. Alex Apau Dadey, is set to deliver an address on the theme “Public-Private Partnership: A Case Study...

Government developing emerging Technologies Bill to regulate AI and blockchain – Sam George

The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations has announced plans to introduce an Emerging Technologies Bill to establish a comprehensive legal and regulatory...