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8-year-old girl dies in Dansoman Market fire

An 8-year-old girl has tragically died after being trapped in a fierce blaze that engulfed Dansoman Market in the early hours of today, according...

GCBC, Christian Council defend values amid debate on religious rights in mission schools

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Christian Council of Ghana have reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining the Christian character of mission schools, amid...

IGP mandate extension ‘a sorry state’ — Former Deputy Defence Minister fires

Former Deputy Defence Minister Kofi Amankwah Manu has expressed concerns over the Police Council’s recommendation to extend the tenure of the Inspector General of...

50,000 students stranded as CETAG strike shuts down 46 Colleges

A deepening industrial standoff has paralysed academic activities across Ghana’s teacher education sector, with the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) declaring...

Suspect accused of killing girlfriend over his smoking habit arrested

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested 27-year-old Sylvester Sowah, the man suspected of killing his girlfriend, Charlotte Obeng, popularly known as Biggest Abena,...

He guides, coaches and leads – Felix Kwakye Ofosu on Mahama’s communication legacy

Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has credited President John Mahama for shaping his communication style and instilling in him a disciplined, respectful approach to...

Controller’s Department halts 2 key allowances after last-minute system failure

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has announced that two major categories of allowances expected to be paid this month could not be processed. This...

Kumasi Mayor directs Bantama traders to vacate roadsides ahead of new market allocation

The Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori-Agyeman Boadi, has issued a firm directive to traders operating along the roads at Bantama Market, instructing them to...

Major fire breaks out at Dansoman Market

A major fire has broken out at the Dansoman Market in Accra, with firefighters currently working to bring the situation under control. According to officials,...

NCBWTA warns government over intimidation, calls for fair customs practices

The National Cross Border Women Traders Association (NCBWTA) has issued a strong warning to government over what it describes as growing intimidation and unfair...

Appointments Committee has been politicised – Baffour Awuah

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has expressed concern over what he describes as excessive political interference in the...

Bimbila Regent supports Fire Service with donation of new computers

The Regent of Bimbila, Nyelingboligu Naa Yakubu Andani, has donated brand-new desktop computers to the Bimbila Fire Station in the Northern Region to improve...

Vendor killed after trotro rams into pedestrians at Appollo Traffic Light

A 36-year-old street vendor has died after being hit by a commercial vehicle with failed brakes at Appollo Traffic Light in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality...

Man jailed for attacking senior police officer at McCarthy Hill

Rashid Cidi, a 21-year-old unemployed man, has been sentenced to four years in prison for attacking a senior police officer at McCarthy Hill in...

Muslim Leaders urge President Mahama to complete abandoned SHS projects

Muslim leaders have called on President John Dramani Mahama to prioritise the completion of abandoned Senior High School (SHS) projects associated with the Muslim...

Police arrest 27 suspects in Northern Region drug crackdown

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 27 suspects as part of a nationwide operation to combat drug peddling and related crimes in the Northern...

Two chainsaw operators killed in logging accident at Bekawopa

Two chainsaw operators have died in a fatal logging accident at Bekawopa, a community in Twifo Hemang within the Lower Denkyira District of the...

Adutwum promises to appoint an adviser for party welfare at Jubilee House

Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced plans to establish a welfare office at the Jubilee House...

I will show him my spiritual powers – Apostle Abraham Lincoln warns OSP not to invite him

Apostle Abraham Lincoln Larbi has issued a stern warning to Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, stating that he will not respond to any invitation from...

Removal of Special Prosecutor: Apostle Abraham Lincoln denies political sponsorship

Apostle Abraham Lincoln Larbi, one of the leaders of a protest calling for the removal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, says his actions are...

OSP didn’t interrogate me; we only agreed on procedure for my evidence – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has clarified that he was not interrogated by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) during his visit on...

U/W: Police arrest 10 suspects over robbery, abduction in Kendeu

The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested ten suspects in connection with a series of robberies and abductions in the Kendeu community, Wa...

NDC gov’t determined to dismiss EC Chair – NPP

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications team, Fad Osman, has claimed that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) is determined to...

Ex-BOST MD Edwin Provencal released on GH¢30m bail

Former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), Edwin Provencal, has been released after meeting his GH¢30 million bail condition,...

Motor rider killed after being hit by military convoy

An unidentified motor rider has died after being struck by a convoy of men dressed in military uniforms on the Yendi–Bimbilla highway. Eyewitnesses say the...

Minority calls for probe into Ministry of Education’s sanitary pad budget figures

The Minority in Parliament is calling for an investigation into discrepancies in the Ministry of Education’s budget figures relating to the distribution of sanitary...

Gov’t to release GH¢231m to clear outstanding nurses’ allowances within two weeks

Government has announced plans to release GH¢231 million within the next two weeks to settle outstanding allowances owed to nurses across the country. This follows...

Kpandai parliamentary rerun: residents react to court ruling

Residents of Kpandai are reacting to the Tamale High Court ruling that annulled the 2024 parliamentary election, which had declared the New Patriotic Party’s...

Mahama approves two-year contract extension for IGP Yohuno

President John Dramani Mahama has approved a two-year contract extension for Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno, allowing him to remain in office...

President to appoint new Defence and Environment Ministers next year

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that his administration will appoint new Ministers for Defence and Environment next year, following the tragic helicopter crash...

President Mahama has not ordered work halt on Accra–Kumasi bypass – Roads Minister

Roads Minister Governs Agbodza has dismissed claims that construction on the Accra–Kumasi bypass has been halted, insisting that President John Mahama has not directed...

GNFS rescues Okorase after bee swarm invades community

Residents of Okorase Nyarkroma in the Eastern Region were left alarmed when a large swarm of bees invaded a local facility, prompting a rapid...

Police Council recommends two-year contract extension for IGP Yohuno

The Police Council has recommended a two-year contract extension for Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno ahead of his mandatory retirement in December...

Mpox cases reach 880, GHS urges public to stay alert

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed 11 new Mpox infections, raising the national case count to 880 as of November 20, 2025. The update follows...

President Mahama urges global cooperation during Duke of Edinburgh’s visit

President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the importance of stronger multilateral cooperation to address pressing global challenges, including climate change and economic inequality. He warned...

Concerned Youth accuse Asante Akyem North MP of pushing mining activities

Concerned youth in the Asante Akyem North Municipality have staged a protest against their Member of Parliament, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, an independent candidate, over...

Family of late Daddy Lumba rejects announced funeral date

The direct family of the late highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has expressed strong objections to a widely circulated...

Kissi Agyebeng’s removal: Shamima Muslim receives petition

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has reassured Ghanaians that no citizen should feel intimidated when exercising their constitutional rights, following the submission of a...

GHS alerts districts ahead of Zipline Sefwi Wiawso Centre suspension

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Western North Region has directed all district health facilities to prepare for the temporary suspension of operations...

Two employees found dead in parked vehicle at Atonsu Agogo

Two employees of a Chinese-owned company, Asomdwie Rubber Company, have been found dead in a parked vehicle at the premises of a shoe factory...