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Health Minister announces 120% NHIS tariff hike for service providers from 2026

Minister of Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has announced that the government will implement an average 120% increase in tariffs paid to service providers under...

Court discharges Gregory Afoko over Adams Mahama murder case

The High Court in Accra has discharged Gregory Afoko, the man accused of murdering Adams Mahama, a former Upper East Regional Chairman of the...

GHS issues public health alert ahead of harmattan season

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a public health alert as the country prepares for the dry harmattan season, despite recent rainfall in...

Paramount Chief of Ntrubo North bans children from being out after 9 p.m.

The paramount chief of Ntrubo North Traditional Area in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, Nana Obirikitibi Amnadu Okordie, has issued a...

Ministry of Education attributes rise in 2025 WASSCE failures to crackdown on malpractice

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education, Daniel Fenyi, has attributed the sharp rise in failures—particularly the surge in Grade F9 across...

Nigeria attacks: Pastor and new bride abducted

Gunmen have abducted at least 20 people, including a pastor and a new bride, in two separate attacks in the latest Nigerian kidnappings. Attackers stormed...

Farmer remanded for allegedly raping hearing impaired woman in bush

A 43-year-old farmer has been remanded into prison custody by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for allegedly raping...

Heavy security mounts at Manhyia Palace ahead of Asantehene’s final ruling on Bawku chieftaincy dispute

Heavy security has been deployed to the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi as representatives of the Mamprusi and Kusaasi groups await the much-anticipated final determination...

World AIDS Day: 334,000 living with HIV – Reports

Ghana has commemorated World AIDS Day 2025 with sobering statistics revealing that more than 334,700 people in the country are currently living with HIV. The...

Minority accuses Tamale High Court of blocking appeal process in Kpandai election case

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Tamale High Court of obstructing the appeal process in the Kpandai election dispute after the presiding judge,...

Government urges corporate sector to strengthen HIV response on World AIDS Day 2025

As Ghana marks World AIDS Day 2025, the government is calling on corporate institutions to play a stronger, more deliberate role in the national...

GES sets record straight on 2025 WASSCE, insists results reflect true student performance

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed claims by former Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei-Adutwum suggesting that management lapses contributed to the performance of...

VP Prof Opoku-Agyemang inaugurates three major projects at KNUST

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang over the weekend officially inaugurated three significant infrastructural projects at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology...

UEW Chancellor calls for stronger action against galamsey on River Ayensu

The Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Neenyi Ghartey VII, has renewed calls for intensified action against illegal miners, whose activities have...

WAEC identifies seven key areas behind poor core mathematics performance in the 2025 WASSCE

John Kapi, Head of Public Relations at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has attributed the sharp decline in Core Mathematics performance in the...

Teachers take just 20 cedis for three hours of invigilation, driving exam malpractice – GNAT President [Audio]

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, has highlighted low teacher remuneration during exams as a contributing factor to...

GNAT President attributes rising exam failures to politicisation and Capitation delays

The President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, has attributed the rising rate of exam failures among basic school...

2025 WASSCE: Education standards are falling, some students don’t like learning – GNAT President [Listen]

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, has urged calm following the release of the provisional 2025 West African...

Pentecost Ho Area, PEMEM & PENSA hold free medical outreach at Ho Central Market

The Church of Pentecost Ho Area, in partnership with its PEMEM and PENSA ministries, has organised a major free medical outreach for residents and...

Anyone who believes my past statements are defamatory or criminal can petition the court – Ashanti Regional Minister

Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has warned the public against abusing freedom of speech to defame individuals, emphasizing that unsubstantiated claims can tarnish...

How President Mahama marked his 67th birthday

President John Dramani Mahama marked his 67th birthday with a morning devotion and prayer service at his residence in Accra. The service was led by...

Let’s analyse 10 years of WASSCE trends before drawing conclusions — Sisala East MP

Sisala East MP Mohammed Bataglia has called for a 10-year performance analysis of Ghana’s senior high schools, urging WAEC and the Education Ministry to...

Asantehene to conclude Bawku mediation today

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is expected to deliver the final ruling in the long-running Bawku chieftaincy mediation today, Monday, December 1, 2025, at...

Air quality crisis deepens as Jamestown, Labadi, and Abofu emerge as Ghana’s toxic triangle

Two decades of air quality data from Accra reveal a troubling trend: while households are slowly moving away from wood and charcoal, waste burning...

Netherlands donates advanced airport passenger scanners to NACOC 

The Netherlands government has donated two state-of-the-art advanced airport passenger scanners to the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to strengthen Ghana’s fight against drug trafficking. The...

Waste burning now the biggest threat to Ghana’s air quality gains – New research warns

Ghana’s hard-won progress in reducing air pollution is being quietly reversed, not by traffic or household fuels, but by the growing menace of waste...

Akutuase chief rejects proposed mining activities on community lands

The Chief of Akutuase, Nana Kofi Asare Bediako, together with his elders, has firmly rejected any attempt to introduce mining activities on their lands...

Tertiary education reforms taking shape – Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang

Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice President, says the government is reshaping Ghana’s tertiary education landscape through the introduction of high-level policy interventions. Speaking at...

Avenor chiefs renew call for skills development at 2025 Tutudoza Za Festival

The Avenor Traditional Council has marked the 2025 edition of the Avenor Tutudoza Za Festival with a renewed call for skills acquisition, job creation,...

In difficult times when Bawumia was defending NPP, those making noise now were hiding under tables – Otchere Baafi

Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Otchere Baafi, has highlighted the dedication and committed service of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia...

Amasaman: Two robbers jailed 17 years each

The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced two men, Lawrence Fumato, alias Rasta, 28, and Daniel Dzoka, alias Alkaline, 20, to 17 years in prison...

Police debunks false reports on IGP’s death, confirms he is alive and working

The Ghana Police Service has dismissed widespread social media rumours claiming that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has passed away. In...

Chief of Asamankese calls for peace ahead of 2025 Obour Dwam Festival

The Chief of Asamankese, Osabarima Adu Darko III, has urged residents—especially the youth—to uphold peace and unity as the community prepares to celebrate the...

Court convicts two police officers of narcotics trafficking

A Circuit Court in Tema has sentenced two police officers to a combined 13 years in prison for unlawful possession and conspiracy to traffic...

2025 WASSCE Results Out: Step-by-Step Guide for checking online

The West African Examinations Council has released provisional results for candidates who sat the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. WAEC announced the...

President Mahama marks 67th birthday visiting children’s wards

President John Dramani Mahama chose to mark his 67th birthday on Saturday, November 29, 2025, by making private visits to the children's wards of...

Rev. Charles Owusu commends court over Daddy Lumba wives ruling

Reverend Charles Owusu has commended the Kumasi High Court for its ruling recognising both Priscilla Ofori Atta, popularly known as Odo Broni, and Akosua...

Dadiesoaba Nursing College appeals for urgent infrastructure support

The Principal of Dadiesoaba Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Ahafo Region, Marcelina Kwose Teni, has appealed to the government to upgrade the...

NPA marks 20 years with thanksgiving visit to Chief Imam at National Mosque

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA), led by Chief Executive Mr Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, held a special Muslim thanksgiving service at the National Mosque in...

Housing Minister vows to revive Koforidua’s 342-unit project

The fate of the sprawling, long-abandoned Koforidua Affordable Housing Project, a symbol of stalled public infrastructure for nearly two decades, is set to change. Kenneth...