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Edudzi Tameklo visits Kufuor ahead of NPA@20 celebration

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo Esq., on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on former President John...

Finance Minister set to review VAT rate, roll out major tax reforms in 2026 Budget

Finance Minister Dr Ato Forson is set to announce a reduction in the effective VAT rate to be paid by businesses from next year. This...

Mustapha Hamid sues OSP for GH¢20 million

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul Hamid, has filed a lawsuit against the Office of the Special...

Supreme Court orders AG, Democracy hub to justify positions on Ghana–US deportation deal

The Supreme Court has directed the Attorney General and pressure group, Democracy Hub, to file written statements within one week explaining why the government’s...

Finance Minister to present 2026 Budget Statement today

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is scheduled to present the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament today, November 13,...

Full video: SML disguised at Kotoka: GACL’s last-minute multi-million-cedi contract questioned

Three days before the December 2024 election, the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) awarded a revenue assurance and auditing contract to Evatex Logistics Limited,...

Fire destroys parts of Mallam Atta market [Video]

A raging fire tore through sections of the Mallam Atta Market in Accra New Town around midnight, throwing traders and residents into panic as...

GAF recruitment stampede: Speaker Bagbin donates GH¢100,000 to support victims

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has donated GH¢100,000 to support the medical treatment of those injured in the tragic stampede at the...

If the GAF cannot tell us what happened, then the Chief of Defence Staff should be held responsible – Effia MP

Member of Parliament for Effia, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, has called for those responsible for the deadly stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium to be held...

NPP Youth calls for immediate investigation into GAF recruitment stampede

The National Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for an urgent investigation into the tragic stampede at Accra’s El-Wak Sports...

No one should criticize the Armed Forces, but… – Ntim Fordjour

Ranking Member Of Parliament’s Defence And Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called for the suspension of the ongoing Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)...

Mahama mourns victims of GAF recruitment stampede

President John Dramani Mahama has extended his condolences to the families of the six individuals who lost their lives in the tragic stampede during...

Mahama to empower 50 anchor farmers with 80,000 birds each

President John Dramani Mahama has launched a bold initiative aimed at revitalising Ghana’s poultry industry and reducing dependence on imported products through large-scale local...

Acting Defence Minister orders probe into deadly GAF recruitment stampede

The Acting Minister for Defence, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced the establishment of an internal board of inquiry to investigate the tragic stampede...

Ato Forson addresses parliament on tragic El-Wak recruitment stampede

The Acting Minister for Defence, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede that occurred early Wednesday morning at the...

GAF recruitment stampede: Security Analyst blames poor planning for El-Wak tragedy

Security analyst Richard Kumadoe has expressed concern over the tragic stampede that resulted in six job seekers' deaths and several injuries at El-Wak Sports...

United Party mourns death of six recruits, urges action on youth unemployment

The United Party (UP) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of six young recruits at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra earlier...

Ghana Armed Forces suspends recruitment exercise in Greater Accra after fatal incident

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has temporarily suspended its ongoing 2025/2026 recruitment exercise in the Greater Accra Region following a fatal incident at the...

All six deceased in GAF recruitment tragedy were female – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed deep sorrow following the deaths of six young women during the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise at...

Mahama orders suspension of GAF recruitment exercise after El-Wak stampede

President John Mahama has ordered the immediate suspension of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise following a stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium...

Afenyo-Markin commends CID Boss over alleged assault case

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has commended the professionalism of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, particularly its Director-General, COP...

Renel Ghana foundation participates in second world summit for social Development in Doha

Renel Ghana Foundation proudly represented Ghana at the Second World Summit for Social Development held in Doha, Qatar, from November 3 to 6, 2025....

Mahama launches ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ programme to boost poultry production

President John Mahama has launched the 'Nkoko Nkitinkiti' programme, one of his government’s flagship initiatives, in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. The project, which falls...

GRDA condemns attacks on train and official; orders eviction of unauthorised structures

The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has strongly condemned two violent incidents that occurred on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, expressing deep concern over the...

1985 Year Group of Kumasi Academy donates PA System to alma mater

The 1985 Year Group of Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) has donated a brand-new public address (PA) system to their alma mater as part of activities...

Minister orders immediate remedial works on Beach Road to ease traffic congestion

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has ordered immediate remedial works to ease the worsening traffic along the Beach Road corridor,...

Mahama visits 37 Military Hospital after GAF recruitment stampede at El-Wak

President John Mahama has visited injured individuals at the 37 Military Hospital following a tragic stampede at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra during the...

379 Ghana Cards confiscated from foreigners attempting to obtain Ghanaian passports

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that 379 foreigners have been arrested and their Ghana Cards confiscated after attempting to use...

GAF sets record straight on El-Wak stampede victims

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed that six people, not 12 as previously reported, lost their lives in the stampede at the El-Wak...

Ntim Fordjour calls for suspension of GAF recruitment after stampede

Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called for the immediate suspension of the ongoing Ghana Armed Forces...

Kwahu Abetifi Dabenhene pledges support for children’s education and cultural preservation

Nana Adwoa Ohenewaa Addo Sika II, the newly enstooled Dabenhene of Kwahu Abetifi, has pledged her commitment to supporting children’s education, with a special...

NSA scandal: Gifty Oware Mensah released after meeting GH¢10m bail condition

The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has confirmed that Gifty Oware Mensah, former Deputy Executive Director of the...

Over 300 arrested in ongoing police–military operation in Ahafo Region

Security personnel have arrested over 300 individuals in a large-scale joint operation currently underway across parts of the Ahafo Region. The coordinated exercise, which covers...

GAF breaks silence on recruitment stampede

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the deaths of six potential recruits and injuries to several others during its ongoing 2025/2026 recruitment exercise...

Six reported dead in stampede during Ghana Armed Forces recruitment at El-Wak Stadium

Six people have been reported dead in stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra on Wednesday during an ongoing Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)...

Thousands storm El-Wak stadium for Ghana Armed Forces recruitment; many left stranded

Thousands of eager Ghanaian youth on Wednesday flooded the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise. The massive turnout...

Medical Lab Workers’ Union condemns military assault and detention of member

The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU) has raised concerns over the alleged assault and detention of one of its members, Mr. Isaac Sakyi,...

“They tried to provoke me, but I was prepared” – Afenyo-Markin on Baffoe-Bonnie’s vetting chaos

Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has described the heated exchanges during the vetting of Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, as a...

Afenyo-Markin lauds Police, Interior Ministry over probe into Naa Koryoo’s claims [Audio]

Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has praised the Ministry of the Interior and the Ghana Police Service for conducting an “objective and...

Helicopter Crash: Minority calls for full disclosure of report

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to release the full report on the August 6 military helicopter crash to ensure...