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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...

Developer defied stop-work order before Klagon building collapse — Tema West MCE reveals

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tema West, Ludwig Teye Totimeh, has vowed to take decisive action against developers who flout building regulations following the...

Ghana Stock Exchange marks a decade of GFIM’s growth, innovation, and new opportunities

The Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM) is marking a decade of innovation, resilience, and remarkable growth that has significantly shaped the country’s capital market...

Court adjourns Charles Bissue corruption case to November 19

The Criminal High Court has adjourned the case of The Republic v. Charles Bissue & Others (CR/0559/2025) to November 19, 2025, following arguments on...

Angry mob vandalises police checkpoint after man is shot dead near Gbintri

A 45-year-old man, Issah Nawutou Baricle, has reportedly been shot dead by a police officer while on his way to the market in Gbintri,...

Mother and two children injured in Klagon building collapse

A mother and her two children sustained injuries when a three-storey building collapsed early Wednesday morning at Klagon in the Tema West Municipality. The collapse,...

Drunkards Association announces one-week alcohol break

The Beverage Consumers and Bar Owners Association of Ghana, commonly known as the Drunkards Association of Ghana, has announced a one-week suspension of alcohol...

University of Ghana reveals cause of delay in releasing students’ results

The Management of the University of Ghana (UG) has explained that persistent delays in releasing students’ semester results are due to high staff attrition...

NPP accuses Attorney General, Judiciary of collusion and bias

NPP General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, has accused the Attorney General and the Judiciary of undermining public confidence in Ghana’s justice system, alleging collusion...

PAC refers University of Ghana and UEW to Attorney General over financial irregularities

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has referred the University of Ghana, Legon (UG), and the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), to the...

Man arrested for receiving suspected narcotics concealed in cassava sacks 

The Ashaiman District Police Command has arrested Francis Alidu for allegedly receiving 18 compressed slabs of suspected Indian hemp concealed in sacks of cassava.  Alidu is expected to...

Man electrocuted in suspected theft attempt in Berekum

A man believed to be in his late 20s has reportedly died from electrocution at Nyamebekyere, a suburb of Berekum in the Bono Region,...

You can’t use 2 years to probe and jail people in corruption cases – OSP urges patience

A Legal Officer at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Sammy Darko, has appealed to Ghanaians to exercise patience regarding ongoing corruption prosecutions,...

Manasseh Azure questions relevance of PAC sittings amid recurring financial scandals

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has criticized Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), questioning its effectiveness and moral authority in tackling corruption and financial mismanagement...

Journalists equipped with skills to combat hate speech and misinformation

Dr. Charles Ohene-Amoah has urged journalists to take full advantage of training opportunities to enhance their skills in promoting peace and responsible reporting. He...

CHRAJ suspends former GRA Commissioner-General from public service

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has barred former Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Commissioner-General, Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, from holding any public...

Wontumi failed to acquire full documentation for Tano Nimiri Forest – Former Akonta Mining manager

The former General Manager of Akonta Mining Company Limited, Edward Akwasi Akuoko, has admitted that the company did not complete all the necessary documentation...

Peasant farmers question buffer stock over delayed GHS 100m grain purchases

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is calling on the government to provide transparency regarding the GHC 100 million released to the National...

Coalition Against Galamsey condemns violent attack on NAIMOS officers, demands swift action

The Coalition Against Galamsey, Ghana, has condemned the recent violent attack on officers of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Squad (NAIMOS) and other security...

Cervical cancer claimed 2,500 lives in Ghana in 2024 – Deputy Health Minister

Ghana recorded about 2,500 deaths from cervical cancer in 2024 out of an estimated 3,000 reported cases, according to the Deputy Minister of Health,...

FDA recalls ‘Choice Irish Cream Flavoured Drink’ over undeclared drug

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered the immediate recall of Choice Irish Cream Flavoured Drink from the market after laboratory tests revealed...

Ghana Airports Company urges travellers to report extortion at airports

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging travellers and airport users to help combat extortion by reporting any...

Akonta mining trial: Attorney-General withdraws charges against fourth accused

The Office of the Attorney-General (AG) has withdrawn all charges against Edward Akuoko, a manager of Akonta Mining Company Limited, who was among five...

Eat Ghana Rice Campaign urges public to support local farmers amid rice glut

The partners of the Eat Ghana Rice Campaign have issued an urgent appeal to Ghanaians to patronize locally produced rice to help address the...

CHRAJ finds former GRA boss liable for procurement breaches costing Ghana nearly 9 million cedis

The former Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Reverend Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, has been found culpable of procurement breaches and administrative lapses that...

No one trapped in Klagon building collapse — MP confirms

The Member of Parliament for Tema West, Lawyer James Enu, has reassured the public that no casualties were reported following the collapse of an...

EPA shuts down Chinese-Owned warehouse over illegal “changfan” machine fabrication

The Environmental Protection Authority(EPA) has shut down a Chinese-owned warehouse, FEI FUCAI, located at Anwia Nkwantah in the Ashanti Region, for allegedly storing and...

“We thank God for these things happening” — Asutifi North MP’s lawyer

The lawyer for Asutifi North Member of Parliament, Dr. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has expressed gratitude to God amid the controversy surrounding his client’s alleged...

Afenyo-Markin urges collective political action against galamsey after NAIMOS attack

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on all political actors to set aside partisan interests and work together in the fight against illegal...

Police rescue kidnapped woman in Bono Region, suspects at large

The Bono Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into the kidnapping of 30-year-old Millicent Fosua at Kyeremasu in the Dormaa East Municipality. According to...

‘We now have a real president’- Senyo Hosi hails swift action after NAIMOS attack

Convener of the One Ghana Movement, Senyo Hosi, has applauded President John Mahama for what he described as a bold and decisive response to...

Mahama swears in new Right to Information Commission

President John Mahama has sworn in the newly appointed members of the Right to Information (RTI) Commission, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to promoting transparency...