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Small-Scale Miners launch anti-galamsey taskforce to protect rivers

The National Concerned Small-Scale Miners Association, Ghana (NCSSMAG), has inaugurated an Anti-Galamsey Taskforce to combat illegal mining activities on rivers and streams nationwide. The taskforce...

Minority pledges to defend Ghana’s sovereignty amid foreign policy concerns

The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has pledged to defend Ghana’s sovereignty and constitutional order in the face of what it describes...

Ghana risks losing neutrality over Gaza conflict – Minority  

The Minority in Parliament has cautioned the government against abandoning Ghana’s long-standing neutral foreign policy by openly siding in the ongoing Gaza conflict. At a...

US Deportee Deal: Minority accuses gov’t of breaching Constitution

The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has accused the government of violating the Constitution by agreeing to accept third-country nationals deported from...

Canada commits $30m to support TVET and skills development in Ghana

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to strengthening educational ties with Canada following a courtesy call from Canadian High Commissioner...

NPP race: 15 out of 23 Eastern Regional MPs endorse Bawumia

Fifteen of the 23 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament in the Eastern Region have pledged their support for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as...

Cocoa Loan Policy was a vision that came to me like a dream – Former COCOBOD CEO

Former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has dismissed claims by former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, that he deserves...

Police arrest 10 suspected armed robbers in major operations

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 10 suspected armed robbers in a coordinated operation across the Ashanti, Central, and Sunyani regions. Inspector-General of Police (IGP)...

Gov’t renews curfew in Sawla-Tuna-Kalba township

The government has extended the curfew in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba township and surrounding communities in the Savannah Region. In a statement issued on Tuesday, September 23,...

One-week-old baby found dead in toilet pit at Suhum

A one-week-old baby boy has been found dead in a toilet pit at Ali, a suburb of Suhum in the Eastern Region. The incident occurred...

GTEC restores all services to UCC 

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has restored all services to the University of Cape Coast (UCC). This is coming a few days after the...

Former Cocobod CEO accuses Bryan Acheampong of “intellectual thievery” [Audio]

Former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has strongly criticised former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, over claims that he...

Majority of Ghanaians approve of MPs’ performance – Survey

A new survey by Global InfoAnalytics reveals that most Ghanaians are generally satisfied with the performance of their Members of Parliament (MPs). The September 2025...

Asutifi South DCE warns community police assistants against misconduct

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Benjamin Assabil Donkor, has cautioned community police assistants against engaging in unlawful...

Church of Pentecost launches ‘Ministry to Okada Riders’ to promote road safety in Volta

The Sogakope Area Chapter of the Church of Pentecost in the Volta Region has launched a new initiative to promote road safety and discipline...

Asutifi North to get DVLA office by end of 2025 – Ahafo Minister

The Minister for the Ahafo Region, Charity Gardiner, has announced that government will establish a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) office in the...

Majority of Ghanaians believe in government’s fight against corruption – Survey

A Global InfoAnalytics survey shows that most Ghanaians remain satisfied with the government’s handling of corruption. The September 2025 poll reveals that 58% of voters...

Accra Reset: Mahama calls on Africa to fund healthcare internally

President John Mahama has called on African leaders to adopt homegrown solutions to fund healthcare and other critical sectors, rather than relying heavily on...

TOSA Y2K Alumni donates 105 mono desks to Tema Secondary School

The Tema Secondary School Old Students Association (TOSA) Year 2000 Alumni has once again demonstrated its commitment to supporting education by donating 105 Mono...

Africa must reset and fund its future – Mahama at Accra Reset Forum

President John Dramani Mahama has launched the Accra Reset Initiative in New York, bringing together world leaders, former presidents, and global institutions to explore...

GES releases harmonised prospectus for 2025 SHS freshers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the 2025 harmonised prospectus for Senior High Schools and Technical Institutions nationwide. Referred to as the National Prospectus,...

Bryan Acheampong tackled for claiming credit for COCOBOD’s finance model

Former Minister of Agriculture and NPP flagbearer aspirant, Bryan Acheampong, is under fire for claiming credit for a COCOBOD policy he is said to...

Ghana signs bilateral agreements with Norway, Venezuela to boost security and trade

Ghana has signed new bilateral agreements with Norway and Venezuela on the sidelines of a high-level United Nations meeting in New York, aimed at...

‘Stop singing the same song’ on galamsey crisis – Former NDC MP urges gov’t

Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Kojo Adu Asare, has urged government to be more forthright with Ghanaians on the challenges of tackling illegal...

Gov’t directs Buffer Stock to purchase surplus grains from farmers

The government has directed the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) to purchase excess grains from farmers across the country in anticipation of a...

NIA dismisses claims of reduced validity period for Ghana Card

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed reports suggesting that the validity period of the Ghana Card will be reduced from ten years. In a...

Delta Airlines flight DL55 from Lagos to Atlanta forced to divert to Accra

Delta Airlines flight DL55 from Lagos to Atlanta was forced to divert to Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, after spending just over...

If Mahama won’t fix galamsey, Ghana is hopeless – Senyo Hosi

Senyo Hosi of the One Ghana Movement and the Media Coalition Against Galamsey says Ghana is losing hope in the fight against illegal mining. Speaking...

Mahama nominates Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as new CJ

President John Mahama has nominated Supreme Court Judge Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Ghana’s new Chief Justice. The appointment, however, is subject to parliamentary approval in...

One dead, 19 injured in accident on Accra–Cape Coast highway

An early morning accident on the Accra–Cape Coast Highway has left one woman dead and 19 others injured. The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. on...

NPP should brace themselves, we will uncover everything after Christmas – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has hinted that the party will soon expose alleged wrongdoings of the Akufo-Addo...

Ghanaians are ready to punish NPP – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, says the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has yet to appreciate the resolve...

NEIP CEO supports victims of Sampa market fire outbreak

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Mr. Eric Adjei, has extended his support to traders whose shops...

Selective justice must concern Mahama – Nana Boakye

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has accused the government of applying justice selectively and targeting political opponents. Speaking...

Book on prostate cancer launched in Tema

A book on prostate cancer authored by Ghanaian urologist Dr. Lemuel Davies Bray was officially launched on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at a well-attended...

Galamsey crisis: Farmers fear speaking out over victimisation – Peasant Farmers Association

The Executive Director of the Peasant Farmers Association, Bismark Nortey, has raised concerns about the worsening impact of illegal mining (galamsey) on farmlands and...

“Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in pictures

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, launched its highly publicized “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in Accra. Hundreds of supporters took to...

Rusted Dreams: $165m Kojokrom-Takoradi railway project left to decay

On 26th November 2016, the Kojokrom railway station became the centre of national attention. The atmosphere was filled with excitement as President Mahama commissioned the...

Court strikes out lawsuit by 11 deportees against gov’t 

An Accra High Court has struck out a human rights case filed by eleven West African nationals against the government after it emerged that...

DSTv pricing review committee gets one-week extension

The Minister of Communications, Sam George, has granted a one-week extension to the stakeholder committee reviewing DSTv pricing in Ghana. The committee, which began its...