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Deputy Lands Minister engages Zijin Group on responsible mining and environmental protection

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Yusif Sulemana (MP), has held discussions with China’s Zijin Group of Companies on strengthening Ghana’s...

Commercial Rice Growers urge prioritisation of local rice consumption

The Commercial Rice Growers Alliance Ghana (CRAG) has called for stronger national action to promote the cultivation and consumption of locally produced rice. Representing commercial...

Ho stakeholders threaten legal action against newly installed Chief Imam

Tensions within the Ho Muslim community in the Volta region have escalated as a group of concerned stakeholders has vowed to initiate legal proceedings...

Galamsey: NAIMOS raids site in Ahafo, arrests operators including a Burkinabe

The government’s intensified fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has achieved another milestone in the Ahafo Region. The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat...

Cape Coast Youth urged to embrace free TVET programme to gain employable skills

The Director of Springs for Skills College, Kiki Bruce, has urged the youth of Cape Coast and the Central Region to take full advantage...

Bole DCE urges residents to avoid indiscriminate waste disposal

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bole, Abdulai Muhammad, has cautioned residents against indiscriminate dumping of refuse around their homes. His warning follows the district’s...

Weeds overrun Agenda 111 hospital projects in Oti Region

The Agenda 111 project, launched by the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government to expand healthcare infrastructure nationwide, is facing serious setbacks in the...

Residents of Asante Akyem Bompata vow to resist mining activities on their land

Residents of Asante Akyem Bompata in the Asante Akyem South Municipality have vowed to resist any mining activities on their land, citing concerns over...

Small-Scale miner pledges support for taskforce to combat illegal mining in Atiwa East

A small-scale miner from Anyinam, Collins Agyabreh, has pledged to collaborate with the Atiwa East District Assembly taskforce to combat illegal mining activities, particularly...

Denkyira Akyempim: Man sets family on fire, takes own life

A tragic incident has occurred at Denkyira Akyempim in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region, where a man allegedly set his...

Pastor urges church to take firm stand against homosexuality

The District Pastor of the New Life branch of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church in Koforidua, Pastor Osei Bonsu Sarpong, has urged Christians, traditional...

When Dr Adutwum speaks, hope awakens – Yaw Opoku Mensah

The spokesperson for Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, a presidential candidate hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the former Education Minister continues to...

Volta Region positioned as Ghana’s next growth frontier in 24-hour economy drive – Regional Minister

The Volta Region is fast redefining its place on Ghana’s economic map — transforming from a peripheral zone into a central hub for trade,...

Nkwanta South Assembly to prosecute sanitation offenders

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, Joseph Awal Antwi, has announced that the assembly is preparing to prosecute...

Asutifi North MP begins rural electrification extension

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asutifi North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has begun extending electricity to several rural...

Awutu Senya West NADMO boss denies involvement in Kwashie Abbey chieftaincy dispute

The Awutu Senya West District NADMO Director, Adams Salifu, has denied allegations that he recruited military officers to install a chief at Kwashie Abbey. On...

Cybersecurity Bill needs bipartisan backing and expert input – Prof Khalid

Economic Adviser at the Office of the Vice President, Professor Sharif Mahmud Khalid, has called for a bipartisan and inclusive approach to the passage...

NSMQ 2025: Amaniampong SHS shocks Osei Tutu, St. James to secure semifinal spot

Amaniampong Senior High School from Mampong has done it again and this time, they have marched straight into the semifinals of the 2025 National...

PAC urges EPA, Environment Ministry to clamp down on illegal fuel stations in residential areas

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has urged the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to...

Importer crushed to death in tragic accident at Tema Port

A young importer has met a tragic end at the Golden Jubilee Terminal of the Tema Harbour after being crushed from the waist down...

Fire guts Kwapong Nursing female dormitory

Fire has razed down the female dormitory of the Kwapong Nursing and Midwifery College in the Ahafo Region, destroying properties worth thousands of cedis. According...

Burkinabé driver escapes death in accident on Accra–Kumasi Highway

A Burkinabé driver narrowly escaped death in an accident on the Accra-Kumasi Highway after attempting to avoid a collision with a VIP bus at...

Tricycle rider dead in crash at Achimota overhead

A tricycle rider has died in a horrific accident at the Achimota overhead after a speeding Mercedes Benz rammed into his parked vehicle. Eyewitnesses said...

SML Saga: Let the law work, but end the talk – Prof. Boadi

Professor Isaac Boadi, Dean of the Faculty of Accounting and Finance at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), says while the Office of...

Lands Minister lays LI 2462 in parliament to revoke law allowing mining in Forest reserves

Lands Minister (acting Environment Minister) Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has presented a new legislative instrument to Parliament seeking to revoke L.I. 2462. The regulation, which previously...

Mahama arrives in Cairo for grand Egyptian Museum opening

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Cairo, Egypt, to attend the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), one of the world’s...

NSMQ 2025: Mfantsipim beats Prempeh and Adisadel in fierce contest to book semi-final slot

Defending champions, Mfantsipim School (BOTWE), have once again proven their dominance in the 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz after edging out fierce rivals...

SML replies OSP, insists on facts and transparency in revenue debate

Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has responded to recent public commentary following the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) October 30 briefing, reaffirming its...

Mahama orders immediate termination of all SML contracts following OSP probe

The Government of Ghana has instructed the termination of all contracts with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) following the conclusion of an investigation by...

Unpaid Nkwanta North school feeding caterers give gov’t one-week ultimatum

Some unpaid school feeding caterers in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region have given the government a one-week ultimatum to settle the...

Brunel University of London partners with UG for an Older Adults Reference Group Conference

Brunel University of London (BUL), in partnership with the University of Ghana (UG), will hold a joint Older Adults Reference Group Conference on Wednesday,...

Cabinet approves GH¢100 million for NAFCO for food surplus purchase

The Cabinet has approved that an initial GH¢100 million should be released to purchase surplus food from farmers across the country, the Deputy Chief...

DVLA CEO appears before OSP over alleged GH¢4m bribe

The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has appeared before the Office of the Special Prosecutor...

There’s no intention to pursue anyone for political reasons – Kwakye Ofosu

Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu has reassured Ghanaians that the Attorney-General’s Office is conducting all ongoing prosecutions in strict accordance with due process, emphasizing...

Epic deals, music and vibes: Ecobank-JoyBusiness SME Fair 2025 kicks off today at Accra Mall

The biggest celebration of entrepreneurship, innovation, and unbeatable deals is here again as the Ecobank-JoyBusiness SME Fair 2025, powered by JoyPrime, takes over Ghud Park...

Two arrested for murder and robbery at Aduman

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested two individuals in connection with a violent robbery and murder that occurred at Aduman in the...

NOBISCO bursar busted for allegedly stealing large quantities of students’ foodstuffs

The Bursar of the Northern School of Business Senior High School (NOBISCO), Fedelia Kudaariwo, has surrendered to the police after large quantities of foodstuffs...

OSP makes three requests during Public Accounts Committee appearance

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to account for its use of public funds and...

Fire destroys dormitory at Kwapong Nursing and Midwifery College

Firefighters from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the Ahafo Region have successfully contained a fire outbreak at the Kwapong Nursing and Midwifery...

Bishop Tackie-Yarboi calls for single six-year presidential term

The Presiding Bishop of Victory Bible Church International, Bishop N.A. Tackie-Yarboi, has proposed a review of Ghana’s presidential tenure, suggesting a single six-year term...