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Yoo Naa congratulates Godwin Edudzi Tameklo on appointment as NPA CEO

The Paramount Chief of the Yoo Traditional Area in the Northern Region, Yoo Naa Andani Yakubu Abdulai, has paid a courtesy call on the...

Asanko Gold conflict: Lands Minister commiserates with family of deceased, promises investigations into fatal shooting

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has visited the family of a local Assembly Member who was killed during a...

Torkornoo challenges her removal as Justice of the Supreme Court

Former Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has filed an application for judicial review at the High Court, contesting the legality of...

First Atlantic Bank donates to Ghana Medical Trust Fund

First Atlantic Bank has donated GH₵250,000 to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as MahamaCares, to advance healthcare delivery nationwide. The donation was made...

No need to present Ghana Card at banks – NIA

The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Kwaku Deku, has clarified that Ghanaians do not need to present their physical Ghana...

Ghana Card to soon serve as student ID – NIA boss

The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Kwaku Deku, has revealed that the Ghana Card will soon be used as a...

Tradition fills Manhyia Palace as Asantehemaa’s burial rites continue

The Manhyia Palace in Kumasi remains the focal point of solemn tradition as the burial rites for the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III,...

Mahama calls for measures to address Africa’s energy poverty and boost access

President John Dramani Mahama has called on energy sector stakeholders across the continent to intensify efforts to close Africa’s widening energy gap. Speaking at the...

Gov’t launches responsible cooperative mining programme in Bibiani to tackle galamsey

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has launched the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme in Bibiani, Western North Region, as part...

Issuance of Ghana Card began under NDC in 2009 – NIA boss

The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Kwaku Deku, has disclosed that the first batch of Ghana Cards was issued in...

Oti Region: Man shot dead in Keri

A man was shot dead on his farm at Keri in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region on Tuesday, September 16, 2025,...

Interior Ministry declares Monday, Sept. 22, as Public Holiday

The Ministry of the Interior has declared Monday, September 22, 2025, a statutory public holiday to mark Founder’s Day. A statement signed by the Minister,...

Mahama officially opens AOW: Energy 2025; a defining moment of African unity, pride, and partnership

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, officially opened AOW:Energy 2025 in Accra, marking the start of a landmark week for Ghana,...

Energy Minister hails AOW: Energy 2025 as a platform of unity, purpose, and shared ambition

Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the distinguished guests, sponsors, and partners who made AOW: Energy...

AOW: Energy opening night marks new dawn of partnership in Ghana

AOW Energy 2025 opened on Tuesday night with a high-level gala at the Presidency, attended by over 450 distinguished guests from government, industry, and...

OFAB Ghana endorses CSIR’s PBR Cowpea; urges public to embrace it

The Project Manager for the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Enoch Ilori, has assured the public that the Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea...

Samira Bawumia re-appointed global champion of Clean Cooking Alliance

The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) has re-appointed Ghana’s former Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, as a Global Champion, recognising her continued commitment to advancing clean...

Gov’t committed to expanding school infrastructure – Bono East Regional Minister

The Bono East Regional Minister, Francis Owusu Antwi, has reaffirmed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government’s commitment to improving school infrastructure across the country,...

Reviving Aayalolo buses requires huge sums of money – Transport Minister

Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has said that resuming the operations of the Aayalolo bus service will require significant financial resources. Answering questions from...

Mahama, Roads Minister hail First Sky Construction as model of excellence

President John Dramani Mahama and the Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon. Kwame Governs Agbodza, have commended First Sky Construction Company, a subsidiary of...

Democracy without jobs, schools, and hospitals will always be at risk – Mahama

President John Mahama has warned that democracy cannot survive without development, emphasizing that a system lacking jobs, schools, hospitals, and other basic needs is...

Shoddy work will no longer be tolerated – Roads Minister warns contractors

Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza, has urged Ghanaian road contractors to prove critics wrong by delivering quality and timely road projects across...

Democracy dies when citizens lose faith and leaders abandon integrity – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has warned that democracy cannot survive on rhetoric alone, stressing that it collapses when citizens lose faith, leaders abandon integrity,...

Western North NDC Chairman awards scholarships to 120 brilliant but needy students

Council of State member and Western North NDC Regional Chairman, Michael Aidoo, has awarded full scholarships to 120 brilliant but needy students in the...

Support Mahama’s agenda even without positions – Asiedu Nketia to NDC members

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has urged party members who have not received government appointments to remain...

Wode Maya, Rocky Dawuni, Anita Erskine and 2 others awarded diplomatic passports by Foreign Minister Ablakwa

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has presented diplomatic passports to five high-profile Ghanaians — travel vlogger Wode Maya, Grammy-nominated reggae artist...

DVLA clears backlog of over 440,000 driver’s licence cards – Transport Minister

The Minister for Transport, Joseph Nikpe Bukari, has announced that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has cleared a backlog of more than...

Yayra Koku assures NIA staff of improved welfare [Audio]

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Yayra Koku Deku, has assured staff of the Authority that their welfare remains...

640,000 Ghana Card backlogs cleared, instant registration now available – NIA boss [Audio]

Chief Executive Officer of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Yayra Koku Deku, says significant progress has been made since he assumed office, with...

Ministry of Transport pledges to resolve Railway Workers’ salary arrears

The Ministry of Transport has pledged to address the grievances of railway workers who have gone nearly a year without pay. The Railway Workers Union...

NIA boss clarifies social media post on linking Ghana Card to MoMo, bank accounts

NIA Executive Secretary, Wisdom Yayra Koku, has clarified a February 2025 social media post, explaining that his remarks were about plans to activate the...

Akoto Royal Family urges Adiko Royals to respect rule of law in Tanyigbe chieftaincy dispute

The Akoto Royal Family of the Doku Dzehe stool has appealed to the Adiko Royal Family to uphold the rule of law in the...

Check out countries where Ghanaians abroad can get their Ghana Card [Audio]

Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Yayra Koku, has outlined ongoing efforts to make Ghana Card registration more accessible to citizens...

Being an MP is one of the toughest jobs – Felix Kwakye Ofosu

Member of Parliament for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has described the position of MPs as...

FDA to inspect school food vendors’ certifications in Central Region

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in the Central Region has announced plans to inspect the certifications of food vendors operating in schools to...

Mahama pledges 40km of roads for 166 Constituencies over the next four years

President John Dramani Mahama has launched a nationwide road initiative that will see 166 constituencies benefit from 40 kilometres of road construction each over...

GoldBod suspends NK Benark Enterprise’s license

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has suspended the license of NK Benark Enterprise, a licensed Tier 2 gold buying company, and ordered the immediate...

Bawumia commiserates with family of late Apostle Kwadwo Safo ‘Kantanka’

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commiserated with former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Sarah Adwoa Safo, and her family following the death...

Big Push Initiative: Road contractors to work day and night – Roads Minister

The Minister of Roads, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has announced that all contractors working under the Big Push initiative will undertake construction works around the...

42-year-old nursing mother drowns in pond at Amuana Praso

A 42-year-old nursing mother has drowned in a pond at Amuana Praso in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region. The deceased, identified as...