HomeNewsLocal News

Local News

Ga Mantse pays condolence visit to late Nana Konadu’s family

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu...

Tension mounts at Kpassa SHTS; Parents, students protest GH¢435,000 ‘unapproved’ fees

Tension is swelling up in Kpassa Senior High Technical School (KPASTECH), located in the Nkwanta-North District in the Oti Region, over unauthorised fines imposed...

Works and Housing Committee demands probe into $76m Dansoman sea defence project

The Parliamentary Committee on Works and Housing has carried out an inspection of the ongoing Dansoman Sea Defence Project, expressing disappointment over the pace...

Ibrahim Mahama urges wealthy Ghanaians to support their communities

Businessman and philanthropist Ibrahim Mahama has called on affluent Ghanaians to extend support to their communities, stressing that wealth should be used to uplift...

Rotary Clubs of Accra Legon East, Pocatello commission three mechanized boreholes in Agomeda and Somanya

The Rotary Clubs of Accra Legon East, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Pocatello (USA), formally commissioned three mechanized boreholes fitted with filtration...

Mahama to appoint substantive Minister for Defence in due course – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister in Charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has assured that President John Dramani Mahama is fully aware of his responsibilities and will,...

Gov’t warns Ministers against announcing policies without Cabinet approval

The government has issued a strong reminder to all Ministers of State that no major policy, programme, or initiative should be publicly announced without...

NSA Deputy boss makes shocking revelation about 2025 registration

The Deputy Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Fuseini Donkor, has revealed that the rollout of the new registration system has been fraught...

KATH CEO vows to institute measures to deal with audit infractions

The Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has vowed to institute stringent measures to address the infractions that caused the...

REGSEC supports Gulumpe residents with relief items amid curfew

Residents of Gulumpe in the Kintampo Municipality of the Bono East Region have received relief items following the imposition of a curfew on the...

Estate developer reacts to alleged land grabbing at Ayensuano

Real estate developer KOANS Building Solutions has firmly dismissed allegations of land grabbing and the reported use of armed landguards in parts of the...

Hair policy in SHSs is about hygiene and safety, not discipline – Adutwum

Former Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has called for a shift in how schools approach the issue of students keeping their hair, stressing...

Bawumia visits Rawlings’ family to mourn late Nana Konadu

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday, October 27, visited the family of the late former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings to express...

Four arrested over shooting at funeral in Asamankese

Police in the Eastern Region have arrested four suspects in connection with a shooting incident that occurred during the burial and funeral rites of...

Cybersecurity Amendment Bill too ambiguous, draconian – IMANI’s Selorm Branttie

Vice President for Innovation and Technology at IMANI Africa, Selorm Branttie, has raised concerns over the Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill, 2025. According to him, the draft...

GNAT calls for proper teacher preparation before enforcing mother tongue instruction policy

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has welcomed the Education Ministry’s directive to enforce mother tongue instruction in schools but says the policy...

NHIS challenges not funding-related — Mahama Ayariga replies Jerry Ahmed

Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has said the persistent challenges facing Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) are not due to a lack...

Three TVET headteachers suspended for charging unauthorised fees

The Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service has suspended headteachers for three technical institutes after confirmed reports of unauthorised fee collection...

Three, including children killed; others injured in Binduri shooting

Unidentified gunmen on Sunday, October 26, attacked a family residence in Binduri in the Upper East Region, killing three people and injuring two others. Among...

Pursue legal action if treated unfairly over hair directive – Eduwatch urges students, parents

Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has encouraged parents and students to seek legal redress if they feel unfairly treated under...

Motorcycle couriers petition NYA over alleged Police harassment

The Motorcycle Couriers Union of Ghana (MCUG) has petitioned the National Youth Authority (NYA) to intervene in what it describes as ongoing harassment and...

Nitiwul urges Mahama to appoint substantive Minister for Defence

Former Minister for Defence and Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, Dominic Nitiwul, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to, as a matter of urgency,...

GNAT President calls for legal backing to enforce ‘no long hair’ policy in SHS

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, has called for a legislative instrument to back Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu's...

Government to announce gun amnesty to curb proliferation of illicit arms

The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of the Interior, is set to declare a Gun Amnesty Programme in the coming days to help...

Former North Tongu DCE reported dead in ghastly accident

The former District Chief Executive (DCE) for North Tongu, Osborn K. Divine Fenu, has reportedly passed away following a tragic road accident. The...

Power outage hits Sogakope after damage to GRIDCo transmission line

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced that a damaged transmission line has caused a power outage in Sogakope and nearby communities. According to...

Ewoyaa lithium project: Minister, chiefs and MP unite behind swift ratification

A strong show of unity among traditional, political, and government leaders in the Central Region has renewed calls for swift parliamentary ratification of the...

7-year-old drowns in manhole at Abuom

A 7-year-old boy has died after falling into a water-filled manhole at Abuom Redtop, near the West Hills Mall in Accra. According to eyewitnesses, the...

Charcoal production sets sawmill on fire at Adadekrom

Fire has gutted parts of BSE Company Limited, a sawmill located at Adadekrom in the Birim North Municipality of the Eastern Region. The fire was...

Zeera Group arms NACOC with high-tech gear to boost visibility, fight drug crime

The Zeera Group of Companies has donated modern communication equipment worth GHS81,000 to the Public Affairs Department of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC). The donation...

Kukuom Agric SHS headmaster worried over turnout of first-year students

The headmaster of Kukuom Agricultural Senior High School in the Ahafo Region, Osei Antwi Robert, has expressed concern over the low turnout of first-year...

Vice President champions agricultural transformation at Global Food Dialogue

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has reaffirmed Ghana’s strong commitment to agricultural transformation, food security, and inclusive economic growth during her keynote address...

Health officials in Asutifi South intensify efforts to fight breast cancer

Saint Elizabeth Hospital at Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region has stepped up its campaign against breast cancer through a series of awareness and screening...

CETAG threatens strike over govt’s failure to implement NLC Arbitral Award

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has expressed deep disappointment at the government’s failure to fully implement the binding arbitral award...

NHIS system disruption puts healthcare delivery at risk — Tia Mahama

The Member of Parliament for Walewale, Tia Abdul-Kabiru Mahama, has expressed concern over Ghana’s ongoing digital health disruptions, warning that the return to manual...

KGL Group’s Alex Apau Dadey wins Forbes Best of Africa Leadership award

Executive Chairman of KGL Group, Alex Apau Dadey, has been honoured with the Forbes Best of Africa Corporate Leadership and Innovation Award at a...

We’ll not tolerate long hair in SHS; school isn’t a beauty contest – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has joined the public debate on whether it is time for senior high schools (SHS) to allow students...

Two labourers jailed three years for stealing floor tiles

Two labourers have been sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour by an Adentan Circuit Court for stealing floor tiles valued at GH₵4,000...

Birim Central MCE denies GH₵15,000 galamsey extortion claims

Birim Central Municipal Chief Executive Solomon Kusi Brako has denied allegations of extorting GH â‚µ 15,000 from miners. It follows claims that Mr Brako demanded payments of...

We’ll no longer accept substandard roads – Asutifi North Assembly to Newmont

Assembly members in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region have declared that they will no longer allow Newmont Gold Ghana to construct...