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Sampa under lockdown after deadly chieftaincy clashes

Calm has returned to Sampa in the Jaman North District after violent clashes over a chieftaincy dispute on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, left a...

Mpatuam Shooting: Youth’s violence condemnable but Asanko Mines cannot escape blame – Otumfuo Brempong

Otumfuo Brempong, the chief of Tetrem in the Ashanti Region, Nana Akwasi Oko II, has held Asanko Mine partly responsible for the tensions that...

Yagbonwura dedicates 2025 Damba to helicopter crash victims and Gbeniyiri casualties

The Damba festival, celebrated annually by the Gonja people to commemorate the birth of Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W) and to promote unity, culture, and development...

Focus on issues, not insults – Adutwum tells NPP aspirants

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has cautioned his fellow contenders in the party’s flagbearer race against the use of...

Mahama is fumbling – NPP General Secretary aspirant

General Secretary aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Eugene Boakye Antwi, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama, accusing him of lacking clarity and...

Mahama to launch ‘Big Push programme’ with road projects next week

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government will next week break ground at three sites to officially commence the implementation of the ‘Big...

Olam Agri launches ‘Raising Generations Initiative’ to drive economic growth in Ghana

Olam Agri, a leading food, feed, and fibre agri-business, has officially launched the Raising Generations Initiative, a flagship sustainability programme designed to empower communities...

Ken Ashigbey confirms strict tracking of imported excavators for large-scale mining firms

The Ghana Chamber of Mines CEO, Kenneth Ashigbey, says imported excavators for large-scale mining firms are subjected to rigorous tracking and clearance procedures at...

Military deployment alone won’t end galamsey – Adutwum

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, says addressing unemployment is the most effective way to tackle illegal mining, popularly known...

Student jailed for 18 months for snatching mobile phone

The Tarkwa District Court Two has sentenced a student to 18 months' imprisonment for snatching the mobile phone of a student at the University...

Vice President holds bilateral meeting with Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has held a bilateral meeting with Mr Selwin Hart, Special Advisor to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General on...

Costly sleep ‘Disease’: Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital runs on just one sleep machine

There was delight in 33-year-old Korkor’s voice as she recounted her victory after struggling with sleep problems last year. “When I woke up one morning,...

Mahama vows to restore Ghana’s influence on global stage

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to restore Ghana’s status as a respected voice and influential actor in international affairs. Speaking at his first media...

Assembly Member killed, 2 injured as clash between Mpatuam youth and Asanko Mine escalates

One person is dead and two others are receiving treatment after sustaining gunshot wounds in a military clash with some residents of Mpatuam in...

Mpraeso MP urges government to pause AT–Telecel merger

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has urged the government to pause the proposed merger of AT Ghana and Telecel, warning...

Ghana to revamp irrigation networks to boost food security – Agric Minister

As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen food security, the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has unveiled government plans to rehabilitate and...

Police restore calm in Sampa following deadly chieftaincy clashes

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed that calm has returned to Sampa in the Bono Region following violent clashes linked to a chieftaincy dispute...

I almost landed in prison – Nigel Gaisie

The founder and leader of Prophetic Hill Chapel, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has revealed how he nearly ended up in prison following allegations by former...

Audit uncovers over 1,000 babies on National Service Authority payroll

Corruption at the National Service Authority (NSA) has taken a staggering turn, with an audit revealing that more than 1,000 babies, some less than...

She Builds 2025 Conference: Gender Minister, stakeholders advocate for women’s leadership and empowerment

The 2025 She Builds Conference has renewed calls for greater women’s representation in leadership across politics, academia, and society, with Minister of Gender, Children,...

Accra passengers stranded in Ho

On Monday, some residents of Ho who planned to travel to Accra and other parts of the Greater Accra Region were left stranded upon...

Kusaug Diaspora Union opposes Zongoiri Mining Project

The Kusaug Diaspora Union (KUDU) has opposed the proposed Zongoiri Gold Mining Project near Binaba in the Upper East Region, urging the government to...

Mahama clarifies late-night movement of hundreds of excavators from Tema port

President John Mahama has dismissed claims that excavators are secretly released at night from the Tema Port. He clarified that the movement of the earthmoving...

Ghana receives first group of West African nationals deported from US

President John Mahama has confirmed the arrival of the first group of West African nationals deported from the United States under a bilateral agreement...

We’ve cut nuisance taxes, averted ‘dumsor’ crisis – Mahama

President John Mahama has said that his administration’s decisive interventions have stabilised the economy and improved the quality of life for Ghanaians. Speaking at his...

Free SHS preserved and strengthened – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has affirmed that the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy has not only been preserved but significantly strengthened. Speaking at his...

1,200 excavators undergo rigorous clearance to curb galamsey – Mahama

President John Mahama has disclosed that 1,200 excavators imported into Ghana are currently undergoing a rigorous permitting and clearance process led by the Ministry...

Cabinet awaits Health Minister’s report on Agenda 111 hospitals – Mahama

President John Mahama has revealed that Cabinet is awaiting a comprehensive report from the Minister of Health on the status and stage of completion...

I nearly died in EOCO custody; I started seeing my dead relatives – Chairman Wontumi claims

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has recounted what he described as a...

Bawumia rejects allegations of poor performance in Zongo communities during 2024 elections

Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has dismissed claims that he underperformed in Zongo communities during the...

Chaos in Sampa: One dead, Police Officer shot, market torched in Chieftaincy clash

Violent clashes linked to a long-standing chieftaincy dispute have thrown Sampa, the capital of the Jaman North District, into chaos. The latest outbreak of violence...

Driver’s mate jailed for stealing items from Finance Ministry

Driver’s Mate Jailed Six Months for Stealing Laptops, Bluetooth Speaker and Table-Top Fridge from Ministry of Finance A driver’s mate, Isaac Peprah, 26, has been...

Ablakwa assures displaced Ghanaians of safe return, gains support from Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has assured displaced Ghanaians affected by recent communal conflicts that every effort is being made to ensure...

Kojo Boni community pleads for safe drinking water

Residents of Kojo Boni in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region are appealing for urgent government and NGO intervention as the community continues...

Night of silence: curfew in Kumasi for Asantehemaa’s final journey

All residents of Asanteman are required to remain indoors on Thursday night , at the time the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, will...

Suspended Ghana Water staff picket at Black Star Square, demanding reinstatement

Over 140 suspended staff of the Ghana Water Limited (GWL) mounted a protest at the Black Star Square on Wednesday, 9 September 2025, demanding...

National Service Board takes bold steps to end ghost names

The Board of the National Service Authority (NSA) has set up a Transition and Implementation Steering Committee (TISC) to oversee the development of a...

Stop accepting remedies from those who harmed us – Kwesi Pratt Jnr tells Africans

Africa’s continued reliance on colonial systems for economic and political guidance is, according to veteran journalist and Pan-Africanist Kwesi Pratt Jnr, “nothing short of...

K.T. Hammond calls for unity in NPP ahead of 2026 primaries

Former Adansi Asokwa MP K.T. Hammond has appealed for unity within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the party’s January 2026 presidential primaries. Speaking...

Two injured while fighting warehouse fire in Larterbiokorshie

The Greater Accra Regional Fire Officer, ACFO II Rashid Kwame Nisawu, has confirmed that two people sustained injuries while trying to extinguish a raging...