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Racecourse now KMA’s only revenue strength – Mayor bemoans financial challenges

The Metropolitan Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori-Agyemang Boadi, has disclosed that the Assembly is facing serious revenue challenges following...

Man inflicts cutlass wounds on 25-year-old at Nzema Nkwanta

A 25-year-old man has sustained severe cutlass injuries at Nzema Nkwanta, a farming community in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North...

Gov’t considers extension of Gun Amnesty Programme following calls from stakeholders

The government says it is considering extending the ongoing Gun Amnesty Programme after receiving appeals from various stakeholders. The initiative was announced in December last...

IPGs confirm payment of legacy power debts, commend government for clearing arrears

Independent Power Generators (IPGs) in Ghana have commended the government for settling a significant portion of legacy arrears owed to power generation companies, describing...

We have prevented labour crises and upskilled workers for green jobs – Labour Minister

Labour Minister Rashid Pelpuo has attributed Ghana’s relatively calm industrial climate and improving economic outlook to effective conflict management, worker commitment, and sustained investments...

GHATSEA issues strike notice over unresolved labour disputes with GCAA

The Ghana Air Traffic Safety Electronics Association (GHATSEA) has formally announced its intention to embark on strike action, citing unresolved long-standing labour issues with...

Emulate Naser Toure Mahama’s composure, service – VP urges Ghanaians

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has urged Ghanaians to draw inspiration from the composure, discipline, and selfless service that defined the life of...

Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers reconcile with GUTA after January meeting

The Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association has pledged renewed cooperation with the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) following what it described as...

Accra-Tema Motorway diversions temporary, necessary for drainage works – Project Manager

Project Manager for the Accra-Tema Motorway expansion project, Ing. Ben Sackey, has explained that the diversions currently inconveniencing commuters are temporary measures required to...

Techiman Traditional Council launches Apoɔ Festival after 6-year break

The Techiman Traditional Council has officially launched the 2026 Apoɔ Festival, marking the return of the cultural event after a six-year break caused by...

Labour Market Information System developed to provide job info – Rashid Pelpuo

The Minister of Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr Rashid Pelpuo, says the government has developed a Labour Market Information System to help job seekers...

Driver and mate arrested with 396 parcels of suspected cannabis in Yeji

Police in Yeji, Pru East District of the Bono East Region, have intercepted a Tata bus allegedly transporting 396 parcels of dried leaves suspected...

Adwoa Safo Foundation donates items to Hopeway Ministries Orphanage

The Adwoa Safo Foundation has donated assorted food and household items to the Hopeway Ministries Orphanage as part of its annual Christmas support initiative. The...

NPP is a national party, not an ethnic or religious platform – Hassan Tampuli urges public to ignore ‘little minds’

The Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Hassan Tampuli, has reaffirmed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) commitment to national unity and inclusiveness, warning against narratives...

GoldBod could transform Ghana’s economy, says new study

A new economic paper examining the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has concluded that the institution could fundamentally reshape Ghana’s macroeconomic framework if managed with...

UMA, NADeF support 10 apprentices and students in Asutifi North

Ten individuals, including apprentices and tertiary students in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region, have benefited from the Underground Mining Alliance (UMA)...

Land encroachers endangering their lives – GAEC boss warns

The Director-General of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Professor Samuel Boakye Dampare, has raised alarm over illegal developments around the National Radioactive Waste...

Asutifi North DCE raises concern over poor state of Pobikrom KG Block

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Hafiz Dauda, has raised concerns over the deplorable state of the Kindergarten...

130 widows in Yamfo and surrounding communities receive support

A total of 130 widows in Yamfo and surrounding communities in the Ahafo Region have received food items through a support initiative led by...

CDM condemns job losses and rising cost of living one year into Mahama’s presidency

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has condemned what it describes as worsening economic hardship and job insecurity under President John Dramani Mahama, one...

Insecurity and weak accountability undermine Mahama’s first year – CDM

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) says persistent insecurity and selective accountability have weakened public confidence in governance one year into President John Dramani...

CDM urges Mahama to reset governance after ‘missed opportunities’ in first year

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has urged President John Dramani Mahama to fundamentally reset his governance approach, describing his first year in office...

Mahama’s first year marked by failure to tackle galamsey – CDM

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s administration over what it describes as a worsening illegal mining crisis one...

Tema NDC salutes Mahama for securing strategic partner for VALCO within a year

The Tema grassroots branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has commended President John Dramani Mahama for securing a strategic partner for the Volta...

National Security orders arrested sex workers to clean-up streets to curb prostitution in Tamale

National Security operatives in the Northern Region have adopted an unconventional tactic in their fight against street prostitution, ordering women arrested in Tamale to...

2026 is the make-or-break year for Ghana’s cannabis industry – Chamber

The Chamber of Cannabis Industry Ghana has called for a careful and coordinated implementation of Ghana’s medicinal and industrial cannabis policy in 2026 to maximise economic...

Traditional ruler bemoans decline in academic performance in Ada

Asafoatsengua Buertey Okumko Obuampong IV, Senior Warlord of the Royal Adibiawer Clan of Ada, has expressed concern over what he described as a decline...

Gov’t settles $1.47bn Energy Sector Debt

The government has confirmed the payment of US$1.47 billion in its first year to clear legacy energy sector debts and restore the World Bank’s...

Six suspected land guards arrested after gun battle at Trasacco

The police have arrested six suspected land guards following a gun battle at Trasacco in Accra. The arrest followed a distress call received by the...

Western North NPP raises alarm over cocoa sector neglect

The Western North Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the government of deliberately neglecting the cocoa sector, warning that the...

Emirates A380 makes rare emergency landing in Accra after smoke warning

Passengers travelling aboard an Emirates Airbus A380 from Dubai to São Paulo were forced to make an unscheduled stop at the Kotoka International Airport...

5,585 fire outbreaks recorded between January and November 2025

Ghana recorded a total of 5,585 fire outbreaks between January and November 2025, marking a marginal reduction compared to the same period in 2024. Data...

One dead, 37 injured in gory accident at Suhum Mankrong

One person has died, while 37 others sustained varying degrees of injury in a road accident at Mankrong near Suhum on the Accra–Kumasi Highway...

Mahama departs for World Economic Forum

President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday, January 11, 2026, left Accra for the United Kingdom, where he is scheduled to meet Coordinators of the...

Parliament pays tribute to late Ayawaso East MP, Naser Toure Mahama

Parliament has paid glowing tribute to the late Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Naser Toure Mahama, describing him as a dedicated public servant...

Fire tender involved in accident during fire outbreak at Buipe, crew rushed to hospital

A fire tender from the Central Gonja District of the Ghana National Fire Service has been involved in an accident while responding to a...

Edwenase chief donates items to widows, supports youth in skills training

The Chief of Edwenase in the Amansie Central District has donated food items and clothing to widows and provided support for youth to undergo...

Forest Reserve destruction threatening our livelihoods – Obuasi Carpenters Association

The Obuasi Carpenters Association has raised concerns about the destruction of forest reserves through illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, warning that widespread deforestation...

Fire Oja faces Ga State’s Highest Priest over Ola Maame defamation

Ola Maame, founder of Ola’s Herbal and Spiritual Center (Soul Travel, Ghana), has summoned controversial pastor Prophet Jedidiah Henry Kore, popularly known as “Fire...

Police arrest five suspects over kidnapping, victims rescued

The Nsawam District Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the kidnapping of two men travelling from Accra to Anyinam, successfully rescuing...