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Don’t present 2026 budget until… – Angel Carbonu tells Finance Minister [Audio]

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonou, has urged the Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, to hold...

NPP Council of Elders cautions presidential aspirants to uphold discipline and unity ahead of primaries

The National Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced that its Ad Hoc Committee, set up to oversee the conduct...

Kraboa–Coaltar residents demand independent probe into alleged Police inaction and community violence

Residents of Kraboa–Coaltar in the Eastern Region are demanding an immediate and independent investigation into what they describe as a persistent pattern of injustice...

Trade Minister urges government appointees to ensure judicious use of public funds

Minister for Trade, Industry, and Agribusiness Elizabeth Ofosu Adjare, has called on government appointees responsible for managing public funds to use them prudently and...

EPA, 4 others receive 24 vehicles and 250 motorbikes to clamp down on galamsey

The government has handed over 24 vehicles and 250 motorbikes to five major institutions as part of efforts to strengthen environmental monitoring and clamp...

Cervical cancer: Go for the HPV jab; it’s safe – Health Minister rallies girls

The country, yesterday, Wednesday, October 8, started the mass administration of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, targeting 2.5 million girls aged between nine and...

Teenage girls in Nkwanta South laud government’s free sanitary pad initiative

In an effort to improve menstrual health and hygiene, teenage girls in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region have expressed deep gratitude...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG and GRIDCO’s planned maintenance today

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have announced scheduled maintenance works in five regions today (Thursday, October 9)...

Adisadel 2001 year group unveils legacy project to transform Drury Gym into world-class sports arena

The 2001 year group of the Adisadel Old Boys Association has launched an ambitious legacy project to remodel the iconic Drury Gymnasium into a...

Mahama appoints Dotsei Malor, former CDS, and 16 others as Deputy Head of Missions 

President John Mahama has named 18 new Deputy Heads of Mission to serve in Ghana’s embassies and high commissions abroad, including former Chief of...

Defend against attacks, enforce the law – National Security Council to security agencies

The National Security Council has voiced serious concern over what it describes as a troubling surge in attacks targeting security personnel and installations nationwide. This...

Labour unions pressure gov’t to seal public sector pay deal before 2026 budget presentation

Government is under increasing pressure from labour unions to finalise negotiations on public sector base pay before the presentation of the 2026 budget to...

Prof. Opoku-Agyemang joins world leaders in Brussels for EU Global Gateway Forum

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is in Brussels, Belgium, leading Ghana’s delegation to the 2025 Global Gateway Forum, a flagship event organised by...

Firefighters rescue 10 after head-on collision at Yapei [Photos]

Ten people have sustained injuries following a head-on collision between a tractor and a Toyota Hiace at Yapei in the Central Gonja District of...

Landlord arrested for selling house to galamsey operators in Osino

A landlord at Osino Zongo in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region has been arrested for allegedly selling his residential property to...

Musah Ahmed sworn in as new Judicial Secretary

Private legal practitioner and lead counsel at Ahmed Legal Consult, Musah Ahmed, has been officially sworn in as the new Judicial Secretary of the...

NAIMOS arrests Chinese and Burkinabè nationals in illegal mining crackdown

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested two Chinese nationals and intercepted several Burkinabè workers during coordinated anti-galamsey operations in the Western...

HeFRA shuts down 17 health facilities nationwide 

The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has closed down 17 health facilities across Ghana for operating without valid licences or under unsafe conditions that...

Audit uncovers payroll irregularities at Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council

An audit of the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) has uncovered concerning gaps in staff records, with 23 employees missing from the payroll and...

Military needs resourcing not raise in recruitment age – Ntim Fordjour

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called for investment in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) rather...

NPP will struggle in Ashanti Region in 2028 – Akrofuom MP

The Member of Parliament for Akrofuom, Joseph Azumah, has said that it will be a tough battle for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in...

YEA refutes claims of unpaid salaries to 300 staff

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has dismissed media reports alleging that about 300 of its staff across the country have gone 10 months without...

We depend on our wives and menial jobs to survive – YEA staff lament unpaid salaries

About 300 staff of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) say they have been forced to depend on their spouses, friends, and menial jobs to...

Education Ministry clears GH¢9.5m NSMQ arrears, expands competition to 177 schools

The Ministry of Education has released GH¢9.5 million to Primetime Limited, organisers of the National Science and Mathematics Quiz (NSMQ), to settle outstanding arrears...

Ghana signs fifth bilateral debt restructuring agreement with Spain

The Government of Ghana has signed a Bilateral Debt Restructuring Agreement with the Kingdom of Spain, marking the fifth such agreement concluded under the...

Over 2,000 cybercrime cases recorded in Ghana in first half of 2025 – CSA

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has reported over 2,000 cybercrime incidents in Ghana between January and June 2025, highlighting a growing wave of online...

 Suspect confesses to killing 15 people as Police probe security man’s murder in Wa

Two suspects have been taken into custody following the murder of a night security guard, with one of them reportedly confessing to the killing...

Brave female chief chases galamseyers out; seizes excavators and rejects GH¢2m offer

A female chief has raised eyebrows on account of her stance against galamsey in her community, declining a mouth-watering cash offer and ordering the...

Mahama calls for swift prosecution of officials guilty of misusing public funds

President John Dramani Mahama has called for the immediate prosecution and imprisonment of individuals found guilty of misappropriating public funds exposed during Public Accounts...

Two nannies arrested for allegedly drugging twin toddlers in East Legon

The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) under the Airport Divisional Police Command in Accra has arrested two nannies accused of giving sleep-inducing...

Signals Bureau ramps up action against disinformation on social media

The Director General of the Signals Bureau, Dr. George Atta Boateng, has revealed that the Bureau is actively monitoring social media platforms to detect...

Ignore false claims about HPV vaccine – Health Minister

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has dismissed claims circulating on social media that cast doubt on the safety of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine,...

GPRTU dismisses reports of planned transport fare increment

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) of TUC has refuted media reports suggesting that it plans to increase transport fares in the next...

GNFS warns against recruitment scam

The Director-General of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong, has cautioned the general public to disregard any information suggesting that...

FAO-WFF Ghana hosts youth dialogue on sustainable fisheries and livestock development in Ho

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Government of Ghana and the World Food Forum, has organised...

NPP to hold balloting for presidential primary on October 10

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled a balloting exercise for its upcoming January 31, 2026, presidential primary. The event will take place on Friday,...

Jaman North Assembly, Police to embark on major motorbike operation in Sampa

The Jaman North District Assembly, in partnership with the Ghana Police Service, is set to embark on a major motorbike enforcement exercise in Sampa...

New zero-cost system to face annual forensic audit- NSA

Deputy Director for Operations at the National Service Authority (NSA), Fuseini Donkor, has revealed that the new National Service management system will now be...

Gov’t needs GH₵12bn to recruit 145,000 teachers, health workers – Deputy Finance Minister

Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has revealed that Ghana is grappling with a huge backlog of unemployed professionals in the health and...

Flooded river cuts off pupils of Badu Methodist ‘B’ Basic School in Tain District

For pupils of Badu Methodist ‘B’ Basic School in the Tain District of the Bono Region, the rainy season has once again brought pain...