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SSNIT hotels saga was propaganda – Bryan Acheampong

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant and Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has dismissed claims that his alleged interest in the...

NPP Race: Public endorsements are inconsequential – Bryan Acheampong

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant and Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has downplayed the significance of public endorsements in the...

Asantehene hails reconciliation between Kusasi and Mamprusi communities

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has revealed that significant reconciliation has been achieved between the Kusasi and Mamprusi communities in towns affected by...

Otumfuo mediation committee confirms Naaba Asigri Abugrago Azorka as rightful Bawku Chief

The mediation committee led by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, tasked with resolving the longstanding Bawku conflict, has concluded its work and submitted...

Communication in 2028 elections will be largely AI-driven – Bryan Acheampong

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant and Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has predicted that communication in the 2028 general elections...

NPP Primaries: I know my voters, no candidate will beat me – Bryan Acheampong [Video]

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant and Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has expressed strong confidence in winning the party’s 2026...

I have engaged 200,000 out of 209,000 delegates – Bryan Acheampong

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant and Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, says his campaign ahead of the party’s internal contest...

Republic Bank begins solar-powered borehole project at Taviefe SHS

Excitement filled Taviefe Senior High School as school authorities, students, teachers, and traditional leaders gathered for the sod-cutting ceremony for a solar-powered mechanised borehole...

Kpandai: Supreme Court’s decision to suspend rerun surprising but fair – Justice Abdullai

Lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law School, Justice Abdulai, has described the Supreme Court's decision to suspend the parliamentary rerun...

Rev. Wengam leads Assemblies of God delegation to congratulate Chief of Defence Staff

A six-member delegation from the Assemblies of God, Ghana, led by the General Superintendent, Rev. Stephen Wengam, has paid a courtesy call on the...

MP warns against ongoing raw rubber exports despite government ban

In total defiance of the ban on raw rubber exports imposed due to high local market demand, foreign exporters continue to export the commodity,...

IGP Special Operations Team arrest all-female suspected drug trafficking ring in Tamale

In a highly coordinated and successful raid, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Operations Team has dismantled a suspected all-female drug peddling network operating...

Petition for removal of Justice Yoni Kulendi dismissed

A petition filed against Supreme Court Justice Yonny Kulendi has been dismissed after the Chief Justice concluded that it does not disclose a prima...

EOCO denies prior contact with ‘Abu Trica’ ahead of arrest in $8m romance scam

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has dismissed claims that it had any prior contact with notorious cybercrime suspect Abu Trica, describing such...

Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Finance calls for stronger support as ADF-17 pledging meeting opens in London

Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Amprem, has called on development partners and participating countries to increase their commitments to the African Development...

Chiefs and NADeF commission 3-storey hostel for Ntotroso Nursing College

The Chiefs of Ntotroso in the Ahafo Region, in collaboration with the Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF), have commissioned a three-storey, 24-unit hostel facility...

Six schools in Ahafo receive learning materials from Clean Heart Entertainment

Clean Heart Entertainment has donated over 3,000 exercise books, pens, school sandals, and footballs to six basic schools in the Ahafo Region to support...

Akufo-Addo: I have not engaged Mahama over Ofori-Atta case

The Office of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has strongly denied claims that he is seeking assurances from President John Dramani Mahama for...

Kpandai re-run suspension in the interest of justice – Fati Abubakar 

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has welcomed the decision by the Supreme Court to suspend the anticipated parliamentary rerun in the Kpandai Constituency, originally...

Ho Central MP promises to resolve furniture shortage at Taviefe SHS

The Member of Parliament for Ho Central, Richmond Edem Kofi Kpotosu, has assured that the long-standing furniture shortage at Taviefe Senior High School will...

GNFS to begin nationwide vehicle fire extinguisher compliance exercise

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) will commence a nationwide compliance exercise on December 18, 2025, to ensure that all vehicles on the road...

Ofie Market to hold special christmas edition on December 20

The organizers of Ofie Market have announced a special final Christmas edition of the market, set for Saturday, December 20, 2025, to cap a...

Lightning kills mother and 4-year-old son at Akyeremade

A 29-year-old woman and her four-year-old son have died after being struck by lightning during a heavy rainstorm at Akyeremade, a community in the...

PSCSA walks for health, urges public servants to prioritise wellbeing

The Public Services Commission Staff Association (PSCSA) has organised a health walk and sensitisation drive as part of activities to conclude its 2025 calendar...

Over 700 former BCM workers protest over unpaid end-of-contract benefits

More than 700 former employees of BCM Ghana Limited, represented by the Ghana Mineworkers’ Union of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), have staged a...

Atiwa East: I swear on my life, the DCE is into galamsey – Accuser

A member of the Ankaase Badwam Town Crier Committee in Atiwa East, Daniel Ansah, has alleged that the District Chief Executive (DCE), Ernest Ntim,...

Five police officers interdicted for misuse of uniforms on social media

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted five officers for misconduct involving the unauthorised use of police uniforms on social media. In a press release dated...

Contempt case against me is a setup – Atiwa East DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atiwa East in the Eastern Region, Ernest Ntim, has described the contempt case brought against him in an...

NSA flags 8,105 names on payroll, 1,840 suspended over service irregularities

The National Service Authority (NSA) has uncovered widespread irregularities within its system, resulting in the flagging of 8,105 personnel on the national service payroll. Out...

Supreme Court suspends Kpandai parliamentary rerun

The Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of the planned parliamentary election rerun in the Kpandai Constituency and directed lawyers for the New Patriotic...

Ho Central MP engages ‘Mahama Can Do’ riders on new parliamentary bill

The Member of Parliament for Ho Central, Richmond Edem Kofi Kpotosu, has engaged auto-rickshaw operators, popularly known as Mahama Can Do or keke riders,...

Lithium deal: Prof. Oquaye questions fairness of Ghana’s royalty regime

Former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye, has raised serious concerns about the lithium mining agreement between the Government of Ghana and Barari DV,...

Oquaye blames executive grip and patronage for weak parliamentary oversight

Former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye, has attributed the declining effectiveness of Parliament’s oversight role to excessive executive influence and entrenched political patronage,...

Four arraigned over importation of cannabis concealed in gift box 

Four persons have appeared before an Accra High Court for their alleged roles in the importation of cannabis sativa concealed in a gift box without lawful...

Otumfuo chastises Bono Regional Minister for using his political position to meddle in Sampa chieftaincy affairs

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Monday chastised the Bono Regional Minister for using his political position to meddle in the Sampa chieftaincy...

Otumfuo to present Bawku Peace Mediation Report to Mahama today

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is expected to submit a detailed report on the Bawku peace mediation to President John Dramani Mahama today,...

NSA supports two female volunteers with GHS20,000 each to start poultry businesses

The National Service Authority (NSA) has provided financial support to two young women who undertook their national service as volunteers at Papao Farms, enabling...

Atiwa East DCE appeals court’s ‘unjust’ verdict

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Atiwa East, Ernest Ntim, has denounced the ruling as an injustice and vowed to clear his name. The DCE...

Two arrested over robbery, murder of 28-year-old woman at Asokore Mampong

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the robbery and murder of a 28-year-old woman, Silver Ngozi, at Asokore...

Activist petitions Interior Ministry over custodial death, demands mandatory budget for detainee meals

A legal activist, Frank Quaye, has filed a formal petition with the Ministry of the Interior, demanding urgent action after the reported death of...