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Gender Ministry condemns abuse of six-year-old over bedwetting in Asamankese

The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has condemned the abuse of a six-year-old child at Asamankese, who was subjected to severe...

Fuel prices set to reduce marginally at the pumps from today, Dec. 16

Prices of petroleum products are expected to decline marginally at the pumps from today, December 16. The projection is contained in the latest outlook report...

ECG transformer catches fire at Vakpo SHS

Firefighters from the Anfoega Fire Station of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have successfully contained an electrical fire involving an Electricity Company of...

Osu Kelewele Junction fire caused by gas leakage – GNFS

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed that the fire outbreak at Osu Kelewele Junction was caused by a gas leakage, following preliminary...

Three nabbed over series of armed robberies within Kumasi metropolis

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers in connection with a series of street robberies across several communities within the...

NPP denies involvement in bee attack on NDC supporters

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Kpandai Constituency has denied allegations that it orchestrated the recent bee attack on supporters of the National...

Bee Attack: NPP allegedly brought three mallams from Niger to Kpandai – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has alleged that a bee attack on NDC supporters in the Kpandai District...

Supreme Court will dismiss Kpandai case; it lacks merit – Tanko Computer

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is confident that an application filed at the Supreme Court challenging a High Court decision on the...

Ken Agyapong’s vision to become president is genuine – Kwasi Kwarteng

Kwasi Kwarteng, Deputy Spokesperson for New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Agyapong, has maintained that Mr Agyapong’s presidential ambition is founded on genuine...

Kpandai rerun: We are ready – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is fully prepared to conduct the parliamentary rerun election in the Kpandai Constituency on December 30, pending any...

Plan International Ghana launches Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership project

Plan International Ghana and Plan International Canada, in collaboration with the Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) and the African Youth and Adolescent...

Technical skills alone not enough for development – Vice President to UENR graduates

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has urged graduates of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) to pursue innovation grounded in purpose,...

Men encouraged to take up makeup artistry jobs

Renowned cosmetology expert and educator, Marie Noelle-Yakubu, has encouraged more men to explore careers in makeup artistry, underscoring the important role male professionals continue...

Adwoa Safo’s comments are the best campaign message for Kennedy Agyapong – Barker-Vormawor

Private legal practitioner and social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has described recent comments by former Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, as an unintended campaign boost...

Atiwa East DCE fined GH₵12,000 for contempt in galamsey case

The Koforidua High Court 2 has fined the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Atiwa East in the Eastern Region, Ernest Ntim, GH₵12,000 for contempt...

Nzema East MCE condemns violent clash between youth and mining company

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nzema East in the Western Region, Herbert Kuah Dickson, has condemned the violent clash between the youth of...

Ghana hasn’t mustered courage to enforce compulsory basic education – Kofi Asare

The Executive Secretary of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has criticised Ghana’s failure to fully enforce compulsory basic education. He argued that persistent policy...

Ghana Immigration Service warns public against fake recruitment SMS

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has cautioned the public about a fraudulent SMS circulating on social media, which falsely claims that applicants in the...

When Nigeria prospers, Ghana prospers too – Mahama

President John Mahama has underscored the enduring bond between Ghana and Nigeria, describing the relationship as historic, strategic and mutually reinforcing. Speaking in Ife State...

Former MMDCEs appeal to Mahama for payment of end-of-service benefits

Former Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) who served under the immediate past government of President Nana Akufo-Addo have appealed to President John...

Abronye DC praises Sammy Gyamfi’s leadership as GoldBod soars

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, continues to receive praise from individuals and politicians for transforming the fortunes of...

Michael Okyere Baafi hosts 2025 Christmas ‘Shop for Free’ for elderly in New Juaben South

Hundreds of elderly residents in New Juaben South benefitted from the 2025 Christmas Shop for Free initiative, hosted by the Member of Parliament for...

Galamsey: Forestry Commission arrests 11 persons in Pra Anum Forest Reserve

Twenty-eight officers, drawn from three Rapid Response Teams, together with officers from the Oda Forest District of the Forest Services Division (FSD) of the...

Bawumia does not exist in my life – Kennedy Agyapong [Video]

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has declared that former Vice President and 2024 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, holds no...

NADMO warns indiscipline fueling floods in urban areas

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has warned that persistent indiscipline among Ghanaians is undermining efforts to tackle flooding, particularly in urban centres. The Kumasi...

Pray for government to deliver development – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has urged Ghanaians to continue praying for the government as it works to fulfil the mandate...

Man nearly lynched for allegedly stealing fridge parts at Kasoa Walantu

A man believed to be in his late 30s is in critical condition at the Kasoa Polyclinic after he was allegedly beaten by a...

AG has constitutional authority over OSP, including power to enter nolle prosequi – Kwame Akuffo

Private legal practitioner Kwame Akuffo says the Attorney-General (AG) remains constitutionally empowered to enter a nolle prosequi in cases being prosecuted by the Office...

Gary Nimako urges lawyers to show fidelity to the law

The Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako Marfo, has urged young lawyers and law students to demonstrate fidelity...

Nkwanta South MCE inaugurates Disaster Management Committee

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, Joseph Antwi Awal, has inaugurated a 13-member Municipal Disaster Management Committee to...

Transport operators issue three-day ultimatum to clear traders from roads

Commercial transport operators across Ghana have given the Ghana Police Service and local assemblies a three-day ultimatum to remove traders occupying roads and bus...

Kpandai rerun: NPP more united than NDC – Mussa Dankwah

Pollster and Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) currently appears more united than the National Democratic Congress...

Newmont Ahafo South Mines strengthens ties with host communities

Newmont Ahafo South Mines has stepped up efforts to strengthen its relationship with residents of the five communities within its operational area in the...

Survey shows Dr Bawumia as clear front-runner in NPP flagbearer race

A new survey among members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has placed Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the overwhelming favourite to win...

Adelekezu residents burn six vehicles, destroy mining company’s property after boy’s death

The Western Regional Police Command has launched investigations into a fatal shooting at a mining company site in Adelekezu near Dadwen in the Axim...

Ghana places 18th in Africa as most developed country

Ghana placed 18th in Africa as the most developed country, according to the 2025 World Population Review. Surprisingly, countries like Sao Tome and Principe and...

One dead after bees attack NDC supporters at Kpandai

One person has been reported dead following a bee attack on supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kpandai District after a...

GNFS storms Kejetia Market in fire safety operation

The Ashanti Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Friday, December 12, 2025, carried out a large-scale Market Storm Operation and...

Truck carrying firecrackers goes up in flames at Buduburam

A cargo truck carrying hazardous materials, including firecrackers, caught fire at Buduburam on Saturday evening, December 13, 2025, but was swiftly brought under control...

Health Ministry secures GH¢22.8bn to upgrade facilities and expand workforce

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the Ministry has been allocated GH¢22.8 billion in the 2026 Budget to enhance healthcare...