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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...

One beheaded, several houses destroyed in Asemko after chieftaincy clash [Photos]

A violent chieftaincy clash between the communities of Asemko and Butre in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region has left one person...

Boy, 12, swept away by floodwaters at Kasoa American Town

A 12-year-old boy identified as David has been swept away by the Okludu River following heavy rainfall at Kasoa American Town in the Awutu...

Wontumi’s lawyer confident bail terms will be fulfilled today

Lawyer for Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, says his client is likely...

Prof. Aning raises alarm over 40,000 missing bullets from Defence Ministry armoury

Security analyst Professor Kwesi Aning has confirmed reports that 40,000 rounds of ammunition went missing from the Ministry of Defence’s armoury shortly before the...

National Service allowances set for upward review – Acting Director-General

The National Service Authority (NSA) has revealed plans to raise the monthly allowances for service personnel nationwide. At present, National Service personnel earn approximately...

Firefighters avert disaster on Accra-Cape Coast Highway [Photos]

Firefighters from the Buduburam Fire Station averted what could have been a major disaster after swiftly responding to a vehicle fire along the Accra–Cape...

Sam George, Dafeamekpor call for review of enlistment age into Ghana Armed Forces

The Minister for Communication, Digital Innovation and Technology, Samuel Nartey George, has called for a revision of the maximum age limit for enlistment into...

Motorcycle Couriers petition IGP over alleged police harassment and frequent roadblocks

The Motorcycle Couriers Union of Ghana (MCUG) has submitted a petition to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, expressing concern over...

NAIMOS taskforce intensifies patrols to clamp down on illegal mining on Ankobra River

The NAIMOS taskforce, in collaboration with the Nzema East Blue Water Guards, has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining activities along the Ankobra River...

Ministers unpaid 9 months into Mahama’s gov’t – Rashid Pelpuo

Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Dr Rashid Pelpuo, has revealed that nine months into President Mahama’s administration, ministers, including himself, have still not been...

StarOil commissions first AI smart lab in Bleamezado [Photos]

A wave of hope and transformation swept through Bleamezado, a community in the Anloga Municipality of the Volta Region, as StarOil Ghana Limited commissioned...

World Bank revises Ghana’s end-year growth rate upward to 4.3%

The World Bank now expects Ghana’s economy to end 2025 with a growth rate of 4.3%, up from its earlier projection of 3.9%. This was...

Galamsey: Abuakwa South MP demands swift action to save Birim River  

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Hon. Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has sounded an emotional call to action over the worsening pollution of the...

Two jailed 15 years each for robbery and rape at Okushibli 

The Tema Regional Police Command has secured the conviction of two men involved in a violent robbery and rape incident that took place along...

Bawumia settles bills for sick children at Korle Bu on his birthday [Photos]

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia celebrated his birthday on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in a special way by covering the medical bills of...

Sampa clashes: IGP visits injured officer, deploys reinforcement teams [Photos]

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has visited the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi to check on a police officer critically...

Hwidiem Presby pastor appeals for completion of 16-year-abandoned school block

The Local Manager of Presbyterian schools in Hwidiem, Reverend Oppong Adjei, has called on the government to urgently complete and commission a new school...

Asutifi South Assembly, chiefs destroy criminal hideout in Hwidiem 

The Asutifi South District Assembly, in collaboration with traditional authorities, has cleared a plantain farm in Hwidiem that had reportedly become a hideout for...

Education Minister slams GNAT President over ‘date female teachers, not students’ remark

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has strongly condemned remarks made by the President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, urging...

The Church is the conscience of the nation – Local Gov’t Minister urges faith-led nation building

Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has described the Church as “the conscience of the nation,” highlighting its essential role in...

They wanted votes, not solutions – Rashid Pelpuo blames NPP for unpaid nurses crisis

The Employment and Labour Relations Minister has accused the previous NPP administration of deliberately creating the current salary crisis facing thousands of newly recruited...

Cancers in Ghana: Did you know that nearly 7 in 10 patients die annually?

In Ghana, cancer has become one of the leading causes of death and disability, placing an increasing strain on the country’s health system. According to...

Multimedia Group executives meet new Access Bank MD Pearl Nkrumah to deepen business relations

The leadership of Multimedia Group Limited has paid a courtesy call on Pearl Nkrumah, the incoming Managing Director of Access Bank Ghana. The visit was...

I was surprised, I didn’t know Domelevo to be that political – Ayikoi Otoo

Former Attorney-General and counsel for former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, Ayikoi Otoo, has responded to claims by former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo that he presented...

NPP imposed 12,000 unpaid workers on us before leaving office – Employment Minister alleges

Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Dr Rashid Pelpuo, has accused the Akufo-Addo government of burdening the new administration with thousands of newly recruited but...

Ghana records 13 new Mpox cases, three deaths – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced a rise in Mpox infections, confirming 13 new cases as of October 1, 2025. This brings the total...

Gov’t yet to pay Suame interchange contractors – John Darko

Member of Parliament for Suame, John Darko, has voiced concern over the sluggish progress of the Suame Interchange project, attributing the delay to the...

Galamsey fight will affect NDC in 2028 elections – MP warns

The Member of Parliament for Akrofuom, Joseph Azumah, has cautioned that the ongoing fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, could have political...