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Sir Sam Jonah commends President Mahama for upholding democratic principles

Ghanaian statesman and business leader, Sir Sam Jonah, has lauded President John Mahama for his steadfast commitment to democracy, particularly his refusal to consider...

IET-GH President advocates investment in local government engineers

A gathering of engineers, public officials, and development stakeholders convened to address a pressing national concern: building sustainable infrastructure through empowered local engineering. The central...

Health Minister assures nurses of payment after salary delays

The Minister of Health has assured nurses experiencing salary delays that the government is actively working to resolve the issue. Speaking during an engagement with...

Gender Ministry to establish resettlement camp at Gbiniyiri

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) and other stakeholders are to set up a resettlement camp for displaced residents of Gbiniyiri...

Scores gather for one-week observance of late Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi [Video]

The one-week observance of the late Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Ernest Yaw Kumi, is being held at the Akyem Wenchi Funeral Grounds in...

Water Supply interruption hits Tema and parts of Accra

Ghana Water Ltd. (GWL) has announced a temporary shutdown of the Kpong Treatment Plant following damage to its raw water transmission pipeline on Thursday,...

12% of tertiary students abuse cocaine; 11% abuse heroin – Opare Addo

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has revealed alarming levels of drug use on university and college campuses across Ghana. Speaking at...

Eight convicted, fined GH¢6,000 each over Ablekuma North by-election violence

Eight men who participated in violent disturbances during the Ablekuma North by-election have been convicted and sentenced by the Accra Circuit Court. Each was ordered...

Ohawu Agricultural College battles infrastructure deficits as University upgrade looms

The sprawling grounds of Ohawu Agricultural College tell a story of potential constrained by decades of neglect. With buildings dating back to Ghana’s independence era...

Multimedia Group forms historic alliance to project Hogbetsotso Festival on global stage

Ghana’s cultural calendar is set for a landmark shift as the Multimedia Group, the nation’s largest media conglomerate, partners with the Anlo Traditional Council...

GES debunks reports on SHS placement cut-off points

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting that there are fixed cut-off points for placement into senior high...

Mahama directs 60% salary increment for Community Fire Service Assistants

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a 60 percent salary increment for Community Fire Service Assistants, effective at the end of the month. The directive...

Opioid crisis: We are failing the youth – Mental Health Authority CEO warns

Ghana's fight against substance abuse has reached a critical stage, with the Chief Executive of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Eugene K. Dordoye, warning...

Helicopter crash: Children Support Fund receives over GHS 3.57 million and US$20,000 in donations

The Presidency has announced that a total of GHS 3,576,600.00 and US$20,000.00 has so far been received in donations to the Children Support Fund,...

Grinding machine sparks fire in electricity meter at Daboya

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in Daboya, Savannah Region, has averted a potential fire disaster after a grinding machine sparked a fire in...

Ohawu Agricultural College to host historic launch of Anlo Hogbetsotso Za 2025

The quiet town of Ohawu in the Ketu North Municipality is set to make history this Saturday as Ohawu Agricultural College hosts the official...

Gbiniyiri clashes are over land ‘the size of a room’ – GOC Northern Command reveals

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) Northern Command, Brigadier General Worlanyo Agbebo, has expressed deep concern over the deadly conflict at Gbiniyiri in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba...

Patients at Bibiani Government Hospital call for expanded NHIS drug list

Patients at the Bibiani Government Hospital in the Western North Region are appealing to the Minister of Health to expand the list of medicines...

Government to inject $20 million to boost agriculture in Northern-Savannah zone

The Minister for Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has revealed that the government is set to inject $20 million into 12 selected districts across the five...

GTDC launches new strategy to boost tourism investment and revenue

The Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC) has unveiled a new strategy aimed at driving investment and revenue growth in the tourism sector. Under the plan,...

Bagbin appeals for calm amid unrest in Sawla-Tuna-Kalba

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has urged residents of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba (STK) District to remain calm following reports of gunfire and the displacement of...

NDC is a peaceful party; we don’t need violence to win Akwatia – Osman Ayariga

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) remains a peaceful party...

Don’t be intimidated by the presence of police; they’re here to provide security – Osman Ayariga to Akwatia voters

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has urged voters in the Akwatia Constituency not to be intimidated by...

Akwatia by-election: Vote for NDC candidate to advance Mahama’s ‘reset agenda’ – Osman Ayariga

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has called on voters in the Akwatia Constituency of the Eastern Region...

Bawumia is not the first to lose an election; why should he sit back? – Gideon Boako

Member of Parliament for Tano North, Gideon Boako, has rejected suggestions that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia should be sidelined in future New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Goaso Hospital moves to eliminate illegal NHIS charges

The Goaso Municipal Hospital in the Ahafo Region says it has intensified efforts to stop staff from demanding illegal fees from patients enrolled in...

Feed Ghana Initiative: Deputy Agric Minister pledges maize dryer for Kenyasi Prison Camp

The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has assured the Kenyasi Prisons Camp in the Ahafo Region of government support to address...

 MUSEC seizes 72 unlicensed motorbikes and tricycles in Upper Denkyira East

The Upper Denkyira East Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) in the Central Region has intensified its enforcement drive against unlicensed motorcycles and tricycles. In an operation...

Illegal miner remanded for threatening security agencies with firearm

The Juaboso Magistrate Court has remanded into police custody one Evans Amoako, popularly known as Sasso, after he was arrested for brandishing a firearm...

Opioids are essential for pain relief but pose a high addiction risk – FDA

The Head of the Substances of Abuse Department at the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Dr. Allotey-Pappoe, has cautioned that Ghana faces a growing...

Authorities to clear encroachers from old Agbogbloshie Onion market

The Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly has announced plans to embark on a fresh decongestion exercise at the old Agbogbloshie onion market in collaboration with...

Preacher granted bail over alleged incest and assault case

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has granted bail to Godwin Asher, a 40-year-old preacher accused of incest and causing harm to his biological daughter. Asher, who...

Deputy AG reacts to claims of missing evidence in Adu-Boahene’s case

Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem Sai, has dismissed claims that the Attorney-General’s office has misplaced evidence in the ongoing criminal case involving former National Signals...

COCOBOD expecting over $4bn inflows before end of year to boost cedi

Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Johnson Asiama, has disclosed that COCOBOD is expecting inflows of more than $4 billion before the end of this...

Ernest Yaw Kumi’s one-week observance comes off today

The one-week celebration of the late Akwatia Member of Parliament (MP), Ernest Yaw Kumi, has been scheduled for Friday, August 29, 2025. The ceremony will...

ISA’s Africa regional meeting in Accra to catalyse solar finance, skills, and innovation

Africa is at the centre of the International Solar Alliance’s (ISA) mission to accelerate solar-powered development and achieve universal energy access. With the world’s highest...

La Council upholds funeral ban amid plans for Daddy Lumba’s one-week observance

The La State Council has cautioned the public against organising or taking part in funerals and related activities within its jurisdiction during the ongoing...

Gbenyiri residents fleeing conflict drown in White Volta

A boat accident on the White Volta has left several people feared dead after clashes in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District forced residents to flee. The vessel,...

Ghanaians are yearning for me to lead the country – Adutwum

NPP presidential aspirant, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has urged party delegates to give him the mandate to lead the party into the 2028 elections,...

Ashanti Region: Anti-galamsey task force seizes three excavators in one week

The Anti-Galamsey Task Force based in Manso-Adubia in the Ashanti Region has seized another excavator during an operation on Tuesday, bringing the total number...