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GRNMA challenges committee’s report on Ridge Hospital assault

Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Jefferson Asare, has rejected aspects of the ministerial committee’s report on...

Homowo: Two dead, several injured in violence at Teshie Kpokpoi sprinkling ceremony

Two people have died and several others sustained injuries following violent clashes during the Homowo Kpokpoi Sprinkling Ceremony in the Teshie Traditional Area on...

Exam malpractices can land offenders years in jail – GES cautions WASSCE candidates

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned candidates sitting for the ongoing 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) that examination malpractice could...

6 major highlights as Ridge Hospital assault probe exposes staff shortages, faulty equipment, others

The Ministry of Health’s investigative committee has released its findings on the alleged assault incident at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) on August...

DVLA Boss proposes regulating ‘goro boys’ as third-party contractors

Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, says his administration will not fight so-called goro boys but rather...

Ridge Hospital staff didn’t delay care, broken equipment caused treatment delays – Committee

The committee investigating the August 17, 2025, incident at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH), popularly known as Ridge Hospital, has concluded that there...

Don’t downplay power of effective communication in governance – Kate Addo

The Coordinating Director of the Public Affairs Subdivision, Madam Kate Addo, has stressed the crucial role of effective communication in governance during the 2025...

Education Ministry assures transparent placement for 2025 BECE Candidates

The Ministry of Education has assured that this year’s school placement exercise for successful 2025 BECE candidates will be fair, transparent, and strictly merit-based. According...

Helicopter crash: Mahama donates GH¢100,000 to Sikaman-Brofeyedu residents for recovery efforts

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed profound gratitude to 13 residents of Sikaman-Brofoyedu for their heroic role in retrieving the bodies of eight victims...

Bibiani forest guards allegedly assault farmers at Aboduabo

Farmers at Aboduabo, a community in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, have reportedly been assaulted by forest guards during...

Disparities in lotto returns push NLA to demand full licensing

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) is taking bold steps to clean up Ghana’s lotto industry with a new directive requiring all agents to be...

Education Ministry outlines roadmap for 2025 SHS placement

The Ministry of Education has released details of the 2025 school placement process following the announcement of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results. In...

It’s untrue Bryan Acheampong financed Eastern Region delegates for Bawumia – Fred Oware

Fred Oware, Senior Advisor to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has dismissed claims by fellow aspirant, Dr. Bryan...

Gov’t imposes curfew on Bole Township over chieftaincy tensions

The Ministry of the Interior has imposed a curfew on Bole Township and its environs in the Savannah Region following heightened tensions over chieftaincy...

Akwatia by-election: NPP accuses NDC of using military to intimidate voters

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the National Security Secretariat’s Director of Operations, Richard Jakpa, of deploying soldiers to intimidate residents ahead of...

Bawumia would win massively if NPP held flagbearer election today – Fred Oware

Senior Advisor to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Fred Oware, says the former Vice President remains the overwhelming...

GNFS confirms no fatalities in Suame Post Office fire

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed that no lives were lost in the devastating fire that gutted parts of the Suame Post...

Mahama honoured with orchid hybrid in Singapore [Photos]

President John Dramani Mahama has received a unique honour in Singapore with an orchid hybrid named after him. The ceremony took place at the National...

No deaths reported from typhoid outbreak so far – Oti Health Director [Audio]

The Oti Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Kofi Amo-Kodieh, has stated that there have been no confirmed deaths from the recent typhoid outbreak...

I was treated for typhoid just last week – Oti Regional Minister sounds alarm over dire health situation

The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has revealed that he was recently diagnosed with typhoid, highlighting a growing health crisis in the region. Speaking...

Sunyani Central Prison undertakes large-scale farming to boost inmate welfare

The Sunyani Central Prison is implementing a large-scale farming project to ensure nutritious meals and improve the overall welfare of inmates. Superintendent Dennis Peasah, Bono...

Ghana only country in Africa with unique interoperable payment system – Ofosu Ampofo

The Special Advisor on Policy at the Office of the Vice President, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has lauded Ghana’s interoperable payment system, which enables seamless...

Galamsey: Akyem Kotoku Kontihene expresses anger at Amuana Praso chief and elders

The Kontihene of Akyem Kotoku, Obrempong Gyamfi Saforo Kyere II, has voiced strong disapproval of the chief and elders of Amuana Praso over their...

Wontumi FM Journalist granted bail after two weeks in custody

A journalist with Kumasi-based Wontumi FM, Emmanuel Kwakye Asare, has been granted bail after spending two weeks in police custody. Asare was arrested on August...

Labourer jailed 24 months for motorbike theft

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a labourer, Thomas Agbeko, to 24 months’ imprisonment for stealing an unregistered Peugeot motorbike, valued at GH¢20,000, belonging...

Two friends remanded over robbery allegation

Two friends have been remanded into prison custody by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region...

Tolomedzi residents appeal for access road

Residents of Tolomedzi, a fishing community in the Oti Region, are appealing to the government and the Krachi East Municipal Assembly to construct a...

Sawla: Mass displacement of women, children over Gbiniyiri land dispute

The tension in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District has forced hundreds of residents, particularly women and children, to flee their homes for safety. Communities that once bustled...

NADMO declares war on illegal sand winning at Gomoa Fetteh seashore

The Central Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Kwesi Dawood, has vowed to clamp down on illegal sand winning activities along...

GoldBod introduces special bonus to boost licensed miners, curb smuggling

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has introduced a temporary bonus of GHS832 per pound of gold for all licensed miners nationwide. The initiative, which took...

Gbiniyiri Dispute: Chief’s palace burnt as violence escalates [Video]

Tensions in the farming community of Gbiniyiri in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District have escalated after the chief’s palace was set ablaze. The attack on the palace,...

 Health Minister rewards Ghanaian nurse who won global award

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced a cash reward of GH¢50,000 for Mrs. Naomi Oyo Ohene-Oti, the Ghanaian oncology nurse who...

Kantamanto Market reopens with launch of unified association after fire outbreak

After a devastating fire outbreak ravaged the Kantamanto Market eight months ago, the world’s largest used clothing hub has bounced back with remarkable resilience. Despite...

New EPA board tasked to lead fight against illegal mining

Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Acting Minister of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), has urged the newly inaugurated Governing Board of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)...

Fire destroys house at Akosombo [Photos]

A fire outbreak on Saturday, August 23, caused significant damage to a house at Community 1 in Akosombo, Eastern Region, the Ghana National Fire...

BoG’s policy rate to go down further in September 2025 – Report

The policy rate of the Bank of Ghana is expected to go down again in September 2025. According to IC Research, the research arm of...

Galamsey: Declaring state of emergency dangerous – Asiedu Nketia

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has opposed calls for Ghana to declare a state of emergency to address illegal mining, popularly...

Deputy Roads Minister commissions newly constructed Offin River Bridge in Atwima Mponua

The Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has commissioned a new bridge over the Offin River in the Atwima Mponua District of...

Ambassador-Designate Kojo Choi meets NDPC Chairman on strengthening Ghana–South Korea ties

Ghana’s Ambassador-designate to South Korea, Kojo Choi, on Tuesday, August 26, paid a courtesy call on the Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission...

Asiedu Nketia reacts to alleged plot to remove suspended Chief Justice

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has dismissed claims that the Mahama-led administration is attempting to remove suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo...