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Asuogyaman MP launches Ampem EduCamp to tackle BECE decline

The Asuogyaman District has launched a bold initiative to address its declining performance in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) with the introduction of...

Maiden Ampem Educamp 2025 ends, students in Asuogyaman hail experience

The maiden edition of the Ampem Educamp 2025 has successfully ended, with 400 Junior High School students in the Asuogyaman District expressing excitement over...

NPP formally introduced BSTEM – Dr. Adutwum

Former Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has insisted that the Basic Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (BSTEM)...

Immigration officer’s murder: Chaos as family accosts suspect’s lawyer at court premises

Tensions flared outside the Adabraka District Court in Accra after proceedings in the case involving the alleged killing of immigration officer, Stephen King Amoah,...

Galamsey: 12 arrested, 25 chanfang machines destroyed in Western region

The fight against illegal mining in the Western Region has recorded another success with the arrest of twelve suspected illegal miners and the destruction...

I’m a proud farmer; nobody needs to remind me – Akandoh tells GRNMA General Secretary 

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has dismissed criticisms suggesting his farming background makes him unqualified to lead the Ministry. The comments stemmed from Dr David...

Heighten surveillance at ports to curb stolen car trade – Anti-fraud analyst

Anti-Fraud Professional and Lecturer, Ransford Nana Addo Jnr, has called for stricter checks at Ghana’s ports and customs to stop stolen vehicles from entering...

Opong-Fosu calls for responsible use of social media as Asanteman Students Union pays visit

A former Minister of State and governance expert, Akwasi Opong-Fosu, has cautioned against the misuse of social media to fuel ethnic divisions, warning that...

Ghana Bar Association denies claims it snubbed President Mahama

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has refuted claims that it failed to invite President John Dramani Mahama to its 2025 Annual Conference in Wa. In...

Farmers’ Association demands apology from GRNMA General Secretary over “disrespectful” remarks

The Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen (GNAFF) has condemned comments made by Dr. David Tenkorang Twum, General Secretary of the Ghana Registered...

DVLA sends important message amidst EOCO’s probe into Shatta Wale’s car [Listen]

Public Relations Manager of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Francis Asamoah Tuffour, has urged Ghanaians to exercise strict due diligence before purchasing...

Fire destroys part of Nyamebekyere D/A Basic School in Kwahu Afram Plains South

The Nyamebekyere D/A Basic School in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District has been partially destroyed by fire, reportedly caused by faulty solar lights. The...

Aboabo farmers protest over land encroachment

Farmers in Aboabo, located in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, have staged a protest against Rain Forest Builder, accusing...

Man jailed two years for damaging Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange

The Dansoman Circuit Court has sentenced 48-year-old head porter, Yaw Asare, to two years’ imprisonment at Nsawam for unlawfully damaging road infrastructure on the...

Health sector doesn’t operate like a supermarket – Dr. Yankson on Ridge Hospital assault 

Former Vice President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Justice Yankson, has strongly condemned the recent assault on a medical officer at the...

 Sam George orders suspension of enforcement exercise on delivery riders in Accra

The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam George, has directed the immediate suspension of a joint enforcement operation targeting unlicensed delivery riders...

Clearing goods at the ports not affected by Ghana Card dispute – GRA Boss

The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has dismissed claims that ongoing disagreements between the Authority and the National Identification Authority (NIA) over...

AMA boss orders traders along Korle Bu stretch to relocate 

The Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Michael Kpakpo Allotey has directed traders operating along the Korle Bu stretch to move into the designated...

NDC opens nominations for Tamale Central by-election today

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opened nominations for its parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central Constituency following the death of Member of Parliament...

Energy Minister inspects Atuabo Gas Processing Plant upgrade

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has paid a working visit to the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant in the Western Region...

Shops, streets to close on Sept. 18 in Ashanti region for Asantehemaa’s funeral

Residents of the Ashanti Region have been directed to remain indoors on the night of Thursday, September 18, 2025, as part of the final...

Mahama engages UN Secretary-General at TICAD-9 in Yokohama

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday held bilateral talks with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of TICAD-9, with discussions centring on...

Veep, Kufuor, Akufo-Addo among others grace Asantehemaa’s one-week observance [Photos+Video]

The one-week observation of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, was marked with solemnity at the Manhyia Palace on Thursday, August 21, as...

Employment Minister to meet Labour Commission over Ridge Hospital assault

Minister of Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, has announced plans to meet with the Labour Commission following the recent assault on...

Chief of Staff inaugurates new SIGA Board

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama, inaugurated a nine-member Board for the State Interests and Governance...

 Asunafo North Assembly to allocate funds for neglected tropical diseases in 2026 plan

The Asunafo North Municipal Assembly in the Ahafo Region has announced plans to allocate funds in its 2026 medium-term development plan to strengthen efforts...

Man arrested for alleged murder of brother following misunderstanding

The Kwesimintsim District Police Command in the Western Region has arrested a suspect, Anthony Acquah, in connection with the murder of his 17-year-old brother,...

Free Apprenticeship Programme: 63 master craftsmen undergo training in Ahafo Region

A total of 63 master craftsmen in the Ahafo Region are taking part in a three-day training workshop under the government’s free apprenticeship programme,...

Kinbu SHTS students complete two-day crisis counselling following stabbing incident

Students of Kinbu Senior High Technical School (KSHTS) in Accra have undergone a two-day crisis counselling session following the fatal stabbing of a first-year...

ICU-Ghana urges revival of SOEs to tackle youth unemployment

The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU-Ghana) has issued a passionate call to government to revive distressed state-owned enterprises (SOEs), describing the move as...

Man arrested for allegedly killing 17-year-old brother in Sekondi

The Police in the Kwesimintim District of the Western Region have arrested Anthony Acquah for allegedly murdering his 17-year-old brother, Francis Mensah, at Manpong-Pepease,...

Japanese business to invest $100m to make Ghana Africa’s first AI-powered agriculture hub

Japanese agritech company Degas Limited has announced a $100 million investment over the next four years to position Ghana as Africa’s first AI-powered agricultural...

Ministry of Health postpones Nursing and Midwifery exams to September 4

The Ministry of Health has announced the postponement of the Centralised Nursing and Midwifery Licensing Examinations to September 4, 2025, following consultations with key...

Timber Protection Committee calls for military intervention to save Dormaa Forests

The Osagyefo Forest and Timber Protection Committee has raised alarm over the worsening state of the Mpamesu and Kwaebibirem Forests in the Dormaa Traditional...

DVLA to abolish use of year registration on vehicle number plates

Ghanaian vehicle number plates have been using the current system since January 2009, which features a two-letter region code, followed by a four-digit numeric...

Scenes from EOCO as Shatta Wale’s fans mass up over his arrest

There was heightened drama at the premises of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), as hundreds of fans of dancehall artiste Shatta Wale...

Shatta Wale’s EOCO case beyond ‘beef’, let lawyers handle it – Security Consultant [Video]

Fraud and security consultant Richard Kumadoe has cautioned dancehall artiste Shatta Wale to exercise restraint in his ongoing case with the Economic and Organised...

Mahama signs Fisheries and Aquaculture Act into Law

President John Mahama has assented to the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2025 (Act 1146), introducing sweeping reforms to safeguard marine resources and improve livelihoods...

UTAG urges GTEC to intensify crackdown on fake degrees

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has expressed its strong condemnation of the growing trend of individuals acquiring and parading honorary doctorate degrees...

Concerned Nurses rebuke GRNMA General Secretary over remarks against Health Minister

The Concerned Nurses and Midwifery Association of Ghana (CNMAG) has strongly criticised comments made by the General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and...