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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...

Shatta Wale’s fans block roads, mount motorbike displays at EOCO

Hundreds of fans of dancehall artiste Shatta Wale are still massing up at the forecourt of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in...

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...

PAC orders arrest of absconded Energy Ministry geologist

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition to work with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and...

Health Minister launches 24-hour call centre for patient complaints

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced the creation of a 24-hour call centre to receive and address patient complaints across hospitals...

Agradaa ineligible for presidential amnesty – Prisons Service

The Ghana Prisons Service has clarified that Patricia Asiedua, founder of the Heaven Way Champion International Church and popularly known as Agradaa or Evangelist...

EOCO flags Honda CR-Vs, Ford F-150s, Range Rovers, and Dodges in crackdown on stolen cars

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has named Honda CR-Vs, Ford F-150 pickups, Range Rovers, and Dodge models as the top vehicle brands...

PAC orders head of Civil Service to refund GH¢175,000

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has asked the Office of the Head of the Civil Service (OHCS) to refund an amount of...

Ghana Prisons Service outlines criteria for inmate amnesty

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service, Chief Superintendent Abdul Latif, has outlined the rigorous process involved in selecting inmates for amnesty. In...

Ghanaian CSOs bid farewell to outgoing IMF boss

Civil society leaders held a farewell lunch honouring the outgoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative to Ghana, Dr. Leandro Medina, in Accra. Organised by...

Cybercrime crackdown: 39 arrested in joint CSA-CID operation in Tema

A joint security operation by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has led to the arrest of 39 individuals...

 Afenyo-Markin demands urgent restoration of water supply in Effutu

Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has petitioned the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWL) to immediately restore water to the Municipality following...

A/R Security Liaison destroys counterfeit diapers, goes after importers

The Ashanti Regional Security Liaison has destroyed a huge consignment of counterfeit diapers imported under the name of an established brand on the market. It...

Shatta Wale’s fans storm EOCO to demand his release [Video]

Fans of dancehall star Charles Nii Armah Mensah, widely known as Shatta Wale, thronged the premises of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)...

GMA dismisses false reports of deaths in Elmina Harbour incident

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has dismissed reports suggesting that eight people died in a marine accident at the Elmina Fishing Harbour on Monday,...

Health Minister defends handshake with alleged Ridge Hospital assault suspect

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has defended his decision to shake hands with Ralph St. William, the social media activist accused of...

EOCO grants Shatta Wale GH₵10m bail but…

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has granted bail to dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, in the...

Mahama, First Lady deliver 10 Legacy Temple Projects for Assemblies of God

President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama have fulfilled a key campaign pledge with the completion of ten “Legacy Temple Projects” for...

‘Learn, believe, focus, and excel’ – Dr. Adutwum to 2025 WASSCE candidates

Former Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has delivered a heartfelt message to final-year students writing the 2025 WASSCE. The New Patriotic Party(NPP) flagbearer...

Zoomlion leads national charge to eliminate malaria at Source

In a significant escalation of Ghana’s fight against malaria, waste management giant Zoomlion Ghana Limited is spearheading a nationwide Larval Source Management (LSM) programme,...

2025 WASSCE: “Feed the children well during exams” – Dr. Adutwum appeals to school heads

Former Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has called on school leaders across the country to provide nutritious meals for students during the...

2025 WASSCE: “Handkerchiefs won’t write the exam for you” – Dr. Adutwum cautions candidates against spiritual shortcuts

As final-year students across the country sit for the 2025 WASSCE, former Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has cautioned candidates against relying on...

Volta Media Coalition champions anti-open defecation drive in WASH week 2025

Members of the Volta branch of the Media Coalition Against Open Defecation have embarked on an ambitious mission across the Volta Region, bringing hope...

Two dead, six injured in Tamale–Kintampo highway accident

Two people have been confirmed dead, while six others sustained injuries in a fatal accident on the Tamale–Kintampo highway.   The incident occurred at Mile Forty...

Helicopter crash: I couldn’t eat for two days – Former MP

Former Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has revealed that he went without food for two days following the tragic...

Mahama urges African leaders to create business-friendly environment for foreign investments

President John Dramani Mahama has urged African leaders to build a conducive business climate to attract foreign investment as a means of strengthening local...

First visuals from Asantehemaa’s ‘one week’ commemoration [Watch]

A ‘one-week’ commemoration service for the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, is currently ongoing at the Manhyia Palace in the Ashanti Region. Early visuals...

AHPC engages GTEC over use of ‘Dr’ title by Allied Health Professionals

The Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) has responded to a recent directive by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) restricting the use of the...

600 Water Guards trained by Akufo-Addo’s gov’t now idle – Mireku Duker 

Former Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has criticized the Mahama-led government for failing to deploy some 600 personnel trained...

Indonesian Consul engages Ghana’s Vaccine Institute on partnership for local production

The Honorary Consul of Indonesia to Ghana, H.E. Paskal A.B. Rois, paid a working visit to the National Vaccine Institute (NVI) in Accra on...

20 Ghanaians trafficked to Akwa Ibom rescued by police

Twenty Ghanaians, comprising 10 males and 10 females, trafficked to the Uyo Local Government Area of Abia State, have been rescued by operatives of...

IGP clarifies status of officer who assaulted journalist at Ablekuma North

Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has clarified that the police officer who assaulted a journalist during the Ablekuma North rerun has...

Assaulting health workers cannot replace justice – Prof Beyuo warns

Member of Parliament’s Health Committee Prof. Titus Beyuo has cautioned against dismissing formal complaint mechanisms in the health sector following the recent assault on...

DRIP Tipper truck impounded over unauthorized use in Oforikrom

In a bold move to uphold accountability and discipline within the District Development Road Infrastructure Programme (DRIP), National DRIP Coordinator Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye...

Police breaks silence on alleged abduction of Assin Wurakese chief

The Central North Regional Police Command has confirmed that Nana Professor Okogyeaman Ameyaw Dankwa Okokroko II, Chief of Assin Wurakese, has been found following...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance today

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned maintenance works in parts of the Greater Accra and Tema regions on Thursday, August 21,...