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Awentami Paul Afoko mourns passing of Asantehemaa Nana Konadu Yiadom III

Awentami Paul Afoko has expressed heartfelt condolences following the passing of the Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, on August 11, 2025, as Ghana continues...

Galamsey fight must match urgency of death response – Dr. Kingsley Agyemang

Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has called for a renewed national commitment to fight illegal mining, locally known as...

Lecturer goes to court to stop graduation over compromised exam results

A University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturer has filed urgent legal action to stop the institution’s scheduled August 15 graduation ceremony, citing serious irregularities in...

President Mahama announces fund for children of eight helicopter crash victims

President John Mahama has announced the creation of a dedicated fund to support the needs of the children of the eight deceased persons in...

Phone seller found dead under Kasoa overpass

A phone seller has been found dead under the Kasoa overpass in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region. According to the Municipal...

Deputy Interior Minister wades into controversy over police helicopters [Audio]

Deputy Interior Minister Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi has urged restraint in the ongoing public debate over the Ghana Police Service’s helicopters, following concerns raised after...

We will spiritually probe helicopter crash – Ho Central NDC Chairman

The Ho Central Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Franklyn Gedzia, has expressed outrage over the recent Z9 military helicopter crash that...

Helicopter crash: Mahama’s safety is an act of God – Fuseini Donkor

Former Sekyere Afram Plains District Chief Executive (DCE), Fuseini Donkor, has attributed President John Mahama’s safety to divine intervention, saying his devotion to God...

I almost shut down Ghana’s internet over horrific helicopter crash videos – Communications Minister

Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, has revealed that he almost ordered a nationwide internet shutdown to halt the circulation...

Couple hospitalised after stabbing incident in Edwenase over alleged infidelity

A domestic dispute in Edwenase, a suburb of Abodom in the Bekwai Municipality, turned violent on Sunday, 10 August 2025, when 38-year-old Rebecca Appiah...

Woman found dead under mysterious circumstances on Behenase farm

A woman, believed to be in her 30s, has been discovered dead under unusual circumstances on her farm at Behenase in the Bekwai Municipality...

Scrap by-elections in Ghana – Kofi Bentil

Private legal practitioner Kofi Bentil has renewed calls for the complete abolition of by-elections in Ghana, suggesting that Members of Parliament who vacate their...

Loose meter connection sparks fire at Sun Shine Roman

A house at Sun Shine Roman in Suhum narrowly escaped total destruction after a fire broke out due to a loose electricity meter connection. The...

Farmer remanded over ginger theft

A 26-year-old farmer has been remanded into prison custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region...

Helicopter crash: Heads must roll – Aircraft Engineer

An aircraft engineer has called for the immediate dismissal of anyone found responsible for lapses in the servicing of the Z-9 helicopter that crashed...

Police Service’s helicopters are ‘flying coffins’, still grounded – Ashaiman MP

A member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Ernest Henry Norgbey, has raised alarm over the state of three Ghana Police Service helicopters. The Ashaiman...

Z-9 helicopter crash wasn’t pilot error – Aircraft Engineer [Video]

British Army aircraft engineer, Dr Robert Nesta Otoo, has rejected suggestions that the Z-9 helicopter crash last Wednesday was caused by bad weather. The crash,...

Inside Ghana’s Cocoa: The pressure and the children caught in between

Just beyond the tree line that borders the forest reserve, Samuel Tobi stays in the farm alone while it rains with his boots crunching...

Mason, 58, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for incest

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has sentenced a 58-year-old mason to 10 years imprisonment for having sex with his daughter. Joshua Bledi got his 17-year-old daughter...

Fake news can twist Parliament’s words, Hansard staff must keep up with high-tech threats – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has urged the Hansard staff across Africa to try and upgrade their knowledge, skills, and competence...

We haven’t received any formal notice – GPCC on prophecies directive 

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) says it has not received any formal communication from the Office of the Presidential Envoy for Interfaith...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Houses for Mepe flood victims rot in bush

Hopes for safe and permanent shelter for victims of the Mepe floods are dwindling, as housing units under construction for the displaced have been...

I have no doubt Omane Boamah would have ended ‘galamsey’ – Ablakwa 

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has honoured the memory of the late Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, praising...

African Political Parties Summit opens today in Accra

The 2025 African Political Parties Summit has opened at the Accra International Conference Centre, drawing political leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders from across Africa and...

Galamsey: IGP’s special taskforce seizes seven excavators in Ahiwren

The IGP’s Special Anti-Galamsey Task Force has seized seven excavators in a raid on illegal mining camps in Ahiwren, a small community in the...

ECOM Ghana upgrades access to quality education in Brodekwano community

In a display of commitment to empowering communities and promoting education, ECOM Ghana's Sustainable Management Services (SMS) has upgraded the educational infrastructure of Brodekwano...

Helicopter crash: Col. Aboagye(Rtd) narrates steps that caused search team’s ‘late’ arrival

Retired Colonel Festus Aboagye has shared his assessment of what he believes caused the military search team’s delayed arrival at the helicopter crash site...

Tema Traditional Council to ban expensive funerals

Nii Adjetey Agbo II, the Acting President of the Tema Traditional Council and Mankralo of Tema, has announced plans to ban expensive funerals in...

Movement for Change mourns with Asanteman

The Movement for Change has expressed its heartfelt condolences to His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu Ababio I, the Royal Family, and the people of...

Directive to submit prophecies for review premature – Rev. Opuni-Frimpong

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Alliance for Christian Advocacy Africa, Rev. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has criticised a recent directive from the Office of...

Bawumia pays glowing tribute to late Asantehemaa

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Asantehemaa Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III. In a heartfelt tribute shared...

Helicopter crash: São Tomé and Príncipe President mourns with Ghana

The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, has visited Ghana to commiserate with President John Mahama and the nation following the...

‘It could have been me’ – Former Defence Minister mourns helicopter crash victims

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has shared his grief over the recent helicopter crash that claimed eight lives, a tragedy he described as an...

Why should politicians review prophecies? – Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong questions govt

Former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has criticized the government’s new directive requiring clergy to submit prophecies...

Helicopter crash: Asantehene sympathises with Mahama

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed his deepest sympathy to President John Mahama following the tragic helicopter crash at Adansi Brofoyeduru that claimed...

Renewable Energy Challenge: Ahantaman Girls SHS develop vaccine cooler for rural healthcare

The Ahantaman Girls Senior High School in Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western region has developed the ‘Royal Vaccine Cooler’, a solar-powered device designed to preserve...

Two arrested with 519 parcels of suspected Indian Hemp at Nyanyano

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects found in possession of 519 compressed parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian...

Helicopter crash: Let this tragedy unite us as a country – JUSAG urges

In the wake of a heartbreaking tragedy that claimed the lives of eight brave individuals, the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) is...

Ghana launches breastfeeding month to empower mothers everywhere

The Pediatric Society of Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service, the World Health Organization (WHO), and UNICEF, has officially launched Breastfeeding Month...

Opoku Ware School develops smart aquaponics system at Renewable Energy Challenge

The Opoku Ware School in the Ashanti region has unveiled an innovative Smart Aquaponics System during the Energy Commission’s Senior High Schools Renewable Energy...