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East Legon nannies in court over sleep-inducing drugs given to toddlers

Two nannies accused of administering sleep-inducing drugs to their employer’s twin toddlers have appeared before the District Court in Accra. Francisca Boakye, 30, unemployed, and...

Extend ORAL’s mandate to expose more corrupt deals – Mahama urged

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Novihoho Afaglo, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to extend the mandate of the...

Atta Akyea defends courtroom walkout in Adu-Boahene’s trial

Samuel Atta Akyea, lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has justified his decision to walk out of an Accra...

J.A Plant Pool sets record straight on DRIP contract

J.A. Plant Pool (Ghana) Limited (JAPP) has denied allegations made by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Ayine, regarding financial irregularities and...

Gov’t repurposing seized galamsey equipment for farming- Rashid Tanko

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), Rashid Tanko Computer, says the government is repurposing some equipment seized...

Residents of Nkwanta South welcome adjustment of curfew hours

Residents of the Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region have expressed relief and appreciation following the government’s decision to revise the curfew hours...

Gov’t declares three days of national mourning for Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings

President John Dramani Mahama has declared three days of national mourning following the death of Ghana’s former First Lady, Her Excellency Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. The...

Mahama slams NPP gov’t for abandoning SADA

President John Dramani Mahama has criticised the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration for what he described as the needless abandonment of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority...

Joy Cancer Awareness Month: Understanding the risks, diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer

Obstetrician-Gynaecologist, Professor Samuel Antwi Oppong, has explained that while ovarian cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to detect early, awareness of the...

Court adjourns Ofori-Atta vs. Special Prosecutor’s case

The Human Rights Division of the High Court has postponed the case involving former Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta and the Office of the Special...

Air pollution linked to 32,000 deaths in Ghana – New global report warns of growing health crisis

Air pollution remains one of Ghana’s deadliest public health threats, claiming over 32,000 lives in 2023, according to the State of Global Air 2025 report. The report,...

Nana Konadu was an epitome of strength and resilience of Ghanaian women – NPP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has paid tribute to the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, describing her as a symbol of courage...

Garu shooting: GES mourns headteacher, orders temporary closure of school

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has expressed profound sadness over the tragic shooting incident that occurred at the Garu D/A Primary and Junior High...

Drama in court as Adu-Boahene’s lawyers stage walkout

There was drama at the Accra High Court on Thursday, October 23, 2025, when lawyers for the former Director of the National Signals Bureau...

Nana Konadu’s family breaks silence on her death, appeals for privacy

The family of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has appealed to the public for privacy as they mourn her passing on...

All public universities renamed by Akufo-Addo to be reversed – Mahama Ayariga

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has said the Cabinet has directed that all public universities in Ghana that were renamed by the...

Mahama swears in 37 new High Court Justices

President John Dramani Mahama has called on newly appointed High Court judges to help eliminate unnecessary adjournments and delays in the justice system, describing...

Lands Minister revokes 278 small-scale mining licenses over regulatory breaches

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has withdrawn 278 small-scale mining licenses across Ghana for various regulatory violations and the...

Three suspected robbers arrested at Mallam Junction

The Amanfro District Police Command, operating under the Weija Division, has arrested three men suspected of robbing passengers at Mallam Junction in the early...

Mahama mourns Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of Ghana’s former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. On Thursday, October 23, 2025, the...

Lead with unity, uphold ethics – Outgone GIBA President to new executives

Outgone President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), Cecil Thomas Sunkwa-Mills, has urged the newly inaugurated Executive Council to lead with unity, integrity,...

Prof. Agyeman-Duah urges Nana Konadu’s children to lead memorial

Governance expert and a former UN Senior Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has called on the family of the late former First Lady, Nana...

Ashanti region will deliver 70% votes for Bawumia – Ampratwum-Sarpong

Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament for Mampong, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, has expressed strong confidence that the Ashanti Region will deliver...

Government reviews curfew in Nkwanta township and environs

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has announced a review of the curfew imposed on Nkwanta Township and its surrounding communities in the...

Rejoinder: The Fourth Estate’s response to Razak Opoku

A certain Razak Kojo Opoku, who was introduced to The Fourth Estate by the leadership of KGL as their consultant, has been peddling lies...

Innovate or be left behind – New GIBA President urges broadcasters

The newly elected President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), Abdulai Awudu, has challenged Ghanaian broadcasters to embrace innovation and digital transformation or...

Majority Caucus mourns Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings

The Majority Caucus in Parliament, led by Mahama Ayariga, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Ghana’s former First Lady, Her Excellency Nana...

Health Minister orders crackdown on unlicensed facilities and quack operators

The Minister of Health has directed all health agencies and regulatory bodies to intensify their enforcement activities against illegal operations that endanger public health. Speaking...

Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings introduced me to politics – Ghana’s Ambassador to U.S

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Emmanuel Victor Smith, has paid tribute to the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, describing her as...

New GIBA President Abdulai Awudu calls for financial reforms to save struggling broadcasters

Newly elected President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), Abdulai Awudu, has called for urgent financial and policy reforms to protect the survival...

Police assure maximum security ahead of Odwira Festival in Akropong

The Eastern Regional Police Command has assured the public, particularly visitors traveling to Akropong for this year’s Odwira Festival, of heightened security before, during,...

Bueman SHS headmaster appeals for upgrade to category ‘A’

The headmaster of Bueman Senior High School (SHS) in the Buem-Jasikan Municipality of the Oti Region, Frank Boamah, has appealed to the Ministry of...

These photos of Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings will melt your heart

Throwback photos of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, have got Ghanaians talking on social media. The photos emerged shortly after her death...

Abdulai is capable – GJA President touts new GIBA President

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfuor, has touted the capabilities of the newly sworn-in President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters...

Abdulai Awudu takes over as new GIBA President

The General Manager of the Adom brands at the Multimedia Group, Abdulai Awudu, has been officially inaugurated as the new President of the Ghana...

Galamsey: NAIMOS records major successes in Western North and Ashanti regions

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on illegal mining, recording significant successes in two coordinated missions conducted on...

It’s a sad day for me – Victor Smith mourns Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Victor Smith, has described the passing of former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings as a deeply personal loss,...

She was a formidable lady – Deputy Majority Leader mourns Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings

Deputy Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, has described the passing of Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, former First...

63 NPP MPs declare support for Bawumia ahead of presidential primary

As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential race intensifies, 63 Members of Parliament have publicly declared their support for former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu...

Parliament suspends sitting to mourn Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings

Parliament has suspended its proceedings in honour of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, founder of the 31st December Women’s Movement. Nana Konadu...