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GIS boss visits survivor of Gbintri checkpoint attack; condemns killing of officer

The Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Samuel Basintale Amadu, has visited AICO II Daniel Kofi Oppong, who is receiving treatment at the...

It is going to be a wake-up call – Bashir Hayford on Heart of Lions’ defeat at GoldStars

Head coach of Heart of Lions, Bashir Hayford, has urged his players to remain focused following their first defeat of the season against Bibiani...

Democracy hasn’t failed Africa; we misused it – Prof. Aryeetey

Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Emeritus Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has argued that democracy itself has not failed Africa, but rather, African nations...

“General Acheampong was a well-meaning leader who simply got his policies wrong” – Prof. Aryeetey

Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Emeritus Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has shared a reflective assessment of General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ghana’s Head of...

Parliament resumes today for final session of legislative year

Parliament will resume sittings today, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, for the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament. The session, which marks...

Minority demands urgent government action on Volta Lake transport safety

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for urgent government action to improve safety on the Volta Lake following the boat disaster near Kete...

GNAT directs teachers to vacate classrooms after deadly shooting in Garu

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has directed all teachers in the Garu District of the Upper East Region to withdraw from classrooms...

Vice President in US for Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue

Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, is currently in the United States to participate in the 2025 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, an annual...

Woman allegedly stabs husband during disagreement over meal at Maamaso

A domestic dispute over a meal reportedly turned violent at Maamaso, near New Abirem in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, leaving...

Fire guts shops at Kantamanto Tazani Lane

A dawn fire swept through several shops at Kantamanto’s Tazani Lane, near Ecobank in Accra, on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. According to the...

Some people are being called to the Bar who don’t deserve it – Thaddeus Sory

Lawyer and law lecturer Thaddeus Sory has raised serious concerns about transparency in Ghana’s legal education system, suggesting that some individuals are being called...

Charlotte Osei saved Ghana GH¢15m yet she was punished – Thaddeus Sory

Lawyer and law lecturer Thaddeus Sory has questioned Ghana’s moral and constitutional standards after former Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Charlotte Osei was removed from...

Your toothbrush is bristling with bacteria – is it time to change it?

Bacteria from our toilets, the cold sore virus and thrush-causing yeast can thrive on our toothbrushes. But there are ways to keep your toothbrush...

‘I couldn’t let falsehoods stand – Thaddeus Sory explains his response to Torkornoo’s public claims

Renowned lawyer and law lecturer, Thaddeus Sory, has defended his decision to publicly respond to what he described as false claims made by former...

Cedi erases Q3 losses recorded in 2025; posts 37% year-to-date appreciation against dollar

The cedi’s sustained “good run” against the dollar over the past two weeks of October 2025 has helped erase the local currency’s losses posted...

If a Chief Justice takes benefits she denied others, that’s misbehaviour – Thaddeus Sory fires

Private legal practitioner and law lecturer, Thaddeus Sory, says a Chief Justice who takes benefits she has denied others engages in “stated misbehaviour” under...

Passenger arrivals at KIA declined by 8.5% in 7 months of 2025 – BoG

Passenger arrivals at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) declined by 8.5% percent in year-on-year terms to 111,631 in July 2025. This is from 121,995 arrivals...

T-bills: Govt’s target undersubscribed by 55%; interest rates rise

The government missed its treasury bills target by a significant 55%, the biggest undersubscription recorded so far this year. This is coming after it posted...

GTEC publishes list of 50 unaccredited tertiary institutions; check it out

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has published a list of 50 tertiary institutions that it does not recognise, citing violations of accreditation and...

Six arrested, excavators seized in anti-galamsey operation at Bayere Agya

One Chinese national and five Ghanaians have been arrested during an anti-galamsey raid in the Bayere Agya Forest Reserve in the Amenfi Central District...

2025 NSMQ: Kumasi Academy crushes St. Louis and Bunkpurugu SHTS to qualify for one-eighth stage

After crashing out at the one-eighth stage to Keta SHTS in 2024, Kumasi Academy returned to this year’s NSMQ preliminaries with vengeance on their...

Two critically injured after head-on collision on Berekum-Sunyani road

A serious road crash at Berekum in the Bono Region has left two people severely injured after a Kia truck collided head-on with a...

Mustapha Hamid vs OSP: Media prosecution must stop – Former Deputy Attorney-General

Former Deputy Attorney-General Joseph Kpemka has criticized the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for what he describes as “media prosecution” in the ongoing...

Mahama directs extension of railway line from Tema Port to Dawa Industrial Enclave

President John Mahama has ordered the Ministry of Transport to facilitate the extension of the railway line from Tema Port to the Dawa Industrial...

OSP rules out trial in absentia for Ofori-Atta amid extradition efforts

The Director of Strategy, Research and Communication at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Sammy Darko, has rejected calls to proceed with a...

Government to launch National Research Fund in 2026 to support local R&D

Government is expected to officially launch the Ghana National Research Fund (GNRF) in 2026 aimed at awarding grants to aid local solution-oriented research works...

Pharmacy technicians demand financial clearance for new graduates for enhance healthcare delivery

The Pharmacy Technician Association of Ghana is demanding an end to the persistent delays in financial clearance for its newly graduated students. The association says...

Residents of Abuontem stage ‘Yɛgye yɛ park’ demo against their chief

Residents of Abuontem in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti region have staged a demonstration against their Chief over the takeover of a community park. According...

There must be bi-partisan audit of OSP’s office – Baffour Awuah

A member of Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has called for a bi-partisan audit of the Office of...

NSMQ 2025: Amaniampong SHS soars into one-eighth stage after emphatic win

Amaniampong SHS have picked up right where they left off in the regional qualifiers, as they got off to a flying start in their...

NSMQ 2025: O’Reilly SHS sails to next stage after beating St. Andrews and Bekwai SDA

O’Reilly Senior High School (SHS) has secured a confident win in their NSMQ 2025 preliminary stage contest at the SGS Auditorium in Cape Coast,...

Galamsey threatening key industries – Ghana Water MD

The Managing Director of the Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has sounded an alarm over the worsening effects of illegal mining, commonly known...

Boat operators and commuters at Dambai shun life jackets despite safety directives

Despite the government’s directive to tighten enforcement of life jacket regulations on the Volta Lake, the Dambai stretch in the Krachi East Municipality of...

Court sets date to hear injunction against deportation of foreigners involved in galamsey

The High Court of Ghana will, on Thursday, October 23, 2025, hear an interlocutory injunction application seeking to stop the government from deporting foreign...

There’s no bad blood between OSP and AG over Ken Ofori-Atta’s extradition — Sammy Darko

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has denied claims of tension between its office and the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of...

Bagbin elected Chairman of Inter-Parliamentary Union Africa group

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has been unanimously elected Chairperson of the 52-member Africa Geopolitical Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The...

OSP denies blocking extradition of Ofori-Atta

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has dismissed claims that it is refusing to cooperate with the Attorney-General in efforts to extradite former...

Mahama meets Ag. Chief Justice, Attorney-General, and Auditor-General on enforcement of audit reports

President John Mahama has held a high-level meeting with the Acting Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, and the Auditor-General to...

Wenchi sub-chief, wife perish in house fire

Residents of New-Dormaa Mango Grove in the Sunyani Municipality were plunged into mourning on Sunday night after a devastating fire claimed the lives of...

Ofori-Atta is well and not in hiding — Lawyer

Lawyer for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Frank Davies, has dismissed suggestions that his client is on the run, insisting the former Minister is...