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Mahama announces plans for Green Digital City to drive sustainable development

President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled plans to establish a Green Digital City in Ghana as part of efforts to promote sustainable urban development...

Government failing to take decisive steps to end galamsey – Atik Mohammed

Former General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Atik Mohammed, has criticized the government’s handling of the fight against illegal mining popularly called...

Veep mourns Okuma-Akura canoe accident victims, donates GH¢200,000 and life jackets

The Vice President, Her Excellency Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, has visited Okuma-Akura to mourn the loss of 16 lives in a recent canoe...

Galamsey fuelling defiance and truancy among students – CHASS

The National President of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Reverend Father Stephen Owusu Sekyere, has stated that illegal mining, also...

NPP flagbearer aspirants urged to hold joint unity presser ahead of primaries

National Chairman hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), David Kankam Boadu, has urged all five flagbearer aspirants of the party to come together...

Ho Central MP organises debate among schools to mark International Day of the Girl Child

The Member of Parliament for Ho Central, Edem Kofi Kpotosu, in collaboration with the Ho Municipal Directorate of Education, has organized a Girl Child...

Policeman clashes with driver at Nyage checkpoint [Photos+Video]

A moment of escalated tension erupted at the Nyage police checkpoint in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region on Monday, October 13, 2025.  One...

GIMPA defends PhD rigour amid student complaints

The Management of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has broken its silence on allegations of frustrating PhD candidates, stating it...

Residents of Agogo Russia, Apetenyinase kick against construction of fuel station

Residents of Agogo Russia, Apetenyinase, in the Asante Akyem North Municipality, have raised strong objections to the ongoing construction of a fuel filling station...

Ghana to host 2025 ADEA Triennale; over 30 African Education Ministers expected to attend

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that Ghana has been selected to host the 2025 Triennale of the Association for the Development...

Ben South reveals he spent GH¢60,000 on new movie ‘24’

Ghanaian skit maker and filmmaker Ben South has revealed that he spent about GH¢60,000 on the production of his upcoming movie titled 24. Speaking on...

Democracy Hub drags gov’t to Supreme Court over ‘secret’ deal to accept U.S. deportees

Democracy Hub has filed a writ at the Supreme Court of Ghana challenging the legality of a secret Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the...

Autodata partners with Interpol to raise awareness on stolen vehicles in Ghana

The President of Autodata Ghana, William Boadi, together with some executive members of the Chamber, has paid a courtesy call on the Head of...

Ahmed Suale murder: Court discharges Daniel Koranteng following A-G’s advice

In a significant development in the protracted investigation into the 2019 murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale, the Madina District Court has formally discharged...

Pan-African Savings and Loans holds free health screening for customers and community

Pan-African Savings and Loans recently held a free health screening exercise at its Spintex branch to support the well-being of its customers and the...

Minority demands immediate payment of salaries owed to nurses and midwives

The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to immediately pay salaries owed to nurses and midwives, insisting that funds for the payments...

Small-scale miners urged to embrace responsible and sustainable mining

A respected voice in Ghana’s small-scale mining sector, Francis Adenyo has called on miners to adopt responsible and environmentally friendly practices to ensure...

Krachi-Nchumuru Assembly deploys DRIP machines to fix deteriorated Korkorse–Grubi road

The Krachi-Nchumuru District Assembly, under the distinguished leadership of the District Chief Executive Martin Kofi Anato, has extended its road maintenance initiative by deploying...

Gov’t debt to road contractors hits GH₵40 billion

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has revealed that the government currently owes road contractors arrears amounting to GH₵40 billion. In an...

Roads Ministry disburses GH₵5bn to contractors after audit and validation exercise

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has confirmed that GH₵5 billion has been disbursed for the payment of contractors following an...

Abuakwa South MP to deliver keynote address at 5th FALAS Continental Conference in Ethiopia

The Federation of African Law Students (FALAS) has announced Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South and a member of the Parliamentary...

Support Agric and ATVET; they create real value – Bechem chief urges gov’t

The Chief of Bechem, Nana Opaw Nwomaso Boampong Bekoe, has called on the government to prioritize and expand support for programmes in agriculture, agribusiness,...

C/R NADMO boss orders demolition of all houses close to Okrudu River

The Central Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Kwesi Dawood, has directed the Awutu Senya Municipal NADMO office and the Assembly...

Fire guts Greenhouse Factory at Shai Hills

A section of the Greenhouse Factory at Shai Hills has been ravaged by fire, prompting a swift response from the Ghana National Fire Service...

Two arrested for attempting to bribe officials over SHS placement

Two persons have been arrested for reportedly offering bribes and attempting to influence the Senior High School (SHS) placement of their wards. This was disclosed...

Ghana’s petroleum revenues decline in first half of 2025 – PIAC Report

Ghana’s oil sector continues to play a central role in driving national development, with revenues from royalties, taxes, and equity interests funding critical projects...

Pru East NADMO and Ghana Navy sensitize Yeji residents on life jacket usage and water safety

The Pru East District Secretariat of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), in partnership with the Ghana Navy, has launched a community sensitization campaign...

Ofosu-Dorte urges alignment of professional training with Ghana’s development goals

Senior Partner at AB & David Africa, David Ofosu-Dorte, has urged Ghana to move past the ongoing debate about whether the country needs more...

Gender Ministry mourns victims of Kete Krachi boat tragedy

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic boat accident on the Volta Lake near Kete...

Ghana has produced 11,400 lawyers since 1877 – Dr. Boadu

Lawyer, engineer, and lecturer Dr. Kwaku Boadu has disclosed that Ghana has produced a total of 11,400 lawyers since 1877. Speaking on Accra-based Channel One...

Adom TV celebrates the spirit of Northern Ghana with new show “Raayuwa”

Adom TV has unveiled its latest lifestyle show, Raayuwa, meaning "life" or "living," to celebrate the vibrant Northern and Upper Ghanaian culture, life, and identity. The...

Ahafo NADMO boss advocates for disaster response fund to strengthen preparedness efforts

The Ahafo Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Nana Adu Bonsu Gabriel, has appealed to stakeholders to support the establishment of...

Galamsey: Revoke licenses of politically exposed persons involved – TUC to gov’t

Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr. Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, has called for the immediate revocation of mining licenses held by...

Kete Krachi boat disaster: Ghana lacks proper system of accountability – Nana Yaw Akwada

The Executive Director of the Bureau of Public Safety, Dr. Nana Yaw Akwada, has expressed concern over Ghana’s failure to protect vulnerable citizens, following...

Galamsey: Gov’t has failed to keep its word – TUC Deputy Secretary 

Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, has accused government of failing to honour key commitments it made...

343 mining rights granted, about 1.1m jobs created in 2024 – NDPC report

Ghana’s extractive sector saw remarkable growth in 2024, maintaining its upward trend with a total of 343 mineral rights granted to various companies, according...

Fisherman remanded over theft of GH¢50,800 and two mobile phones

The Dansoman Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a fisherman for allegedly stealing GH¢50,800 and two mobile phones from a businessman’s vehicle in...

It wasn’t Adwoa Safo – Bagbin finally speaks on 2021 controversial Speaker vote 

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has finally addressed claims that former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, voted for him during the tense 2021 election that made...

Publicly funded but closed to the public: Ghana’s premium hospitals shut out NHIS patients

At the reception of University Hospital, Legon, the response was casual, almost dismissive. “You can take it to 37 ,” a staff member said when...

We inherited a weak healthcare system, it will take time to get things back on track – Mintah Akandoh

Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the current government inherited a struggling healthcare system and is working steadily to restore efficiency and stability...