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Week-old baby allegedly stolen at Agogo Presbyterian Hospital found

The newborn baby who went missing from Agogo Presbyterian Hospital has been found safe and in good health. According to the mother, Felicia Obenewaa, she...

My heart is broken – Father on daughter’s death in GAF recruitment stampede [Video]

Robert Nyamalor, father of 22-year-old Priscilla Nyamalor, has described her death in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment stampede at El-Wak Sports Stadium as...

Bawumia mourns victims of El-Wak stadium stampede

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic deaths of six young women in a stampede at the El-Wak...

One shot dead in joint military-police swoop in Nkaseim

One person has been shot dead during a joint operation by the military and police in Nkaseim, Ahafo Region, on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. The...

Labour Minister visits victims of GAF recruitment stampede [Photos]

The Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, on Wednesday evening visited the 37 Military Hospital to console victims of the tragic...

My daughter assured me she’ll return home safely – Mother on GAF recruitment stampede [Video]

A grieving mother from Kasoa, Abigail Nyamalor, has recounted the heartbreaking events leading to the death of her 22-year-old daughter, Priscilla, in the Ghana...

Ghana Water Limited strengthens collaboration with agencies to protect water bodies

The Ghana Water Limited in the Ashanti region is intensifying collaboration with key agencies and authorities to protect water bodies feeding treatment plants in...

PNP raises alarm over erosion of democracy under NDC administration

The People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed deep concern over what it describes as a steady erosion of Ghana’s democratic principles under the current...

El-Wak stampede: Heads must roll – Security Analyst

Security Analyst Nana Adu Twum Barimah I has called for the dismissal of certain individuals within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) who failed to...

Jasikanhene cautions against Police involvement in cocoa smuggling fight

The Jasikanhene and Adontehene of the Buem Traditional Area, Nana Edje Tete Kpase Brantuo VII, has called on the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to...

Train hits man on Tema–Mpakadan rail line

A young man sustained serious injuries after being struck by the 001 train on the Tema–Mpakadan rail line. Reports indicate he failed to move...

One injured in Mallam Atta Market fire incident

A fire outbreak at Mallam Atta Market in the Ayawaso Central Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has left one person injured and destroyed...

KNUST honors Abuakwa South MP Dr. Kingsley Agyemang for outstanding contribution to the College of Health Sciences

The College of Health Sciences (CoHS) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has honored Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, Member of Parliament...

NSA scandal: High Court reviews Osei Assibey Antwi’s bail conditions

The High Court has revised the bail conditions for Osei Assibey Antwi, former Executive Director of the National Service Authority, reducing the amount from...

It is painful but this is what Allah has ordained for them – Pusiga MP on GAF recruitment tragedy

Member of Parliament for Pusiga, Laadi Ayii Ayamba, has described the recent tragedy at the El-Wak Sports Stadium, which claimed the lives of six...

Edudzi Tameklo visits Kufuor ahead of NPA@20 celebration

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo Esq., on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on former President John...

Finance Minister set to review VAT rate, roll out major tax reforms in 2026 Budget

Finance Minister Dr Ato Forson is set to announce a reduction in the effective VAT rate to be paid by businesses from next year. This...

Mustapha Hamid sues OSP for GH¢20 million

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul Hamid, has filed a lawsuit against the Office of the Special...

Supreme Court orders AG, Democracy hub to justify positions on Ghana–US deportation deal

The Supreme Court has directed the Attorney General and pressure group, Democracy Hub, to file written statements within one week explaining why the government’s...

Finance Minister to present 2026 Budget Statement today

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is scheduled to present the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament today, November 13,...

Full video: SML disguised at Kotoka: GACL’s last-minute multi-million-cedi contract questioned

Three days before the December 2024 election, the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) awarded a revenue assurance and auditing contract to Evatex Logistics Limited,...

Fire destroys parts of Mallam Atta market [Video]

A raging fire tore through sections of the Mallam Atta Market in Accra New Town around midnight, throwing traders and residents into panic as...

GAF recruitment stampede: Speaker Bagbin donates GH¢100,000 to support victims

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has donated GH¢100,000 to support the medical treatment of those injured in the tragic stampede at the...

If the GAF cannot tell us what happened, then the Chief of Defence Staff should be held responsible – Effia MP

Member of Parliament for Effia, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, has called for those responsible for the deadly stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium to be held...

NPP Youth calls for immediate investigation into GAF recruitment stampede

The National Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for an urgent investigation into the tragic stampede at Accra’s El-Wak Sports...

No one should criticize the Armed Forces, but… – Ntim Fordjour

Ranking Member Of Parliament’s Defence And Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called for the suspension of the ongoing Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)...

Mahama mourns victims of GAF recruitment stampede

President John Dramani Mahama has extended his condolences to the families of the six individuals who lost their lives in the tragic stampede during...

Mahama to empower 50 anchor farmers with 80,000 birds each

President John Dramani Mahama has launched a bold initiative aimed at revitalising Ghana’s poultry industry and reducing dependence on imported products through large-scale local...

Acting Defence Minister orders probe into deadly GAF recruitment stampede

The Acting Minister for Defence, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced the establishment of an internal board of inquiry to investigate the tragic stampede...

Ato Forson addresses parliament on tragic El-Wak recruitment stampede

The Acting Minister for Defence, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede that occurred early Wednesday morning at the...

GAF recruitment stampede: Security Analyst blames poor planning for El-Wak tragedy

Security analyst Richard Kumadoe has expressed concern over the tragic stampede that resulted in six job seekers' deaths and several injuries at El-Wak Sports...

United Party mourns death of six recruits, urges action on youth unemployment

The United Party (UP) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of six young recruits at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra earlier...

Ghana Armed Forces suspends recruitment exercise in Greater Accra after fatal incident

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has temporarily suspended its ongoing 2025/2026 recruitment exercise in the Greater Accra Region following a fatal incident at the...

All six deceased in GAF recruitment tragedy were female – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed deep sorrow following the deaths of six young women during the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise at...

Mahama orders suspension of GAF recruitment exercise after El-Wak stampede

President John Mahama has ordered the immediate suspension of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise following a stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium...

Afenyo-Markin commends CID Boss over alleged assault case

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has commended the professionalism of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, particularly its Director-General, COP...

Renel Ghana foundation participates in second world summit for social Development in Doha

Renel Ghana Foundation proudly represented Ghana at the Second World Summit for Social Development held in Doha, Qatar, from November 3 to 6, 2025....

Mahama launches ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ programme to boost poultry production

President John Mahama has launched the 'Nkoko Nkitinkiti' programme, one of his government’s flagship initiatives, in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. The project, which falls...

GRDA condemns attacks on train and official; orders eviction of unauthorised structures

The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has strongly condemned two violent incidents that occurred on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, expressing deep concern over the...

1985 Year Group of Kumasi Academy donates PA System to alma mater

The 1985 Year Group of Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) has donated a brand-new public address (PA) system to their alma mater as part of activities...