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Parliament launches five-year corporate strategic plan

Parliament has launched its Corporate Strategic Plan (2026-2030), a comprehensive roadmap to enhance its efficiency, oversight, and public service delivery. “The strategic plan envisions an...

Two women arrested for attempting to smuggle ‘wee shito’ into prison

Two young women have been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected Indian hemp into the Ankaful Maximum Security Prison in the Central Region. The...

Five arrested for open defecation at Osu Cemetery

Five individuals have been arrested and arraigned before the James Town District Court for open defecation at the Osu Cemetery, as authorities intensify enforcement...

Russia blocks WhatsApp amid wider clampdown on social media

Russia has confirmed that it has blocked instant messaging app WhatsApp in the country, instead directing Russian citizens to use its state-backed Max app. The...

Astronomers discover weird ‘inside-out’ solar system

Scientists have discovered something that they previously thought wasn’t possible – an ‘inside out’ star system. When you line all the planets in our solar...

AMA hands over repaired bus to Greater Accra Market Association

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has handed over a refurbished bus to the Greater Accra Market Association, restoring a key vehicle that had been...

GNFS, security agencies conduct joint road checks in Western North Region

The Western North Regional Fire Command, in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the National Road Safety Authority...

FDA clamps down on unregistered diaper products in Ho Market 

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has clamped down on unregistered diaper products at the Ho Market in the Volta Region.  The exercise was aimed...

Gender Ministry engages stakeholders to strengthen adoption process

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), through the Central Adoption Authority (CAA), has convened a stakeholders’ engagement meeting to strengthen coordination,...

Ghana’s gold output hits record 6 million ounces in 2025, industry group says

Ghana produced a record 6 million ounces of gold in 2025, according to provisional data, with large‑scale mines contributing 2.9 million ounces, unchanged from...

Kenya’s border with Somalia set to re-open after almost 15 years

Kenya's border with Somalia will reopen in April, almost 15 years after it shut because of attacks by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab, President...

Land guards take over Tuba irrigation farm as farmers protest

Over 300 farmers operating under the Weija Irrigation Project at Tuba in the Greater Accra Region have staged protests over what they describe as...

Dr Gideon Boako announces reconstruction of Yamfo Market

The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, has announced plans to reconstruct the Yamfo Market as part of efforts to improve...

Cocoa price cut could fuel galamsey – CDM warns

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has warned that the reduction of the cocoa producer price to GH¢2,587 per 64kg bag could undermine national...

Effutu Traditional Authority pledges support for government’s 24-hour market initiative

The Paramount Chief of Effutu, Nana Ackon Agyenfi VI, Asubonpinin Adikro, has expressed the readiness of the chiefs and people of Effutu to support...

NAIMOS arrests three Chinese illegal miners in Mpohor raid

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has apprehended three Chinese nationals and a Ghanaian during a swoop on an illegal mining site at...

Your hard work was not in vain – Asiedu Nketia to NDC supporters in Effutu

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has commended party supporters in the Effutu Constituency for their dedication and hard...

Asiedu Nketia urges NDC supporters to win Assembly seats to influence DCE appointments

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has urged party supporters in the Effutu Constituency to take local government elections...

Court of Appeal orders retrial in Kennedy Agyapong–Kweku Baako defamation case

The Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial in the high-profile defamation case between politician and businessman Kennedy Ohene Agyapong and the Editor-in-Chief of...

Gov’t orders forensic, criminal probe into COCOBOD’s operations over past eight years

The government has directed the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, to launch a comprehensive investigation into the finances and operations...

Finance Minister hints at new Cocobod bill

The government is set to present a new Cocoa Board Bill in Parliament as part of wide-ranging reforms aimed at stabilising Ghana’s cocoa sector...

Minority demands arrest over unlawful closure of NHIS Office in Tema Central

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has demanded the immediate arrest of individuals responsible for the unlawful closure of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)...

Gov’t directs Cocobod to pay cocoa farmers immediately

The government has directed the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to immediately pay all cocoa farmers who are owed money, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato...

Cabinet approves emergency measures to fast-track cocoa farmer payments

The government has approved emergency measures aimed at expediting payments to cocoa farmers across the country, following a lengthy Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to...

Gov’t sets new cocoa producer price at GH¢41,392 per tonne

The government has announced a new producer price of GH¢41,392 per tonne for cocoa for the remainder of the 2025/2026 crop season, aimed at...

Gov’t announces sweeping reforms to reset cocoa sector after review exposes mismanagement

The government has announced comprehensive reforms to restructure Ghana’s cocoa sector following a review that revealed eight years of financial mismanagement. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel...

Ghana AIDS Commission to distribute condoms nationwide ahead of Val’s Day

Ghana’s fight against HIV is receiving fresh attention this Valentine’s season, as the Ghana AIDS Commission prepares to distribute thousands of condoms and HIV...

GES marks International Day for Women and Girls in Science

The Ghana Education Service (GES), through its National STEM Resource Unit, has commemorated the International Day for Women and Girls in Science with a...

Bonwire Kente Weavers call for National Kente Day

Kente weavers in Bonwire, Ashanti Region, have called on the government to declare a National Kente Day, following the recent establishment of National Fugu...

Two arrested over alleged gang rape of Osino SHS student – Education Ministry

Deputy Minister for Education Dr Clement Apaak has confirmed that two suspects have been arrested in connection with the gang rape of a student...

Haruna Iddrisu, Deputy Communication Minister survive ghastly accident on Bolgatanga-Tumu Highway

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu and Deputy Minister for Communications and Digital Technology, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, are reported to be in stable condition following a...

GES bans three Eastern Region SHSs from sports and co-curricular activities for two years

The Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Eastern Region has imposed a two-year ban on Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH), New Juaben Senior...

Water tanker drowns in Black Volta

A water tanker belonging to the Central Gonja District Assembly accidentally rolled into the Black Volta at Buipe while the driver was fetching water. The...

Baba Jamal draws number one on ballot for Ayawaso East by-election

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the March 3 Ayawaso East by-election, Baba Jamal, has drawn number one on the ballot paper,...

MOFFA shuts down Winneba, Cape Coast and Abura-Dunkwa Hospital morgues over safety breaches

The Mortuary and Funeral Facilities Agency (MOFFA) has closed multiple public and private mortuary facilities in the Central Region, including those at Winneba Municipal...

Bid launched to extend Zimbabwe president’s term in office

Zimbabwe's cabinet has approved draft legislation that would allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 83, to extend his stay in office until at least 2030. Presidents would...

Gov’t to announce sweeping reforms to reset cocoa sector amid payment delays

The government has pledged comprehensive reforms to reset Ghana’s cocoa sector as it faces mounting challenges, including delayed payments to farmers. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel...

GNFS Volta Regional Command organises quiz competition for market traders

Traders from Ho and Akatsi markets recently took part in a fire safety quiz organised by the Volta Regional Command of the Ghana National...

All you need to know about 2026 Ghana Tree Crops Investment Summit

The Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) is set to host a major investment summit aimed at positioning Ghana’s tree crop sector as a key...

Sad scenes at funeral of St Peters SHS student

Grief and heartbreak filled St. Peter’s Chapel in Kwahu Nkwatia as mourners gathered to bid farewell to 15-year-old Jayden Sasu Dwamena, the gifted contestant...