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Operationalise Weija Children’s Hospital to ease pressure on Princess Marie Louise — Doctor

The Medical Superintendent of Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital, Dr Mame Yaa Adobea Nyarko, has urged the government to operationalise the completed Weija-Gbawe Children's...

Kantamanto Market traders get reduced GHC100 operating permit from AMA for 2026

Traders at Accra’s Kantamanto Market will now pay an annual Business Operating Permit (BOP) of One Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH₵100) per shop, following a...

Two granted GH¢200K bail each over maize fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢200,000 each with three sureties to two men accused of defrauding a commodity...

Labourer remanded for allegedly robbing financial consultant

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 24-year-old labourer into police custody for allegedly robbing a financial consultant.  Kwaku Asamoah is accused of robbing...

Mali threatens to revoke Nguvu Mining Licences over tax and foreign exchange breaches

The Malian government has issued a 90-day ultimatum to Nguvu Mining Group, warning the company to resolve multiple regulatory breaches or risk losing its...

BoG’s multi-billion-cedi losses were part of economic recovery – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has defended the Bank of Ghana (BoG)’s massive financial losses, stating that its aggressive policy actions were necessary to...

Mental disorders increase by 95.5% globally since 1990 – Study

Nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide had mental disorders in 2023, reflecting a 95.5% increase since 1990, a new study has found. The largest increases were...

Ghana to destroy over 4,000 illegal weapons in nationwide gun amnesty exercise

Ghana is set to destroy more than 4,000 illegal weapons as part of activities marking the International Day of Women in Peace and Disarmament,...

GPNet’s Photo Walk 2026: A day of storytelling through Accra’s streets

The much-anticipated GPNet Photo Walk took place on May 23, 2026, and proved to be a memorable day for members of the Ghana Photojournalists...

Tension at Gwira Ampansie over alleged shooting of chief’s brother by galamseyers

Tension is mounting at Gwira Ampansie in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region following the alleged shooting of the biological brother of...

Tarkwa youth warned against abusing painkillers

The President of the Society of Family Physicians of Ghana (SOFPOG), Dr Baaba Damoah, has cautioned young people in Tarkwa and its environs against...

Dr. Ato Forson congratulates Benin’s former Finance Minister on inauguration as President

Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has congratulated Benin’s former Finance Minister, Romuald Wadagni, following his inauguration as President of the Republic of Benin. Dr....

Teenager allegedly kidnaped by gunmen at Kabulya near Bimbilla, demand ransom

A 15-year-old boy, Ali Issah, has been allegedly kidnapped by armed men at Kabulya in the Nanumba South District of the Northern Region, prompting...

Keta MP donates relief items to Anlo Afiadenyigba SHS after dormitory fire

Member of Parliament for Keta, Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey, has donated relief items to Anlo Afiadenyigba Senior High School in the Volta Region following a...

Family announces one-week observation for actress Beverly Afaglo

The family of late Ghanaian actress Beverly Afaglo has announced details of her one-week observation following her passing. In a statement issued by Cine-God Studios...

Government will not tolerate shoddy road projects – Roads Minister

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has warned contractors executing road projects across the country that the government will not tolerate poor...

Asunafo North Cocoa Farmers Union rescue rural schools from infrastructure crisis

For years, early childhood learners at Edwenase M/A Basic School in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region faced an uphill battle in...

Obuasi Government Hospital appeals for completion of stalled projects, more staff

The Obuasi Government Hospital has appealed to the appropriate authorities to expedite work on its stalled infrastructure projects and to post more staff to...

Ghanaians urged to avoid practices that cause hypertension

Ghanaians have been encouraged to avoid unhealthy lifestyles that contribute to the increasing cases of hypertension in the country to maintain healthy living. As part...

Mobile cinema vans to enhance public education and government communication – Oti Regional Minister

The Oti Region has taken a major step to strengthen public education and improve government communication with the commissioning and handover of two ultra-modern...

Obour pays nomination forms to all electoral area executives’ contestants in Asante Akyem South

Former MD for Ghana Post, Bice Osei Kuffour, has paid the nomination fees for all electoral area executives contesting in the upcoming elections in...

Mahama commissions solar-powered ICT centre in Damongo

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned the Mahama ICT Centre in Damongo in the Savannah Region as part of efforts to strengthen technology-driven education...

First batch of Ghanaians to be airlifted from South Africa on May 26 – Okudzeto Ablakwa

All is set for the evacuation of Ghanaian nationals in South Africa to begin as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has confirmed...

Attacks on Ebola centres intensify in eastern DR Congo

Attacks on Ebola health facilities are intensifying in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the World Health Organization warns the outbreak...

‘I’m sick and tired of this country’ – Ghanaians in South Africa pour out frustrations at meeting with Foreign Affairs minister

In an emotionally charged meeting at the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria, with Ghana's Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, distressed...

Philippines building collapse: Rescuers search for more than 20 trapped

More than 20 people are trapped under the rubble of a building under construction in the Philippines that collapsed on Sunday, officials said, as...

GNFS contains fire outbreak at Atekyem in Koforidua

The Ghana National Fire Service has successfully contained a fire outbreak at Atekyem near Universal School in Koforidua in the Eastern Region. According to the...

Choirmaster mourns death of wife Beverly Afaglo

Ghanaian musician Choirmaster, formerly of the music group Praye, has shared an emotional tribute mourning the death of his wife, actress Beverly Afaglo. In an...

70 Jomoro artisans to receive NAP support package from MP Dorcas Affo-Toffey

Seventy artisans under the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region are to receive various support from the Member...

Government deploys armoured buses disguised as VIP, STC and OA coaches to fight highway robberies

The government has deployed armoured buses disguised as commercial vehicles to track and arrest highway robbers operating on major roads across the country, Interior...

GES director raises alarm over 300 teacher deficit in the Asutifi North District

The Ghana Education Service (GES) Director for Asutifi North District in the Ahafo Region, Naomi Asantewaa, has sounded the alarm over a severe teacher...

Heavy rains coming – GMet issues warning as Ghana enters peak rainy season

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has warned Ghanaians to prepare for heavier and more frequent rains in the coming weeks as the country enters...

Ghanaian actress Beverly Afaglo is dead

Ghanaian actress Beverly Afaglo has passed away, with confirmation coming from her husband in an emotional tribute shared on social media. The cause of...

Engineer criticises Ghana’s cyclical approach to flooding

A building and road consultant says Ghana has fallen into a dangerous cycle of treating flooding as a seasonal inconvenience rather than a structural...

Police arrest four Ada SHTS students over viral cutlass threat video

Four students of Ada Senior High Technical School have been arrested after a video showing a student brandishing a cutlass and threatening colleagues on...

Mahama cuts sod for Bole College of Education, unveils major development projects for Savannah Region

President John Mahama has cut the sod for the construction of the Bole College of Education in the Savannah Region. He described the project as...

NDC issues strict directive on media platforms representation to all communicators

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued an internal directive tightening control over who speaks on behalf of the party across media platforms, in...

Volta Regional Minister declares Adaklu Mountain a security zone

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has declared the Adaklu Mountain a security zone. Mr Gunu made the declaration when he led a delegation to...

ECG announces major transformer upgrade at Batsonaa – see the affected areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a major transformer replacement and upgrade project at the Batsonaa Primary Substation, even as engineers continue...

Mahama commissions Yamoransa Model Lab 13 to advance STEM and digital skills training

President John Mahama has commissioned the Yamoransa Model Lab 13 in Damongo in the Savannah Region. The President, who served as a promoter of the...