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Policeman killed, 2 injured in accident at Aseseso

A police officer has died, while two others have sustained injuries after a Police mini-KIA Rhino truck lost control at Aseseso on the Somanya–Adukrom...

Tamale hospital casual staff embark on sit-down strike over unpaid salaries

Some casual staff at the Northern Regional Hospital have launched a sit-down strike over five months of unpaid salaries. The industrial action is already affecting...

TVET workers embark on nationwide strike over unresolved grievances

Workers under the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training Service have begun a nationwide strike following what they describe as management’s failure to...

Tomato export ban: FABAG issues 90-day ultimatum to Agric Ministry

The Food and Beverages Association Ghana (FABAG) has raised serious concerns over the ongoing tomato supply crisis following Burkina Faso’s ban on tomato exports...

Patrick Boamah calls for urgent reform of GRA’s interest and penalty regimes

Patrick Yaw Boamah, the Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, has petitioned the Minister of Finance over what he describes as urgent structural and...

Ghana pushes for stronger regional cooperation at SOCO Conference in Côte d’Ivoire

Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, is leading a high-level delegation to Côte d’Ivoire to participate in the Social Cohesion...

Viral child abuse video did not occur in Ghana – Police

The Ghana Police Service has clarified that a viral video showing a child being abused did not occur in Ghana but in Nigeria. In a...

Videos of patients treated on floor are real, not AI – Korle-Bu emergency residents

Emergency Medicine Residents at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have dismissed claims by hospital management that downplayed the state of emergency care, insisting that recent...

Ghana Immigration Service records major gains in first year of CGI Samuel Basintale Amadu

The Ghana Immigration Service has recorded significant operational and institutional gains under the leadership of its Comptroller-General of Immigration, Samuel Basintale Amadu, one year...

Over 100 foreign nationals jailed for illegal entry into Ghana

Accra High Court has sentenced 106 foreign nationals to prison for illegally entering Ghana, highlighting the government’s strict enforcement of immigration laws. The court handed...

Ghana pushes landmark UN resolution on reparations for slave trade

Ghana has formally tabled a landmark draft resolution at the United Nations seeking to declare the transatlantic slave trade and the racialised enslavement of...

E&P to invest $1.2bn in Tarkwa and Damang mines, sends 30 heavy-duty trucks to site

Engineers & Planners Co. Ltd has announced plans to inject approximately $1.2 billion into its operations at the Tarkwa and Damang mines as part...

Garu residents demand urgent action on poor road network

Residents of the Garu District in the Upper East Region are urging the government to fast-track the completion of long-overdue township road projects, warning...

Ibrahim Mahama halts international engagements after alleged Police assault

Renowned Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has suspended a series of international engagements following an alleged assault by personnel of the Ghana Police Service in...

Ghana School of Law student dies after collapsing during lecture

A student of the Ghana School of Law has died after suffering a medical emergency during lectures, prompting calls for a review of emergency...

Pregnant woman collapses after lightning strike kills husband

A 22-year-old pregnant woman, Olivia Nyande, reportedly collapsed after receiving the news that her husband had been struck dead by lightning at Kassadjan, a...

Korle-Bu doctors blame overcrowding on broken referral system, not just bed shortage

The challenges at the Accident and Emergency Centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital go far beyond bed shortages, the Korle-Bu Doctors’ Association has indicated,...

Jospong Group donates to Chief Imam to Mark Eid, reinforces commitment to community partnership and cleaner environment

The Jospong Group of Companies has extended its annual gesture of goodwill to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu with a...

Korle-Bu doctors expose alleged cover-up during minister’s hospital visit

Doctors at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have accused hospital management of presenting a misleading picture of conditions at the Accident and Emergency Centre during...

Helicopter crash: Bawumia sends delegation to commiserate with family of Elder Frank Donkor

A week after a tragic helicopter crash in Tema claimed two lives, flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mahamudu Bawumia, has sent a...

Former President Akufo-Addo takes on new role in Anglican Church

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been installed as an Honorary Lay Canon of the Anglican Diocese of Koforidua in the Church of...

Ibrahim Mahama announces legal action against Black Maria special operations team over alleged assault in Tamale

Celebrated Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has declared his intention to take legal action against members of the Black Maria — the Inspector-General of Police's...

Heavy rainstorm rips roofs off EC, Fire Service offices in Juaboso

A heavy rainstorm accompanied by strong winds has caused extensive damage to several public offices in Juaboso, in the Western North Region, ripping off...

Awutu Kwame Whettey shooting survivor cries for justice

A 30-year-old man, Charles Asuman, who survived a shooting incident during site preparations for a new quarry in the Awutu Senya West District, is...

Religious bodies, civil society groups unite to combat air pollution and e-waste injustice in Ghana

Some religious bodies, civil society groups, and academia are joining forces to demand the adoption of practical measures that protect the environment against human-induced...

Pilot, co-pilot killed, dozens injured after Air Canada flight hits fire truck

An Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Sunday, killing the pilot and copilot and injuring...

17 bodies recovered in Comoros from boat carrying African migrants

Seventeen bodies have been recovered from a boat ‌carrying African migrants that was found on the coast of Comoros, the Indian Ocean archipelago's interior...

University of Ghana, Ministry of Education among worst performers in Ghana’s public funds compliance ranking

Ghana’s education sector has been identified as one of the weakest performers in public financial management compliance, with the University of Ghana, the Ministry...

Obra Show: Woman breaks down fighting for her life and marriage

It was a heavy atmosphere on Obra on Nhyira FM, simulcast on Adom TV, when Martha Owusu took her seat before host Ohemaa Benewa...

Obra Show: Woman accuses ex-fiancé of attempts to ‘destroy her life’

A chilling case of alleged harassment, defamation, and emotional torment has gripped listeners of Obra on Nhyira FM, simulcast on Adom TV, as Cyndi...

Upper Denkyira East MP donates 30,000 oil palm seedlings to over 700 farmers

The Member of Parliament for Upper Denkyira East Municipality in the Central Region, Emelia Ankomah, has donated 30,000 oil palm seedlings to over 700...

Works & Housing Minister sets out flood readiness, housing expansion and water reforms before Parliament

The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has assured Parliament that government is intensifying efforts to address flooding, housing shortages,...

From legacy to leadership: A new platform to shape Africa’s skills future

Some lives are measured by the positions they hold or the years they serve. Others are remembered for the ideas they nurture, the institutions...

Be vigilant – Security service applicants warned against fake medical screening messages

The Ministry of the Interior Ghana has warned applicants to disregard fraudulent SMS messages circulating about the ongoing recruitment medical screening process. In a statement,...

Samsonkrom community gets new water system to improve access to potable water

Residents of the Samsonkrom community in the Obuasi East Municipal of the Ashanti Region now have access to a new 40,000-liter community water system,...

Interior Ministry announces medical screening dates for security service applicants

The Ministry of the Interior Ghana has announced that medical screening for applicants in the ongoing recruitment exercise will commence on Tuesday, April 7,...

Akrofuom faces health worker shortage as nurses compete with ‘galamseyers’ for accommodation

The Acting District Director of Health Services for Adansi Akrofuom, Joseph Kofi Annor, has raised concerns over a growing shortage of health workers in...

Akyem Oda MP equips newly trained hairdressers with startup tools

The Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has donated hairdryers to support newly trained hairdressers in the Birim Central Municipality of...

Nkoko Nkitinkiti: Over 700 beneficiaries receive chicks in West Akyem

The Municipal Chief Executive for West Akyem in the Eastern Region, Paulina Akabilla, has begun the distribution of chicks to households under the government’s...

President Mahama to lead Ghana’s delegation to UN special session on reparatory justice

President John Dramani Mahama will depart Accra on Monday for New York and Pennsylvania in the United States, for a historic visit focused on...