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Supreme Court dismisses Wesley Girls’ objection to suit on alleged religious discrimination, case to proceed

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Wesley Girls’ High School seeking to strike out a constitutional suit challenging some of the school’s...

Body of drowned 20-year-old water tanker attendant retrieved from quarry pit at Mpobi

The body of a 20-year-old water tanker attendant who drowned in a water-filled quarry pit in the Afigya Kwabre South District has been retrieved. The...

GNAT kicks against 7,000 teacher recruitment, demands increase

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the government’s decision to recruit only 7,000 teachers, despite over 10,000 trained...

NAS gives Ministry of Defence technical advice on GAF ambulance procurement

In a move to ensure transparency and value for money, a high-level delegation from the National Ambulance Service has briefed the Ministry of Defence...

Ghana’s UN resolution seeks restitution and healing, not development funding – Ablakwa

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has clarified that the country’s push for a United Nations resolution on reparatory justice is not...

Kasoa: Pregnant woman dies after C-section request allegedly denied due to lack of bed

A pregnant woman has reportedly died after health workers at Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital allegedly denied her request for a caesarean section due...

Enough is enough – Nzema Chiefs reject Adamus Resources

Adamus Resources Limited has effectively been banished from the Eastern Nzema Traditional Area. Traditional leaders have declared that the company is no longer welcome on...

Berekum Chelsea’s Dominic Frimpong laid to rest (Video)

Late Berekum Chelsea F.C. player Dominic Frimpong, who was killed in a robbery attack, was laid to rest today, April 29, 2026, in Assin...

Greater Accra Education Directorate intensifies fight against examination malpractice ahead of WASSCE and BECE

The Greater Accra Regional Director of Education, Hajia Katumi Natogmah Attah, has renewed calls for collective action to eliminate examination malpractice in Ghana. Speaking at...

Oti MDCEs sign 24-hour economy contracts

Municipal and District Chief Executives (MCEs and DCEs) in the Oti Region have signed contracts to begin the implementation of the 24-Hour Economy Markets...

EOCO arrests former GIHOC MD Kofi Jumah

Maxwell Kofi Jumah, former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited, has been arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (Economic and Organised...

We have enough aviation fuel to meet demand — Edward Bawa

The Managing Director of GOIL PLC, Edward Bawa, has assured stakeholders in the aviation industry that there is no shortage of aviation fuel in...

Energy sector challenges should not be politicised – Dubik Mahama

Former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (Electricity Company of Ghana), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has cautioned against politicising challenges in Ghana’s energy...

Uplift programme empowers youth with skills and employment pathways

Social Enterprise Ghana, in partnership with Africa Forward, has organised its Uplift Programme aimed at equipping young people with market-relevant skills, job opportunities, and...

Mahama visits tidal wave-hit Fuveme, promises urgent coastal protection measures

President John Dramani Mahama has visited Fuveme in the Volta Region to assess the impact of recent tidal waves on affected communities and engage...

Supreme Court dismisses Wesley Girls’ motion to strike out suit over religious directives

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Wesley Girls’ High School seeking to strike out a suit challenging the constitutionality of some of...

Humanity must come first — Armiyawo Shaibu condemns violence

The spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Armiyawo Shaibu, has called for peace and unity, condemning violence and xenophobic attacks across the world. Speaking on...

Mpobi community searches for body of 20-year-old water tanker attendant after drowning

A recovery team made up of community members and security agencies is in desperate search of a 20-year-old water tanker attendant who drowned in...

Akwatia MP criticizes NPP over power outage commentary

The Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has criticised the New Patriotic Party (New Patriotic Party) over its commentary on the ongoing...

KASEC students protest unapproved WASSCE fee

Some final-year students of the Kadjebi Asato Senior High School (KASEC) in the Oti Region risk missing out on this year’s West African Senior...

rCOMSDEP engages Northern Regional Minister on small-scale miners registration drive

As part of the ongoing nationwide registration of small-scale and artisanal miners, the rCOMSDEP team deployed to the Northern Region has paid a courtesy...

Two shot dead as suspected robbers ambush police during investigation to retrieve buried illegal weapons

The police have killed two suspected armed robbers who led them to a site at Yizesi, near Fumbisi in the Upper East Region, to...

Missing eight-year-old girl found dead at Sefwi-Asawinso

A search for an eight-year-old girl who went missing at Sefwi-Asawinso has ended in tragedy after her body was discovered less than 24 hours...

Power outages are temporary, grid stabilisation works continue – ECG

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured the public that ongoing power outages affecting parts of the country are temporary and form part...

Current power outages are not good news, but… – NDC Communication Team Member

A Communication Team Member of the National Democratic Congress (National Democratic Congress), Bernard Anim Piesie, has called on Ghanaians to exercise patience with the...

Media Response-FFM West Africa II urges responsible migration reporting at Ho workshop

The Media Response-FFM West Africa II has called on journalists and content creators to refrain from misleading or harmful narratives surrounding free movement and...

Allegations of demoting MPs who supported Kennedy Agyapong are false and distractions – Former MP

The former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Ebenezer Nii Narh Nartey, has dismissed claims that MPs who supported Kennedy Agyapong in the New...

Assin North Blue Water Guard team appeals for logistics to combat galamsey

The Blue Water Guard team in the Assin North District has issued an urgent plea to government for logistical reinforcement to strengthen its fight...

UCC mourns lecturer, Teaching Assistant killed in gory accident at Third Ridge

The University of Cape Coast has been thrown into mourning following the tragic deaths of two of its members, Dr Kwabena Koforobour Agyemang and...

Value addition key to Shea industry growth – Prof. Opoku-Agyemang at SHEA 2026

Vice-President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has underscored the need for Ghana to shift from exporting raw shea to value-added production, as the country positions itself...

GNFS contains raging fire at Kabanye in Wa

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the Upper West Region has successfully brought under control a raging fire that broke out at Kabanye...

Power outages hit EV users as former MP raises concern over charging challenges

The former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Ebenezer Nii Narh Nartey, has highlighted the growing impact of power outages on emerging technologies such...

Ayine backs Sylvia Adusu for ITLOS seat, marks first nomination of Ghanaian woman

Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has thrown his full support behind Chief State Attorney Sylvia Ama Adusu as the country’s...

Ghana Police Hospital announces temporary closure of key units for fumigation exercise

The Ghana Police Hospital has announced a temporary shutdown of several critical departments to allow for a scheduled fumigation and maintenance exercise aimed at...

Rising use of electrical appliances driving power demand — Akrofuom MP

The Member of Parliament for Akrofuom, Joseph Azumah, has attributed the current pressure on Ghana’s power supply to the increasing use of electrical appliances...

STMA highlights funding constraints, demands sanitation courts during parliamentary oversight visit

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has underscored the urgent need for sanitation courts and sustainable funding for every Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)...

CID clears Sesi-Edem, Council of State member in $14.3m gold deal probe

A report by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has exonerated Sesi-Edem Company Limited and its directors, including Dr Gabriel...

Government not intentionally disrupting power supply – NACOC Deputy Director

The Deputy Director-General of Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission, Alexander Twum-Barimah, has stated that the current power outages are not a deliberate action by government...

Police at Nkwanta–Breweniase barrier intercept over 20,000 rounds of ammunition, arrests two suspects

Police personnel stationed at the Nkwanta–Breweniase barrier on the Eastern Corridor in the Oti Region have intercepted a major consignment of ammunition and arrested...

Brogya Genfi clarifies claims military land has been handed to Ibrahim Mahama

The Deputy Minister of Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, has dismissed claims that military lands have been handed over to Ibrahim Mahama, brother of President...