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Edwumawura to support 10,000 young entrepreneurs each year – Trade Minister

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has reiterated the government’s commitment to empowering young people through entrepreneurship, skills development, and broader...

Kumasi High court told Daddy Lumba died a German national, not Ghanaian

The nationality of legendary highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has come under scrutiny at a Kumasi High Court. He was...

Zipline delivering less than 1% of core mandate – Prof. Beyuo

Member of Parliament for Lambussie and member of Parliament’s Health and Subsidiary Legislation Committees, Professor Titus Beyuo, has raised concerns over the effectiveness of...

Akosua Serwaa surprises Odo Broni in court with pictures of her marriage with Lumba in Germany

Akosua Serwaa Fosu, the plaintiff in the Kumasi High Court widowhood case involving late musician Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, surprised...

Girls face the highest risk of sexual violence, often by relatives and trusted adults – GSS

Girls in Ghana face the highest risk of sexual violence at age 15, according to a new national report released by the Ghana Statistical...

Renel Ghana Foundation condemns Ofankor domestic violence, calls for stronger protection systems

Renel Ghana Foundation has strongly condemned the recent domestic violence incident at Ofankor, which was captured in a viral video, describing it as a...

Disruptive mindset from government – Dr. Afriyie on Zipline centres shutdown [Audio]

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr. Ayew Afriyie, has expressed serious concern over the closure of three Zipline drone delivery centres, warning that...

NAIMOS Taskforce clears galamseyers from A4 Consolidated Field concession

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) taskforce has conducted a raid on the A4 Consolidated Field Ltd concession at Anyankyerem in the Amansie...

Former, current Ahafo Regional Ministers join forces to boost healthcare services

Former and current Ahafo Regional Ministers have teamed up to improve healthcare services for residents of the region. During a courtesy call on the Kenyasi...

8-year-old girl dies in Dansoman Market fire

An 8-year-old girl has tragically died after being trapped in a fierce blaze that engulfed Dansoman Market in the early hours of today, according...

Wesley Girls’ case: No right is divisible; we won’t deny any girl her faith – Education Minister

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has reaffirmed government’s commitment to protecting the religious rights of all students in Ghana, including Muslim students currently at the...

Sammi Awuku commissions Akropong PCE Ademim Field [Photos]

The Member of Parliament for Akuapem North Constituency, Samuel Kwabena Awuku, popularly known as Sammi Awuku, has officially commissioned the newly completed Akropong PCE...

GCBC, Christian Council defend values amid debate on religious rights in mission schools

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Christian Council of Ghana have reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining the Christian character of mission schools, amid...

IGP mandate extension ‘a sorry state’ — Former Deputy Defence Minister fires

Former Deputy Defence Minister Kofi Amankwah Manu has expressed concerns over the Police Council’s recommendation to extend the tenure of the Inspector General of...

50,000 students stranded as CETAG strike shuts down 46 Colleges

A deepening industrial standoff has paralysed academic activities across Ghana’s teacher education sector, with the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) declaring...

Suspect accused of killing girlfriend over his smoking habit arrested

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested 27-year-old Sylvester Sowah, the man suspected of killing his girlfriend, Charlotte Obeng, popularly known as Biggest Abena,...

He guides, coaches and leads – Felix Kwakye Ofosu on Mahama’s communication legacy

Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has credited President John Mahama for shaping his communication style and instilling in him a disciplined, respectful approach to...

Mahama’s delay in appointing Defence Minister reckless – Ntim Fordjour

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama for deferring the appointment of a...

Controller’s Department halts 2 key allowances after last-minute system failure

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has announced that two major categories of allowances expected to be paid this month could not be processed. This...

Kumasi Mayor directs Bantama traders to vacate roadsides ahead of new market allocation

The Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori-Agyeman Boadi, has issued a firm directive to traders operating along the roads at Bantama Market, instructing them to...

Major fire breaks out at Dansoman Market

A major fire has broken out at the Dansoman Market in Accra, with firefighters currently working to bring the situation under control. According to officials,...

NCBWTA warns government over intimidation, calls for fair customs practices

The National Cross Border Women Traders Association (NCBWTA) has issued a strong warning to government over what it describes as growing intimidation and unfair...

Appointments Committee has been politicised – Baffour Awuah

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has expressed concern over what he describes as excessive political interference in the...

Bimbila Regent supports Fire Service with donation of new computers

The Regent of Bimbila, Nyelingboligu Naa Yakubu Andani, has donated brand-new desktop computers to the Bimbila Fire Station in the Northern Region to improve...

Vendor killed after trotro rams into pedestrians at Appollo Traffic Light

A 36-year-old street vendor has died after being hit by a commercial vehicle with failed brakes at Appollo Traffic Light in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality...

Man jailed for attacking senior police officer at McCarthy Hill

Rashid Cidi, a 21-year-old unemployed man, has been sentenced to four years in prison for attacking a senior police officer at McCarthy Hill in...

Muslim Leaders urge President Mahama to complete abandoned SHS projects

Muslim leaders have called on President John Dramani Mahama to prioritise the completion of abandoned Senior High School (SHS) projects associated with the Muslim...

Police arrest 27 suspects in Northern Region drug crackdown

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 27 suspects as part of a nationwide operation to combat drug peddling and related crimes in the Northern...

Two chainsaw operators killed in logging accident at Bekawopa

Two chainsaw operators have died in a fatal logging accident at Bekawopa, a community in Twifo Hemang within the Lower Denkyira District of the...

Adutwum promises to appoint an adviser for party welfare at Jubilee House

Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced plans to establish a welfare office at the Jubilee House...

I will show him my spiritual powers – Apostle Abraham Lincoln warns OSP not to invite him

Apostle Abraham Lincoln Larbi has issued a stern warning to Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, stating that he will not respond to any invitation from...

Removal of Special Prosecutor: Apostle Abraham Lincoln denies political sponsorship

Apostle Abraham Lincoln Larbi, one of the leaders of a protest calling for the removal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, says his actions are...

OSP didn’t interrogate me; we only agreed on procedure for my evidence – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has clarified that he was not interrogated by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) during his visit on...

U/W: Police arrest 10 suspects over robbery, abduction in Kendeu

The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested ten suspects in connection with a series of robberies and abductions in the Kendeu community, Wa...

NDC gov’t determined to dismiss EC Chair – NPP

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications team, Fad Osman, has claimed that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) is determined to...

Ex-BOST MD Edwin Provencal released on GH¢30m bail

Former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), Edwin Provencal, has been released after meeting his GH¢30 million bail condition,...

Motor rider killed after being hit by military convoy

An unidentified motor rider has died after being struck by a convoy of men dressed in military uniforms on the Yendi–Bimbilla highway. Eyewitnesses say the...

Minority calls for probe into Ministry of Education’s sanitary pad budget figures

The Minority in Parliament is calling for an investigation into discrepancies in the Ministry of Education’s budget figures relating to the distribution of sanitary...

Gov’t to release GH¢231m to clear outstanding nurses’ allowances within two weeks

Government has announced plans to release GH¢231 million within the next two weeks to settle outstanding allowances owed to nurses across the country. This follows...

Kpandai parliamentary rerun: residents react to court ruling

Residents of Kpandai are reacting to the Tamale High Court ruling that annulled the 2024 parliamentary election, which had declared the New Patriotic Party’s...