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GJA Ashanti Region expresses solidarity with Journalists injured in galamsey coverage accident

The Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has expressed deep concern over the recent accident involving journalists who were on official...

Wasa East MP highlights licensing gaps in small-scale mining sector

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Wasa East, Isaac Adjei Mensah, has claimed that all small-scale miners in Ghana are technically...

Nearly 50,000 female condoms expire over low demand

Deputy Programme Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, Dr. Anthony Ashinyo, has revealed that close to 50,000 female condoms procured by the National...

NSA assures National Service Personnel of imminent payment of September allowances

The National Service Authority (NSA) has assured service personnel nationwide that the payment of their September 2025 allowances will be processed soon, as the...

Gov’t prioritising reliability over capacity in assessing presidential jet – Brogya Genfi

Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, has stated that the government’s assessment of Ghana’s presidential aircraft needs will prioritise reliability and long-haul capability...

Entire Presidential fleet under review — Brogya Genfi confirms

Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, says the government is currently assessing the Ghana Air Force’s operational needs as part of efforts to...

‘We were fleeing for our lives’ — EPA CEO narrates Obuasi galamsey attack that led to accident

The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Nana Ama Klutse, has detailed the circumstances surrounding the recent accident involving journalists...

Kpassa SHTS headmaster removed from office

The Headmaster of Kpassa Senior High Technical School (KPASTECH), Rockson Kwame Tawiah, has been removed from office for unauthorised collection of money from students. Mr...

Rainfall with strong winds and flash flooding expected till evening – Ghana Meteo

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued a weather alert, warning residents across the country to prepare for thunderstorms, strong winds, and possible flash...

Wa West MP calls for new presidential jet to enhance safety and efficiency

The Member of Parliament for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has called on the government to consider acquiring a new presidential aircraft, describing it...

Military impostor arrested after snatching motorbike at Kadjebi

A man posing as a military officer, identified only as Roy, has been arrested at Ve-Golokuati after allegedly snatching a motorbike from an ‘Okada' rider at Kadjebi in the Oti Region.   Manasseh...

Former NDA CEO, Deputies, and contractor face trial over alleged procurement manipulation

The Criminal High Court in Tamale has concluded the cross-examination of all four accused in the ongoing trial over alleged procurement irregularities at the...

Ashanti GJA executives engage top security chiefs on strengthening collaboration

The leadership of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in the Ashanti Region has intensified its engagement with top security officers in the region to...

Court remands 55 illegal immigrants arrested at Kuntunse 

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded 55 illegal immigrants into prison custody following their arrest at Kuntunse near Amasaman. The accused, part of a larger...

Two journalists injured in accident involving EPA team near Obuasi

A group of journalists accompanying officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on an anti-illegal mining operation has been involved in an accident in...

World Vision commissions eighth water and sanitation project in Oti Region

World Vision Ghana has commissioned new water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities in the Krachi West Municipality and Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti...

NPP presidential aspirants to sign Peace Pact ahead of presidential primaries

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Elections Committee has announced plans to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), also referred to as a Peace...

Businessman accused of defrauding mother, children in visa deal 

A 48-year-old businessman has appeared before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly collecting $15,500 and GH¢204,220 from a woman and her three children under the pretext...

Police launch investigation into murder, mob attack on Ehi Police Station 

The Volta Regional Police Command has begun investigations into the murder of 32-year-old Julius Sablah, also known as D-Black, and the subsequent mob attack on the Ehi...

Man, 26, arrested for allegedly sodomising 7-year-old boy in Mankessim

Eric Asamoah, 26, has been arrested by the police in the Central Region for allegedly sodomising a seven-year-old boy in Mankessim.   With the assistance of the victim’s father, the suspect...

Presidential jet undergoes final maintenance in France — Defence Ministry

The Ministry of Defence has announced that Ghana’s Presidential jet is currently undergoing final maintenance procedures in France ahead of its return to the...

Naa Koryoo clarifies comments on election violence, calls for peace and unity

The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Philips Naa Koryoo, has clarified her recent comments on the ongoing investigation into election-related violence, stressing...

Lightwave E-Healthcare expresses disappointment over treatment by Health Ministry

Senior Project Manager at Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions, Eric Agyei, has expressed deep disappointment over what he describes as unfair treatment of the company by...

Lightwave E-Healthcare denies hosting Ghana’s health data in India

Senior Project Manager at Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions, Eric Agyei, has refuted claims by the Minister of Health that the company’s data servers for the...

Lightwave E-Healthcare refutes overpayment claims, says 82% of work completed

Senior Project Manager of Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions, Eric Agyei, has dismissed claims by the Minister of Health that the company has been overpaid for...

Ghanaian border traders safe despite Regional unrest – Deputy Defence Minister assures

Deputy Minister for Defence, Brogya Gyenfi, has assured Ghanaians, particularly traders in border communities, of their safety amid instability in some neighbouring countries. Responding to...

Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions 100% Ghanaian owned without foreign interest – Senior Project Manager

Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions Limited has refuted allegations made by the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, regarding the management of Ghana’s National E-Healthcare Programme...

SSNIT hosts SSNITPosium as part of 60th anniversary celebration

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has held this year’s edition of the SSNITPosium as part of activities marking 60 years of...

Fire razes seven-bedroom house at Techiman

A devastating fire has razed a seven-bedroom house at Wangara Line, near Atomic Hotel and adjacent to the Techiman Holy Family Hospital in the...

NSMQ 2025: Mfantsipim defends title, beats AUGUSCO, OWASS to claim back-to-back glory

Mfantsipim School has written its name in gold once again. The “Botwe Boys” have successfully defended their crown to win the 2025 National Science...

The Fourth Estate rejects GJA/KGL Media Award nomination

Journalists of The Fourth Estate who have been named as finalists for the GJA/KGL Media Awards of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) will not...

Residents rush to siphon fuel after tanker accident at Teacher Mante

A fuel tanker overturned at Teacher Mante in the Eastern Region on Thursday, November 6, 2025, spilling petroleum products and attracting large crowds of...

GNFS saves the day as fire guts storey building at Mamprobi

A fierce fire on Thursday morning gutted the top floor of a one-storey building at Mamprobi Sureway in Accra, but rapid intervention by the...

President Mahama cuts sod for the construction of a 200MW solar power plant at the Dawa Industrial Enclave

President John Dramani Mahama has officially cut the sod for the construction of a 200-megawatt solar power plant at the Dawa Industrial Enclave, marking...

World’s oldest president sworn in for eighth term in Cameroon

Cameroon's 92-year-old leader, Paul Biya, has been sworn in for another seven years as president in a ceremony at the country's parliament in Yaoundé. Biya...

Asantehene threatens immediate destoolment of chiefs who engage landguards

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has issued a firm warning to all chiefs in the Ashanti Kingdom: any chief caught collaborating with or...

BoG registers over 100 crypto firms, setting up new office for digital asset regulation

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced the registration of more than 100 virtual asset service providers (VASPs) under a new policy to regulate...

Husband who burnt wife, 6 children at Denkyira Akyempim suspected her of infidelity

An abusive marriage ended on a painful note last Saturday as the mother, her five children, and a grandchild were burnt to death in...

Awutu Senya East NPP Executives call on IGP to probe Naa Koryoo over false claims against Hawa Koomson

The Awutu Senya East Constituency Executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region have appealed to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP),...

Livestream: Mfantsipim, St. Augustine and Opoku Ware clash for national glory at 2025 NSMQ grand finale

Defending champions Mfantsipim School will go head-to-head with their Cape Coast rivals St. Augustine’s College and Ashanti Regional champions Opoku Ware School in the...