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Motor rider crushed to death in gory accident on Accra–Amasaman highway

A motorcyclist has died in a horrific crash on the N6 Highway, along the Accra–Amasaman stretch near Taifa Junction, in the early hours of...

Stakeholders welcome new regulatory Act to standardise shipping charges

Key industry stakeholders in the shipping industry have welcomed the passage of a new Act that gives the Ghana Shippers Authority sweeping powers to...

Chamber of Autodata Ghana calls for greater local content in Automotive components development policy 

The Chamber of Autodata Ghana has urged government to incorporate more local content into the soon-to-be-finalised Ghana Automotive Components Development Policy, which is expected...

Helicopter crash: Buem Traditional Council pays tribute to victims

The Buem Traditional Council in the Oti Region has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two...

Three killed, others injured in accident at Kyiraburoso

Three people have died in a road accident involving an O.A. Transport minibus at Kyiraburoso, near Adansi Asokwa, on the Bekwai–New Edubiase stretch of...

Transport operators threaten protest over deplorable Pokuase–Nsawam road

Commercial transport operators, including the GPRTU of TUC, GRTCC, and several drivers’ unions, are demanding urgent repairs to the Pokuase–Nsawam road, describing its current...

Anloga District, UN-Habitat join forces to combat climate change in coastal communities

The Anloga District Assembly has announced a partnership with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) to implement a climate change and urban resilience...

More female students enroll to study Physics at KNUST under K.C Whittaker Endowment Fund

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has seen a significant improvement in female enrollment in the Physics Department since the introduction...

NDC holds vigil in Koforidua for Omane Boamah and helicopter crash victims

The Eastern Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has held a solemn vigil at Koforidua Jackson Park in honour of Dr Edward...

Keep politics out of presidential planes and helicopter procurement – Asantehene tells Politicians

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has cautioned political actors against turning the procurement of presidential planes and helicopters into partisan propaganda, stressing that...

We support Bawumia because he is a unifier, experienced and not corrupt – NPP youth

NPP youth organisers from nearly 276 constituencies across the country have unanimously endorsed former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the best candidate to...

Justice Torkornoo mourns victims of helicopter crash [Photos]

Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, on Wednesday, laid a wreath at the Ceremonial Garden at the Jubilee House in honour of...

Helicopter crash: Don’t go chasing mourners at state funeral – Stan Dogbe to media

Deputy Chief of Staff, Stanislav Xoese Dogbe, has issued a pointed reminder to members of the media and all accredited personnel to uphold decorum...

Migrant boats capsize off Italian coast, killing at least 27

At least 27 migrants have died after two boats capsized as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy. Around 60 survivors were...

Asunafo North Cocoa Farmers donate tricycles to support rural pupils’ transportation

The Asunafo North Cooperative Cocoa Farmers Union in the Ahafo Region has donated eight specially designed tricycles to the Municipal Education Directorate to help...

Prabon cocoa farmers cut down cocoa trees to make way for rice farms

Cocoa farmers in Prabon in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region are allegedly cutting down their cocoa trees due to their...

Widow of late Goasomanhene vows to continue his philanthropic legacy

Nana Ama Bosomprah, widow of the late paramount chief of Goaso, Nana Kwasi Bosomprah, has pledged to carry on the charitable initiatives her husband...

Fire destroys pub and four other shops at Nogora Junction

A late-evening fire on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, destroyed a popular pub and food joint at Nogora Junction near Ho Technical University, along with...

Galamsey: We are not the problem – DCE rejects claims against MMDCEs [Audio]

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Twifo-Atti-Morkwa, Isaac Yawson, has firmly dismissed allegations that Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) are complicit in illegal...

Heads must roll – Dr. Ashigbey says after attack on IGP’s anti-galamsey taskforce in Bonteso

The convenor of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, has called for sweeping arrests and immediate investigations following an attack on the...

Bel Aqua hosts first-ever hawker recognition event in Ghana’s FMCG Industry

Blowchem Industries Limited, producers of Bel-Aqua Mineral Water, Bel Beverages, and Bel-Pak Tissues, has hosted the first-ever Hawker Conference, a groundbreaking initiative and the...

Helicopter crash: Police announce road closures, traffic diversions for state funeral

The Ghana Police Service has announced temporary road closures and traffic diversions in Accra on Friday, August 15, 2025, to ensure safety and smooth...

Mate escapes death as truck carrying 600 bags of cement plunges into Tano River

A DAF long truck transporting about 600 bags of cement plunged into the Tano River on the Techiman–Kumasi Highway on Tuesday after an attempt...

Sir Obama Pokuase, Fante Comedy granted bail but remain in custody

Social media and New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist Daniel Adomako, popularly known as Sir Obama Pokuase, and TikTok content creator Prince Ofori, alias Fante...

Kwabenya, Ayim, Brekuso residents protest over poor road conditions

Residents of Kwabenya, Ayim, and Brekuso took to the streets today to protest the deplorable state of roads in their communities. Clad in red T-shirts,...

DDW Global forum offers a platform for designers to shape the future

Prepare yourself for the ultimate design innovation celebration! The Dutch Design Week (DDW) is highly regarded as a temple for design and its 2025...

Deputy Majority Chief Whip clarifies comments on helicopter crash [Listen]

The Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Comfort Doyoe-Cudjoe, has refuted allegations that she claimed foul play was behind the August 6 helicopter tragedy that claimed...

Abuakwa South MP works on farms during recess, promotes farming over destructive galamsey

While some persist in recklessly degrading Ghana’s forests, Abuakwa South MP Dr. Kingsley Agyemang is setting a markedly different example this parliamentary recess by...

Full funeral arrangements released for August 6 Adansi Akrufuom helicopter crash victims

The government has announced full details for the funeral of victims of the August 6 helicopter crash in Adansi Akrufuom, which claimed eight lives. The...

Samson Lardy Ayenini headlines CoMSSAFest 2025 seminar

Renowned legal practitioner and award-winning broadcast journalist, Samson Lardy Ayenini, will headline this year’s Communication and Media Studies Students Association Festival (CoMSSAFest) at the...

Nkaseim chief urges gov’t to fast track plastic ban 

The Chief of Nkaseim in the Ahafo Region, Nana Danso Agyei Ababio, has urged the government to expedite plans to ban plastics as part...

Is the law selective? – JFK slams police over arrest of NPP affiliates [Listen]

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Koduah, has expressed concern over what he describes as the excessive arrest of individuals...

Adutwum pays tribute to helicopter crash victims

Former Minister for Education and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has paid tribute to the eight people who lost their...

We didn’t know Omane Boamah was traveling – Tanko Computer on his final hours

Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Rashid Tanko-Computer, has revealed that the late Defence Minister, Dr. Omane...

Foreign missions join Ghana in mourning helicopter crash victims

Ghana continues to receive an outpouring of messages from the international community following the August 6 military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom area...

Western Nzema chiefs seek Presidential clarification on Petroleum Hub land size

The Western Nzema Traditional Council (WNTC) is seeking an audience with President John Dramani Mahama to discuss the government’s proposed redesign of land allocated...

Cardinal Turkson urges caution and discernment in interpreting prophecies

Chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences, Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, has called for greater discernment and spiritual responsibility in the handling of...

Kumasi Archbishop leads delegation to console Asantehene over Asantehemaa’s passing

Archbishop of Kumasi, Most Rev. Gabriel Justice Anokye, led a delegation to the Manhyia Palace on Wednesday, August 13, to pray for the Asantehene...

Oguaa Traditional Council fines radio presenter GH₵30K, 3 sheep for unguarded utterances

The Oguaa Traditional Council, on Monday, imposed a fine of GH¢30,000, three male white sheep, and a carton of schnapps on Ato Trustworthy, a...

Mob attacks IGP’s special anti-galamsey taskforce at Bonteso

The IGP’s Special Anti-Galamsey Taskforce came under attack on Wednesday at Bonteso in the Ashanti Region after seizing an excavator from an illegal mining...