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Ghana revolutionizes passport acquisition with chip-embedded passports: Ablakwa’s bold legacy of reform

Ghana has joined over 140 countries worldwide in issuing ePassports with embedded chips, marking a significant milestone in the country's passport administration. The mass rollout...

DVLA to open offices Abroad to tackle fake licenses

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced an ambitious plan to open six offices abroad in a bid to combat the circulation...

Don’t disappoint the President, me, and your MPs – Linda Ocloo urges Assembly Members

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for Shai Osudoku, has appealed to assembly...

GUTA commends President Mahama’s efforts in first 120 days

The President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr. Joseph Obeng, has praised President John Mahama for the strides made in his...

IMANI Africa scores Mahama 50% on 120-day social contract [Listen]

IMANI Africa has lauded President John Mahama on the completion of his first 120-day term in office, praising his performance. A Senior Research Associate at...

Dr. Richard Boso: Why Ghana Must Urgently Regulate Hot Food Packaging (Part 2)

Weak Enforcement Isn’t a Justification for Inaction Some argue that because Ghana already struggles to enforce existing environmental and sanitation laws, adding new regulations on...

Mahama’s first 120 days a total letdown – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has described President John Dramani Mahama’s first 120 days in office as deeply disappointing, claiming the period offers little to...

Dr. Richard Boso: Why Ghana Must Urgently Regulate Hot Food Packaging (Part 1)

Dr. Nyantakyi's "Rude" Wake-Up Call Every morning across Ghana, thousands of people begin their day with a cup of koko, rice water, oblayo, often poured...

Harmonious Chorale returns home after historic 2025 West African tour

Harmonious Chorale, Ghana’s internationally acclaimed choral music group, has returned home to a hero’s welcome after completing a historic 10-day musical tour across Togo,...

Afenyo-Markin honours Police invitation over alleged assault

Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, reported to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to assist in...

Check out list of MMDCEs confirmed in Greater Accra so far

At least 10 Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) nominated by President John Dramani Mahama have been confirmed so far in the Greater Accra...

Nurses and Midwives Association prevails on government to implement negotiated conditions of service

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has prevailed on the government to heed to the implementation of their negotiated service conditions. Ashanti Regional...

Declare assets or face consequences – Gender Minister

Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection and Member of Parliament for Krowor, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has expressed strong support for President John...

Ghana Labour Department launches nationwide ‘JOBS’ roadshow to boost employment opportunities

The Labour Department under Ghana’s Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment has launched the ‘JOBS’ Roadshow Campaign. Dubbed “Just One Bold Step”, the nationwide effort...

Adu-Boahene’s memo from EOCO cells ‘irrelevant’ – Bright Simons

The former head of one of the three main agencies constituting Ghana's national security system is under trial for stealing public funds designated for...

Two co-wives hospitalised after taking herbs to arouse husband who recently married third wife

Two co-wives residing in the Dakwa community, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have reportedly been hospitalised after drinking a herbal...

Vanderpuye clarifies Mahama’s stance on galamsey timeline

Former Member of Parliament for Odododiodio, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has expressed concern over public misunderstanding of President Mahama's position on illegal mining, commonly...

Don’t do this – Frank Davies slams Justice Atuguba

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee has expressed disappointment over remarks made by retired Supreme Court Justice...

Media Coalition calls for nationwide excavator tracking as Mahama moves to ban forest mining

The Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining has urged the government to extend its excavator tracking system nationwide to enhance efforts in curbing illegal mining,...

Full text: Mahama’s address on marking 120 days in office

My Fellow Ghanaians, Good Evening. Today, May 7, 2025, marks 120 days since I had the profound honour of being sworn in as President of...

Mahama reopens Ayawaso West Wuogon, Techiman South shooting cases

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the reopening of investigations into the infamous Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence. The President declared that “justice will be...

GH¢5.1m was used to buy vehicles for Mahama – Adu-Boahene alleges

Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former boss of the now-defunct National Security Bureau (NSB), has claimed that GH¢5.1 million, currently under scrutiny, was used to procure...

Mahama gives update on National Cathedral audit report

President John Mahama has announced that significant progress has been made in the audit of the controversial National Cathedral project. According to him, Deloitte...

School Feeding caterers protest contract termination, demand compensation

Caterers of the School Feeding Program want the government to honor a directive that allows them to continue their contracts until the end of...

12 miners remanded over illegal mining, River Tano pollution

Twelve individuals have appeared before the Accra High Court for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities without a license at Aboi-Nkwanta in the Western...

Free University tuition: Gov’t to pay fees of over 150k students

The Mahama-led government is set to pay the fees of about 156,294 first-year students in public universities nationwide for the 2025 academic year. President John...

We’ve kept our promises – Mahama

President John Mahama is optimistic that his government has fulfilled the promises made to Ghanaians as part of its 120-day social contract. Touting his achievements,...

Court remands 7 alleged illegal miners in Wassa Dunkwa

An Accra High Court has remanded into lawful custody seven individuals accused of engaging in illegal mining at Wassa Dunkwa in the Western Region. The...

TEWU reps on Public Universities’ governing councils suspended

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, has directed all Vice Chancellors of public universities to halt the...

Tragic blow to democracy if Atuguba’s judicial bias claim is true – Prof Agyeman-Duah

Governance expert and former UN Senior Advisor, Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has expressed grave concern over recent remarks by retired Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba,...

We didn’t sack anyone employed before 2024 elections – Opare Addo

The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has refuted claims that individuals employed before the 2024 general elections were dismissed from...

Apprenticeship programme to support master trainers, not individuals with cash – Youth Minister clarifies

The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has clarified that under the new National Apprenticeship Programme, beneficiaries will not be given...

NACOC arrests three suspected drug traffickers in raid at Atimpoku

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested three suspected drug traffickers following a coordinated raid on multiple hideouts in Atimpoku earlier today. The operation, described...

CJ suspension: Would there have been 3-2 result if…? – Atuguba asks

Retired Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba has defended the composition of the Supreme Court panel that recently delivered a 3-2 ruling in a case involving suspended...

Michael Kpakpo Allotey confirmed as Accra Mayor

Michael Kpakpo Allotey has been unanimously confirmed as the new Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) following a decisive endorsement by Assembly...

Five arrested in Ashanti region for illegal water connections

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) in the Ashanti South Region, in collaboration with the Kumasi Central Police Service, has arrested five individuals for their alleged...

Akatakyieso residents demonstrate against National Security seizure of private mining concession

Residents of Akatakyieso in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region have staged a demonstration against National Security's seizure of a private mining...

Mahama should’ve recommended SC nominees from the Bar, academia, to achieve balance – Justice Atuguba

Retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice William Atuguba, says President John Mahama should have considered recommending some Supreme Court nominees from the Bar and academia...

NPP’s reaction to CJ’s suspension is ‘rubbish’ – Justice Atuguba

Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice William Atuguba, has criticised the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) over its handling of the suspension of the Chief...

Mahama swears in reconstituted Board of National Peace Council

President John Mahama has sworn in the newly reconstituted Governing Board of the National Peace Council (NPC). The ceremony, held at the Jubilee House on...