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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...

Fire destroys 15 structures at Tema Community 9 market

A mid-day fire broke out at the Tema Community 9 Market on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, destroying several structures and disrupting commercial activities in...

Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi chairs legislative review committee

The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC) has inaugurated a Legislative Review Committee (LRC) to assess and harmonise the legal and institutional framework underpinning...

Ga North NDC supporters praise Mahama for appointing ‘humble and selfless’ MCE

Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ga North Municipality have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama for appointing...

Swissport Drug Bust: Court grants GH₵52m bail to 4 accused persons

An Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Her Ladyship Sedinam Awo Kwadam, has granted a bail of thirteen million Ghana cedis (GHS 13,000,000) to...

Where are our streetlights? – Amasaman Assembly Member questions Regional Minister

The Assembly Member for Amasaman, Love Alister, has called on the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, to fulfill her promise to...

U.S. releases shocking report on plane crash involving former Access Holdings CEO

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a damning final report on the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of former Access...

Gifty Anti Foundation donates incubator to Tema Regional Hospital ahead of Mother’s Day

The Gifty Anti Foundation, in collaboration with Geisha Ghana, has donated an incubator to the Tema Regional Hospital as part of its annual pre-Mother’s...

A New Dawn: Joyce Bawah hails Mahama’s bold start

Senior Presidential Advisor and Special Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has described the first 120 days of the new administration...

Dr. Wisdom Dogbey appointed Managing Director of Cocoa Marketing Company

Dr. Wisdom Kofi Dogbey has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), a subsidiary of Ghana Cocoa Board...

Veteran football coach killed in car crash [Photos]

The sports community is mourning the untimely death of veteran coach Abu Moro, who tragically lost his life in a car crash in the...

Moral discipline missing in Ghana’s education system – Prof Adei warns

Renowned educationist and former Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Prof Stephen Adei, has raised serious concerns about the state of Ghana’s...

Woman kills husband, buries body under bedroom floor

Police in Buhweju District, western Uganda, are awaiting a court order to exhume the body of a 53-year-old man who was allegedly murdered and...

Kpandai ECG hospital seeks support to complete mortuary project

The Medical Superintendent of the Evangelical Church of Ghana (ECG) Hospital in Kpandai, Northern Region, Dr. Sonlary Joseph, has made a heartfelt appeal to...

Ban plastics to curb flooding – Parliament’s Works Committee Chair urges

Chairman of Parliament’s Works and Housing Committee, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, is calling on the government to impose a nationwide ban on plastics due to...

More details emerge on viral kidnapping case [Video]

Two Ghanaian women have been rescued after falling victim to a romance scam that led to their kidnapping in Nigeria, in a case that...

Asset Declaration: Did you lack understanding of any portion? – Defaulters asked [Listen]

The Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awelana Addah, has criticised public officials who failed to declare their assets within the...

NDC’s 120 days marked by division and regret – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has offered a critical assessment of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration's initial 120 days in office, characterizing this period...

GHC20,000 gift limit too high for political appointees – Domelevo

Former Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has expressed concerns about the GHC20,000 gift threshold established in the newly launched Code of Conduct for political appointees....

All justices stand to benefit from Torkornoo’s removal – Ansa-Asare

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has defended the participation of Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie in the ongoing Supreme...

Mahama’s Code of Conduct is a good start, but… – Martin Kpebu [Audio]

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has described the launch of a new Code of Conduct by President John Dramani Mahama as a commendable move,...

Ghana’s telecom sector suffers over 5,600 fibre cuts in 2024

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, says Ghana recorded 5,600 fibre optic cable cuts in 2024. This widespread...

Voting for new Pope set to begin with cardinals entering secret conclave

On Wednesday evening, under the domed ceiling of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, 133 cardinals will vote to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pope. The day will...

District Court Judge enstooled Twafohene of Abodiase

The Abodiase Traditional Council has enstooled District Court Judge, Augustine Kofi AÄ·osa-am, as the Twafohene of Abodiase in the Amansie West Municipality of the...

Dr. Asante criticizes Mahama over gifted cars [Video]

President John Mahama should have flatly rejected the two vehicles donated to him instead of accepting and transferring them into the state pool, Dr....

One dead, 4 hospitalised after canoe carrying children capsizes on River Okye in Assin South

One person has been confirmed dead, with four others battling for their lives after a canoe capsized on River Okye near Okyiso in the...

Chip-embedded passport was Akufo-Addo’s legacy, not a new initiative – Abu Jinapor

Ranking Member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel A. Jinapor, has clarified that the mass rollout of Ghana’s chip-embedded passport is the result of...

Mahama nominates 40 new DCEs

President John Mahama has nominated 40 new batch of District Chief Executives (DCEs) across the country. The appointment was announced in a statement issued by...

Three bedrooms partially destroyed in fire outbreak at Bibiani-Madina Estate

A fire outbreak nearly destroyed three bedrooms at Madina Estate, a suburb of Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North...

Ag. Chief Justice didn’t err for his role in Torkornoo’s case – Ansa-Asare

A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has endorsed the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss an application for an injunction seeking...

Side chick saga: Deborah Adablah jailed for contempt over social media outbursts

The Accra High Court has sentenced former National Service personnel, Deborah Seyram Adablah, to 45 days in prison for contempt of court. The sentence follows...