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Ghana’s Coastal Communities on the Frontlines of Climate Change

Climate change is intensifying, as global temperatures continue to break records, with extreme weather events like droughts, floods, and storms becoming more frequent and...

STC takes steps to repossess landed property in Kumasi rented to private individual

The Inter-City STC Coaches Limited (TC) is taking steps to re-possess a bungalow and landed property in Kumasi leased to a private individual for...

Korle Klottey NDC communicator warns Assembly Members over rejection of MCE nominee

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team in the Korle Klottey constituency has issued a stern warning to assembly members following...

Four arrested over kidnapping of 3 Chinese from Ghanaian fishing vessel

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of four people in connection with the kidnapping of three...

Mampong Traditional Council Bans Public Processions, Funerals Ahead of Late Chief’s One Week Observation

The Asante Mampong Traditional Council has imposed a ban on all public processions, funerals, and noise-making activities ahead of the one-week observation of the...

We’re ready to declare results, but… – EC on Ablekuma North election [Video]

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is ready to declare the final results of the Ablekuma North Constituency elections but is awaiting security support...

Parliamentary Committee lauds Dredge Masters for Accra flood control efforts, warns against encroachment 

Dredge Masters Limited, a Jopsong Group subsidiary, has garnered high praise from the Parliamentary Select Committee on Works and Housing for its ongoing dredging...

Afenyo-Markin petitions IGP over alleged assault by Constable Forson

The Minority Leader and MP for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has formally petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to investigate an alleged...

CJ Suspension demo: Body language of Stan Dogbe shows NDC is retaliating – Vincent Assafuah

Old Tafo Member of Parliament, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, says the body language of Deputy Chief of Staff, Stan Dogbe, during the petition presentation on...

Justice must be seen to be done – Assafuah criticizes Baffoe-Bonnie’s role in CJ case

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has expressed disappointment in the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss his application seeking to halt...

ECG losing revenue because some meters are off the map – William Boateng

The Director of Communications at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), William Boateng, has revealed that a significant number of meters in use across...

CJ suspension: Supreme Court’s 3-2 ruling shows our case had merit – Dame

Former Attorney General Godfred Dame has insisted that the Supreme Court's 3-2 decision against his injunction application in the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo suspension...

Vincent Assafuah hints at review after Supreme Court dismisses bid to halt Chief Justice’s removal

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has hinted at filing for a review of the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss his...

Task Force to escort firefighters to unsafe areas – Interior Minister

In a decisive move to safeguard Ghana’s firefighters from rising cases of assault and sabotage, the Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has...

Supreme Court dismisses Dame’s objection to Ag. CJ in Torkornoo case

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an objection raised by former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame against the participation of acting Chief Justice, Justice...

Suspension of Chief Justice a charade to remove her – Godfred Dame tells Supreme Court

Godfred Yeboah Dame, former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, has sharply criticised the ongoing process to suspend Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Torkornoo, labelling...

Changfangs, other mining equipment destroyed in anti-galamsey operation on River Sui

In a renewed effort to protect water bodies from illegal mining, the Suaman District Assembly, in collaboration with security agencies, has destroyed four changfangs...

Two in critical condition, two arrested in Gomoa Bantama land dispute

Two individuals are in critical condition, and two others have been arrested following a violent clash over land at Gomoa Bantama, also known as...

Tension at LaDMA as Assembly Members reject MCE nominee

Tensions flared at the La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) following the rejection of the President’s nominee for Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Alfredos Nii Anyetei. Out...

10 illegal miners arrested in Boin Forest Reserve

Ten individuals have been arrested for engaging in galamsey activities within the protected Boin Forest Reserve in the Aowin Municipality of Ghana’s Western North...

Foreign Affairs Ministry cancels diplomatic and service passports for former officials

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has officially cancelled all diplomatic and service passports held by former public officials, effective May 6,...

Charles Bissue and Andy Owusu granted GH₵200k bail each

A former Secretary of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), and Andy Owusu, an aide to the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the...

Police officer interdicted over restricted drugs

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted General Lance Corporal Shani Abdullai for possessing restricted pharmaceutical substances. Lance Corporal Abdullai is stationed at Kpalsi, a suburb...

ECG assures of stable power, new transformers for high-load areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured Ghanaians of improved power supply, especially in areas with high electricity demand. Speaking on Adom FM’s morning...

Affordable housing at risk: MPs warn of security threats and funding delays

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Works and Housing has urged the government to expedite the completion of the Affordable Housing Project at Pokuase-Mayera in...

Asutifi North DCE vows to tackle sanitation challenges

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Hafiz Dauda, has expressed concern over the poor sanitation conditions in the...

Eastern Regional Minister calls for peaceful endorsement of MMDCE nominees

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Awotey Adjei, has urged all assembly members in the region to peacefully endorse the President’s nominees for Metropolitan,...

Bawku Conflict: Let’s avoid partisanship in pursuit of peace – Bawumia

Former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has condemned the politicisation of the crisis in Bawku in the Upper East Region. Speaking during the NPP's national...

Bawku conflict: Bawumia calls for cooperation for lasting peace

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has appealed for the cooperation of all stakeholders in efforts to achieve lasting peace in the protracted Bawku...

20% of fixed streetlights stolen – Greater Accra Regional Minister raises alarm

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for the Shai-Osudoku Constituency, has expressed deep...

Side Chick Saga: Deborah Seyram Adablah breaks silence on bench warrant over contempt

Former National Service personnel embroiled in a widely publicized legal battle with First Atlantic Bank’s former CFO, Mr. Ernest Kwasi Nimako, has broken her...

Awudome SHS receives internet boost, smart devices under ‘bridging the divide’ initiative

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTA), in collaboration with Celltell Networks Ltd, has launched a digital education initiative at Awudome Senior High School...

Bejamse Krontihene calls for unity among chiefs, elders to foster development

The Krontihene of the Bejamse Traditional Area in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region, Nana Kwabena Wiri II, has appealed to all...

CJ Protest: Police invite Afenyo-Markin over alleged assault of officer

The Ghana Police Service has officially written to the Speaker of Parliament requesting the release of the Majority Leader, Hon. Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to assist...

Declare all gifts valued over GHS 20k – Mahama to gov’t appointees

President John Dramani Mahama has issued a stern directive to all future government appointees under his leadership, cautioning against accepting gifts that could compromise...

No more buying of hampers with gov’t funds – Mahama

President John Mahama has instituted a stringent Code of Conduct that expressly prohibits the use of government funds for purchasing hampers or gift items. The...

Contractor sets new date for Ofankor-Nsawam road completion

Work on the Ofankor-Nsawam Dual Carriage Road project, which initially missed its July 20, 2024 completion date, is set to miss the revised May...

NPP’s CJ protest was just a popularity test – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy NDC General Secretary Mustapha Gbande has rubbished the NPP's protest against the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, saying the demonstration was unnecessary...

A ‘She King’ of Radio: Nhyira Fm’s Mama Effe drops her mic and headphone after 28 years in broadcasting 

Half past midday, the famous Nana Ampadu’s “Obra” song breaks through the airwaves ending the midday news broadcast on Ghana’s number Akan radio station,...

Asset Declaration: President’s move is commendable – Prof Agyeman-Duah

Former United Nations Senior Governance Advisor, Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has expressed support for President John Dramani Mahama’s recent move to sanction appointees who failed...