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Trade Ministry engages stakeholders to promote local uniform production

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry has held a stakeholder engagement to promote the local production and procurement of uniforms as part of...

A/R: Over 200 slum dwellers displaced at Ahodwo after fire outbreak

Over 200 persons dwelling in Baba Ayoyo, a popular slum within the Ahodwo suburb of Kumasi, have been displaced after fire tore through their...

Ablekuma North rerun: Akua Afriyie vows to participate despite NPP’s boycott

The Ablekuma North New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, has declared her intention to participate in the rerun of 19...

Tamale chief banishes two goat thieves

Two men arrested in Tamale for stealing goats have been banished from the community by the Chief of Chogu following their apprehension and confession...

2025 WASSCE: Joy Learning supports students with more prep time

As the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) draws closer, the pressure is real — but so is the support. Joy Learning understands...

Minority questions logic behind Energy Minister’s nationwide power shutdown

The Minority in Parliament has slammed the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, over plans to implement a 12- to 13-hour...

Sky Train Scandal: Former GIIF officials to face trial on July 23

The Accra High Court has scheduled July 23 as the start date for the trial of former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) Board Chairman,...

Amasaman–Nsawam bad roads: Drivers call off intended demo

Drivers under the Concerned Drivers Union have called off their planned demonstration scheduled for Saturday, July 12, 2025, over the poor condition of the...

Ghanaian Scholar challenges Africa’s democratic status quo at UNIZULU Conference

At a time when African democracies face rising scrutiny over their resilience and inclusivity, Ghanaian academic Dr. Nana Adu-Bempah Brobbey has called for a...

Ghana records 7 new Mpox cases, total now 170

Ghana has recorded seven new cases of Mpox as of July 6, pushing the country’s total confirmed infections to 170, according to the latest...

Use Road Fund solely for infrastructure – Deputy Roads Minister urges

Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has underscored the urgent need for Ghana to remain committed to using the Road Fund exclusively...

Family of slain Immigration Officer gives key details on his death

The family of the immigration officer who was recently found dead has publicly confirmed that the body discovered by police is indeed that of...

Gov’t to prioritise strategic roads with nationwide impact – Deputy Roads Minister

Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has stated that the ministry will prioritise the construction of roads that deliver broad national impact...

Fix the potholes now: Ghana’s youth declare war on deadly roads

It wasn’t just the pothole. It was the swerve, the crash, the blood, and the silence that followed. Across Ghana, roads are fast becoming battlegrounds...

National Cathedral scandal: Akufo-Addo should be standing trial – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has taken a swipe at former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, calling for...

The clean generation rises: UNIMAC students launch sanitation revolution in Accra

In a time when urban spaces are buckling under the weight of waste and public apathy, a bold new force is rising — and...

Inflation to end 2025 at 11.3%, July rate projected at 12.7% – IC Research

IC Research has revised its end-2025 inflation forecast downward to a range of 10.3%–12.3% (midpoint: 11.3%) from the earlier 11.8%–13.8% projection. “We expect the upcoming...

NPP Germany mourns passing of Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi

The Germany branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed deep sorrow over the sudden passing of Ernest Yaw Kumi, the former Member...

Seven arrested for illegal mining at Abora

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested seven individuals for engaging in illegal mining activities at Abora in the Upper Denkyira West District. The arrests...

Ablekuma North rerun: We won’t legitimise a flawed process – NPP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reaffirmed its decision to boycott the Electoral Commission’s (EC) planned parliamentary election rerun in 19 polling stations within...

Interior Minister gives update on seized dollars, suspected gold bars at Sapeiman

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has revealed that no arrests have been made in connection with the seizure of 12 containers filled...

Akyemansa DCE reaffirms gov’t commitment to development, tourism

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Akyemansa, Linda Ahenkorah, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to driving development across districts and enhancing tourism in the...

Gov’t betrays its own promises on LGBTQ – Samuel Jinapor slams UN vote abstention

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has accused the government of betraying its own promises and displaying double standards on...

National Cathedral Board reacts to gov’t’s proposed National Cultural Convention Centre

The Board of Directors of the National Cathedral of Ghana has refuted claims suggesting that the state-designated site for the cathedral project is being...

Nkaseim chief raises alarm over prostitution hubs, urges swift action

The Chief of Nkaseim, Nana Danso Adjei Ababio, has expressed deep concern over the growing presence of prostitution hubs in the community and is...

21-year-old MoMo vendor killed in Ngleshie Amanfro

Suspected armed robbers have shot and killed a 21-year-old mobile money (MoMo) vendor, Desmond Adzah, at Quarters Junction, a suburb of Ngleshie Amanfro in...

Rainy season: Road Safety Authority cautions drivers

As the rainy season sets in, the National Road Safety Authority is cautioning drivers to exercise heightened vigilance, particularly in mountainous areas where fog...

Central Tongu MP, DCE condemn shrine killings, vow swift justice

The Member of Parliament for Central Tongu, Alexander Roosevelt Hotordze, and the District Chief Executive, Dodzi Addison Mornyuie, have strongly condemned the discovery of...

Illegal miner jailed for unlawful entry, causing damage

The Tarkwa District Magistrate Court One has sentenced a 26-year-old illegal miner, Prince Awuah, to 16 months' imprisonment with hard labour for unlawful entry...

Mahama sacks Ambulance Service CEO, Dr. Nuhu Zakaria

President John Mahama has dismissed Dr. Nuhu Zakaria as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Ambulance Service following growing concerns over his alleged...

Court sets October 3 for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sentencing

Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced in a hearing set to be held October 3. Last week, Combs was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage...

GPHA launches full 24-hour operations at Tema and Takoradi ports

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has officially commenced full 24-hour operations at the Tema and Takoradi ports in line with a presidential...

Three teenagers jailed for robbery in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has secured the conviction and sentencing of three teenage suspects involved in a violent daylight robbery in the Asokore...

Man allegedly kills daughter, injures son and commits suicide at Kato

Residents of Kato near Berekum in the Bono Region have been plunged into grief and disbelief following a tragic incident in which a father...

Aephaniel Owusu-Agyemang: Why the IMF recommends reducing Forex Market Intervention in Ghana

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently advised the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to scale back its interventions in the foreign exchange (forex or...

Burnt body of missing immigration officer found at Kwabenya [Photos]

The partly burnt body of a 38-year-old immigration officer has been discovered at Abuom Junction in Kwabenya of the Greater Accra region, five days...

A/R: 2 police officers, one other die in gory accident at Adanwomaso, 2 in critical condition

A gory accident at Adanwomaso in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region has claimed three lives, with two others in critical condition. The...

Gov’t finally breaks silence on foreign queer couple’s ‘desecration’ of Independence Square

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has addressed recent controversy over viral images showing a foreign queer couple at key national monuments...

2025 NSMQ: St Augustine’s College dominates as Central Regional championship kicks

The Central Regional Championship of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) began on Wednesday, July 9, with 19 schools competing for just four...

Fire Service delegation visits man injured by fire truck at Madina

A delegation from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has visited Silvester Amekuedi, a civilian who was recently injured in an incident involving a...