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SML Scandal: Former GRA Commissioner General and 2 others in custody

A former Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, and two other former officials of the GRA are in...

AUCB Alumni executives pay courtesy call on new Chancellor Frank Adu Jnr. [Photos]

The Executives of the African University College of Communications and Business (AUCB) Alumni Association have paid a courtesy call on the new Chancellor, Frank...

Bawumia not to blame for NPP’s 2024 defeat – Nana Akomea

Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, says credible research findings have not linked the party’s 2024 electoral loss to Vice...

Bawumia still has a chance in 2028 – Nana Akomea

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, says Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia still stands a strong chance of winning...

Early Presidential Primary meant to curb division in NPP – Nana Akomea

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, has explained that the party’s decision to hold its presidential primary early is...

Man found dead with head injury on Buipe Highway

Tension has gripped the town of Buipe in the Savannah Region following the discovery of a man's lifeless body along the Buipe-Kintampo highway. The unidentified...

Seven arrested over robberies at Ashaiman Sakasaka Park and Dagomba Junction

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with a string of robberies at Ashaiman Sakasaka Park and Dagomba Junction in...

Bryan Acheampong declares intention to contest NPP flagbearership race

Abetifi Member of Parliament, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has begun engaging key stakeholders as part of efforts to officially communicate his intention to contest the...

COP (Rtd) Kofi Boakye’s appointment to Police Council challenged in court

A Ghanaian businesswoman, Henrietta Nana Yaa Simpson, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Commissioner of Police (Retired) Nathan...

Iran nuclear scientist killed in Israeli strike

A senior nuclear scientist was among nine people killed in an overnight Israeli strike in northern Iran, Iranian officials and state TV have said,...

We are with you but… – NIA tells striking staff [Audio]

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has appealed to its staff under the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU) to suspend their ongoing strike action. The Head...

Young Scientists empower basic school learners with STEM education to foster national growth

With a strong focus on developing STEM education in rural communities, the first edition of the Empowered for Transformation Seminar organized by Care Connect...

Concerned Small Scale Miners accuse government of targeting, harassment and unlawful seizure of mining equipment

The Concerned Small Scale Miners Association is accusing the government's anti-galamsey taskforce of engaging in unlawful activities in breach of their tenets of engagement. According...

Bonn Climate Talks – Least Developed Countries decry slow progress on climate action

As the mid-year UN Climate Change negotiations in Bonn, Germany, enter the final stretch, the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group on Climate Change has...

University of Ghana hit by new wave of COVID-19

The University of Ghana Health Services Directorate has issued a health alert to the university community following a resurgence in COVID-19 cases on and...

Sky Train: Case adjourned as Ameyaw-Akumfi’s lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention

The High Court has been asked to refer a constitutional question to the Supreme Court under Article 130(2) of the 1992 Constitution. This provision mandates...

GH₵1 energy levy likely to return amid sector pressures – Dr. Acheampong

Economist and political risk analyst Dr. Theophilus Acheampong has hinted at a possible reintroduction of the controversial GH₵1 energy levy, citing persistent financial strain...

Pastor accused of withdrawing cash from dead friend’s account faces court

A 38-year-old pastor, Wisdom Kwame Adu, alias Agya, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢150,000 with two sureties—one of which must be...

GTEC declares TEWU-TUC sole council rep in Universities

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has ruled that the Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union under the Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) is the legitimate...

King Mswati III of Eswatini arrives in Ghana [Video]

King Mswati III, the leader of the Kingdom of Eswatini in southern Africa, has arrived in Ghana for a four-day state visit from Tuesday,...

Two who tortured boy in viral child video arrested

The Half Assini Divisional Police Command has arrested two individuals captured in a disturbing viral video assaulting a 12-year-old boy. The suspects, 58-year-old Issah Morro...

SHS student found dead at Tomefa after taking exeat to visit grandmother

A teenage girl has been found dead in a stream at Tomefa in the Ga South Municipality after taking exeat from school to visit...

MP demands arrest of perpetrators in viral child assault video

The Member of Parliament for Twifo-Atti Morkwa in the Central Region, David Theophilus Dominic Vondee, has urged the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak,...

Open endorsements not wrong, but… – Henry Kokofu

Former Member of Parliament for Bantama, Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has declared his commitment to rebuilding the New Patriotic Party (NPP), stressing the need for...

Rehoboth Properties reacts to allegations of power theft at Kweiman Estate

Rehoboth Properties Limited has refuted recent media reports alleging power theft at its social housing estate in Kweiman, Accra, describing the claims as misleading...

We don’t intend to make government unpopular – 2022 graduate teachers

Spokesperson for the 2022 batch of graduate teachers, Simon Kofi Nartey, says their ongoing protest over unpaid salaries and delayed staff identification numbers is...

GES requests clearance extension to pay picketing teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured that efforts are underway to resolve concerns raised by newly posted teachers who picketed on Monday, June...

New Lawra MCE passes on

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Lawra, Alhaji Muazu Adams, has passed away, just months after his appointment and confirmation into office. Alhaji Muazu Adams...

Winneba Junction accident: Death toll rises to 4

The tragic accident that occurred at Winneba Junction on Monday has claimed more lives, as three of the injured schoolchildren have been confirmed dead,...

NIA Staff declare indefinite nationwide strike over delayed allowances

Staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA), under the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU), have declared an indefinite nationwide strike beginning Tuesday, June 24,...

NSA warns students against enrolling in unaccredited tertiary institutions

The Acting Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Mr. Gyamfi Felix, has cautioned prospective and current tertiary students to ensure that their institutions...

I work part-time as security man to survive – Newly trained teacher cries out

A trained teacher, Simon Kofi Nartey, has revealed that he works part-time as a night security guard at a fuel station just to survive. Simon...

GJA Elections Committee chairman reassures transparent and credible polls

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Elections Committee Chairman, Kofi Yeboah Agbeko, has reaffirmed the committee’s commitment to conducting a credible election, scheduled for Monday,...

Visa denials not deliberate – U.S. Consul General assures Ghanaians

The Consul General at the United States Embassy in Ghana, Mr. Elliot Fertik, has assured Ghanaians that U.S. visa denials are not deliberate, adding...

Quash order to restore Nii Adama Latse II – Ga Mantse urges Supreme Court

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has filed an application at the Supreme Court to quash an order directing the National House...

Do not apply for visa through agents; they are liars – U.S. Consul General warns

The Consul General at the United States Embassy in Ghana, Mr. Elliot Fertik, has advised Ghanaians seeking to travel to the United States to...

John Jinapor tasks new VRA Board to lead Ghana’s energy transition

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has inaugurated the newly appointed Governing Board of the Volta River Authority (VRA), charging...

2022 batch of trained teachers picket GES over 10 months’ unpaid salaries

A group of newly trained teachers from the 2022 batch of Colleges of Education graduates staged a protest at the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Five remanded over GH¢2.3m and $191,900 fake notes

Five people have been arrested in connection with the printing of fake GH¢200 and $100 notes, totalling GH¢2.3 million and $191,900, respectively. The accused, who...

Police caution public against fake recruitment scam

The Ghana Police Service has warned the public about a fake recruitment exercise following the widespread circulation of false claims on social media. A statement...