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Adansi North District supports PWDs with education, health, and skills training

The Adansi North District Assembly in the Ashanti Region has rolled out a support package for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the district, covering...

I’m confident that NPP can win 2028 polls if we stay united and work hard – Bawumia

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed strong optimism that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) can return to power in 2028 if it rebuilds internal unity...

NPP needs unity to go forward and win 2028 elections – Bawumia urges party faithful

Former Vice President and 2024 NPP flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reminded party faithful that unity is the only path to securing victory in...

Low insurance uptake weakening trust, sector stability – Kingsley Agyemang

Persistently low insurance penetration is eroding public confidence and weakening the sector’s ability to pay claims promptly, according to Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, Member of...

Fear grips Obuasi PTP Quarters residents over galamsey activities

Some residents of Obuasi PTP Quarters say they are living in fear as illegal mining activities intensify in their community. The concern came to light...

Bawumia slams tribal, religious propaganda in NPP primaries campaign

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has condemned what he describes as tribal and religious propaganda being deployed against him by...

Low patronage weakening Ghana’s insurance sector – Kingsley Agyemang

Ghana’s low insurance penetration is crippling the industry’s ability to pay claims promptly and build public trust, according to Abuakwa South MP, Dr. Kingsley...

NPP Northern Regional Secretary slams Bryan Acheampong over ‘tribal dynamics’ remark

The Assistant Northern Regional Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Aniwaba K.B. Jeremiah, has condemned recent comments by Abetifi MP and flagbearer...

Matriculation, Induction ceremony held for National Apprenticeship Programme beneficiaries in Ho

The government has launched the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) in Ho, the Volta Regional capital, to equip young people with employable skills and sustainable...

CIHRM Volta/Oti chapter launched with maiden conference in Ho

The Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management (CIHRM), Ghana, Volta/Oti Chapter, has officially launched its activities with a maiden conference in Ho. The event brought...

Asutifi North MP renovates 8 boreholes to ease water crisis

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has renovated eight boreholes in rural communities within...

National Ambulance Service strengthens ties with Ghana Armed Forces

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has deepened its collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to improve healthcare delivery, particularly through the training of...

Ghanaians condemn Bryan Acheampong’s unfortunate tribal politics against Bawumia

A section of Ghanaians have strongly condemned comments by Abetifi MP and NPP flagbearer hopeful, Dr Bryan Acheampong, over what many describe as an...

NPP lost 2024 election because of our candidate – Bryan Acheampong

Abetifi MP and flagbearer hopeful, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has attributed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 electoral defeat to what he described as the...

Work on Ofankor-Nsawam road progresses steadily but residents raise concerns about design

Work on the Ofankor-Nsawam road is progressing steadily, with workers seen at the site doing concrete work and road filling. However, despite the progress, residents...

NACOC destroys over GH₵12.6m worth of illicit drugs at Bundase

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has sent a strong warning to drug peddlers, following the destruction of more than GH¢12 million worth of seized...

Methodist Church Ghana directs ministers, lay persons to submit proof of doctoral degrees

The Methodist Church Ghana has given all its active ministers holding doctorate degrees up to the end of September to submit copies of the...

Two remanded over acid attack at Aboso

The Tarkwa District Magistrate Court has remanded two people into prison custody over a violent acid attack at Aboso, within the Tarkwa Municipality, in...

Breast cancer patients to benefit from MahamaCares

The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has assured Ghanaians that the newly established Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as the MahamaCares...

We inherited a heavily debt-ridden cocoa industry – Adviser to Finance Minister

The Technical Adviser to the Minister of Finance, Frederick Amissah, has disclosed that Ghana’s cocoa sector was heavily indebted when the National Democratic Congress...

Mahama has delivered on his promise by giving 70% of FOB price to cocoa farmers – Amissah

Technical Advisor to the Minister for Finance, Fredrick Amissah, has lauded President John Dramani Mahama for honouring his commitment to cocoa farmers by ensuring...

Both NPP and NDC owe Ghanaians an apology  – Prof. Bokpin

Professor of Finance and Economist at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, has criticised both the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Farmers are being “sapped dry” while bureaucrats thrive – Kofi Bentil slams COCOBOD

The Vice-President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has criticised the management of Ghana’s cocoa sector, arguing that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has become...

DRIP machines under strict surveillance to ward off abuse – National Coordinator

The National Coordinator for the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has cautioned DRIP coordinators across the country against misuse of...

Volta: Dziehe-Ablame Assemblyman appeals for support to tackle sanitation challenges

Gabriel Kwabla Kwatsikor, Assembly Member for the Dziehe-Ablame Electoral Area, has made an urgent appeal for assistance to address persistent sanitation challenges confronting his...

Gov’t cracks down on fake construction materials, unlicensed engineers

The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has announced a strict government stance against substandard engineering practices, warning that the...

Able-bodied teacher received GH¢17k physically challenged allowance – AG’s report reveals

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed officers at the Donkorkrom District Education Office to recover over GH¢17,000 in physically challenged allowance wrongly paid...

PAC urges gov’t to timely release funds for road projects

Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament have called for timely releases of funds from the Ministry of Finance to complete critical...

GNPC cleans up Meridian-Harbour Road in environmental drive

The staff and management of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) joined hands on Friday to clean up the Meridian-Harbour Road area as part of...

Photos: Former South African President Jacob Zuma delivers UPSA annual lectures

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), on Tuesday held its 2025 annual leadership lecture series at the university’s auditorium in Accra. The event, which...

Revenue gains from DP stickers not your achievement – New DVLA CEO told

Former Chief Executive of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has pushed back against suggestions that the recent rise in...

Ridge Hospital Assault: Perpetrators must face justice – Dr. Yankson

Former Vice President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Justice Yankson, has called for the immediate prosecution of individuals involved in the recent...

Burkina Faso announces controlled spillage of Bagre Dam 

Authorities in Burkina Faso have confirmed that the Bagre Dam will begin spilling water on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. In a statement released on August...

GJA congratulates Godwin Asediba on winning 2025 BBC Komla Dumor Award

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has extended warm congratulations to Godwin Asediba of Media General for winning the 2025 BBC Komla Dumor Award. In a...

Assaulted Ridge Hospital nurse sues Ralph Williams 

A nurse at Ridge Hospital, Rejoice Tsotso Bortei, who was allegedly assaulted during a violent altercation with relatives of a patient on August 17,...

Choose physical exercise to boost your energy instead of substance abuse – Okomfour Kwadee

Hiplife musician, Jerry Anaba, popularly known as Okomfour Kwadee, has urged the youth to choose physical exercise to boost their energy instead of engaging...

Kofi Adu Domfeh vows six-month transformation of Ashanti GJA after election win

The newly elected Ashanti Regional Chairperson of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Kofi Adu Domfeh, has pledged to transform the association within his first...

Obogu: Obuobia Darko-Opoku marks birthday with families of accident victims and Saviour Church

  The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares) Secretariat, Obuobia Darko-Opoku, on Friday, August 25, put smiles on the faces of the families...

Ashanti Region records over 200 maternal deaths per 100,000 births in 1st half of 2025

The Ashanti Region has recorded the highest number of maternal mortality figures in three years. In the first half of 2025, the region recorded 232...

Nigeria deports 60 Chinese, 39 Filipino convicted in crypto romance scams

Nigeria has deported 102 foreign nationals, including 60 Chinese and 39 people from the Philippines, who were convicted of “cyber-terrorism and internet fraud”, according...