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Nkwanta North DCE hands over furniture to Education Directorate

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Nkwanta North in the Oti Region, Isaiah Kujo Dordoe, has handed over 960 metal desks and 32 sets...

Mahama pledges completion of Kasoa–Winneba Highway by end of 2026

President John Dramani Mahama says government is optimistic the Kasoa–Winneba road project will be completed by the end of 2026 or, at the latest,...

No contractor owed a pesewa on Big Push projects – Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has announced that government has fully settled all outstanding arrears owed to contractors working on...

2026 BECE: Parents urged to guard their children against examination malpractice

The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Emmanuel Raggan Fynn, has urged parents to counsel their children to desist from examination...

Ahafo YEA Director presents poultry feed, bags of rice to Kenyasi Prison Camp

The Director of Youth Employment Agency (YEA) for Ahafo Region, Awudu Razak has donated one ton of poultry feed to the Kenyasi Prison Camp...

“You can feel that worldwide support” – Senne Lammens on his SA connection and thriving under pressure at Man United

Manchester United’s rising guardian in goal reflects on his deep fondness for South Africa, the tactical liberation under Michael Carrick, and the relentless pursuit...

TMPC shuts down unlicensed facilities in Accra crackdown

The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has closed down about eight facilities in Accra following a 15-day enforcement operation targeting unlicensed practitioners in alternative...

Police arrest 12 suspected drug peddlers in Tamale, Tolon

The Northern Regional Special Operations Team (Red Maria) has arrested 12 persons and retrieved quantities of substances suspected to be narcotic during an anti-drug...

Former Akatsi North DCE reported dead

A former District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Akatsi North District, Dr Prince Sodoke Amuzu has been reported dead. Confirmation of the death was given...

Why are you giving lubricants to gays? Sam George blasts AIDS Commission

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation and MP for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has criticised the Ghana AIDS Commission over what he...

2026 NSMQ regional competitions rescheduled

Organisers of the National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) have revised the schedule for the 2026 regional competitions, moving them to a period after...

You can’t stay, work and still claim stipends – UK High Commissioner fires at Ghanaian Scholars

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sabah Zita Benson, has taken a firm stance against Ghanaian scholars in the UK who continue to...

GRIDCo probes Akosombo Substation fire after nationwide power disruptions

The Ghana Grid Company Limited has launched a full-scale investigation into a fire outbreak at its Akosombo Substation in the Eastern Region, which disrupted...

Ghana owes £5m in unpaid stipends to PhD students in UK – High Commissioner reveals

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sabah Zita Benson, has revealed that government owes about £5 million in unpaid stipends and tuition to...

Ga Mantse, Olu of Warri strengthen cultural ties, renew call for African unity

The GA Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has reiterated a bold vision for African unity and strengthened traditional diplomacy following a historic courtesy...

Ghana’s education system is in crisis – Bekwai MP

The Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Ralph Poku-Adusei, has raised serious concerns about the state of Ghana’s education system, describing it as being in...

Fire at Akosombo substation disrupts power supply in parts of Ghana

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced that a fire outbreak at the Akosombo Substation has disrupted operations, affecting electricity supply in parts...

Ghana summons South African envoy over xenophobic incidents

The government has summoned the Acting High Commissioner of the South African High Commission in Ghana, Mr Thando Dthamba, over recent reports of xenophobic...

Ghana, Sierra Leone condemn xenophobic attacks on Ghanaians, African migrants in South Africa

The Foreign Affairs Ministers of Ghana and Sierra Leone have jointly condemned recent xenophobic attacks targeting Ghanaians and other African migrants in South Africa. The...

Two killed in collapsed galamsey pit at Assin Dansame

Two people have lost their lives after a galamsey pit collapsed at Assin Dansame in the Central Region. According to information gathered by Radio Fosu,...

Underground mining is safer, more sustainable – Prestea ex-mine worker

A Prestea ex-mine worker has raised concerns over layoffs and ongoing operations at the Bogoso-Prestea Mine. He highlighted underground mining as a more sustainable and...

Concerns raised over Heath Goldfields’ operations in Prestea

Questions are being raised about the operations of Heath Goldfields at the Bogoso-Prestea Mine, following allegations of poor mining practices and unsafe working conditions. Speaking...

Trobu Youth Organizer of NDC Agabus declares bid for Gt Accra deputy youth organizer role

The Trobu Constituency Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Eric A. Afeme, popularly known as Agabus, has officially declared his intention to...

Tamale High Court adjourns ruling on NDA corruption case

The High Court of Ghana (Criminal Division) in Tamale has adjourned judgment in the ongoing corruption case Republic v. Sumaila Abdul Rahman & 3...

Prestea ex-mine workers raise concerns over layoffs and severance

Former mine workers in Prestea have expressed frustration over job losses and what they describe as a lack of engagement by the new operators...

Diplomatic solutions don’t work on xenophobic attacks — Director of Communications, United Party

Director of Communications for the United Party, Solomon Owusu, has rejected diplomatic approaches to addressing xenophobic attacks in South Africa, arguing that such efforts...

Kumasi-based beautician allegedly beaten to death by boyfriend secured space for Accra branch 3 days before death

It has emerged that a 33-year-old popular beautician who was allegedly beaten to death by her businessman boyfriend had secured a space in Accra...

Court adjourns Ofori-Atta’s case as OSP files appeal and stay of execution

The corruption case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven others has been adjourned to May 26, 2026, following fresh legal developments involving...

Ntim Fordjour denies alleged sexual relationship with transgender

Assin South Member of Parliament (MP) and sponsor of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has denied...

Nzema Youth deny “illegal miners” tag by Adamus Resources Limited

Youth of Nzema in the Western Region have rejected the “illegal miners” label used by Adamus Minerals Limited in a recent press release. The rebuttal...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund and Free Primary Healthcare must never be scrapped – Akuapem Chief

Paramount Chief of the Akuapem Traditional Area, Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III, has called for the protection of two major healthcare interventions in Ghana—the Ghana...

There is no presidential hand in OSP controversy – Kwakye Ofosu

Government has rejected claims that the Presidency is interfering with the work of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), insisting such assertions are...

Gov’t to soon name committee for constitutional reforms implementation

Minister in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has indicated that the government will soon announce an implementation committee to begin work on...

Nkwanta South MCE raises alarm over home burial practices

Relatives at home, describing it as a major impediment to water development efforts across the municipality. According to him, the increasing number of home burials...

Tatale to get new fire station to boost emergency response

A new fire station is set to be constructed in Tatale in the Northern Region following a sod-cutting ceremony aimed at strengthening emergency response...

NPP has no plans to remove Afenyo-Markin as Minority Leader – NPP Communications Director

Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jennifer Queen, has dismissed claims that the party intends to remove Alexander Afenyo-Markin as Minority...

Former IGP Paul Tawiah Quaye reported dead

Ghana’s former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Paul Tawiah Quaye, has passed away. Mr. Quaye served as IGP from May 16, 2009, to February 5, 2013,...

Rainforest Alliance convenes stakeholders to deepen sustainability dialogue in the cocoa sector

The Rainforest Alliance has convened a high-level media roundtable in Accra aimed at strengthening collaboration and accelerating sustainability efforts within Ghana’s cocoa value chain. The...

Some policemen request galamsey postings for personal gain – Afigya Kwabre MP

Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has raised concerns about the mindset surrounding illegal mining, warning that it is undermining efforts...

Politics must be set aside in fight against galamsey – Afigya Kwabre North MP

Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has called on Ghanaians to put aside political differences and unite in the fight against...