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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...

2 ‘galamseyers’ shot dead, another in critical condition at Subri Nkwanta

Two individuals, including a Chinese national and a Ghanaian driver, have been shot and killed at Subri Nkwanta in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality...

Government has made a bold step to recapitalise NIB – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that the government has taken a decisive step to recapitalise the National Investment Bank (NIB) in...

Finance Minister inaugurates reconstituted NIB Board

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has inaugurated a newly reconstituted nine-member Board of Directors for the National Investment Bank (NIB), signalling a new...

Foreign Affairs Ministry clarifies Ghana’s abstention from UN LGBTQ+ vote

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has clarified Ghana’s decision to abstain from a recent United Nations vote on LGBTQ+ rights, dismissing...

Why appointments of 43 Judicial Service Staff were terminated with 16 dismissed

Sixteen staff members of the Judicial Service have been dismissed for offences including misappropriation and embezzlement of funds, forgery of documents, and unauthorized absence...

Nothing will stop NDC from winning Ablekuma North – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, says nothing will stop the party from winning the upcoming parliamentary rerun in...

New U.S. visa rules: Most Ghanaians now limited to single-entry, 3-month visas

The United States government has revised its visa reciprocity policy for Ghana, significantly limiting the duration and number of entries permitted under most non-immigrant...

Foh Amoaning criticises Ghana’s abstention from UN LGBTQ+ vote [Listen]

The Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values has descended heavily on government over Ghana's abstention from...

HIV surge signals limited access to sexual health education – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has voiced concern about the growing rate of HIV infections among Ghana’s youth, describing it as a reflection of gaps...

Hassan Ayariga raises alarm over alleged Nigerian ‘Kingdom’ in Ghana

Founder and presidential candidate of the All People’s Congress (APC), Dr. Hassan Ayariga, has raised concerns over reports that a Nigerian national has acquired...

Prisons Service PRO sets record straight on alleged assault on Agradaa

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service, Chief Superintendent Adamu Abdul Latif, has dismissed reports suggesting that convict Nana Agradaa has been...

UG lecturer blames failed leadership over KATH doctor’s tragic death

A Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, has blamed successive governments of failed leadership following the tragic death of...

Ablekuma North: Court dismisses NPP PC’s application against rerun

The Accra High Court has dismissed an injunction application filed by New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, seeking to stop the...

Be firm on LGBTQ+ or stop making promises – Odike tells Mahama

Founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai Odike, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to take a clear and...

Suaman communities appeal for road repairs amidst development challenges

Residents of about ten communities in the Suaman District of the Western North Region have appealed to the district assembly for urgent intervention over...

One injured in clash between Manso Mpatasie residents and National Security in illegal mining crackdown

One person is injured in a clash between national security operatives and residents of Manso Mpatasie in the Amansie South District of Ashanti Region. He...