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Bawumia visits Rawlings’ family to mourn late Nana Konadu

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday, October 27, visited the family of the late former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings to express...

Four arrested over shooting at funeral in Asamankese

Police in the Eastern Region have arrested four suspects in connection with a shooting incident that occurred during the burial and funeral rites of...

NPP race: Bawumia eyes 90% votes in Tano North

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, says he is confident that delegates in Tano North will once again rally behind his...

Cybersecurity Amendment Bill too ambiguous, draconian – IMANI’s Selorm Branttie

Vice President for Innovation and Technology at IMANI Africa, Selorm Branttie, has raised concerns over the Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill, 2025. According to him, the draft...

Mother tongue policy from KG to Primary 3 – Education Ministry clarifies

The Ministry of Education has moved to address the public debate surrounding the compulsory use of Ghanaian languages as the medium of instruction in...

GNAT calls for proper teacher preparation before enforcing mother tongue instruction policy

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has welcomed the Education Ministry’s directive to enforce mother tongue instruction in schools but says the policy...

NHIS challenges not funding-related — Mahama Ayariga replies Jerry Ahmed

Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has said the persistent challenges facing Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) are not due to a lack...

Three TVET headteachers suspended for charging unauthorised fees

The Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service has suspended headteachers for three technical institutes after confirmed reports of unauthorised fee collection...

Three, including children killed; others injured in Binduri shooting

Unidentified gunmen on Sunday, October 26, attacked a family residence in Binduri in the Upper East Region, killing three people and injuring two others. Among...

Cameroon’s 92-year-old Paul Biya wins re-election

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has been re-elected for an eighth term that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100, according to...

Pursue legal action if treated unfairly over hair directive – Eduwatch urges students, parents

Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has encouraged parents and students to seek legal redress if they feel unfairly treated under...

Formalized E-waste recycling rollout expected to boost job creation, revenue in Ashanti Region

Ghana’s national electronic waste (e-waste) collection scheme has expanded to the Ashanti Region, with authorities projecting significant economic benefits alongside its environmental impact. The initiative,...

Police Ladies Association mourns former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings

The Police Ladies Association (POLAS) is mourning the death of former First Lady. Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings,, which sad event occurred at the Ridge...

Motorcycle couriers petition NYA over alleged Police harassment

The Motorcycle Couriers Union of Ghana (MCUG) has petitioned the National Youth Authority (NYA) to intervene in what it describes as ongoing harassment and...

Mahama fears coup d’etat if he fails Ghanaians – Domelevo reveals

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has revealed that President John Dramani Mahama privately expressed fears of a possible coup d’état in Ghana should he...

Nitiwul urges Mahama to appoint substantive Minister for Defence

Former Minister for Defence and Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, Dominic Nitiwul, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to, as a matter of urgency,...

Prosecute internal auditors, directors, and heads of institutions where corruption is identified – Domelevo

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has renewed his call for bold and uncompromising action against corruption in Ghana’s public sector. He emphasizes that the fight...

GNAT President calls for legal backing to enforce ‘no long hair’ policy in SHS

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, has called for a legislative instrument to back Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu's...

KATH CEO vows to institute measures to deal with audit infractions

The Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has vowed to institute stringent measures to address the infractions which caused the...

Chamber of Mines tightens supervision of miners’ safety as workplace injuries rise

The Ghana Chamber of Mines says it is tightening supervision of large-scale mining operations to ensure communities within their catchments are actively involved in...

Government to announce gun amnesty to curb proliferation of illicit arms

The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of the Interior, is set to declare a Gun Amnesty Programme in the coming days to help...

Former North Tongu DCE reported dead in ghastly accident

The former District Chief Executive (DCE) for North Tongu, Osborn K. Divine Fenu, has reportedly passed away following a tragic road accident. The...

Power outage hits Sogakope after damage to GRIDCo transmission line

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced that a damaged transmission line has caused a power outage in Sogakope and nearby communities. According to...

Ewoyaa lithium project: Minister, chiefs and MP unite behind swift ratification

A strong show of unity among traditional, political, and government leaders in the Central Region has renewed calls for swift parliamentary ratification of the...

Justice Dotse suggests remodeling of Free SHS policy

A retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Jones Dotse, has suggested the remodelling of the free SHS to ease pressure on the public purse to...

7-year-old drowns in manhole at Abuom

A 7-year-old boy has died after falling into a water-filled manhole at Abuom Redtop, near the West Hills Mall in Accra. According to eyewitnesses, the...

Charcoal production sets sawmill on fire at Adadekrom

Fire has gutted parts of BSE Company Limited, a sawmill located at Adadekrom in the Birim North Municipality of the Eastern Region. The fire was...

Zeera Group arms NACOC with high-tech gear to boost visibility, fight drug crime

The Zeera Group of Companies has donated modern communication equipment worth GHS81,000 to the Public Affairs Department of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC). The donation...

Kukuom Agric SHS headmaster worried over turnout of first-year students

The headmaster of Kukuom Agricultural Senior High School in the Ahafo Region, Osei Antwi Robert, has expressed concern over the low turnout of first-year...

A/R: 21 Burkinabes arrested for involvement in galamsey on river bodies in Amansie West District

The Amansie West District Security Council (DISEC) has arrested twenty-one foreign nationals, all identified as Burkinabes, for alleged engagement in illegal mining activities on...

Student arrested for killing, burying mate inside room

A 23-year-old student of the University of Jos, identified as David Nanpon Timmap, has been arrested for allegedly killing and burying his colleague, Peter...

Vice President champions agricultural transformation at Global Food Dialogue

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has reaffirmed Ghana’s strong commitment to agricultural transformation, food security, and inclusive economic growth during her keynote address...

Health officials in Asutifi South intensify efforts to fight breast cancer

Saint Elizabeth Hospital at Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region has stepped up its campaign against breast cancer through a series of awareness and screening...

CETAG threatens strike over govt’s failure to implement NLC Arbitral Award

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has expressed deep disappointment at the government’s failure to fully implement the binding arbitral award...

NHIS system disruption puts healthcare delivery at risk — Tia Mahama

The Member of Parliament for Walewale, Tia Abdul-Kabiru Mahama, has expressed concern over Ghana’s ongoing digital health disruptions, warning that the return to manual...

KGL Group’s Alex Apau Dadey wins Forbes Best of Africa Leadership award

Executive Chairman of KGL Group, Alex Apau Dadey, has been honoured with the Forbes Best of Africa Corporate Leadership and Innovation Award at a...

We’ll not tolerate long hair in SHS; school isn’t a beauty contest – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has joined the public debate on whether it is time for senior high schools (SHS) to allow students...

Two labourers jailed three years for stealing floor tiles

Two labourers have been sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour by an Adentan Circuit Court for stealing floor tiles valued at GH₵4,000...

Birim Central MCE denies GH₵15,000 galamsey extortion claims

Birim Central Municipal Chief Executive Solomon Kusi Brako has denied allegations of extorting GH â‚µ 15,000 from miners. It follows claims that Mr Brako demanded payments of...

We’ll no longer accept substandard roads – Asutifi North Assembly to Newmont

Assembly members in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region have declared that they will no longer allow Newmont Gold Ghana to construct...