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Sam George, Dafeamekpor call for review of enlistment age into Ghana Armed Forces

The Minister for Communication, Digital Innovation and Technology, Samuel Nartey George, has called for a revision of the maximum age limit for enlistment into...

Motorcycle Couriers petition IGP over alleged police harassment and frequent roadblocks

The Motorcycle Couriers Union of Ghana (MCUG) has submitted a petition to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, expressing concern over...

NAIMOS taskforce intensifies patrols to clamp down on illegal mining on Ankobra River

The NAIMOS taskforce, in collaboration with the Nzema East Blue Water Guards, has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining activities along the Ankobra River...

Ministers unpaid 9 months into Mahama’s gov’t – Rashid Pelpuo

Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Dr Rashid Pelpuo, has revealed that nine months into President Mahama’s administration, ministers, including himself, have still not been...

Government to build 43 markets in Ashanti region as 24-hour economy models

Government is expected to establish 43 model markets across the Ashanti region under its flagship 24-hour economy policy implementation. Known as the 24-hour model markets,...

StarOil commissions first AI smart lab in Bleamezado [Photos]

A wave of hope and transformation swept through Bleamezado, a community in the Anloga Municipality of the Volta Region, as StarOil Ghana Limited commissioned...

World Bank revises Ghana’s end-year growth rate upward to 4.3%

The World Bank now expects Ghana’s economy to end 2025 with a growth rate of 4.3%, up from its earlier projection of 3.9%. This was...

Galamsey: Abuakwa South MP demands swift action to save Birim River  

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Hon. Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has sounded an emotional call to action over the worsening pollution of the...

Two jailed 15 years each for robbery and rape at Okushibli 

The Tema Regional Police Command has secured the conviction of two men involved in a violent robbery and rape incident that took place along...

Bawumia settles bills for sick children at Korle Bu on his birthday [Photos]

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia celebrated his birthday on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in a special way by covering the medical bills of...

Sampa clashes: IGP visits injured officer, deploys reinforcement teams [Photos]

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has visited the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi to check on a police officer critically...

Hwidiem Presby pastor appeals for completion of 16-year-abandoned school block

The Local Manager of Presbyterian schools in Hwidiem, Reverend Oppong Adjei, has called on the government to urgently complete and commission a new school...

Asutifi South Assembly, chiefs destroy criminal hideout in Hwidiem 

The Asutifi South District Assembly, in collaboration with traditional authorities, has cleared a plantain farm in Hwidiem that had reportedly become a hideout for...

Education Minister slams GNAT President over ‘date female teachers, not students’ remark

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has strongly condemned remarks made by the President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, urging...

The Church is the conscience of the nation – Local Gov’t Minister urges faith-led nation building

Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has described the Church as “the conscience of the nation,” highlighting its essential role in...

They wanted votes, not solutions – Rashid Pelpuo blames NPP for unpaid nurses crisis

The Employment and Labour Relations Minister has accused the previous NPP administration of deliberately creating the current salary crisis facing thousands of newly recruited...

Cancers in Ghana: Did you know that nearly 7 in 10 patients die annually?

In Ghana, cancer has become one of the leading causes of death and disability, placing an increasing strain on the country’s health system. According to...

Multimedia Group executives meet new Access Bank MD Pearl Nkrumah to deepen business relations

The leadership of Multimedia Group Limited has paid a courtesy call on Pearl Nkrumah, the incoming Managing Director of Access Bank Ghana. The visit was...

I was surprised, I didn’t know Domelevo to be that political – Ayikoi Otoo

Former Attorney-General and counsel for former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, Ayikoi Otoo, has responded to claims by former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo that he presented...

NPP imposed 12,000 unpaid workers on us before leaving office – Employment Minister alleges

Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Dr Rashid Pelpuo, has accused the Akufo-Addo government of burdening the new administration with thousands of newly recruited but...

Ghana records 13 new Mpox cases, three deaths – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced a rise in Mpox infections, confirming 13 new cases as of October 1, 2025. This brings the total...

Gov’t yet to pay Suame interchange contractors – John Darko

Member of Parliament for Suame, John Darko, has voiced concern over the sluggish progress of the Suame Interchange project, attributing the delay to the...

Galamsey fight will affect NDC in 2028 elections – MP warns

The Member of Parliament for Akrofuom, Joseph Azumah, has cautioned that the ongoing fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, could have political...

Wontumi to spend night in custody after failing to meet ₵25m bail

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, is set to spend the night in...

I am not satisfied – Domelevo on slow pace in recovery of “stolen” state funds

Former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo has expressed disappointment with what he describes as the sluggish pace of work at the Attorney-General’s office, particularly in...

Police probe robbery and murder at Frimps filling station in Abesim

The Bono Regional Police Command has begun investigations into a robbery and murder that occurred at Frimps Filling Station in Abesim, in the Sunyani...

Heavy downpour leaves parts of Accra flooded

Several parts of the Greater Accra Region were submerged after heavy rains hit the capital on Tuesday afternoon. The downpour, which began around 2 p.m.,...

Scrap dealer grabbed for stealing at SIC yard

A 19-year-old scrap dealer has appeared before the Adabraka District Court for stealing items at the SIC yard, South Industrial Area branch. Kwaku Issahaku is...

Ken Ashigbey’s posture at Mahama-CSOs meeting was surprising – Mustapha Gbande 

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has voiced surprise at the tone and posture of the Convener of the...

Galamsey: Wontumi, Akonta Mining manager granted GHC10m bail each in Tano Nimri case

The High Court in Accra, presided over by Justice Ruby Aryeetey, has granted bail to the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party...

Constitutional Review Committee engages Minority Caucus

The Minority Caucus has pledged to submit a written memorandum to the Constitution Review Committee (CRC) to outline its proposals and positions on issues...

Galamsey: 12 remanded for alleged destruction of Takoradi–Nsuta railway line

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has remanded twelve individuals into prison custody for their alleged involvement in illegal mining activities that have damaged portions of...

‘I pray you emerge as flagbearer of our dear NPP’ – Alhassan Tampuli celebrates Bawumia at 62

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Gushegu, Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli, has extended warm wishes to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, former Vice President of Ghana, as...

Rotary Club of Kumasi commissions toilet facility, borehole for Brofoyedu community and school

The Rotary Club of Kumasi has commissioned a 10-seater toilet facility and a mechanized borehole for the Brofoyedu community and school in the Atwima...

Women avoid screening out of fear of knowing their status – Dr. Wiafe Addai

Chief Executive Officer of Peace and Love Hospital, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has expressed concern that fear of knowing one’s health status is...

NSA orders prospective service personnel to re-register on new platform

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced that online registration for the 2025/2026 service year will commence on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, and close...

Give us a break – Mustapha Gbande slams NPP over galamsey crisis 

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has taken a swipe at the New Patriotic Party (NPP), accusing it of...

CID rescues 110 foreigners from suspected QNET scam in Kuntunse

The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has rescued 110 individuals believed to be victims of a QNET-related scam at Kuntunse...

Okuapehemaa to address press on urgent Akuapem matters

Her Royal Highness, Nana Afua Nketiaa Obuo II, the Queenmother of the Akuapem Traditional Area, will hold a press conference at the International Press...

NAIMOS Task Force deals major blow to galamsey in Western Region

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task Force has intensified its campaign against illegal mining with a major operation in the Western Region. On...