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NIB detains former NSA Deputy Director

Former Deputy Director of Operations at the National Service Authority (NSA), Kwaku Ohene Gyan, popularly known as Osonoba, is in the custody of the...

GES conducts public survey on Free SHS and Double Track System

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has initiated a nationwide survey to gather public opinions on the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy and the...

PNP accuses Mahama of violating Constitution over Ministerial appointments

The People’s National Party (PNP) has accused President John Dramani Mahama of a serious constitutional violation over his recent ministerial appointments, claiming they fail...

Gov’t announces activities for 68th Independence celebration

The National Celebrations Planning Committee (NCPC) has outlined activities for Ghana’s 68th Independence anniversary, set to commence with the commemoration of the 28th February...

Kwabena Agyepong hit with sad news

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyepong, has lost his mother, Mrs. Comfort Agyepong. She passed away at the University of...

Illegal gold miners invade Breman-Adomanya forest, attack journalist

Chinese and Ghanaian illegal gold miners have encroached upon a 261-acre tract within the Breman-Adomanya forest in the Wassa Amenfi West District of the...

NIB releases Ameyaw-Ekumfi

The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has released the former Chairman of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Board, Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi. Prof. Ameyaw-Ekumfi was detained on...

Six injured after irate youth vandalise chief’s palace at Gomoa Obuasi [Video]

 Six people, including the head of the Gomoa Obuasi Asona Royal Family, Agya Amoh, are in critical condition following an attack on the palace. They...

Mahama holds bilateral discussions with São Tomé counterpart

President John Mahama on Saturday held bilateral discussions with President Carlos Manuel Vila Nova of São Tomé in Accra. The discussions focused on enhancing cooperation...

Finance Minister to present first budget on this date

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, will present his first budget to Parliament on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. The budget will outline the...

Sokode SHTS closed down indefinitely following violent clashes

The Sokode Senior High Technical School (SHTS) in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region has been indefinitely closed following a violent clash between...

Parliament to begin deputy ministerial vetting today

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will begin vetting President John Mahama’s deputy ministerial nominees today, Monday, February 24, 2025. The session is scheduled to run...

Mahama inherited a sinkhole economy in distress – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu says the Mahama-led-government inherited a sinkhole economy that is in distress and needs to be reset and put on track. He...

Oxygen plant at 37 Military Hospital fixed

The Minister of Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has announced that the oxygen plant at the 37 Military Hospital has been repaired. According to the...

13-year-old school girl goes missing at Bibiani

A 13-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil has been reported missing at Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. Regina...

Immigration intercepts 1,115 gallons of smuggled cocoa beans

Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) stationed at the Akanu Sector Command, with support from the Ghana Revenue Authority-Customs Division, have intercepted a...

New power plant commissioned at Enchi College of Education

Enchi College of Education has taken a significant step toward energy efficiency and sustainability with the commissioning of a new 60KVA generator. The power plant,...

NIB detains Prof Ameyaw-Ekumfi; lawyers push for bail

The former Chairman of the Public Procurement Authority Board, Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi, has been taken into custody by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) at...

Bimoba chiefs, residents celebrate Danjuar Festival, call for lasting peace in Bawku

The Kpikpira Divisional Chief, Naba Dazuur II, has appealed to the government, the Overlord of the Kusaug Traditional Area, Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II,...

All NEIP staff suspended temporarily

The management of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) has directed all staff not to report to work starting Monday, February 24, 2025.According...

Queen mother appeals for urgent renovation of Bechem Government Hospital

The Queen Mother of Bechem in the Ahafo Region, Nana Adwoa Dwamena Serwaa, has made a passionate appeal to the Ahafo Regional Minister, Charity...

Resolve land disputes that could hinder irrigation project – Oti chiefs told

Traditional leaders in the Biakoye and Pai Katanga areas of the Krachi East Municipality in the Oti Region have been urged to resolve all...

7 foreigners, 8 Ghanaians arrested in ‘galamsey’ site raid in Western Region

The Western Regional Police Command has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining, leading to a major raid at Avelebo and Akango in the Evalue...

25 passengers injured in accident at Gomoa Mprumen

A collision between a Sprinter Benz Bus and a Nissan pickup at Gomoa Mprumen Junction on the Winneba-Mankesim Highway in the Central Region has...

Parliament summons Foreign Affairs Minister over deportation of Ghanaians from the U.S.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been summoned to appear before Parliament on Friday, 28th February 2025, to address concerns surrounding...

Pupils at risk as rainstorm rips off roof of Tutukpene community’s only basic school

A violent rainstorm has caused severe destruction in the Tutukpene community of Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, tearing off the roof of the...

Kenyasi No.1 chief urges govt to complete deplorable Tepa-Goaso road

The Paramount Chief of Kenyasi No.1 in the Ahafo Region, Nana Osei Kofi Abiri, has called on the government to expedite work on the...

Residents of Asawase Bombey decry poor sanitation, fear cholera outbreak

Residents of Bombey, a suburb of Asawase in the Ashanti Region, have raised serious concerns over the worsening sanitation crisis in their community, fearing...

CLOGSAG to continue nationwide strike despite NEC meeting

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has resolved to continue its nationwide strike following a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held...

Soldier dead, others injured in armored vehicle crash near Bawku

A Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) armoured vehicle has been involved in a fatal accident at Saka, a community near Zebilla in the Upper East...

EPA warns against illegal sand winning at beaches

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), has issued a warning against illegal sand winning along the country’s beaches.Speaking to JoyNews, the EPA Chief Executive, Prof....

Civil society group dismisses allegations of mismanagement and corruption against VRA and its acting CEO

The Forum for Development and Accountable Governance (FDAG) has refuted allegations against the Volta River Authority (VRA) and its Acting CEO, Ing. Edward Obeng-Kenzo,...

Interior Ministry renews curfew on Walewale amid security concerns

The Ministry of Interior has renewed the curfew hours on Walewale and its surrounding areas in the North East Region.The curfew hours has been...

Don’t panic over Prampram-Shai land dispute – Lands Administrator assures

The Administrator of the Prampram Customary Land Secretariat, Evans TN Nartey, has assured groups and individuals who own lands around a now-settled disputed boundary...

Kukuazugu in fear as military raid forces residents to flee

Residents of Kukuazugu in Walewale in the North East Region, are reportedly living in fear following the deployment of military personnel to enforce a...

CLOGSAG rejects Ministry’s request to end strike

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has rejected a request from the Ministry of Labour, Jobs, and Employment to call off...

You threatened a protest against Akufo-Addo’s 30% pay hikes but accept Mahama’s 10% – Ntim Fordjour chides Unions

Former Deputy Minister of Education and Assin South MP, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has questioned what he sees as inconsistencies in organised labour’s reactions...

Akwatia MP’s should find a way to pacify the judge if possible – Imoru Ayarna

Public Interest Advocate Rodaline Imoru Ayarna has urged Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi to seek reconciliation with the judge handling his contempt of court...

Man jailed 4 years for stealing ram

A driver’s mate, Cephas Okine, also known as Shatta, has been sentenced to four years in prison by an Accra Circuit Court for stealing...

5th edition of Bridget Bonnie and Friends Blood Donation held at National Blood Bank

The fifth edition of the Bridget Bonnie and Friends Blood Donation took place on Friday, February 21, at the National Blood Bank, drawing a...