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Gold-for-oil was run transparently – Former BOST MD

Former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), Dr. Edwin Provencal, has rejected claims of systemic fraud and fiscal leakages...

Appointees pushing for presidency now will face strong condemnation – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has warned that any appointee of the incumbent party who begins to push...

Veep Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang to tour Ashanti Region, engage market traders and Asantehene

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is set to commence a working visit to the Ashanti Region on Monday, September 29, with engagements aimed...

Lawyer accuses EOCO of deception in Adu-Boahene’s trial

Private legal practitioner Lawrence Kwesi Botchway Jnr. has strongly criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for its handling of the case against...

Stool Lands Administrator warns against state of emergency in galamsey fight

Stool Lands Administrator, Gad Asorwoe Akwensivie, has warned that declaring a state of emergency would not provide a sustainable solution to illegal mining, popularly...

State institutions pay RTI fines with public funds as officials go unpunished

A disturbing accountability gap has been uncovered in the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2019 (Act 989), with a Corruption Watch...

Focus on Mahama, not 2028 flagbearer race – Mustapha Gbande warns NDC members

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has called on party members to end speculation over who will lead the...

GH₵5.6m in fines: RTI violations hit police, parliament, judiciary – Corruption Watch

Corruption Watch Ghana has revealed that several key state and private institutions, including the Ghana Police Service, Parliament, the judiciary, and the Attorney-General’s Department,...

US visa reversal poses no threat to Ghana’s security – Ablakwa

Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has reassured Ghanaians that the recent reversal of US visa restrictions does not compromise the country’s sovereignty or...

Ketu South MCE urges tourism players to focus on country’s attractions

The Ketu South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Nicholas Worclachie, has called on stakeholders in the tourism industry to critically assess and develop tourist attractions...

Poll ranks Haruna Iddrisu as leading NDC contender for 2028 elections

A new survey by Global InfoAnalytics has positioned Tamale South MP Haruna Iddrisu as the frontrunner to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) into...

Ken Agyapong’s camp demands sanctions against Wontumi and Abronye 

The campaign team of Assin Central MP and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, Kennedy Agyapong, has called for immediate disciplinary measures against two...

Rapperholic: Kumasi dances through rain, calls for larger roofed entertainment auditorium

The rains came first. Intermittent showers swept across Kumasi on Saturday night, September 27, falling hard on the Baba Yara Sports Stadium where thousands...

We Naturals commissions Hair & Heritage Hub to promote African hairstyles and identity

We Naturals, one of Africa’s leading natural hair care brands, has taken a bold step in celebrating African heritage with the commissioning of its...

Boy, 7, reportedly swept away by floodwaters at Abrepo Bronikrom

A seven-year-old boy, identified only as Kwame, was swept away by floodwaters at Abrepo Bronikrom in the Bantama Constituency of the Ashanti Region on...

NPP flagbearer race: Bawumia begins two-day tour of Central Region

Former Vice President and 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has commenced a two-day tour of the Central Region today, Monday,...

Military, police, and football legends promote peace in Nkwanta South

The Ghana Armed Forces in Nkwanta, local police, and football legends came together for a friendly match to promote peace and stability in the...

Corpses from Gbenyiri conflict decompose in Damongo morgue

Three corpses from the Gbenyiri conflict in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region have decomposed at the St. Anne’s Catholic Hospital mortuary in...

Man who killed lover, 2 children at Tuba charged

The Adabraka District Court has remanded Samuel Amoah, aka Biggie, who is accused of killing a lady and her two children at Tuba, near...

Queen mother seeks justice for late daughter and grandchildren allegedly murdered in Tuba

Nana Akosua Sakyibea I, queen mother of Abotakyi Akuapim, says she needs justice for her daughter and two grandchildren, who were allegedly murdered in...

Strong tidal wave sinks 28-member crew’s boat at Elmina Fishing Harbour

Another boat has sunk at the Elmina Fishing Harbour on Saturday afternoon after being struck by a powerful tidal wave, causing extensive damage. The...

Fisheries Commission intensifies support for fish farmers in Ahafo Region

The Fisheries Commission says it is stepping up efforts to tackle key challenges facing fish farmers across Ghana. Speaking at a fish fair in Goaso...

Kenyasi Youth donate educational materials to 13 basic schools

The Concerned Youth of Kenyasi No. 2, a local youth association in the Ahafo Region, has donated educational materials to 13 basic schools in...

GES pledges support for HPV vaccination exercise in Ahafo Region

The Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Ahafo Region has pledged full support for the upcoming Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign aimed at protecting...

IMANI demands audit as forensic report exposes Gold-for-Oil scandal

A forensic risk assessment of Ghana’s Gold-for-Oil (G4O) programme has uncovered staggering fiscal leakages, systemic fraud, and governance failures, prompting fierce calls from IMANI...

How smelly shoes inspired India’s Ig Nobel prize-winning study

Almost every household has at least one pair of shoes whose odour is impossible to ignore. Multiply that by a family's worth of footwear, stack...

Lands Minister orders Task Force to deal ruthlessly with illegal miners

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has directed the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations (NAIMOS) Task Force to deal ruthlessly with...

IMF begins 5th Programme review of Ghana today

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will today, September 29, begin its fifth review of Ghana’s performance under the Fund programme. The full mission team, led...

Bees invade Suhum circuit court

Normal proceedings at the Suhum Circuit Court were briefly disrupted when a swarm of bees invaded the premises, forcing court officials, lawyers, and visitors...

Small Arms Commission launches campaign against small arms proliferation

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has rolled out a nationwide public education campaign dubbed “Silence the Gun, Save a Life.” The...

I was kicked out of Benin and separated from my family for 6 months — MTN Ghana CEO

The Chief Executive Officer , has revealed a deeply challenging chapter of his professional life in West Africa, detailing his expulsion from Benin by...

Upper Denkyira West Assembly to build health centers, classrooms

The Upper Denkyira West District Assembly has outlined plans to embark on major development projects to improve the lives of residents. This was announced during...

Rain, thunderstorms expected across Ghana today – Ghana Meteo warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has forecasted variably cloudy conditions across most parts of the country throughout today, Sunday, September 28, 2025. In its 24-hour...

Huniso gets 40,000-litre water facility to tackle sanitation-related diseases

Residents of Huniso in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western region have gained access to a 40,000-litre Small Town Water Supply System to...

Adom TV holds maiden Dame Dame Tournament at Bukom Boxing Arena [Photos]

Adom TV successfully hosted its maiden Dame Dame (Draft) tournament on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the Bukom Boxing Arena, drawing a massive crowd...

Hundreds pay last respect as DJ Awana is laid to rest

Scores of mourners on Saturday, September 27, 2025, joined the family of veteran Ghanaian disc jockey and Multimedia Group staff member, Samuel Tei Mensah...

Protocol undermining CSSPS – Former GES Director-General

A former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Charles Aheto-Tsegah, has stated that the recurring confusion surrounding the Computerised School Selection and Placement...

CSSPS challenges rooted in expectations, not lack of space – Eduwatch boss

Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has clarified that the recurring challenges with the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) are...

Galamsey contamination: Scientist explains dangers of heavy metals in our food

Research Scientist at CSIR and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Albert Kobina Mensah, has raised alarm over the growing...

VRA exploring plan to transform Akosombo Dam into giant power battery reserve

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has announced plans to convert the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam into a massive power battery reserve as part of efforts...