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NEIP CEO supports victims of Sampa market fire outbreak

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Mr. Eric Adjei, has extended his support to traders whose shops...

Child labour on the rise in Acherensua, Education directorate worried

The Asutifi South Education Directorate in the Ahafo Region has sounded an alarm over a surge in child labour at Acherensua and surrounding communities. According...

Selective justice must concern Mahama – Nana Boakye

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has accused the government of applying justice selectively and targeting political opponents. Speaking...

Book on prostate cancer launched in Tema

A book on prostate cancer authored by Ghanaian urologist Dr. Lemuel Davies Bray was officially launched on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at a well-attended...

Grandma arrested for allegedly poisoning 2 grandchildren with cake

A 59-year-old grandmother, Izabel Cardoso de Andrade, has been arrested in Brazil for allegedly poisoning her two grandchildren with a cake, leading to the...

Galamsey crisis: Farmers fear speaking out over victimisation – Peasant Farmers Association

The Executive Director of the Peasant Farmers Association, Bismark Nortey, has raised concerns about the worsening impact of illegal mining (galamsey) on farmlands and...

“Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in pictures

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, launched its highly publicized “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in Accra. Hundreds of supporters took to...

Rusted Dreams: $165m Kojokrom-Takoradi railway project left to decay

On 26th November 2016, the Kojokrom railway station became the centre of national attention. The atmosphere was filled with excitement as President Mahama commissioned the...

Ghana to host maiden Digital Assets Summit Africa in Accra

The clock is ticking: in just six days, the maiden Digital Assets Summit Africa (DASA) 2025 will open its doors at the Ghana-India Kofi...

Court strikes out lawsuit by 11 deportees against gov’t 

An Accra High Court has struck out a human rights case filed by eleven West African nationals against the government after it emerged that...

DSTv pricing review committee gets one-week extension

The Minister of Communications, Sam George, has granted a one-week extension to the stakeholder committee reviewing DSTv pricing in Ghana. The committee, which began its...

Kennedy Agyapong confident of winning NPP presidential primary

Former Assin Central MP and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has expressed confidence in securing victory in the party’s presidential...

EC declares NDC’s Prof. Alidu Seidu winner of Tamale Central by-election

The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially declared Professor Alidu Mahama Seidu of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the duly elected Member of Parliament...

Frustration mounts as BECE graduates struggle for SHS placement at GNAT hall [video]

Thousands of anxious parents and students have flocked to the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Hall in Accra, converted into a resolution centre...

Legacy Crop Improvement Centre wins a prestigious climate award in India

Legacy Crop Improvement Centre (LCIC), a Ghanaian seed innovation company, has won the 2025 Global Award for Climate Resilience Champion, placing Ghana on the...

Woman dies again after allegedly rising from death at Gomoa Nyanyano

A 30-year-old woman, identified as Sister Aba, has reportedly died a second time after allegedly rising from death at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa...

Declare galamsey sites military zones – Charles Owusu

Governance advocate Rev. Charles Owusu has called for a complete ban on illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, describing it as a serious threat...

Man who killed lover, 2 children at Tuba arrested after year-long manhunt

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested Samuel Amoah, popularly known as Biggie, in connection with the killing of...

NPP needs a visionary leader with integrity – Christiana Agyapong

Christiana Agyapong, wife of New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful Kennedy Agyapong, has underscored the need for visionary leadership anchored on reputation and credibility...

GHS confirms 10 new Mpox cases, death toll rises to 2

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 10 new cases of Mpox, bringing the country’s total to 565 as of September 18, 2025. One additional...

WiSTEMGh bemoan funding and sustainability of their annual Girls’ camp

There are heightened calls for more investments into empowering women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education as Women in STEM...

WiSTEMGh holds 6th Girls’ camp to inspire young women into STEM

More than 300 Senior High School girls are taking their first big step into the world of innovation through the annual Girls’ Camp organized...

Kwanyako, Mankrong faced with water crisis as Ayensu River pollution deepens

The Ayensu River, once a lifeline for communities across the Central Region, now runs thick and brown, leaving residents of Kwanyako and nearby Mankrong...

Gov’t is conflicted in fight against galamsey – Cadman Mills

Dr. Cadman Mills, brother of the late President John Atta Mills, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government over its handling of illegal...

UTAG-UCC gives GTEC 48-hour ultimatum over sanctions

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter, has given the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) 48 hours to...

Galamsey: New study reveals toxic metals in crops and fish

A year-long study has uncovered alarming levels of mercury, arsenic, and lead in Ghana’s small-scale mining communities, raising serious public health and environmental concerns. The...

Okoe Boye justifies NPP protest, says free speech is under attack

Former Minister of Health Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has justified the New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth wing’s protest taking place in Accra today, Tuesday,...

DLCF launches National Campus Congress ‘Elevation 2025’ in Kumasi

The Deeper Life Campus Fellowship (DLCF) has officially launched its upcoming National Campus Congress, themed “Elevation 2025 – Rising to New Levels for Global...

Calm restored in Kukurantumi after violent attack over suspect’s death

Police operations have resumed in Kukurantumi in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region after a brief withdrawal caused by violent clashes. The Member...

Ngleshie Amanfro police demand logistics, personnel to combat rising robbery menace

The Ngleshie Amanfro District Police Command is sounding the alarm over a rising wave of armed robbery attacks in the area and is urgently...

20-year-old found dead after church service in Agogo

A 20-year-old man has reportedly died by suicide at Obuasi, a community within Agogo in the Asante Akyem North Municipality. The incident occurred on Sunday,...

Power Victory Chapel rebrands as Impact City Church after 20 years of ministry

Power Victory Chapel has officially rebranded as Impact City Church, marking a new chapter in its 20-year journey of ministry. The announcement was made by...

Galamsey: Sekou Nkrumah urges gov’t to declare state of emergency

Dr Sekou Nkrumah, son of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has urged the government to declare a state of emergency on illegal mining...

Ghanaians becoming refugees shows governance failure – CDM

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has described the displacement of Ghanaians from Bawku and other northern communities into neighbouring countries as a “national...

CDM demands state of emergency on galamsey as rivers face collapse

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has called for urgent and extraordinary measures to tackle illegal mining, warning that Ghana’s rivers, forests, and farmlands...

Political opportunism hurting Ghana’s fight against galamsey – CDM

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has accused Ghanaian political leaders of opportunism and inconsistency in addressing illegal mining and insecurity. According to the group,...

Major utility tariff adjustments expected from January 2026 under Multi-Year Review

A major review of utility tariffs is expected to take effect from January 2026, as part of the Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) being undertaken...

I can’t be like my father, but I can be honest about him – Sekou Nkrumah

Dr Sekou Nkrumah, the son of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has delivered a reflection on his father’s legacy. Speaking on The Pulse show on JoyNews,...

Full text: Lordina Mahama’s speech at 7th UN General Assembly prayer service for children

Remarks and Prayer for Children by H.E. Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, First Lady of the Republic of Ghana at the 7th Annual Prayer Service...

Drive safely; lives depend on you – Drivers told

The founder and leader of the Lord Jay Drivers Welfare, Torgbo Dziedzorm Wise, has issued a heartfelt appeal to drivers across the country, particularly...