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Galamsey: Bonsa River is gone – Tarkwa resident cries out [Listen]

A resident of Tarkwa, Tony Nkrumah Boateng, has expressed deep frustration over the worsening galamsey crisis, warning that illegal mining activities have completely destroyed...

Over 107,000 BECE candidates to undertake self-placement – Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education has announced the release of the 2025 school placement for candidates who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Out...

Tarkwa-Nsuaem MCE reacts to market cave-in, assures of public safety [Audio]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Ebenezer Cobbinah, has assured residents that the recent cave-in incident at the Tarkwa market has been fully...

Nkwanta South to tighten food vendor screening amid surge in typhoid cases

In response to the alarming rise in typhoid fever cases in the Oti Region, the Nkwanta South Municipal Assembly has announced plans to strengthen...

TEWU-TUC declares indefinite strike

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has declared an indefinite strike, effective Friday, September 19, 2025. The industrial...

Galamsey: NAIMOS storms Atwima Mponua forest; excavators seized in massive crackdown

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has carried out a massive swoop in the Atwima Mponua Forest in the Ashanti Region. The exercise, conducted...

Locals sometimes protect illegal miners, but… – Western Regional Minister [Listen]

Western Regional Minister, Joseph Nelson, has bemoaned the role of some locals in protecting illegal miners, but insists the government remains resolute in its...

We must prioritise alternative livelihoods in galamsey fight – Tarkwa Nsuaem MCE [Audio]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Ebenezer Cobbinah, has called for a national consensus and a holistic approach to tackling illegal mining, stressing...

Tarkwa-Nsuaem MCE leads anti-galamsey operation on Bonsa River [Audio]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Ebenezer Cobbinah, has renewed his commitment to the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, following...

Takoradi Technical University denies reports of campus unrest

Takoradi Technical University (TTU) has refuted reports of disturbances on its campus involving students and officers of the Ghana Police Service. In a statement signed...

Zoomlion crucial to clean Ghana agenda – Sanitation Committee Chair

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources, John Kwabena Oti Bless, has highlighted Zoomlion Ghana Limited's crucial role in...

RAFMOH Gold, CEO dismiss links to alleged gold smuggling syndicate

RAFMOH Gold Ltd. and its Chief Executive Officer, Rafeeq Muhammed Nandoli, have strongly denied allegations linking them to a gold smuggling network currently under...

Newborn baby found abandoned in refuse container at Damongo

A day-old baby has been found abandoned in a refuse container at Hagaline, a suburb of Damongo in the Savannah Region. The incident occurred in...

Ahafo Health Directorate urges journalists to champion cervical cancer awareness

The Ahafo Regional Health Directorate has appealed to journalists to step up public education efforts to help curb the rising incidence of cervical cancer...

Miracles Aboagye hints at petition against Alan Kyerematen’s campaign financing

Spokesperson for the Bawumia Campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has hinted at a possible petition against Movement for Change leader and 2024 presidential candidate, Alan...

Three arraigned before court for sanitation offences

The Awutu Senya East Environmental and Sanitation Office, on Tuesday arrested and arraigned three persons before the Akweley District Court for various sanitation offences. The...

Shops, offices closed in Kumasi for funeral of late Asantehemaa 

All shops, offices, and markets have been closed in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly of the Ashanti Region as mourners pay their last respects to...

Galamsey crisis: The time to act is now without further delay – Ag. Chief Justice 

The acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has called on political leaders to take bold and far-reaching measures to end the illegal mining menace...

Ghana to receive 40 more deportees from US

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that Ghana will soon receive an additional 40 West African deportees from...

Okada rider killed, passenger injured in hit-and-run at Tetegu

An okada rider has died in a hit-and-run crash involving a commercial bus, popularly known as ‘trotro,’ at Tetegu on the Accra–Kasoa highway. The incident...

Mahama partly delivers a major campaign promise to the Volta Region

Eight months into government, President John Mahama has partly delivered a major campaign promise to the people of the Volta Region in the 2024...

Asantehemaa’s Dote Yie: Live ammunition banned, musketry restricted to sky

Preparations for the final burial rites of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, have reached a critical stage as Manhyia Palace issues strict...

Political mob attempted to burn my father’s house – Charlotte Osei [Video]

Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei, has revealed the personal threats and attacks she faced during her tenure, including an alleged...

Alan’s exit was to scuttle NPP’s front in 2024 – Hackman Owusu-Agyeman

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, has suggested that Alan Kyerematen’s decision to leave the party was...

GES releases 2025 SHS placement

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the release of the 2025 Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) results. In a statement, the Service...

ECG declares “Operation All Must Pay” to recover nationwide debt

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has launched a nationwide revenue mobilisation campaign, “Operation All Must Pay,” aimed at collecting outstanding debts from customers...

Police officer, 2 others dead in accident on Nadowli-Jirapa stretch

A police officer and two others have died in a gory accident on the Nadowli–Jirapa stretch in the Upper West Region. The accident, which occurred...

Wakrom accident: One more victim dead, toll rises to 6

The death toll from Monday’s fatal accident at Wakrom Junction near Yamoransa in the Central Region has risen to six. The Central Regional Commander of...

State of emergency alone won’t solve galamsey – Hackman Owusu-Agyeman

Chairman of the NPP Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, has warned that declaring a state of emergency will not, on its own, resolve Ghana’s...

Transport Ministry announces plans to improve inland water transport

The Ministry of Transport has outlined plans to enhance safety on the Volta Lake and other water bodies across the country, with the aim...

Yoo Naa congratulates Godwin Edudzi Tameklo on appointment as NPA CEO

The Paramount Chief of the Yoo Traditional Area in the Northern Region, Yoo Naa Andani Yakubu Abdulai, has paid a courtesy call on the...

Bawumia faces OSP petition over 300 pickup vehicle funding claims

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has been petitioned to launch a full investigation into former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over alleged...

Asanko Gold conflict: Lands Minister commiserates with family of deceased, promises investigations into fatal shooting

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has visited the family of a local Assembly Member who was killed during a...

Torkornoo challenges her removal as Justice of the Supreme Court

Former Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has filed an application for judicial review at the High Court, contesting the legality of...

First Atlantic Bank donates to Ghana Medical Trust Fund

First Atlantic Bank has donated GH₵250,000 to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as MahamaCares, to advance healthcare delivery nationwide. The donation was made...

No need to present Ghana Card at banks – NIA

The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Kwaku Deku, has clarified that Ghanaians do not need to present their physical Ghana...

Ghana Card to soon serve as student ID – NIA boss

The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Kwaku Deku, has revealed that the Ghana Card will soon be used as a...

Tradition fills Manhyia Palace as Asantehemaa’s burial rites continue

The Manhyia Palace in Kumasi remains the focal point of solemn tradition as the burial rites for the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III,...

Mahama calls for measures to address Africa’s energy poverty and boost access

President John Dramani Mahama has called on energy sector stakeholders across the continent to intensify efforts to close Africa’s widening energy gap. Speaking at the...

Senegal intercepts wooden boat carrying 112 migrants attempting Atlantic crossing

Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat known as a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they...