HomeNews

News

EPA Deputy CEO cautions against state of emergency in mining areas

The Deputy Chief Executive for Operations at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Professor Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has warned that declaring a state of emergency in...

Police, GoldBod place GH¢1m bounty on gold smuggling suspects

The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Ghana Gold Board, has launched a manhunt for four individuals allegedly involved in gold smuggling. The wanted...

GPRTU leads massive demo in Accra over alleged land takeover [Video]

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and allied groups on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, staged a major demonstration in Accra’s Central Business District...

NACOC arrests British National, two Ghanaians at KIA over 38kg suspected cannabis

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a British national and two Ghanaian accomplices at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for attempting to smuggle...

Sack MMDCEs over galamsey – Ken Ashigbey to Mahama [Audio]

Convener of the Coalition Against Galamsey, Ghana, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to immediately sack Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief...

Galamsey: It is time for another protest walk – Ken Ashigbey to Catholic Church

Convener for the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has renewed calls for a nationwide prayer walk by the Catholic Church to rally...

Kasoa Tollbooth murder of girlfriend: Court remands suspect following guilty plea

The Amanfrom District Court, presided over by Her Ladyship Emelia K. Abruquah, has remanded a 35-year-old man, identified as Bra Sammy, into police custody...

Tamale Technical University students injured after clash with police during demo

Scores of students at the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) sustained injuries on Monday after a peaceful demonstration over poor facilities and delayed funds turned...

NPP pays glowing tribute to Apostle Kwadwo Safo ‘Kantanka’

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has paid glowing tribute to Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, the renowned religious leader, inventor, and philanthropist, following his passing...

15 escape death after tyre burst at Asikyire Nkwanta

Fifteen passengers narrowly escaped death after a minibus somersaulted at Asikyire Nkwanta in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. The vehicle,...

Don’t expect NDC to end galamsey in eight months – Eric Adjei fires at NPP [Video]

Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, has pushed back against the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) criticism of...

IMANI flags credibility concerns over Mahama’s ORAL anti-corruption drive

The Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative, launched by President John Dramani Mahama on January 7 as part of his anti-corruption agenda, is facing...

IMANI Report: Controversies erode goodwill for Mahama’s “ResettingGhana” agenda

A new assessment by IMANI Africa on the first six months of President John Dramani Mahama’s administration has found that the initial goodwill surrounding...

IMANI Africa advises Mahama administration to match rhetoric with delivery

Policy think tank IMANI Africa has issued a series of recommendations to President John Dramani Mahama’s administration following an assessment of its first six...

Galamsey fight: Appiah-Kubi urges ‘war-time’ approach and presidential commitment

Former Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has called for a more aggressive and coordinated approach to tackling illegal mining, popularly...

Gov’t buys tomatoes and onions from Asante Akim North farmers  

The government has moved to purchase 1,000 boxes of tomatoes and 2,000 bags of onions grown by farmers in the Asante Akim North District...

Driver remanded over alleged robbery of Kia truck at Amasaman

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 44-year-old driver, Stephen Namtey, into police custody for allegedly robbing a man of a Kia Rhino truck...

Police forcibly remove Gambian auditor general after he refused reshuffle 

Police have physically removed The Gambia's auditor general, Momodou Ceesay, from his office after he refused to give up the post in a government...

Gov’t to publish full list of 2,500 scholarship beneficiaries

The Government of Ghana has announced plans to award more than 2,500 scholarships this year to both Ghanaian and ECOWAS students, with the full...

GBA has lost relevance, now acts like NPP appendage – Amaliba

Former Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has criticised the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), accusing it of losing...

ORAL driving big wins in asset recovery, anti-corruption reforms – Ablakwa

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has praised President John Mahama’s commitment to recovering state resources, commending the impact of the defunct Operation Recover...

Man who threatened Afenyo-Markin, others arrested 

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested a man identified as Alhaji Abdul Wahab after a video surfaced online in which he allegedly...

A-G criticising himself with GBA ‘self-service’ claim – Tuah-Yeboah

Former Deputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has described as self-criticism the recent comments by Attorney-General Dr. Dominic Ayine, who accused the Ghana Bar Association (GBA)...

Group petitions Mahama over UCC Vice-Chancellor’s tenure as retirement age nears 

A brewing leadership crisis at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has sparked a petition to President John Dramani Mahama, urging his intervention to...

Lawyers must not be silent when constitutionalism is under threat – A-G

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has urged the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) to champion constitutionalism and strengthen ethical discipline within the...

Galamsey: Rivers and forests can’t speak; let’s speak up for them – GBA President to members

The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Efua Ghartey, has called on members of the legal profession to take an active role in...

GBA President deflects ‘selectivity’ criticism on advocacy role

The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Mrs Efua Ghartey, has dismissed claims that the association has been selective in its advocacy in...

Sights & sounds: Drums, dirges fill Manhyia during Asantehemaa’s burial rites

The Manhyia Palace in Kumasi has been transformed into a scene of solemn tradition and cultural grandeur, as drumming, horn blowing and dirges echo...

Chinese teenagers to pay $300,000 for urinating in soup

Two teenagers who peed into a pot of broth at a hotpot restaurant have been ordered to pay 2.2m yuan ($309,000; £227,000) to two catering...

UTAG-UG warns of deadly health risks from galamsey pollution

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), University of Ghana branch, has expressed grave concern over the devastating impact of illegal mining (galamsey) on...

Declare galamsey a national emergency now – Catholic Bishops to Mahama

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has issued a strongly worded statement on the destructive impact of illegal mining (galamsey), urging President John Dramani...

Driver narrowly escapes death in gory accident on Tema–Akosombo highway

A driver of a Howo Tipper Truck narrowly escaped death on Monday morning after his vehicle veered off the Tema–Akosombo Highway and rammed into...

‘Loading boy’ gets 18 months prison term for stealing chicken

A 21-year-old ‘loading boy’ has been jailed for 18 months by the Kwadaso Circuit Court in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region for...

Kadjebi NHIS Manager’s office barricaded

The office of the Scheme Manager of the Kadjebi District Office of the National Health Insurance Scheme’s (NHIS) was on Monday morning, September 15,...

COCOBOD Chief Executive engages Japanese chocolate manufacturers

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has held strategic discussions with leading Japanese chocolate manufacturers aimed at strengthening...

Six suspects escape from Kotokuraba police cells

The Central Regional Police Command has begun a manhunt for six suspects who escaped lawful custody at Kotokuraba police station in the Central Region. According...

Multiple trapped in road accident near Yamoransa

An accident near Yamoransa on the Cape Coast–Accra highway in the Central Region has left several people trapped, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS)...

Accident at Twifo Tongow leaves one dead, 6 in critical condition

A tragic accident on the stretch between Twifo Tongow in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District and Wassa Hemanso in the Wassa East District has claimed...

“QNET’s compliance office will facilitate collaboration with government agencies to address scam hotspots in Kumasi” – QNET Management

QNET, a global wellness and lifestyle company, has outlined measures to aid the clearing of misconceptions about its business model in Ghana and the...

Small-Scale Miners caution government against repeating past galamsey strategies

The President of the National Concerned Small-Scale Miners Association, Michael Kwadwo Peprah, has urged the government to avoid adopting strategies used by the previous...