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La Nkwantanang Assembly demolishes unauthorised structures at Madina Redco Junction [Video]

  The La Nkwantanang Municipal Assembly has demolished unauthorised structures at Madina Redco Junction as part of a broader decongestion and sanitation drive. The exercise, which...

Lands Minister inaugurates Timber Validation Committee to strengthen forest governance

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has inaugurated a Timber Validation Committee to enhance transparency, accountability, and credibility in Ghana’s...

 Abronye reportedly on hunger strike amidst detention 

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has begun a hunger strike while in...

MOFA distributes seized galamsey water pumps to farmers

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has distributed 900 water pumping machines, seized from various galamsey sites, to nine regions across the country. The...

Bawku conflict: Factions in Ashanti Region sign peace pact

Indigenes of Bawku residing in the Ashanti Region have signed a peace pact to prevent the protracted Kusaasi–Mamprusi conflict from spilling over into Kumasi. The...

Vincent Assafuah petitions Diplomatic Corps over rights abuses

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has petitioned the diplomatic community over what he describes as...

Abronye remanded again

The Accra Circuit Court has, for the second time, remanded New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC,...

Govt earmarks ¢1 billion to end double-track system

The government has earmarked GH¢1 billion to phase out the double-track system in senior high schools (SHSs). The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, announced this...

Afenyo-Markin accuses NIB of detaining Abronye without interrogation

  Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has alleged that the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, is...

WAEC considers computer-based testing to curb exam malpractice

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced plans to introduce computer-based testing (CBT) for some of its examinations in a bid to curb...

Proving corruption in court is tough, ORAL will struggle – Adom-Otchere

The host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, Paul Adom-Otchere, says the government’s anti-corruption initiative, Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL), is struggling because...

Police arrest three over attempted cocoa smuggling in Ada

The Ada District Police Command has arrested three men for allegedly attempting to smuggle 248 bags of cocoa beans. The suspects — Solomon Tetteh, 28,...

Dame slams Mahama gov’t over Abronye’s detention

Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has accused the John Mahama administration of intolerance, citing what he describes as a crackdown...

I rate Mahama 80% but his galamsey position disappointed me – Kwabena Dwumfour

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has praised President John Mahama for holding a media engagement but expressed disappointment over...

Tensions erupt as Abronye arrives at court in Black Maria [Video]

There was high drama at the Accra Circuit Court 9 on Friday morning when the outspoken Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party...

NDC’s Sofo Azorka arrested

  The Eastern South Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the National Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Sofo Azorka,...

Kofi Akpaloo defends his integrity amidst EOCO’s probe [Audio]

Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has dismissed allegations of financial crimes against him, describing the Economic and Organised...

Journalists’ salaries: GJA President unimpressed with Mahama’s response at media engagement

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has expressed dissatisfaction with President John Mahama’s response to concerns about journalists’ salaries during...

Health Minister donates $1.5m equipment to Ga North Municipal Hospital

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has presented medical equipment worth $1.5 million to the Ga North Municipal Hospital, reaffirming government’s commitment to...

Incompetence, not corruption, is Africa’s biggest challenge – Paul Adom-Otchere

Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited and General Manager of Metro TV, Paul Adom-Otchere, has argued that incompetence, rather than corruption,...

Abronye to reappear in court today

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, is expected to reappear before the Accra...

Ghana still reigns as Africa’s gold king with 4.8 million ounces in 2024 – Chamber of Mines

Ghana is still holding on to its position as the biggest gold producer in Africa, according to the President of the Ghana Chamber of...

Probe launched into Rabotec’s $28m asset destruction

The Minerals Commission has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the destruction of heavy mining equipment across Asanko Gold Mines’ concessions in Amansie...

Gbinyiri Conflict: 38 displaced persons flee back to Sawla camp days after returning home

Some 38 victims of the Gbinyiri conflict, mostly women and children, have fled back to the Sawla camp, only a few days after returning...

Kofi Akpaloo released from EOCO custody 

Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has been released from custody eight days after his arrest over alleged financial...

“How do we feed our families?” – Widows of Gbinyiri conflict share their struggles

As tensions from the Gbinyiri conflict linger, many widows are left grappling with unimaginable loss, mourning their husbands while struggling to provide for their...

President Mahama spoke the truth on galamsey – Paul Adom-Otchere

Journalist and host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, Paul Adom-Otchere, has defended President John Mahama’s stance on illegal mining, insisting that the...

Bawumia pledges duty-free zones across all regional capitals

Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to transform every regional capital into a duty-free zone...

Former Minister reveals reasons for switching support from Bawumia to Kennedy Agyapong

Former Western North Regional Minister, Joojo Rocky Obeng, has announced that he has shifted his support from Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to Kennedy Agyapong, citing...

Afenyo-Markin urges Mahama to curb security excesses against NPP members

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called on President John Dramani Mahama to rein in what he described as excesses by state security agencies against...

Kpandai MP pledges entire Common Fund to local development

Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Mathew Nyindam, has pledged to dedicate his entire share of the Common Fund to development projects in KojoBoni and...

Many delegates shifting support from Bawumia to Kennedy Agyapong – Rocky Obeng

Former Western North Regional Minister and member of Team Ken 2026, Joojo Rocky Obeng, has claimed that many New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates are...

President Mahama urges Ghanaians to protect nation’s religious harmony

President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians to safeguard the nation’s long-standing culture of religious tolerance, describing it as a “precious asset” that must...

Africa Climate Summit: Leaders commit to finance locally-led climate solutions

The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) concluded with a clear call to position Africa, not as a mere victim of climate change, but as...

Man jailed 35-years for defrauding another of $50,000 in Kumasi

The Asokwa Circuit court in Kumasi has convicted and sentenced a 32-year-old man to 35 years in prison for multiple offenses of defrauding by...

Emmanuella Nkumene writes: Balancing Media Freedom and Responsibility for constructive dialogue in Ghana

Christiane Amanpour once said, "The role of the press is to tell the truth, to hold power accountable, and to give voice to the...

Inadequate teaching staff in Amansie South district due to high cost of rent – GES

The Deputy Education Director of Amansie South in the Ashanti Region, Mathias Kyeremanteng Antwi, has revealed there is a shortage of teaching staff in...

Grassroots welfare at the centre of Ken Agyapong’s campaign – Rocky Obeng

Former Western North Regional Minister, Rocky Obeng, has commended New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant Kennedy Agyapong for placing the welfare of the party’s...

Kennedy Agyapong is the only aspirant boldly championing unity – Rocky Obeng

Former Western North Regional Minister, Joojo Rocky Obeng, has commended New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant Kennedy Agyapong for being the only contender boldly...

Police probe murder of 26-year-old woman at Chinese near Tuba

The Accra Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of 26-year-old Mabel Asantewaa, who was allegedly stabbed by her fiancé at...