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Sunyani Central Prison harvest first vegetables to support daily meals [Photos]

The Sunyani Central Prison has taken a bold step to improve the welfare of inmates by cultivating vegetables such as cabbage and garden eggs...

Ambassador Gifty Nyarko urges urgent action to tackle growing urban and climate crises in Africa

The African Ambassador for Inclusive Urban Governance and Climate-Resilient Development, Pln. Ambassador Gifty Nyarko has called for urgent and inclusive action to address the...

Goldbod taskforce arrests two foreigners, four Ghanaians over illegal gold trade

The Ghana Gold Board Taskforce has apprehended an American national, Smart Philander, a Moroccan, Nina Elfseky, and four Ghanaians for their alleged involvement in...

Grand finale of SHS Renewable Energy Challenge [Photos]

The spotlight is on as the grand finale of the 6th Senior High Schools(SHSs) Renewable Energy Challenge takes place today at the Accra International...

Parliament upgrades MPs’ chairs ahead of deferred recall

The Parliament of Ghana has replaced chairs in the Chamber as part of a broader refurbishment exercise ahead of the much-anticipated recall of Members...

NPP presidential primary: National Council to consider vetting report today

The five presidential aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will know their fate today when the National Council meets to consider the recommendations...

Eduwatch urges inclusion of traditional and cultural leaders in curriculum review

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), has emphasized that the effectiveness of Ghana’s curriculum relies not only on teaching in schools but also...

John Jinapor launches ¢1m Education Scholarship Fund in Yapei Kusawgu

Yapei Kusawgu Member of Parliament, John Abdulai Jinapor, has launched a GH¢1,000,000 Education Scholarship Fund to support brilliant but needy students in his constituency. Announcing...

Tensions between MPs and DCEs stalling development in Ashanti region – Minister

Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has raised concerns about increasing friction between Members of Parliament (MPs) and District Chief Executives (DCEs), cautioning that...

Timber millers worried over demurrage caused by protracted documentation under FLEGT license

The Ghana Timber Millers’ Organisation (GTMO) has expressed worry over the increasing demurrage at the ports due to prolonged documentation processes under the FLEGT...

A-G slaps Wontumi, Akonta Mining with six charges over galamsey

The Office of the Attorney-General has filed a six-count criminal charge sheet at the High Court (Criminal Division) in Accra against the Ashanti Regional...

 EC announces nationwide by-elections for vacant local seats  

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced that it will conduct by-elections in several Electoral Areas and Unit Committees across the country on...

Gov’t lacks will to end galamsey – Prof. Abavare

President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Eric Abavare, has criticised...

Eastern Regional Minister orders MDCEs to profile all miners and financiers within two weeks

Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, has given all Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) in the region a two-week ultimatum to compile...

University of Ghana directs students with CGPA below 1.0 to withdraw

The University of Ghana (UG), Legon, has instructed all students who obtained a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) below 1.0 at the end of...

Chairman Wontumi’s trial over alleged galamsey begins today

The trial of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, is scheduled to...

Anger in Buipe as faulty fire tender fails to contain fuel station blaze

Residents of Buipe Yepala in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region have expressed anger and frustration after a fire outbreak destroyed thousands...

Illegal mining threatening rivers in 3 regions – GWL MD

The Managing Director of the Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has raised serious concerns about the deteriorating state of water bodies in the...

Customs officer in court for allegedly extorting GH¢2,000 from traveller at KIA

A Customs Officer has appeared before the Adenta Circuit Court for allegedly extorting GH¢2,000 from a businessman at Terminal 3 of the Kotoka International...

 National Sanitation Day to improve hygiene in Asutifi South – DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Benjamin Assabil Donkor, has praised the government’s National Sanitation Day initiative, describing...

 EPA boss urges gov’t to harness space science to tackle agriculture and mining challenges

The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, has called on government to prioritise space science and...

Galamsey fight: We didn’t get timeline on promises made – Dr. Ashigbey

A leading member of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, says Civil Society Organisations left their meeting with President John Mahama without...

DVLA to issue personalised number plates from January 2026

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has unveiled a new vehicle registration reform that will take effect in January 2026, allowing number plates...

There’s strong political will to tackle galamsey – Ashanti Regional Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has reaffirmed government’s determination to combat illegal mining activities (galamsey) in the region, emphasizing that this time,...

Richard Tiimob crowned 2025 Most Outstanding Teacher

Richard Tiimob, a teacher at Savelugu Senior High School(SHS) in the Northern Region, has been named Ghana’s 2025 Most Outstanding Teacher. This was at the...

Man arrested for brutal cutlass attack on brother-in-law at Akyem Afosu

A 25-year-old barber, identified as Williams Gboke, is battling for his life at the hospital after he was brutally attacked by his brother-in-law, a...

12 illegal miners to face court over destruction of 3km Takoradi-Akyem rail line at Nsuta

Twelve individuals are expected to appear before the Tarkwa Circuit Court today, October 7, 2025, for allegedly vandalising a section of the Tarkwa-Takoradi railway...

Harvard must face lawsuits over theft of body parts by ex-morgue manager, court rules

Harvard University can be sued by families alleging it mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school and whose parts were...

It is purely political, borne out of dislike – Ex-Deputy A-G on petition against Godfred Dame

 Former Deputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has defended his former boss, Godfred Yeboah Dame, describing the ongoing investigation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) as...

Railways under siege; galamseyers destroying metal tracks – GRDA

Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA), Dr Frederick Appoh, has revealed that persistent efforts to stop illegal mining...

Health experts explore AI solutions to combat rising breast cancer deaths in Ghana

Health experts in Ghana are considering ways to adopt emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) in protecting women against the rising cases of breast...

Galamsey threat to rail infrastructure a national security concern – Dr Appoh warns

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Railway Development Authority, Dr Frederick Appoh, has raised grave concerns about the impact of illegal mining (galamsey)...

Acting Chief Justice calls for integrity, efficiency as legal year opens

The 68th Legal Year has opened with a charge on judges, lawyers, staff of the judicial service and other stakeholders to promote accessibility, integrity...

Blue Gold makes strong demands over Bogoso-Prestea mine transfer

The Acting Managing Director of FGR/Blue Gold, Yiadom Boakye Amponsah, has called on the government to either restore the company’s mining lease for the...

I haven’t fabricated evidence – Godfred Dame to CID

Former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has denied allegations made by businessman Richard Jakpa, now Director of Special Operations at the...

Prestea-Bogoso Mine: Blame yourself for license revocation – Blue Gold told 

Chairman of the Local Committee of Contractors and Mining Services at Prestea-Bogoso, James Quaicoe, has defended government’s decision to revoke the mining license of...

Petroleum Hub project to transform Ghana’s energy economy with over 500K employment opportunities

Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC), Dr Toni Aubynn, has described the Petroleum Hub project as a transformative venture that...

AGI stresses need for coordinated value chain to support 24-hour economy

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has noted the success of Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy initiative hinges on building a coordinated and integrated value chain...

Ken Ashigbey urges Minerals Commission to deny licences to small-scale miners without geological data

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has called on the Minerals Commission to refrain from granting licences...

Galamsey: CSOs are following their stomach – Former MP

‎Former Ablekuma Central MP, Ebenezer Nartey, has expressed doubt about the government’s seriousness and the role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the fight...