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NPP will remove Mahama’s Chief Justice if voted into power – Anyaa-Sowutuom MP [Audio]

The Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom, Emmanuel Tobbin, has strongly criticised President John Mahama over the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey...

Mahama would have set a terrible precedent if… – Kwakye Ofosu on Torkornoo’s removal

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed criticisms suggesting that President John Mahama’s decision to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey...

Savannah Minister, Yagbonwura delegation visit Gbeniyiri, 31 deaths confirmed in clashes

Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awurbe Esq., has confirmed that 31 people have so far lost their lives in the recent conflict between Gonjas and...

Torkornoo’s removal adhered to constitutional provisions – Prof Appiagyei-Atua

University of Ghana law lecturer Prof. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, says the process leading to the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo strictly adhered to constitutional...

First petition against Chief Justice: 25 witnesses and 10,000 pages of evidence examined

The Article 146 Committee of Inquiry has revealed that it received extensive evidence regarding the first petition seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude...

99 double-track SHSs to revert to single-track

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that 99 Senior High Schools (SHSs) will transition from the double-track system back to a single-track calendar...

ChaLoG defends MMDCEs, says Regional Minister’s comments premature

The Chamber for Local Governance (ChaLoG) has criticized the Greater Accra Regional Minister over comments suggesting that some Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives...

GWL MD announces plans to shut down Kwanyaku Water Treatment Plant 

The Acting Managing Director of the Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has announced plans to shut down the Kwanyaku Water Treatment Plant due...

Poised and fully prepared for Akwatia by-election tomorrow – EC assures

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission, Benjamin Bano-Bioh, has announced that all arrangements are finalized for the Akwatia by-election, scheduled for...

Mahama sacks Gertrude Torkornoo as Chief Justice

President John Mahama has, with immediate effect, dismissed Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the...

Man remanded over stolen police car

A driver, Eric Afful, has been remanded into custody by the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing a Toyota Hilux pick-up vehicle belonging to...

Ga Mantse urges new envoys to enforce visa regimes

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has called for the full enforcement of visa regimes to make Africa a “common home for...

Mahama charges new envoys to advance reset agenda through diplomacy

President John Dramani Mahama has tasked Ghana’s newly appointed envoys to use diplomacy as a tool to advance his government’s reset agenda, aimed at...

DzoloKpuita youth urged to shun drug abuse

The Fiaga of DzoloKpuita, Togbe Fiado VI, has urged the youth in the area to abstain from “Red” and other harmful substances that can...

GTA to clamp down unlicensed hotels in Obuasi

The Ghana Tourism Authority is renewing its efforts to soon clamp down on unlicensed hotels in Obuasi and other communities in the Ashanti Region. The...

It’s not about years, it’s about planning – Nana Yaa Jantuah on presidential term extension

Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has rejected proposals to extend Ghana’s presidential term limit. Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem morning show, she insisted that...

Committee probing Chief Justice’s suspension adjourns second petition hearing

The Article 146 Committee of Inquiry has postponed proceedings on the second petition seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo after both the...

Jewellery boss in £170m scam told shop staff to pretend to be customers

Staff at a luxury jewellery retailer were told to pose as customers to trick investors in the UK's biggest diamond scam, BBC Panorama can...

Suspended Ghana Water staff petition President Mahama over unfair treatment

More than 140 suspended employees of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) are appealing to President John Dramani Mahama and Chief of Staff Julius...

SOEs generated GH₵133.7m in 2024 but spent GH₵132.1m – SIGA report

Ghana’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) recorded a total revenue of GH₵133.68 million in the 2024 financial year, but nearly all of it was absorbed by...

Mahama presented with committee report on suspended Chief Justice Torkornoo petitions

The Chairman of the Article 146 Committee of Inquiry has formally presented its first report on petitions seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude...

13-year-old girl dies after falling into galamsey pit in Juaboso

A 13-year-old girl, Tesnim Iddrisu, has died after drowning in an abandoned galamsey pit at Juaboso in the Western North Region. The tragedy occurred when...

NACOC warns public against fake cannabis licensing agents

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has warned the public that it has not authorised any individual, group, or association to facilitate the acquisition of...

GCCFA rejects 2025/26 Cocoa Producer Price

The Ghana Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Association (GCCFA) has expressed dissatisfaction with the newly announced producer price of cocoa for the 2025/2026 season. The...

NSS Scandal: Methuselahs and toddlers were paid GH¢ 1.97 million as service personnel – Audit report

The recent audit report into the “ghost names” scandal at the National Service Authority (NSA) has revealed shocking details of how persons whose ages...

Gabriel Kwamigah Tanko applauds CEANA’s development legacy at 2025 Convention

Ghana’s Council of State Member, Gabriel Kwamigah Tanko-Atokple, has praised the Council of Ewe Associations of North America (CEANA) for its decades-long contribution to...

DVLA board chair targets 60% revenue growth, warns against corruption

The Board Chairman of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), George Spencer Quaye, has challenged the Authority to achieve a 60% increase in...

Hogbetsotso Festival launch sparks demand for Ohawu College University upgrade

The launch of the 2025 Anlo Hogbetsotso Festival at Ohawu Agricultural College in the Ketu North Municipality has renewed calls for the urgent transformation...

406 graduate from Peki College of Education; chief urges teachers to be role models

At a time when Ghana’s education system faces growing pressure to adapt to global changes, the Paramount Chief of the Peki Traditional Area, Deiga...

Police fully equipped to protect residents – Anyaa-Sowutuom MCE on Homowo clashes

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Anyaa-Sowutuom, Emmanuel Adotey Allotey, has assured the public that the situation is under control following violent clashes during the...

Homowo clashes: Anyaa-Sowutuom MP urges swift justice to prevent retaliation 

The Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom, Emmanuel Tobbin, has called on the police to quickly arrest and prosecute those responsible for the deadly Homowo...

Sowutuom chief’s son was shot multiple times – MP on Homowo clashes [Audio]

The Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom, Emmanuel Tobbin, has confirmed that the son of traditional leader Nuumo Ofori was among the victims killed during...

Open letter to Okudzeto Ablakwa: A minister soaring in Accra while his people languish at home

Dear Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, I write this letter with a heavy heart, but as a constituent, it is the only channel left to make...

Deputy Interior Minister calls for stronger framework to curb small arms proliferation

Deputy Minister of the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has emphasized the urgent need for a stronger legal and regulatory framework to tackle the increasing...

NAP matriculates 550 youth into skills training program in Bono East

The National Apprenticeship Program (NAP) has assigned 550 young people in the Bono East Region to 110 craft masters for training in various vocational...

DVLA commissions new office in Akwatia to enhance road safety

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has commissioned a new office at Akyem Boadua in the Denkyembour District of the Eastern Region to...

Media Coalition commends move to revoke L.I. 2462 in galamsey fight

The Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining has commended the Minister of Environment for initiating steps to revoke Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which permitted mining...

Police secure injunction against Teshie Homowo celebration

The High Court in Accra has prohibited the people of Teshie from organising non-traditional outdoor or public events related to the Homowo Festival. The restraining...

Sowutuom Homowo clashes: Chief demands probe as police confirm deaths

The Chief of Omanjor, Nii Ayitey Tackie I, has recounted how his entourage was attacked while performing traditional rites during the Homowo Festival, leading...

Prampram paramount chief demands lasting solution to water crisis

The Paramount Chief of the Prampram Traditional Area, Nene Tetteh Wakah III, has appealed to government to provide a lasting solution to the persistent...