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Embassy of Ukraine officially opens in Accra

In a significant stride towards bolstering international relations, the Embassy of Ukraine has been officially inaugurated in the bustling city of Accra, Ghana. This momentous...

Former US diplomat sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to spying

Manuel Rocha, the former US ambassador to Bolivia who acted as a secret foreign agent of Cuba, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal...

US President Joe Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’

US President Joe Biden says he expects Iran to attack Israel "sooner than later", as fears grow of Iranian retaliation over an air strike...

Health Ministry clarifies reports of Global Fund shipment suspension amidst health crisis concerns

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has swiftly moved to address concerns raised by recent media reports suggesting a suspension of shipments of medicines and...

Alan vows to transform retail market infrastructures nationwide following Madina market fire

The leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has offered assurance to restructure retail market infrastructures across the country. According to him, a...

Police will be held accountable if anything happens to Naa Okromo – Nungua Traditional authorities

The Nungua Traditional Authority has issued a stern warning to the Ghana Police Service regarding Naa Okromo, the 12-year-old girl who was allegedly married...

Anti-LGBTQI+ bill: Assent when Akufo-Addo travels – Dafeamekpor tells Bawumia

South Dayi Member of Parliament(MP) Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has advised Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to assent to the Anti-LGBTQI+ bill whenever he acts as...

Kofi Adams calls for an independent probe into govt’s Performance Tracker

Member of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, Kofi Adams says the Minority in Parliament will request an independent probe into the government's performance tracker. This...

Fire destroys late Krachi East MCE’s office

Fire on Thursday night destroyed vital documents and properties at the office of the late Krachi East Municipal Chief Executive (MCE),Bernard Aborkugya Mensah in...

67 entries mistakenly included in performance tracker – Govt

The government has admitted that 67 entries were mistakenly included on the list of projects featured on the performance tracker following its launch. In a...

I feel embarrassed – Nana Akomea on Akufo-Addo’s unfulfilled promises

Managing Director of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Nana Akomea has revealed he feels embarrassed anytime clips of President Akufo-Addo's unfulfilled promises are played...

Election 2024: Promote national unity, not fake news – Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians

President Nana Akufo-Addo has issued a rallying call to Ghanaians, urging vigilance against the spread of fake news as the country approaches the December...

Bawumia avoids addressing key issues – Kobby Mensah

A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Prof Kobby Mensah, says Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia tends to avoid addressing certain key issues...

Immigration Service reacts to ‘dismissal’ of officer over partisan politics

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has dismissed reports on the dismissal of an officer for engaging in partisan politics. In a statement, GIS explained the...

Election 2024: Muslim youth urged not to allow themselves to be used for violence

The Muslim youth leader for Muslim communities in the Volta Region, Suhailu Mohammed Kidza, has admonished the youth not to allow themselves to be...

The Big Debate: Tema West: NDC PC ‘clashes’ with NPP PC over developments

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Tema West, lawyer James Enu, and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, Dennis Amfo Sefah,...

The Big Debate: Tema West MCE fails to show up for debate

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Tema West failed to show up at the debut edition of The Big Debate on Adom FM's...

We have not endorsed Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh as running mate – Ashanti NPP youth organisers

Some Ashanti Regional Youth Organisers fo the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have denied endorsing Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh as a potential running...

EC orders Regional Directors to submit challenges with 2023 voters register – Omane Boamah reveals

The Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has revealed that, the Electoral Commission (EC) has...

Former Ejisu NPP MP goes independent in upcoming by-elections

Former Member of Parliament for the Ejisu Constituency, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, has announced his intention to contest the upcoming by-election as an independent candidate. The...

Why Miracles Aboagye believes Akufo-Addo will sign anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

Spokesperson for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's campaign team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has expressed confidence that President Akufo-Addo will sign the controversial Sexual Human Rights and...

Election 2024: Bawumia in pole position to take over from me as President – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed his confidence in Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's potential to succeed him as President. Speaking at the national Eid celebration...

Ejisu by-election: Google my name and you will see what I have done – MP aspirant to critics

The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) parliamentary aspirant for Ejisu, Maame Yaa Gyamerah Aboagye, has set records straight regarding her residency in the constituency ahead...

See what happened when Rachel Appoh stormed Gomoa Central to campaign for Mahama

Former Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Rachel Appoh, received a warm welcome upon her return to the constituency on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. She...

Joyce Bawah condenms govt’s Performance Tracker

Special Aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has reacted to the newly launched Performance Tracker by the Akufo-Addo-led government. To her,...

‘Reject violence’ – Bawumia urges Ghanaian youth ahead of elections

Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is admonishing the youth not to allow themselves to be used...

Nkoranza Traditional Council postpones late queen mother’s one week celebration

The Nkoranza Traditional Council has postponed the one-week celebration of the late Queen Mother of Nkoranza, Nana Yaa Dudaa Kani II to Monday 22nd...

Dr Apaak writes: Ignore the stale lie; Free SHS will thrive under Mahama

For the information of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (DMB) and his camp, John Dramani Mahama (JDM) held a very successful meeting with the leadership of...

This is not the time to think about jailing members of the LGBTQ community – Brigitte Dzogbenuku

The Presidential Candidate for the Progressive People's Party (PPP) in the 2020 general elections, Brigitte Dzogbenuku, says she is against laws being passed against...

I am determined to make Tano North the middle class hub in Ahafo region – Gideon Boako

Parliamentary candidate for Tano North constituency and spokesperson for the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako has revealed ambitious initiatives aimed at positioning the area...

National development should be based on resource returns – Cheddar

The leader of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, also known as Cheddar, says that the country's development and national needs should be based on returns from...

NPP sets date for Agona West parliamentary primary

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled its Agona West parliamentary primary for Saturday, April 13, 2024. In this regard, the National Secretariat has...

Akufo-Addo orchestrated lawsuit against anti-gay bill – Asiedu Nketia alleges

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has firmly stated that President Nana Akufo-Addo masterminded the lawsuit that is...

BVRs can’t be missing with EC’s strict protocols – Asiedu Nketia

The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has expressed scepticism about the reported theft of some Biometric Voter Registration (BVR)...

Akufo-Addo engineered lawsuit to block Anti-LGBTQ+ bill – Asiedu Nketia alleges

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has made bold allegations, accusing President Akufo-Addo of orchestrating a lawsuit...

I want to be remembered in the next 500 years – Nana Kwame Bediako [Video]

Ghanaian businessman and presidential aspirant, Nana Kwame Bediako, says he dreams big to the extent that he sees himself as someone who will live...

John Kumah: Asiedu Nketia raises concerns over unsolved murders of NPP MPs

The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has raised concerns about the lack of progress in solving the murders of...

Government’s refusal to clear goods for HEAL KATH Project sparks public outcry

There is widespread outrage among some Ghanaians over the government's refusal to aid the Heal Kath Project team in clearing tiles for renovation works...

Agenda 111 update: Presidential Health Advisor expects 50% hospital completion by end of 2024

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, says 50 per cent of the Agenda 111 hospitals will be completed by the end of...

Ghanaians require infrastructure, not a tracker – Former Ridge Hospital medical director

Former Medical Director of the Ridge Hospital, Dr Thomas Anaba, says Ghanaians are not interested in tracking the government's projects but rather interested in...