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Majority, Minority clash over bill to revert NIB name to BNI and overhaul national security structure

A proposed Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill triggered heated exchanges in Parliament, as the government moves to restructure Ghana’s national security architecture and change...

Customs intercepts 12 articulated trucks; over GH¢85m in taxes at stake

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intercepted 12 articulated trucks in a major enforcement operation along the Dawhenya–Tema Road, in...

Over 800 trainees stranded as GTEC shuts down Royal Nursing College

The Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC) has ordered the immediate closure of Royal Nursing College in Tafo Nyhiaeso, Ashanti Region, citing the institution’s failure...

Nobody is telling us anything; some people don’t even want to see our faces – 2024 recruited teachers [Audio]

Newly recruited teachers from the 2024 cohort say their decision to stage a peaceful picketing at the headquarters of the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Mahama signs 24-Hour Economy Authority Bill into Law

President John Dramani Mahama has signed the 24-Hour Economy Authority Bill into law, paving the way for the full implementation of the government’s flagship...

NAIMOS taskforce rejects GHC119k bribe, arrests galamsey kingpins in Bekwai

The Taskforce of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining activities in the Ashanti Region, carrying out...

Motor rider in coma, 20-year-old woman dead in accident at Gomoa Biakoye

A 20-year-old seamstress apprentice, Gifty Aba Otuba, has died after being hit by a motorbike at Gomoa Biakoye on the Kasoa–Winneba Highway in the...

GES boss’ advice to teachers on welfare issues [Listen]

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Ernest Davis, has called on teacher groups to adopt a coordinated and structured approach when...

Teen girl who went missing on Val’s Day found dead near stream in Tinkong

A 16-year-old girl, identified as Deborah Dede Ama, who went missing on Valentine’s Day, has been found dead in a stream at Tinkong in...

Mamprobi Polyclinic stolen baby identified by birthmark – Police give blow-by-blow account

The Ghana Police Service has provided a detailed chronological account of how a newborn baby stolen from Mamprobi Polyclinic in Accra was taken, traced...

Ga Mantse stable after early morning accident

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, is in stable condition following a road accident in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The incident...

Mahama visits Burkina Faso attack survivors at 37 Military Hospital

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, visited survivors of the recent terrorist attack in Burkina Faso at the 37 Military Hospital. The...

Ghana seeks Interpol arrest warrant for Russian national over viral explicit videos

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, has announced that Ghana’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is preparing to seek an...

Ghana Armed Forces evacuates injured traders from Burkina Faso after terrorist attack

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has successfully evacuated three Ghanaian traders who were injured in a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso on Saturday, February...

Gifty Oware-Mensah files motion to stay proceedings in NSA scandal

Former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, who is standing trial for allegedly causing financial loss of more than...

Off-duty EMT officer saves crash victim on Dambai–Nkwanta road

An off-duty ambulance officer’s swift response has saved a life following a head-on motorbike collision on the Dambai–Nkwanta road in the Oti Region. Daniel Marfo,...

Chief Justice finds no prima facie case in petitions seeking removal of EC bosses, Kissi Agyebeng

The Presidency has announced that petitions seeking the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa, her deputies, and the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng,...

Mamprobi Polyclinic baby thief arrested; newborn reunited with mother [Video]

The Ghana Police Service at Dansoman has arrested a woman suspected of stealing a newborn baby from the Mamprobi Polyclinic, bringing relief to the...

One more suspect arrested over murder of Policeman at Zebilla

The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of an additional suspect linked to the murder of a police officer at Zebilla in the...

Police intercept truck carrying over 3,000 slabs of suspected Narcotics; two arrested for bribery

The Ghana Police Service in the Tema Region has intercepted a truck carrying more than 3,000 slabs of substances suspected to be narcotics and...

Mother, 2 sons die in violent family feud at Barekese-Achiase

A gruesome incident has rocked Barekese-Achiase, a farming community in Atwima Nwabiagya North District in the Ashanti Region, leaving three family members dead. A family...

Russia distances itself from suspect in Ghana ‘sexcapade’ case

Russia has distanced itself from the individual at the centre of the viral explicit video scandal in Ghana, stating it cannot confirm the person’s...

Govt summons Russian Ambassador over viral sex videos

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Russian Ambassador to Ghana, Sergei Berdnikov, over what it has described as the unlawful circulation of...

Mahama orders air evacuation of injured Ghanaians from Burkina Faso attack

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the immediate air evacuation of injured Ghanaian nationals following a deadly terrorist attack in Titao, in northern Burkina...

Government issues new travel guidelines over Burkina Faso attack

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that eight Ghanaians have died following a terrorist attack in Titao, northern Burkina Faso. In a press release,...

Blow-by-blow account of attack that claimed lives of 7 Ghanaian traders in Titao [Audio]

Eric Osei Tuffour, Chairman of the Ghana National Tomatoes Traders and Transporters Association (GNTTTA), has recounted the harrowing events that led to the deaths...

I will not contest 2028 parliamentary elections if… – NDC MP

The Member of Parliament for Akrofuom Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Joseph Azumah, has warned that he will not contest the 2028 parliamentary elections...

‘He subjected me to constant and severe abuse’ – Woman breaks 50-year silence on abuse orchestrated by Rev. Minister dad

“I've managed to find a voice, and it was not easy. I had to suffer,” Ms. Kesse-Amponsah opened up. In a harrowing account of survival...

Afenyo-Markin opens up on long-standing relationship with Kennedy Agyapong

Effutu Member of Parliament (MP) Alexander Afenyo-Markin has opened up about his long-standing friendship with former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, highlighting financial support...

COCOBOD slashes salaries, tightens spending amid revenue strain

The Executive Management and Senior Staff of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have announced voluntary salary reductions for the remainder of the 2025/2026 crop season,...

Unknown persons desecrate graves at Asante Mampong cemetery

Residents of Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region have been thrown into shock and fear following the desecration of several graves at the town’s...

Democracy Hub sues to halt Ayawaso East by-election over alleged vote buying

Democracy Hub has filed a suit at the High Court of Ghana seeking to halt the Ayawaso East by-election, citing alleged vote buying during...

I will tour cocoa-growing areas to explain new price – Eric Opoku

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced plans to embark on a nationwide tour of cocoa-growing communities to engage farmers on...

7 Ghanaian traders killed in Titao terrorist attack buried in Burkina Faso

The bodies of seven Ghanaian traders killed in a terrorist attack in Titao, northern Burkina Faso, have been laid to rest, as the Ghanaian...

Court orders businessman to compensate lady GHC200K over breach of marriage promise

The Accra Circuit Court has ordered a businessman in his 60s to pay GHC200,000 in compensation to his former lover in a case of...

You’ve broken the code of fraternity – Oppong Nkrumah told over calls for Randy Abbey’s dismissal

Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has criticised former Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah for publicly supporting calls for the dismissal of Ghana Cocoa Board...

Six dead, several injured in fiery accident on Accra–Nsawam Highway

Six people have died and several others sustained injuries following a tragic road traffic accident that triggered a fire outbreak at Signboard near Okanta,...

Bawumia can bounce back to win Ghana’s 2028 presidency – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, has expressed confidence that former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia could win Ghana’s 2028 presidential election. Speaking...

OSP goofed and must tell Ghanaians the truth – Frank Davies reacts to Red Notice decision

The Office of the Special Prosecutor “got it wrong” in its handling of the case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and must apologise...

Deputy Communication Minister breaks silence on accident on Bolgatanga-Tumu road

The Deputy Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has assured the public that he is safe and recovering steadily after...