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Police arrest two over alleged plot to assassinate Susu collector

The Madina Divisional Police Command has arrested two suspects over an alleged plot to assassinate a woman who operates as a Susu collector at...

2026 NSMQ: PRESEC snatches trophy, emerges 9-time champion

It truly has been an Adonai (Ado9) year for Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC-Legon) as they have reclaimed the National Science and Maths Quiz...

Teacher unions demand apology from Interior Minister over remarks on forged WASSCE results

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) have condemned comments...

Two feared dead, several injured as trailer crashes into vehicles at Krofrom

Two people are feared dead and several others injured following a multiple-vehicle accident at Krofrom in Kumasi. The accident occurred on the Krofrom–Moro Market road...

Livestream: PRESEC, AUGUSCO, Accra Academy face off in NSMQ 2026 grand finale

Three schools are set to battle for the trophy at the UG Premier Domes, University of Ghana, Legon, as the curtain falls on the...

Jamestown waste evacuation to begin next week – Local Gov’t Minister

The government is set to begin the long-awaited evacuation of the massive pile-up of waste at Jamestown to the Adepa Waste Management Centre in...

Assin Fosu: Family of kidnapped man begs for help as abductors demand GH¢49.5K after GH¢19.5K payment

​A family in Assin Fosu, located in Ghana's Central Region, is locked in a terrifying race against time to save 30-year-old Bismark Amoh, who...

‘It’ll be a betrayal of my conscience, business and the nation’ – Businessman rejects GH¢79.7m judgment windfall 

In a rare show of honesty and statesmanship, a businessman has rejected a GH¢79.7 million import duty refund awarded to his company because the...

Akufo-Addo’s former legal counsel gives Finance Minister Sept. 11 deadline to pay ex-gratia

Lawyers for former Legal Counsel to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Abaka Essuman, have given the Ministry of Finance until Friday, September...

Health workers raise alarm over unpaid ‘13th month salary’ and staff shortages

The Health Services Workers’ Union has raised concerns over the non-payment of their ‘13th-month salary’ agreed under its collective agreement, while warning of severe...

Angel Carbonu makes strong case for boarding facilities at WASS, St. Thomas Aquinas

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has questioned why West Africa Senior High School (WASS) and St Thomas...

Dapaa-Amanta residents live in fear after gun attack on Nkonyasuofohene

Residents of Dapaa-Amanta, a farming community in the Oti Region, say they are living in fear following a gun attack on the Nkonyasuoafohene. According to...

Five suspected land guards in court over property demolition, assault at East legon

Five suspected land guards are in police custody for allegedly invading a property at East Legon, forcing out tenants, demolishing a four-bedroom house, and...

Salam Mustapha withdraws from NPP National Organiser race

National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Salam Mustapha, has officially withdrawn from the race for National Organiser ahead of the elections...

NPP Chairmanship race: John Boadu picks No. 1; check out full positions on ballot paper

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has held balloting for its national chairmanship hopefuls ahead of the national election scheduled for October 3, 2026. The election will...

State closes case against Kwabena Adu-Boahene, two others

The State has closed its case against Kwabena Adu-Boahene and two others in the trial over an alleged GH¢49.1 million loss to the state. Deputy...

BoG warns public against 20 unlicensed mobile loan apps; check out full list

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has identified 20 mobile loan applications operating in the country without the required licence or authorisation to provide digital...

GNFS responds to fire incidents at Anyinam and Akyem Asafo

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has responded to two separate fire incidents at Anyinam and Akyem Asafo in the Eastern Region, with no...

SHS placement: Why a student with aggregate 14 can get into a school while one with 7 misses out

Thousands of parents and their wards have trooped to the resolution centres across the country since Monday, September 7, 2026, seeking solutions to challenges...

UCC sends important notice to WASSCE students

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has reminded applicants awaiting their 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results that its admission application...

NPP Chairmanship race: Wontumi’s campaign team throws support behind John Boadu

The campaign of former Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party(NPP) Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has thrown its weight behind John...

Pragyia rider jailed three months for biting Community Police Assistant

A 24-year-old tricycle (Pragyia) rider has been jailed for three months by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the...

Court rejects Mustapha Abdul-Hamid’s adjournment plea, orders trial to resume on Wednesday

The Accra High Court has rejected an open-court plea by lead counsel for former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha...

Dud cheque issuers risk 1-year credit ban under new BoG rules

Customers who repeatedly issue dud cheques risk being barred from accessing fresh credit from banks and financial institutions for one year under the Bank...

GES releases 2026/2027 academic calendar for SHS and SHTS

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the academic calendar for Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTSs) for the 2026/2027...

Family demands answers after dialysis patient dies at TTH during power outage

He walked into the Tamale Teaching Hospital hoping to live. He walked out in a casket. Sumaila Amadu, a 32-year-old chronic kidney disease patient who...

Eduwatch calls for permanent removal of F9 barrier to SHS admission

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has called on the government to permanently scrap the use of F9 grades as...

“It’s a lie” – Kristo Asafo denies attempt to exhume founder’s remains

The Kristo Asafo Mission says reports that its leadership attempted to exhume the body of its late founder, Emeritus Prof. Ing. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka,...

Police arrest Dr Jesse Amuah murder suspect after Dubai deportation

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect over the murder of Dr Jesse Amuah and his wife, Elizabeth Esi Amuah, who went missing...

IGP announces major breakthroughs in fight against robbery and murder

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has announced major breakthroughs recorded by the Ghana Police Service in its ongoing nationwide fight against...

2026 WASSCE: How to calculate your aggregate for tertiary admission

The provisional results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Candidates can...

‘I’ll resign on election day if NPP loses 1.7m votes, 50 seats again’ – Sylvester Tetteh

Aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary Sylvester Tetteh says he will resign from the position on election day if the party records a...

NCPTA appeals to gov’t to upgrade Category B, C schools amid SHS placement concerns

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTA) is calling on the government to prioritise the upgrading of Category B and C senior high schools...

Anti-galamsey campaigner found dead at Assin Amoabeng

A 52-year-old anti-illegal mining campaigner and spiritualist, Baba Ibrahim, popularly known as Alhaji Nagode, has been found dead in what is suspected to be...

Over 54,000 BECE candidates with Grade 9 in English or Maths to undergo self-placement

The Ministry of Education has clarified that more than 54,000 candidates who obtained Grade 9 in either English Language or Mathematics in the 2026...

One dead, six rescued after canoe accident on Volta Lake at Yeji

One person has died after a canoe accident on the Volta Lake at Isaka Kura, a suburb of Yeji in the Pru East District...

NPP National Treasurer aspirant involved in accident during campaign

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Treasurer aspirant Collins Nuntwiri Nuamah has temporarily suspended his campaign after his campaign vehicle was involved in an accident...

UG reopens portal for applicants to review entries after WASSCE results

The University of Ghana (UG) has directed applicants to log back into its admissions portal to review their entries. This comes after the release...

Gifts you buy abroad for family and friends are dutiable – GRA customs officer explains [Video]

A customs officer at the Kotoka International Airport, Comfort Omari, has revealed that items bought abroad or on arrival as gifts for family members...

I failed beautifully – Dr George Asiamah on the SSSCE results that turned him into a shoeshine boy

Today, he is a PhD holder and a lecturer at Oxford University, but back in 2003, Dr George Asiamah would not have thought this...