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Man narrowly escapes drowning after missing pontoon on Volta Lake

A man narrowly escaped drowning after attempting to swim across the Volta Lake at Kete Krachi in the Oti Region to catch a pontoon...

La Traditional Council opposes redevelopment of La Pleasure Beach without consultation

The La Traditional Council and the Member of Parliament for La-Dade-Kotopon, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, have called for the suspension of plans to redevelop...

FWSC denies reports of salary deductions for striking teachers

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has denied media reports suggesting that its Chief Executive, Dr George Smith-Graham, directed that the salaries of...

I am the first, but nobody should suffer it again – Manhyia South MP on EOCO’s attempted arrest in

Manhyia South MP and lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah says the state’s attempt to arrest him within the premises of the Accra High Court...

Minority calls for Sports Minister’s dismissal and prosecution over World Cup visa allegations

The Minority in Parliament has called for the dismissal and prosecution of Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams over alleged involvement in the visa controversy...

I have to take four cows from him -Father hunts for man who married daughter without his consent

A father, Issaka Mohammed, is distressed after discovering that his daughter, Fatima, got married without his knowledge or approval. He is now seeking to...

Four, including baby injured in multi-vehicle crash at Sofoline flyover

Four people, including a one-and-a-half-year-old baby, have sustained serious injuries following a three-vehicle crash at the Sofoline Interchange flyover in Kumasi. The accident occurred on...

Teachers’ strike: We won’t return to classroom until demands are resolved – NAGRAT

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Jacob Anaba, has said that members of the association will not return to the...

“I had aggregate 18 in BECE, I want to become a lawyer” – Viral Adanwomase SHS ‘smallish’ boy

The boy in a viral video from Adanwomase SHS in the Ashanti Region has broken his silence about his age, saying he is 16...

IGP decorates 22 police officers newly promoted to DCOP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), has decorated 22 police officers who have...

Speeding tipper truck kills 2 basic school students at Ekumfi

Two final-year students of the Ekumfi Obidan-Potwabin Basic School in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region have been killed after being knocked down...

AMA intensifies enforcement to reclaim BRT bus shelters from traders 

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has intensified enforcement activities to evict traders and other commercial operators from Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) shelters across the...

Wontumi’s team waits for official list as Mahama pardons 863 convicts

The team of businessman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, says it has not been officially told whether he is among the...

He is not underage; he is 16 years old – Adanwomase SHS housemaster speaks on viral video of first-year student

The Adanwomase SHS authorities have clarified that the viral video of one of their male 'smallish' boarding students is not an underage person but...

Several injured in alleged military brutality in Bunkpurugu

Several residents of Bunkpurugu in the North East Region have sustained injuries in alleged assaults by military personnel enforcing a curfew imposed amid a...

We’ve been measured in our decision – GAUA says as it resumes strike action

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has resumed its industrial action, citing the government’s failure to resolve concerns that have remained outstanding since...

Two killed, 14 injured following disturbances at Nchiraa Yam festival

Two people have been killed and 14 others injured following disturbances that erupted during the celebration of the Yam Festival at Nchiraa in the...

NPP election: I expected to be first or second, not third Vice Chair – Nana Akomea

Newly elected NPP Third Vice Chairperson Nana Akomea has described Kojo Bamba’s campaign message as “clever” after the latter defied expectations in the party’s...

Mahama grants presidential pardon to 863 convicted persons

President John Dramani Mahama has granted presidential pardon to 863 convicted persons as part of the commemoration of Ghana’s 70th Independence Anniversary. The President exercised...

I did not order Baffour Awuah’s arrest – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has denied ordering the arrest of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah. He...

Baffour Awuah charged with conspiracy, financial loss and money laundering

The Office of the Attorney-General has filed three criminal charges against Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah over alleged financial misconduct in his...

National Cathedral site reverts to government as Attorney-General reviews audit

The site earmarked for the construction of the National Cathedral has been handed back to the government as the Attorney-General reviews a forensic audit...

Three children found dead in parked vehicle in Tamale after going missing on Saturday

Three children who reportedly went missing on Saturday, October 3, 2026 have been found dead inside a parked vehicle at Koblimahagu Zuo in the...

Explainer: Why Ghana is banning preaching on moving buses and what the law says

For many Ghanaians, a journey on a long-distance bus or commercial vehicle can come with more than the usual sounds of engines, conversations and...

BoG arrests seven for using Cedi notes to make money bouquets, cakes

The Bank of Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, has arrested seven people in Accra for allegedly using Ghana cedi banknotes to...

Revenue collector crushed to death on Kasoa-Winneba highway

A revenue collector working with the Gomoa East District Assembly has been knocked down and killed by an F-150 vehicle at Fetteh Kakraba on...

Ghana Jollof Case: Salomey Baffoe granted GH¢100,000 bail

Senior Nursing Officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe has been granted bail of GH¢100,000 in a case in which she has been accused of abetting the...

Passengers escape death as moving bus catches fire on Bole-Sawla highway (Photos)

Sixteen passengers travelling from Kumasi to Wa narrowly escaped death after the Yutong bus they were travelling on caught fire at Gbogdaa, a farming...

‘I didn’t campaign for NDC to come and do this nonsense’ – Martin Kpebu on EOCO’s conduct

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has expressed disappointment with the conduct of some appointees of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, accusing them of...

28-year-old woman found dead in Kasoa Peace Town in suspected sexual assault

A 28-year-old woman has been found dead at her family compound in Kasoa Peace Town in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central...

NPP election: 8 participants suffer medical emergencies in Kumasi

Eight participants suffered medical emergencies during the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Conference and Election held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. The...

John Boadu unveils new NPP strategy to win back youth and modernise party

Newly elected National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has outlined a strategy to rebuild the party from the grassroots while...

New NPP executives elected in Kumasi: See the full list of winners

John Boadu has been elected National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as delegates elected a new national executive at the party's delegates...

John Boadu elected National Chairman of NPP

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has been elected National Chairman at the National Delegates Conference in Kumasi putting...

Livestream: NPP National Delegates Conference at Baba Yara Stadium

Delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are gathering at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi today, Saturday, October 3, to elect the...

Police restore calm as Ashanti TESCON delegates protest over missing names

Voting for TESCON delegates in the Ashanti Region was delayed on Saturday night at the New Patriotic Party's national delegates congress, after some delegates...

NPP Bosome Freho Constituency Chairman reportedly arrested at National Delegates Conference

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, Patrick Kwaku Frimpong, has reportedly been arrested by the Ghana...

Three injured in stampede at NPP National Delegates Conference

Three people have been rushed to the Kumasi South Hospital for treatment after a stampede at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Delegates Conference...

“I’ll have no honour if your arrears are not paid by October 30,” Haruna Iddrisu tells teachers

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has renewed his appeal to teacher unions to call off their ongoing strike, assuring teachers that government is committed to...

Baffour Awuah’s detention is about showing him where power lies after resisting EOCO’s ‘unlawful arrest’ – Oppong Nkrumah

Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the detention of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah is aimed at showing him...