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New Yorker identified as Yaw Boahene, 57, killed after bag was caught in subway train doors

A man in Brooklyn, New York, died after his bag got caught between the doors of a subway train, which then dragged him down. The...

GES urges striking teachers to return to work, warns of threat to academic calendar

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has appealed to the striking teacher unions to call off their industrial action, warning that the strike threatens what...

EOCO declares Wisdom Dogbey wanted over alleged fraud, money laundering

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has declared a man identified as Wisdom Dogbey wanted over alleged offences of defrauding by false pretences...

Bagbin rejects Minority motion for probe into narcotics consignments linked to Ghana

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has rejected a Minority motion seeking a bipartisan parliamentary investigation into major narcotics consignments linked to Ghana, citing concerns...

Life on hold: The story of a 28-year-old nurse fighting for life against kidney failure

Completing nursing school may mark a proud beginning of a fulfilling career for most young adults, financial independence, and a bright future of saving...

Teachers’ strike: ‘It’s an illegality for PRETAG to participate in negotiations’ – Hopeson Adorye

Director of Field Operations for the United Party, Hopeson Adorye, has questioned the legitimacy of the Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) participating...

Communities cut off, bridges destroyed – Buem MP reveals flooding devastation in Hohoe

Communities in Hohoe and parts of the Volta and Oti Regions have been cut off after the River Dayi overflowed its banks, washing away...

Proposed Vice Presidential Villa abandoned for 13 years after over $2.4 million spent (Photos)

Behind a high wall in Cantonments, one of Accra’s most expensive neighbourhoods, three unfinished structures stand among overgrown weeds. They were meant to become the...

Flooding displaces over 3,000 in Hohoe after River Dayi overflows its banks

More than 3,000 residents have been forced from their homes in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region after the River Dayi overflowed its...

Three undeclared guns hidden in personal effects from US intercepted at Tema Port

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has warned importers to check exactly what they are bringing into the country, after Customs officers found an assault...

Binaba killings: Family disputes police gun battle account, demands justice

The family of Amadu Apiiga and Phillip Avoabilla, two of the persons killed during a police operation at Binaba in the Bawku West District...

Phone dealer murder: 3 suspects remanded as court adjourns case

Three suspects linked to the kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old mobile phone dealer Nana Yaw Kyere, popularly known as Dinero, have appeared before the...

Lawyer formally reports EOCO officer to police for alleged assault

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Legal Team, Enoch Afoakwa, has reported an alleged assault by an Economic and Organised Crime Office...

Police arrest three suspects over kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old phone dealer

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old Nana Yaw Kyere, who was reported...

Keep the academic calendar smooth while we address your concerns – Education Minister appeals to striking teachers

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has appealed to striking teacher unions to return to the classroom as government steps up engagements to resolve their outstanding...

Part 2: Publicly funded, privately controlled! The multi-million-cedi Astroturf exposé

Corruption Watch's investigation has uncovered evidence of a troubling pattern: ownership disputes, procurement irregularities, privatization of stadium lands, abuse of office, and conflict of...

Two dead, 14 rescued in accident on Kpetoe-Sarakope road

Two people have died following a crash involving a Hyundai H100 bus and a Ford tractor on the Kpetoe-Sarakope stretch of the Accra-Aflao Highway. The...

Education Ministry to meet teacher unions today amidst strike action

The Education Ministry is expected to meet leaders of the teacher unions today, September 28, as efforts intensify to end the nationwide strike over...

Ada SHTS students convicted after pleading guilty to assault

Two students of Ada Senior High Technical School (ADA SHTS) have been convicted by the Ada West District Court after changing their pleas to...

GAF sets September 28–30 for cadet documentation, body selection

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has scheduled a three-day Documentation and Body Selection exercise for qualified applicants under its 2026/2027 Enlistment Exercise, running from...

The last goodbye of Ghanaian shot dead in the US

At about 6 pm on Friday, 18 September 2026, members of the Akamani family joined a conference call to discuss whether to send a...

Boeing projects Ghana’s national airline could resume operations within 18 months

Ghana’s national airline could return to the skies within the next 18 months if the government puts the necessary structures and implementation arrangements in...

Fifty cents and a bag of oranges: How Esther Ocloo built Nkulenu empire

A teenage girl received a small monetary gift of 50 cents from her aunt and decided to start a business instead of spending it....

Man jailed 10 years for defiling 11-year-old girl at Kpandai

A 37-year-old man named Tibini Atta has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for defiling an 11-year-old girl at Digangan, a farming community...

246 left without shelter, 93 houses collapse as floods hit in North East Gonja

Torrential rains in the North East Gonja District of the Savannah Region have left 246 residents homeless and destroyed 93 houses. Food stocks, farm produce...

UPSA withholds students’ graduation after over 500 altered results in IT system

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has withheld the graduation of some postgraduate students after investigations uncovered the alteration of more than 500...

Four feared dead after trailer falls on taxi while climbing Kwahu mountain

Four lives have reportedly been lost after a trailer loaded with goods fell onto a taxi on the Atibie road while climbing the Kwahu...

‘I never said I’ll declare a state of emergency’ – Mahama on galamsey

President John Dramani Mahama has sought to set the record straight on claims that his administration intends to declare a state of emergency over...

He entered at eight; he is now 16: Ghana’s children growing up in prayer camps

At eight years old, Hafiz Abdallah was taken to Nyinbonya, a prayer camp in Paga, near Ghana’s border with Burkina Faso. He is now 16. For...

Government sets 2026/27 cocoa producer price at GH¢2,650 per 64kg bag

The government has announced a new producer price of GH¢2,650 per 64-kilogramme bag of cocoa for the 2026/2027 crop season. Chief Executive Officer of the...

Police arrest 64 suspects, recover firearms in Achimota operation

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 64 suspects in an operation targeting suspected unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition at a lounge near Achimota...

‘I was planning to leave’ – Mason, others arrested in Osino galamsey raid speak

He had already decided to leave, and was only waiting on his day's wages, but unfortunately for him, the raid arrived first. The mason from...

Matilda Amissah-Arthur reveals most shocking claim she heard after husband’s death

Former Second Lady of Ghana, Matilda Amissah-Arthur, has recounted one of the most shocking things she was told following the death of her husband,...

Galamsey: NAIMOS arrests 13 in Osino; destroys equipment (Photos+Video)

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining in Osino, Eastern Reigon, arresting 13 suspected illegal miners. The task force...

Tears in Damongo court as accused persons show alleged torture wounds while in police custody

A Damongo Circuit Court was thrown into concern after two accused persons appeared unable to stand in the dock and told the court they...

Teacher unions declare nationwide strike

The three teacher unions in Ghana have declared a nationwide industrial action, effective Friday, September 25, 2026, over what they describe as prolonged delays...

Parliament gives update on Francis-Xavier Sosu’s health

The Madina Member of Parliament (MP), Francis-Xavier Sosu, is in stable condition after he became unwell while delivering a presentation at the Ghana Institute...

Gov’t to announce new cocoa producer price today

The government is preparing to announce a new producer price for cocoa for the 2026/2027 season, with farmers awaiting details of what they will...

Francis Sosu doing well after GIMPA incident – MP’s office

Madina MP Francis-Xavier Sosu is doing well and has received the necessary medical attention following an incident during a speech at the Ghana Institute...

Missing phone dealer Terry Dinero found dead

Phone dealer Nana Yaw Kyere, popularly known as Terry or Dinero, has been found dead days after he was reported missing following a suspected...