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Former TOR MD, Asante Berko convicted in US bribery, money laundering case

A US federal jury in Brooklyn has convicted a former Goldman Sachs investment banker and one-time Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery, Kwaku...

Car dealer shot dead, wife critically injured in attack at Tuba Beach Drive Estate

A 50-year-old car dealer has been shot dead, while his wife is in critical condition after unidentified gunmen attacked the couple outside their home...

Meet Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, Mahama’s new Defence Minister nominee

President John Mahama has reassigned the Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, as substantive Minister for Defence. This was revealed...

Obuasi SHTS: Father says daughter reported rape by headmaster [Listen]

The father of a student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), John Kwaku Bobena, has alleged that his daughter was forced into sexual...

Mahama appoints Zanetor, Mahama Ayariga as new Ministers, reassigns others

President John Dramani Mahama has announced changes to his ministerial team, nominating two Members of Parliament for ministerial positions and reassigning two serving ministers...

No opposition member is enjoying like Afenyo-Markin under NDC gov’t; he lives like an Arabian king – Mustapha Gbande alleges

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has accused Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin of benefiting from the current administration while...

Nana Yaa Jantuah made a mistake accepting NPP’s petition – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, says Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah should not have accepted the petition presented...

Wontumi files for bail pending appeal against 20-year prison sentence

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has filed an application at the High...

NPP respects helicopter crash victims; protest wasn’t meant to dishonour them – Salam Mustapha

The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has dismissed claims that the party's "Democracy Under Attack" demonstration was disrespectful...

Galamsey: 12 remanded for operating in Bosomtwe Forest Reserve

Twelve suspected illegal miners have been remanded into police custody following their arrest during a two-day anti-galamsey operation in the Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve...

Nana Yaa Jantuah to petition Speaker over ‘nobody’ remark by Afenyo-Markin [Video]

Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has announced plans to petition the Speaker of Parliament over comments made by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, accusing him...

It’s disrespectful to send Nana Yaa Jantuah, a third-tier presidential staffer to receive petition – Nana B

The National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has criticised the Presidency for assigning Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Akyenpim Jantuah...

Jack Bebli: The feared police officer who masterminded Ghana’s biggest gold heist

Security officers are supposed to enforce the law and protect citizens. But what happens when the police officer citizens should feel safe around becomes...

NPP supporters change Police-approved route during march to Jubilee House

Some supporters of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Thursday deviated from the route approved by the Ghana Police Service during the party’s...

Playback: Ghana holds inter-faith memorial service in honour of helicopter crash victims

A national inter-faith memorial service is currently underway in honour of the eight people who lost their lives in the August 6, 2025, military...

NPP’s ‘Democracy Under Attack’ demo underway in Accra

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has begun its nationwide demonstration dubbed “Democracy Under Attack,” with supporters gathering in Accra to protest what the party...

NPP’s ‘Democracy Under Attack’ demo comes off today

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is expected to stage a nationwide demonstration today, Thursday, August 6, under the theme "Democracy Under Attack," citing what...

Confusion as traders re-erect containers at Baba Yara Stadium after KMA demolition

Four days after the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) demolished unauthorised structures around the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, some traders have begun reconstructing their shops...

6 students arrested, Obuasi SecTech closed following mob attack on headmaster

The Obuasi Municipal Assembly has ordered the indefinite closure of Obuasi Secondary Technical School following a violent incident in which the school's headmaster was...

Obuasi SHTS headmaster injured after students’ attack over alleged ritual

The headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Abdulia Zakaria, is in critical condition after he was allegedly attacked by students during a...

Police probe explosion at Aboso that claimed 3 lives, left others injured

The Western Central Regional Police Command has visited victims of the Aboso explosion who are receiving treatment at the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital and Apinto...

One dead, six injured after communal clashes in Sagnarigu Municipality; curfew imposed

The Sagnarigu Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Damankunyili, Nyeshie, and surrounding communities following violent communal clashes that claimed one...

Four reported dead, several injured after dynamite explosion at Aboso

Four people have been confirmed dead, with several others injured, following an explosion involving suspected explosives at Aboso in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality...

STC dismisses claims of passenger deaths in Birimso highway crash

The State Transport Company (STC) has dismissed claims circulating on social media that several passengers aboard one of its buses died in the recent...

Tipper truck plunges into River Offin at Adiembra, two injured

Vehicular movement along the Nyinahin–Kumasi highway was disrupted in the early hours of Tuesday after a tipper truck loaded with sand plunged into the...

Firefighters injured while battling warehouse fire in Tema

Several firefighters have reportedly sustained injuries while battling a major fire that swept through a rubber recycling warehouse and factory in Tema on Tuesday...

Two killed, six injured in accident involving multiple vehicles near Bunso Junction

Two people have been confirmed dead after a horrific multi-vehicle collision involving a State Transport Company (STC) bus, two fuel tankers, a Kia Sorento...

ECG announces power outage in parts of Tema

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a power outage affecting several communities in the Tema Region following a fault on its distribution...

Update: Two confirmed dead in Accra-Kumasi Highway crash

The Ghana National Fire Service has confirmed that two people died in a multiple-vehicle crash and fire which occurred on the Accra-Kumasi Highway on...

Vehicles burnt in accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway, Police announce road diversion

Traffic on the busy Accra-Kumasi Highway came to a complete halt on Monday after a three-vehicle crash blocked the Birimso Bridge section of the...

Mahama orders GH¢2 reduction in diesel price for one month

President John Dramani Mahama has directed a temporary GH¢2 reduction in the regulatory margin on diesel to cushion consumers against rising fuel prices and...

WAEC explains how dissatisfied BECE candidates can apply for remarking

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has assured candidates and parents who are dissatisfied with their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results that they...

Mahama has done exactly what Ghanaians wanted – TUC commends gov’t over TOR refurbishment

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has commended the government’s decision to refurbish the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), describing...

Galamsey: Alleged kingpin, 14 others arrested at site near school in Obuasi

Fifteen suspected illegal miners, including an alleged kingpin, have been arrested, while three excavators have been seized during a joint security operation at an...

Fuel prices could change daily as Bulk Oil Distributors abandon fixed pricing model

Motorists could soon see fuel prices changing almost every day instead of every two weeks after Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs) shifted to spot...

Samson Lardy Anyenini explains why Court of Appeal overturned Sedina Tamakloe’s conviction in MASLOC case

Legal analyst and host of JoyNews’ Newsfile and The Law, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has explained the reasoning behind the Court of Appeal’s decision to overturn the conviction...

Mahama raises concerns over unhygienic fish drying at Tema Newtown

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over a video by the Buzstop Boys that showed fish being dried under what he described as...

The Big Six: Meet the men who set Ghana on the road to independence

In 1948, six men were arrested for demanding self-government from the British colonial rulers, and this was when the name the 'Big Six' emerged. The...

Police arrest two over viral video of 12-year-old driving articulated truck

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 12-year-old boy and a 34-year-old man following a viral video showing the minor driving a DAF XF...

NACOC arrests 10 over alleged cannabis distribution at KTU SRC Week

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested 10 suspects for allegedly engaging in the distribution of cannabis and cannabis-infused drinks during the Koforidua Technical...