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Wontumi is still in prison, sleeps on bare floor – Palgrave Boakye dismisses alleged release

Spokesperson for incarcerated former Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has dismissed claims he has...

Four-year water crisis deepens hardship in Agbozume

Residents of Agbozume and surrounding communities in the Ketu South Municipality have endured severe water shortages for about four years, forcing many to travel...

4 Ghanaians remanded over alleged €225m cocaine export to France, Dutch suspect still on the run

Four Ghanaians accused of conspiring to smuggle about four tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated €225 million out of Ghana to France have been...

Suspected robber killed at Agbogbloshie, police recover AK-47, 186 rounds of ammunition

A suspected armed robber has been killed by the Accra Regional Police Command in a gunfight with the Police near Agbogbloshie. The police also recovered...

GNFS PRO reacts to viral video of driver’s mate cooking jollof in moving truck

Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), ADO1 Alex King Nartey, has reacted to a viral video showing a driver’s mate...

Traffitech-GH: All you need to know about the new automated traffic camera system

Beginning 1st October 2026, vehicle owners will receive electronic tickets for road offences as the Ghana Police Service will begin implementing Traffitech-GH. Traffitech-GH is an...

TV studio destroyed as fire guts SIC Insurance building in Takoradi

A fire has swept through parts of the four-storey SIC Insurance PLC building in Takoradi, destroying several offices, including the studio of local television...

EPA enforces shutdown of Empire Cement over alleged air pollution breaches

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has moved to shut down Empire Cement Ghana Ltd. at Weija in the Greater Accra Region following investigations into...

NPP demands apology or dismissal of Education Minister over Arabic, Chinese language policy

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on President John Dramani Mahama to either apologise to Ghanaians or dismiss Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu over...

37 Nsawam inmates sit for Teacher Licensure Examination

Thirty-seven inmates of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison have sat for the Teacher Licensure Examination as part of efforts to equip them with skills...

‘We do not need to arrest people at this point’ – PAC Vice Chair on COVID-19 fumigation audit report

Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, Davis Ansah Opoku, says there is no basis for arrests over the alleged omission of COVID-19 fumigation...

64.7% of Ghanaians say double-track system has lowered SHS education quality – IEA poll

A new nationwide poll by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has found that 64.7% of Ghanaians believe the double-track system has negatively affected...

Police corporal charged with murder over Central University student’s death

The police officer who was arrested in connection with the death of 23-year-old Central University law student Ivan Apprey Baidoo has been arraigned at...

Sentuo Airport Garden City will position Accra to host major global conferences – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the Sentuo Airport Garden City Project will help address Accra’s shortage of hotel and conference facilities and...

Sammi Awuku welcomes adjustment to high-level narcotics meeting invitation

Minority Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has welcomed the government’s decision to revise the invitation list for a high-level meeting on...

Rescued Assin Fosu man admits involvement in MoMo fraud, denies role in deal that led to kidnap – Police

The 30-year-old man, Bismark Amoh, rescued from abductors, has admitted during interrogation that he has been involved in mobile money fraud in the past...

Accra-Kumasi Expressway to be ready by 2028 if all goes as planned – MD

The Managing Director of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway Limited, Engineer Francis Ahlidza, says construction of the 175.6-kilometre Accra-Kumasi Expressway is expected to be completed by...

‎Bernice Offei battled dementia for five years – Former manager reveals

Veteran gospel singer Bernice Offei had been battling dementia for about five years before her death at age 63, her former manager, Kwasi Ernest,...

Accra-Kumasi Expressway construction expected to begin in January 2027 – CEO

Chief Executive Officer of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway Limited, Francis Ahlidza, says the construction of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway is expected to officially begin in January...

8 interchanges, 11 overpasses, 55 bridges among features of Accra-Kumasi Expressway

Managing Director of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway Limited has revealed that the road will be built with 8 grade-separated interchanges, 11 vehicle overpasses and 55...

Accra-Kumasi Expressway: First tranche of compensation paid to 450 affected farmers – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) says the first tranche of compensation payments have been disbursed to over 450 farmers affected by the Accra-Kumasi Expressway...

NACOC arrests three suspects linked to ‘Bolle Jos’ network

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested three suspects for allegedly representing and facilitating the activities of Dutch fugitive Jos Leijdekkers, popularly known as...

Female teacher, 3 others in police custody over alleged kidnapping of suspected MoMo fraudster

A teacher, Mavis Badu, and three others are under investigation for allegedly kidnapping a suspected mobile money (MoMo) fraudster in an attempt to recover...

Aggrieved teachers demand payment of unpaid 2012–2015 legacy arrears

The Association of Aggrieved Teachers of Legacy Arrears (2012–2015) is demanding the payment of outstanding arrears owed to teachers for the period between 2012...

Mahama assures Upper West of early construction of new Wa airport

President John Dramani Mahama has assured residents of the Upper West Region that construction of a new airport in Wa will commence soon. The President...

Payment dispute led to murder of Dr Jesse Amuah and wife at Asylum Down – Court told

The Adabraka District Court has remanded a 32-year-old security guard, Abraham Newton Awundok, into custody over the murder of an elderly couple at Asylum...

Mahama set to oversee Accra–Kumasi Expressway right-of-way handover

President John Dramani Mahama will on Monday, September 14, 2026, oversee the handing over of the cleared right-of-way for the Accra–Kumasi Expressway Project. The ceremony...

Laboma Beach demolition: Director appeals to government to halt exercise over job losses

The Director of Laboma, Daniel M. K. Okpoti, has appealed to the government to halt the ongoing demolition exercise at Laboma Beach, expressing concern...

48 Engineer Regiment demolishes illegal structures at Laboma to clear flood-prone areas

Soldiers from the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Military are demolishing structures at Laboma, near the La Beach Hotel, in an exercise to...

Christians can fund National Cathedral construction with GH¢1,000 each – Mahama

President John Mahama says Christians in Ghana can finance the construction of a National Cathedral without relying on taxpayers' money. According to him, if Christians...

Veteran gospel musician Bernice Offei passes on

Ghanaian gospel musician Bernice Offei has died at the age of 63. Citi News reported that the respected singer passed away on Saturday morning, 12...

Check out 41 countries Ghanaians can visit visa-free on ordinary passports

Ghanaian ordinary passport holders can travel to at least 41 countries across Africa, the Caribbean and other parts of the world under visa waiver...

3.9 tonnes of cocaine worth €225m seized in France from Ghana shipment

French customs officers seized nearly 3.9 metric tons of ​cocaine with an estimated street ‌value of €225 million ($261.45 million) at the northern port...

Ghanaian found dead in Berlin as Foreign Affairs Ministry appeals for family members

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appealed to the public for information that could help locate the relatives of a Ghanaian national who was...

Christian Council forms committee to determine way forward for National Cathedral

The Christian Council of Ghana has set up a technical committee to explore possible solutions to the stalled National Cathedral project. The committee, which will...

What advice should I come for? – Haruna Iddrisu questions Adutwum

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has dismissed suggestions that he needs advice from his predecessor, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, to address challenges confronting Ghana’s education...

7 die in Hwidiem-Acherensua highway crash

A road crash on the Hwidiem-Acherensua Highway in the Ahafo Region has reportedly claimed seven lives, with 21 others sustaining injuries. The crash, which involved...

GAF to formally hand over Accra-Kumasi Expressway Right-of-Way clearance

President John Dramani Mahama will on Monday, 14 September 2026, serve as Special Guest of Honour at a ceremony marking the formal handing over...

Police rescue 30-year-old man allegedly abducted in Assin Fosu

The Central North Regional Police Command has rescued a 30-year-old man who was allegedly abducted at Assin Fosu in the Central Region. In a Facebook...

Former Ashanti Regional Police Commander COP Kwasi Mensah Duku passes on

Former Ashanti Regional Police Commander, Commissioner of Police (COP) Kwasi Mensah Duku (Retd) has died. He passed on at the Police Hospital in Accra on...