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Galamsey fight: Appiah-Kubi urges ‘war-time’ approach and presidential commitment

Former Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has called for a more aggressive and coordinated approach to tackling illegal mining, popularly...

Driver narrowly escapes death in gory accident on Tema–Akosombo highway

A driver of a Howo Tipper Truck narrowly escaped death on Monday morning after his vehicle veered off the Tema–Akosombo Highway and rammed into...

Six suspects escape from Kotokuraba police cells

The Central Regional Police Command has begun a manhunt for six suspects who escaped lawful custody at Kotokuraba police station in the Central Region. According...

Multiple trapped in road accident near Yamoransa

An accident near Yamoransa on the Cape Coast–Accra highway in the Central Region has left several people trapped, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS)...

Accident at Twifo Tongow leaves one dead, 6 in critical condition

A tragic accident on the stretch between Twifo Tongow in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District and Wassa Hemanso in the Wassa East District has claimed...

GPRTU, other groups to embark on demo over alleged land takeover

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and allied groups have announced plans to stage a demonstration against what they describe as the unlawful...

NAIMOS purges Ankobra, Bonsa rivers; 300 structures destroyed, equipment seized

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has demolished more than 300 makeshift structures and destroyed several equipment in a three-day operation along polluted...

Abronye granted GH¢50,000 bail amid health concerns

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been granted bail of GH¢50,000 with...

Chaos erupts at Weija NHIA office as two NDC members clash over managerial role

  Operations at the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) office in the Weija-Gbawe Municipality were temporarily disrupted on Monday, September 15, following a clash between...

How has gov’t failed in galamsey fight? Ama Mawusi questions critics [Audio]

Ama Mawusi, Director of Communications at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has dismissed claims that the government has failed in its fight...

Portion of Tarkwa market caves in; exposes deadly galamsey threat [Audio]

Traders at the Tarkwa Women’s Market in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region are living in fear after part of the market land...

One dead, four injured in accident on Koforidua–Nyamekrom road

One person has died and four others have sustained injuries in a crash on the Koforidua–Nyamekrom road in the Eastern Region on Sunday. The accident,...

London fraudster jailed after using covid loans to fund trading business in Ghana

A 46-year-old man has been jailed in London for fraudulently obtaining Covid-19 Bounce Back Loans and using part of the money to finance a...

Committed Drivers Association kicks against DVLA’s ‘illegal’ spot fines

The Ghana Committed Drivers Association (GCDA) has urged the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to immediately stop what it describes as the “illegal”...

Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo passes on

The Kristo Asafo Mission and the Safo Family have officially confirmed the passing of their founder and leader, Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo 'Kantanka'. In a...

Massive turnout as Chief of Staff headlines Asempa FM Walk With The Stars 2025 [Photos]

Asempa FM hosted its much-anticipated “Walk with the Stars,” an event that combined fitness, fun, and fellowship with some of Ghana’s most celebrated personalities. The...

Fire Service contain blaze at Timber Market; two firefighters injured

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a large blaze that swept through the Accra Timber Market near Ayalolo School in the...

Violence erupts in Okorase as Zongo chief, two others shot in land dispute

A violent clash in Okorase, near Adeiso in the Upper West Akim District of the Eastern Region, has left the town’s Zongo Chief, Sariki...

39 Nigerians arrested in sex trafficking sting which uncovered horrific abuses

A major police operation in the Upper Denkyira West District has uncovered a disturbing human trafficking and exploitation ring, resulting in the arrest of...

This is not why we voted for NDC; I can’t be part of this gov’t – Martin Kpebu on Abronye [Audio]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has strongly criticised the continued detention of Bono Regional NPP Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, following his...

Martin Kpebu criticises Abronye’s continued detention [Listen]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has criticised the continued detention of Bono Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye,...

 Abronye reportedly on hunger strike amidst detention 

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has begun a hunger strike while in...

Abronye remanded again

The Accra Circuit Court has, for the second time, remanded New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC,...

Tensions erupt as Abronye arrives at court in Black Maria [Video]

There was high drama at the Accra Circuit Court 9 on Friday morning when the outspoken Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party...

NDC’s Sofo Azorka arrested

  The Eastern South Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the National Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Sofo Azorka,...

Kofi Akpaloo defends his integrity amidst EOCO’s probe [Audio]

Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has dismissed allegations of financial crimes against him, describing the Economic and Organised...

Kofi Akpaloo released from EOCO custody 

Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has been released from custody eight days after his arrest over alleged financial...

“How do we feed our families?” – Widows of Gbinyiri conflict share their struggles

As tensions from the Gbinyiri conflict linger, many widows are left grappling with unimaginable loss, mourning their husbands while struggling to provide for their...

President Mahama spoke the truth on galamsey – Paul Adom-Otchere

Journalist and host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, Paul Adom-Otchere, has defended President John Mahama’s stance on illegal mining, insisting that the...

A/R: NADMO staff drowns in river at Abira in Kwabre East District

A 60-year-old staff of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) at Mamponteng has allegedly drowned in a river at Abira, a community in the...

Sampa under lockdown after deadly chieftaincy clashes

Calm has returned to Sampa in the Jaman North District after violent clashes over a chieftaincy dispute on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, left a...

Mpatuam turns into “ghost town” as men flee after deadly clashes [Audio]

Fear and tension have gripped the Mpatuam community in the Ashanti Region following violent clashes at the Asanko Gold Mine concession that left the...

I almost landed in prison – Nigel Gaisie

The founder and leader of Prophetic Hill Chapel, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has revealed how he nearly ended up in prison following allegations by former...

Ghana receives first group of West African nationals deported from US

President John Mahama has confirmed the arrival of the first group of West African nationals deported from the United States under a bilateral agreement...

We’ve cut nuisance taxes, averted ‘dumsor’ crisis – Mahama

President John Mahama has said that his administration’s decisive interventions have stabilised the economy and improved the quality of life for Ghanaians. Speaking at his...

Chaos in Sampa: One dead, Police Officer shot, market torched in Chieftaincy clash

Violent clashes linked to a long-standing chieftaincy dispute have thrown Sampa, the capital of the Jaman North District, into chaos. The latest outbreak of violence...

Night of silence: curfew in Kumasi for Asantehemaa’s final journey

All residents of Asanteman are required to remain indoors on Thursday night , at the time the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, will...

Suspended Ghana Water staff picket at Black Star Square, demanding reinstatement

Over 140 suspended staff of the Ghana Water Limited (GWL) mounted a protest at the Black Star Square on Wednesday, 9 September 2025, demanding...

Two injured while fighting warehouse fire in Larterbiokorshie

The Greater Accra Regional Fire Officer, ACFO II Rashid Kwame Nisawu, has confirmed that two people sustained injuries while trying to extinguish a raging...

Man allegedly kills girlfriend, attempts suicide at Kalabule Chinese

A 26-year-old fashion designer, Mabel Asantewaa, has been stabbed to death by her boyfriend at Kalabule Chinese, near the Kasoa Tollbooth in the Ga...