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Gov’t to deploy military to protect rivers from galamsey – Lands Ministry

The government is taking a bold step to protect its precious water bodies from the ravages of illegal mining, also known as galamsey. The Lands...

Oppong Nkrumah defends support of 15 Eastern Regional MPs for Bawumia [Audio]

The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has explained why 15 MPs from the Eastern Region have openly endorsed former Vice President...

Family escapes unharmed after car catches fire near Peduase

A family narrowly avoided tragedy on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, when their vehicle caught fire near the Peduase Presidential Lodge in the Akuapem South...

Richard Jakpa petitions CID to probe Godfred Dame

Richard Jakpa, Director of Special Operations at the National Security Secretariat, has petitioned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, calling...

I would love to reconcile with Nana Konadu but… – Victor Smith

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Victor Smith, has expressed his willingness to reconcile with former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings after years of...

UCC lecturer sues GTEC over directive to remove Vice Chancellor

A Senior Lecturer and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr. Elijah Tukwariba Yin, has filed a...

GES opens applications for non-teaching staff promotions

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has opened applications for promotion to senior grades within its non-teaching staff category for the 2024/2025 academic year. In a...

Torkornoo not desperate to stay in office but… – Ayikoi Otoo

Lead counsel for former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, lawyer Ayikoi Otoo, has clarified that his client’s challenge to her removal from office is not...

UCC Governing Council appoints Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto as interim head

The Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto, to serve in an interim capacity...

Haruna Iddrisu endorses Prof. Opoku-Agyemang for future presidency

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has expressed confidence that Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang could make history as Ghana’s first female President. Speaking during the...

11 personnel promoted after police smash multi-regional bank robbery gang

Eleven policemen have been promoted in recognition of their role in dismantling a gang responsible for 11 rural bank robberies across five regions. The Inspector-General...

A/R: Four battling for life after gas cylinder explosion in Adum

A devastating gas cylinder explosion has left four people fighting for their lives at Adum in Kumasi. The incident occurred in the early hours of...

Police arrest 10 suspected armed robbers in major operations

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 10 suspected armed robbers in a coordinated operation across the Ashanti, Central, and Sunyani regions. Inspector-General of Police (IGP)...

Former Cocobod CEO accuses Bryan Acheampong of “intellectual thievery” [Audio]

Former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has strongly criticised former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, over claims that he...

Majority of Ghanaians approve of MPs’ performance – Survey

A new survey by Global InfoAnalytics reveals that most Ghanaians are generally satisfied with the performance of their Members of Parliament (MPs). The September 2025...

GES releases harmonised prospectus for 2025 SHS freshers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the 2025 harmonised prospectus for Senior High Schools and Technical Institutions nationwide. Referred to as the National Prospectus,...

Former Adentan MP declares bid for NDC 2028 flagbearership [Video]

  Former Adentan MP, Kojo Adu-Asare, has officially declared his intention to contest the flagbearership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2028...

Delta Airlines flight DL55 from Lagos to Atlanta forced to divert to Accra

Delta Airlines flight DL55 from Lagos to Atlanta was forced to divert to Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, after spending just over...

If Mahama won’t fix galamsey, Ghana is hopeless – Senyo Hosi

Senyo Hosi of the One Ghana Movement and the Media Coalition Against Galamsey says Ghana is losing hope in the fight against illegal mining. Speaking...

Mahama nominates Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as new CJ

President John Mahama has nominated Supreme Court Judge Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Ghana’s new Chief Justice. The appointment, however, is subject to parliamentary approval in...

One dead, 19 injured in accident on Accra–Cape Coast highway

An early morning accident on the Accra–Cape Coast Highway has left one woman dead and 19 others injured. The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. on...

EC declares NDC’s Prof. Alidu Seidu winner of Tamale Central by-election

The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially declared Professor Alidu Mahama Seidu of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the duly elected Member of Parliament...

Frustration mounts as BECE graduates struggle for SHS placement at GNAT hall [video]

Thousands of anxious parents and students have flocked to the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Hall in Accra, converted into a resolution centre...

Man who killed lover, 2 children at Tuba arrested after year-long manhunt

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested Samuel Amoah, popularly known as Biggie, in connection with the killing of...

UTAG-UCC gives GTEC 48-hour ultimatum over sanctions

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter, has given the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) 48 hours to...

Galamsey: New study reveals toxic metals in crops and fish

A year-long study has uncovered alarming levels of mercury, arsenic, and lead in Ghana’s small-scale mining communities, raising serious public health and environmental concerns. The...

NPP flagbearer race: Bawumia faces vetting committee today

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is set to appear before the party’s vetting committee today, September 23, as part of...

NPP Youth Wing hits streets over alleged state intimidation

The youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is holding a demonstration today, Tuesday, September 23, to protest what it describes as the...

20-year-old found dead after church service in Agogo

A 20-year-old man has reportedly died by suicide at Obuasi, a community within Agogo in the Asante Akyem North Municipality. The incident occurred on Sunday,...

I can’t be like my father, but I can be honest about him – Sekou Nkrumah

Dr Sekou Nkrumah, the son of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has delivered a reflection on his father’s legacy. Speaking on The Pulse show on JoyNews,...

GTEC cuts off gov’t support to UCC, declares school “non-existent”

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has taken drastic action against the University of Cape Coast (UCC), blocking all government-related support and services to...

Kukurantumi police station closed after violent youth attack

The Ghana Police Service has temporarily shut down the Kukurantumi Police Station in the Eastern Region and withdrawn its personnel following a violent attack...

Two police officers injured in Kukurantumi clash after suspect’s death

Two police officers have been treated and discharged from the Community Hospital in Kukurantumi following violent clashes between police and angry youth after the...

Residents storm Kukurantumi police station after suspect’s death

Tensions flared at the Akyem-Kukurantumi Police Station in the Eastern Region when irate residents stormed and ransacked the facility following the death of a...

55-year-old night security guard killed in Wa

The Wa Municipality has been thrown into shock following the killing of a night security guard at the Dobile Electoral Area. The victim, identified as...

GES dismisses fake recruitment letter on social media

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has discredited a recruitment letter circulating on social media, describing it as fake and urging the public to ignore...

Ansa-Asare calls for formal retirement of Justice Torkornoo from Supreme Court

Legal educationist and founder of MountCrest University College, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has called for Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to be formally retired from the Supreme Court...

Ahafo Region: 636 new cases of HIV infections in 6 months recorded

A total of 636 new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections have been recorded in the Ahafo Region in the first half of...

Galamsey: We need good water to drink; can we eat and drink gold? – Catholic Bishop

Emeritus Bishop of the Konongo-Mampong Diocese, Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu, has sounded a strong warning on the devastating impact of illegal mining, commonly known...

Akufo-Addo takes swipe at Mahama’s 9-month governance

Former President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken a swipe at the Mahama-led administration, nine-month into governance, suggesting that the ruling NDC’s supposed failures...