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Nkawkaw: Clash at ‘weed base’ claims two lives

Two people have lost their lives following a violent altercation at Bobo Shanti, a well-known weed base in Nkawkaw. The first victim, identified as Baba...

Robbers kill security man at ID1F facility in Gomoa Akotsi

A 65-year-old security guard, Kwabena Boateng, has been suffocated to death by suspected robbers at the De-Bridge One District One Factory (1D1F) facility in...

We didn’t expect a re-run but… – Ablekuma North NDC PC [Audio]

The Ablekuma North parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ewurabena Aubynn, has welcomed the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to rerun elections in...

Ablekuma North: NPP PC dares EC as she rejects re-run [Audio]

New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for  Ablekuma North, Nana Akua Afriyie, has strongly rejected the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to rerun elections in...

See the areas to be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance today

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that parts of the Greater Accra and Tema Regions will experience a power interruption on Thursday,...

Court discharges lecturer, two students over UG room and bed allocation scandal

An Accra Circuit Court has discharged a lecturer and two students accused of collecting GH₵106,800 under the pretext of allocating rooms and beds to...

Explainer: What’s inside Ghana’s 24-hour economy blueprint?

The NDC government has officially launched its flagship 24-hour economy policy, 176 days into its administration. The 283-page document not only outlines how the...

UPSA is not just concerned about students’ academics – Prof. Boadi laments rising indecency [Audio]

Dean of the Faculty of Accounting and Finance at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Associate Professor Isaac Boadi, has clarified the controversy...

Chaos as alleged NDC youth take over public toilet in Effutu [Video]

Some youths reportedly affiliated with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) allegedly attacked and injured several assembly members in the Effutu municipality of the Central...

Ablekuma North re-run: Check out full list of 19 polling stations

The Electoral Commission (EC) has released the list of 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North constituency scheduled for a re-run of the parliamentary...

UPSA students allegedly sent home for ‘indecent dressing’

Several students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), were on Wednesday, July 2, sent home by a task force for what has...

Ablekuma North: EC to re-run election in 19 polling stations

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will re-run the 2024 parliamentary election in the Ablekuma North Constituency at 19 of the 37...

NPP flagbearer race: Latest Poll ranks Bryan Acheampong as second favourite – Pius Hadzide [Video]

The campaign team for New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Dr. Bryan Acheampong has revealed that a recent poll positions him as the second...

COVID-19 resurgence nationwide, not just Legon – Virologist warns [Audio]

A Senior Research Fellow and Head of Virology at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Professor Kofi Bonney, has revealed that Ghana’s resurging...

Virologist urges Ghanaians to embrace COVID-19 vaccines amidst resurgence

The Head of Virology at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Professor Kofi Bonney, has called on Ghanaians to commit to taking COVID-19...

Greed threatens Ghana’s future – Cardinal Turkson warns

Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson has urged Ghanaians to embrace a renewed sense of responsibility and solidarity, warning that unchecked greed and selfishness threaten...

GRA sets date for implementation of fuel levy

Barring any last-minute changes, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced that the implementation of the GH¢1 energy sector levy on petroleum products will...

Romance scam suspect Dada Joe Remix extradited to U.S. to face charges

Fraud suspect Joseph Badu Boateng, widely known as Dada Joe Remix, has been extradited to the United States to face charges related to a...

Shop owner stabbed to death with scissors at Mile 11

A 33-year-old Ghanaian man, Samuel Yeboah, has been stabbed to death at Mile 11 in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. Eyewitnesses...

One killed as notorious armed robbery suspects are arrested in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has apprehended a notorious armed robbery gang believed to be responsible for a string of violent home invasions across...

Suspected thief nabbed at Adenta SSNIT Flats with multiple master keys to apartments [Video]

A young woman has been apprehended at the Adenta SSNIT Flats in Accra after being found in possession of multiple master keys suspected to...

Nkwanta turns into ghost town as death toll rises to 7

Five additional deaths have been recorded in the renewed ethnic conflict between the Akyode and Challa communities in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the...

Albert Dwumfour re-elected GJA president; check out full list of winners

Incumbent President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has been re-elected to lead the association for the next three years. Mr....

Frank Adu Jnr warns Mahama against loyalty-over-performance culture

Former CEO of Cal Bank, Frank Adu Jnr, has cautioned President John Mahama to ensure that political appointees in his administration deliver on their...

Mother arrested for attempting to poison child over lover’s infidelity

The DOVVSU Department of the Kasoa Divisional Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old nursing mother, Mary Tawiah, over an alleged attempt to poison her...

Nkwanta Clashes: Chief’s house set ablaze in Bonakye [Listen]

A group of unidentified angry youth have allegedly set fire to the house of the Akyode chief in Bonakye, Oti Region, amid ongoing renewed...

Former GIHOC boss Kofi Jumah reportedly arrested

National Security operatives have reportedly arrested the former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries, Maxwell Kofi Jumah. A report by Accra-based Citi News indicates that Mr....

Minority slams GH¢80m bail for former Buffer Stock CEO, wife as pre-trial punishment

The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over what it describes as “pre-trial punishment” disguised as bail conditions imposed on Abdul Hannan Wahab, the...

Four Chinese Nationals arrested for illegal mining in Adansi-Asokwa

Police have arrested four Chinese nationals for engaging in illegal mining activities along the Subin and Jimi rivers in Atatam, a community in the...

Ignore fake voters’ list – GJA Elections Committee to members

The Elections Committee of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has cautioned members to disregard a fake voters’ register circulating on social media ahead of...

Illegal miners ambush Forestry Commission patrol team in Jimira Forest Reserve

A Forestry Commission Rapid Response team narrowly escaped death today as about 20 fully armed illegal miners still operating within the Jimira Forest Reserve...

Stray bullet kills Nkwanta SHS student in Oti Region

A student of Nkwanta Senior High School (SHS) in the Oti Region has died under tragic circumstances after being struck by a stray bullet...

One dead, others injured in renewed clashes in Nkwanta South

One person has been confirmed dead, with several others injured following renewed clashes in Nkwanta South in the Oti Region. The chaos reportedly erupted in...

Body of okada rider who drowned while saving flood victims retrieved

The body of a 38-year-old Okada rider, popularly known as Gayito, has been retrieved after he drowned while helping travellers cross the flooded Bia...

Several injured, animals dead after bees attack in Kwaadwamena

Several people have been injured, and livestock killed, following a bee invasion in Kwaadwema in the Asante Akyem North Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The...

Decomposing body of 71-year-old retired teacher found in well

Residents of the Woeviakpodzi community in the Anloga District of the Volta Region are in a state of fear and shock after the lifeless...

Two arrested over murder of former Dampong SHS headmaster

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested two people in connection with the murder of a former Headmaster of Dampong Senior High School...

Retired Police Officers Association dissociates itself from suit challenging Kofi Boakye’s nomination

The National Association of Retired Police Officers (NARPO-GH) has issued a strong disclaimer, distancing itself from a Supreme Court lawsuit filed by one Henrietta...

188 Ghanaians face U.S. deportation – Okudzeto Ablakwa

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that 188 Ghanaians are officially on a U.S. deportation list, as part of a renewed immigration crackdown...

We planned to resume our strike today, but… – GRNMA [Listen]

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has revealed that it came close to resuming its strike action today, June 26, 2025. The General...