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2 in critical condition, several injured after bee attack on funeral mourners at Agona Otwii-Krom

Two people are in critical condition and several others have sustained injuries after a swarm of bees launched a sudden attack on funeral mourners...

Police launch manhunt for 40-year-old carpenter suspected of killing co-tenant in Kyebi

The Abuakwa Municipal Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man identified only as Bro Kwame, a carpenter in his 40s, who allegedly...

Adjiringanor Fire: GNFS announces reward to find suspect who stabbed firefighter

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has announced a special reward for anyone who can help identify the individual who stabbed a firefighter and...

Two firefighters injured while battling inferno at Adjiringano

Two firefighters were injured on Friday night while battling a blaze that tore through a two-storey, eight-room building at Adjiringano, close to Ability Square. The...

Obra Show: Man confesses to sleeping with mentally unstable woman but rejects paternity claim

The heartbreaking reality of how some men take advantage of mentally unstable women has once again been laid bare on Nhyira FM’s Obra Show. For...

Tension escalates in Adansi Dadwen after alleged unlawful mass arrests

Tension is mounting in the Dadwen community in the Adansi North District after residents reported a series of alleged unlawful arrests and brutalities by...

Date for Police, Prisons, GNFS and Immigration recruitment announced

The nationwide recruitment exercise for the Police, Prisons, Fire, and Ghana Immigration Services is set to begin on Monday, November 17, 2025. Interior Minister Muntaka...

El-Wak stampede: Gov’t to offer automatic slots for family members of deceased

The government has directed families of the six applicants who died in Wednesday’s El‑Wak Stadium stampede to submit the names of qualified relatives for...

Parents of El-Wak stampede victims urged to stick to 37 Military Hospital for full recovery

Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has urged parents and guardians of victims of the El-Wak Stadium stampede to...

Two killed, one in critical condition in violent clashes at Mpasaaso

Two people have been confirmed dead, with another in critical condition, following violent clashes at Mpasaaso Number 2 in the Ahafo Ano Southwest District...

EPA-NAIMOS attack: Over 300 remanded for 2 weeks; families allege wrong arrests

More than 300 people have been remanded into prison custody for two weeks following an alleged attack on members of the National Anti-Illegal Mining...

See where new 198.7 kilometres Accra–Kumasi 6-lane Expressway Project captured in 2026 Budget will pass

The planned new Accra–Kumasi Expressway, expected to be a completely new road built to full expressway standards rather than an upgrade of the existing...

If you’re too popular with MDAs as Finance Minister, something is wrong – Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson says being popular with ministries, departments, and agencies is not part of his job. His loyalty, he insists,...

‘It will blow your mind’ – Ato Forson hints at explosive audit report to drop next week

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson says a damning audit report exposing billions of cedis in questionable claims is set for release next week. He...

2026 Budget: Gov’t to create 800,000 jobs – Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy is designed to create up to 800,000 new...

2026 Budget: Gov’t uncovers $33bn fake imports, orders forensic audit

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed what he described as “questionable import transactions” totaling over $33 billion between 2020 and 2025. The Minister...

2026 budget: Finance Minister announces major VAT reforms

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced a major financial boost to households and the private sector through a comprehensive overhaul of Ghana’s...

Gov’t abolishes Covid-19 levy

Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced the abolition of the COVID-19 levy. Dr. Forson made the announcement during the presentation of the...

We’ve learned a powerful truth; there’s no shortcut to responsible economic management – Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has cautioned that Ghana cannot afford any form of recklessness in the management of public finances, stressing that...

Parliament approves Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as new Chief Justice

Parliament has approved Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as the new Chief Justice of Ghana following his vetting by the Appointments Committee earlier this week. His confirmation...

Livestream: Finance Minister presents 2026 budget

The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is set to present the 2026 budget before parliament. The budget is expected to outline the government’s...

El-Wak stampede: Mother relieved as daughter wakes up from Coma

Abena Fosua, a resident of Kasoa in the Central Region, is breathing a cautious sigh of relief after her 22-year-old daughter, Benedicta Agyeiwaa, regained...

My daughter assured me she’ll return home safely – Mother on GAF recruitment stampede [Video]

A grieving mother from Kasoa, Abigail Nyamalor, has recounted the heartbreaking events leading to the death of her 22-year-old daughter, Priscilla, in the Ghana...

Train hits man on Tema–Mpakadan rail line

A young man sustained serious injuries after being struck by the 001 train on the Tema–Mpakadan rail line. Reports indicate he failed to move...

It is painful but this is what Allah has ordained for them – Pusiga MP on GAF recruitment tragedy

Member of Parliament for Pusiga, Laadi Ayii Ayamba, has described the recent tragedy at the El-Wak Sports Stadium, which claimed the lives of six...

Finance Minister set to review VAT rate, roll out major tax reforms in 2026 Budget

Finance Minister Dr Ato Forson is set to announce a reduction in the effective VAT rate to be paid by businesses from next year. This...

Fire destroys parts of Mallam Atta market [Video]

A raging fire tore through sections of the Mallam Atta Market in Accra New Town around midnight, throwing traders and residents into panic as...

If the GAF cannot tell us what happened, then the Chief of Defence Staff should be held responsible – Effia MP

Member of Parliament for Effia, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, has called for those responsible for the deadly stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium to be held...

Acting Defence Minister orders probe into deadly GAF recruitment stampede

The Acting Minister for Defence, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced the establishment of an internal board of inquiry to investigate the tragic stampede...

Ghana Armed Forces suspends recruitment exercise in Greater Accra after fatal incident

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has temporarily suspended its ongoing 2025/2026 recruitment exercise in the Greater Accra Region following a fatal incident at the...

Mahama orders suspension of GAF recruitment exercise after El-Wak stampede

President John Mahama has ordered the immediate suspension of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise following a stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium...

Mahama visits 37 Military Hospital after GAF recruitment stampede at El-Wak

President John Mahama has visited injured individuals at the 37 Military Hospital following a tragic stampede at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra during the...

GAF sets record straight on El-Wak stampede victims

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed that six people, not 12 as previously reported, lost their lives in the stampede at the El-Wak...

GAF breaks silence on recruitment stampede

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the deaths of six potential recruits and injuries to several others during its ongoing 2025/2026 recruitment exercise...

Six reported dead in stampede during Ghana Armed Forces recruitment at El-Wak Stadium

Six people have been reported dead in stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra on Wednesday during an ongoing Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)...

Late Samuel Aboagye’s family seeks DNA test for daughter

The family of the late Samuel Aboagye, former Deputy National Director of NADMO and ex-NDC parliamentary candidate for Obuasi East, is calling for a...

Soldiers, Police embark on swoop at Hwidiem and Kenyasi over NAIMOS attack

Security forces have launched a major joint operation in Hwidiem and Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region following an attack on the National Anti-Illegal Mining...

Chaos at Ogbojo Hotel as Immigration officials forcibly remove U.S. Deportees [Video]

A tense confrontation erupted on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at the VICSEM Hotel in Ogbojo, Accra, when officers from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS)...

‘This time I’m coming with the hammer, not a gavel’ – Speaker warns MPs

peaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has issued a stern warning to Members of Parliament (MPs), vowing to enforce strict discipline and curb disorderly conduct...

Explainer: How Ghana’s Z-9 helicopter crashed

On the morning of August 6, 2025, a Ghana Air Force Z-9 helicopter operating a scheduled flight from Accra to Obuasi crashed in the...