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Gov’t launches Ghana Medical Care Trust

Government, through the Ministry of Health, on Wednesday, March 12, launched the Ghana Medical Care Trust, also known as Mahama Cares, to fulfill President...
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Ghanaian smallholder cocoa farmers gain stronger voice with new national association

The Ghana Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Association has been established as a step towards empowering smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana. This new body, comprising...
Sammy Kuffour

Kuffour slams Carragher over AFCON remarks, demands apology

Former Ghana defender Samuel Osei Kuffour has slammed Jamie Carragher for his remarks about the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), calling on the former...

Supreme Court to hear Akwatia MP’s contempt appeal

The Supreme Court has ruled that it will hear the case of Ernest Yaw Kumi, the embattled Member of Parliament for Akwatia, despite his...
Mahama swears in Dumelo, Srem Sai, Suhuyini, other deputy ministers

Mahama swears in Dumelo, Suhuyini, other Deputy Ministers

President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in newly appointed deputy ministers, including John Dumelo as Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture and Alhassan Suhuyini...

Black Stars: Desmond Ofei outlines plans for improvement

Black Stars assistant coach Desmond Ofei has confirmed ongoing discussions with head coach Otto Addo on strategies to enhance the performance of Ghana’s senior...

Ken Ofori-Atta sues National Security Operatives

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has filed a lawsuit against National Security operatives, accusing them of unlawful trespass at his Cantonments residence. The lawsuit, filed...

Gov’t to scrap double-track system, expand Free SHS to private schools

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced major reforms to the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, including the scrapping of the...

Mahama seeks international partnership to complete Agenda 111 hospitals

President John Dramani Mahama is calling on the international community to partner with his government in completing the stalled Agenda 111 hospital projects. He disclosed...
Shatta Wale looking into the camera in a studio | photo credit: @ghkwaku/Instagram

They lied to us – Shatta Wale drops ‘Betting Tax’ song

Dancehall artist Shatta Wale has released a new song titled Betting Tax in reaction to former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam’s claim that the...
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Woman falsely declared dead appears in court to reclaim property

A woman who was falsely declared dead has appeared in court via videolink from Nigeria to stop a convicted fraudster from seizing her £350,000...

Odike criticizes 2025 budget

Founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addae Odike, has criticized the 2025 Economic Policy and Budget Statement, describing it as...

YOLO star Drogba updates fans with latest video amid health battle

After 13 weeks of absence, actor John Peasah, popularly known as Drogba from the hit TV series YOLO, has returned to social media with...

Prof Sikanku calls for renewed conversation on national values to deepen Ghana’s democracy

Associate Professor at the University of Media, Arts and Communication - Institute of Journalism (UniMAC-IJ), Professor Etse Sikanku, has called for a renewed national...
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Young man electrocuted in Navrongo

An electrician in his early 30s has been electrocuted in Navrongo in the Upper East Region. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday while the deceased,...

Dream Dalliance: Ghana’s homegrown dating platform that is disrupting the market

Local innovation often takes a backseat in an era dominated by global tech giants. But one Ghanaian-founded dating platform is pushing back against the tide...

Two EPA staff interdicted for fraud and forgery of CEO’s signature

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has interdicted two officers, Daniel Godsway and George Amoako, over allegations of fraud, document alteration, impersonation, and forgery of...
Stephen Amoah, popularly known as Sticka, the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso

I felt assaulted – Nhyiaeso MP defends causing arrest of activist Ralph

Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah, has justified his decision to cause the arrest of activist Ralph following a confrontation at the forecourt...

Education Minister praises uncapping of GETFund in 2025 budget

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reiterated the government’s commitment to strengthening the financial foundation of the country’s education sector, praising the Finance Minister,...

Family accuses immigration officers of killing their relative

The family of 38-year-old farmer who died at the hands of some immigration officers stationed at the Naro checkpoint in Nadowli-Kaleo District are appealing...

Police yet to release Kwashieman School fire report – Education Director

The Municipal Director of Education for Ablekuma North, Ebenezer Perry Ofori, says authorities are still awaiting a report from the police on the cause...

Kwahu Professionals Network unveils new leadership 

The Kwahu Professionals Network (KPN) has elected a new executive team at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) to lead the organization for the next...

New Takoradi health staff threaten night shift boycott over theft

Health workers at the New Takoradi Health Center in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly are threatening to suspend night services due to repeated theft attempts...
Seth Terkper, Former Finance Minister

Government plans to borrow GH¢57bn in 2025 – Seth Terkper

Former Finance Minister and Presidential Adviser on the Economy, Seth Terkper, has revealed that the government plans to borrow about GH¢57 billion in 2025. Speaking...

Abena Osei Asare questions govt’s decision to uncap GETFund

Former Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Atiwa East, Abena Osei Asare, has raised concerns over the government's decision to uncap the...
Patrice Motsepe

Patrice Motsepe re-elected CAF President

South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe has been re-elected as CAF’s president. Motsepe, Africa’s ninth richest personality, was unopposed in his bid to extend his reign...

Kurt Okraku elected to CAF Executive Committee

The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, has been elected as a member of the Executive Committee (EXCO) of the...

GNFS sensitises Dambai market women on safety measures

As part of the ongoing Fire Service Safety Week campaign, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Command in the Oti Region has taken proactive...

Deputy Finance Minister defends mining levy increase

Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has defended the government's proposal to increase the Growth and Sustainability Levy on mining companies. The proposed adjustment...

Economic growth alone is not development – Haruna Iddrisu

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reiterated that economic growth alone is not a sufficient measure of development, stressing that true progress must reflect...

2025 Budget: Ato Forson behaved like a woman in labour – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, says Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson laid bare all there is to know about the national economy...

17,000 MoMo businesses collapsed due to E-levy, other challenges – MoMo Association

Leadership of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana has revealed a staggering 17,000 mobile money businesses across the country collapsed following the implementation...

Mahama to meet CEOs of State-Owned Enterprises

President John Dramani Mahama is set to meet with Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and other key government entities on March...
Minister for Finance Dr Mohammed Amin Adam

2025 Budget: GOLDBOD is an initiative to loot funds – Amin Adam

Former Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has accused the ruling government of using the newly established Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD) as a vehicle...

‘Taxpayer cannot be a punching bag’ – Dr Ato Forson on BoG’s ¢53bn bailout...

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has ruled out the use of taxpayer money to recapitalise the Bank of Ghana (BoG), following revelations that...

Ato Forson disputes Amin Adam’s claim on betting tax implementation

Ghana's Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has dismissed claims by former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam that the previous administration never implemented the...

Ghana to pay GH¢150.3bn in Domestic Debt service over next 4 years

Over the next four years, Ghana is expected to pay approximately GH¢150.3 billion in domestic debt service, representing 11.6% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Of...

Maradona medical team on trial for football icon’s death

The long-awaited trial of medical staff who treated the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has started in the capital, Buenos Aires. Maradona was convalescing...

Convert teacher allowances into loans – Franklin Cudjoe tells gov’t [Audio]

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has expressed concerns over the government’s decision to allocate funds for teacher trainee allowances in the 2025 budget. He...

‘The best game I’ve ever been involved in’ – Slot on PSG defeat

Liverpool boss Arne Slot described Tuesday's Champions League shootout loss on penalties to Paris St-Germain as "the best game of football I've been involved...