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Asunafo North MP commissions water system at Mim to end crisis
The Member of Parliament for Asunafo North in the Ahafo Region, Haruna Mohammed, has commissioned a renovated water system at Mim to help end...
Illegal mining has always existed, not just under NDC – Birim Central MCE [Audio]
Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Birim Central, Solomon Kusi Brako, has urged political leaders to be truthful when discussing galamsey, dismissing claims by the...
Protecting lives, restoring lands: NADMO’s strategy against illegal mining [Audio]
Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) for Birim Central, Newton Fiagbenu, has outlined ongoing efforts to combat illegal mining and rehabilitate affected...
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings Funeral: Presidency and family inspect preparations
Retired COP Kofi Boakye, Head of Security Operations at the Presidency, alongside the family of the late Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, conducted an inspection of...
Ashanti Region contributes 50% of illegal mining – GNASSM Communications Director claims
The Director of Communications for the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM), Abdul Razak Alhassan, has alleged that the Ashanti Region alone accounts...
Teacher unions demand urgent payment of delayed allowances
Three major teacher unions—GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG—have expressed strong dissatisfaction over the failure of the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) to pay two categories...
MPC cuts policy rate sharply to 18%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reduced the policy rate significantly by 350 basis points to 18 percent...
NPP race: Don’t elect someone who will insult world figures at the UN –...
Former Works and Housing Minister and senior lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, has urged New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates to exercise caution and sound judgment...
Ablekuma West MP consoles mother of girl who died in Dansoman Market fire
The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Reverend Kweku Addo, has visited and consoled the mother of an eight-year-old girl who tragically lost her...
Education Minister pledges major reforms for special needs education
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced plans for a sweeping overhaul of funding for special needs education in Ghana, assuring stronger financial...
Edwumawura to support 10,000 young entrepreneurs each year – Trade Minister
The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has reiterated the government’s commitment to empowering young people through entrepreneurship, skills development, and broader...
Zipline delivering less than 1% of core mandate – Prof. Beyuo
Member of Parliament for Lambussie and member of Parliament’s Health and Subsidiary Legislation Committees, Professor Titus Beyuo, has raised concerns over the effectiveness of...
Public debt increases to GH¢684.6bn as of September 2025
Ghana’s public debt increased to GH¢684.6 billion as of September 2025, about GH¢28.7 billion more than that of July 2025, data from the Bank...
Girls face the highest risk of sexual violence, often by relatives and trusted adults...
Girls in Ghana face the highest risk of sexual violence at age 15, according to a new national report released by the Ghana Statistical...
Why COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno deserves an extension of tenure
Leadership in policing is not just about uniforms and mandates, it is about restoring confidence, modernising institutions, and earning public trust, one decision at...
Mahama’s delay in appointing Defence Minister reckless – Ntim Fordjour
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama for deferring the appointment of a...
Adutwum promises to appoint an adviser for party welfare at Jubilee House
Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced plans to establish a welfare office at the Jubilee House...
Minority calls for probe into Ministry of Education’s sanitary pad budget figures
The Minority in Parliament is calling for an investigation into discrepancies in the Ministry of Education’s budget figures relating to the distribution of sanitary...
Gov’t to release GH¢231m to clear outstanding nurses’ allowances within two weeks
Government has announced plans to release GH¢231 million within the next two weeks to settle outstanding allowances owed to nurses across the country.
This follows...
Kpandai parliamentary rerun: residents react to court ruling
Residents of Kpandai are reacting to the Tamale High Court ruling that annulled the 2024 parliamentary election, which had declared the New Patriotic Party’s...
President to appoint new Defence and Environment Ministers next year
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that his administration will appoint new Ministers for Defence and Environment next year, following the tragic helicopter crash...
Concerned Youth accuse Asante Akyem North MP of pushing mining activities
Concerned youth in the Asante Akyem North Municipality have staged a protest against their Member of Parliament, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, an independent candidate, over...
We must bring back burning of excavators – Ghana Institute of Foresters
Vincent Kusi Kyei, National Treasurer of the Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF), has warned that Ghana can no longer afford half-hearted measures in the...
100 young people enrolled in skills training programme in Adansi
A total of 100 young people from the Adansi enclave in the Ashanti Region have been enrolled in a new skills training programme aimed...
Poultry farmers blame Chinese expansion for severe egg glut, warn of industry collapse
The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association is sounding the alarm over increasing foreign dominance in the sector, warning that the growing involvement of Chinese...
River Ankobra: Blue Water Guards destroy five changfan machines
The Bogoso Blue Water Guards have issued a firm warning to illegal miners (galamseyers) operating along rivers in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality after destroying five...
Ken Ofori-Atta’s case is not a lost cause yet – Arthur Kennedy
Dr Arthur Kennedy, a medical doctor and political activist, has said that the corruption case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta “is not a...
Cuts to nurses allowances, abandoned rural health promises are red flags for 2026 –...
The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has expressed serious concern over what he describes as worrying gaps in the 2026...
Barker-Vormawor allegedly robbed near Achimota Overhead
Democracy Hub convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor says he was robbed near the Achimota Overhead on Wednesday, November 20, losing several personal belongings in the process.
In...
GRA to roll out mobile tax platform for informal sector workers
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is set to introduce a new mobile tax platform aimed at simplifying tax payment for informal sector workers, including...
New VAT reforms to bring relief to SMEs – GRA boss
The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, says the business community has welcomed the government’s new VAT reforms, describing the...
End-of-day, you may go home with GH₵20,000 – Former MMDCEs Dean defends GH₵35,000 salary
Former Dean for Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), Richmond Agyabeng Amponsah, has defended the GH₵35,000 salary MMDCEs are expected to receive amidst...
One dead, 4 injured in accident involving NAIMOS team at Obuasi
A member of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) taskforce has died, and four others have sustained serious injuries, after their operational vehicle...
NPP supporters protest over continued detention of former BOST MDÂ
Scores of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters have gathered at the Accra High Court on Wednesday to protest the continued detention of the former...
Ministry of Lands engages Amantena residents on mining regulations
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has engaged residents of Amantena to foster collaboration between the government and large-scale mining companies, while ensuring...
Agric Minister outlines plans for a National Farmers’ Market [Audio]
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, says government has begun processes to establish a farmers’ market system that will allow producers to sell...
Agric Minister updates Ghanaians on ongoing irrigation projects [Listen]
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, says government is expanding irrigation infrastructure nationwide to boost vegetable production and ensure steady supply for the...
Minister explains why gov’t cannot increase DCEs’ salaries [Listen]
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has dismissed claims that government has increased the salaries of District Chief Executives (DCEs) by 67 percent.
Speaking...
Rachel Nana Adwoa Appoh praises Police over swift arrest in Ofankor domestic violence case
Former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Rachel Nana Adwoa Appoh, has lauded the Ghana Police Service for its prompt action in arresting...
South Dayi DCE vows strict action against open defecation, strengthens sanitation enforcement
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for South Dayi, Mr. Courage Kokroko, has reaffirmed the Assembly’s commitment to empowering environmental health officers to intensify house-to-house...