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Fire destroys pub and four other shops at Nogora Junction

A late-evening fire on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, destroyed a popular pub and food joint at Nogora Junction near Ho Technical University, along with...

Wilful loan defaulters face 5-year credit ban under new BoG rules

Wilful loan defaulters could soon face a five-year ban from accessing credit from any regulated financial institution in Ghana. The new Bank of Ghana (BoG)...

Galamsey: We are not the problem – DCE rejects claims against MMDCEs [Audio]

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Twifo-Atti-Morkwa, Isaac Yawson, has firmly dismissed allegations that Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) are complicit in illegal...

Heads must roll – Dr. Ashigbey says after attack on IGP’s anti-galamsey taskforce in Bonteso

The convenor of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, has called for sweeping arrests and immediate investigations following an attack on the...

Helicopter crash: Police announce road closures, traffic diversions for state funeral

The Ghana Police Service has announced temporary road closures and traffic diversions in Accra on Friday, August 15, 2025, to ensure safety and smooth...

Mate escapes death as truck carrying 600 bags of cement plunges into Tano River

A DAF long truck transporting about 600 bags of cement plunged into the Tano River on the Techiman–Kumasi Highway on Tuesday after an attempt...

Sir Obama Pokuase, Fante Comedy granted bail but remain in custody

Social media and New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist Daniel Adomako, popularly known as Sir Obama Pokuase, and TikTok content creator Prince Ofori, alias Fante...

Kwabenya, Ayim, Brekuso residents protest over poor road conditions

Residents of Kwabenya, Ayim, and Brekuso took to the streets today to protest the deplorable state of roads in their communities. Clad in red T-shirts,...

Deputy Majority Chief Whip clarifies comments on helicopter crash [Listen]

The Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Comfort Doyoe-Cudjoe, has refuted allegations that she claimed foul play was behind the August 6 helicopter tragedy that claimed...

Abuakwa South MP works on farms during recess, promotes farming over destructive galamsey

While some persist in recklessly degrading Ghana’s forests, Abuakwa South MP Dr. Kingsley Agyemang is setting a markedly different example this parliamentary recess by...

Full funeral arrangements released for August 6 Adansi Akrufuom helicopter crash victims

The government has announced full details for the funeral of victims of the August 6 helicopter crash in Adansi Akrufuom, which claimed eight lives. The...

Samson Lardy Ayenini headlines CoMSSAFest 2025 seminar

Renowned legal practitioner and award-winning broadcast journalist, Samson Lardy Ayenini, will headline this year’s Communication and Media Studies Students Association Festival (CoMSSAFest) at the...

Is the law selective? – JFK slams police over arrest of NPP affiliates [Listen]

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Koduah, has expressed concern over what he describes as the excessive arrest of individuals...

Adutwum pays tribute to helicopter crash victims

Former Minister for Education and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has paid tribute to the eight people who lost their...

We didn’t know Omane Boamah was traveling – Tanko Computer on his final hours

Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Rashid Tanko-Computer, has revealed that the late Defence Minister, Dr. Omane...

Foreign missions join Ghana in mourning helicopter crash victims

Ghana continues to receive an outpouring of messages from the international community following the August 6 military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom area...

Western Nzema chiefs seek Presidential clarification on Petroleum Hub land size

The Western Nzema Traditional Council (WNTC) is seeking an audience with President John Dramani Mahama to discuss the government’s proposed redesign of land allocated...

Cardinal Turkson urges caution and discernment in interpreting prophecies

Chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences, Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, has called for greater discernment and spiritual responsibility in the handling of...

Kumasi Archbishop leads delegation to console Asantehene over Asantehemaa’s passing

Archbishop of Kumasi, Most Rev. Gabriel Justice Anokye, led a delegation to the Manhyia Palace on Wednesday, August 13, to pray for the Asantehene...

Oguaa Traditional Council fines radio presenter GH₵30K, 3 sheep for unguarded utterances

The Oguaa Traditional Council, on Monday, imposed a fine of GH¢30,000, three male white sheep, and a carton of schnapps on Ato Trustworthy, a...

Ace Ankomah: Don’t leave hope: Mourning Dr Omane Boamah, my ‘unlikely’ and ‘secret’ acquaintance

Dr Omane Boamah and I met in person for the first time at Rex Omar’s mother’s funeral on April 13, 2024. Naughty Rex had...

Mob attacks IGP’s special anti-galamsey taskforce at Bonteso

The IGP’s Special Anti-Galamsey Taskforce came under attack on Wednesday at Bonteso in the Ashanti Region after seizing an excavator from an illegal mining...

Omane Boamah shared Akwatia by-election strategy hours before his death – Tanko-Computer

Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko-Computer, has revealed that the late Defence Minister, Dr. Omane Boamah,...

Helicopter crash: Akrofuom Divisional Council halts planned one-week memorial for victims

The Akrofuom Divisional Council has stopped residents of Sikaman Brofoyedru from holding a one-week memorial for the eight victims who died in last week’s...

Man dies after reportedly jumping off Dimples Overpass on N1 Highway

A man lost his life on Wednesday after reportedly jumping from the Dimples overpass near the Achimota Roundabout on the N1 Highway in Accra. It...

Dr Louisa clears narrative of Stonebwoy scrambling for cash at Davido’s wedding

Nigerian superstar Davido’s lavish $3.7 million wedding grabbed global attention, but in Ghana, dancehall star Stonebwoy became the centre of online chatter following his...

Helicopter crash: Only the black box can reveal what happened – Retired Air Force Officer [Listen]

A retired Ghana Air Force officer and Wing Commander, Patrick Nelson Sogbodjor, has called for caution and patience as investigations continue into the August...

NPP apologises to Mahama, NDC over affiliated TikTok users’ remarks on helicopter crash

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has apologised to the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and...

GAF defends use of sacks in helicopter crash recovery

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed claims that body bags were unavailable during the recovery of victims from the August 6 helicopter crash,...

NPP commiserates with NDC over helicopter crash [Video]

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Wednesday, August 13, led a delegation to commiserate with the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

VRA clarifies ownership of helicopter in Nkawkaw emergency landing

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has dismissed media reports suggesting it owns the helicopter with registration number 9G-AFW, which made an emergency landing in...

One dead, over 50 injured in just one week on Nkawkaw road – Fire Commander raises alarm

The Kwahu West Municipal Fire Commander, Samuel Mante, has raised serious concerns about the increasing number of accidents on the Accra–Nkawkaw–Kumasi road. In just...

Justice Oppong reassigned; Raymond Atuguba appointed GLC’s Ag. Director of Legal Education

Former Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Prof Raymond Atuguba, has been appointed Acting Director of Legal Education at the General...

Wildlife Division, NADMO respond to hippo invasion in Tolomedzi

In a proactive response to the recent invasion of hippopotamuses in Tolomedzi, a fishing community in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region,...

Helicopter crash probe will be transparent, nothing will be covered up – Defence Ministry

The Ministry of Defence has assured the public of a thorough and transparent investigation into the August 6 helicopter crash in Adansi Akrofuom, Ashanti...

Asunafo North Assembly Members raise alarm over rising firearms possession

Assembly members in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region have raised serious concerns about the growing trend of open firearms possession, especially...

NPP activist ‘Sir Obama Pokuase’ arrested

The Ghana Police Service has arrested New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist Daniel Adomako, popularly known as “Sir Obama Pokuase,” following an intelligence-led operation targeting...

BoG meets banks on foreign exchange auctions and liquidity challenges

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson P. Asiama, has announced plans to engage the Ghana Association of Banks in the...

Retired Air Force officer downplays severe weather as possible cause of helicopter crash

Former Air Force officer Wing Commander Nelson Patrick Sorgbordzor has downplayed suggestions that adverse weather played a decisive role in a recent military helicopter...