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Forestry Commission reacts to alleged extortion at Sokoban Wood Village

The Forestry Commission has responded to allegations of extortion and harassment levelled against its personnel by traders at the Sokoban Wood Village in the...

Kusasi Chief in Ashanti region shot dead at Asawase

The Kusasi Chief in the Ashanti region, Abdul-Malik Azenbe, has allegedly been shot and killed by unknown assailants at Asawase in the Ashanti region The...

Catholic Bishops caution against electoral violence and judiciary interference

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has expressed deep concern over rising electoral violence and the recent suspension of the Chief Justice, warning that both...

Final-Year Wa AMASS student stabbed during dispute with colleague

A final-year student of Wa T.I Ahmadiyya Senior High School (Wa Amass) is in critical condition after being stabbed during a confrontation with a...

Education Minister pledges to complete all GETFund projects

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to completing all projects under the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) initiated by...

Residents resist Sakumono Ramsar site phase II demolition exercise [Video]

The demolition of unauthorised structures at the Sakumono Ramsar Site resumed on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, under the supervision of Greater Accra Regional Minister...

Prince George photo released for his 12th birthday

A new photograph of Prince George has been issued by Kensington Palace to mark his 12th birthday. The photo of the smiling prince was published...

We’re not selling scholarships like tomatoes anymore – Youth Minister

Youth Development and Empowerment Minister George Opare Addo says the government is putting an end to the long-standing abuse of Ghana’s scholarship system, which...

Dismissed Ghana Gas staff decry unfair treatment, accuse management of partisan bias

Some former employees of Ghana Gas have expressed deep disappointment over what they describe as unjust and politically motivated dismissals by the company’s management. Speaking...

Youth Minister demands end to state-sponsored scholarships for local courses abroad

The Youth Development and Empowerment Minister says it is time for the state to stop wasting money on foreign scholarships for courses that are...

Kenyan man on death row in Saudi Arabia freed

A Kenyan man on death row in Saudi Arabia for more than a decade has been released after a lengthy campaign to save him...

GNPC has no business administering scholarships – Youth Minister

Youth Development and Empowerment Minister George Opare Addo says the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has no business administering scholarships, insisting that the role...

We inherited over GH¢700m in unpaid scholarship funds – Opare Addo

Youth Development and Empowerment Minister George Opare Addo has revealed that the government inherited a staggering GH¢700 million in unpaid scholarship debt, describing the...

Patricia Appiagyei rejects replacing Afenyo-Markin on ECOWAS Parliament delegation

Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei has rejected her nomination to serve on Ghana’s reconstituted delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament. Appiagyei, who was nominated as a...

Queen Elizabeth II’s fashion to feature in exhibition

The changing fashions of the late Queen Elizabeth are to go on show in a major exhibition next year at Buckingham Palace. There will be...

BoG announces new guidelines on application of exchange rate by players in shipping industry

Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced a new set of guidelines on the application of exchange rates by players in the shipping industry, effective...

Two who tortured boy in viral child video granted bail

The Gender-Based Violence Court in Sekondi has granted bail to two men standing trial for the alleged assault of a 12-year-old boy in New...

NDC’s two-thirds majority a big mistake – Collins Owusu Amankwah warns

Former Manhyia North MP, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has raised concerns over the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s current two-thirds majority in Parliament, warning that it...

Woman confesses to killing 4-year-old son to please lover

A 23-year-old woman, Akua Afriyie, has confessed to killing her 4-year-old son by deliberately throwing him into a well in Karlo, a community in...

Parliament passes Ghana Medical Trust Fund Bill

Parliament has approved the Ghana Medical Trust Fund Bill, 2025, popularly known as MahamaCares, marking a significant step toward strengthening the country’s healthcare financing...

Two suspects killed as police foil robbery attempt in Accra

The Ghana Police Service has foiled a planned armed robbery in Accra following an intelligence-led operation by the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) Headquarters. The operation,...

“I wasn’t hearing anything” – Fameye recounts technical glitches at 2025 TGMA

Ghanaian highlife artiste Fameye has expressed his displeasure over technical issues that affected his performance at the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA). Speaking on Hitz...

Dr Zanetor Rawlings appointed member of Ghana’s delegation to Pan African Parliament

Dr Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings, three-term Member of Parliament for Klottey–Korle Constituency, has been appointed to serve as a member of Ghana’s delegation to the Pan African...

Police arrest Nigerian suspect in armed robbery attack at Avenor

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old Nigerian national, Emmanuel Okafor Chukwuma, for his alleged role in an armed robbery attack on...

Minority, gov’t clash over Mahama Cares fund and NHIS financing

Parliament was thrown into heated debate on Tuesday as the Minority raised strong objections to the proposed Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as...

Afenyo-Markin removed from delegation to ECOWAS Parliament

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has been removed from Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, despite his initial inclusion by the Minority Caucus. Although Afenyo-Markin currently...

Mr. Oduro of ‘Abiba’ fame earns doctorate in pharmacy; practises in US

Emmanuel Oduro, popularly known in hiplife music circles as Mr. Oduro, is now a certified pharmacist in the United States of America. In a chat...

NSMQ 2025: Afua Kobi Ampem Girls’ qualifies amid controversy over Agona SDA’s disallowed answer

Afua Kobi Ampem Girls’ Senior High School has advanced to the national stage of the 2025 NSMQ after dominating their regional qualifying contest with...

How US customs intercepted a shipment of stolen cars from Virginia to Ghana

In fiscal year 2025 alone, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have intercepted more than $6.5 million in stolen cars from the Port of...

AMA begins replacement of stolen, rusted drain gratings to improve public safety

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has commenced the replacement of missing, old, and rusted metal gratings on drains across the city in a move...

IFC explores aquaculture collaboration with Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture...

Minority to petition Mahama on ‘issues of great public concern’

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has written to President John Dramani Mahama, requesting an audience to present a formal petition on what they describe...

AG discontinues case involving Kwabena Duffuor, 7 others over uniBank collapse

The Attorney-General’s Office has filed a nolle prosequi, effectively discontinuing the high-profile criminal case against former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor and seven others...

Speaker urges calm ahead of Akwatia by-election

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has appealed to Members of Parliament (MPs) to promote peace and civility ahead of the upcoming by-election...

NDC will use Majority for reforms, not abuse – Mahama Ayariga

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has assured Ghanaians that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will use its two-thirds majority in Parliament to implement transformational reforms—not...

Ablekuma North NDC supporters grace Ewurabena Aubynn’s swearing-in [Video]

Parliament witnessed a wave of celebration on Monday, July 21, as scores of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters from Ablekuma North thronged the House...

Volta Regional House of Chiefs President raises concern over proliferation of marijuana farms, school dropouts

The President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, has raised alarm over the growing spread of marijuana farms in...

Noeline Kumor Blood Drive collects 87 units to support National Blood Service

The Noeline Kumor Blood Drive (NKBD), held on Monday, July 21, 2025, at St. John’s Grammar School in Accra, successfully collected 87 units of...

MUSIGA engages students at UG’s School of Performing Arts

Students from the Department of Music at the University of Ghana’s School of Performing Arts have been urged to join the Musicians Union of...