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GTA honours Fameye for contribution to creative industry

Ghanaian highlife musician Fameye has been honoured by the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) for his significant contribution to the country’s creative industry. The recognition was...

Two drown in Black Volta at Bankpama after funeral trip from Burkina Faso

Authorities in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region are intensifying calls for stricter water safety protocols after two residents drowned in...

Minority boycotts Ewurabena Aubynn’s swearing-in [Video]

The Minority has walked out of Parliament in protest of the swearing in of newly elected MP for Ablekuma North, Ewurabena Aubynn. The protest was...

Ewurabena Aubynn officially sworn into office as Ablekuma North MP

The Member of Parliament-elect for Ablekuma North, Ewurabena Aubynn of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has been officially sworn into office by the Speaker...

Abolishing teacher licensure exams could undermine standards – Adutwum

Former Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has urged the government to reconsider its decision to scrap the...

Otumfuo expresses interest in attending Sarkodie’s Rapperholic Concert in Kumasi

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has expressed his willingness to attend Sarkodie’s much-anticipated Rapperholic Concert scheduled for September this year in Kumasi. During a...

Kwabena Kwabena to release ‘Aso’ remix after 20 years

Celebrated highlife musician Kwabena Kwabena has announced plans to release an extended remix of his timeless hit single Aso, two decades after the original...

Ending galamsey is far-fetched – Collins Owusu Amankwah slams NDC

Former Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has slammed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government over its handling of illegal mining,...

Ablekuma North MP-elect Ewurabena Aubynn to be sworn in today

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, will today, July 22, swear in the Member of Parliament-elect for Ablekuma North, Ewurabena Aubynn. The ceremony follows her...

Political chess masters: 11 multiparty Ghanaian families playing all sides

As the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) convened on Saturday, July 19, to refine its constitution, a foundational step to strengthen the elephant to...

Supreme Court revokes bench warrant on Kevin Taylor [Video]

The Supreme Court has, by a 4-1 majority decision, revoked a bench warrant issued for the arrest of the US-based Ghanaian broadcaster, Kevin Taylor. Presiding over...

Emotions run high as late Jnr Pope’s first son graduates from primary school

There were strong emotions and a sense of bittersweet pride as Jason, son of late Nollywood actor Jnr Pope Odonwodo, graduated from primary school. The...

Jerry Ahmed reacts to “I will sell my seat if Bawumia is elected flagbearer” report 

Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has strongly denied reports claiming he would resign from his seat if former Vice President Dr....

‘The Cosby Show’ star Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowns while on family vacation

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, an actor best known for his role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died. Warner, who was 54, drowned at the...

Fire Service PRO exposes caller who requested sex on emergency line [Listen]

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana National Fire Service, Alex King Nartey, has revealed a shocking case involving a man who called...

Tamale drug dealer fined GH₵1.68m, faces 25 years in jail over tramadol bust

A Tamale Circuit Court, presided over by Francis Asubayere, has convicted Alhaji Abdulai Sayuti, a 53-year-old pharmaceutical distributor, and fined him GH₵1,680,000—equivalent to 14,000...

Ejura Traditional Council rents apartment for senior police officers to improve security 

The Ejura Traditional Council, led by Ejurahene Barimah Osei Hwedie II, has handed over an eight-bedroom apartment to the Ghana Police Service to beef...

Ammunition isn’t tomatoes; transfer records always exist – Defence Minister told [Audio]

A former Deputy Minister of Defence, Kofi Amankwa-Manu, has refuted claims of unaccounted ammunition transfers within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), insisting that all...

GNAT supports UTAG’s call for state of emergency over galamsey menace

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has backed the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) in its call for a state of emergency...

Two-week ultimatum is unfair – GNASSM on revocation of licences [Audio]

The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM), Godwin N. Armah, has expressed deep concern over the Ministry of Lands...

Gov’t has no plans to turn National Cathedral into Cultural Centre – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed reports suggesting that the stalled National Cathedral project will be...

Tarkwa Bremang Assembly Member arrested for ‘galamsey’ and road diversion

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested the Assembly Member for the Tarkwa Bremang Electoral Area, Isaac Duku, popularly known as Agoogi, for...

Abuakwa South MP raises concern over MahamaCare’s sustainable funding

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has clarified that the Minority in Parliament does not oppose the newly passed...

Five injured as Dabokpa, Vittin Tech students clash; police recover weapons

Five students have reportedly sustained various degrees of injuries following a clash between Dabokpa Technical Institute and Vittin Technical Senior High School. This was disclosed...

National Cathedral: Titus-Glover backs dissolution of Board of Trustees

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has expressed support for calls to dissolve the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral...

GUTA threatens mass protest over foreign intrusion in retail sector

The Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA) has issued a warning of nationwide demonstrations should the government fail to take decisive action against the...

NPP announces date to open nomination for flagbearer hopeful

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced its decision to open nominations for its presidential primaries no later than July 31, 2025. This was revealed...

Ablekuma North rerun: Peter Toobu scores police 98% over handling of violence

Member of Parliament for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has commended the Ghana Police Service for its handling of the violence that erupted during...

Is it for Akan drama or Efiewura? JFK slams gov’t over Cultural Convention Centre

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has criticised the government over reported plans to convert the site of the...

Delta Airlines pilot makes ‘aggressive manoeuvre’ to avoid collision with military aircraft

A Delta Airlines pilot was forced to make an "aggressive" evasive manoeuvre to avoid a potential mid-air collision with a US military aircraft before...

Defence Minister announces $1bn retooling for Ghana Armed Forces

The Minister of Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has outlined a 15-point vision for retooling the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) as part of efforts...

Trump threatens to block stadium build over name

President Donald Trump has threatened to block a deal for the Washington Commanders' new stadium if the American football team does not revert to...

Nine denied bail in Nkwanta riots case 

An Accra Circuit Court has declined a bail application for nine individuals allegedly involved in the recent riots at Nkwanta in the Oti Region. Presiding...

Four suspects discharged in former GPHA manager’s murder case after 5 years

Four suspects who had been standing trial for the 2019 murder of Josephine Asante, former Marketing and Public Affairs Manager of the Ghana Ports...

Trump administration releases files on Martin Luther King Jr

US President Donald Trump's administration has released a trove of records on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, including FBI surveillance files on...

Publish full Deloitte audit report on National Cathedral project – NPP to gov’t

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged President John Mahama to make public the full Deloitte and Touche audit report on the controversial National...

NPP will not make 2024 election report public – Oppong Nkrumah

Member of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Constitutional and Legal Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the party will not release its full internal report...

NPP is looking for a presidential candidate, not just a flagbearer – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) against reducing its presidential primaries to a contest of mere popularity or...

Ghanaians to pay extra $250 for U.S. visa under new policy

Ghanaians applying for U.S. non-immigrant visas will now face an additional $250 fee, following a new policy introduced by the United States government. The fee,...