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Fuel allowance ban: It’s a good move, but… – Franklin Cudjoe [Listen]

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has described President John Mahama’s decision to scrap fuel allowances for political appointees as a good initiative, but...

Western North Traditional leaders appeal to Mahama for University, Regional Hospital

Traditional authorities in the Western North Region have called on President John Dramani Mahama to prioritise the establishment of a public university and a...

Boy, 8, drowns in rain-filled pit after heavy downpour in Kubugu

The Kubugu community in the Mamprugu Moagduri District of the North East Region has been plunged into mourning following the tragic death of an...

NPP’s Paul Yandoh shares ‘cultural shock’ experience during Accra visit

The Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Paul Yandoh, has shared a light-hearted account of his cultural experiences during...

Three arrested for robbery at Jukwa

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a robbery attack at Jukwa near Afransie in the Western Region. A...

Agric Minister solicits CSIR expertise to modernize agriculture

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has called on the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to take a leading role...

Ghana Shippers’ Authority intensifies enforcement of New Shipping Act

The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has intensified enforcement of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority Act, 2024 (Act 1122), amid growing concerns about its effectiveness in...

Talents wasting in Ghana – Gloria Sarfo decries decline of film industry

Ghanaian actress Gloria Sarfo has voiced her frustration over the current state of the country’s film industry, describing it as a space where talent...

James Agalga leads GACL Board; check out full list of members 

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has officially introduced its newly constituted Board of Directors to staff at a ceremony held at the Kotoka...

Fire destroys wooden structures at Madina Ritz Junction slum

A fire outbreak at the Madina Ritz Junction slum on the evening of Monday, July 15, 2025, destroyed several wooden structures, affecting both residential...

Agona West NPP denies suspension of Parliamentary Candidate and Electoral Area Coordinator

The Agona West Constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have dismissed reports claiming that their 2024 parliamentary candidate, Lawyer Christopher Arthur, and...

GH₵1 fuel levy takes effect today

Barring any last-minute changes, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is expected to begin implementing the recently approved GH¢1 Energy Sector levy on petroleum products...

Mahama promises cocoa farmers 70% of world market price

president John Mahama has pledged to raise cocoa‑farm incomes by guaranteeing growers 70 percent of the world market price. Speaking on his “Thank You” tour in the Western...

Teenager reports family to DOVVSU over limited meals, pocket money

A teenager has reported his family to the Bono Regional Office of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) for failing to provide...

Mahama’s fuel ban could deliver 81 maternity clinics, 121 schools and 303 CHPS compounds – Dr. Khalid 

President John Mahama’s decision to scrap fuel allowances for political appointees could save Ghana over GH¢121 million in four years. According to Economic Policy Advisor...

Fuel allowance: Gov’t, on average, will save over GH¢121m in 4 years – Dr. Khalid

President John Mahama’s decision to cancel fuel allowances for all political appointees could save the country more than GH¢121 million over the next four...

Drug possession: Court refuses trader bail for the second time

An Accra Circuit Court has, for the second time, refused bail to a trader accused of possessing 30 wraps of dried substances suspected to...

AG directs EOCO to probe Abanga and Yamin over alleged galamsey activities

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has instructed the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to launch a full-scale investigation into...

‘Deal with galamsey, the situation is urgent’ – National House of Chiefs president to Mahama

The National House of Chiefs has made a passionate appeal to President John Mahama to take immediate and decisive action against the growing scourge...

Study finds high levels of arsenic, mercury in Keta Lagoon, triggers public health alarm

A new scientific study has found excessively high levels of arsenic and mercury in fish from Ghana’s Keta Lagoon, raising serious concerns about public...

Mahama declares galamsey a national emergency, orders arrest of rogue taskforces

President John Mahama has declared the widespread environmental devastation caused by illegal mining a national emergency, promising urgent action to confront the deepening crisis. Addressing...

Nigeria bids farewell to former leader Buhari with burial in home state

Nigeria's former President Muhammad Buhari was buried on Tuesday in the backyard of his home in northern Katsina state, as residents climbed trees to...

Yemen postpones execution of Indian nurse on death row

Authorities in Yemen have postponed the execution of an Indian nurse who is on death row after being found guilty of murder, Indian foreign...

Trump launches probe into Brazil’s ‘unfair’ trade practices

The Trump administration says it has launched an investigation into Brazil's "unfair" trading practices. It will include the Brazilian government's policies "related to digital trade...

3 key areas where scrapped fuel allowance money will be invested

The government has outlined key sectors where funds saved from the recently scrapped free fuel allocation for political appointees will be reinvested. Speaking on JoyFM...

Education Minister directs NTC to phase out licensure exams by August 30

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has instructed the governing council of the National Teaching Council (NTC) to begin steps to phase out the...

Eastern Region has what it takes to produce a President – Oliver Kevor

Acting Director-General of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) and Eastern Regional Chairman of the NDC, Dr. Mark-Oliver Kevor, believes the Eastern Region has...

Four arrested over killing of 70-year-old in Sangbana over witchcraft accusations

Four individuals have been arrested by the North East Regional Police Command in connection with the alleged murder of a 70-year-old woman accused of...

Government reviews curfew hours on Binduri township, surrounding areas

The Ministry of the Interior has announced a review of the curfew imposed on Binduri Township and its surrounding areas in the Upper East...

CCTV captures woman allegedly stealing baby at Ajumako market [Video]

The Ajumako District Police Command has launched a manhunt for a woman believed to be in her early 50s, who was captured on CCTV...

Eastern Region appointees committed to lifting others – Mark-Oliver Kevor

The Acting Director-General of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), Dr. Mark-Oliver Kevor, has assured that government appointees from the Eastern Region are committed...

Seth Terkper loses wife; family requests privacy

Former Finance Minister and current Economic Advisor to President John Mahama, Seth Terkper, has lost his wife, Deborah Ferguson Terkper, aged 63. Mrs Terkper is...

Unless NEC says otherwise, we’re in the race – NDC’s Kevor on Akwatia by-election [Video]

The Eastern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mark Oliver Kevor, has confirmed that the party will contest the upcoming Akwatia by-election...

We’re transforming NITA into an Authority – Director-General reveals [Video]

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), Mark-Oliver Kevor, has revealed plans to elevate the agency into a full-fledged authority to expand...

Majority Leader appeals to Asantehene to expedite action on Bawku talks after recent killings

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga is making a desperate appeal to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to expedite action on the Bawku peace talks,...

EOCO makes historic crypto fraud recovery, pledges ‘all-out war’ on digital scams

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has announced a major breakthrough in forensic cryptocurrency investigations, marking what it describes as the first successful...

Let them continue making noise – Agona West NPP PC fires back after suspension [Listen]

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 parliamentary candidate for Agona West, Christopher Arthur, has described his suspension as baseless and politically motivated. In an interview...

Expert wants gov’t to extend NSS allowance beyond service period

Local governance expert Amon Kotei has urged the government to extend the payment of allowances to National Service personnel even after they complete their...

Minority in Parliament label Mahama’s fuel allowance scrap as ‘settings’ and PR gimmick

The Minority in Parliament has dismissed President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to scrap fuel allowances and allocations for all political appointees, describing it as...