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Mahama urged to condemn Ablekuma North violence

The Head Pastor of Abundant Life Baptist Church in Goaso, Ahafo Region, Rev. Ebenezer Kwame Frimpong, has appealed to President John Mahama to publicly...

Rejecting top-bottom tyranny: NPP must reclaim its soul – Activist

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is treading on a dangerous path as a few top people have hijacked it to consolidate power despite...

Presidency to launch government accountability series on July 14

The Communications Office at the Presidency will, on Monday, July 14, 2025, launch the Government Accountability Series aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability in...

I want to help with ideas – Filmmaker, Socrate Safo to creatives in government

Ghanaian filmmaker Socrate Safo has expressed his willingness to support creatives serving in the current government, despite his long-standing affiliation with the opposition New...

Bibiani residents raise alarm over abandoned refuse pile in market

Residents and traders in Bibiani, located in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, are expressing deep concern over a large heap of...

Adadientam chief appeals for infrastructure support after self-funded road project

The Chief of Akyem Adadientam in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region, Barima Ofori Asante, has appealed to the government and development...

Asutifi South DCE appeals for blood donations amid shortage at Saint Elizabeth Hospital

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Benjamin Assabil Donkor, has raised alarm over the critical shortage of blood...

Gov’t urged to reduce import duties on educational materials for private schools

The government has been urged to reduce import duties on educational materials for private schools to help ease financial burdens and enhance teaching and...

Ablekuma North: ‘I was only there to de-escalate the situation’ – Mustapha Gbande

The Deputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has denied allegations by the Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin,...

GES releases approved academic calendar for 2025/2026 basic schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the official academic calendar for all basic schools across the country for the 2025/2026 academic year. The calendar...

Obuasi West Education Director urges innovation among school heads

The Obuasi West Municipal Education Director, Alfred George Koomson, has urged heads of schools to adopt innovative strategies to raise educational standards in their...

NFFA elects Michael Kwetey Tetteh as its president

The Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen (GNAFF) has elected Michael Tetteh Kwetey as president. Mr Kwetey's election follows a closely contested election held...

Bailiff jailed for forging judge’s signature

A 38-year-old bailiff, Kojo Budu Jackson, has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court for attempting...

Former Western North Minister advocates for grassroots inclusion in NPP delegates system

Former Western North Regional Minister Richard Obeng, popularly known as Joojo Rocky Obeng, is advocating for the inclusion of grassroots in the New Patriotic...

Peace Council speaks on Ablekuma North election violence

The National Peace Council (NPC) has condemned the violence that marred the parliamentary rerun in the Ablekuma North constituency on Friday, July 11. In a...

Shell submits offer to join Ghana’s Pecan Oil Field project

President John Mahama has revealed that global oil giant Shell has submitted an offer to participate in Ghana’s Pecan Oil Field project, marking a...

Ablekuma North violence: Ghana’s democracy on a knife’s edge – Prof Kwesi Aning warns

Security Analyst Professor Kwesi Aning, has issued a warning in response to the violence that rocked the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun, stating that Ghana’s...

Finance Minister to present Mid-Year Budget Review on July 24

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is expected to present the 2024 Mid-Year Budget review on Thursday, July 24, 2025. The presentation is in...

Forestry guard’s body discovered in bush after going missing for days

The body of a missing 37-year-old forestry guard, Daniel Obeng, has been found in a bush at Tutukpene in the Nkwanta South Municipality. Deputy Superintendent...

Check out areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on Sunday

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that several parts of the country will experience temporary power outages on Sunday, July 13, 2025. This...

Oil funds for ‘Big Push’ will be efficiently used – Mahama tells PIAC

President John Dramani Mahama has assured members of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) that oil revenues earmarked for his proposed $10 billion...

AMA announces temporary closure of Nkrumah Avenue 

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that a section of Kwame Nkrumah Avenue in the Central Business District (CBD) would be temporarily closed...

Soldier who rejected ‘galamsey’ bribe secures promotion and UN posting

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has promoted a young soldier, Private Teye-Tsu Asare Solomon, to the rank of...

Police probe Ablekuma North rerun violence

The Accra Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the isolated incidents of violence that occurred during the Ablekuma North parliamentary re-run on Friday,...

Ablekuma North rerun: Adutwum condemns violence, urges swift probe

Bosomtwe Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has condemned the violent incidents that marred the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun on Friday, July...

Mustapha Gbande denies alleged role in Ablekuma North rerun violence

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has denied allegations made by Alexander Afenyo-Markin. According to him, the Member of Parliament...

Three arrested, over GH¢140k recovered in foiled robbery at Nyanikrom

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a daylight robbery near Shama Junction at Nyanikrom. The incident occurred on Wednesday,...

Why judge decided to separate twins sentenced for stealing motorbike

The Bibiani District Court has sentenced identical twins to 48 months’ imprisonment each for dishonestly appropriating an unregistered motorbike valued at GH¢13,000. The convicted persons,...

Ghanaian woman shot and killed in Canada

A promising life has been tragically cut short in Hamilton, Canada, as a Ghanaian woman, Belinda Sarkodie, was shot and killed by unknown assailants...

Interior Minister decorates 19 newly promoted police officers

The Minister of the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has decorated 19 newly promoted police officers in Accra after they were elevated from Deputy Commissioner of...

Your selective outrage is loud and shameful – Sammy Awuku slams NDC

Following scenes of violence that marred the re-run of the Ablekuma North constituency election in Accra, the Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammy...

Minority blasts gov’t appointees for ‘celebrating violence’ in Ablekuma North

The Minority in Parliament has criticised senior officials in President John Mahama’s administration for allegedly endorsing and celebrating violence during the Ablekuma North parliamentary...

Photos from the Ablekuma North re-run

The Electoral Commission (EC) conducted a rerun on Friday, July 11, across 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North constituency. This followed disruptions during the...

Ghana’s Mahama rides economic wave as he champions gold boom

Ghana's President, John Mahama, has attributed the country’s remarkable economic rebound to bold reforms, commodity-driven growth, and improved fiscal discipline. He has, however, warned that...

Pearl Nkrumah, Antoinette Kwofie elected as representatives of listed companies on GSE Council

The Executive Director of Retail and Digital Banking at Access Bank Plc, Pearl Nkrumah, (left) and Antoinette Kwofie, (right) the Chief Finance Officer and...

NPP’s Amfo Sefa vows to ‘arm up’ for Akwatia

Dennis Amfo Sefa, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate for Tema West in the 2024 general election, has openly called for armed readiness in...

GNASSM denies links to Kojo Peprah – We have no connection to arrested suspect

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has firmly denied any association with a man arrested in connection with illegal mining operations...

Patapaa’s ex-wife marries Nigerian lover

Liha Miller, the ex-wife of Ghanaian musician Patapaa, has remarried, tying the knot with Nigerian partner Ikem Casey in a modest court ceremony. She shared...

Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly announces two-month ultimatum for developers to regularise building permit

The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly has announced a two-month ultimatum for property owners with unapproved developments to regularise their building permits. According to a statement...

Minority condemns violence, police inaction in Ablekuma North rerun

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has expressed deep concern over what it describes as widespread violence and disorder during the parliamentary rerun elections held...