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One dead in accident on Cape Coast–Accra highway

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed one fatality following a road crash involving a long vehicle at Nkanfoa Junction on the Cape...

Students’ protest came as a surprise – TaTU Director of Public Affairs [Audio]

The management of Tamale Technical University (TaTU) has described Tuesday’s student protest as a complete surprise, despite earlier engagements aimed at addressing student concerns. The...

Coalition Against Galamsey rejects EPA Deputy’s ‘blood bath’ warning

The Convener of the Coalition Against Galamsey, Ghana, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has strongly refuted claims by the Deputy Chief Executive of the Environmental Protection...

Kpone youth demonstrate over poor infrastructure and water shortages

A group of young people in Kpone, within the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, have staged a demonstration to protest poor...

Tamale Central by-election: Prof. Alidu to be declared unopposed if… – EC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate in the Tamale Central by-election, Prof. Alidu Seidu, is set to make history as the first person...

Asutifi North MP begins road rehabilitation to ease commuting challenges

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has commenced efforts to rehabilitate neglected roads in the...

Nkosoɔ small-scale miners demand return of seized concession from gov’t

Residents and small-scale miners in Woramumuso, Ahafo Region, are demanding the immediate return of a mining concession they claim was wrongfully taken from them...

Every region to benefit from Big Push Programme – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that his government’s flagship Big Push infrastructure programme will deliver nationwide development, with all 16 regions set...

Roads Minister promises completion of Big Push road projects in 24 months

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has given firm assurances that the newly launched Big Push road project in Afienya in the...

10 injured after accident involving 3 vehicles at Gomoa Akotsi Junction

Ten people sustained serious injuries following a road accident involving three vehicles at Gomoa Akotsi Junction on the Kasoa–Winneba Highway in the Central Region. Eyewitnesses...

Auditor-General recovers GH¢10m unearned salaries – CID to prosecute validation officials

The Office of the Auditor-General has recovered GH¢10 million from individuals who were paid salaries they were not entitled to, remitting the funds into...

EPA Deputy CEO cautions against state of emergency in mining areas

The Deputy Chief Executive for Operations at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Professor Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has warned that declaring a state of emergency in...

Police, GoldBod place GH¢1m bounty on gold smuggling suspects

The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Ghana Gold Board, has launched a manhunt for four individuals allegedly involved in gold smuggling. The wanted...

GPRTU leads massive demo in Accra over alleged land takeover [Video]

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and allied groups on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, staged a major demonstration in Accra’s Central Business District...

NACOC arrests British National, two Ghanaians at KIA over 38kg suspected cannabis

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a British national and two Ghanaian accomplices at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for attempting to smuggle...

Sack MMDCEs over galamsey – Ken Ashigbey to Mahama [Audio]

Convener of the Coalition Against Galamsey, Ghana, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to immediately sack Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief...

Coalition demands cancellation of Israeli Film Festival at Silverbird

A coalition of nearly 400 individuals and organisations has called for the immediate cancellation of the Israeli Film Festival scheduled to take place at...

Galamsey: It is time for another protest walk – Ken Ashigbey to Catholic Church

Convener for the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has renewed calls for a nationwide prayer walk by the Catholic Church to rally...

Kasoa Tollbooth murder of girlfriend: Court remands suspect following guilty plea

The Amanfrom District Court, presided over by Her Ladyship Emelia K. Abruquah, has remanded a 35-year-old man, identified as Bra Sammy, into police custody...

Tamale Technical University students injured after clash with police during demo

Scores of students at the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) sustained injuries on Monday after a peaceful demonstration over poor facilities and delayed funds turned...

NPP pays glowing tribute to Apostle Kwadwo Safo ‘Kantanka’

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has paid glowing tribute to Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, the renowned religious leader, inventor, and philanthropist, following his passing...

15 escape death after tyre burst at Asikyire Nkwanta

Fifteen passengers narrowly escaped death after a minibus somersaulted at Asikyire Nkwanta in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. The vehicle,...

Don’t expect NDC to end galamsey in eight months – Eric Adjei fires at NPP [Video]

Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, has pushed back against the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) criticism of...

Galamsey fight: Appiah-Kubi urges ‘war-time’ approach and presidential commitment

Former Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has called for a more aggressive and coordinated approach to tackling illegal mining, popularly...

Gov’t buys tomatoes and onions from Asante Akim North farmers  

The government has moved to purchase 1,000 boxes of tomatoes and 2,000 bags of onions grown by farmers in the Asante Akim North District...

Driver remanded over alleged robbery of Kia truck at Amasaman

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 44-year-old driver, Stephen Namtey, into police custody for allegedly robbing a man of a Kia Rhino truck...

Police forcibly remove Gambian auditor general after he refused reshuffle 

Police have physically removed The Gambia's auditor general, Momodou Ceesay, from his office after he refused to give up the post in a government...

Gov’t to publish full list of 2,500 scholarship beneficiaries

The Government of Ghana has announced plans to award more than 2,500 scholarships this year to both Ghanaian and ECOWAS students, with the full...

GBA has lost relevance, now acts like NPP appendage – Amaliba

Former Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has criticised the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), accusing it of losing...

ORAL driving big wins in asset recovery, anti-corruption reforms – Ablakwa

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has praised President John Mahama’s commitment to recovering state resources, commending the impact of the defunct Operation Recover...

Man who threatened Afenyo-Markin, others arrested 

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested a man identified as Alhaji Abdul Wahab after a video surfaced online in which he allegedly...

Running for presidency in Ghana now costs $200m – CDD-Ghana

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has raised alarm over the escalating cost of contesting presidential elections, warning that democracy risks being captured...

A-G criticising himself with GBA ‘self-service’ claim – Tuah-Yeboah

Former Deputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has described as self-criticism the recent comments by Attorney-General Dr. Dominic Ayine, who accused the Ghana Bar Association (GBA)...

Too many situationships in the world – Gyakie opens up about love life

At 25, Ghana’s songbird Gyakie has built a remarkable name for herself on stage, but when it comes to love, her story takes a...

Group petitions Mahama over UCC Vice-Chancellor’s tenure as retirement age nears 

A brewing leadership crisis at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has sparked a petition to President John Dramani Mahama, urging his intervention to...

Lawyers must not be silent when constitutionalism is under threat – A-G

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has urged the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) to champion constitutionalism and strengthen ethical discipline within the...

Galamsey: Rivers and forests can’t speak; let’s speak up for them – GBA President to members

The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Efua Ghartey, has called on members of the legal profession to take an active role in...

GBA President deflects ‘selectivity’ criticism on advocacy role

The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Mrs Efua Ghartey, has dismissed claims that the association has been selective in its advocacy in...

Cedi to record modest stability this week; one dollar going for GH¢13.60

The Ghana cedi is projected to record modest stability in the coming days as positive sentiment builds on the back of the World Bank’s...