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NPP condemns Adenta Kumi’s arrest as ‘disgrace to the rule of law’

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has strongly condemned the early-morning arrest of Alfred Ababio Kumi, popularly known...

NPP supporters storm Chairman Wontumi’s residence [Video]

Scores of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters thronged the Kumasi residence of Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, on Friday...

Kpebu urges Torkornoo to drop Godfred Dame as legal counsel

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has called on suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to reconsider her choice of legal representation in the ongoing proceedings...

NADMO confirms five dead in Accra floods, blames poor drainage and urban planning

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has confirmed that five people lost their lives during the heavy floods that affected parts of the Greater...

Amasaman Court jails car thief 5 years

The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a Toyota Corolla S valued at...

Suspect remanded following alleged machete assault on carpenter

A 52-year-old steel bender accused of attacking a carpenter with a machete over a suspected romantic rivalry has been remanded into police custody. Kojo Senagbe...

Security Operatives storm Chairman Wontumi’s house [Listen]

A joint team of National Security operatives and policemen stormed the residence of Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly...

GHS confirms eight new Mpox cases, urges public vigilance

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed eight new cases of Mpox (formerly monkeypox), raising the total number of infections in 2025 to nine...

‘We need a law to stop abuse of mineral royalties’ – Chamber of Mines boss

The Acting Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ahmed Nantogmah, is demanding the passage of a law to regulate how mineral royalties...

Adenta Kumi’s wife allegedly suffers miscarriage over his arrest [Audio]

The wife of New Patriotic Party (NPP) member Alfred Ababio Kumi has reportedly suffered a miscarriage following his arrest in the early hours of...

AMA cracks down on traders returning during Day 3 of decongestion exercise [Photos]

On Thursday, May 22, officials from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), accompanied by police and national security personnel, continued their city-wide decongestion campaign, focusing...

Krachi East MCE engages departmental heads to accelerate municipal development

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East in the Oti Region, Sarfo Nketia, has held a strategic meeting with departmental heads to foster...

His wife was screaming on the phone – Lawyer recounts arrest of Adenta Kumi [Audio]

Private legal practitioner Nana Agyei Baffour Barfour Awuah has condemned the arrest of Alfred Ababio Kumi, popularly known as Adenta Kumi, describing it as...

Mahama to fix Kasapin-Bediako road before leaving office – Asunafo North MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asunafo North in the Ahafo Region, Joseph Akparibo, has assured residents that the long-neglected Kasapin–Bediako road will be...

Armed men arrest Adenta Kumi in dawn raid 

A group of armed men has arrested Alfred Ababio Kumi, popularly known as Adenta Kumi, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), in...

Adongo credits Ghana’s economic stability to Mahama’s leadership, dismisses NPP claims

Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee and Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Hon Isaac Adongo, has credited Ghana’s recent economic stability to the bold...

Interior Minister commissions 24-unit housing facility for Immigration Service at Savelugu

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has commissioned a four-storey, 24-unit residential facility for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the Savelugu...

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Presidential jet unfit for use; undergoing maintenance abroad – Defence Minister

Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah has revealed that the Presidential jet is currently unfit for use and undergoing maintenance abroad. He disclosed that the...

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, delivering a sharp punishment to the elite institution for refusing to...

New taxes could collapse mining sector – Chamber of Mines warns

The mining sector is facing a challenge that could erode its competitive edge and cripple future growth, the Ghana Chamber of Mines has warned. The...

Doctors say you’re 20 years younger, but take it easy – Mahama tells Veep

President John Mahama has encouraged Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to take it easy as she resumes her official duties following her medical...

Perpetual Lomokie declares intention to contest for NPP’s Women Organiser position

Perpetual Ekua Lomokie, former Deputy National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has declared her intention to run for the Women’s Organiser...

JHS dropout who returned lost wallet receives GH₵6k to return to school

A 16-year-old JHS dropout who found and returned a lost wallet of the Executive Director of the West Africa Centre for Counter Extremism, Mutaru...

One arrested after missing UEW lecturer is found buried at Effutu Gyahadze

A lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Prof. Amedeke of the Chemistry Department, has been murdered and buried in his residence at...

DTI upgrades Precision Welding Demonstration Centre and Innovation Hub at ATU

The Design & Technology Institute (DTI) on Thursday, May 22, 2025, handed over a refurbished and upgraded Precision Welding Demonstration Centre and Innovation Hub...

Edudzi Tameklo wades into video of alleged meeting between Thaddeus Sory, 3 judges

Director of Legal for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edudzi Tameklo, has shared his perspective on a viral CCTV footage which captured an alleged...

Vice President Prof. Opoku-Agyemang returns to Ghana [Photos]

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has safely returned to Ghana after her medical treatment in the United Kingdom. She arrived at the Kotoka International...

University Senior Staff suspend strike

The Senior Staff Association–Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has suspended its nationwide strike following government intervention. In a statement, the association noted that the Ministry of...

All NPP national executives should be sacked – First Vice Chairman [Video]

First National Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dankwa Smith Butey, has called for a complete overhaul of the party's current leadership,...

Minority slams government over non-payment of statutory funds

The Minority in Parliament has strongly criticised the government and Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, over the non-payment of key statutory funds,...

Obour urges Asante Akyem South residents to support New MCE

Former Managing Director of Ghana Post, Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour, has called on residents and assembly members of the Asante Akyem...

Squatters defy eviction at Neoplan Bus stop, prompting fresh AMA action

Squatters who were evicted from the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange Neoplan Bus Stop on Wednesday, May 21, have returned less than 24 hours after a...

Murder of Sogakope Assembly Member: Mason jailed for life, 2 others get 94 years

Five years after the assembly member for Sogakope, Mawutor Adzahli, was robbed and shot dead at his residence by gangsters, the ringleader, Richard Adikyere,...

Pre-tertiary teachers threaten strike over rising attacks by students

The Pre-tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (Pre-TTAG) has threatened to embark on a strike over the growing spate of violent attacks against teachers in...

CEO Of Ghana Comedy Awards proposes Comedy Festival for Blackstar Experience

Dennis Boateng, CEO of the Ghana Comedy Awards, has called on the government to give more attention and support to the comedy industry, which...

NAGRAT demands urgent action over rising attacks on teachers

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has raised alarm over the increasing wave of violence and physical attacks on teachers by students in...

Torkornoo can win her injunction application if… – Lawyer [Listen]

Private legal practitioner Kwame Adofo says suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo stands a good chance of securing an injunction at the Supreme Court to...

Risk jobs and relationships if… – Savannah Minister warns MMDCEs

The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awuribe, has cautioned Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the region to diligently adhere to President John...

Journalism now politicised and cheap – KSM laments

Veteran Ghanaian comedian, filmmaker, and media personality Kwaku Sintim-Misa, popularly known as KSM, has expressed concern over the current state of journalism in Ghana,...