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Breast cancer patients to benefit from MahamaCares

The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has assured Ghanaians that the newly established Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as the MahamaCares...

We inherited a heavily debt-ridden cocoa industry – Adviser to Finance Minister

The Technical Adviser to the Minister of Finance, Frederick Amissah, has disclosed that Ghana’s cocoa sector was heavily indebted when the National Democratic Congress...

Mahama has delivered on his promise by giving 70% of FOB price to cocoa farmers – Amissah

Technical Advisor to the Minister for Finance, Fredrick Amissah, has lauded President John Dramani Mahama for honouring his commitment to cocoa farmers by ensuring...

Both NPP and NDC owe Ghanaians an apology  – Prof. Bokpin

Professor of Finance and Economist at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, has criticised both the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Farmers are being “sapped dry” while bureaucrats thrive – Kofi Bentil slams COCOBOD

The Vice-President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has criticised the management of Ghana’s cocoa sector, arguing that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has become...

Volta: Dziehe-Ablame Assemblyman appeals for support to tackle sanitation challenges

Gabriel Kwabla Kwatsikor, Assembly Member for the Dziehe-Ablame Electoral Area, has made an urgent appeal for assistance to address persistent sanitation challenges confronting his...

Gov’t cracks down on fake construction materials, unlicensed engineers

The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has announced a strict government stance against substandard engineering practices, warning that the...

Able-bodied teacher received GH¢17k physically challenged allowance – AG’s report reveals

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed officers at the Donkorkrom District Education Office to recover over GH¢17,000 in physically challenged allowance wrongly paid...

PAC urges gov’t to timely release funds for road projects

Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament have called for timely releases of funds from the Ministry of Finance to complete critical...

GNPC cleans up Meridian-Harbour Road in environmental drive

The staff and management of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) joined hands on Friday to clean up the Meridian-Harbour Road area as part of...

Revenue gains from DP stickers not your achievement – New DVLA CEO told

Former Chief Executive of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has pushed back against suggestions that the recent rise in...

Ridge Hospital Assault: Perpetrators must face justice – Dr. Yankson

Former Vice President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Justice Yankson, has called for the immediate prosecution of individuals involved in the recent...

Burkina Faso announces controlled spillage of Bagre Dam 

Authorities in Burkina Faso have confirmed that the Bagre Dam will begin spilling water on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. In a statement released on August...

GJA congratulates Godwin Asediba on winning 2025 BBC Komla Dumor Award

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has extended warm congratulations to Godwin Asediba of Media General for winning the 2025 BBC Komla Dumor Award. In a...

Assaulted Ridge Hospital nurse sues Ralph Williams 

A nurse at Ridge Hospital, Rejoice Tsotso Bortei, who was allegedly assaulted during a violent altercation with relatives of a patient on August 17,...

Kofi Adu Domfeh vows six-month transformation of Ashanti GJA after election win

The newly elected Ashanti Regional Chairperson of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Kofi Adu Domfeh, has pledged to transform the association within his first...

Obogu: Obuobia Darko-Opoku marks birthday with families of accident victims and Saviour Church

  The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares) Secretariat, Obuobia Darko-Opoku, on Friday, August 25, put smiles on the faces of the families...

Ashanti Region records over 200 maternal deaths per 100,000 births in 1st half of 2025

The Ashanti Region has recorded the highest number of maternal mortality figures in three years. In the first half of 2025, the region recorded 232...

Education Ministry, GES face scrutiny over unearned staff salaries

The Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education are facing scrutiny over unearned salaries and responsibility allowances. According to the 2024 Auditor-General's report,...

Union leaders must put workers first – Francis Ahovi

Security analyst and governance advocate, Francis Ahovi, has called for urgent reforms within Ghana’s labour unions, warning that self-serving actions by some union leaders...

Asuogyaman MP launches Ampem EduCamp to tackle BECE decline

The Asuogyaman District has launched a bold initiative to address its declining performance in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) with the introduction of...

Maiden Ampem Educamp 2025 ends, students in Asuogyaman hail experience

The maiden edition of the Ampem Educamp 2025 has successfully ended, with 400 Junior High School students in the Asuogyaman District expressing excitement over...

NPP formally introduced BSTEM – Dr. Adutwum

Former Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has insisted that the Basic Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (BSTEM)...

Immigration officer’s murder: Chaos as family accosts suspect’s lawyer at court premises

Tensions flared outside the Adabraka District Court in Accra after proceedings in the case involving the alleged killing of immigration officer, Stephen King Amoah,...

Galamsey: 12 arrested, 25 chanfang machines destroyed in Western region

The fight against illegal mining in the Western Region has recorded another success with the arrest of twelve suspected illegal miners and the destruction...

I’m a proud farmer; nobody needs to remind me – Akandoh tells GRNMA General Secretary 

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has dismissed criticisms suggesting his farming background makes him unqualified to lead the Ministry. The comments stemmed from Dr David...

Heighten surveillance at ports to curb stolen car trade – Anti-fraud analyst

Anti-Fraud Professional and Lecturer, Ransford Nana Addo Jnr, has called for stricter checks at Ghana’s ports and customs to stop stolen vehicles from entering...

Opong-Fosu calls for responsible use of social media as Asanteman Students Union pays visit

A former Minister of State and governance expert, Akwasi Opong-Fosu, has cautioned against the misuse of social media to fuel ethnic divisions, warning that...

Ghana Bar Association denies claims it snubbed President Mahama

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has refuted claims that it failed to invite President John Dramani Mahama to its 2025 Annual Conference in Wa. In...

Farmers’ Association demands apology from GRNMA General Secretary over “disrespectful” remarks

The Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen (GNAFF) has condemned comments made by Dr. David Tenkorang Twum, General Secretary of the Ghana Registered...

DVLA sends important message amidst EOCO’s probe into Shatta Wale’s car [Listen]

Public Relations Manager of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Francis Asamoah Tuffour, has urged Ghanaians to exercise strict due diligence before purchasing...

Fire destroys part of Nyamebekyere D/A Basic School in Kwahu Afram Plains South

The Nyamebekyere D/A Basic School in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District has been partially destroyed by fire, reportedly caused by faulty solar lights. The...

Aboabo farmers protest over land encroachment

Farmers in Aboabo, located in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, have staged a protest against Rain Forest Builder, accusing...

Man jailed two years for damaging Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange

The Dansoman Circuit Court has sentenced 48-year-old head porter, Yaw Asare, to two years’ imprisonment at Nsawam for unlawfully damaging road infrastructure on the...

Health sector doesn’t operate like a supermarket – Dr. Yankson on Ridge Hospital assault 

Former Vice President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Justice Yankson, has strongly condemned the recent assault on a medical officer at the...

 Sam George orders suspension of enforcement exercise on delivery riders in Accra

The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam George, has directed the immediate suspension of a joint enforcement operation targeting unlicensed delivery riders...

Clearing goods at the ports not affected by Ghana Card dispute – GRA Boss

The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has dismissed claims that ongoing disagreements between the Authority and the National Identification Authority (NIA) over...

AMA boss orders traders along Korle Bu stretch to relocate 

The Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Michael Kpakpo Allotey has directed traders operating along the Korle Bu stretch to move into the designated...

NDC opens nominations for Tamale Central by-election today

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opened nominations for its parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central Constituency following the death of Member of Parliament...

Energy Minister inspects Atuabo Gas Processing Plant upgrade

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has paid a working visit to the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant in the Western Region...