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How Gifty Oware-Mensah exploited NSA allowance system to secure over GH¢30m loan

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has revealed how former Deputy Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, allegedly...

8 BECE candidates injured in tricycle accident in Oti Region

A tragic accident involving a Motorking tricycle transporting Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates has left eight students injured, with one reported to be...

NSA Scandal: 12, including Mustapha Ussif and Gifty Oware-Mensah to face prosecution 

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice has announced that 12 former officials of the National Service Authority (NSA) are set to face prosecution...

Irate youth block Samreboi roads over arrest of illegal miners

Tension has flared in Samereboi as a group of angry youth blocked roads leading to the Sarmatex Timber Company, protesting the arrest of illegal...

REACO 2025 conference set for June 26 in Accra

REACO International has officially launched its flagship event, the REACO Conference 2025, which will be held from June 26 to 28, 2025, at the...

2025 BECE: 10 invigilators arrested over exam malpractices

Ten invigilators have been arrested for allegedly engaging in examination malpractice in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the West African Examinations Council...

Police intercept trucks carrying 150 sacks of suspected Indian Hemp

The Eastern Regional Police Command on Thursday intercepted two Howo Sino tipper trucks loaded with 150 sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian...

Health Ministry ‘too big’ for Akandoh – NPP’s Richard Takyi Mensah

The Central Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Takyi Mensah, has taken a swipe at the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah...

Minority urges Health Minister to fast-track Agenda 111 projects

The Minority in Parliament is urging the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to expedite work on the Agenda 111 health projects, some of...

Notorious Nigerian robber convicted in Sekondi

A 36-year-old notorious armed robber, Stanley Afaku, who attacked a security guard at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi at gunpoint, has been sentenced...

Mahama to embark on “Thank You” tour in Savannah Region

President John Mahama will on Saturday, June 14, 2025, embark on a “Thank You” tour in the Savannah Region. The visit forms part of efforts...

Six busted over alleged fake $1 million discharged

Six individuals arrested over an alleged attempt to circulate fake one million US dollars at Abokobi have been discharged by an Accra Circuit Court. The...

GAF medical services remain operational amid nurses’ strike

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has assured the public that all its medical facilities remain fully operational despite the ongoing strike by the Ghana...

GRNMA suspends strike action

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has suspended its week-old strike to pave the way for further engagement with the government on...

Bagbin spares Effiduase-Asokore MP from Privileges Committee

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has declined to refer Effiduase-Asokore MP, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie, to the Privileges Committee following a heated altercation in...

Snake causes power outage at Ejisu

Residents of Ejisu Municipality in the Ashanti Region experienced a power outage on Wednesday, June 11, after a snake reportedly entered the Electricity Company...

Acherensua Presby headteacher expresses worry over dilapidated classrooms

The headteacher of Acherensua Presbyterian Basic School in the Ahafo Region, Richard Gyamfi, has raised serious concerns about the poor state of the school’s...

Stability is not forever – Seth Terkper warns of economic vulnerabilities

Economic Advisor to President John Mahama and former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has cautioned that Ghana’s current economic stability is only temporary and must...

Mahama bids farewell to British High Commissioner 

President John Mahama on Thursday, 12 June, bade farewell to the outgoing British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, after a successful four-year tenure. At...

Gov’t vows to recover unauthorised payments to Zoomlion

The government has pledged to recover any unauthorised payments made to Zoomlion Ghana Limited following the non-renewal of its long-standing contract with the Youth...

NSA ghost names scandal: Investigative report fingers 22, with over ¢560m set for recovery

The Deputy Attorney General, Dr Justice Srem Sai, has disclosed that investigators probing the presence of ghost names in the National Service Authority (NSA)...

BECE candidate passes on in Kwahu Praso

A 14-year-old candidate writing the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has died at Kwahu Praso in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern...

Mahama petitioned to sack GIFEC CEO over alleged ‘fake’ PhD

A private citizen, Odeneho Kwaku Takyi, popularly known as Sir Obama, has formally petitioned President John Mahama to dismiss the CEO of the Ghana...

Mahama’s clemency for affected radio stations mere optics – Afenyo-Markin

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has questioned the sincerity of President John Mahama’s directive ordering the immediate restoration of 62 radio stations...

Sam George warns radio stations after Mahama’s directive

The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has announced a 30-day grace period for radio stations recently shut down by...

Noise-making ban lifted in preparation for Homowo festivities – see captivating photos

The month-long ban on drumming and noisemaking in the Ga State has officially been lifted, marking a significant milestone in the lead-up to this...

Ghana Diaspora Investment Forum highlights urgent call to block diaspora capital for national development

Over 100 public and private sector stakeholders convened in Accra for the Ghana Diaspora Investment(GDI) Forum 2025, a high-level platform focused on harnessing diaspora...

Women, girls encouraged to explore careers in construction and engineering

The Executive Secretary of Reaco International, Ebenezer Duncan, has called on women and young girls to pursue careers in construction and engineering industries often...

Over 1.1 million children trapped in labour – CHRAJ warns

As Ghana joins the rest of the world to mark the 2025 World Day Against Child Labour, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative...

Trailer catches fire on Accra-Kumasi Highway [Photos]

A MAN TGX26 trailer transporting bottled water caught fire on Wednesday, June 11, at Suhum Mile 44 on the Accra-Kumasi highway. The cause of the...

Oti Minister meets Nkwanta SHS teachers over recent disturbances

In response to the recent disturbances at Nkwanta Senior High School (SHS) over the seizure of mobile phones, the Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo...

Mahama directs restoration of 62 radio stations, including Asaase Radio and Wontumi FM

President John Mahama has called for clemency for the 62 radio stations— including Asaase Radio and Wontumi FM—whose operations were suspended by the National...

My predecessor has questions to answer – Scholarship Secretariat boss

The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alexander Asafo Agyei, has stated that his predecessor, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, owes Ghanaians an explanation regarding his...

SIGA drives accountability with high-level meeting on performance contracts

In a decisive effort to strengthen accountability and enhance performance in Ghana’s public sector, the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) recently convened a...

Education Minister urges Ghana-Qatar collaboration to establish Islamic Medical School in Northern region

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu has called on the Qatar Education Foundation to support the Ministry to establish an Islamic Medical School in...

Quarry operators warn of nationwide shutdown over encroachment threats

The Commercial Quarry Operators Association (CoQOA) has issued a strong warning to government authorities, threatening a nationwide suspension of quarry activities if urgent action...

Gabby Otchere-Darko reacts to Asaase Radio shutdown

New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart and Board Chairman of Asaase Broadcasting Company Limited, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has confirmed the shutdown of Accra-based Asaase Radio...

Scholarship Secretariat to set up Award Committee – Registrar [Video]

The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alexander Kwaku Asafo Agyei, has announced plans to establish a Scholarship Award Committee to enhance transparency and...

8 BECE candidates injured in fatal crash, denied exam after late arrival

Eight Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates from Nangbagu Yapala M/A JHS in the Northern Region were involved in a road accident while heading...

Zoomlion contract will not be renewed, sweepers’ fees to increase – Mahama

President of the Republic, John Dramani Mahama, has announced that the government will not renew the 19-year-old contract between the Youth Employment Agency (YEA)...