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Mahama gives update on National Cathedral audit report

President John Mahama has announced that significant progress has been made in the audit of the controversial National Cathedral project. According to him, Deloitte...

School Feeding caterers protest contract termination, demand compensation

Caterers of the School Feeding Program want the government to honor a directive that allows them to continue their contracts until the end of...

12 miners remanded over illegal mining, River Tano pollution

Twelve individuals have appeared before the Accra High Court for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities without a license at Aboi-Nkwanta in the Western...

Free University tuition: Gov’t to pay fees of over 150k students

The Mahama-led government is set to pay the fees of about 156,294 first-year students in public universities nationwide for the 2025 academic year. President John...

We’ve kept our promises – Mahama

President John Mahama is optimistic that his government has fulfilled the promises made to Ghanaians as part of its 120-day social contract. Touting his achievements,...

Court remands 7 alleged illegal miners in Wassa Dunkwa

An Accra High Court has remanded into lawful custody seven individuals accused of engaging in illegal mining at Wassa Dunkwa in the Western Region. The...

TEWU reps on Public Universities’ governing councils suspended

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, has directed all Vice Chancellors of public universities to halt the...

Tragic blow to democracy if Atuguba’s judicial bias claim is true – Prof Agyeman-Duah

Governance expert and former UN Senior Advisor, Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has expressed grave concern over recent remarks by retired Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba,...

We didn’t sack anyone employed before 2024 elections – Opare Addo

The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has refuted claims that individuals employed before the 2024 general elections were dismissed from...

Apprenticeship programme to support master trainers, not individuals with cash – Youth Minister clarifies

The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has clarified that under the new National Apprenticeship Programme, beneficiaries will not be given...

CJ suspension: Would there have been 3-2 result if…? – Atuguba asks

Retired Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba has defended the composition of the Supreme Court panel that recently delivered a 3-2 ruling in a case involving suspended...

Michael Kpakpo Allotey confirmed as Accra Mayor

Michael Kpakpo Allotey has been unanimously confirmed as the new Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) following a decisive endorsement by Assembly...

Mahama should’ve recommended SC nominees from the Bar, academia, to achieve balance – Justice Atuguba

Retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice William Atuguba, says President John Mahama should have considered recommending some Supreme Court nominees from the Bar and academia...

NPP’s reaction to CJ’s suspension is ‘rubbish’ – Justice Atuguba

Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice William Atuguba, has criticised the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) over its handling of the suspension of the Chief...

Mahama swears in reconstituted Board of National Peace Council

President John Mahama has sworn in the newly reconstituted Governing Board of the National Peace Council (NPC). The ceremony, held at the Jubilee House on...

Fire destroys 15 structures at Tema Community 9 market

A mid-day fire broke out at the Tema Community 9 Market on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, destroying several structures and disrupting commercial activities in...

Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi chairs legislative review committee

The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC) has inaugurated a Legislative Review Committee (LRC) to assess and harmonise the legal and institutional framework underpinning...

Ga North NDC supporters praise Mahama for appointing ‘humble and selfless’ MCE

Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ga North Municipality have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama for appointing...

Swissport Drug Bust: Court grants GH₵52m bail to 4 accused persons

An Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Her Ladyship Sedinam Awo Kwadam, has granted a bail of thirteen million Ghana cedis (GHS 13,000,000) to...

Where are our streetlights? – Amasaman Assembly Member questions Regional Minister

The Assembly Member for Amasaman, Love Alister, has called on the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, to fulfill her promise to...

Gifty Anti Foundation donates incubator to Tema Regional Hospital ahead of Mother’s Day

The Gifty Anti Foundation, in collaboration with Geisha Ghana, has donated an incubator to the Tema Regional Hospital as part of its annual pre-Mother’s...

A New Dawn: Joyce Bawah hails Mahama’s bold start

Senior Presidential Advisor and Special Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has described the first 120 days of the new administration...

Dr. Wisdom Dogbey appointed Managing Director of Cocoa Marketing Company

Dr. Wisdom Kofi Dogbey has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), a subsidiary of Ghana Cocoa Board...

Veteran football coach killed in car crash [Photos]

The sports community is mourning the untimely death of veteran coach Abu Moro, who tragically lost his life in a car crash in the...

Moral discipline missing in Ghana’s education system – Prof Adei warns

Renowned educationist and former Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Prof Stephen Adei, has raised serious concerns about the state of Ghana’s...

Kpandai ECG hospital seeks support to complete mortuary project

The Medical Superintendent of the Evangelical Church of Ghana (ECG) Hospital in Kpandai, Northern Region, Dr. Sonlary Joseph, has made a heartfelt appeal to...

More details emerge on viral kidnapping case [Video]

Two Ghanaian women have been rescued after falling victim to a romance scam that led to their kidnapping in Nigeria, in a case that...

Asset Declaration: Did you lack understanding of any portion? – Defaulters asked [Listen]

The Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awelana Addah, has criticised public officials who failed to declare their assets within the...

GHC20,000 gift limit too high for political appointees – Domelevo

Former Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has expressed concerns about the GHC20,000 gift threshold established in the newly launched Code of Conduct for political appointees....

All justices stand to benefit from Torkornoo’s removal – Ansa-Asare

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has defended the participation of Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie in the ongoing Supreme...

Ghana’s telecom sector suffers over 5,600 fibre cuts in 2024

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, says Ghana recorded 5,600 fibre optic cable cuts in 2024. This widespread...

Voting for new Pope set to begin with cardinals entering secret conclave

On Wednesday evening, under the domed ceiling of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, 133 cardinals will vote to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pope. The day will...

District Court Judge enstooled Twafohene of Abodiase

The Abodiase Traditional Council has enstooled District Court Judge, Augustine Kofi AÄ·osa-am, as the Twafohene of Abodiase in the Amansie West Municipality of the...

Dr. Asante criticizes Mahama over gifted cars [Video]

President John Mahama should have flatly rejected the two vehicles donated to him instead of accepting and transferring them into the state pool, Dr....

One dead, 4 hospitalised after canoe carrying children capsizes on River Okye in Assin South

One person has been confirmed dead, with four others battling for their lives after a canoe capsized on River Okye near Okyiso in the...

Mahama nominates 40 new DCEs

President John Mahama has nominated 40 new batch of District Chief Executives (DCEs) across the country. The appointment was announced in a statement issued by...

Three bedrooms partially destroyed in fire outbreak at Bibiani-Madina Estate

A fire outbreak nearly destroyed three bedrooms at Madina Estate, a suburb of Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North...

Ag. Chief Justice didn’t err for his role in Torkornoo’s case – Ansa-Asare

A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has endorsed the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss an application for an injunction seeking...

Side chick saga: Deborah Adablah jailed for contempt over social media outbursts

The Accra High Court has sentenced former National Service personnel, Deborah Seyram Adablah, to 45 days in prison for contempt of court. The sentence follows...

Korle Klottey NDC communicator warns Assembly Members over rejection of MCE nominee

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team in the Korle Klottey constituency has issued a stern warning to assembly members following...