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Jinapor appeals for patience as electricity tariffs rise

Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has urged Ghanaians to exercise patience and understanding as the nation prepares for an anticipated...

PPP backs CJ suspension, cites constitutional grounds

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has declared its support for the President’s decision to suspend the Chief Justice, describing the action as constitutionally sound...

ECG being deliberately discredited to pave way for privatization – PUWU

The Public Utility Workers’ Union (PUWU) has accused government officials of deliberately tarnishing the image of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to justify...

8 dead, others in critical condition after accident on Yeji-Kumasi highway

Eight people have been confirmed dead following an accident on the Yeji-Kumasi Highway in the Bono East Region. About 11 others are said to be...

Fuel tanker catches fire on Accra-Kumasi highway

A major disaster was narrowly avoided on the Accra-Kumasi highway after a fully loaded fuel tanker caught fire near New Jejeti. The incident, which occurred...

National Apprenticeship Programme reserves 60% for women, 15% for PWDs

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has announced that the National Apprenticeship Programme will prioritize the inclusion of marginalized groups, reserving...

Ghana Meteo warns of afternoon rainstorm in Accra, Central and Volta Regions

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a weather alert, forecasting moderate to heavy thunderstorms and rainstorms across parts of the country today, April 29,...

MoMo vendor shot dead during robbery operation in Aflao

A mobile money agent tragically lost his life on Monday, 28th April, following an armed robbery by unknown assailants at Aflao in the Ketu...

Binduri MP optimistic about lasting peace in Bawku

The Member of Parliament for Binduri, Issifu Mahmoud, has expressed optimism that the ongoing mediation process, led by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II,...

Politicians’ involvement in galamsey makes fight difficult – Tony Aubynn

The Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation, Dr. Anthony Aubynn, has raised concerns over political interference in the fight against illegal...

Police probe viral video of alleged kidnapping and assault

The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into a suspected case of kidnapping and assault involving a female adult featured in a viral...

Goaso Hospital appeals for urgent infrastructure and staffing improvements

The management of Goaso Municipal Hospital (GMH) in the Ahafo Region has appealed to the government to urgently improve the facility’s infrastructure, equipment, and...

Foreign Affairs Ministry rolls out chip-embedded passport

The long-awaited chip-embedded passport was officially launched at a ceremony held at the Passport Office headquarters in Accra. This advanced passport technology, which has been...

Mahama committed to opening up Afram Plains once and for all – Kwame Agbodza

The government is set to construct a 3.6-kilometre bridge over the River Afram in the Eastern Region, alongside the development of approximately 100 kilometres...

Education Minister inaugurates UDS Governing Council

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has inaugurated the Governing Council of the University for Development Studies (UDS), urging members to prioritise preserving the...

Just 22 staff supervising 5,000 students at Accra Academy – Headmaster laments

The management of Accra Academy Senior High School has cited a critical lack of on-campus staff accommodation as a major contributor to rising levels...

Bono Minister orders NEDCo to tackle intermittent power outages

The Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, on Monday ordered the Sunyani Area of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) to urgently tackle the...

Family cries for government intervention as illegal miners invade ancestral lands

Members of the Asona Clan in Nkwaten, a community in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, are calling on the government to...

CJ suspension: Why I don’t agree that Mahama followed due process – Ex Deputy A-G [Video]

Former Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Diana Asonaba Dapaah, has criticised President John Mahama’s decision to suspend Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, describing...

Vice Chancellors demand review of retirement age for university lecturers

Vice-Chancellors Ghana has called on the government to review and extend the retirement age for university lecturers from 60 to 70 years, citing the...

Scholarship Secretariat boss pays courtesy call on Ghana’s High Commissioner to UK

The Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat, Alexander Kwaku Asafo-Agyei, has paid a working visit to Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK). The purpose...

Gabriel Atokple champions unity and compassion at Tanko Foundation’s Easter Celebration

In a demonstration that leadership is rooted in compassion, unity, and service, His Excellency Gabriel Kwamigah Tanko Atokple, the Volta Regional Representative on Ghana’s...

Dzita’s race against thirst: Homecoming Festival drives water campaign for 12 communities

In a historic moment of determination and unity, the people of Dzita-Agbledomi have turned their 2025 Easter Homecoming Festival into a lifeline for survival,...

Court awards Ntim Fordjour ₵700,000 in defamation suit

Assin South Member of Parliament (MP), Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has been awarded ₵700,000 in damages in a defamation lawsuit against two individuals, Stephen...

Energy Minister denies labelling Tamale residents as power thieves

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has firmly denied allegations circulating on social media that he had described 70% of...

Lack of boarding facilities forcing Chemu SHS students to stay with boyfriends – Headmistress

The headmistress of Chemu Senior High School (SHS) has expressed concerns regarding the challenges faced by students due to the lack of infrastructure. According to...

MCE appeals for more aid as Akatsi South struggles to recover from devastating rainstorm

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Akatsi South, Daniel Dagba, has made a passionate appeal for additional support from institutions, organizations, and benevolent individuals...

Bernard Ahiafor mobilizes relief for rainstorm victims in Akatsi South

In a swift and highly transparent relief effort, the Member of Parliament for Akatsi South and First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor, has...

I’ll be hurt if I don’t give birth to a child like me – Albino explains

Living with albinism is a condition most people don't pray for, but when it happens, one has to embrace it, as they are a...

OSP files criminal charges against Charles Bissue

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has filed 15 criminal charges against Charles Bissue, former Secretary of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal...

Mahama committed to lasting transformation – Omane Boamah

Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has affirmed that President John Dramani Mahama is committed to delivering lasting transformational change during his current...

Energy Ministry denies return of ‘dumsor’ attributes power outages to localised faults

The Public Relations Officer for the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Isaac Agyei Kwakye, has refuted claims that frequent power outages (dumsor) have...

Forgive us for our lapses; we’ll do better next time – Bawumia urges Ghanaians

Former Vice President of Ghana and 2024 Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has appealed to Ghanaians for forgiveness over...

Ataa Ayi’s mechanic appeals 35-year sentence after decades in jail

The Court of Appeal has set June 5, 2025, to deliver judgment on one of the convicted accomplices of notorious criminal Ataa Ayi, who...

Kissi Agyebeng opposes move to hand over OSP mandate to CHRAJ

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has firmly opposed proposals to transfer his office's anti-corruption mandate to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice...

Blaming others does not equate to accountability – Palgrave tells Bawumia

Former Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security under the Akufo-Addo administration, Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has launched a scathing attack on Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, accusing...

Keta: Police destroy 24 bags of suspected cannabis

The Keta Divisional Police Command in the Volta Region has destroyed 24 maxim bags of suspected cannabis at Adzido in the municipality. The suspected weed...

Mahama to launch Adwumawura Programme today

"President John Dramani Mahama is expected to launch the Adwumawura Programme in the Ashanti Region today, April 28, 2025. The key programme by the Mahama-led...

Christian Council appoints Patrick Boamah as Ambassador for 2025 Christian Home Week Celebrations

The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has appointed Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central Constituency, Patrick Yaw Boamah, as Ambassador for the 2025 Christian...

Posterity will vindicate NPP government’s good works – Bawumia

Former Vice President and NPP Flagbearer for the 2024 Elections, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the rank and file of the NPP to be...