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Bawumia donates GH¢3m to NPP for welfare support

The 2024 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has donated a total of GH¢3 million to the party to support...

Accra High Court strikes out motion against anti-galamsey protest

An Accra High Court has struck out a motion filed by the Ghana Police Service that sought to prohibit a planned protest against illegal...

Minority on Health Committee appeals to TTH doctors to return to work

The Minority Caucus on Health has expressed concern over the suspension of emergency and outpatient services at Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH). The strike action, which...

Minority condemns killing of woman and four children in Binduri

The Minority Caucus on the Gender, Children, and Social Welfare Committee of Parliament has condemned the recent killing of a woman and her four...

Education Minister tasks NTC to propose alternative to licensure exams

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has directed the National Teaching Council (NTC) to develop a new professional framework to replace the current teacher licensure examinations,...

Greater Accra records 200 cholera cases, 13 deaths in 2025

The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate has confirmed a total of 200 cholera cases in the region so far this year, with 13 deaths...

I won’t leave my husband even if I catch him with another woman – Cynthia Morrison

Former Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Cynthia Morrison, has vowed to stand by her husband and not leave him, even if she...

Volo Chief appeals for social amenities at 2025 Tugbedzo Festival

The Acting Paramount Chief of the Volo Traditional Area in the North Tongu Municipality of the Volta Region, Regent Bennett Koblah Appleh, has made...

Farmers seek COCOBOD intervention over forceful takeover of farms by bauxite company

Cocoa farmers within the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region are calling on the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa...

Atta Akyea wades into Chief Justice’s suspension saga [Audio]

Former Abuakwa South Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Atta Akyea, has joined the calls for strict adherence to due process in the ongoing attempt...

Vanderpuije defends demolitions during tenure as Accra Mayor

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South and former Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Nii Okoe Vanderpuije, addressed concerns regarding the series of...

Nkwanta South MCE organizes draining of abandoned underpass

In a proactive effort to enhance public health and safety, Joseph Antwi Awal, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South Municipality in the...

155 bank, SDI staff dismissed over fraud in 2024 – BoG report

At least 155 staff members of banks and specialized deposit-taking institutions (SDIs) were dismissed in 2024 for their involvement in fraudulent activities, according to...

Trailer carrying assorted drinks crashes on Asukawkaw Bridge

A trailer transporting assorted drinks from Accra to Dambai in the Oti region has been involved in an accident at the Asukawkaw Bridge. The head...

Political parties announce nationwide protest over Chief Justice’s suspension

A coalition of political parties has scheduled a nationwide protest for Monday, May 5, 2025, following the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. The decision...

Ghana is not broke, it is bleeding- Prof. Boadi

Dean of the Faculty of Accounting and Finance at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Associate Professor Isaac Boadi, has painted a sobering...

Parliament’s Sanitation Committee opposes call to scrap YEA-Zoomlion contract

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation has opposed calls for the Youth Employment Authority (YEA) to discontinue its contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a...

Mahama orders promotion of all eligible deputy education directors

President John Mahama has directed the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately promote all eligible education directors. The Minister for...

Health Minister presents medical equipment to Tamale Teaching Hospital

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has delivered a range of medical equipment and supplies to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) to support...

Ag. Chief Justice directs registrars to submit all new cases, applications for assignment and hearing dates

The acting Chief Justice (CJ), Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has issued a new directive mandating that all newly filed cases and applications in the country's superior...

FDA intensifies crackdown on fake diapers amid growing health concerns

Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed over one million counterfeit diapers that had infiltrated the local market. The diapers, which were seized in...

Tema Traditional Council expresses displeasure over non-indigenous MCE nominations

The Tema Traditional Council has voiced dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the nominations for the Chief Executives of Tema, Ashaiman, and Tema West. The...

Mahama gives update on Vice President’s health

President John Dramani Mahama has provided an update on the health status of Vice President Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, assuring Ghanaians that she is...

Ahafo Regional Minister urges newly sworn-in MMDCEs to champion good governance

Charity Ghardinar, the Ahafo Regional Minister, has reminded Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to give meaning to the trust reposed in them by...

Adu-Boahene, wife sue Attorney General for defamation

Lawyers for embattled former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, have filed a defamation suit against...

IET-GH leadership visits CBI Ghana to explore LC3 cement innovation [Photos]

On April 23, 2025, a delegation from the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), led by its President, Engr. Henry Kwadwo Boateng, paid...

Farmers commend COCOBOD over decision to announce new prices in August

Farmers in Sehwi Aboagyekrom in the Western North Region have lauded the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) following the announcement that a new cocoa producer...

34-year-old taxi driver arrested for allegedly killing his 23-year-old girlfriend

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old taxi driver over the alleged murder of his long-time girlfriend at Abuakwa in the Ashanti...

Old Tafo MP files injunction against suspension of Chief Justice

Old Tafo Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Ekow Assafuah has filed a motion of notice at the Supreme Court, challenging President John Mahama’s suspension...

Four arrested as NACOC intercepts cargo with suspected cocaine at Swiss Port 

Officials of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, intercepted a cargo being packaged for shipping at the Swiss Port. It contained...

One dead, others injured in military-civilian clash at Nyinahini

One person has been shot dead in an alleged clash between a group of military men and some youth in Nyinahini, Ashanti Region. Five others...

GNECC calls for thorough analysis of existing curriculum amidst review process 

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has hailed the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu's decision to establish a 13-member committee to review the...

Be bold, courageous and truthful – Mahama urges Ministers and Appointees 

President John Dramani Mahama has urged his ministers and presidential staffers to approach their duties with boldness, courage, and honesty as they confront the...

GBA breaks silence on suspension of Chief Justice

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has urged strict adherence to constitutional procedures and the principles of the rule of law in response to the...

Adum Fire: Traders pull down roofing sheets used by KMA to cordon off affected areas to ply their business

Traders at the Adum Blue Light Arena have pulled down the fence erected by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to cordon off the affected...

Adom Brands commiserate with Akumaa Mama Zimbi [Photos]

Representatives from Adom Brands of the Multimedia Group Limited (MGL) on Thursday, April 24, 2025, commiserated with Adom TV/FM presenter, Joyce Akumaa Dongotey Padi,...

Mahama calls for greater local participation in resource exploration amid Damang dispute

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called for increased indigenous involvement in the exploration and management of Ghana’s natural resources, as tensions rise over...

Police secure restriction notice against anti-galamsey demo at Jubilee House

The Ghana Police Service has secured a restriction order against a three-day anti-galamsey demonstration scheduled to be held by pressure group, Generational Right Protection...

Tamale Teaching Hospital strike bites hard; many patients denied healthcare

Dozens of patients were left frustrated and fuming as they arrived at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) on Thursday morning seeking medical attention, only...