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Police Council recommends two-year contract extension for IGP Yohuno

The Police Council has recommended a two-year contract extension for Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno ahead of his mandatory retirement in December...

Mpox cases reach 880, GHS urges public to stay alert

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed 11 new Mpox infections, raising the national case count to 880 as of November 20, 2025. The update follows...

President Mahama urges global cooperation during Duke of Edinburgh’s visit

President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the importance of stronger multilateral cooperation to address pressing global challenges, including climate change and economic inequality. He warned...

Concerned Youth accuse Asante Akyem North MP of pushing mining activities

Concerned youth in the Asante Akyem North Municipality have staged a protest against their Member of Parliament, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, an independent candidate, over...

Family of late Daddy Lumba rejects announced funeral date

The direct family of the late highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has expressed strong objections to a widely circulated...

Kissi Agyebeng’s removal: Shamima Muslim receives petition

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has reassured Ghanaians that no citizen should feel intimidated when exercising their constitutional rights, following the submission of a...

GHS alerts districts ahead of Zipline Sefwi Wiawso Centre suspension

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Western North Region has directed all district health facilities to prepare for the temporary suspension of operations...

Two employees found dead in parked vehicle at Atonsu Agogo

Two employees of a Chinese-owned company, Asomdwie Rubber Company, have been found dead in a parked vehicle at the premises of a shoe factory...

Majority pushes for changes to Minerals Act to maximise royalties

The Majority Caucus in Parliament is pushing for an amendment to the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), to enable Ghana maximise revenue...

Ghana Police Service issues notice over e-voucher challenge in ongoing security agencies recruitment

The Ghana Police Service has announced that some applicants for the 2025/2026 recruitment into the internal security agencies are facing challenges initiating their applications...

E/R: Missing civilian employee found dead in Bediasi river

The community of Ahyia Yeboah, near Sokode-Juaso close to Akyem Kukurantumi in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region, has been thrown into...

Okyehene urges chiefs to lead in national development efforts

The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has called on traditional leaders across Ghana to actively support government initiatives aimed at the country’s holistic development. Speaking...

Kpandai rerun: System is rotten, judiciary losing public confidence – Kamaldeen Abdulai warns

Former National Nasara Coordinator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kamaldeen Abdulai, has raised serious concerns over the integrity of Ghana’s judicial system following...

Supreme Court allows Democracy Hub to join Wesley Girls Religious Discrimination Suit

The Supreme Court has granted Democracy Hub permission to file a written address as a friend of the court (amicus curiae) in the ongoing...

Amantena residents stage protest against proposed mining activities

Residents of Amantena in the Asante Akyem North Municipality of the Ashanti Region have staged a massive demonstration to oppose any form of mining...

Manhyia South MP warns against setting ‘dangerous precedent’ in Chief Justice removal

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has warned that Ghana risks setting a “dangerous precedent” in its handling of...

NDC will reclaim Kpandai seat in rerun – Eric Adjei

The Deputy Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Eric Adjei, has expressed strong confidence that the party will win the upcoming Kpandai...

She talks to MCEs like we’re her children – Former Suhum MCE slams Naa Torshie [Listen]

Former Suhum Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Margaret Darko-Dankwa, has accused former Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Irene Naa Torshie Addo, of...

EPA impounds excavators, shuts illegal shops in Eastern Region during compliance crackdown

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in the Eastern Region has conducted a major enforcement operation in Osino, Fanteakwa South District, targeting illegal mining activities...

Duke of Edinburgh’s visit shows Ghana’s commitment to scaling play-based learning – Apaak

Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to nationwide play-based early childhood education during a visit by the Duke of Edinburgh to the Presbyterian Women’s College...

Bekwai Circuit Court jails two young men for 35 years over robbery

The Bekwai Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Justice Isaac Appiatu, has sentenced two young men to a combined 35 years in prison...

Minority rejects High Court ruling on Kpandai parliamentary election

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has challenged the High Court’s decision to annul the 2024 parliamentary election results in the Kpandai Constituency, insisting that...

Kingsley Agyemang pays full medical bills for all patients at Kyebi Government Hospital on his birthday

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, marked his birthday with a remarkable act of compassion by settling the full medical bills...

Tema–Dawhenya dual carriageway set for completion within two years – Kwame Agbodza

The dualisation of the Tema Community 25–Dawhenya road is expected to be completed within the next two years, the Minister for Roads and Highways,...

70% of major road contractors in Ghana are local firms – Roads Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has disclosed that Ghanaian-owned construction companies constitute the majority of contractors working on road projects...

Happy Sunshine Company unveils new school building to boost education in Kyekyewere

Happy Sunshine Company Limited, a leading tomato paste producer in Ghana, has commissioned a fully furnished school building for the Kyekyewere Presby Primary and...

Kasoa–Winneba highway set for June 2026 completion – Kwame Agbodza gives firm timeline

The Kasoa–Winneba stretch of the coastal highway is expected to be completed by June 2026, Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza has confirmed. Speaking...

EC staffer behind petition against Jean Mensa and deputies’ removal interdicted

Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, the Electoral Commission (EC) staff member who petitioned President John Mahama to remove Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies, has...

Petition to remove Chairperson: It’s not as a result of hatred – EC staff

An Electoral Commission (EC) staff member, Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, has dismissed claims that his petition to President John Dramani Mahama seeking the removal of...

I am still in office, I will win any rerun – Kpandai MP

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, has said he remains unfazed by the High Court ruling that annulled the 2024 parliamentary election...

Kamal-Deen confident Bawumia will win NPP presidential primary with 70% votes

A former National Nasara Coordinator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kamal-Deen Abdullai, has expressed confidence that Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will win...

Adentan Market Traders appeal for gov’t support to restore fair pricing, improve infrastructure

The Adentan Market Tenants Association has called on government and key stakeholders to intervene urgently to restore fair pricing and improve the overall business...

University of Ghana debunks claims of LGBTQ+ endorsement in revised statutes

The University of Ghana has firmly denied claims that it amended its statutes to support or encourage LGBTQ+ activities, describing the allegations as baseless...

Over 15,000 persons infected with HIV last year – Ghana AIDS Commission

The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that more than 15,290 people were newly infected with HIV between January and December last year, marking a...

I’m not surprised by the court ruling, NDC informed the constituents last week – Kpandai MP [Listen]

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, has said he is not surprised by the High Court ruling that...

We must bring back burning of excavators – Ghana Institute of Foresters

Vincent Kusi Kyei, National Treasurer of the Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF), has warned that Ghana can no longer afford half-hearted measures in the...

Our actions show we are not serious – GIF on galamsey fight

Vincent Kusi Kyei, National Treasurer of the Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF), has raised concerns over the country’s diminishing resolve in combating illegal mining,...

ASM driving Ghana’s 2025 economic recovery – GoldBod CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has called for stronger international collaboration to curb gold smuggling and promote...

Mahama’s government will finish full term without a single scandal – Nyarko Ampem

Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem says he is confident that President John Mahama’s administration will complete its four-year mandate without a single scandal. Speaking...

SEC warns public over 33 TV stations airing suspected money-doubling scams

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a cautionary warning after identifying 33 television stations airing suspected fraudulent “money-doubling” investment schemes across Ghana. In...