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Manhyia fines Daddy Lumba’s family head after sister invokes Great Oath

The family head of the late highlife legend, Charles Kojo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has been fined two sheep by the Manhyia...

SML lawyer dismisses OSP’s GH¢125m recovery claim as unfounded

Lawyer for Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), Cephas Boyuo, has dismissed claims by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that the state is...

Gender Ministry refers case of abused teen footballer to CID

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has confirmed that the case involving the alleged sexual assault and subsequent death of 16-year-old...

Five-member Goldbod Jewellery board inaugurated, tasked to add value to Ghana’s gold

A new five-member board of Goldbod Jewellery has been officially inaugurated, with the mandate to direct the subsidiary to add value to Ghana's gold...

SML responds to President Mahama’s directive to terminate contracts with Finance Ministry and GRA

Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has formally submitted a detailed response to President John Dramani Mahama’s directive ordering the termination of all contracts between...

Papatia D/A Basic School marks maiden Speech and Prize-Giving Day, calls for better infrastructure

The Papatia D/A Basic School in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region has held its inaugural Speech and Prize-Giving Day, commemorating 31...

Executive Secretary of Peace Council appeals to government for financial and logistical support

Executive Secretary of the National Peace Council for the Central Region, Charles Ohene-Amoah, has called on the government and relevant institutions to provide financial...

Three Multimedia Group journalists injured in crash during illegal mining coverage with EPA

Three journalists from the Multimedia Group have been injured in a road accident while covering an official assignment on illegal mining activities with the...

Should LGBTQ+ be our priority? Dr. Amoah questions amid rising unemployment [Audio]

Dr. Stephen Amoah, Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, has called on Ghanaians to focus on pressing national issues such as youth unemployment and economic...

Naa Koryoo should be punished for false allegations against Hawa Koomson — Akosua Manu

Aide to the former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Akosua Manu, has called for sanctions against the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East,...

GJA Ashanti Region expresses solidarity with Journalists injured in galamsey coverage accident

The Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has expressed deep concern over the recent accident involving journalists who were on official...

Wasa East MP highlights licensing gaps in small-scale mining sector

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Wasa East, Isaac Adjei Mensah, has claimed that all small-scale miners in Ghana are technically...

Nearly 50,000 female condoms expire over low demand

Deputy Programme Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, Dr. Anthony Ashinyo, has revealed that close to 50,000 female condoms procured by the National...

NSA assures National Service Personnel of imminent payment of September allowances

The National Service Authority (NSA) has assured service personnel nationwide that the payment of their September 2025 allowances will be processed soon, as the...

Gov’t prioritising reliability over capacity in assessing presidential jet – Brogya Genfi

Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, has stated that the government’s assessment of Ghana’s presidential aircraft needs will prioritise reliability and long-haul capability...

Entire Presidential fleet under review — Brogya Genfi confirms

Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, says the government is currently assessing the Ghana Air Force’s operational needs as part of efforts to...

‘We were fleeing for our lives’ — EPA CEO narrates Obuasi galamsey attack that led to accident

The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Nana Ama Klutse, has detailed the circumstances surrounding the recent accident involving journalists...

Kpassa SHTS headmaster removed from office

The Headmaster of Kpassa Senior High Technical School (KPASTECH), Rockson Kwame Tawiah, has been removed from office for unauthorised collection of money from students. Mr...

Rainfall with strong winds and flash flooding expected till evening – Ghana Meteo

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued a weather alert, warning residents across the country to prepare for thunderstorms, strong winds, and possible flash...

Wa West MP calls for new presidential jet to enhance safety and efficiency

The Member of Parliament for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has called on the government to consider acquiring a new presidential aircraft, describing it...

Military impostor arrested after snatching motorbike at Kadjebi

A man posing as a military officer, identified only as Roy, has been arrested at Ve-Golokuati after allegedly snatching a motorbike from an ‘Okada' rider at Kadjebi in the Oti Region.   Manasseh...

Former NDA CEO, Deputies, and contractor face trial over alleged procurement manipulation

The Criminal High Court in Tamale has concluded the cross-examination of all four accused in the ongoing trial over alleged procurement irregularities at the...

Court remands 55 illegal immigrants arrested at Kuntunse 

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded 55 illegal immigrants into prison custody following their arrest at Kuntunse near Amasaman. The accused, part of a larger...

Two journalists injured in accident involving EPA team near Obuasi

A group of journalists accompanying officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on an anti-illegal mining operation has been involved in an accident in...

Businessman accused of defrauding mother, children in visa deal 

A 48-year-old businessman has appeared before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly collecting $15,500 and GH¢204,220 from a woman and her three children under the pretext...

Police launch investigation into murder, mob attack on Ehi Police Station 

The Volta Regional Police Command has begun investigations into the murder of 32-year-old Julius Sablah, also known as D-Black, and the subsequent mob attack on the Ehi...

Man, 26, arrested for allegedly sodomising 7-year-old boy in Mankessim

Eric Asamoah, 26, has been arrested by the police in the Central Region for allegedly sodomising a seven-year-old boy in Mankessim.   With the assistance of the victim’s father, the suspect...

Presidential jet undergoes final maintenance in France — Defence Ministry

The Ministry of Defence has announced that Ghana’s Presidential jet is currently undergoing final maintenance procedures in France ahead of its return to the...

Naa Koryoo clarifies comments on election violence, calls for peace and unity

The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Philips Naa Koryoo, has clarified her recent comments on the ongoing investigation into election-related violence, stressing...

Lightwave E-Healthcare expresses disappointment over treatment by Health Ministry

Senior Project Manager at Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions, Eric Agyei, has expressed deep disappointment over what he describes as unfair treatment of the company by...

Lightwave E-Healthcare denies hosting Ghana’s health data in India

Senior Project Manager at Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions, Eric Agyei, has refuted claims by the Minister of Health that the company’s data servers for the...

Lightwave E-Healthcare refutes overpayment claims, says 82% of work completed

Senior Project Manager of Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions, Eric Agyei, has dismissed claims by the Minister of Health that the company has been overpaid for...

Ghanaian border traders safe despite Regional unrest – Deputy Defence Minister assures

Deputy Minister for Defence, Brogya Gyenfi, has assured Ghanaians, particularly traders in border communities, of their safety amid instability in some neighbouring countries. Responding to...

Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions 100% Ghanaian owned without foreign interest – Senior Project Manager

Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions Limited has refuted allegations made by the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, regarding the management of Ghana’s National E-Healthcare Programme...

SSNIT hosts SSNITPosium as part of 60th anniversary celebration

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has held this year’s edition of the SSNITPosium as part of activities marking 60 years of...

Fire razes seven-bedroom house at Techiman

A devastating fire has razed a seven-bedroom house at Wangara Line, near Atomic Hotel and adjacent to the Techiman Holy Family Hospital in the...

NSMQ 2025: Mfantsipim defends title, beats AUGUSCO, OWASS to claim back-to-back glory

Mfantsipim School has written its name in gold once again. The “Botwe Boys” have successfully defended their crown to win the 2025 National Science...

The Fourth Estate rejects GJA/KGL Media Award nomination

Journalists of The Fourth Estate who have been named as finalists for the GJA/KGL Media Awards of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) will not...

Residents rush to siphon fuel after tanker accident at Teacher Mante

A fuel tanker overturned at Teacher Mante in the Eastern Region on Thursday, November 6, 2025, spilling petroleum products and attracting large crowds of...

GNFS saves the day as fire guts storey building at Mamprobi

A fierce fire on Thursday morning gutted the top floor of a one-storey building at Mamprobi Sureway in Accra, but rapid intervention by the...