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BECE malpractice exposé shows corruption creeping into schools – Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has warned that corruption is no longer confined to Ghana’s public institutions but is steadily creeping into schools, homes,...

Wa Naa performs historic cow-crossing with staff at Dumba Festival

The Wa Naa, Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, has climaxed this year’s Dumba Festival with a rare and historic act of crossing over the sacrificial...

Upper West Bar Chairman demands action on stalled Wa High Court project

Chairman of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) in the Upper West Region, Lawyer Ubeidu Bin Sidik, has raised concern over the deplorable state of...

Railway Workers threaten strike over 12 months of unpaid salaries

The Railway Workers Union of Ghana has announced plans for a strike and picketing on September 30, 2025, if the Ghana Railway Company Limited...

How peaceful TaTU students’ protest escalated into clashes with police [Audio]

The Public Relations Officer of the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) at Tamale Technical University(TaTU), Alhassan Huzeifa Hassan, has recounted how Tuesday’s student...

Future of African energy must be shaped by Africans – Energy Minister

Energy and Green Transition Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has urged African leaders, policymakers, and investors to take charge of the continent’s energy future rather...

One dead in accident on Cape Coast–Accra highway

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed one fatality following a road crash involving a long vehicle at Nkanfoa Junction on the Cape...

Africa cannot accept energy transition that deepens poverty – John Jinapor

Energy and Green Transition Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has cautioned that Africa will not embrace an energy transition that worsens inequality and denies citizens...

Students’ protest came as a surprise – TaTU Director of Public Affairs [Audio]

The management of Tamale Technical University (TaTU) has described Tuesday’s student protest as a complete surprise, despite earlier engagements aimed at addressing student concerns. The...

Health Minister urges traditional medicine practitioners to uphold standards

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has called on members of the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) to adhere strictly to standards in...

Coalition Against Galamsey rejects EPA Deputy’s ‘blood bath’ warning

The Convener of the Coalition Against Galamsey, Ghana, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has strongly refuted claims by the Deputy Chief Executive of the Environmental Protection...

Kpone youth demonstrate over poor infrastructure and water shortages

A group of young people in Kpone, within the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, have staged a demonstration to protest poor...

Tamale Central by-election: Prof. Alidu to be declared unopposed if… – EC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate in the Tamale Central by-election, Prof. Alidu Seidu, is set to make history as the first person...

Asutifi North MP begins road rehabilitation to ease commuting challenges

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has commenced efforts to rehabilitate neglected roads in the...

Nkosoɔ small-scale miners demand return of seized concession from gov’t

Residents and small-scale miners in Woramumuso, Ahafo Region, are demanding the immediate return of a mining concession they claim was wrongfully taken from them...

Every region to benefit from Big Push Programme – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that his government’s flagship Big Push infrastructure programme will deliver nationwide development, with all 16 regions set...

Roads Minister promises completion of Big Push road projects in 24 months

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has given firm assurances that the newly launched Big Push road project in Afienya in the...

10 injured after accident involving 3 vehicles at Gomoa Akotsi Junction

Ten people sustained serious injuries following a road accident involving three vehicles at Gomoa Akotsi Junction on the Kasoa–Winneba Highway in the Central Region. Eyewitnesses...

Auditor-General recovers GH¢10m unearned salaries – CID to prosecute validation officials

The Office of the Auditor-General has recovered GH¢10 million from individuals who were paid salaries they were not entitled to, remitting the funds into...

EPA Deputy CEO cautions against state of emergency in mining areas

The Deputy Chief Executive for Operations at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Professor Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has warned that declaring a state of emergency in...

Police, GoldBod place GH¢1m bounty on gold smuggling suspects

The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Ghana Gold Board, has launched a manhunt for four individuals allegedly involved in gold smuggling. The wanted...

GPRTU leads massive demo in Accra over alleged land takeover [Video]

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and allied groups on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, staged a major demonstration in Accra’s Central Business District...

NACOC arrests British National, two Ghanaians at KIA over 38kg suspected cannabis

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a British national and two Ghanaian accomplices at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for attempting to smuggle...

Galamsey: It is time for another protest walk – Ken Ashigbey to Catholic Church

Convener for the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has renewed calls for a nationwide prayer walk by the Catholic Church to rally...

Tamale Technical University students injured after clash with police during demo

Scores of students at the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) sustained injuries on Monday after a peaceful demonstration over poor facilities and delayed funds turned...

NPP pays glowing tribute to Apostle Kwadwo Safo ‘Kantanka’

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has paid glowing tribute to Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, the renowned religious leader, inventor, and philanthropist, following his passing...

15 escape death after tyre burst at Asikyire Nkwanta

Fifteen passengers narrowly escaped death after a minibus somersaulted at Asikyire Nkwanta in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. The vehicle,...

Don’t expect NDC to end galamsey in eight months – Eric Adjei fires at NPP [Video]

Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, has pushed back against the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) criticism of...

IMANI flags credibility concerns over Mahama’s ORAL anti-corruption drive

The Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative, launched by President John Dramani Mahama on January 7 as part of his anti-corruption agenda, is facing...

IMANI Report: Controversies erode goodwill for Mahama’s “ResettingGhana” agenda

A new assessment by IMANI Africa on the first six months of President John Dramani Mahama’s administration has found that the initial goodwill surrounding...

IMANI Africa advises Mahama administration to match rhetoric with delivery

Policy think tank IMANI Africa has issued a series of recommendations to President John Dramani Mahama’s administration following an assessment of its first six...

Galamsey fight: Appiah-Kubi urges ‘war-time’ approach and presidential commitment

Former Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has called for a more aggressive and coordinated approach to tackling illegal mining, popularly...

Gov’t buys tomatoes and onions from Asante Akim North farmers  

The government has moved to purchase 1,000 boxes of tomatoes and 2,000 bags of onions grown by farmers in the Asante Akim North District...

Driver remanded over alleged robbery of Kia truck at Amasaman

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 44-year-old driver, Stephen Namtey, into police custody for allegedly robbing a man of a Kia Rhino truck...

Gov’t to publish full list of 2,500 scholarship beneficiaries

The Government of Ghana has announced plans to award more than 2,500 scholarships this year to both Ghanaian and ECOWAS students, with the full...

GBA has lost relevance, now acts like NPP appendage – Amaliba

Former Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has criticised the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), accusing it of losing...

ORAL driving big wins in asset recovery, anti-corruption reforms – Ablakwa

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has praised President John Mahama’s commitment to recovering state resources, commending the impact of the defunct Operation Recover...

Man who threatened Afenyo-Markin, others arrested 

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested a man identified as Alhaji Abdul Wahab after a video surfaced online in which he allegedly...

A-G criticising himself with GBA ‘self-service’ claim – Tuah-Yeboah

Former Deputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has described as self-criticism the recent comments by Attorney-General Dr. Dominic Ayine, who accused the Ghana Bar Association (GBA)...

Group petitions Mahama over UCC Vice-Chancellor’s tenure as retirement age nears 

A brewing leadership crisis at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has sparked a petition to President John Dramani Mahama, urging his intervention to...