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Support Mahama’s agenda even without positions – Asiedu Nketia to NDC members

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has urged party members who have not received government appointments to remain...

Wode Maya, Rocky Dawuni, Anita Erskine and 2 others awarded diplomatic passports by Foreign Minister Ablakwa

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has presented diplomatic passports to five high-profile Ghanaians — travel vlogger Wode Maya, Grammy-nominated reggae artist...

DVLA clears backlog of over 440,000 driver’s licence cards – Transport Minister

The Minister for Transport, Joseph Nikpe Bukari, has announced that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has cleared a backlog of more than...

Yayra Koku assures NIA staff of improved welfare [Audio]

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Yayra Koku Deku, has assured staff of the Authority that their welfare remains...

640,000 Ghana Card backlogs cleared, instant registration now available – NIA boss [Audio]

Chief Executive Officer of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Yayra Koku Deku, says significant progress has been made since he assumed office, with...

Ministry of Transport pledges to resolve Railway Workers’ salary arrears

The Ministry of Transport has pledged to address the grievances of railway workers who have gone nearly a year without pay. The Railway Workers Union...

Man who incited violence against Mahama, public officials jailed 

David Kwodow Prah Afful, the man seen in a viral video threatening to kill the President, Members of Parliament, and other government officials if...

NIA boss clarifies social media post on linking Ghana Card to MoMo, bank accounts

NIA Executive Secretary, Wisdom Yayra Koku, has clarified a February 2025 social media post, explaining that his remarks were about plans to activate the...

Akoto Royal Family urges Adiko Royals to respect rule of law in Tanyigbe chieftaincy dispute

The Akoto Royal Family of the Doku Dzehe stool has appealed to the Adiko Royal Family to uphold the rule of law in the...

Check out countries where Ghanaians abroad can get their Ghana Card [Audio]

Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Yayra Koku, has outlined ongoing efforts to make Ghana Card registration more accessible to citizens...

Being an MP is one of the toughest jobs – Felix Kwakye Ofosu

Member of Parliament for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has described the position of MPs as...

FDA to inspect school food vendors’ certifications in Central Region

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in the Central Region has announced plans to inspect the certifications of food vendors operating in schools to...

Mahama pledges 40km of roads for 166 Constituencies over the next four years

President John Dramani Mahama has launched a nationwide road initiative that will see 166 constituencies benefit from 40 kilometres of road construction each over...

Threads of Tradition: Asantehene’s mourning cloth tells story of grief

On day two of the Asantehemaa’s burial rites, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II stands as the embodiment of a grieving kingdom, his attire...

GoldBod suspends NK Benark Enterprise’s license

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has suspended the license of NK Benark Enterprise, a licensed Tier 2 gold buying company, and ordered the immediate...

Bawumia commiserates with family of late Apostle Kwadwo Safo ‘Kantanka’

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commiserated with former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Sarah Adwoa Safo, and her family following the death...

Big Push Initiative: Road contractors to work day and night – Roads Minister

The Minister of Roads, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has announced that all contractors working under the Big Push initiative will undertake construction works around the...

42-year-old nursing mother drowns in pond at Amuana Praso

A 42-year-old nursing mother has drowned in a pond at Amuana Praso in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region. The deceased, identified as...

Kpandai DCE warns youth against drug abuse and crime

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Kpandai, Haruna Karim, has cautioned the youth of the district against drug abuse and criminal activities such as...

Kwakye Ofosu accuses Akufo-Addo administration of complicity in galamsey

Member of Parliament for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has accused the former Akufo-Addo administration of...

Kempinski Hotel disassociates itself from Israeli Film Festival in Accra

Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City Accra has firmly denied claims that it is sponsoring the Israeli Film Festival, scheduled to take place from September...

NPP Youth Wing condemns police assault on TaTU students

The National Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned what it describes as “arbitrary and undemocratic” police violence against students of...

KLM cancels flights over strike; passengers arrive in Accra without luggage

Dutch airline KLM cancelled about 100 flights on Tuesday due to a strike by ground crew at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, a spokesperson for the...

Tryton Motors Ltd. launches JAC truck range

JAC Motors, a global automotive powerhouse, has expanded its footprint in Ghana with the official launch of the JAC Truck Range vehicles by Tryton...

Asanko Gold impasse: Lands Minister urges calm, assures speedy resolution

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has assured stakeholders of government’s commitment to swiftly resolving the conflict between Asanko Gold...

SHS placement to be released today 

The Ministry of Education has advised parents and guardians not to pay money to anyone who promises to secure a senior high school (SHS)...

Gov’t announces permanent military deployment in 44 galamsey hotspots

Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has outlined a new government strategy to curb illegal mining, popularly known as...

US judge blasts Trump deportations to Ghana but…

A U.S. federal judge on Monday night sharply criticised the Trump administration for deporting five migrants from Nigeria and Gambia to Ghana, but ruled...

Mining communities hail Minerals Commission reforms under outgoing CEO Martin Ayisi

The Association of Mining Communities of Ghana (AMCOG) has hailed the tenure of outgoing Minerals Commission Chief Executive Officer, Martin Ayisi, describing his leadership...

‘Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev arrested in Georgia

A convicted con artist who was the subject of a popular 2022 Netflix documentary, The Tinder Swindler, has been arrested in Georgia, local officials...

GoldBod issues apology over publication of wrong photo in gold smuggling case

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has apologised and issued a correction after mistakenly publishing the wrong photograph of a suspect in an ongoing gold...

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...

Upland rice from CSIR-CRI offers hope for local farmers and Ghana’s rice economy

On a small plot of land at the Fumesua campus of the Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, a...