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Ghana approves visa waiver agreements with 4 countries

Parliament has approved the ratification of visa waiver agreements between Ghana and four countries—Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Colombia, and the Commonwealth of Dominica. The...

Gov’t notifies IMF of decision to cap public sector wage increases at 10%

The Government of Ghana has formally notified the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of its decision to cap public sector wage increases at 10 percent...

Mid‑year budget review: Finance Minister won’t ask for extra funds – Committee chair

The Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Economy and Development, Eric Afful, has indicated that the upcoming mid‑year budget review will adhere to the GH₵293 billion...

Inaccurate applicant details stall passport deliveries

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged passport applicants to double-check their contact details after several passports remained undelivered due to incorrect addresses and...

Kusasi Chief shooting: Investigate thoroughly before pointing fingers, security expert urges

Security expert Dr. Victor Doke has cautioned the public against rushing to blame any specific ethnic or social group in the aftermath of the...

Nii Adama Latse II loses case at Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has quashed the order directed at the National House of Chiefs in Kumasi to restore Nii Tackie Adama Latse II onto...

Three suspected poachers arrested in Ankasa Conservation Area

Three suspected poachers have been apprehended by resource guards at the Ankasa Conservation Area in the Western Region. The arrest was made on July 9,...

One dead after fire outbreak at uncompleted fuel station in Ejura [Photos]

A fire outbreak at an uncompleted fuel station near the Ejura Babasso cemetery in the Ashanti Region has claimed the life of one person. According...

Nhyira Fm’s Obra Show resolves child custody dispute after shifting narratives

What began as an emotional plea from a distressed mother took an unexpected turn on Nhyira FM’s Obra Show, as new revelations shifted the...

Queen Mother of Offinso endorses Obra Show’s fight for justice

The Queen Mother of Offinso, Nana Adwoa Afranewaa III, has commended Nhyira FM’s Obra Show for its relentless efforts in seeking justice, especially for...

‘You were right, I was wrong’ – Charlotte Osei recalls humble moment with late Atta Mills

Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, has recounted what she described as a rare act of humility by the late President...

Road accidents: 1,504 deaths recorded in first half of 2025 – NRSA

Ghana recorded a total of 7,289 road crashes and 1,504 fatalities between January and June 2025, according to provisional data released by the National...

UN climate address highlights Ghana’s role in Oceans Centres Initiatives

The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), in collaboration with the UN Global Compact Network Ghana, has held a special media engagement on climate issues. The...

NSMQ 2025: Osei Kyeretwie SHS students sacked from quiz hall 

Supporters of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) were asked to leave the quiz hall during Contest 8 of the Ashanti Regional qualifiers after...

Declare road crashes a public health emergency – CUTS International

Consumer advocacy group CUTS International is urging the government to declare road crashes a public health emergency, following alarming statistics indicating that an average...

Africa to be hit hard as UK foreign aid cuts revealed

The government has revealed details of its plans to cut foreign aid, with support for children's education and women's health in Africa facing the...

Late Prof Mills would be outraged by ‘galamsey’ menace – Charlotte Osei

Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, says the late President John Evans Atta Mills would have been outraged by the environmental devastation...

Mugabe Saifu Maase appointed board member of TOR

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has officially inaugurated the newly reconstituted Board of Directors for the Tema Oil Refinery...

KNUST promotes E-Learning Centre as key to a digital 24-hour economy

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has launched its 2025 E-Learning Week with a call to reimagine education in support of...

Sammy Gyamfi sues Afia Schwarzenegger

The Chief Executive Officer of Goldbod and National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has filed a defamation suit against...

Killers of Kusaasi Chief in Ashanti won’t go unpunished – Asokore Mampong MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive for Asokore Mampong, Ben Abdullah Alhassan, says perpetrators in the alleged killing of the Kusaasi Chief in Ashanti region will...

Interior Minister condemns killing of Kusasi chief in Kumasi

Interior Minister and Member of Parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has condemned the fatal shooting of Kusasi Chief, Naa Abdul-Malik Azenbe, in Kumasi. According...

Minority slams NDC government over galamsey

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, accusing it of hypocrisy and failure in tackling illegal mining, popularly known...

Government clears Capitation Grant arrears for Basic Schools – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that the government has fully paid all outstanding arrears of the Capitation Grant for public basic schools,...

Governing Board of Engineering Council inaugurated

Acting in accordance with the Engineering Council Act, 2011 (Act 819), President John Dramani Mahama has appointed a new Governing Board for the Engineering...

NSMQ 2025: Parkoso SHS pulls out of Ashanti qualifiers

Parkoso Senior High School has pulled out of the 2025 Ashanti Regional qualifiers of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), claiming it was...

Galamsey: Savannah Regional Minister destroys over 100 structures, seizes 8 excavators in Tuntumba

The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awurbe (Esq.), has led a security operation in collaboration with the Regional Police Command to dismantle illegal mining activities...

Galamsey: Gov’t sets up National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS)

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced the establishment of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) as part...

Immigration Officer murder: Key suspect reappears in court

Bright Aweh Roberts, the prime suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah, has made his second appearance at the...

Illegal mining fight is a marathon, not a sprint – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has reiterated the government’s unwavering commitment to eradicating illegal mining, describing the effort as...

Government revokes 55 small-scale mining licenses, 907 others under review – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced the revocation of 55 small-scale mining licenses issued during Ghana’s transitional period...

I only met Kevin Taylor in court; we always spoke on phone – Lawyer [Video]

Peter Okudzeto, lawyer for social commentator Kevin Taylor, says he only met his client in person for the first time at the court premises...

Kevin Taylor’s lawyer speaks on his travel details after Supreme Court ruling [Video]

Lawyer for social commentator Kevin Taylor, Peter Okudzeto, says he is unaware of his client’s travel arrangements or how long he has been in...

1,200 excavators impounded at Tema port – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, has revealed that 1,200 excavators have been impounded at the Tema Port. According to him,...

John Dumelo donates 500 bags of rice to UG

The Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, has donated 500 bags of rice to...

Body of Ghanaian student who died under suspicious circumstances in Latvia returned home

The remains of 18-year-old Ghanaian student, Nana Agyei Oduru Ahyia, who died under suspicious circumstances in Latvia, have been repatriated to Ghana for burial. Nana...

Abuakwa South MP issues appeal for modernise overhaul of education system

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South and Registrar of the Ghana Scholarships Secretariat, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has issued a call to modernise Ghana’s education...

Justice Kyei Baffour erred – Lawyer Okudzeto on Kevin Taylor’s arrest warrant [Listen]

The lawyer for US-based Ghanaian broadcaster Kevin Taylor has criticised the 2020 arrest warrant issued against his client by the High Court, describing it...

Mustapha Hamid, six others granted GH₵2 million bail each

The Accra High Court has granted bail to former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and six others...

Dr Kingsley Agyemang urges GNAT to lead EdTech revolution with a digital drive

Ghana’s education system must undergo a fundamental transformation to reflect the demands of a technology-driven world. That was the central message delivered by Dr Kingsley...