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You’ve kept to the objective – Chief of Staff Julius Debrah hails MGL

Chief of Staff of the Republic of Ghana, Julius Debrah, has lauded the Multimedia Group for its immense contribution to Ghana’s media landscape, describing...

Galamsey: Ahafo security taskforce impounds mining equipment in Tano South

A special taskforce set up by the Ahafo Regional Security Council has impounded mining equipment at Mansin in the Tano South Municipality following a...

Bekwai MCE engages traders on proper sanitation practices

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bekwai, Salifu Issaka Salia, has engaged traders on the need to adopt proper sanitation practices as part of...

Ghanaians in Canada hold vigil for 26-year-old killed in Hamilton shooting

Members of the Ghanaian community in Hamilton, Canada, held a vigil in memory of 26-year-old Belinda Sarkodie, the Ghanaian woman who was shot and...

Robust anti-laundering fight critical for regional stability – Veep

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has issued a compelling call to West African leaders, urging them to fortify the regional architecture dedicated to...

NPP Abanga blames his NDC twin brother for his misfortune

The NPP 2024 Parliamentary Candidate for the Aowin Constituency, Fuseini Yakubu Abanga (NPP Abanga), has openly attributed his electoral defeat to the active campaigning...

Truck loaded with coconut catches fire on Mankessim-Cape Coast highway

A truck fully loaded with coconuts has caught fire on the Mankessim-Cape Coast highway, prompting a swift response from personnel of the Ghana National...

Man dies after suspected poisoning at birthday party; six arrested

The Dormaa Ahenkuro Police in the Bono Region have arrested six individuals to assist in investigations following the sudden death of a young man...

GNAT President urges legal framework to safeguard role of PTA in education

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Isaac Owusu, is urging Parliament to pass legislation to protect the renewed role of Parent-Teacher...

Mahama advocates strategic infrastructure investment to unlock AfCFTA’s full potential

President John Dramani Mahama is advocating massive investment in strategic infrastructure across the African continent, particularly transport networks and digital connectivity, to fully unlock...

Cyber Security Authority boss suspended

The Director-General of the National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA), Divine Selasi Agbeti, has been suspended for two weeks following a directive from the Office...

Ghana to procure electric buses from Savannah in landmark city partnership

A strategic city-to-city partnership between Ghana and Savannah, Georgia, is already yielding results, with plans underway for Accra to procure electric Metro Mass Transit...

Gov’t reforestation project boosted with GH₵1m donation from Ghacem Ltd

The government, under the leadership of President John Mahama, launched the "Tree for Life" reforestation initiative in 2025, with the goal of restoring seven...

Volta Council of State Representative calls for unified front to push key development priorities

Dr. Gabriel Kwamigah Tanko Atokple, the Volta Regional Representative on Ghana’s Council of State, has called on traditional leaders and government structures in the...

Mahama breaks ground for Phase II of Blekusu Coastal Protection project

President John Mahama has cut the sod for the commencement of Phase II of the Blekusu Coastal Protection Project, renewing hope for coastal communities...

Alex Soros: President Mahama holds talks with son of billionaire George Soros

President John Dramani Mahama has held discussions with Mr. Alex Soros, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), as...

Illegal miners seize farmlands, pollute Black Volta tributary in Bole-Bamboi

Illegal miners have taken over farmlands and streams that feed into the Black Volta, denying farmers their right to farm in Tumtumba in the...

NPP must embrace unity and discipline to win back power – Justin Kodua

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has urged party members to embrace unity and discipline as the party...

Let Ghanaians see we’ve learned our lessons – Bawumia to NPP

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says Ghanaians must see clear evidence of the lessons the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has learned as it...

Tribalism, religious bigotry pose existential threat to NPP – Bawumia warns

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cautioned members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) against allowing tribalism and religious bigotry to fracture...

NDC has failed Ghanaians, betrayed its promises – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of betraying its promises and worsening the living conditions of ordinary Ghanaians. Addressing...

NDC urges NPP to reset and become stronger opposition

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to use its ongoing National Delegates Conference as a turning point to...

Agavedzi residents hail Mahama over Blekusu Sea Defence Project

Residents of Agavedzi and surrounding coastal communities have heaped praises on President John Dramani Mahama following the official groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase...

The entire National Cathedral project is a crime scene – Political activist

Physician and political activist Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy has condemned the National Cathedral project, calling it a “textbook case” of financial loss to the...

National Cathedral: Prosecute all those who spent the money – Kofi Bentil

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has called for the prosecution of individuals implicated in the financial mismanagement surrounding the controversial National Cathedral...

See areas affected by ECG’s planned maintenance today

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a planned power outage in parts of the Western Region on Saturday, July 19, 2025, as...

A/R: Police investigate death of TikTok sensation ‘Atom De Morale Spirit’

The police in the Ashanti Region have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of Emmanuel Agyie Baffour, a second-year Visual Arts student at...

Immigration intercepts suspected cyanide shipment along Black Volta

The Upper West Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has intercepted a large cache of chemical substances suspected to be sodium cyanide...

National Cathedral project: 8 key findings from Deloitte audit report 

The independent audit report by Deloitte and Touche has revealed that the National Cathedral project has incurred an estimated cost of $97 million (approximately...

Three arrested in Ashanti region for distributing fake insecticides [Video]

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three shop owners and distributors suspected of distributing and retailing counterfeit mosquito and insecticide spray products. The arrests,...

Defence Minister rewards soldier who rejected ‘galamsey bribe’

The Minister for Defence, Dr. Omane Boamah, has rewarded Lance Corporal Solomon Asare Teye-Tsu for his patriotic act of rejecting a bribe to permit...

Self-acclaimed Ashanti Regional Chairman of Delta Force arrested

A man claiming to be the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Delta Force vigilante group, Francis Asante, has been arrested and is currently in...

National Ambulance Service partners YEA to train 6,000 community medical first responders

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) and the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) have signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to recruit 6,000 young Ghanaians...

Man, 65, crashed to death at Ahemakrom

A 65-year-old Ivorian national, identified only as Vie, has died following a fatal road crash on the Nkrankwanta-Ahemakrom road in the Dormaa West District...

Education Minister pledges support for learners at Father Campbell Foundation

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has pledged the Ministry’s full commitment to reintegrating learners of the Father Campbell Foundation into society after equipping...

60-year-old man jailed 20 years for killing wife in front of 4-year-old son

An Accra High Court has sentenced a 60-year-old man, Doe Fiano, to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting his wife in the genitals...

A/R: Police investigate death of TikTok sensation ‘Atom De Morale Spirit’

The police in Ashanti Region have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of Emmanuel Agyie Baffour, a second-year Visual Arts student at the...

National Cathedral: GH₵4.9m wrongfully paid to Adjaye & Associates – Report

Independent firm Deloitte's audit report on the National Cathedral project has uncovered that GH₵4.9 million was wrongfully paid to Adjaye & Associates, the architectural...

National Cathedral audit uncovers huge procurement irregularities – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that a recent audit of the National Cathedral project has uncovered significant procurement breaches and...

GNFS warns public against fake social media accounts impersonating Acting Chief Fire Officer

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has issued a strong warning to the public against interacting with fake social media accounts impersonating the Acting...