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Fire destroys structures behind Arts Centre

Fire ripped through dozens of wooden structures located behind the Arts Centre in Accra on the evening of Tuesday, June 24, 2025, destroying over...

Funeral service held for legendary broadcaster Mike Eghan

A final farewell has been bid to veteran broadcaster and media trailblazer Mr. Mike Eghan, affectionately known as “The Emperor,” at a solemn funeral...

Suspended GH₵1 fuel levy still valid and could return – Energy Ministry clarifies

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has clarified that the suspended GH₵1 levy on each litre of petrol and diesel remains legally enforceable...

Chief Justice Torkornoo to address nation

Suspended Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, is expected to address the nation today, June 25, 2025, at 3 pm. The event will take...

OSP gives update on SML scandal

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has arrested and granted bail to five individuals, including two officials of the Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd...

Asiedu Nketia sworn in as Board Chairman of GPHA

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has been formally sworn in as the Board Chairman of the Ghana...

Be geopolitically sensitive in foreign policy – Ofosu-Dorte urges Ghana

Senior Partner at AB & David Africa, David Ofosu-Dorte, has urged Ghana to adopt a more geopolitically conscious approach to its foreign policy and...

One dead after another building collapse in Cape Coast

One person has tragically died, and another is receiving treatment after a residential building collapsed on them at Ayidan Amissah Ekyir in the Cape...

Why these images are trending: LGBTQ+ at the heart of Ghana’s Independence Square

Images of two individuals holding hands and draped in the rainbow pride flag at Ghana’s Independence Arch have ignited passionate conversations across social media...

Human Rights Committee Chair rallies Parliament to champion rights of the vulnerable

The Chairman of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, Ernest Yaw Anim, has issued a stirring call to action, urging Ghana’s lawmakers to take the lead...

Human Rights Committee condemns torture of young boy in Western Region

The Human Rights Committee of Parliament has issued a strong condemnation following the circulation of a disturbing video showing a young boy being tortured...

Mahama arrives in Brussels as advocate for GAVI Vaccine replenishment

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Brussels, Belgium, for the Global Summit on Health and Prosperity through Immunisation. The President is attending the summit...

Parliament approves Mahama’s 7 Supreme Court nominees

Parliament has, by a majority decision, approved the nomination of seven Court of Appeal judges by President John Mahama to the Supreme Court. The approved...

BoG dismissals not political – Dr Kwapong to minority

CDD-Ghana Fellow and Director for the Democracy Project, Dr. John Osae Kwapong, has urged the Minority in Parliament to refrain from conflating the recent...

Man who threatened to shoot police in viral video arrested

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a man who threatened in a viral video to shoot any police officer he encounters. In a statement,...

Govt releases GH₵8.9 million feeding grant to Special Needs Schools

The government has released GH₵8,989,866.00 as feeding grants to Special Needs Schools across the country. This was announced in a statement issued by the Ghana...

Retired Police Officers Association congratulate Kofi Boakye on his elevation to the Police Council

The National Association of Retired Police Officers (NARPO-Ghana) has congratulated COP (rtd) Nathan Kofi Boakye, who is currently also serving as the Director of...

Asanko Gold Mine launches 5-year socio-economic development plan for catchment communities

Asanko Gold Mine has launched a five-year socio-economic development plan focused on infrastructure improvement and community development in its catchment of Amansie West and...

Minority demands immediate reinstatement of dismissed BoG staff

The Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate reinstatement of over 100 Bank of Ghana (BoG) employees who have been dismissed. In a statement, the...

Cocoa farmers optimistic about bumper harvest in 2025/26 season

Cocoa farmers are expecting a bumper harvest for the upcoming 2025/26 season, buoyed by improved flowering and pod development, even as they grapple with...

“Forever thankful” – Joy FM’s Doreen Andoh says after 2-month recovery journey

Ghana’s beloved “Queen of the Airwaves,” Doreen Andoh, made an emotional return to JOY FM on Monday, June 23, 2025, after a two-month medical...

SML Scandal: Former GRA Commissioner General and 2 others in custody

A former Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, and two other former officials of the GRA are in...

AUCB Alumni executives pay courtesy call on new Chancellor Frank Adu Jnr. [Photos]

The Executives of the African University College of Communications and Business (AUCB) Alumni Association have paid a courtesy call on the new Chancellor, Frank...

Bawumia not to blame for NPP’s 2024 defeat – Nana Akomea

Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, says credible research findings have not linked the party’s 2024 electoral loss to Vice...

Bawumia still has a chance in 2028 – Nana Akomea

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, says Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia still stands a strong chance of winning...

Early Presidential Primary meant to curb division in NPP – Nana Akomea

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, has explained that the party’s decision to hold its presidential primary early is...

Man found dead with head injury on Buipe Highway

Tension has gripped the town of Buipe in the Savannah Region following the discovery of a man's lifeless body along the Buipe-Kintampo highway. The unidentified...

Seven arrested over robberies at Ashaiman Sakasaka Park and Dagomba Junction

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with a string of robberies at Ashaiman Sakasaka Park and Dagomba Junction in...

Bryan Acheampong declares intention to contest NPP flagbearership race

Abetifi Member of Parliament, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has begun engaging key stakeholders as part of efforts to officially communicate his intention to contest the...

COP (Rtd) Kofi Boakye’s appointment to Police Council challenged in court

A Ghanaian businesswoman, Henrietta Nana Yaa Simpson, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Commissioner of Police (Retired) Nathan...

Iran nuclear scientist killed in Israeli strike

A senior nuclear scientist was among nine people killed in an overnight Israeli strike in northern Iran, Iranian officials and state TV have said,...

We are with you but… – NIA tells striking staff [Audio]

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has appealed to its staff under the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU) to suspend their ongoing strike action. The Head...

Young Scientists empower basic school learners with STEM education to foster national growth

With a strong focus on developing STEM education in rural communities, the first edition of the Empowered for Transformation Seminar organized by Care Connect...

Concerned Small Scale Miners accuse government of targeting, harassment and unlawful seizure of mining equipment

The Concerned Small Scale Miners Association is accusing the government's anti-galamsey taskforce of engaging in unlawful activities in breach of their tenets of engagement. According...

Bonn Climate Talks – Least Developed Countries decry slow progress on climate action

As the mid-year UN Climate Change negotiations in Bonn, Germany, enter the final stretch, the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group on Climate Change has...

University of Ghana hit by new wave of COVID-19

The University of Ghana Health Services Directorate has issued a health alert to the university community following a resurgence in COVID-19 cases on and...

Sky Train: Case adjourned as Ameyaw-Akumfi’s lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention

The High Court has been asked to refer a constitutional question to the Supreme Court under Article 130(2) of the 1992 Constitution. This provision mandates...

GH₵1 energy levy likely to return amid sector pressures – Dr. Acheampong

Economist and political risk analyst Dr. Theophilus Acheampong has hinted at a possible reintroduction of the controversial GH₵1 energy levy, citing persistent financial strain...

Pastor accused of withdrawing cash from dead friend’s account faces court

A 38-year-old pastor, Wisdom Kwame Adu, alias Agya, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢150,000 with two sureties—one of which must be...

GTEC declares TEWU-TUC sole council rep in Universities

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has ruled that the Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union under the Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) is the legitimate...