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Africa World Airlines reschedules Accra–Ouagadougou route launch

Africa World Airlines (AWA) has announced a revised launch date for its highly anticipated Accra–Ouagadougou route, now set to begin operations on 1st July...

“Restrain him!” – Afenyo-Markin clashes with Dafeamekpor at vetting session

A moment of escalated tension erupted at Parliament's Appointments Committee on Monday, June 16, 2025, during the vetting of Supreme Court judge nominee, Justice...

Justice Adjei advocates for abolition of mandatory death penalty

Supreme Court nominee, Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, has called for the abolition of the mandatory death penalty in Ghana. He argued that the mandatory...

Indonesia’s Honorary Consul engages Ghana’s Petroleum Commission to deepen energy sector collaboration

In a strategic move to bolster energy sector ties between Indonesia and Ghana, His Excellency Paskal A. B. Rois, the Honorary Consul of the...

Oil prices fall slightly, but Ghana still at risk as Israel–Iran conflict continues

Crude oil prices have started to retreat after spiking on Friday, when Israel launched airstrikes on Iran over its nuclear enrichment programme. Initial fears of...

Iran has wanted to erase us since 1979 – Israeli Ambassador to Ghana

Israel’s ambassador to Ghana, Roey Gilad, says Iran’s threats since the 1979 Islamic Revolution justify Israel’s latest military strikes, describing Tehran’s posture as a...

GLC’s legal education role to be scrapped – Deputy AG confirms major overhaul

The General Legal Council (GLC) will be stripped of its role in legal education under sweeping reforms being pursued by the government, Deputy Attorney...

Health Top-Up Services transforms public health, safety in Ghana

Health Top-Up Services (HTU), a privately owned Ghanaian company, has spent the past 15 years promoting better care and wellbeing through the distribution of...

Foreign investigators on Wontumi’s trail – Deputy AG reveals

Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem Sai has confirmed that foreign investigative partners are actively tracking Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also...

University of Ghana suspends 14 students, sanctions 97 for exam misconduct

The University of Ghana has suspended 14 students for two academic years over acts of misconduct and violations of institutional regulations. Additionally, 97 students found...

Labour Ministry signs MoU with Platinum Impact Ltd. to boost work abroad initiative

The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment has entered into a strategic partnership with recruitment agency Platinum Impact Limited to boost the Work Abroad...

Balm of Gilead holds the Legacy of Father award to honor service men in Kumasi, urges them to prioritize health safety

In celebration of fathers, the Balm of Gilead Alternative Clinic, together with the New Tafo PIWC, held the Legacy of Father Awards event to...

NPP Chairman takes break from all political activities

National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ayesu Ntim, has taken a break from his position due to ill health. His sister and...

Two arrested with 86 parcels of suspected Indian Hemp in Kete-Krachi

The Anti-Robbery Unit of the Kete-Krachi Divisional Police Command has arrested two individuals for possessing suspected Indian hemp. The suspects, identified as John Dzeble, 34,...

Headmaster allegedly locks up BECE candidates over unpaid fees

Two pupils of the Big Six International School in Meduma, Ashanti Region, on Monday, June 16, 2025, missed their Mathematics paper in the ongoing...

Ken Ofori-Atta undergoes successful cancer surgery

Former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has successfully undergone surgery for prostate cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The development was confirmed in a...

Justice Dzamefe pushes for virtual courts

Supreme Court Judge nominee, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, has emphasised the need for the judiciary to leverage technology and adopt virtual courts for proceedings. Justice Dzamefe...

Oti Regional Public Health Officer appeals for Intrauterine Device Insertion kits

The Oti Regional Public Health Officer, Veronica Kakah, has made a strong appeal for the provision of Intrauterine Device (IUD) insertion kits to enhance...

We’ll bid for gov’t sweepers contract again if… – Zoomlion

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has expressed its readiness and intention to re-enter the bidding process for government sanitation contracts—specifically for the engagement of sweepers—once a...

Bryan Acheampong pledges to complete Nkawkaw Sports Stadium in four months

Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has pledged to complete the reconstruction of the Nkawkaw Sports Stadium within four months. The stadium, which...

Tension mounts in Adansi after alleged attack on Adansihene

Tension is mounting among chiefs in the Adansi Traditional Area following an alleged attack on the Adansihene, Opagyakotwere Bonsra Afriyie II, by a group...

Heavy rains cause severe damage on Buduburam-Aprah road [Video]

The Buduburam-Aprah main road has split into two after heavy rains flooded the area, leaving commuters and residents stranded. The floodwaters have submerged the road,...

Minority MPs urge safety measures for Ghanaians in Iran

The Minority in Parliament is calling on the government to take urgent steps to safeguard the lives of Ghanaians currently seeking refuge in various...

I am ready to defend myself in court – Manasseh on Zoomlion contract

Investigative journalist Manasseh Awuni Azure has declared his readiness to defend claims he has made regarding contracts awarded to Zoomlion Ghana Limited, including allegations...

Why Justice Dzamefe opposes extending judges’ retirement age to 75

Supreme Court nominee Justice Senyo Dzamefe has expressed his opposition for the review of the retirement age for judges of the Supreme Court and...

Births and Deaths Registry staff directed to begin strike from June 17

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has directed all staff of the Births and Deaths Registry to stay at home effective...

Fire guts Lucky Herbal Centre at Kasoa

A devastating fire has ravaged the Lucky Herbal Centre branch at Kasoa in the Central Region. The inferno gutted the facility around 8:00 a.m. on...

One dead, over 500 displaced in Kasoa after heavy downpour

One person has been found dead, with over 500 displaced at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, after a...

Treat patients with empathy and dignity – Health Minister to GHS

Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has charged the newly inaugurated Governing Boards of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ho Teaching Hospital to...

Justice Dzamefe questions judiciary’s financial independence

Supreme Court nominee, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, has bemoaned the lack of financial independence of the judiciary, saying it is negatively affecting its work. During his...

I won’t recommend suppression of investigative journalism – Justice Dzamefe

Supreme Court nominee, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, has declared that he will not endorse the suppression of investigative journalism, even as part of efforts to...

CDD-Ghana to launch documentary on life and work of Prof. Gyimah-Boadi

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) is scheduled to launch a documentary on the life and work of its co-founder and former Executive...

Owerriman SHS headmaster appeals for infrastructure support

The Headmaster of Owerriman Senior High School in Asante Akyem North, Alexander Appiah Agyei, has made a heartfelt appeal to the government to address...

Some OMCs reduce fuel prices at pumps; petrol selling at GH¢10.99

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started reducing prices of petroleum products at the pumps from Monday, June 16, 2025. Market leader Star Oil is...

Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight

Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the crashed Air India flight, a key step in uncovering what caused last week's deadly...

Gov’t to evacuate Ghanaians from Iran

The government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has revealed plans to evacuate all Ghanaians in Iran in the wake of...

Take your cases to court, not the media – Haruna Mohammed tells AG

Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has criticised the Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, for what he described as...

Half of December shows were free – Ruddy Kwakye

Ghanaian media executive and culture curator Ruddy Kwakye has said in a recent interview on Joy FM that many Ghanaian events don’t make gains...

SML threatens legal action against OSP

Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has threatened to initiate legal action against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The Director of Support Services, Dr....

COMAC predicts stable fuel prices

The prices of petroleum products will remain stable in the second pricing window of June, the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COCMC) has predicted. The...