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Explainer: Why petrol and diesel just got GH₵1 more expensive

In the early hours of June 4th, 2025, Ghana’s Parliament approved a GH₵1 increase to the Energy Sector Shortfall and Debt Repayment Levy on...

Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regions top exam malpractice list

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed that the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo regions are leading in examination malpractice cases, raising serious...

Galamsey: Five excavators, guns seized during raid in Ahafo Ano South West

A special joint anti-galamsey operation led by the Mankranso District Police Command and the Ahafo Ano South West District Assembly has resulted in the...

Three suspected robbers busted at Axim

The Axim Divisional Police Command in the Western Region has arrested three suspected armed robbers in an intelligence-led operation at their hideout. The suspects have...

Ghana moves towards aluminium-led industrialisation with new GIADEC Board

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has inaugurated the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) Governing Board, marking a significant...

Woman arrested for alleged acid attack on ex-lover in Accra

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old woman, Mavis Nkrumah, for allegedly pouring acid on her ex-boyfriend during a confrontation at...

Dead body exhumed at Assin Akropong cemetery; vital organs missing

The lifeless body of 15-year-old Kenneth Ampofo, who was laid to rest just last Friday, has been exhumed by unknown perpetrators at the Assin...

Bawumia slams NDC over new ‘dumsor levy,’ warns Ghanaians of more taxes ahead

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a swipe at the governing NDC for introducing a new fuel tax barely months after abolishing...

Galamsey: Wontumi’s aide convicted in bribery case, fined GH₵200k

The High Court today, Wednesday, June 4, convicted Thomas Andy Owusu, aide to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi,...

1 cedi fuel tax levy is ‘regressive’ – Green Tax Youth Africa

Executive Director of the Green Tax Youth Africa, Nii Addo, is pushing against the government’s proposal to impose a 1-cedi tax on every litre...

Strike by nurses disrupts healthcare services across Ghana

The ongoing strike by nurses in public hospitals across Ghana continues to severely impact healthcare delivery, leaving patients stranded and medical services disrupted. In many...

Scientists study access to water among poorer Kumasi residents under changing climatic conditions 

Water access despite being an essential resource to life remains elusive to, especially poorer residents, living in urban centres, presenting untoward discomfort and inconvenience. Scientists...

OLA Girls SHS wins Energy Commission Renewable Challenge in Ahafo region

Ola Girls’ Senior High School (SHS) in Kenyasi has emerged as the winner of the Ahafo Region edition of the 2025 Energy Commission’s Renewable...

AIES urges gov’t to scrap ‘dumsor levy’ over economic hardship

The African Institute of Energy Sustainability (AIES) has strongly condemned the government’s newly introduced GHS1.00 per litre Energy Levy, dubbed the “Dumsor Levy,” describing...

2025 BECE: GNAT General Secretary warns Ahafo Teachers against exam malpractice

The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, has issued a stern warning to teachers in the Ahafo Region...

Ghana Bauxite Company to refine its waste after successful completion of refinery

The Ghana Bauxite Company is convinced the construction of a bauxite refinery in the country will ensure bauxite being rejected by the international market...

Goosie Tanoh urges NDC to uphold probity and accountability to sustain leadership for the next 50 years

Presidential Advisor and veteran National Democratic Congress (NDC) comrade, Goosie Tanoh, has urged the party to recommit to its founding values of probity, accountability,...

OSP drops all corruption, bribery charges against Thomas Owusu Andy

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has withdrawn all six charges of corruption and bribery against Owusu Andy Thomas, effectively clearing him of...

Ghana Link defends e-tracking system after national security criticism

Ghana Link Network Services Ltd, operators of the country’s Electronic Cargo Tracking (E-Tracking) system under the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), has strongly refuted...

KPN executives pay courtesy call on Daasebre Akuamoah Boateng III

A delegation of executives from the Kwahu Professionals Network (KPN) has paid a courtesy call on the Omanhene of the Kwahu Traditional Area, Daasebre...

Gov’t is in crisis – Kwadwo Poku on GH¢1 fuel levy [Audio]

The Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Policies and Research, Kwadwo Nsafoah Poku, claims the government is in crisis and unable to fund...

Man found dead after heavy rains at Oforikrom

A yet-to-be-identified man has been found dead in a stream at Kings Down, a suburb of the Oforikrom Municipality in the Ashanti Region. The lifeless...

Scholarship Secretariat boss rescues brilliant but needy SHS graduate

The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alexander Kwaku Asafo Agyei, has reached out to assist Senior High School (SHS) graduate Dorcas Baafi, whose...

Kofi Adomah’s road to recovery brings hope in uplifting new video

During the vibrant Kwafie Festival in Dormaa Ahenkro, a celebration rich in tradition and cultural heritage, popular Ghanaian journalist and actor Kofi Adomah Nwanwani...

Fomena MP supports 2025 BECE candidates with 1,300 mathematical sets

The Member of Parliament for Fomena Constituency and Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Lawyer Andrew Amoako Asiamah, has shown support for Junior High School...

Prof. Bokpin endorses GH¢1 fuel levy

Economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana, Godfred Bokpin, has backed the newly introduced GH¢1 levy on petroleum products, describing it...

Obuasi West MCE cautions Pragya riders to reduce fares and obey traffic rules

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi West, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has issued a stern warning to pragya (tricycle) riders in the municipality, urging...

Notorious armed robber jailed 18 years

The Upper West Regional Police Command has secured the conviction of a 25-year-old notorious armed robber, Adihan Mahmoud, popularly known as Okra. A statement issued...

The consequences will be dire for all of us – COPEC on GH¢1 fuel levy

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has strongly criticised the government’s introduction of a GH¢1 levy on each litre of petroleum products. Speaking on Adom...

Daniel Fenyi appointed GES PRO

The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has congratulated and officially welcomed Daniel Fenyi as the new Head of the Public Relations Unit. Mr....

Bright Simons responds to Ibrahim Mahama’s suit

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has formally entered an appearance in the GH¢10 million defamation suit filed against him by businessman Ibrahim...

Energy Minister defends GH¢1.00 fuel levy

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has defended the recently approved GH¢1.00 petroleum levy, describing it as a timely and necessary...

Ofori-Atta’s legal team losing public sympathy – Prof Ansa-Asare

A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Professor Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has cautioned the legal team of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta against...

Ghana Meteo sends weather warnings over rainstorm from Togo

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a fresh weather alert warning of thunderstorms and rainfall across several parts of the country, following the movement...

Protest hits Garu District Executives over School Feeding contract allegations

A group of aggrieved youth in the Garu Constituency of the Upper East Region has staged a protest against the alleged politicization of the...

OSP is terrorising Ken Ofori-Atta – Prof Ansa-Asare

A former Director of the Ghana School of Law has accused the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of acting in a manner that...

Bunkprugu Paramount chief officially gazetted after 18-year legal battle

After nearly two decades of intense legal disputes and traditional contestation, the Paramount Chief of Bunkprugu, Naba Alhaji Abuba Nasinmong, has finally been officially...

Armed Robbers shoot father and children in latest attack at Gomoa Dominase junction

Three people, including a father and his children, are receiving treatment at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital after falling victim to an armed...

NEIP CEO, Eric Adjei supports June 3rd tragedy survivor, Solomon Akurugu

A decade after the tragic June 3rd Circle disaster, the story of one of its survivors, Solomon Akurugu, has moved Ghanaians once again, this...

Journalists urged to lead public health fight amid NCD surge

Professor Frank E. Baiden, Dean of the Fred N. Binka School of Public Health at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), has...