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Today for Tomorrow Fund commissions two classroom blocks with teachers’ offices at Sakasaka in Tamale

The Today for Tomorrow Fund (TFT) has commissioned two newly constructed classroom blocks as part of its commitment to enhancing education in Ghana. The...

Concerned Youth of Akyem Sagyimase warn of imminent destruction of Atewa Forest by illegal miners

The Concerned Youth of Akyem Sagyimase has issued a passionate communiqué warning of a looming environmental crisis in the Atewa Forest Reserve due to...

From summit stage to psychiatric ward: Wholesome mind experience turns talk into action

Mental health is central to our overall well-being, impacting how we think, feel, relate to others, and handle life’s challenges. Yet, in Ghana, it remains...

Health Ministry dismisses LHIMS suspension concerns

The Ministry of Health has dismissed concerns over a potential suspension of services under the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS), assuring the public...

Tipper truck overturns on Accra-Tema Motorway

The vital Accra-Tema Motorway was plunged into chaos on Monday morning after a tipper truck laden with construction stones overturned, spilling debris across multiple...

4 occupants escape as fire guts car at Esankwanta

Four people narrowly escaped injury after a Hyundai Sonata vehicle caught fire at Esankwanta in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region. The incident...

Mahama proposes permit system for excavator imports to fight illegal mining

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to introduce a permit system to regulate the importation of excavators as part of broader efforts to...

Prophetess Rosemary Owusu-Antwi launches Jezreel publications and four books

The Founder and General Overseer of Christlife Family Chapel, Prophetess Mrs. Rosemary Owusu-Antwi, has unveiled Jezreel Publications and launched four inspiring books. At the event,...

Bleached children may suffer brain damage, other health complications – Dr. Beyuo

A member of the Parliamentary Health Committee, Dr. Titus Beyuo, has cautioned parents and guardians against bleaching their children’s skin in an attempt to...

Wontumi withdraws application to review bail conditions

An application seeking a review of the bail conditions of the Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as...

Important message to BECE candidates as SHS selection process begins [Listen]

The Ministry of Education has announced the commencement of the school selection process for candidates preparing to sit for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate...

Hanna Bissiw leads taskforce to arrest 2 Indians, 10 Ghanaians for illegal mining at Atwima Nwabiagya South

Administrator of the Minerals Development Bank, Hanna Bissiw, led the Atwima Nwabiagya South Anti-Galamsey Taskforce in arresting 2 Indians and 10 Ghanaians alleged to...

Patent Approval and Investment Required to Scale up Student Innovations – Energy Commission

Senior High Schools in the Ashanti region, with support from the Energy Commission, are producing innovative projects with locally available materials to solve societal...

Why is it difficult for people to understand that Ofori-Atta is sick? – Lawyer asks

Frank Davies, a legal team member for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has defended his client’s inability to appear before the Office of the...

Ahafo Peace Council chairman calls for government support

The Chairman of the Ahafo Regional Peace Council, Most Reverend Peter Kwaku Atuahene, has called on the government to provide adequate resources to enable...

Two arrested for murder in Tema

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects linked to the murder of an adult male found within the Tema Harbour enclave. According to...

Man arrested in Western Region for illegal firearm possession

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect, Yahaya Seidu, for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition at Aponteng Krom in...

Mahama to launch ‘Green Agenda’ programme for Bono Region

President John Mahama has announced plans to implement a comprehensive programme dubbed the “Green Bono Agenda” to address emerging environmental challenges in the Bono...

Mahama vows to upgrade nursing and midwifery training colleges

President John Mahama has unveiled plans to upgrade selected nursing and midwifery colleges across the country into degree-awarding institutions. Addressing supporters during his Thank You...

Labour Ministry unveils first batch of Labour Compliance Inspectors

The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment has unveiled the first cohort of 47 newly trained Labour Compliance Officers and Inspectors as part of...

Ofori-Atta unable to appear before OSP; seeks virtual session

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is seeking a virtual session with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for a scheduled interrogation today, June...

Bleached Babies: The toxic beauty obsession endangering Ghana’s children

A joint investigation by JoyNews and Nigeria Health Watch has revealed a troubling public health crisis in Ghana: parents are bleaching the skin of...

Kumasi, Tamale Airports get extended operating hours from June 1

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) have announced the extension of operational hours at the Prempeh I...

CMCE boss urges gov’t to fix school facilities for menstrual hygiene in Ahafo

The Executive Director of the Coalition for Maternal Health and Citizens Empowerment (CMCE), Salaam Mahama, has called on the government to improve infrastructure in...

Awuroso chief appeals for new school block and road to avert JHS disaster

The community of Awuroso in the Adansi South District is facing a looming disaster as the Junior High School (JHS) block continues to deteriorate,...

Gomoa Assin Omanhene decries drug abuse, teenage pregnancy at Ahorbaa Kese launch

The Omanhene of the Gomoa Assin Traditional Council, Obrifo Ahunako Ahor Ankobea II, has expressed deep concern over the increasing prevalence of drug abuse—particularly...

IGP orders crackdown on galamsey; 38 arrested across 3 Regions

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has initiated a series of coordinated operations targeting illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey, in towns notorious...

World Bank donates 2,000 seedlings to Adansi South farmers

The World Bank has donated 2,000 seedlings—1,000 coconut and 1,000 palm oil—to farmers in the Adansi South District as part of efforts to reduce...

Chief calls on police to crack down on reckless motorbike riding in Asutifi North

The Apersemakahene of Kenyasi No.1 in the Ahafo Region, Nana Yeboah Asuamah, has called on the Ghana Police Service to strictly enforce road safety...

Group accuses judiciary of undermining anti-corruption efforts

A youth-led anti-corruption organisation, the Bright Future Alliance, has accused Ghana’s judiciary of weakening the country’s fight against corruption through prolonged trials, legal setbacks,...

Minister of Communication unveils gov’t’s digital inclusion plan for PWDs

Samuel Nartey George, Minister of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovation, has unveiled the government’s plan to promote digital inclusivity for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). He...

Mahama pledges 200,000 hectares of new cocoa farms to revive industry

President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled an ambitious initiative aimed at reviving Ghana’s cocoa industry, pledging to add 200,000 hectares of new cocoa farms...

21 schools in Kpando receive sanitary pads 

The Kpando Young Ladies Association (K.Y.L.A)in collaboration with the Kpando Municipal Education Directorate has donated six sanitary pad banks and 650 sanitary pads to...

Diasporan investor pleads for justice after farm attack

Jamaican-American investor, Nigel Jordan, has lost his investment worth over GH¢1 million after an arson attack on his 50-acre coconut farm at Gomoa Oguakrom,...

There seems to be conflict about who represents Wontumi – Dr. Asante

A Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has suggested internal disagreements within the New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s legal team regarding...

Bawumia arranged sureties for Wontumi’s release – Hassan Tampuli

The Member of Parliament for Gushegu and Deputy Minister for Transport, Hassan Tampuli, has made claims that former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia arranged for...

UHAS graduates 2,483 healthcare champions, urges them to transform Ghana and beyond

With hearts full of pride and eyes set on the future, 2,483 graduates of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) took their...

“You chose this path because it matters” – Prof. Gavua urges UHAS graduates to transform Ghana’s health sector

In an address that blended admiration with urgency, the Chairman of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) Council, Prof. Kodzo Gavua, called...

“Be a paragon in a rotting system” – National Vaccine Institute CEO charges UHAS graduates

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Vaccine Institute, Dr. Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey, has delivered a stirring call to action to graduates of the...

Fuel shortage forces Takoradi-bound Passion Air flight to return to Accra

A domestic flight operated by Passion Air was forced to return to Accra shortly after takeoff due to what passengers have described as a...