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Free SHS feeding issues: NPP has been vindicated, NDC scammed Ghanaians – Ntim Fordjour

Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has criticised the government over its handling of the Free Senior High School (Free...

Speaker announces reintroduction of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill in Parliament

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced that the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill—popularly known as the anti-LGBTQ+...

Fire destroys several residential apartments at Bomso

A fierce blaze has destroyed multiple residential apartments in the densely populated suburb of Bomso in the Oforikrom Municipality of Kumasi, leaving scores of...

Gomoa East Assembly supports injured officers after clash at Dominase junction, suspects remanded

The Gomoa East District Assembly has provided financial assistance to three security officers injured during a violent confrontation between police and suspected drug users,...

New leadership has transformed NACOC’s image; staff morale is high – Deputy Director-General

The Deputy Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Alexander Twum Barima, says the new leadership has transformed the institution in just three months. Speaking...

NACOC arrests 46-year-old woman, seizes 30 slabs of cannabis

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a 46-year-old Ghanaian woman and intercepted 30 slabs of suspected cannabis weighing 16.4 kilograms. The suspect was arrested...

It was a setup – Lawyer on Chairman Wontumi’s arrest [Audio]

New Patriotic Party (NPP) member and lawyer, Clement Opoku Gyamfi, has strongly condemned the arrest of Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known...

Rambo-style unnecessary – NPP condemns Wontumi’s arrest by EOCO

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for what it describes as an unnecessary and overly aggressive...

 Dafeamekpor hints at Legal Education Bill to break Makola monopoly

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has announced that the proposed Legal Education Bill will dismantle the Ghana School of Law’s longstanding monopoly on...

Vice President resumes duty after medical leave

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on Monday, May 26, resumed her official duties at the Presidency following her recovery from a recent illness. She...

Police Constable allegedly defrauds 197 in recruitment scam

An Achimota District Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of General Constable Samuel Appiah, with Service Number 58577, for allegedly defrauding...

7 convicted for robbery and murder of former Sogakope Assembly Member

The Ho High Court has convicted and sentenced seven individuals in connection with the 2020 robbery and murder of former Sogakope Assembly Member, Mawutor...

Scores of NPP supporters storm EOCO office over Wontumi’s arrest

Scores of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters have thronged the premises of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following the arrest of Ashanti...

Why I won’t abandon Chairman Wontumi in EOCO custody – Paul Yandoh [Listen]

The Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Yandoh, says he will not abandon Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as...

Minority criticises Ablakwa over Washington Embassy saga

The Minority in Parliament has slammed Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa over the temporary closure of Ghana's Embassy in Washington, D.C. The caucus said...

Greater Accra Regional Minister leads demolition at Lashibi Ramsar Site

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, is spearheading a task force to demolish unauthorized structures built on the Ramsar site at Lashibi in...

Suspended Chief Justice has right to choose trial venue – Ansa-Asare

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has argued that suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has every right to be consulted...

Exhibit your Christian values at work to support Ghana’s Development – Dean of St. Cyprian Anglican

The Dean of St. Cyprian Anglican Cathedral in Kumasi, Very Rev. Michael Opoku Twumasi, has urged Christians in the public and private sectors to...

KMA cracks down on drivers failing to reduce transport fares

The Head of the Transport Department at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Randy Wilson, says a strict enforcement exercise by the police has begun...

Buoho Residents want quarry activities in the area streamlined to ease exposure to risk

Residents of Buoho in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region are calling on the government to help streamline the activities of...

Women and youth urged to embrace agricultural initiatives to curb unemployment

Ghanaian Women and Youth are being encouraged to take full advantage of government's agricultural initiatives to reduce unemployment. The Founder of Eligreen Agric and Agribusiness...

Unemployed Trained Teachers Urge Govt for Employment to Address Staff Shortage

The Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers (CUTT), comprising 2023 graduates from 46 accredited public colleges of education, has appealed to the government for an...

 Suspended CJ alleges psychological torture, mockery of justice in removal process 

Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has filed a damning supplementary affidavit at the Supreme Court on Monday, May 26. She painted a...

Speaker refers Supreme Court nominees to Appointments Committee

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has referred President John Mahama's seven nominees to the Supreme Court to the Appointments Committee for consideration and...

EOCO arrests Chairman Wontumi

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known...

Focus on delivering 20 new buses, not propaganda – Nana Akomea tells STC Deputy MD

Nana Akomea, the immediate past Managing Director of the State Transport Corporation (STC), has advised the newly appointed Deputy Managing Director to stop lamenting...

TEWU gives government May 31 deadline to address conditions of service

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) has issued an ultimatum to the Government of Ghana, demanding immediate action on their long-standing concerns over...

It is a wicked lie to accuse me of selling STC lands – Nana Akomea

The immediate past Managing Director of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Hon. Nana Akomea, has vehemently denied allegations that STC lands were sold during...

Dompoasehene urges MMDCEs to prioritize youth job creation in Adansi enclave

The Dompoasehene, Okofo Kwabena Bonsu II, has called on Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) within the Adansi enclave to focus on job...

AG challenges suspended Chief Justice’s attempt to stop removal proceeding

The Office of the Attorney General has formally opposed an injunction application filed by suspnded Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, which seeks to suspend the...

“Let your goals be limitless” – KETASCO girls inspired by ‘I AM HERE’ scholarship launch

In a moment that blended deep emotion with bold vision, the President and Founder of Global Bridge Holdings Company Limited, Mr. Ishmeal Kwawununu, returned...

Parliament to probe COVID-19 funds, Agyapa and PDS scandals – Ayariga

Parliament’s second meeting will prioritize accountability, with a series of investigations into past financial scandals. Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga announced that the Majority Caucus will...

GAUA-UDS declares indefinite strike

The University for Development Studies (UDS) branch of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has declared an indefinite strike effective May 27, 2025. The...

Gov’t reintroduces school selection before BECE

The Ministry of Education has announced the reintroduction of school selection prior to the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). As part of the new arrangement,...

School selection for 2025 BECE candidates begins

The Ministry of Education, through the Free Senior High School (SHS) Secretariat, has begun the school selection process for 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination...

Date for re-opening Ghanaian Embassy in Washington DC announced

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that the Ghana Embassy in Washington, D.C. will reopen for full consular and administrative...

I AM HERE Foundation, Global Bridge launch $50,000 scholarship for needy girls at KETASCO

In a bold step to break the cycle of poverty and nurture future female leaders, the I AM HERE Foundation, in partnership with Global...

Veteran journalist Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng passes on

Distinguished veteran journalist and renowned media trainer Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng has died after months of ill health. He passed away in London on Monday, May...

26 arrested for drug-related offences in Aflao

The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested 26 individuals linked to drug-related offences around the Aflao border in the Volta Region. The suspects were apprehended...

Gov’t to extend Free SHS Policy to private schools from next academic year

The government has announced plans to extend the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy to include private senior high schools starting from the next...