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Nana Yaa Jantuah calls for kidney disease probe among youth

Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah is calling for urgent and thorough research into the increasing cases of kidney disease in Ghana, particularly among young...

Some members dead; others battling critical health conditions – Rotational Nurses and Midwives

About five rotational nurses and midwives in Ghana have died, while six others are critically ill in various hospitals due to financial hardship arising...

Notorious armed robber bags 120 years and life imprisonment for robbery and murder

A Kumasi High Court has convicted and sentenced a notorious armed robber who robbed and killed a pharmacist and building contractor at Atasemanso in...

AI4SD introduces indigenous AI-integrated weather forecasting system to Kwabeng farmers

Farmers in Kwabeng, in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region, have received training on a new Artificial Intelligence-integrated indigenous weather forecasting system...

Workers petition Minister for urgent action amid Bogoso-Prestea Mine crisis

Workers of the Bogoso-Prestea Mine in the Western region, writing on behalf of local contractors, youth groups, and traditional leaders in the Western Region,...

Climate Change: AGN calls for a ‘Just Transition’ that addresses Africa’s energy poverty

Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN), Dr. Richard Muyungi, has called for a ‘Just Transition’ that addresses Africa’s energy...

Ghana Health Service confirms 2 Mpox cases in Accra

Health authorities have confirmed two new cases of Mpox in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region. Consequently, the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...

Let’s celebrate cedi gains and support economic progress – Nana Yaa Jantuah

Presidential staffer, Nana Yaa Jantuah, has called on Ghanaians to celebrate the recent appreciation of the Ghana cedi against the US dollar, describing it...

Police officer who resigned to campaign for Mahama confirmed Akuapem North MCE

Police Detective Corporal John Evans Ayerakwa Kumordzie, who resigned from the Ghana Police Service in 2019 to campaign for President John Mahama, has been...

Pay for power or face disconnection – Energy Minister warns gov’t agencies

Minister for Energy, John Jinapor, is vowing a crackdown on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that owe the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), warning...

Power crisis: We need $1.1bn to procure liquid fuel alone – Energy Minister

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has disclosed that Ghana urgently needs billions of cedis to procure liquid fuel to keep...

IET urges Mahama to fast-track inauguration of key boards

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Ghana, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to expedite the constitution and inauguration of key statutory...

Kofi Amoako-Attah honored at the 2025 Responsible Business & Leadership Excellence Awards

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SIM Group of Companies, Kofi Amoako-Attah, has been recognized for his outstanding leadership and dedication to responsible business...

We are highly disappointed in the Health Minister – Rotational Nurses [Watch]

The President of the Rotational Nurses and Midwives Association, Ebenezer Boateng, has expressed deep disappointment in the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, over...

Easy Water for Everyone co-founders honoured as chiefs at Pediatokorpe for transformative impact

In a heartfelt tribute to their enduring humanitarian service, Nathan Levin and Linda Donald, co-founders of Easy Water for Everyone, have been enstooled with...

Empowering Better Life Foundation supports Papase St. Peters Basic School

Non-governmental organisation Empowering Better Life Foundation has supported St. Peter’s Basic School at Papaase in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region...

Ministry of Health recruits medical and dental officers

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will, effective Friday, May 16, 2025, begin the recruitment of medical and dental officers. According to the Ministry, the exercise...

Cedi Appreciation: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Imperatives

Introduction: The Paradox of Currency Strength Ghana's economic landscape in 2025 presents a striking paradox. The cedi has emerged as one of the world's best-performing...

“My dad disowned me” – Archbishop Agyinasare

Founder and Prelate of Perez Chapel International, Archbishop Charles Agyinasare, has opened up about the painful childhood experiences that shaped his life, revealing how...

Acting NPA boss engages tanker drivers in Western Region

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has embarked on a working visit to the Western Region,...

BoG settles brouhaha on over-the-counter dollar withdrawal

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has clarified that existing rules on foreign exchange withdrawals remain in force. This follows claims by BoG board member and...

CSO files Supreme Court suit to stop Chief Justice removal

The Centre for Citizenship, Constitutional and Electoral Systems has filed an application at the Supreme Court to keep suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo in...

Father arrested for stabbing teen daughter over pregnancy

A 45-year-old farmer, Kwabena Asiedu, has been arrested by the Bibiani District Police for allegedly stabbing his 18-year-old daughter, Susana Asiedu, also known as...

25-year-old man brutally attacked over late father’s property at Akyem Maamaso

A 25-year-old man, Emmanuel Agyekum, is battling for his life at the Abirem Government Hospital after being brutally attacked by two individuals believed to...

Six convicted in Tamale payroll scandal; over GH₵106,000 recovered

Six individuals have been convicted by the High Court in Tamale for their involvement in a payroll corruption scheme within the Ghana Education Service...

The Maker’s House Chapel opens an inclusive Sunday School Unit

In a heartwarming move that is changing lives and reshaping how churches approach children's ministry, The Maker's House Chapel International has launched a pioneering...

Ghana’s Education Minister participates in CODEWAY EXPO 2025 in Rome

Ghana’s Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has participated in the prestigious CODEWAY EXPO 2025, an international forum held in Rome, Italy, dedicated to fostering...

Ghana Highway Authority condemns Achimota-Ofankor underpass vandalism

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has strongly condemned the illegal removal of reinforcement from the retaining wall at the Tantra Hill underpass on the...

Asutifi North stakeholders roll out measures to sustain WASH programme

Stakeholders in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region have outlined new strategies aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Water, Sanitation,...

$100m digital education drive for SHSs launched by NCPTA and Celltel

A $100 million digital learning project for Senior High Schools across the country has been launched at Awudome Secondary School (AWUSCO) to enhance the...

Two senior officers interdicted after NSA uncovers payroll fraud ring in Birim North

The National Service Authority (NSA) has uncovered a major payroll fraud scheme in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region. Two senior officers—the District...

Committee probing Chief Justice’s removal to begin hearings today

The five-member committee appointed by President John Mahama to investigate petitions against Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo will begin its hearings today,...

Sammy Gyamfi Gift Saga: Mahama’s response is a slap on the wrist – Prof Appiagyei-Atua

An Associate Professor at the University of Ghana School of Law says President John Mahama’s handling of a recent cash-gifting controversy involving the acting...

GRA clarifies claims of expanding SML’s mandate

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has refuted reports suggesting the expansion of the mandate of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd. (SML) to cover revenue assurance...

Illegal gold trade: We won’t treat culprits with kid gloves – GoldBod

The Ghana Gold Board(Goldbod) has reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing anti-smuggling laws without exception, warning that all offenders, foreign or local, will face the...

Tema-Mpakadan rail line to be operational soon

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Railway Development Authority, Dr Fredrick Appoh, has assured that the Tema-Mpakadan railway line will begin operations soon,...

Committee probing Chief Justice’s removal to begin hearings on May 15

The five-member committee appointed by President John Mahama to investigate petitions against Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo will begin its hearings on...

Petition to CHRAJ over Sammy Gyamfi’s $800 cash gift withdrawn

The private citizen who petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) over the display of wealth by the Chief Executive Officer...

One in critical condition, two injured after tree falls on residents at Buduburam

A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition and receiving treatment at St. Gregory Hospital after a tree collapsed on her and two others at...

Presidency pardons Sammy Gyamfi over dollar gift to Agradaa

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has formally cautioned the acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, following a recent controversial gifting...