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Ex-GIIF CEO and Prof. Ameyaw-Ekumfi charged over $2m Sky Train fiasco

The Attorney General’s Office has formally charged former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) CEO Solomon Asamoah and ex-board chairman Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi over their...

Former Deputy Minister enskined as Chief of Gambaga

A former Deputy North East Regional Minister, Tahiru Tia, has been enskinned as the Chief of Gambaga. He was enskinned by the Overlord of Mamprugu,...

Education Ministry to settle SD Dombo University’s ECG debt as new council takes office

To strengthen the operations of the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SD Dombo UBIDS), the Minister for Education, Haruna...

Thieves steal roof and desks from Akyem Oda School; Assemblyman appeals for help

Thieves have stripped the St. Andrew Anglican Basic School “B” Block in Akyem Oda Old Town of its roofing sheets and metal desks, leaving...

GhISEP applauds Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong as Ghana’s first female Chief Fire Officer

In a momentous development for Ghana’s public service and the advancement of women in leadership, the Ghana Institute of Safety and Environmental Professionals (GhISEP)...

800 women, girls empowered through skills training by B.H.O.G Foundation

In an effort to promote economic empowerment and self-reliance among women and girls, the Blessed Hand of God (B.H.O.G) Foundation has trained and certified...

Easy Water for Everyone brings clean water to 30,000 people in Ghana and beyond

In a remarkable effort to address water crises in Ghana and beyond, Easy Water for Everyone has provided clean and safe drinking water to...

Adom FM to air maiden edition of Climate Talks, to champion clean cooking in Ghana

Adom 106.3 FM is set to air the premier edition of Climate Talks, a community-driven initiative aimed at promoting sustainable solutions to climate change,...

Pregnant out of Rape: 15-year-old calls for help over health complications

A 15-year-old mother on admission at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has called on well-meaning Ghanaians to come to her aid after months of...

NLA Boss leads technology exchange in China to modernize Ghana’s lottery sector

The Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr. Mohammed Abdul-Salam, has ended a visit to Genlot Game Technology and Huawei Executive Exchange...

Mahama must act or be held accountable – Former MP on Sammy Gyamfi dollar saga

Former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Ebenezer Nii Narh Nartey, has called for President John Dramani Mahama to be charged for causing financial...

Private citizen petitions CHRAJ over Sammy Gyamfi’s dollar-sharing incident

A private citizen, Eric Dumenu Akatsi, has formally petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) over what he describes as a...

I’ll return Sammy Gyamfi’s $800 gift and even double it – Agradaa

Evangelist Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, widely known as Nana Agradaa, has announced her intention to return the money given to her by the Acting Chief...

Obomeng chief cuts sod for new clinic at Kwadwo Nkansah-Buabeng

The Chief of Kwawu Obomeng, Odeefour Effah Opinamang III, has officially cut the sod for the construction of an ultra-modern clinic for the Kwadwo...

Adu-Boahene rearrested after completing remand

Former Director of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, remains in police custody despite the expiration of a seven-working-day remand order issued by the...

Why Mahama should not punish Sammy Gyamfi – Martin Kpebu [Listen]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has appealed to President John Mahama not to punish the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board...

I’ll burn my church if Sammy Gyamfi loses his job – Agradaa reacts to dollar gift saga

Evangelist Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, widely known as Nana Agradaa, has mounted a spirited defense of the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold...

Sammy Gyamfi’s right to privacy was breached – Martin Kpebu on dollar gift saga [Audio]

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has come to the defence of embattled Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi,...

Mahama responds to Manasseh Azure over Zoomlion-YEA contract petition

President John Mahama has told investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni that his petition to discontinue the YEA-Zoomlion contract “is being given the necessary attention.” Two...

Alhassan Suhuyini defends Sammy Gyamfi amid viral cash gift controversy

Deputy Roads Minister and Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has come to the defense of Sammy Gyamfi following public backlash over...

Akyem Oda MP sponsors mock examination for BECE candidates

As part of efforts to promote academic excellence among junior high school students, the Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has...

Driver in fatal accident granted bail

The Kaneshie District Court One has granted bail in the sum of GH¢70,000 with two sureties to a driver who allegedly knocked down and...

Environment rehabilitation officer to spend 20 years behind bars over defilement

The Circuit Court in Tarkwa has sentenced an environment rehabilitation officer to 20 year’s imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 10-year-old girl at...

FDA and collaborators at the Aflao border nab woman with fake aphrodisiacs

Officials from the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and their collaborators at the Aflao border have arrested Hawa Fuseini, a passenger on a Nagode...

Minority bemoans constitutional breach over absence of President, Veep, and Speaker

The Minority in Parliament has condemned the Mahama-led administration for what it describes as a violation of the 1992 Constitution. This follows the simultaneous absence...

Sammy Gyamfi must resign – ACUC

The AfriKan Continental Union Consult (ACUC), a think tank on African good governance, is calling for the resignation of Mr. Sammy Gyamfi, the acting...

Upper East residents to be surcharged for poor sanitation

Donatus Atanga Akamugri, Upper East Regional Minister, has warned that residents found culpable for poor sanitation will be held accountable and surcharged. The move, according...

Man arrested with cache of ammunition, military gear in Ashanti Region

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 25-year-old man with a cache of weapons, ammunition, and military-style gear near the Asankare Police barrier in...

Prices will only fall if… – GUTA

The President of the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) says the reason prices of goods remain high despite the cedi's recent gains is...

Railway workers embark on indefinite strike over 7 months’ unpaid salaries

Railway workers across Ghana on Monday declared an indefinite sit-down strike, bringing services under the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) to a halt over...

Disallowed Expenditure: Auditor-General recovers GH¢12.7bn

The Office of the Auditor-General has recovered GH¢12.7 billion out of GH¢38.9 billion disallowed expenditures flagged in audit reports between 2020 and 2023. This represents...

Gov’t cannot push price reduction on traders – Trade Minister

Minister for Trade, Industry and Agribusiness, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, says government cannot compel traders to reduce prices despite the recent appreciation of the cedi, but...

Anas reacts after U.S. Court slashed Ken Agyapong’s fine from $18m to $500

Private investigative firm Tiger Eye P.I. has responded to a U.S. court's new ruling that significantly reduced the damages awarded in its defamation case...

Ghana to regulate labour export through New ‘Work Abroad’

The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has revealed that the government is taking concrete steps to formalise its Work Abroad Initiative through...

Mahama urges African leaders to adopt new public debt management system

President John Mahama has advised African leaders to adopt a new public debt management agenda to develop the continent and improve the wellbeing of...

Court denies Charles Bissue’s request for passport release

The High Court today rejected an application by Charles Bissue, the first accused in an ongoing criminal trial, seeking temporary release of his passport...

EKK Charity Foundation donates to lactating mothers in five hospitals to mark Mother’s Day

Kumasi-based EKK Charity Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has embarked on a philanthropic work of donating some essential items to nursing mothers in commemoration of...

Nestlé, ICI and Beyond Beans commission school buildings in cocoa growing communities

Nestlé, in partnership with the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and ETG/Beyond Beans, has commissioned school infrastructure in four communities in the Ashanti Region of...

Anas vrs. Kennedy Agyapong: U.S. Court slashes $18m defamation fine to $500

A United States court has drastically reduced the $18 million defamation damages previously awarded against Ghanaian politician and former Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong,...

Suspension is ‘the least’ punishment Mahama can give to Sammy Gyamfi – Tia-Mahama

Dr. Kabiru Tia-Mahama, Member of Parliament for Walewale and a member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, says a suspension is “the least” punishment former President...