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GES announces mid-term break for basic schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that all basic schools nationwide will observe a mid-term break from Friday, October 31, to Monday, November...

Speaker Bagbin appointed to global taskforce on Russia-Ukraine war resolution

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has been appointed as a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) Taskforce on the peaceful resolution...

OSP refutes rift with Attorney General over Ken Ofori-Atta’s extradition

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has dismissed reports of friction between the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Office of the Attorney...

National airline task force presents partnerships roadmap to Parliament

The Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has revealed that the government is moving closer to establishing a national airline following the submission of...

Nigerian jailed 10 years for trafficking 10 victims to Ghana

The Achimota Circuit Court has sentenced 29-year-old Nigerian national Chukwudi Nwachukwu to 10 years’ imprisonment for trafficking 10 girls from Nigeria to Ghana for...

CHRAJ upholds IMANI’s petition against EC over biometric equipment

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has dismissed an appeal filed by the Electoral Commission (EC), paving the way for a...

Ghana deepens efforts to strengthen vaccine communication and local manufacturing

The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening public trust in vaccines and advancing Ghana’s goal of vaccine self-sufficiency through robust...

Ofori-Atta is not afraid of prosecution – Frank Davies fires back at OSP

Lawyer for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Frank Davies, has responded sharply to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) following its announcement that...

GRA failed to deduct over GH₵13m in taxes on SML payments – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has uncovered significant tax discrepancies in payments made automatically by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to Strategic...

OSP’s conduct is ‘unprofessional and shameful’ – Lawyer

Private legal practitioner Kweku Paintsil has strongly criticised the conduct of the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, accusing him of turning investigations into a public...

China City Mall in Kumasi to be pulled down following fire devastation

Officials of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADCOM) and National Security are working to pull down the rubble of the China City Mall in...

Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly sets up seven-member committee to probe Roman Ridge construction incident

The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly, in collaboration with the Engineering Council, has provided an official update on the construction incident that occurred at Roman...

Tension at Bawjiase police station as Asafo members clash with soldiers

Tension has erupted at the Bawjiase District Police Command in the Central Region after a group of angry Asafo members from Kasoa Ofaakor stormed...

Ahwerease is calm, ready for 2025 Odwira Festival – Apagyahene

The Apagyahene of Akwapim Ahwerease, Nana Opare Odei, has assured that the community is calm and fully prepared to celebrate this year’s Odwira Festival. Ahwerease,...

I wish Ofori-Atta returns to Ghana willingly; he has cases to answer – FIC boss

The Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), Ing. Kwadwo Twum Boafo, has urged former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta—who is reportedly in...

Full text: Special Prosecutor’s briefing on SML, Ken Ofori-Atta

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, on Thursday, October 30, 2025, addressed a press conference to update Ghanaians on the Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) corruption-related issues....

OSP to charge Ofori-Atta, others over alleged SML corruption

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced plans to formally charge former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and several other former government officials...

Freight Forwarders call for decisive measures to stabilize the cedi as it marks 60 years

The Freight Forwarders Association of Ghana (FFAG) has called for urgent and practical measures to strengthen the cedi as the currency marks its 60th...

OSP names Ken Ofori-Atta as ‘key figure’ in controversial SML contract

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has intensified its probe into the controversial Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) contract, revealing findings that directly...

FIC clears McDan and Richard Nii Armah-Quaye after thorough investigation

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has cleared Ghanaian businessmen Daniel McKorley, popularly known as McDan, and Richard Nii Armah-Quaye after months of investigation into...

Fire guts China City Mall in Kumasi; destroys goods and building [Video]

A massive fire has razed the newly opened China City Mall at Santasi in Kumasi, destroying the entire structure and goods worth thousands of...

2025 NSMQ: GSTS stuns PRESEC-Legon in thrilling comeback to reach semi-final

The 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) produced one of its most dramatic moments yet as Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) staged a...

OSP disagrees with portions of KPMG audit on SML-GRA contracts

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has disclosed that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) does not fully agree with certain conclusions in the...

Mahama, Macron hold bilateral talks on security, economy, and regional stability in Paris

President John Dramani Mahama and French President Emmanuel Macron held wide-ranging discussions at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday, October 30, on the...

OSP says SML lacked capacity, payments to company were misuse of public funds

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has revealed that Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) lacked the tools and technical expertise to deliver the audit and...

OSP: SML contract unnecessary, unlawfully approved, and costly to the state

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has concluded that the contract awarded to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) was unnecessary, unlawfully approved, and...

Protect your integrity — Health Minister tells Okoe-Boye amidst LHIMS saga

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has urged former Health Minister Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye to be careful in his public statements regarding the ongoing controversy...

One dead in house fire at Agona Mankrong

Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at Agona Nsaba responded swiftly to a residential fire on Wednesday, October 29. According to the official...

Health Minister denies demanding commission in LHIMS deal

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has fired back at allegations that he demanded a 23 percent commission from the contractor of the Lightwave Health...

I will resign if… Akandoh vows over LHIMS saga [Listen]

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has issued a bold challenge to the contractor of the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS), saying he is...

Court grants GH¢150m bail to ex-Buffer Stock boss

The High Court in Accra has granted bail to former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited (NAFCO), Hanan...

SCHOLSEC, NIB arrest suspected fraudster behind fake scholarship scheme

The Scholarship Secretariat (SCHOLSEC), in collaboration with the National Investigations Bureau (NIB), has arrested a man, Emmanuel Ofori, for allegedly defrauding Ghanaians through a...

Okoe-Boye dares Health Minister over new software company

Former Health Minister Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye has challenged his successor, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to publicly disclose the company contracted to implement the new Ghana...

This time, president will assent – Bedzrah assures swift passage of Proper Sexuality Bill

The Ho West MP and sponsor of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has expressed firm confidence that...

New report offers evidence-based solutions to address global literacy crisis among children

A new global report has outlined practical, evidence-based solutions to tackle the growing literacy crisis affecting millions of children in low- and middle-income countries,...

Okoe-Boye warns Ghana risks double payment with GHIMS contract

Former Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, has raised serious concerns over the government’s decision to replace the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS)...

CAS broker, JAPTU, launch nationwide fuel discount program for over 9,700 truck drivers across West Africa

CAS Broker Ltd, Africa’s leading logistics technology company, in partnership with the Joint Association of Port Transport Unions (JAPTU Ghana), has officially launched the...

Gov’t committed to passing Sports Fund Bill – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister for Government Communications and MP for Abura Asebu-Kwamankese, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to passing the proposed Sports Fund Bill...

Three policemen, 4 civilians injured after armed youth attack Nsuaem station over suspect’s arrest

The Western Central Regional Police Command has confirmed that calm has returned to Nsuaem in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality following a violent attack on the...

Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana condemns assault on pharmacist and customer at Burma Camp

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has condemned the assault on a pharmacist and a female client at a pharmacy in Burma Camp, Accra,...