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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,...

‘He can’t get away with this’ – Rashid Tanko condemns soldier’s assault at pharmacy

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), Rashid Tanko Computer, has condemned the assault of a pharmacist...

Anti-Gay Bill: Converting to public bill will resolve cost, legal concerns – Foh-Amoaning

Lead advocate of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has suggested that converting the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill into...

Mahama warns AI could fuel global misinformation

President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned that the rapid and unregulated growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses a significant threat to global information integrity,...

Okoe-Boye explains $76m payments under LHIMS project

Former Health Minister, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has defended payments made under the $100 million Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS) project, insisting that...

Former NSA boss Osei Assibey granted GH¢800m bail

The Accra High Court has granted former National Service Authority (NSA) Chief Executive Officer, Osei Assibey Antwi, bail of GH¢800 million with six sureties,...

Man killed in hit-and-run after ignoring footbridge on Pokuase–Accra Highway

A tragic accident occurred this morning on the Pokuase–Accra highway, where a man was struck and killed by a speeding vehicle after allegedly attempting...

Supreme Court dismisses motion to bar Justice Nyante Nyadu from Adu-Boahene trial

Lawyers for former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, have expressed disappointment after the Supreme Court dismissed their motion seeking to...

Bawumia receives strong backing from Sehwi Juaboso NPP delegates

Delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Sehwi Juaboso Constituency have expressed strong support for former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, stating...

GAF reacts to viral video of soldier assaulting customer and pharmacist at Burma Camp

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the arrest of a soldier seen in a viral video assaulting two civilians at a pharmacy in...

Fire destroys several shops at Bibiani

A fierce fire outbreak has destroyed several container shops at Bibiani New Town in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, leaving traders...

Former Buffer Stock CEO charged with stealing; Finance Director flees

The former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has been charged with allegedly stealing...

Africa must evolve with AI revolution – Dr. Ocansey urges at ICISET-25

Renowned author and technology advocate Dr. Asie Kabuki Ocansey, known for her works Decade of Kingdom, African Intelligence, and 25 High-Income Careers in STEM...

SSNIT to expand, remodel key hotels to boost investment returns – D-G discloses  

The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Kwesi Afreh Biney, has disclosed plans to expand and remodel some of the...

Soldier arrested for assaulting woman and pharmacist at Burma Camp

A soldier, identified as WO1 Mensah Williams of the Ghana Air Force, has been arrested by military police for allegedly assaulting a pharmacist and...

CCTV footage captures man brutally assaulting pharmacist and customer [Watch]

A man has been caught on CCTV physically assaulting a pharmacist and a female customer at a pharmacy in Accra. The incident reportedly occurred around...

Several Agbogbloshie traders to face court for defying Clean Ghana sanitation directive

Several traders arrested at the Agbogbloshie Market are expected to be arraigned in court after defying repeated sanitation warnings under the Clean Ghana Campaign. The...

Mahama pledges Ghana’s support for independent journalism and information integrity

President John Dramani Mahama has announced Ghana’s plan to become the first African country to make a financial contribution to the International Fund for...

42-year-old man allegedly abducted in Dambai

A 42-year-old man, Mohammed Fuseini, was reportedly abducted on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, on Residency Road in Dambai, sparking calls from residents for urgent...

Police probe death of two timber guards at Nsuhia

The Bono Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into the killing of two timber concession security guards and the burning of a vehicle...

Police officers caught in alleged bribery video interdicted

The Bono Regional Police Command has interdicted several officers following the circulation of a video on social media allegedly showing them receiving money from...

Foh-Amoaning urges gov’t to take on anti-LGBTQ+ legislation as public bill

Lead advocate of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, says reintroducing the anti-LGBTQ+ bill as a public...

Former NSA boss received GH¢516k monthly under fake volunteer registration – Report

A forensic audit by the Auditor-General has uncovered questionable payments totaling GH¢8.26 million made to the former Executive Director of the National Service Authority...

Pastor arrested after forcing six men to strip naked for alleged rituals at Buduburam [Video]

Police have arrested a self-proclaimed pastor, Major Wisdom Nutsugah, at Gomoa Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region for allegedly conducting...

Concerned miners taskforce destroys 40 Chang Fa boats on River Offin

The Taskforce of the National Concerned Small Scale Miners Association has destroyed 40 Chang Fa machines on the Abompe end of the River Offin...

Police arrest 12 for possession and transportation of ammunition at Nsakye

Twelve individuals have been arrested in connection with the transportation and possession of 598 cartons of BB cartridges at Nsakye, near Nsawam in the...

Plan early for your retirement; don’t rely on salary increments – Ghanaians urged

Retired agriculturist Kojo Fynn has urged public sector workers to take personal responsibility for their retirement planning instead of relying solely on government salary...

PAC commends MIIF CEO for honesty and institutional reforms

The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, Abena Osei Asare, has praised the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income...

Bawumia focused on 2028 victory, not attacks – Miracles Aboagye

A member of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has described the NPP flagbearer hopeful’s campaign as respectful and issue-focused. Speaking...

GREDA pushes for National Housing Authority and Fund to address housing deficit

Executive Secretary of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA), Samuel Amegayibor, has called for the immediate establishment of a National Housing Fund and...

LHIMS contractors already paid $77m, no outstanding debt – Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has clarified that the government owes no outstanding debt to the contractors of the Lightwave Health Information...