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4.5 billion IMF funds used 6 days before Mahama administration began – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed that the GH₵4.5 billion disbursed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was utilised between January 1...

Mid-Year Budget: Payroll audit uncovers 14,000 ghost workers, GHC150m in irregular payments

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed that a nationwide payroll audit has uncovered significant irregularities in the public sector, including more than...

Mid-Year Budget: ‘Cedi no apicki’ – Finance Minister

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has lauded the recent performance of the Ghanaian cedi, describing it as exceptionally resilient in the face...

Minority stages walkout ahead of 2025 Mid-Year Budget review presentation

Members of the Minority in Parliament staged a dramatic walkout on Thursday, July 24, moments before the Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson's presentation...

Minority threatens to boycott Mid-Year Budget presentation

Parliament is braced for a potential boycott today as intelligence from the House suggests the Minority Caucus is likely to absent itself from the...

Father killed, son injured in armed robbery attack on Bole-Bamboi highway

A man identified as Balenbogma, believed to be in his 50s, has been shot and killed by armed robbers, while his son, in his...

Fire destroys studio of Kumasi-based Pure FM [Video]

A fire outbreak has severely damaged the studio of Kumasi-based Pure FM, forcing the temporary suspension of all its programming. The incident occurred on Wednesday...

Mustapha Hamid meets bail condition, 6 others remain in custody

Former CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has met his GH₵2 million bail condition, with two sureties in the controversial...

Finance Minister presents mid-year budget review today

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is expected to present the 2024 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament today, July 24, 2025. The presentation is...

One dead after fire outbreak at uncompleted fuel station in Ejura [Photos]

A fire outbreak at an uncompleted fuel station near the Ejura Babasso cemetery in the Ashanti Region has claimed the life of one person. According...

Late Prof Mills would be outraged by ‘galamsey’ menace – Charlotte Osei

Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, says the late President John Evans Atta Mills would have been outraged by the environmental devastation...

Sammy Gyamfi sues Afia Schwarzenegger

The Chief Executive Officer of Goldbod and National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has filed a defamation suit against...

Galamsey: Savannah Regional Minister destroys over 100 structures, seizes 8 excavators in Tuntumba

The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awurbe (Esq.), has led a security operation in collaboration with the Regional Police Command to dismantle illegal mining activities...

Government revokes 55 small-scale mining licenses, 907 others under review – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced the revocation of 55 small-scale mining licenses issued during Ghana’s transitional period...

Mustapha Hamid, six others granted GH₵2 million bail each

The Accra High Court has granted bail to former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and six others...

Why I get angry when people say ‘galamsey’ is worse under NDC – Erastus Donkor

Environmental journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor, says in the fight against illegal mining, the erstwhile New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration failed to appreciate his reports...

Kusasi Chief in Ashanti region shot dead at Asawase

The Kusasi Chief in the Ashanti region, Abdul-Malik Azenbe, has allegedly been shot and killed by unknown assailants at Asawase in the Ashanti region The...

Final-Year Wa AMASS student stabbed during dispute with colleague

A final-year student of Wa T.I Ahmadiyya Senior High School (Wa Amass) is in critical condition after being stabbed during a confrontation with a...

Patricia Appiagyei rejects replacing Afenyo-Markin on ECOWAS Parliament delegation

Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei has rejected her nomination to serve on Ghana’s reconstituted delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament. Appiagyei, who was nominated as a...

Woman confesses to killing 4-year-old son to please lover

A 23-year-old woman, Akua Afriyie, has confessed to killing her 4-year-old son by deliberately throwing him into a well in Karlo, a community in...

Two suspects killed as police foil robbery attempt in Accra

The Ghana Police Service has foiled a planned armed robbery in Accra following an intelligence-led operation by the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) Headquarters. The operation,...

Afenyo-Markin removed from delegation to ECOWAS Parliament

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has been removed from Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, despite his initial inclusion by the Minority Caucus. Although Afenyo-Markin currently...

AG discontinues case involving Kwabena Duffuor, 7 others over uniBank collapse

The Attorney-General’s Office has filed a nolle prosequi, effectively discontinuing the high-profile criminal case against former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor and seven others...

Supreme Court revokes bench warrant on Kevin Taylor [Video]

The Supreme Court has, by a 4-1 majority decision, revoked a bench warrant issued for the arrest of the US-based Ghanaian broadcaster, Kevin Taylor. Presiding over...

Jerry Ahmed reacts to “I will sell my seat if Bawumia is elected flagbearer” report 

Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has strongly denied reports claiming he would resign from his seat if former Vice President Dr....

Ammunition isn’t tomatoes; transfer records always exist – Defence Minister told [Audio]

A former Deputy Minister of Defence, Kofi Amankwa-Manu, has refuted claims of unaccounted ammunition transfers within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), insisting that all...

Tarkwa Bremang Assembly Member arrested for ‘galamsey’ and road diversion

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested the Assembly Member for the Tarkwa Bremang Electoral Area, Isaac Duku, popularly known as Agoogi, for...

Five injured as Dabokpa, Vittin Tech students clash; police recover weapons

Five students have reportedly sustained various degrees of injuries following a clash between Dabokpa Technical Institute and Vittin Technical Senior High School. This was disclosed...

NPP announces date to open nomination for flagbearer hopeful

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced its decision to open nominations for its presidential primaries no later than July 31, 2025. This was revealed...

Is it for Akan drama or Efiewura? JFK slams gov’t over Cultural Convention Centre

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has criticised the government over reported plans to convert the site of the...

NPP is looking for a presidential candidate, not just a flagbearer – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) against reducing its presidential primaries to a contest of mere popularity or...

Ghanaians to pay extra $250 for U.S. visa under new policy

Ghanaians applying for U.S. non-immigrant visas will now face an additional $250 fee, following a new policy introduced by the United States government. The fee,...

962 small-scale mining licences face revocation 

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has issued a stern warning to 962 small-scale mining licence holders, threatening to revoke their permits if...

46% of army trainees risk withdrawal over eligibility requirements – Defence Minister

The Minister for Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has revealed that nearly half of army trainees currently undergoing military training may face withdrawal after...

Nurse, 37, found dead in suspected suicide at Edwenase

Sorrow has engulfed the Edwenase community following the suspected death by suicide of Akosua Adutwuwaa, a 37-year-old nurse stationed at the Kokofu Government Hospital. Her...

UTAG charges Mahama to end ‘galamsey’ immediately, threatens strike

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has issued an ultimatum to President John Dramani Mahama, demanding the immediate fulfilment of his electoral pledge...

Missing woman reportedly found dead in plantain grove at Mempeasem

The quiet community of Mempeasem in the Eastern Region has been thrown into mourning after the lifeless body of a middle-aged woman was discovered...

Zuarungu SHS closed indefinitely following violent student clashes

The Upper East Regional Minister, Donatus Akamugri Atanga, has ordered the immediate closure of Zuarungu Senior High School until further notice following violent clashes...

Ghana Meteo urges caution as fog, cold spell sweep across country

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued a weather alert for widespread mist, slight rains, and possible thunderstorms across the country today, Monday, July...

Man allegedly murdered, buried under dried grass at Gomoa Mamfam

Residents of Gomoa Mamfam, a suburb of Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, have been left in shock following...