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Savannah Regional Minister leads joint security team to address unresolved murders in Bole

The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awurbe, has led a joint security committee to Bole to tackle a series of unresolved murder cases that have...

I’m not aware of any subtle intention to cancel free SHS – Deputy Finance Minister nominee

Deputy Finance Minister nominee Thomas Nyarko Ampem has dismissed suggestions that the government may be secretly considering the cancellation of the Free Senior High...

Lands Ministry condemns attack on journalist by illegal miners

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has strongly condemned the recent attack on Citi News journalists by illegal miners, also known as galamsey...

West End University College holds 10th graduation ceremony

West End University College celebrated a significant milestone as it graduated a new cohort of degree holders at its 10th congregation ceremony, held on...

Deputy Finance Minister-Designate pledges support for free SHS

The Deputy Minister-Designate for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has reassured the public that there are no plans to cancel the Free Senior High School...

Illegal miners have destroyed over 7,500 football pitches of forest reserve – Lands Minister

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has revealed that the devastation of forest reserves by illegal miners is equivalent to...

Ghana faces growing threat of modern crimes as outdated laws struggle to keep up

Ghana is grappling with an alarming rise in modern crimes, with outdated laws struggling to keep pace with rapidly advancing technologies and evolving criminal...

Ashanti NPP Parliamentary Caucus denies allegations of bias in Regional election

The Ashanti NPP Parliamentary Caucus has dismissed allegations regarding the Ashanti Regional Caucus election, calling them misleading and baseless. In a press release signed by...

Mahama reveals $1.7 billion needed to complete unfinished Agenda 111 projects

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that his government will need $1.7 billion to complete the Agenda 111 hospital projects that were left unfinished...

Former MP calls for stricter border controls to curb drug smuggling

Former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Ebenezer Gilbert Nii Narh Nartey, has held government authorities and border officials accountable for the infiltration of...

Man found dead with throat slit at Owuraku

A middle-aged man, believed to be in his early 40s, has been found dead in a bush at Owuraku, a suburb of Adoagyiri in...

Akanvariba calls for National Dialogue to review Public Sector recruitment process

The Minister of State-designate for Public Sector Reforms, Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, has called for a national dialogue to review the recruitment process within the...

Teacher crushed to death in Assin Dansame while on his way to school

A tragic road accident on Monday morning around 7:30 a.m. at Assin Dansame has claimed the life of 34-year-old teacher Michael Brobbey. Mr. Brobbey, who...

Scrap dealer arrested for stealing over 200 cooking pots at Gomoa Ojobi

The Gomoa Ojobi District Police Command in the Central Region has arrested a scrap dealer, Mumuni Abubakar, for stealing over 200 cooking pots and...

I was a victim of employment revocation when NPP took over in 2017 – Public Sector Minister Designate

Minister of State-designate for Public Sector Reforms, Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, has disclosed that she was a victim of employment revocation when the New Patriotic...

Man accused of defrauding a retired judge gets GHȼ200,000 bail

A 40-year-old businessman accused of defrauding a retired judge of GHȼ300,000 under the pretext of securing him a plot of land has been granted...

Odorgonno SHS students protest over faulty traffic lights on Awoshie-Anyaa road [Video]

There was uneasy calm on Monday morning as students of Odorgonno Senior High School (SHS) took to the streets to protest malfunctioning traffic lights...

Walewale Curfew: 2 injured, shops vandalized in alleged military brutality at Gbimsi

One person has suffered a broken wrist, and another has been left with a swollen eye after military personnel allegedly brutalized them at Gbimsi,...

Moree Fisherfolks, traders demand relocation of premix fuel station

Fisherfolks, traders, and residents of Moree in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District of the Central Region are calling for the immediate relocation of the automated premix...

No data loss after ICUMS system upgrade – Ghana Link assures stakeholders

Operators of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), Ghana Link Network Services Ltd, have assured stakeholders in the shipping, logistics, and transport sectors that...

Nobody should expect 9th Council of State members to be ‘YES’ people – Sophia Akuffo

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has stated that Ghanaians should not expect members of the Council of State to be mere followers but rather...

NIB detains former NSA Deputy Director

Former Deputy Director of Operations at the National Service Authority (NSA), Kwaku Ohene Gyan, popularly known as Osonoba, is in the custody of the...

GES conducts public survey on Free SHS and Double Track System

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has initiated a nationwide survey to gather public opinions on the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy and the...

PNP accuses Mahama of violating Constitution over Ministerial appointments

The People’s National Party (PNP) has accused President John Dramani Mahama of a serious constitutional violation over his recent ministerial appointments, claiming they fail...

Gov’t announces activities for 68th Independence celebration

The National Celebrations Planning Committee (NCPC) has outlined activities for Ghana’s 68th Independence anniversary, set to commence with the commemoration of the 28th February...

Kwabena Agyepong hit with sad news

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyepong, has lost his mother, Mrs. Comfort Agyepong. She passed away at the University of...

Illegal gold miners invade Breman-Adomanya forest, attack journalist

Chinese and Ghanaian illegal gold miners have encroached upon a 261-acre tract within the Breman-Adomanya forest in the Wassa Amenfi West District of the...

NIB releases Ameyaw-Ekumfi

The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has released the former Chairman of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Board, Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi. Prof. Ameyaw-Ekumfi was detained on...

Mahama holds bilateral discussions with São Tomé counterpart

President John Mahama on Saturday held bilateral discussions with President Carlos Manuel Vila Nova of São Tomé in Accra. The discussions focused on enhancing cooperation...

Mahama inherited a sinkhole economy in distress – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu says the Mahama-led-government inherited a sinkhole economy that is in distress and needs to be reset and put on track. He...

Oxygen plant at 37 Military Hospital fixed

The Minister of Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has announced that the oxygen plant at the 37 Military Hospital has been repaired. According to the...

13-year-old school girl goes missing at Bibiani

A 13-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil has been reported missing at Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. Regina...

Immigration intercepts 1,115 gallons of smuggled cocoa beans

Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) stationed at the Akanu Sector Command, with support from the Ghana Revenue Authority-Customs Division, have intercepted a...

New power plant commissioned at Enchi College of Education

Enchi College of Education has taken a significant step toward energy efficiency and sustainability with the commissioning of a new 60KVA generator. The power plant,...

NIB detains Prof Ameyaw-Ekumfi; lawyers push for bail

The former Chairman of the Public Procurement Authority Board, Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi, has been taken into custody by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) at...

Bimoba chiefs, residents celebrate Danjuar Festival, call for lasting peace in Bawku

The Kpikpira Divisional Chief, Naba Dazuur II, has appealed to the government, the Overlord of the Kusaug Traditional Area, Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II,...

All NEIP staff suspended temporarily

The management of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) has directed all staff not to report to work starting Monday, February 24, 2025.According...

Queen mother appeals for urgent renovation of Bechem Government Hospital

The Queen Mother of Bechem in the Ahafo Region, Nana Adwoa Dwamena Serwaa, has made a passionate appeal to the Ahafo Regional Minister, Charity...

Resolve land disputes that could hinder irrigation project – Oti chiefs told

Traditional leaders in the Biakoye and Pai Katanga areas of the Krachi East Municipality in the Oti Region have been urged to resolve all...

7 foreigners, 8 Ghanaians arrested in ‘galamsey’ site raid in Western Region

The Western Regional Police Command has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining, leading to a major raid at Avelebo and Akango in the Evalue...