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Gov’t to strengthen research unit of Geological Survey Authority – Lands Minister

The government has pledged to support the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) with resources to identify mineralized areas, assisting prospective miners in mining responsibly...

Bawku crisis: I remain resolute and committed to a lasting resolution – Mahama Ayariga

The Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring lasting peace in the Bawku area, following renewed violent clashes in the...

Bawku crisis: Support Otumfuo’s peace process – Mahama Ayariga appeals to residents

The Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, has appealed to residents of Bawku and its environs to exercise restraint and allow the peace process, led...

BoG Governor urges banks to strengthen internal controls

Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), has urged all banks to enhance their internal controls and strengthen oversight of...

Bawku crisis: Smear campaign on social media will not distract me – Mahama Ayariga

Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), Mahama Ayariga, has once again condemned the recent violence in the region, which has resulted in fatalities, injuries,...

Gov’t acts to shield local industries from US Trade tariffs

The government is working closely with trade sector stakeholders to develop effective strategies to protect domestic industries from the effects of the 10 percent...

Why I turned down AG’s discontinuation of Gyakye Quayson’s case – Tsatsu Tsikata

Celebrated Ghanaian legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata, who served as lead counsel for recently exonerated Assin North MP James Gyakye Quayson, has revealed that he...

Chinese national, six Ghanaians arraigned over alleged GH₵440,000 casino fraud

A Chinese businessman and six Ghanaian nationals have been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly conspiring in a GH₵440,000 game-cheating scheme at...

Kadjebi District: Accident claims 5 lives on Eastern Corridor road

Five persons lost their lives in a tragic accident on the Dodo-Pepesu stretch of the Eastern Corridor Road in the Kadjebi District of the...

There was zero investment in ECG during Akufo-Addo’s first tenure – Dubik Mahama

Former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has disclosed that there was virtually no investment made in the...

NPP will be better if the ‘demons’ are evicted from the party – Professor Frimpong Boateng

Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has called for the removal of what he terms “bad elements” with the...

Chaos in Asante Mampong as angry NDC supporters vandalize property, set items ablaze

Some irate youth of the National Democratic Congress in the Asante Mampong municipality have for two days staged protest on the nomination of a...

Irate Asafo warriors storm event, demand exclusion of self-styled Osu Mantse [video]

Asafo warriors of the Osu Stool on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, invaded a programme organized by the US Embassy to protest the involvement of...

NDC cannot end Double Track by 2027; they lack understanding of the policy

In opposition, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) made it their mission to demonize the double-track policy, labeling it a “failure” and vowing to eliminate...

Bawku: An attack on police means there’s a serious mistrust – Dr. Victor Doke

Security Lecturer at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Dr. Victor Doke, has expressed deep concern over recent attacks on police personnel in...

GHS launches targeted polio immunisation campaign in Asutifi North

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region has launched a targeted immunisation campaign against poliomyelitis (polio) for...

Sandra Kpedor elected first female DCE for Anloga

Sandra Seyram Kpedor has been elected and confirmed as the first female District Chief Executive (DCE) for Anloga since 2018. During the voting on Thursday,...

Gov’t probes 12,000 late-term public sector hires by Akufo-Addo administration

The Minister for Employment, Jobs, and Labour Relations, Rashid Pelpuo, has announced that the government is investigating the recruitment of approximately 12,000 individuals into...

TUC rejects ECG privatisation, cites job losses and tariff hikes

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has strongly opposed any plans to privatize the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), warning that such a move could...

GRA declares war on VAT leakage as stakeholders rally for tax reform

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has begun a stakeholder dialogue aimed at reversing declining trends in revenue mobilisation under the Value Added Tax (VAT)...

A Plus alleges plot to push sanitation narrative against government

Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has alleged a covert campaign by selected media houses and...

KNUST study reveals over 320 metric tons of food wasted annually by Kumasi restaurants

Food is essential for human growth and development, yet many people around the world still lack reliable access to it. According to the Food and...

Kofi Bentil condemns attempted arrest of Ntim Fordjour; says he’s committed no crime

Lawyer and Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has described the National Intelligence Bureau’s (NIB) attempt to arrest Member of Parliament Ntim...

Four Multimedia journalists shine at 2024 Merck Foundation Awards

Four journalists from The Multimedia Group have scooped top honours at the prestigious 2024 Merck Foundation Awards, earning recognition for powerful storytelling on critical...

We need to focus on human resource development to secure our future – Prof. Frimpong Boateng

Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, is of the view that the country is not headed in the right...

Ntim Fordjour is not the problem, govt’s reaction is – Baffour Awuah

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has responded to the ongoing standoff between Rev. Ntim Fordjour, the Minority spokesperson,...

Richard Boadi confirmed as KMA Mayor

Members of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) have officially confirmed Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi as the new Mayor for the Metropolis, following his victory...

School Feeding: Government pays 31-day arrears to caterers

The Government has successfully settled the 31 days' arrears owed to caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) for the first term of...

Police arrest Cameroonian and 43 others over Q-NET fraud and human trafficking

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old Cameroonian national, Bella Merie, for allegedly orchestrating an internet fraud scheme and human trafficking.The suspect...

IET-GH refutes Regional Minister’s statement on engineer’s role in Ramsar site permits

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), has refuted recent statements made by Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, suggesting that 99.9% of...

IGP leads delegation to Bawku after violent clash

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has led a high-level delegation to Bawku in the Upper East Region following a violent clash...

REGSEC demolishes illegal structures on Weija, Dansoman Ramsar sites [Video]

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) on Thursday, April 10, began demolishing illegal structures on the Weija and Dansoman Ramsar sites. This action follows...

Bawku: Unknown youth reportedly set Mahama Ayariga’s house on fire

A yet-to-be-identified youth group has partially set the house of Bawku Central MP and Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, on fire. The incident occurred on...

High Court dismisses petition against Annoh-Dompreh’s election victory

The High Court in Koforidua has dismissed an election petition challenging the legitimacy of Frank Annoh-Dompreh’s victory as the Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri...

Suspected killer of MoMo vendor in Upper East arrested

The Savannah Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect linked to the robbery and alleged murder of a mobile money vendor, Benjamin Apuri, and...

Yamfo youth calls for swift investigation, justice for 30-year-old nurse

The leader of Yamfo Youth Association, Asate Nana Gyamfi Kumanini Ameyaw, has called for an urgent investigation into the death of Richard Antwi Agyei,...

KNUST introduces “Ananse’s Science Spin” – A cultural twist on research communication

Digital Communications Unit under the University Relations Office of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has launched a research communication podcast...

Why NIB suspended Ntim Fordjour’s arrest – Nii Lante Vanderpuye reveals

Former Odododiodio MP, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has revealed that a request from Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, caused the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to suspend...

Fire Service holds safety workshop for filling station managers

The Bono East Regional Fire Command has organized a one-day fire safety workshop for 42 filling station managers from Techiman and surrounding areas, aiming...

No one has the right to touch anyone’s child – Yvonne Nelson on corporal punishment

Ghanaian actress and educational entrepreneur Yvonne Nelson has spoken out against corporal punishment in schools, advocating for a shift towards more compassionate and constructive...