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I can’t afford to disappoint Mahama – Prof. Kobby Mensah [Audio]

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Tourism Development Company Limited (GTDC), Professor Kobby Mensah, has expressed confidence in his ability to deliver...

No more e-levy – GRA orders immediate compliance

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has officially announced the abolition of the controversial 1% Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy). This follows President John Mahama's assent to...

Police amend charges and facts in Ahmed Suale Murder case

The Madina District Court has declined the bail application of Daniel Owusu Koranteng, a businessman being held over the death of investigative journalist Ahmed...

Suspected stolen ECG cables found in Gomoa Awombrew; driver arrested [Video]

A truck transporting cables suspected to be part of the missing Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) items has been intercepted at Gomoa Awombrew in...

A container can never get missing – Former ECG MD [Video]

The immediate past Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has strongly refuted claims regarding missing containers at the...

Mahama assents to bills abolishing e-levy, betting tax and others

President John Mahama has assented to amended bills that abolish the betting tax, E-Levy, emissions tax, and other levies. This follows Parliament’s official repeal on...

We’ll see a change in galamsey fight if… – Local Gov’t Minister

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has expressed confidence in traditional authorities' ability to help combat illegal mining, commonly...

Mahama orders probe into suspicious flights allegedly linked to illicit activities

President John Mahama has directed the National Security and relevant authorities to conduct a full-scale investigation into two aircraft suspected of smuggling cocaine and...

Fuel prices set to rise from today; but not all OMCs will follow suit

Prices of petroleum products are expected to see marginal increases at the pumps starting today, April 2.This is based on the latest Pricing Outlook...

Kyidomhene of Mampong-Brofoyedru murdered 

Unknown assailants have killed the Kyidomhene of Brofoyedru in the Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti region, Nana Osei Bonsu.The lifeless body of the chief...

 Two dead, many trapped after galamsey pit collapses at Mpasatia

Two people have died following the collapse of an illegal mining pit at Mpasatia Yaw Nkwantah in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti...

Gov’t suspends fishing licenses of four industrial vessels

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Fisheries Commission have suspended fishing licences for four industrial trawl vessels operating within Ghana’s Exclusive...

Interior Ministry declares no special security protocol for pastors, individuals

The Interior Ministry has denied issuing directives or protocols allowing any groups or individuals to bypass security checks.This follows misinformation circulating on social media,...

Captain, others missing after suspected pirates attack Ghanaian fishing vessel

A Captain, Chief Mate, and Chief Engineer—all Chinese nationals have been reported missing in a suspected kidnap case after pirates attacked a Ghanaian vessel.A...

14 arrested over missing ECG containers at port

National Security, leading investigations into the missing containers of goods and materials belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has arrested 14 persons.They...

Parliament passes Ghana Gold Board Bill 2025 without Minority 

Parliament on Friday, March 28, 2025, passed the Ghana Gold Board Bill 2025 by a majority decision. The exercise was held without the Minority MPs...

Afenyo-Markin fingers ECG, Customs officials in missing containers at Tema Port

Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has revealed alleged collusion between some staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and customs officials...

Mahama gives Chief Justice 10 days to respond to removal petitions

President John Mahama has given Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo ten days to submit a preliminary response to three petitions seeking her removal from office. The...

Adu Boahene’s wife attempted to cart suspected currency bills on night of his arrest – Deputy A-G claims

The wife of former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Angela Adjei Boateng, is facing fresh allegations of evidence tampering in the ongoing corruption case...

Adu Boahene, wife’s movement restricted as court reviews bail condition

The Accra Human Rights Court has reviewed the bail conditions for the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene, following...

Bus carrying 62 schoolchildren involved in accident on Adukrom-Somanya road

A bus carrying 62 schoolchildren from Ben Konadu SDA Basic School in Asante Akyem has reportedly been involved in a fatal accident on the...

3 injured after trailer overturns on Asukawkaw Mountain

A trailer truck overturned on the Asukawkaw Mountain in the Oti Region, injuring three people in the early hours of Friday. The accident involved a...

Suspected drug abuser allegedly kills 60-year-old man with stick at Yawmatwa

A 30-year-old man, Ibrahim Mohammed, has been arrested for allegedly killing 62-year-old Seidu Mumuni by striking him on the head with a stick. The incident...

Two landguards arrested for stabbing 2 at Kasoa Ofaakor

The Kasoa Ofaakor District Police Command in the Central Region has arrested two suspected landguards for stabbing two individuals without any provocation. The suspects have...

If I were the CJ, I wouldn’t have bothered asking for copies of petitions – Ansa-Asare [Audio]

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has shared his thoughts on Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo’s request for copies of the...

NIB intercepts $350m worth of cocaine in Cape Coast

In a groundbreaking operation, the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has intercepted a staggering 3,319.66 kilogrammes (3.3 tonnes) of substances suspected to be cocaine, with...

GES reschedules reopening date for single-track SHSs

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescheduled the reopening date for single-track senior high schools (SHSs) from March 29, 2025, to April 23, 2025. This...

Veteran journalist Shaka Ssali passes on

The African journalism community is mourning the loss of a legendary voice, Shaka Ssali, former host of Voice of America’s (VOA) popular program Straight...

Three killed in accident on Techiman-Wenchi highway

Three persons have died in an accident on the Techiman-Wenchi highway in the Bono Region. The incident occurred on Thursday morning at Nkonsia, a farming...

Chief Justice requests copies of petitions seeking her removal from Mahama

Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo has formally requested copies of the three petitions submitted to President John Mahama seeking her removal from office. In a...

40 missing ECG containers found in warehouse at Kpone

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has revealed that 40 of the missing Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) containers have...

NPP MP files suit against AG over Chief Justice removal process

The immediate past Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Vincent Ekow Assafuah, Member of Parliament for Old Tafo,...

Couple arrested for chaining 9-year-old son in bush for two days [Video]

The Awutu Bereku District Police Command has arrested a couple for allegedly chaining their 9-year-old son in a bush for two days at Gomoa...

Two die after galamsey pit caves in at Dadieso

Two individuals have lost their lives following the collapse of a galamsey pit in the Dadieso-Kwabenakrom area of the Suaman District in the Western...

Chief Justice would have to be suspended if… – Inusah Fuseini [Audio]

Former Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini has explained that the quest to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo must follow constitutional procedures. According to him, if...

Doctors at KATH suspend all surgical cases following water crisis

Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi have suspended all surgical cases indefinitely due to a water shortage that has plagued...

Man found dead in his room at Assin Atonsu

A 40-year-old man, identified as Kwaku Nimotia, has been found dead in his room at Assin Atonsu in the Central Region after being missing...

‘We don’t need rice’ – Adum fire victims reject Interior Minister’s donation [Video]

Victims of the recent fire outbreak at Adum in Kumasi have rejected a donation from the Interior Minister and Asawase Member of Parliament (MP),...

Mahama likely to assent to E-Levy repeal bill today

Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem has revealed that President John Mahama is expected to assent to the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) repeal bill...

Five crashed to death on Sunyani-Kumasi highway while going for funeral

Five people have died in a head-on collision involving a Toyota RAV4 and a commercial Kia truck between Duayaw Nkwanta and Bechem on the...