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Weija Plant shutdown forces communities in Accra to seek emergency water sources

Baltasar accused of embezzlement, others; prosecution seeks 18-year jail term

Protestors assaulted during demonstrations in Togo over reforms that could extend Gnassingbé's rule

GES shuts down Nkwanta SHS after death of 3 students over recent clashes in community

Rev. Dr Ammishaddai, 7 others behind bars for role in shady GRA-SML deal

Continuous picketing by Colleges of Education-trained graduate teachers over unpaid salaries suspended

GHC120K monthly saved after ending DSTV subscriptions at Jubilee House

The Mahama-led administration is saving taxpayers over GHC120,000 every month after halting satellite television subscriptions at the Jubilee House, according to Minister of State for Government Commu...

MMDCEs abandon Ken Agyapong, go for Bawumia for 2028 NPP flagbearer

A group of former Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) has dismissed reports suggesting they endorsed Kennedy Agyapong for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2026 presidentia...

OSP uncovers plot to hijack rice containers at Tema Port — four officials charged

Four public officials, including a former director at the Vice President’s Secretariat, are facing criminal charges for allegedly conspiring to illegally acquire ten containers of imported rice thro...

UG blows alarm on resurgence of COVID-19 within its vicinity

The University of Ghana’s Health Services Directorate has raised a red flag over a fresh resurgence of COVID-19 cases reported in and around its campus....

New electricity tariff hike announced by PURC

Ghana’s electricity consumers are bracing for another increase in their utility bills, as the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has approved a 2.45% hike in electricity tariffs, effectiv...

Ghana begins evacuation from Iran as first batch arrives safely in Turkey

Ghana has successfully evacuated the first group of its nationals from Iran to Turkey, amid rising tensions between Iran and Israel....

Education Minister demands urgent probe into Lawra SHS canoe tragedy

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has directed the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, to urgently convene a meeting with school authorities following the d...

Foreign Minister Ablakwa pushes back on Israeli criticism over IAEA vote

Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged Israel’s Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Roey Gilad, to respect Ghana’s sovereign right to maintain its independent and non-aligned foreign...

Data bundles to increase from July 1 as telecom companies respond to Ghanaian govt push

Telecommunication companies in Ghana are set to increase the amount of data allocated to bundle packages beginning July 1, 2025. This follows new directives announced by the Minister for Communication...

37 Military Hospital announces a 10-day shutdown for fumigation exercise effective June 4

Management of the 37 Military Hospital has announced a temporary shutdown of its Medical Emergency Unit (MEU) for a fumigation exercise to safeguard public health and ensure a clean and healthy enviro...

Over 990 communities reached in Gambella’s cholera vaccine campaign

The Gambella region has successfully concluded a comprehensive Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) campaign, marking a critical milestone in the ongoing fight against the cholera outbreak that has impacted mul...

Ghana orders immediate evacuation of citizens from Iran, closes embassy amid escalating Iran-Israel conflict

The Government of Ghana has announced the urgent evacuation of its citizens from Iran and the immediate shutdown of its embassy in Tehran, as hostilities between Iran and Israel intensify....

Mahama promises cocoa farmers new prices by August

Cocoa farmers nationwide are hopeful of a significant hike in the price of their produce, following President John Dramani Mahama’s assurance of new prices in the coming months....

Parliament greenlights GHS10bn for NHIA to support healthcare services

An amount of GHC10 billion has been allocated to the 2025 formula for the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) following approval by the Parliament of Ghana on Friday, May 30....

OSP redeclares Ofori-Atta a fugitive for missing June 2 deadline

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has once again designated former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta as a fugitive after he failed to honour a June 2 deadline to appear before the agency in con...

GAF, GIS, Prisons, and YEA sound alarm over fraudulent job schemes

A wave of fraudulent job adverts targeting Ghana’s youth has prompted strong warnings from several state security agencies, all of whom are distancing themselves from ongoing fake recruitment messag...

UG did not author viral letter questioning Basintale's graduate tag - Source

The Office of the Registrar at the University of Ghana (UG), Legon, has debunked authoring a statement in circulation on social media that puts the graduate degree of Malik Basintale, the Chief Execut...

Improving the quality of life of former tobacco farmers in Kenya

Since the launch of the Tobacco-Free Farms initiative in 2022, over 9000 farmers in Kenya have shifted from tobacco farming to alternative livelihoods....

Show and Shame: Drivers, 'trotro mates' defying 15% reduction in transport fares directive

Some commercial drivers and their conductors, popularly known as 'trotro mates,' are defying the recent directive to slash transport fares by 15%, drawing public outrage and sparking a wave of citizen...

Ghana has more excavators than the rest of Africa combined - Mahama bemoans

President John Mahama has raised alarm over the rising number of excavators in Ghana, stating that the country now holds more of the machines than the rest of Africa combined....