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High Court grants GH¢100k bail to Abronye DC with strict reporting conditions

The High Court in Accra has granted bail to New Patriotic Party Bono Regional Chairman Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, in the...

Peace Council appeals for calm as political tensions rise in Ghana

The National Peace Council (NPC) has called on Ghanaians to remain calm and exercise restraint following growing political tensions linked to recent arrests of...

First Lady Lordina Mahama honoured as Merck Foundation Ambassador for humanitarian impact

The First Lady of Ghana, Lordina Dramani Mahama, has been recognised by the Merck Foundation as an Ambassador in acknowledgement of her long standing...

Ghana to bid farewell to Apostle Kwadwo Safo as funeral rites scheduled for July 30

The final funeral rites for Ghanaian inventor, religious leader and industrialist Kwadwo Safo Kantanka have been scheduled for July 30, 2026, with the nation...

Rent Control Department suspends planned hostel fee increases for 2026/2027 academic year

The Rent Control Department has directed private hostel owners and operators across the country to suspend all planned increases in accommodation fees for the...

Six poorest districts in Ghana are in North East Region – GSS report reveals regional inequality gap

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has identified six districts in the North East Region as the poorest in the country, highlighting persistent regional inequalities...

Supreme Court dismisses Gifty Oware’s bid to stop criminal trial

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority, Gifty Oware-Mensah, seeking to halt ongoing...

Ghana Ministry of Health to roll out volunteer programme for over 6,000 unemployed health graduates

The Ministry of Health has announced plans to introduce a nationwide volunteer programme targeting more than 6,000 unemployed health graduates, as government moves to...

IGP Yohuno increases police academy intake to 700 cadets as Ghana expands training capacity

Inspector General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno has approved a significant expansion in recruitment into the Ghana Police Service training programme, raising the intake...

NPP chairman Wontumi pleads not guilty in GH¢14.3 million EXIM Bank fraud case

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has pleaded not guilty to four criminal charges linked to an alleged...

Only 63% of Ghana’s traffic lights are functioning – Roads Minister reveals

Hon. Kwame Governs Agbodza has disclosed that only 63% of Ghana’s traffic lights are currently functioning, raising fresh concerns about road safety, urban traffic...

Eid-Ul-Adha declared public holiday in Ghana on Wednesday, May 27, 2026

The Government of Ghana has officially confirmed Wednesday, 27th May 2026 as a statutory public holiday to mark Eid-Ul-Adha, one of the most important...

House of Chiefs rejects merger of Stool Lands Office and Lands Commission

The National House of Chiefs has firmly rejected a proposal to merge the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands with the Lands Commission,...

Gov’t to complete 35 Agenda 111 hospitals as Mahama pushes to finish stalled health projects

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government will prioritise the completion of 35 hospitals under the Agenda 111 health infrastructure programme within the...

Ibrahim Mahama honoured as laureate at Otumfuo Osei Tutu II art awards for global impact

Renowned Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has been named a Laureate at the second edition of the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Art Awards, in...

Joana Quaye files court action against businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye over assets dispute

Joana Quaye, the ex-wife of businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye, has filed an application at the Divorce and Matrimonial Division of the Accra High...