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Transport Minister urges airlines to cut airfares after duty waivers

The government has urged domestic airlines to pass on the benefits of recent import duty exemptions to passengers by reducing airfares, as authorities seek...

Two-Year-Old Girl dies after being trapped in Cantonments house fire

A two-year-old girl has died after being trapped inside a house during a fire outbreak at Cantonments in Accra. Editorial Standards The incident occurred at...

Former NPP vice chairperson Sophia Horner-Sam dies at 77

Former National Vice Chairperson of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sophia Horner-Sam, has died at the age of 77. Horner-Sam, a veteran politician and diplomat,...

Protect President, uphold rights of accused, Sammy Ayeh on ‘Ghana Jollof’ case

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications Team, Dr Sammy Ayeh, has urged the State to take appropriate action against individuals who...

Police declare “Ghana Jollof” TikTok operator wanted over alleged incitement

The Ghana Police Service has declared 40-year-old Barbara Asantewaa Kodua, popularly known on TikTok as “Ghana Jollof,” wanted in connection with an alleged case...

South African man arrested at OR Tambo airport with suspected heroin from Ghana

A 52-year-old South African man has been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after authorities allegedly discovered suspected heroin valued at more than R2...

Bawumia pays courtesy call on Asantehemaa, seeks blessings ahead of 2028 presidential bid

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has paid a courtesy call to the Queen of the Asante, Nana Yaa...

Sir Sam Jonah, Ghana has spent 60 years debating Nkrumah instead of building

The Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Sir Sam Jonah, has criticised Ghana’s post-independence development trajectory, arguing that the country has devoted...

SHS placement fraud, two arrested over alleged extortion of up to GH¢22,000

Two persons have been re-arrested and interrogated over an alleged Senior High School (SHS) placement fraud scheme in which parents and students were reportedly...

Prof Patrick Lumumba —Nkrumah’s dream of a united Africa remains unfinished

Kenyan lawyer, academic and Pan-Africanist Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba has called for renewed efforts to advance Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s vision of a...

Samia Nkrumah tells Nkroful—“Forgive us for staying away from our home for so long”

The family of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has returned to Nkroful, with his daughter, Samia Yaba Nkrumah, pledging the family’s support...

Diesel could have reached GH¢28 per litre without government intervention — NPA CEO

Diesel prices could have risen to about GH¢28 per litre at fuel stations if the government had not intervened to absorb part of the...

Mahama heads to New York for 81st UN General Assembly

President John Dramani Mahama has departed Accra for New York, where he is expected to participate in the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The...

GMA deputy director demands retraction, apology over spintex land dispute report

The Deputy Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Mubarick Masawudu, has demanded a retraction and an unqualified apology from The Insight over...

National Cathedral idea still alive despite controversy, GPCC President

President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Rev Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso, has maintained that the idea of Ghana’s National Cathedral remains alive...

South Africa Evacuation: GH¢27.18m spent on chartered flights

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spent GH¢27.18 million on chartered flights during the government’s GH¢49.72 million evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa, making air...