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Gender Ministry Refers Case of Abused Teen Footballer, Ransford to CID

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has confirmed that the case involving the alleged sexual assault and subsequent death of 16-year-old...

PAC Hails the Leadership of Former Ghana Publishing Company MD

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has commended the leadership of the former Managing Director of the Ghana Publishing Company (GPC), David Asante,...

Political Interference and Elite Complicity Hamper Ghana’s Fight Against Illegal Mining

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has accused political actors and sections of the country’s elite of undermining Ghana’s efforts to combat illegal...

Former Ngleshie Amanfro MP Bright Demordzi Announces Political Comeback, Citing “Unfinished Business” for Farmers and Fisherfolk

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ngleshie Amanfro, Bright Edward Kodzo Demordzi, has declared his intention to return to Parliament, nearly a decade after...

SSNIT Seeks Strategic Investors for La Palm and Elmina Hotels to Revive Struggling Hospitality Assets

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has announced plans to attract strategic investors to support two of its underperforming hotels—La Palm Royal...

Man Found Dead in Amansie West Mining Pit After Dispute Over Missing GH₵1,000 with a Sex Worker

Police in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region are investigating the mysterious death of a 28-year-old man, identified as Yaw Asamoah, whose...

SLTF Cuts Student Loan Interest to 6% Simple Rate Under Mahama’s Education Reform Drive

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has announced a major policy shift aimed at easing the financial burden on Ghanaian tertiary students. Effective immediately,...

Mahama Urges African Unity in Disaster Relief as Ghana Sends GH₵10m Aid to Jamaica, Cuba, and Sudan

President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to African nations to unite and mobilize collective support for countries recently devastated by a powerful hurricane. The...

Heavy Friday downpour floods parts of Accra, traffic gridlock underscores drainage crisis

Accra, Ghana – Friday, 7 November 2025A powerful downpour on Friday morning triggered extensive flooding in the Ghanaian capital, affecting several low-lying suburbs and...

PDS Deal Collapsed Due to Mismanagement and Personal Interests –  President Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has attributed the collapse of the controversial Power Distribution Services (PDS) deal in Ghana not to the concept of private-sector...

Ghana Remains Africa’s Top Gold Producer, Ranked 6th Globally

Ghana continues to solidify its position as a global heavyweight in gold production, reaffirming its status as the largest gold producer in Africa and...

Lawyers Deny OSP’s Claim of Seizing Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid’s Assets

Lawyers for former National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive, Dr. Mustapha Abdul‑Hamid, have unequivocally rejected claims by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP)...

Asantehene Directs That All Land and Chieftaincy Disputes Be Referred to Him

The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, widely known as the Asantehene, has issued a sweeping directive that all land and chieftaincy disputes within the Asanteman...

Former Lands Minister Warns Politicians to Steer Clear of Anti-Galamsey Operations

Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, has issued a strong warning to political leaders to refrain from meddling in the...

Tanzania Lifts Curfew in Dar es Salaam After Election Unrest Leaves Hundreds Feared Dead

Tanzanian authorities have lifted the week-long night-time curfew imposed on Dar es Salaam, the country’s commercial capital, following violent clashes that erupted after disputed...

Akim Swedru MP Dismisses A Plus’ Petition to Remove PAC Chair as Procedurally Flawed

MP Kennedy Osei Nyarko Says Speaker Lacks Power to Remove Abena Osei-Asare The Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has rejected a...