The Deputy Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Patricia Appiagyei, has denied authoring a memorandum in which she was purported to have admitted receiving and returning GH¢70,000 allegedly connected to Parliament’s vetting of ministerial and Supreme Court nominees. Madam Appiagyei has described the document, which has been circulating in the media, as fake […] The post Mama

The stage is set for an exciting showdown as the top 10 regional teams in the 2026 Channel One TV and Citi FM Literacy Challenge prepare to battle for national honours at the grand finale of the competition. Thirty outstanding young contestants, representing the Volta, Central, Northern, Western, Upper East, Bono, Eastern, Upper West, Ashanti […] The post Top 10 regional teams

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has commenced preliminary investigations into allegations surrounding an alleged GH¢70,000 payment to the Deputy Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Patricia Appiagyei, following the vetting of ministerial and Supreme Court nominees by Parliament’s Appointments Committee. The investigation follows a document circulating in the media, purportedly authored […] The post OSP

The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), a civil society organisation focused on democracy, good governance and public accountability, has called on the Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, to exercise restraint and discretion in his public engagements, warning that recent comments attributed to him could create a perception of political bias and undermine […] The post CDD-Ghana

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has declared that Ghana is beginning to win the war against illegal mining, citing the dramatic transformation of the Ankobra River as evidence of significant progress in the government’s sustained fight against galamsey. The Minister made the declaration yesterday after joining personnel of the National Anti-Illegal Mining […] The post We

The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Ahmed Ibrahim, has directed the Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly to remove all vehicles parked along designated diversion routes ahead of the temporary closure of a section of the Dr. Busia Highway on Monday. The directive is part of measures to prevent severe […] The post Busia Highway Partly Closed

The Queen mother of Denkyira, Nana Ama Ayensua Saara III, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to call his officers and men superintendending the Dunkwa jurisdiction to order to ensure peace. She has also called on the President to take steps to ensure peace prevails in the Denkyira enclave. Nana Ama Ayensua Saara is […] The post Denkyirahemaa mad at the police appeared first on The

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has organised a day’s workshop on “Regulating Political Party Financing in Ghana” for media men in Kumasi. The workshop, facilitated by Joseph Oti Frimpong, Programmes Officer, Elections, CDD-Ghana and Zakari Tanko Musah, Legal Consultant, Corruption Watch-CDD-Ghana and funded by the British High Commission, sought to help media practitioners recognise their critical […] The post CDD-Ghana

The growing incidents of indiscipline in some Senior High Schools (SHSs) have become too serious for the nation to continue treating them as ordinary school disturbances. Students assaulting teachers, destroying school property, engaging in examination malpractice and turning disagreements into violent confrontations are not merely disciplinary problems. They are warning signs about the kind of […] The post Editorial:

The government is set to embark on a major exercise to evacuate decades-old heaps of waste at Jamestown in Accra, with plans underway to transport the refuse to the Adipa Waste Management Center in Nsawam for disposal, the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has revealed. Ayariga made the disclosure when […] The post Government

Troops of the Joint Task Force North-West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued six kidnapped victims in Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The victims were rescued on September 2, 2026, following credible intelligence on suspected terrorist activity at Mehinua Village along the Wasagu-Ayu Road. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North-West, […] The post Kebbi:

About 37 persons suspected of oil theft have died after inhaling a petroleum product believed to be crude oil in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident reportedly occurred early Thursday when youths allegedly attempted to load the product into a vessel from an illegally tapped point at a jetty in the area. […] The post 37 suspected oil thieves die after inhaling

Mr Solomon Anane, the Ashanti Regional Director of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), has disclosed that the Rural Telephony Network Project has been extended to three districts in the region, with contractors currently on site. He said GIFEC is involved in the provision of rural telephone services and the setting up of […] The post GIFEC

Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza, has summoned key roads authorities in the Bono Region to Accra, to explain what he described as the poor pace of work on major road projects in Sunyani. The minister directed the Regional Director of Highways, the Regional Director of Urban Roads and the Chief Executives of the […] The post Agbodza mad over slow pace of work on Sunyani roads

Dolly Parton’s cousin opened up about the late country singer’s intimate burial after her death at 80. “She wanted to keep it very quiet,” Richie Owens said on the “Today” show Thursday. “The word keeps getting brought up, ‘a funeral.’ I don’t believe that is really the case in the situation. “It was a burial to be buried beside her husband, […] The post Dolly

Drake sets a new personal milestone on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as ICEMAN becomes his sole-longest leader among his 17 chart-toppers. The album claims a 13th week at No. 1 on the chart dated Sept. 5, passing Take Care‘s dozen weeks in the top slot. ICEMAN, released on OVO Sound/Republic, captures its landmark week at No. 1 with 41,000 equivalent album […] The post Drake’s

Diddy could still face charges in connection with Tupac Shakur‘s murder … if prosecutors uncover new evidence. Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Tuesday he has not completely closed the door on charging Diddy, but stressed there currently isn’t enough evidence to do so. “At this point, we don’t believe we have sufficient evidence to charge anyone else […] The post Tupac

Norway has seized a Russian ship in ?the Arctic to ?enforce a compensation claim by Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz, linked to Russian asset seizures in Crimea. Norway seized the ship on Wednesday, after Moscow failed to pay Naftogaz $4.22bn plus interest and legal costs to compensate for ?assets it seized in ?Crimea after a tribunal […] The post Norway seizes Russian

Rescue teams in Nepal are working around the clock to reach workers trapped inside hydropower facilities more than a week after flash floods devastated entire communities in the Himalayas. Last week, a cascade of rocks, mud and water that scientists believe came from a glacier collapse near the Langtang Lirung mountain peak swept away villages, roads, and […] The post Rescue