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Supreme Court rejects Oppong Nkrumah’s bid to overturn legal vacation ruling
The Supreme Court has dismissed a review application filed by Ofoase Ayirebi MP, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, challenging an earlier decision that refused his request for an injunction over…
Bawumia’s 2024 defeat in Muslim strongholds disproves Islamisation claims – Abdul-Hamid
Religious scholar and New Patriotic Party (NPP) First National Vice Chairman aspirant, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has cited the outcome of the 2024 presidential election as evidence that religion…
Mahama dissolves boards of nine state institutions in major governance shake-up
President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the immediate dissolution of the boards of nine state-owned institutions as part of a major shake-up of their governing structures. The decision,…
REGSEC orders closure of Okuapeman, Mount Sinai SHSs over clashes
The Eastern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has directed the closure of Okuapeman Senior High School (OKUASS) and Mount Sinai Senior High School in the Akuapem North Municipality following…
Violence erupts between Okuapeman, Mount Sinai SHS students; six injured
Six students of Okuapeman Senior High School (SHS) have sustained injuries following violent reprisal attacks involving students of Okuapeman SHS and Mount Sinai Senior High School in the…
Frimpong Kodua takes commanding lead in NPP General Secretary race – Poll
Justin Frimpong Kodua has emerged as the leading contender in the race for the General Secretary position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), according to a poll conducted…
‘1-3-3 jobs’ was a statement, not a promise – Tamale Central MP
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has pushed back against claims that it promised to create jobs under a “1-3-3” arrangement during the 2024 election campaign. Tamale Central Member…
Asiedu Nketiah explains why he wore his wife’s coat on Germany trip
National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has revisited the widely discussed incident in which he wore his wife’s coat during an official trip…
Two-bus crash on Kumasi–Accra Highway leaves 68 rescued
Sixty-eight people have been injured after two Granbird buses collided at Duapompo on the Kumasi-Accra Highway. The accident occurred at about 10:31 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, 2026,…
13 perish in deadly crash on Sege-Ada Highway
At least 13 people have been killed in a fatal road crash involving a Ford Transit and a Toyota Hiace on the Sege-Ada Highway. The accident occurred on…