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Mahama appoints Emelia Agbenyo, Joseph Asamoah as EC Deputy Chairpersons
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Emelia Afi Agbenyo, Deputy Director for Operations at the Ghana TVET Service, and Dr Joseph Kweku Asamoah, a former Director of Finance…
Drug traffickers use Ambulances, Bullion vans to transport Cannabis – Muntaka
The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has alleged that suspected cannabis traffickers are using ambulances and bullion vans to transport the substance while security agencies intensify…
Ghana to seek BRICS partner country status, not full membership – Ablakwa
Ghana plans to apply for Partner Country status in the BRICS bloc rather than seek full membership, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced. The move forms…
DVLA introduces six local languages for computer-based driving tests
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has introduced six Ghanaian languages into its computer-based driving test system to help applicants who cannot read or write in English,…
Mason jailed 15 years for defiling kindergarten pupil
A 19-year-old mason, Alfred Mensah, who defiled a seven-year-old kindergarten pupil, has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Mensah, a…
Teachers to resume work today after strike suspension
Public basic schools across Ghana are expected to resume normal academic activities today, Monday, October 12, following the suspension of a nationwide strike by pre-tertiary teacher unions over…
NDC sets GH¢100,000 filing fee for National Chairman aspirants
The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has approved filing fees for aspirants seeking various national executive positions, with candidates contesting for National Chairman…
Kumasi Hospital removes 880-gram bladder stone in rare surgical case
A team of doctors at Kumasi Hospital, a private health facility in the Ashanti Region, has removed an 880-gram bladder stone from a 49-year-old man in what the…
Netherlands seeks Ghana’s help to track down fugitive drug lord Bolle Jos
The Netherlands is seeking Ghana’s cooperation to dismantle drug trafficking networks allegedly linked to fugitive Dutch national Jos Leijdekkers, popularly known as Bolle Jos, who is believed to…
Teacher Unions suspend two-week strike
The two-week industrial action by teacher unions has been suspended following a series of negotiations held on Friday, October 9, 2026. The negotiations began with a meeting between…