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Catholic Bishops renew call for state of emergency over galamsey
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has renewed its call for the government to declare a state of emergency to address illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, warning that…
Gov’t suspends ban on preaching, hawking in moving commercial vehicles
The government has suspended the implementation of a provision in the Road Traffic Regulations, 2026, which prohibits preaching and hawking in moving public and commercial vehicles. The decision…
Police dismiss kidnapping claims involving Pentecost Church elder at Nyankumase Ahenkuro
The Central North Regional Police Command has dismissed reports that phone dealer and Pentecost Church elder Albert Ogoe was kidnapped by unknown persons at Nyankumase Ahenkuro in the…
Wontumi asks High Court to classify Exim Bank loan dispute as civil case
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and Wontumi Farms have filed a suit at the High Court seeking…
NPP new leadership pays courtesy call on Kufuor
The newly elected national leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), led by National Chairman John Boadu, has paid a courtesy visit to former President John Agyekum Kufuor…
About 830 aspirants seek positions in NDC Greater Accra elections
About 830 aspirants have picked nomination forms to contest various positions in the upcoming Greater Accra Regional elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The party has now…
Over 130 arrested or detained in Ghana scam crackdown – FBI
FBI Director Kash Patel says US authorities have dismantled a scam operation in Ghana as part of a global crackdown on transnational fraud networks under Operation Blackout. In…
Court jails 87-year-old 20 years for defiling neighbour’s 9-year-old daughter
An 87-year-old man, Yaw Gahornu, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for repeatedly defiling a nine-year-old girl at Ofankor in Accra. Gahornu was convicted by the…
2,151 killed, 12,230 injured in Ghana road crashes in nine months
Road crashes recorded across Ghana between January and September 2026 claimed the lives of 2,151 people and left another 12,230 injured, according to the Motor Traffic and Transport…
Women should be allowed to carry pepper spray for protection – Hawa Koomson
New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organiser Mavis Hawa Koomson has renewed calls for the legalisation of pepper spray in Ghana, arguing that women should be allowed to…