Tesla boss Elon Musk has become the first person ever to achieve a net worth of more than $500bn (£370.9bn), as the value of the electric car company and his other businesses have risen this year. The tech magnate’s net worth briefly reached $500.1bn on Wednesday afternoon New York time, before dipping slightly to just […]
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NRSA to be empowered to remove broken-down cars in 30 minutes
The Minister for Transport, Joseph Nikpe Bukari, has announced that the government will soon introduce timelines for removing broken-down vehicles from the roads, alongside new powers for the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) to take unsafe vehicles off the road. Speaking in a radio interview with Accra-based Citi FM on Thursday [October 2, 2025], Mr Bukari said […]
Five die in mining pit collapse at Kasotie in Ashanti Region
A devastating mining pit collapse at Kasotie in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region has claimed at least five lives, leaving several others injured. The incident occurred on October 1, 2025, at about 4:30 p.m., when an abandoned mining pit caved in, trapping between 16 and 20 people engaged in illegal mining operations. […]
Unpaid nurses and midwives protest over 10-month salary arrears
The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives on Thursday, October 2, staged a protest in Accra to demand the payment of salaries for nearly 7,000 health workers who have been working without pay for close to 10 months. The demonstration started at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park before the protesters marched through the capital and […]
GES removes KNUST SHS assistant headmaster over viral video with female student
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has removed the Assistant Headmaster in charge of Academic of the KNUST Senior High School in Kumasi from office following the circulation of a video on social media allegedly showing him in a compromising position with a female student. In a statement issued in Accra on Monday, September 29, 2025, […]
Taskforce formed to stop all Nigeria pirated DStv decoders working in Ghana
The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has said a multi-agency taskforce has been formed to tackle the cross-border piracy of DStv decoders smuggled from Nigeria into Ghana. Speaking at a media briefing in Accra on Monday [Sept 29, 2025], Mr Sam George said the task force was one of the […]
Follow due process before demanding sanctions – Justin Kodua tells Ken Agyapong’s team
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has urged members of Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign team to follow the party’s laid-down procedures before demanding disciplinary action against party officials. His clarification comes after the campaign team called for immediate sanctions against Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi) and Bono Regional Chairman […]
Wee tea bags found in SHS student’s bag as NACOC warns of rising drug use in schools
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) says marijuana is now being packaged as tea bags and smuggled into senior high school campuses, a development it describes as a new method targeting young people. According to the Deputy Director-General of NACOC, Alexander Twum-Barimah, a form one student in a senior high school in the Eastern Region was […]
Gold for Oil Programme: If wrongdoing is found, let the law take its course – Former BOST MD
A former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), Dr Edwin Provencal, has stated that he is not opposed to any lawful investigation into the Gold-for-Oil (G4O) programme, emphasising that due process should be applied if any untoward findings are uncovered. Responding to a forensic risk assessment report by policy think […]
Health alert! Poison cases on the rise
At least an average of 20 cases of exposure to poison or poison consumption are recorded in each of the public health facilities across the country every month. The circumstances include perceived accidental cases mainly involving children, drug overdose, consumption of household chemicals such as bleaches and exposure to pesticides. The Head of the Ghana […]
Fuel prices rise with petrol now at GH¢13.38, diesel GH¢14.20
Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun adjusting prices at the pumps, with GOIL leading the way. A litre of petrol is now selling at GH¢13.38, up from GH¢12.99 on September 2, 2025. Diesel has also increased to GH¢14.20 per litre, from GH¢13.90. GOIL, the second-largest player in the industry, is the first to adjust […]
UTAG-UCC issues 48-hour ultimatum to GTEC over “unlawful” sanctions
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter, has given the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) a strict 48-hour deadline to withdraw its recent sanctions against the university. The ultimatum, issued by UTAG-UCC Secretary Dr Isaac Boabeng, comes in response to GTEC’s decision to suspend all government-related support and services […]