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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This afternoon, the Teachers and Educational Workers Union of the Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) intensified its industrial action over poor conditions of service. The union has directed members to remain at home until the government meets their demands. On Friday, September 19, 2025, the union withdrew its services across all technical and public universities, the […]
Thousands of parents and students have thronged the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Hall in Accra, transforming the national resolution centre into a scene of anxious queues and frustrated appeals following the release of the 2025 Senior High School (SHS) placement results. The rush comes as a staggering 107,509 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) […]
Mobile money transactions in Ghana reached GH¢354.1 billion in August 2025, according to the Bank of Ghana’s latest Summary of Economic and Financial Data. The figure, though marginally lower than the GH¢355.4 billion recorded in July, reflects the sustained dominance of mobile payments in Ghana’s financial sector. Data from the central bank showed that the […]
Up to 483,800 candidates who sat the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been successfully placed into senior high schools (SHSs), senior high technical schools (SHTS), and technical and vocational institutions (TVIs). The number represents 82 per cent of the 590,309 candidates who qualify for placement out of the 603,328 students who took the […]
Former Defence Minister and vocal critic of Togo’s government, Marguerite Gnakadé, has been arrested, according to security sources. Gnakadé, the sister-in-law of long-serving leader Faure Gnassingbé, recently called for his resignation and urged the military to stand with the people in ending decades of dynastic rule. “She was arrested for serious acts, including her recent […]
The Tema-Mpakadan Railway line will be open on October 1, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, the Transport Minister, has disclosed. He said the train, which was involved in an accident during a test drive on the Tema-Mpakadan Railway in 2024, had been repaired, stating that a test run of the Tema-Mpakadan Railway was carried out on September […]
