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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

TEWU-TUC directs members to remain at home until gov’t meets demands

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 students and parents storm GNAT Hall to secure SHS placement

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 hit GH¢354.1bn in August despite slight dip

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 […]

483,800 Students placed in senior high schools – Self-placement portal activated

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 […]

Togo leader’s sister-in-law arrested after calling for end to family rule

 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 […]