26 m. ago GJA to decentralise operations, brings flagship awards to Ashanti Region

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is aiming to decentralise its operations in a more coordinated way, using regional leadership for effective governance.

Sport

11 h. ago Young man fatally stabbed in Ashanti New Town over chair dispute

A 20-year-old man, identified as Kwadwo Bright, has died after he was allegedly stabbed during a quarrel over a plastic chair at Ashanti New Town in the Manhyia South constituency of the Ashanti Region.

Events

18 h. ago COCOBOD Settles GH¢2 Billion Debt Arrears as Cocoa Sector Regains Financial Stability

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cocobod-settles-gh%c2%a22-billion-debt-arrears-as-cocoa-sector-regains-financial-stability/Ghana’s cocoa industry achieved a significant financial milestone as the state cocoa marketing board cleared GH¢2 billion in coupon arrears to bondholders, signaling renewed fiscal discipline in one of the country’s most critical export sectors. The Ghana Cocoa Board paid GH¢2 billion to holders of its restructured cocoa bills, now classified as bonds under the […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cocobod-settles-gh%c2%a22-billion-debt-arrears-as-cocoa-sector-regains-financial-stability/

Economics

18 h. ago TVET Graduates Shatter Employment Stigma in Ghana’s Ashanti Region

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/tvet-graduates-shatter-employment-stigma-in-ghanas-ashanti-region/Technical and vocational education graduates in Ghana’s Ashanti Region are achieving a 55% employment rate while dramatically shifting public perceptions about skills-based training, according to a comprehensive new study challenging decades of educational prejudice. The findings, revealed in UNICEF’s “Skills Supply and Demand Side Assessment: A Situation Analysis of the Ashanti Region,” demonstrate that technical […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/tvet-graduates-shatter-employment-stigma-in-ghanas-ashanti-region/

Politics

18 h. ago Ghana Balances Investment Appeal with Persistent Business Challenges

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-balances-investment-appeal-with-persistent-business-challenges/Ghana presents compelling opportunities for investors drawn by political stability and economic resilience, but businesses must carefully navigate enduring risks from currency volatility to infrastructure gaps, according to a comprehensive new risk assessment. The SOMPA & Partners Africa Risk Dimensional Report highlights Ghana’s status as one of West Africa’s most predictable democracies, yet warns that […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-balances-investment-appeal-with-persistent-business-challenges/

Politics

18 h. ago Market forces must work to stabilise cedi – Kodua Fokuo tells government

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has warned that the stability of the cedi cannot be achieved through constant injection of dollars into the market, urging government to pursue long-term reforms instead.

Politics

21 h. ago Ashie Moore In Fresh Trouble As High Court Quashes Dansoman Circuit Court Ruling; Orders Release Of Singaporean’s Properties

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ashie-moore-in-fresh-trouble-as-high-court-quashes-dansoman-circuit-court-ruling-orders-release-of-singaporeans-properties/The High Court in Accra has overturned a ruling delivered by the Dansoman Circuit Court on May 30, 2025, bringing an end to a legal dispute involving businessman Toh You Kang, amidst trouble of the Greater Accra Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr. Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore for alleged human rights violations […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ashie-moore-in-fresh-trouble-as-high-court-quashes-dansoman-circuit-court-ruling-orders-release-of-singaporeans-properties/

Events

21 h. ago Gov’t is working to ease pressure on KATH – Ashanti regional Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has assured that the government is implementing measures to reduce the growing pressure on the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).

Politics

26 h. ago Mahama to New Envoys: Carry Ghana’s story to the world as a land of opportunity

President John Dramani Mahama has charged newly appointed envoys with the task of projecting a renewed image of the country one that goes beyond political stability to highlight Ghana’s readiness for business, innovation, and inclusive growth.

Politics

27 h. ago Gbinyiri clash: Over 13,000 Ghanaians now refugees in Côte d’Ivoire — Muntaka

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has said that more than 13,000 Ghanaians have fled across the border into Côte d’Ivoire following the Gbiniyiri land dispute.

Politics

31 h. ago PTAAM Africa calls on Mahama to act on petitions for removal of EC Chair

Pressure is mounting on President John Dramani Mahama to act on petitions seeking the removal of Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey.

Politics

33 h. ago UNICEF Report Exposes Agriculture Training Gap in Ghana’s Farming Heartland

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/unicef-report-exposes-agriculture-training-gap-in-ghanas-farming-heartland/Ghana’s Ashanti Region faces a critical skills paradox where agricultural mechanization training is virtually non-existent despite farming being the area’s economic backbone, according to a new UNICEF-commissioned study. The “Skills Supply and Demand-Side Assessment Report” for the Ashanti Region reveals that only one institution offers agricultural mechanization training among 43 different trades offered across public […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/unicef-report-exposes-agriculture-training-gap-in-ghanas-farming-heartland/

Culture

38 h. ago Ghana Threatens MultiChoice License Over Price Cut Ultimatum

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-threatens-multichoice-license-over-price-cut-ultimatum/Ghana’s Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George has given MultiChoice Ghana a September 6 deadline to reduce DStv subscription fees by 30 percent or face license revocation and operational shutdown. The ultimatum, delivered at the Digital Africa Summit in Accra on Wednesday, escalates a months-long dispute between the government and South Africa-based pay-television operator over subscription […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-threatens-multichoice-license-over-price-cut-ultimatum/

Events

38 h. ago Africa Prosperity Network Sues Oil Week Organisers Over Unpaid Fees

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/africa-prosperity-network-sues-oil-week-organisers-over-unpaid-fees/The Africa Prosperity Network has filed a lawsuit against UK-based Sankofa Advisory Group seeking $300,000 in unpaid service fees for work related to relocating the Africa Oil Week conference from Cape Town to Accra. The legal action, filed through Ghana’s High Court, stems from a partnership agreement signed in July 2024 that APN alleges was […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/africa-prosperity-network-sues-oil-week-organisers-over-unpaid-fees/

Politics

41 h. ago Sowutuom Chiefs, Elders Point To Official Warnings, Demand Justice After Omanjor Shooting Tragedy

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/sowutuom-chiefs-elders-point-to-official-warnings-demand-justice-after-omanjor-shooting-tragedy/In a somber and urgent press conference held on Wednesday, chiefs and elders of Sowutuom called for swift action from the government and traditional authorities following a fatal shooting at Omanjor. The violence claimed the life of Nii Lartey Kwashie I, the Kwashie-Bu Mantse, and left several others with injuries. Speaking at the Sowutuom Chief’s […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/sowutuom-chiefs-elders-point-to-official-warnings-demand-justice-after-omanjor-shooting-tragedy/

Events

44 h. ago Former Official Challenges Mahama’s Claims on Road Project Funding

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/former-official-challenges-mahamas-claims-on-road-project-funding/Former Deputy Chief of Staff Francis Asenso Boakye has accused President John Mahama of misrepresenting facts about the stalled Ofankor–Nsawam Road Project, intensifying political debate over the troubled infrastructure initiative. The dispute emerged after Mahama’s September 3 site inspection, where he questioned funding arrangements for the 33-kilometer dual carriageway project. The President expressed frustration about […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/former-official-challenges-mahamas-claims-on-road-project-funding/

Politics

46 h. ago Ghana FA Delays Ministry Response Until World Cup Qualifiers End

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-fa-delays-ministry-response-until-world-cup-qualifiers-end/The Ghana Football Association will postpone addressing budget disputes with the Sports Ministry until after crucial World Cup qualifying matches against Chad and Mali this week. The GFA announced Wednesday it would provide a comprehensive response to ministry statements only after Monday’s qualifier against Mali concludes, prioritizing team focus over administrative conflicts. Ghana’s Sports and […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-fa-delays-ministry-response-until-world-cup-qualifiers-end/

Politics

47 h. ago NPP Accuses NDC Leaders of Death Threats Against Party Officials

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/npp-accuses-ndc-leaders-of-death-threats-against-party-officials/The New Patriotic Party has formally accused National Democratic Congress officials of issuing death threats against senior party figures, calling for police intervention to preserve Ghana’s democratic stability. In a statement released Wednesday and signed by General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, the NPP alleged that Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye, and […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/npp-accuses-ndc-leaders-of-death-threats-against-party-officials/

Politics

47 h. ago Ghana Threatens DStv Shutdown Over Subscription Price Dispute

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-threatens-dstv-shutdown-over-subscription-price-dispute/The Ghanaian government has issued MultiChoice Ghana an ultimatum to reduce subscription prices by September 6 or face licence revocation and operational shutdown, escalating a months-long pricing dispute. Communications Minister Samuel George delivered the stark warning during the Digital Africa Summit in Accra, declaring that the DStv operator must comply with government demands for fairer […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-threatens-dstv-shutdown-over-subscription-price-dispute/

Events

50 h. ago EC Chair, deputies reportedly next in line for removal – Prof Agyeman

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, and her two deputies, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey, could soon be the next targets for removal from office.

Politics