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12% of tertiary students hooked on cocaine, 11% on heroin – Youth Minister reveals
The Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has raised serious concerns about the growing drug abuse crisis among tertiary students in Ghana, describing it as a looming thre…
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Ghana set to launch licensed timber exports to EU on October 8
Ghana has announced that its Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensed timber will officially enter the European Union (EU) market on October 8, 2025, marking a historic breakthro…
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No modifications to Kwame Nkrumah Park Signage, says Tourism Authority
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has firmly dismissed claims circulating on social media that culturally significant greetings on the signage at the newly refurbished Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park hav…
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Ghana Gold Board revokes Evanex licence over pricing violations
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced the immediate suspension of the operating licence of Evanex Gold Enterprise, a Tier 2 licensed gold buyer, following the outcome of a regulatory investiga…
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KNUST UTAG President condemns Asiedu Nketia’s remarks on Galamsey
Professor Eric Abavare, President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has issued a scathing rebuke of National Democr…
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Hold local leaders to account, UN Audit Advisor tells Ghanaians
United Nations Audit Advisor, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, has reiterated the urgent need for citizens to be more actively engaged in monitoring the activities of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemb…
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Interior Ministry announces curfew on Bole following rising tensions
The Minister for the Interior has imposed a curfew on Bole Township and surrounding communities in the Savannah Region, effective Wednesday, August 27, 2025, following renewed insecurity linked to ch…
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Ridge Hospital assault report: Nurse did not sustain fracture or shoulder dislocation
The committee established by the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to probe the recent assault incident at Ridge Hospital has concluded its investigations, ruling out claims that the allege…
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Court grants GH₵100,000 bail to Wontumi FM journalist Kwakye Asare
A Kumasi-based journalist with Wontumi FM, Emmanuel Kwakye Asare, has been granted bail after spending two weeks in police custody over allegations of spreading false information. He was arrested on …
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Greater Accra Chiefs urge fight against galamsey to honour helicopter crash victims
The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has called on the government to take decisive and sustained action against illegal mining—popularly known as galamsey—as a lasting tribute to the eight indi…