The government is set to embark on a major exercise to evacuate decades-old heaps of waste at Jamestown in Accra, with plans underway to transport the refuse to the Adipa Waste Management Center in Nsawam for disposal, the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has revealed.
Category: Social
I won’t be nice to polluters – Mahama Ayariga
The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has declared a crackdown on sanitation indiscipline in Accra, warning that his tenure at the ministry will not be comfortable for polluters and defaulters of property rate.
Exposing corruption protects public purse more than prosecution – National Security Coordinator
The National Security Coordinator, COP Osman Abdul-Razak, has described the press as the most effective protector of the national purse, saying exposure of corruption by journalists saves the state more than any prosecution.
Print media must not die – Shamima Muslim
Deputy Government Spokesperson, Shamima Muslim, has called for the survival and transformation of Ghana’s print media industry, describing it as an indispensable pillar of democracy, national memory and preventive security in an era increasingly dominated by social media, misinformation and artificial intelligence-generated disinformation.
Two go to court to injunct Kwadwo Safo Akofena as next leader of Kristo Asafo Mission
An attempt by some elders of the Kristo Asafo Mission to install Israel Kwadwo Safo, popularly known as Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, as successor to the late Apostle Emeritus Dr. Ing. Kwadwo Safo has been halted by a High Court injunction, pending the determination of a legal challenge over whether the move complies with the […]
GETFund releases GHS199.47 million to SHS Heads for feeding arrears
The Ghana Education Trust Fund has released GHS199.47 million to senior high school heads to settle outstanding feeding arrears under the Free SHS programme, easing weeks of tension over delayed payments.
No rift between GETFund boss, Education Minister – Source
Claims of tensions between the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Mr Paul Adjei, and the Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, have been dismissed by a source familiar with deliberations at a recent high-level meeting at the Ministry of Education.
Jerry Ahmed gifts Weija-Gbawe Municipal Hospital a new emergency block
The Deputy Minority Whip, Hon. Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has broken ground for the construction of a modern Emergency Block at the Weija-Gbawe Municipal (Akawe) Hospital.
Paramount Chief appeals to Metro Mass to extend services to the Atebubu
The Paramount Chief of the Atebubu Traditional Area, Ohempon Dr. Yeboah Asiamah, has called on Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) to extend its transport services to the people of Atebubu and its surrounding communities. This, he noted, will make transport services more accessible to the people and help boost economic activity as well as reduce […]
Ghanaian tomato traders caught up in alleged terrorist attack in Burkina Faso
The Government of Ghana has confirmed receiving disturbing reports that a truck carrying Ghanaian tomato traders was caught in a terrorist attack in Titao, Burkina Faso, on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
LINAKS Foundation upgrades classroom block for Good Shepherd Anglican School
A charity-driven organization, LINAKS Foundation, has renovated and handed over a three-classroom block to Good Shepherd Anglican Basic School at Korle Nkwanta, Koforidua, in the New Juaben South Municipality. The foundation also donated notebooks, mathematical sets, erasers, sharpeners, and other learning materials to aid teaching and learning. The previous classroom block posed risks to pupils […]
GNASSM mourns 8 perished in helicopter crash
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has extended its heartfelt condolences to the Government of Ghana, National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), and the families of the eight individuals who tragically lost their lives in a helicopter crash.












