News of Thursday, 5 June 2025

Interpol issues red notice for Ofori-Atta over corruption allegations

GHC 1 fuel levy sparks backlash as MFWA boss calls out waste in energy sector

Plan International Ghana launches She Leads Social Movement to sustain girls’ rights advocacy

Ken Ofori-Atta listed on INTERPOL Red Alert over "using public office for profit"

Gov't pledges action to empower girls, young women at She Leads Social Movement launch

Environmentalists push for waste-to-wealth innovations on World Environment Day

Don’t rush ‘Takeaway pack’ ban – Plastic Manufacturers Association

Fuel levy: New taxes not needed to reset Ghana – MFWA tells Mahama

Without me, Trump would’ve lost – Elon Musk unleashes fury on US president

Traders appeal for designated spaces after Accra decongestion

World Environment Day: GJESHA urges media, gov't to step up fight against plastic pollution

Tamale-Walewale Road: Deliver or refund $30m payment – Agbodza tells Contractor

GPRTU: Govt betrayed us with fuel levy after fare cut

GHS1 Energy Sector Levy ‘corrective’ and ‘pragmatic’ measure to restore stability in power sector – Apetorgbor

$30 million road scandal: Minister goes after Indian contractor

Mahama: Plastic food packaging to be 'soon' banned

Akufo-Addo backs Mahama’s National Day of prayer declaration

Over-concentration of resources in urban centres stifling national economic progress – Nii Moi Thompson

Nestlé Supplier Day 2025: Fostering collaboration for sustainable growth

Planting for the Future: Forest clubs and tree planting drive to combat environmental damage

Don’t risk progress with new reforms – IERPP cautions BoG

Mahama: Wooden furniture to be banned in schools

Engage GRNMA to resolve strike impasse – Ayew Afriyie to Finance Ministry

NLC secures injunction against GRNMA’s strike

Let district education directors manage schools – Mahama advises

Trump expresses disappointment in Musk over EV policy criticism

EU scientists warn against using foreign carbon credits to meet climate targets

1,200 excavators await clearance at Tema Port; Close to 3,000 more headed to Ghana – Transport Minister reveals

Akufo-Addo backs Mahama’s National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving initiative

We receive over 200 excavators daily – Transport Minister raises alarm over influx at Tema Port

WaterAid Ghana, Guinness Ghana commission major water expansion projects in Nadowli and Nandom

Hannah Bissiw recounts ‘hostage-style’ attack following illegal mining raid at Bui Sobinso

Small arms commission trains transport operators to detect smuggled weapons, explosives

Zoomlion's self-loading tricycles to transform waste management in Kumasi- Environment Sub-Committee

We have hidden Ofori-Atta in a room – NPP Communicator tells OSP

“I didn’t expect you to attack me!” – Afenyo-Markin ‘cries’ over Muntaka ‘spoilt child’ jab

Wontumi went five days without food or water in EOCO custody – Former NPP MP claims

Ghana risks sliding back into dumsor if GHC1 fuel levy is rejected – Vanderpuye

Fuel Levy Will Inflict Undue Hardship on Ghanaians – Minority

Akufo-Addo commends Mahama for declaring National Day of Prayer

Dr. Abubakari Sidick Ahmed to be honoured with grand retirement celebration

A/R: Illegal fuel station for galamsey discovered at Jimmirah Forest Reserve

Corrupt chiefs, politicians, others fuelling galamsey in Ghana – Report

Mahama launches 'One Tree per Child' initiative to combat environmental degradation

Details of Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Bill, 2025

GPRTU threatens nationwide strike over new GH¢1 fuel levy

BOMBSHELL – Embattled Adu-Boahene’s Enterprise Dreams Limited sold stolen cars

Galamsey: Illegal fuel supply point uncovered in forest reserve; Chinese nationals arrested

24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme

Akandoh appeals to striking nurses to return to negotiation table

Ken Ashigbey bows out as CEO of Chamber of Telecommunications

Ecobank and ADB Executives Pay Business Calls on GCAA

Video – Meet the daughter of exonerated Man wrongfully jailed as Ataa Ayi’s accomplice

NDC has disingenuously SCAMMED Ghana with D-Levy – Rev Ntim Fordjour

Do search warrants include searching fridges? – Assafuah quizzes on the floor of parliament

Government to stop using wooden furniture in schools, ban import of Styrofoam

Dr Kenneth Ashigbey exits Telecoms Chamber as CEO

When the playground becomes a pond: Ofankor St. Peter’s Anglican suffers each time it rains

Western Region grapples with Mpox outbreak: A growing concern

BoG records GH¢9.49 billion loss for 2024 financial year

MPox virus can last in sperm for six months- Nurse reveals

GPRTU threatens nationwide strike over GHC1 fuel levy

‘Takeaway packs’ to be banned in Ghana – Mahama

IPGG backs GH¢1 fuel levy as lifeline for power sector

Your Dumsor Levy is draconian - Kozie tells Mahama

'Ato didn’t force' - Minority blasts government over ‘midnight fuel tax robbery’

Police foil armed robbery on Kumasi-Bibiani Highway, one suspect killed

Minority Caucus threatens mass protests over ‘unjust’ dumsor levy

24 arrested for illegal mining at Bui Sobinso, including 14 Chinese nationals

Dumsor Levy: Minority Caucus demands full disclosure on GH¢5.7bn Energy Tax windfall

NRSA engages MMDAs on enforcement of Road Safety Act 

JoyNews uncovers Chinese firms sold millions of washing detergents without GSA certification

“My daughter was just a month old when I went to jail”- Man wrongfully jailed as Ataa Ayi’s accomplice

Man wrongfully jailed as Ataa Ayi’s accomplice acquitted and discharged after 23 years in jail

Seth Terkper justifies GH₵1 fuel levy

Red Notice for Ghana's wanted Ex-Minister deepens national divide

June 4 Commemoration: Let's build bridges across our differences - Deputy Interior Minister

GH¢1 fuel levy necessary to avert 50% rise in electricity tariffs – Nii Lante Vanderpuye

Atta Ayi’s mechanic freed after wrongful conviction led to over 20 years in jail

NAPO says he’s on the radar of the NIB, called in for questioning

Ataa Ayi’s mechanic released after 23 years in jail

“With this Dumsor Levy, even when you are walking you pay” – Alhassan Tampuli

Ofori-Atta is ill be sympathetic – Nana Akomea urges Kissi Agyebeng

Consider virtual interrogation of Ken Ofori-Atta - Alhassan Tampuli tells OSP

Freedom at last: Court of appeal acquits Ataa Ayi's alleged accomplice after 23 years in prison

Ken Ofori-Atta is not avoiding OSP - Alhassan Tampuli

Tarkwa forestry officials attacked by illegal miners in Neung South reserve

Full list of Awardees at the 9th Edition of the Annual CEO Summit

OSP vs Ken Ofori-Atta: I also faced interrogations - Seth Terkper

“They just want to lose belly fat” – Vanderpuye mocks Minority MPs’ march

Ghana’s dear neighbour among countries slapped with US travel ban

Ghana’s economy, trade must be diversified  – Swiss Ambassador

If NDC provide Sedinam Tamakloe NPP will also provide Ofori-Atta – NPP Man

Now is the time to spend, and pay your debts – Analyst

Govt strategically targeting stable cedi to resume debt payments – Cudjoe Kuagbedzi

Administrator allegedly defrauds logistics coordinator of GH¢281,880 

4 arraigned over illegal transportation of cocoa beans from Tepa to Accra

Suspects in $2m Sky Train case approved $2m payment without board approval – Witness blows alarm

GH₵1 is not small money – GPRTU tackles Mahama gov’t over ‘dumsor’ levy

NPP MPs Protest @ Police Headquarters … Demand Security For EC To Declare Ablekuma North Parliamentary Results

Video – Circle boys clash with soldiers over missing phone tracked to a closed shop

NARCOC Transfers Seized Cannabis From V/R To Accra

Doctors at Ridge Hospital 'are overburdened' as nurses strike bites – Medical Director

You'll pay 'Dumsor Levy' even when you are walking - Alhassan Tampuli asserts

Strategic Partnerships: Unlocking growth beyond internal capacity

They took out E-levy and brought E-levy Pro Max - Alhasan Tampuli reacts to 'Dumsor Levy'

Zoomlion employees express gratitude to management for pilgrimage experience

GWL to prosecute illegal water connection offenders

Analyst criticises increased tax on fuel products: “Not justified”

I won’t protect anyone from corruption investigations – President Mahama

My focus is on jobs, food security & infrastructure -Bryan

NDC has scammed Ghanaians with Dumsor Levy - Ntim Fordjour

NAPO confirms NIB probe into his tenure as Education Minister

Day 2 of Nurses’ strike: Ridge Hospital wards deserted, patients stranded

Four Ivory Coast opposition leaders barred from October presidential vote

June 3 disaster fuelled by politics and lawlessness – Henry Quartey asserts

Dr. Samuel Dotse champions Climate Action and Financial Mobilisation at 69th GEF Council Meeting in Washington, D.C. USA

Ghanaian restaurant in Worcester seized over unpaid taxes

Emergency services paralyzed as nurses’ strike grips Ghana’s public hospitals

Radio Univers’ Dr. Sidick Ahmed set for grand farewell on June 6

Fuel levy: No more bailouts without accountability – Prof. Kwaku Asare

GH¢1 fuel levy will collapse our businesses – Oil marketers decry

Canada-based Rektron Group to acquire major stake in Ghana's AT Ghana

Moses Asaga sworn in as PURC Board Chair

Afenyo behaving like a spoilt child who has lost his food – Muntaka ‘cooks’ minority leader

$2m Sky Train case – Ex-GIIF CEO Solomon Asamoah released on bail

Kwabenya Land Dispute Turns Violent: Pensioner, Contractor Charged with Causing Unlawful Damage

Singaporean Businessman remanded for allegedly defrauding Chinese Investor of $3M in Ghana

Abdul Kadir Nasir wanted over alleged involvement in forex fraud

JJ Rawlings Foundation urges discipline, commitment in upholding June 4 values

Eyewitness disputes A-G’s $7m claim in Adu-Boahene case

Survey suggests Opoku-Agyemang, Bawumia could face off in 2028 election

Wontumi’s arrest was 'totally wrong' — Abu Jinapor warns against politicisation of justice

Government disburses GH¢2.7bn to GETFund, expenditure for Free SHS

Re-run disputed polling stations in Ablekuma North - Omane Boamah urges EC

GoldBod issues final warning: No extension beyond June 21 for unlicensed gold traders

NYA boss Osman Ayariga enrolls June 3rd survivor in National Apprenticeship Programme

Over 800 persons accused of witchcraft are receiving bi-monthly cash grants - Gender Minister  

GH¢1 Fuel levy risks undermining economic gains – GNCCI

No more extensions after June 21 deadline – GoldBod warns unlicensed traders

₵1 energy sector levy won’t increase fuel prices – John Mahama

Telecel outdoors 2025 female engineering students scholarship programme beneficiaries

₵1 ‘dumsor levy’ a difficult but necessary decision – Mahama

NAPO confirms NIB probe into his tenure as Education Minister

Ghana’s system is broken and naked – Bright Simons on NSB finance director testimony

NDC proposes renaming HQ after Rawlings, declare June as party month

I can assure you more taxes are coming – Dr Bawumia warn Ghanaians

Trump imposes U.S. travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries

Brace for more taxes under Mahama – Bawumia warns Ghanaians

Thunderstorms likely in parts of Ghana this afternoon – GMet warns

Fighting corruption will solve over 90% of Ghana’s problems – NDPC

The real value of the cedi is between GH¢10 and GH¢12 – Mahama

Today’s Front pages :Thursday, June 5,2025

Aquatic weeds are threats to hydro power, water transport - Maritime Authority

World Environment Day 2025: Stakeholders call for urgent policy reforms on single-use plastics

I delivered all monies to NSB office, not Adu-Boahene’s home - AG witness

GH¢1 Fuel Levy: We either pay through tariffs or taxes, says former PURC Boss

GH¢1 Fuel Levy: It’s not new, just a fix for power sector’s liquidity crisis - Kwabena Donkor

Aquatic weeds are threats to hydro power, water transport - Maritime Authority

Star witness corroborates Adu Boahene's statement

OSP drops all corruption, bribery charges against Thomas Owusu Andy

Ketu North MP partners EPA to bring environmental services closer to residents

National Economic Dialogue: Gov't establishes inter-min implementation c'tee

Parliament ratifies WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies

GH¢1 Fuel Levy: Downstream has paid enough, show us results - Oil marketers tell government

GH¢1 levy won’t fix a broken energy system - Dr Riverson Oppong

June 3 disaster caused by failure to enforce spatial plans – LUSPA

June 3 disaster: Fuel stations’ safety measures must be strengthened – Gizella Tetteh

NIB declares 3 more suspects wanted in $350m cocaine bust

Politics, indiscipline caused June 3 disaster – Henry Quartey

Notorious armed robber jailed 18 years for robbery

Man lynched to death over alleged mobile phone theft in Agbozume

Police arrest three suspected armed bobbers in Axim

Tiler jailed two years for escaping lawful custody 

Court orrders destruction of $350m worth of cocaine seized in Ghana

This is a slap on the face of Ghanaians – Minority fumes over fuel levy

This is a slap in the face of Ghanaians – Minority fumes over fuel levy

Ghanaians should brace for more taxes – Annoh-Dompreh sounds slarm

NPP’s Nyamesem says NDC targeting former officials like Ken Ofori-Atta

Education minister inaugurates committee to lead National TVET Week 2025

VRA kicks off annual sensitisation workshop in Eastern region

KMA backs Zoomlion’s waste management initiative to transform Kumasi

Borrowing isn’t the answer – Prof. Bokpin defends GHC 1 fuel levy

National Education Dialogue Committee presents report with 212 recommendations to Mahama

Minority to stage protests over fuel levy increase

Brig. Gen. Annan to tackle illicit trade as new Commissioner of Customs

Mahama to ban ‘take-away’ packs, teases Akufo-Addo with ‘Fellow Ghanaians’ jab

Your 'Dumsor' Levy is draconian - Kozie tells Mahama

Ato Forson won’t steal your Ghc 1 like others did – Gyampo on fuel levy

Ablekuma Central slaps GH₵700 fines on mechanics encroaching pedestrian walkways

World Environment Day 2025: Stakeholders urge action on single-use plastics

Constitution review committee engages Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, and Kyei Mensah-Bonsu — Kwasi Prempeh confirms

Afenyo-Markin slams alleged camera bias in Parliament, calls for professionalism

The time for genuine transformation is now- Fifi Kwetey to Ghanaians

Fuel tax is the better devil, tariffs would’ve been worse – Nii Lantey

Dumsor levy is 8x worse than E-levy – Bawumia calls out NDC for betraying Ghanaians

How Chairman Wontumi refused food and drink for 5 days while in EOCO custody

Omane Boamah calls for transparency in Ablekuma North results declaration

GPRTU Blasts Gov’t Over New Fuel Tax Amid Recent Fare Cuts

GHC1 fuel levy: Ghanaians must sacrifice or face Dumsor – Vanderpuye warns

Pay higher electricity tariffs or support fuel levy — Vanderpuye

He gets up and speaks anyhow – Muntaka tackles Afenyo-Markin

Prof. Bokpin believes stabilizing the cedi at GH₵10–12 is the right approach

Parliamentary Committee Chair demands state-supported pilgrimages for Christians, Muslims

ASA Savings organises eye and general medical screening for Ogbojo residents

NPP North East Regional Secretary enters chairmanship race in upcoming internal elections

Bawumia Warns Of Harsher Taxes Under Mahama's Return

NDC to rename party HQ ‘Jerry Rawlings House’

Mahama Appoints Daniel Ashiamah As Acting Executive Director of Complementary Education Agency

World Vision empowers health workers in Agortime Ziope with life-saving infection control training

Atwima Nwabiagya South MCE takes steps to reclaim degraded lands through tree planting

Builsa North MCE commends president's ‘Tree for Life’ initiative

ADB donates water pumps to boost police training school operations in Kenyasi

Why Songotra-T cowpea seeds availability is key for survival of farmers in Northern Ghana

GRNMA strike: Sick pockets can't take care of sick patients - Ashanti GRNMA

It’s time gov't heeds our call - GRNMA urges swift action amid worsening health crisis

Health Minister appeals to striking nurses and midwives to return to work

Lead poisoning threat alarms health experts and environmental advocates

African Science Academy’s 2025 graduation set for June 9 to celebrate future of STEM 

Sweet Medical Centre founder offers free surgery to June 3 disaster victim

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