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MoMo fraud costs Ghana $1.3m in first quarter of 2025 – INTERPOL report

Ghana recorded an estimated $1.3 million in losses from mobile money fraud in the first quarter of 2025, as cybercriminals continue to target the...

Mahama arrives in Jamaica for state visit

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Kingston to begin a four-day state visit aimed at strengthening Ghana's longstanding relationship with Jamaica, deepening Africa-Caribbean...

WAEC reveals measures that helped curb malpractice in 2026 BECE

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it intensified efforts with the Ghana Education Service (GES) to eliminate examination malpractice in the 2026 Basic...

WAEC explains how dissatisfied BECE candidates can apply for remarking

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has assured candidates and parents who are dissatisfied with their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results that they...

Don’t push us to the last resort – TUC Chairman warns over alleged VALCO sale [Listen]

The Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Bernard Owusu, has called for a halt to ongoing processes surrounding the future of the Volta...

VALCO deal will not serve Ghana’s interest – TUC Chairman [Audio]

The Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Bernard Owusu, has raised concerns over what he describes as attempts to privatise the Volta Aluminium...

Mahama has done exactly what Ghanaians wanted – TUC commends gov’t over TOR refurbishment

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has commended the government’s decision to refurbish the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), describing...

Three Ghanaian athletes reportedly missing after Commonwealth Games

Three Ghanaian athletes have reportedly gone missing from the Team Ghana camp following the conclusion of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The multi-sport...

GTEC demands proof of ‘Dr’ title from Spio-Garbrah

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed Ghana’s Presidential Envoy for Reparations, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, to provide evidence supporting his use of the academic...

Mahama urges Ghanaians to have faith in Ghana’s future

President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians to desist from speaking negatively about the country, warning that persistent pessimism could undermine national development and...

Delegate system skews power in favour of financially resourced people – Prof. Prempeh

Executive Director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Prof. H. Kwasi Prempeh, has criticised the delegate system used by Ghana’s major political...

There was a ‘mountain of evidence’, but… – Former Deputy A-G on Sedina Tamakloe’s acquittal

Former Deputy Attorney-General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has criticised the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans...

Galamsey: Alleged kingpin, 14 others arrested at site near school in Obuasi

Fifteen suspected illegal miners, including an alleged kingpin, have been arrested, while three excavators have been seized during a joint security operation at an...

A university waiting for gov’t money is planning its own funeral – Sam Jonah

Businessman Sir Sam Jonah has warned that universities that continue to rely heavily on government funding risk becoming obsolete, saying institutions that depend on...

Fuel prices could change daily as Bulk Oil Distributors abandon fixed pricing model

Motorists could soon see fuel prices changing almost every day instead of every two weeks after Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs) shifted to spot...

Beautifully certificated, but poor – Sam Jonah blasts Africa’s education system

Business leader and Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Sam Jonah, has critiqued Africa’s education system, warning that the continent is producing graduates...

NPP announces ‘Democracy Under Attack’ protest for August 6

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is planning a nationwide demonstration on Thursday, August 6, 2026, accusing government of undermining Ghana's democratic institutions. The protest,...

ECOWAS approves US$250,000 donation for Ghana flood victims

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved a donation of US$250,000, equivalent...

GNFS contains Teshie house fire, prevents major property loss

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a domestic fire at Teshie Penny in the Greater Accra Region, preventing the blaze from...

Education Ministry clarifies language of instruction policy for basic schools

The Ministry of Education has clarified the government's proposed language of instruction policy for basic schools, dismissing claims that foreign languages have been made...

Samson Lardy Anyenini explains why Court of Appeal overturned Sedina Tamakloe’s conviction in MASLOC case

Legal analyst and host of JoyNews’ Newsfile and The Law, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has explained the reasoning behind the Court of Appeal’s decision to overturn the conviction...

NDC directs regions to complete outstanding branch executive elections by August 11

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has directed all its regional executives to complete outstanding branch executive elections across the country between August 3 and...

You can’t win an argument with a woman – Mahama shares humorous marriage experience with Lordina [Watch]

President John Dramani Mahama has shared humorous anecdotes from his marriage to First Lady Lordina Mahama, advising men to avoid unnecessary arguments with their...

AMA fines Rawlings Park food vendors GH¢1,000 each for defying sanitation exercise

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has imposed on-the-spot fines of GH¢1,000 each on several food vendors operating at Rawlings Park for failing to suspend...

Unemployed graduates with disabilities give government one-week ultimatum over GES recruitment

The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities has given the government a one-week ultimatum to recruit its qualified members who applied for teaching positions...

Mahama raises concerns over unhygienic fish drying at Tema Newtown

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over a video by the Buzstop Boys that showed fish being dried under what he described as...

The Big Six: Meet the men who set Ghana on the road to independence

In 1948, six men were arrested for demanding self-government from the British colonial rulers, and this was when the name the 'Big Six' emerged. The...

ECG announces power outages for Airport area, Accra East

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a temporary power outage in the Airport area of Accra and surrounding communities on Sunday, August...

Shatta Wale’s management reacts to ShattaFest UK chaos, awaits official word on casualties

The management of dancehall musician Shatta Wale has broken its silence on the chaos that erupted during ShattaFest UK on Saturday, expressing deep sorrow...

ShattaFest UK cancelled over overcrowding, safety concerns [Video]

ShattaFest, an event held in the United Kingdom, has been cancelled after police shut down the festival over safety concerns linked to overcrowding. According to...

Mahama commissions refurbished TOR Crude Distillation Unit, commends management for turnaround

President John Mahama has commissioned the refurbished Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), marking a major step in efforts to...

GMet forecasts thunderstorms in northern Ghana, rain expected in parts of the country

Thunderstorms accompanied by rain are expected to continue across parts of northern Ghana this evening, while much of the country will experience mostly cloudy...

Police arrest two over viral video of 12-year-old driving articulated truck

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 12-year-old boy and a 34-year-old man following a viral video showing the minor driving a DAF XF...

GRDA raises safety concerns over encroachment, vandalism on Tema-Mpakadan railway line

The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has raised concerns over increasing safety threats along the Tema-Mpakadan Railway Line following a passenger train collision with...

If I have to choose between the court and public sentiment, I would side with the court – Manasseh Azure

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says he would trust the Court of Appeal's judgment over public opinion in the Sedina Tamakloe case, saying that...

Ghana Prisons Service joins security operation for Dagbon Regent’s enskinment

The Ghana Prisons Service deployed officers to support security arrangements during the enskinment of the Regent of Dagbon at the Gbewaa Palace in Yendi...

Check out the 12 bills passed by Parliament at its second meeting

Parliament concluded the Second Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament by passing 12 key bills spanning taxation, investment, maritime security, defence, justice, local...

I was scandalised after reading Sedina Tamakloe judgment – Solomon Owusu

Director of Communications for the United Party (UP), Solomon Owusu, says his initial anger over the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge...

Don’t pay anyone to facilitate your recruitment – Police

The Ghana Police Service has assured applicants in its ongoing 2025/2026 recruitment exercise that those who have not yet been invited to the next...