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CODEO calls for Emelia Agbenyo’s resignation over alleged partisan ties

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has called on Emelia Affi Agbenyo to resign as Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), citing...

Chief Justice designates Achimota Court to handle petroleum diversion cases

The Achimota Court has been designated to handle cases involving the diversion of petroleum products, in a move aimed at strengthening the prosecution of...

Burkina Faso bans beauty pageants, promotes women in science

Burkina Faso has suspended beauty pageants nationwide while launching a national science competition aimed at recognising and nurturing female scientific talent, drawing attention to...

Pakistan school roof collapse kills 34

At least 34 people have been killed after the roof of a private school collapsed in Pakistan, with most of the victims reported to...

Ghana Health Service begins Yellow Fever vaccination campaign in Upper West

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched a five-day yellow fever vaccination campaign targeting approximately 244,869 people across three districts in the Upper West...

CAGD settles promotion arrears for 56,003 teachers

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has paid promotion-related salary adjustments and arrears to 56,003 teachers of the Ghana Education Service (GES), ahead of...

Water tanker catches fire and burns beyond recognition at Gomoa Akotsi

A water tanker belonging to Nag Fairmount Construction Company, the contractor working on the dualisation of the Kasoa–Winneba Highway, has been burnt to ashes...

Galamsey: Rivers that fed our grandparents now ‘run the colour of chocolate milk’ – Sam Jonah

Renowned Ghanaian businessman and mining executive Sir Sam Jonah has raised concerns about the widespread destruction of rivers, forests and farmlands through illegal mining,...

Mine worker jailed 14 years for defiling 8-year-old girl at Manso Kumpese

The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a 30-year-old mine worker, Atta Kwadwo, to 14 years’ imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old girl at Manso Kumpese...

I’ve worked with Kojo Bamba for 10 years, but he was never my driver or bodyguard – Nana B

The Second Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has rejected claims that the party’s...

Ghana has achieved five-year economic reset in 18 months – Finance Ministry Technical Advisor

Economist and political risk specialist Dr Theo Acheampong says Ghana has reset its economic fundamentals in about 18 months, achieving a turnaround he argues...

Mahama unveils $2bn annual investment to accelerate industrialisation

President John Dramani Mahama has outlined plans for an annual investment of $2 billion over four years under the government’s proposed $10 billion New...

Republic Bank–JoyNews Habitat Fair opens in Ho today

The Republic Bank–JoyNews Habitat Fair opens today, Friday, October 16, at the Ho Sports Stadium, bringing housing opportunities, building solutions and financial services closer...

BoG Governor rallies IMF to back Africa’s digital sovereignty 

Dr Johnson Asiama, Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), has urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support Africa’s growth by helping the...

Oil edges down as investors weigh possible US sanctions on ‘shadow fleet’

Oil prices edged down on Friday morning as investors weighed Middle East risks and possible US steps to ease restrictions ​on the world’s "shadow...

Foreign Affairs Ministry asks Auditor-General to audit evacuations since 2017

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the Auditor-General to conduct a special audit of all evacuation exercises undertaken by the Ministry since 2017,...

Parliament’s Human Rights Committee condemns alleged sexual abuse at Obuasi SHTS

The Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights has condemned allegations of sexual abuse at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), calling for the speedy prosecution...

Underground cable fault causes power outage in parts of Kumasi

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed a power outage affecting several communities in the Ashanti Region to an underground cable fault at...

Tamale Teaching Hospital records 44 new breast cancer cases in the first half of the year

Breast cancer continues to dominate the caseload at the oncology unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), with 44 new cases recorded in the...

GES approves October 30 CPD day for private school teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has approved Friday, October 30, 2026, as a National Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Day for teachers in private schools...

Vincent Assafuah petitions CHRAJ over alleged World Cup visa irregularities

Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate alleged corruption and administrative irregularities...

NPP demands Parliament summon Sports Minister over $600,000 World Cup visa scandal

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on Parliament to summon the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, to answer questions over allegations...

44 teacher sexual abuse cases tracked since 2015; school heads feature in 40% of recent cases — JoyNews Research

A JoyNews Research review has tracked at least 44 cases of teachers and heads of schools accused of sexually abusing students since January 2015,...

12-year-old boy found dead in muddy pit at Opeikuma

A 12-year-old boy has been found dead in a muddy, water-filled pit in a bush behind a building fence at Opeikuma Vat in the...

Ablakwa announces plans to open second passport application centre in Ashanti Region

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the ministry will open a second Passport Application Centre (PAC) in the Ashanti Region by...

We have been scammed by NDC, government is only doing PR – Abanga Fuseini

The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Abanga Yakubu Fuseini, has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of failing to...

NACOC, Postal Commission team up to crack down on drug trafficking

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) is working with the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission (PCSRC) to tighten security around parcel deliveries and prevent...

AMA demolishes illegal pigsty obstructing waste evacuation at Agbogbloshie

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has demolished an unauthorised pigsty at Agbogbloshie after its operators failed to comply with a final notice to remove...

NPP demands clarity on NSA boss’ status amid World Cup visa scandal

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the Presidency to clarify the employment status of National Sports Authority (NSA) Director-General Yaw Ampofo Ankrah...

KATH maternity and children’s block project stalled over unpaid contractor claims

Work on the Maternity and Children’s Block at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has been suspended due to outstanding payments to the contractor,...

Teach consent and sexual boundaries from pre-school to prevent abuse – Gender advocate

Educator and gender advocate, Dr Abena Nyarkoa, has called for education on sexual consent from the basic school level to help combat sexual abuse...

NPA CEO warns fuel tanker accident looters face prosecution

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Edudzi Tamakloe, has warned that people who rush to collect fuel from accident tankers...

Drivers threaten to sack traders from lorry stations over takeover

Commercial drivers in Accra have issued a one-week ultimatum to authorities to eject traders who have taken over lorry stations, threatening to take the...

GES recommended reposting of Obuasi SHTS headmaster after students’ riot

It has emerged that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has recommended that the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Abdulai Zakaria, and...

Mahama cuts sod for 1,238-acre Afienya Industrial Park

President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for the construction of a 1,238-acre industrial park at Afienya, in a move aimed at boosting...

Lawyer sues Ghana Standards Authority over used-vehicle import restrictions

A private legal practitioner has sued the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), seeking to stop it from enforcing new rules that bar the importation of...

Akoasi protracted chieftaincy dispute resolved

The Gyaasehene of the Akyem Kotoku Traditional Area, Obrempong Kwasi Amo Kyeretwie, has amicably resolved a protracted chieftaincy dispute between the chief of Akoasi...

Goaso residents appeal to Mahama to address deteriorating state of municipal hospital

Residents of Goaso in the Ahafo Region have appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to urgently address the deteriorating condition of the Goaso Municipal...

Destroying Jimi River for gold could cost us our lives – Asantehene

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has warned that illegal mining driven by unemployment could cost communities their lives if rivers like the Jimi are...