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‘My heart is full’ – JoyNews Impact Makers winner celebrates courage of amputees

The winner of the ultimate Impact Maker Award at the recent JoyNews Impact Makers Awards has expressed gratitude to the organisers, describing the recognition...

Valeria Adzo Adzatia wins top honour at 2026 JoyNews Impact Makers Awards

Founder of the Smiles of Hope Foundation, Valeria Adzo Adzatia, has been named the Overall Impact Maker of the Year at the 2026 JoyNews...

Dubik Mahama defends ECG reforms as IMF pushes for greater private sector participation

Former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has defended reforms implemented during his tenure at the state power...

IMF gains should not be celebrated yet – Kofi Bentil

Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has cautioned against premature celebration of Ghana’s recent economic improvements under the International Monetary Fund programme. He...

Franklin Cudjoe: Mahama gov’t delivered Ghana’s fastest economic recovery

The fastest economic recovery in Ghana's history has been recorded and achieved by version 2.0 of the Mahama-led government — this, after the most...

Kojo Adu Asare sends strong warning to government appointees [Watch]

Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Kojo Adu Asare, has issued a strong caution to government appointees and chief executives, describing some of them...

Eid-ul-Adha: Govt declares May 27 public holiday

The Ministry of the Interior has declared Wednesday, May 27, 2026, a statutory public holiday in observance of Eid al-Adha, also known as the...

Abu Trica released after meeting bail conditions

Frederick Kumi, widely known as Abu Trica, a suspect indicted for his alleged involvement in romance scams and money laundering, was released from custody...

Adu Asare warns against unproven kidney remedies after near-fatal experience [Video]

Former Adentan MP Kojo Adu Asare has cautioned patients against relying on unverified herbal remedies for kidney-related illnesses, warning that such practices could worsen...

Ghanaians have no right to seek greener pastures abroad – Betty Crosby

National Coordinator for Recreation and Wellness, Betty Crosby, has sparked debate after stating that Ghanaians have no right to travel abroad in search of...

These arrests won’t intimidate us – Dr. Ekua Amoakoh on NPP communicators

Deputy spokesperson for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr. Ekua Amoakoh, has stated that the recent arrest of some communicators of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Kojo Adu Asare opens up on six-year kidney battle and high cost of dialysis [Watch]

Former Adentan MP Kojo Adu Asare has opened up about his six-year battle with end-stage renal disease, shedding light on the financial and emotional...

10 miners rescued after pit collapse at Konongo mining site

A rescue operation at a mining concession in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality ended with a mix of relief and anxiety on Friday, May...

Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China’s Xi

US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China. "I'm not looking to have somebody go independent," the US president told...

Two jailed, one fined over Akyem Oda cutlass fight

The Swedru Circuit Court has delivered a stern judicial response to a violent cutlass clash that drew widespread public attention after videos of the...

Business without integrity is dangerous, leadership without humility is arrogance – Asantehene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged Ghanaian business leaders to place integrity, honesty and humility at the centre of corporate leadership, warning...

Ghanaians and the Selective Criticism Syndrome

In every community, people need to tell leaders when they are doing something wrong. This helps keep them in check, makes sure they are...

Chamber of Auto Data raises alarm over rising chassis number cloning

The Chamber of Auto Data Ghana has called for urgent institutional collaboration to address the growing problem of chassis number cloning within Ghana’s vehicle...

Ghana’s favourite sausages might be costing your kids more than you think

They’re on every plate. In school lunchboxes, at kids’ parties, in chop bars from Accra to Kumasi. Chicken franks and sausages have become the...

Enough of talk, Ghana must now become a nation of builders – Asantehene

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called for a decisive national shift from partisan politics to enterprise-driven development. Speaking at the Ghana Business Leaders Conclave held...

Fire guts Sonnie Badu’s parents’ house

A fire outbreak has destroyed the family home of Ghanaian gospel musician and preacher Sonnie Badu, reducing the property to ashes while his parents...

NDC headquarters to be named after Rawlings – Fiifi Kwetey

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, has announced that the party’s national headquarters will officially be named after...

Ejisu NPP members protest against open voting in polling station elections

Some executives and members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ejisu Constituency have staged a protest against the proposed use of open...

IMF pushes gov’t to privatise ECG operations amid energy sector crisis

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pushed Ghana to fast-track private sector participation in the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), warning...

Western North NPP condemns alleged intimidation of party communicators

The Western North Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has raised concern over what it describes as increasing intimidation and arrests of...

Mpraeso traders stage protest over 24-hour market relocation plan

Traders and market women at Mpraeso in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region have staged a demonstration against plans by the Assembly...

Over 3,400 NADMO staff promoted in major institutional boost

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has announced the promotion of more than 3,400 staff across the country, marking one of the organisation’s largest...

FDA seizes banned alcohol-stimulant drinks in Upper East Region

The Food and Drugs Authority has seized 140 boxes of prohibited alcoholic beverages in the Upper East Region, as the regulatory body steps up...

DCE leads rural electrification project to connect seven communities in Kpandai

Residents of seven communities in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region are set to gain access to electricity following the arrival of materials...

UCC Governing Council appoints Prof. Denis Aheto as new Vice-Chancellor

The Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has appointed Professor Denis Worlanyo Aheto as the university’s new Vice-Chancellor, effective August 1,...

Korle Bu Allied Health staff embark on demo to demand reforms

Allied Health Professionals at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Friday staged a peaceful demonstration calling for the immediate creation of a dedicated directorate...

Korle Bu debunks report on ventilator shortage, clarifies ICU capacity

The Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has refuted a publication by The News Centa dated May 11, 2026, which suggested that the...

Korle Bu Polyclinic receives anti-bed sore mattresses to improve patient care

The Korle Bu Polyclinic/Family Medicine Department has received eight anti-decubitus mattresses to support the care of bedridden patients and help prevent pressure ulcers among...

Man, 35, arrested for chopping off brother’s hand at Agona Abodom

A 35-year-old man, identified as Johnathan Baisie, has been arrested by police at Agona Abodom in the Agona West District of the Central Region...

Ghana ends IMF programme; shifts to Non-Financing support

The Government of Ghana has announced the successful conclusion of the country’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Although the...

NDC members threaten court action over controversial election guidelines

Three members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have threatened legal action against the party over portions of its 2026 internal election guidelines, which...

Nine people trapped after mining pit collapses at Konongo

Nine miners have been trapped following the collapse of a mining pit on Wednesday evening at Konongo in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality of...

NDC petitioners demand review of Youth Organiser age limit

Three members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have called for a review of age restrictions imposed on aspirants seeking regional youth leadership positions...

NDC members petition party over ban on gov’t appointees contesting internal elections

Three members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have petitioned the party’s leadership to reverse a directive barring government appointees from contesting constituency,...

We cannot be called illegal immigrants due to administrative delays – Ghana Envoy in South Africa

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Kofi Quashie, says diplomatic engagements are ongoing with South African authorities over challenges affecting Ghanaians, particularly issues...