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COCOBOD warns LBCs against buying cocoa on credit; threatens to withdraw licenses

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has warned Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) against purchasing cocoa beans from farmers on credit, with repeat offenders facing possible...

National Cathedral funds could have completed some Agenda 111 hospitals – AG

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, says monies spent on the construction of the National Cathedral could have been used to...

Tema East MP intervenes in TMA-TDC dispute

Tema East Member of Parliament, Isaac Ashai Odamtten, has intervened in the growing land dispute between the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and the Tema...

Tourism Minister calls for demolition of illegal structures around Forts, Castles

Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Dzifa Gomashie, has called for the removal of unauthorised structures encroaching on Ghana’s forts and castles. She said...

Religious Affairs Ministry begins compiling database of shrines, religious sites

The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has begun compiling a national database of shrines, religious sites and their operators as part...

Mahama donates hearse to Gonjaland Youth Association to support dignified burials

President John Dramani Mahama has donated a hearse to the Greater Accra Gonjaland Youth Association (GAGYA) to support members of the Gonja community with...

Veep commissions five envoys for diplomatic missions

Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has commissioned five newly appointed High Commissioners and Ambassadors Designate to represent Ghana in Sierra Leone, Norway, Kuwait, Nigeria...

24-Hour Economy must go beyond slogans – AGI demands concrete action

The CEO of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Seth Twum Akwaboah, has urged government to move beyond slogans and focus on the concrete...

Aksa Energy scandal: Public inquiry will not only expose culprits but give people opportunity to clear their names – Manhyia South MP

Manhyia South Member of Parliament, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has backed calls by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for a public inquiry into the...

New cocoa reforms will protect farms and improve sector – COCOBOD CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Randy Abbey, has rejected claims that the Cocoa Board Bill 2026 will restrict...

Accra to experience temporary power outages as Tema–Achimota line undergoes repairs

Some parts of the Greater Accra Region will experience temporary power interruptions this weekend as authorities undertake restoration and maintenance works on the damaged...

Fuel prices have risen by more than 33% in Ghana since the start of the year – JoyNews Research

Petrol and diesel prices in Ghana have risen by more than 33% since the start of the year, according to industry data tracked by...

Blank passports, visa stickers found in office of former Ghana Embassy IT officer accused of concealing digital records

Auditors who conducted a forensic audit at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, DC, uncovered blank biometric passport booklets, active passport materials and visa stickers in...

GNFS contains vehicle fire at Suhum Opra Mini Pub

A Mazda Demio caught fire at the Opra Mini Pub in Suhum in the Eastern Region after a welding electrode reportedly came into contact...

NSMQ 2026 introduces ‘Clean Sheet’ award for contestants who answer all ‘True or False’ questions correctly

Primetime Limited, organisers of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), have introduced a new prize category, known as the "Clean Sheet" award, to...

Robbery syndicate targeted three banks – Police clarify Labone incident

The Ghana Police Service has clarified that Thursday’s incident at Labone in Accra involved a planned robbery attempt targeting three banks in the area. According...

Asokore Mampong Assembly denies demolishing Sekyedumasi Community Bank structure

The Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region has denied allegations that it demolished the structure of Sekyedumasi Community Bank PLC at the...

Death toll in Ofankor barrier crash hits 12, 22 remain hospitalised

The National Road Safety Authority has confirmed the death of another victim from the multiple-vehicle crash at Ofankor Barrier on the Accra–Nsawam Highway, increasing...

Prophet slapped by Imam over derogatory remarks about Mohammed granted bail

Prophet Daniel Junior Yaw Adjei, also known as Apostle Daniel JY Adjei, has been granted bail after appearing in court following his arrest on...

Kingsley Agyemang rejects allegations of wrongdoing at Scholarship Secretariat

Former Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has rejected allegations of wrongdoing levelled against him by Ghana’s High Commissioner to the...

No robbery at Labone branch – GCB Bank clarifies rumours

GCB Bank has dismissed reports that a robbery or attempted robbery occurred at its Labone branch in Accra, and says the facility remains safe...

Mahama sets 24-month deadline for completion of Upper East Regional Airport

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the proposed Upper East Regional Airport is expected to be completed within 24 months after construction begins. The...

One arrested; two shot dead as Police foil robbery attempt at Labone GCB

The Ghana Police Service has foiled an attempted robbery at a GCB Bank branch in Labone, Accra. The incident occurred on Thursday, August 13, 2026,...

Asante Berko case: See copy of indictment document describing duties and roles of Ghana official 1, 2, and the others

The indictment document filed before the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK in the Asante Kwaku Berko case indicates that the...

Stop sharing graphic Ofankor accident footage – Oppong Nkrumah urges public, media

Ofoase Ayirebi Member of Parliament, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has appealed to the public and media practitioners to refrain from sharing or broadcasting graphic footage...

Bank threatens legal action after demolition of building for 24-hour market at Aboabo

Management of Sekyedumase Rural Bank has threatened to take legal action against the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly following the demolition of its Aboabo branch...

KsTU-TUTAG threatens strike over post-retirement salary arrears

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) at the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has threatened to withdraw its services if the government fails...

Adom Trotro: Agbogbloshie yam traders reject proposed 24-hour market structure

Traders at the Agbogbloshie Yam Market have rejected a government initiative to construct a 24-hour market structure at the market, insisting that the proposal...

Abdul Hayi Moomen Writes: You cannot betray the prophet by betraying his example

I have watched the video of the man slapping the pastor who had reportedly been arrested over comments considered offensive to the Holy Prophet...

One dead, 14 injured in crash on Accra-Kumasi Highway (Photos)

One person has died while 14 others sustained injuries in a road crash on the Accra-Kumasi Highway near Paradise Restaurant at Bunso in the...

Mpohor-Fiase Assembly arrests 26 in anti-galamsey operation

The Mpohor-Fiase District Assembly has intensified its efforts to combat illegal mining following the arrest of 26 suspected illegal miners during a coordinated security...

HIV prevalence among drug users in Ashanti Region hits 6.6% – NACOC

The Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Major General Maxwell Obuba Mantey, has raised concern over the high HIV prevalence among people who...

Cecilia Dapaah chairs vetting committee for NPP national elections

Former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Dapaah has been named Chairperson of the Vetting Committee for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) upcoming...

Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem brings hope to four women with GH₵4,000 support in special edition

Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, on Thursday, August 13, 2026, dedicated a special edition to celebrating and supporting women traders and entrepreneurs whose...

NRSA to implement measures to curb recurring accidents at Ofankor Barrier

The Senior Planning Manager at the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) Greater Accra Regional Office, Felix Owusu, says the Authority will implement measures to...

Police arrest man captured assaulting suspect in viral video

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Sibamay Zakaria, the man captured in a viral video allegedly assaulting a suspect. Zakaria is currently in police custody...

Galamsey crisis: Kyebi Water Plant shut as turbidity makes treatment impossible

The fight against illegal mining is putting Ghana’s water supply under renewed pressure, with the Kyebi water treatment plant reportedly shut down due to...

Ghana fully funded evacuation of nationals from South Africa – Foreign Affairs Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified that Ghana fully funded the evacuation of its nationals from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, stressing...

Interior Minister orders probe into assault of suspect in police custody

The Ministry of the Interior has condemned the assault of an arrested person while in police custody, describing the circumstances surrounding the incident as...