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‘We don’t pursue illegal miners based on party colours’ – NAIMOS

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has rejected claims that its operations are politically motivated, emphasizing that its focus remains solely on tackling...

Public Accounts Committee reschedules probe of GH₵68bn audit

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has rescheduled its probe into the GH₵68 billion audit to next Monday, March 30, the PAC Chair, Abena Osei-Asare,...

Chiefs call on government to improve infrastructure at Gyedu Technical Institute

The chiefs of Gyedu in the Ahafo Region have appealed to the government to address infrastructural deficiencies at the Gyedu Technical Institute to enhance...

“Someone is not doing their job” – ACEPA slams Parliament scheduling as PAC hearing stalls

The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rashid Draman, has sharply criticised Parliament’s scheduling system following the stalling of...

Alleged Tetegu taxi driver murder: Policewoman’s case adjourned 

The Adabraka District Court has adjourned to April 16, 2026, the case involving Gifty Oppong, a policewoman accused of shooting and killing a taxi driver at Tetegu.  When the case was called,...

Watermelon seller escapes death as truck veers off road at Sege

A watermelon seller narrowly escaped death when a truck loaded with assorted alcoholic beverages, veered off the road along the Koluedor-Sege stretch of the...

Vote for slavery resolution; church must pray for President Mahama to continue his brave work – Rev. Opuni Frimpong

The CEO of Christian Advocacy Africa, Rev. Opuni Frimpong, has urged the church to unite in prayer for the President of Ghana, John Dramani...

When I meet Shatta Wale, I’ll ask how we can create 50 more like him — Yaw Adutwum

Minister of Education Yaw Adutwum has shared his vision for nurturing young talent across Ghana, inspired by the influence of Dancehall king Shatta Wale. In...

Manasseh Azure Awuni: Who captured and sold the slaves?

Last year, I took an English course in my ongoing programme that got me very close to the subject of the transatlantic slave trade....

“When history beckoned, we did what was right” – Mahama on justice for victims of slavery

President John Dramani Mahama has called on the international community to unite in formally recognising the transatlantic slave trade as one of the gravest...

Prison Service commiserates with Elder Frank Donkor’s family after tragic loss

The Ghana Prison Service has expressed deep condolences to Elder Frank K. Donkor, founder of Hebron Prayer Camp, and his wife, Madam Serah Donkor,...

Akwaboa Traditional Council calls for calm over alleged land sales in Mim

The Akwaboa Traditional Council in the Ashanti Region has urged residents of Ahafo Mim in the Ahafo Region to remain calm amid concerns over...

No tomato shortage despite Burkina Faso ban – Agric Minister assures public

Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, on Wednesday assured the public that Ghana will not face a tomato shortage despite an export ban...

111 IGP Special Operations Team deployed to combat crime in Kumasi

A deployment of 111 personnel from the IGP’s Special Operations Team has commenced operations within the Kumasi metropolis and surrounding areas as part of...

JoyNews storms Tamale for ‘Democracy Is Not For Sale’ town hall forum

The JoyNews team has officially touched down in Tamale ahead of the highly anticipated “Democracy Is Not For Sale” regional forum, marking the start...

Work with empathy – Eastern Regional Minister to student doctors

The students of the College of Medicine and Allied Sciences (CoMAS) were honoured to receive the Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Awatey, as the...

Check out the nations that opposed Ghana-Led slavery vote at UN

The United States, Israel and Argentina have voted against a landmark United Nations General Assembly resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest...

Amnesty International welcomes UN recognition of slavery as crime against humanity

Amnesty International has welcomed the adoption of a landmark resolution by the United Nations General Assembly recognising chattel enslavement of Africans as a crime...

Gbese Court rejects Abu Trica’s attempt to halt US extradition

The Gbese District Court has dismissed a preliminary objection filed by Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, against extradition proceedings initiated by the...

BoG Governor sees opportunity in Burkina Faso tomato export ban

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, has suggested that Burkina Faso’s decision to halt tomato exports could present a strategic...

We’re under more pressure – KATH overwhelmed as ‘no bed syndrome’ persists

The Deputy Medical Director of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr Yaw Opare Larbi, has raised concern over the growing pressure on the facility...

Minerals Commission mourns Blue Water Guard killed in line of duty

The Minerals Commission of Ghana has announced the death of one of its personnel, Abubakar Adda, who died in the line of duty. In a...

Police await autopsy on exhumed remains as fetish priest remanded over trader’s murder

Police have exhumed the body parts of a trader allegedly murdered by a fetish priest at Awutu Bentum, now deposited at the Police Hospital Morgue...

GNFS wins annual corporate games in Volta Region

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Volta Regional Command emerged winners at the 2026 Volta Regional Corporate Games. The annual event, dubbed “Corporate Bites,” was...

11 injured in head-on collision on Accra-Kumasi Highway

A crash on the Umasi Highway on March 23, 2026, involved a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Voxy, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS)...

Farmer arrested over murder of girlfriend’s mother

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of an 80-year-old woman at Mangoase near Kadjebi in the Oti...

Police arrest two over Dzorwulu jewellery shop robbery

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects in connection with a robbery at a jewellery shop near Nyaho Clinic at Dzorwulu in Accra. The...

Two more burnt to death, one injured in escalating Nkwanta South attack

Violence continues to escalate in the Nkwanta South Municipality, with two more people reportedly burnt to death and another sustaining severe cutlass wounds in...

Three killed, burnt beyond recognition in Nkwanta South conflict

Tensions have escalated in the Nkwanta South Municipality following the killing of three individuals linked to the ongoing local conflict. The victims, identified as 77-year-old...

No FDA approval, no advert – Authority cautions media, manufacturers

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in the Ashanti Region has cautioned that no product should be advertised without prior approval, urging the media...

Abusua Panin Kofi Owusu vs Akosua Serwaa Fosuh: Ekuona royal family orders discontinuation of court case

The Ekuona Royal Family of Parkoso has directed the discontinuation of an ongoing court case following a change in family leadership. In a formal notice...

Gold Reserves not being sold off, funds reinvested for returns – Sammy Gyamfi

The Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, has dismissed claims by the Minority that the Bank of Ghana is selling off the country’s...

GoldBod Jewellery sponsoring ‘Women of Valour’ London programme false – Sammy Gyamfi

The Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, has dismissed claims that GoldBod Jewellery funded a “Women of Valour” programme in London. Speaking on Asempa...

Lordina Mahama supports Global Child Protection in digital age at Melania Trump Summit

First Lady of Ghana, Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, has urged international leaders to prioritise child safety, arguing that digital technology presents both unprecedented opportunities...

66 Artillery Regiment unveils line-up for 60th anniversary celebrations in Ho

The 66 Artillery Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces, based at the Volta Barracks in Ho, has unveiled an exciting line-up of activities to...

GoldBod to declare surplus in 2025 audited report – CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, has announced that the institution will publish its 2025 audited financial report in April, indicating it...

Motor rider dies in crash at Bibiani

A 32-year-old motor rider has been crushed to death at Bibiani WAPCO in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. The deceased,...

SSNIT to prosecute employers over unremitted contributions

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has announced plans to prosecute employers who fail to remit employee contributions after making deductions. Management disclosed...

Small-scale mining drives Ghana’s economy but… – Sammy Gyamfi

The Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, has stated that small-scale mining remains the backbone of Ghana’s gold sector, despite years of poor...