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Several injured as Sprinter bus collides with ‘trotro’ at Odorkor

Several passengers have been injured in a road crash along the Mallam Market stretch on the Odorkor Highway. The accident involved a Sprinter bus with...

Mahama Ayariga directs assemblies to broadcast meetings live on local radio

The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has directed all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to broadcast their general...

Gender Ministry supports four siblings allegedly sexually abused by father

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has visited four girls receiving care at a safe shelter following a reported case of alleged...

Fire destroys structures at Tesano [Video]

Firefighters are working to contain a fire that has engulfed wooden structures and a house behind the Fidelity Bank building at Tesano in Accra. According...

FIFA/ FIBA agency Pep Sports moves to admit Ghana’s 7-Foot Basketball talent to its Ultra-Modern Sports campus after MyJoyOnline report

What started as a community profile on MyJoyOnline.com has turned into a life-changing breakthrough for Ngleshie Amanfro's tallest young basketball hopeful. Pep Sports Limited, a...

GoldBod refines up to 90% of gold locally before export – Sammy Gyamfi

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, says between 80 and 90 per cent of the gold purchased and...

Mahama commends police over decline in unresolved murders, highway robberies

President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Ghana Police Service for its efforts to improve public safety, citing a reduction in unresolved murder cases...

GoldBod targets to surpass 2025 gold exports, boost forex earnings

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, says the institution is on course to meet or exceed its 2025...

Wontumi pleads not guilty to amended charges in EXIM Bank case

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has pleaded not guilty to amended charges in...

What have Ga people done to you? Titus Glover questions NDC, Mahama over demolitions

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Titus Glover, has questioned what the Ga and Adangme people have done to President John...

NDC can appoint whoever they want to EC, but Ghanaians will make a decision in 2028 – Titus Glover

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Titus Glover, says Ghanaians will ultimately judge President John Dramani Mahama’s administration over its decisions,...

Mahama commissions new 85-bed ward complex at Police Hospital

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned an 85-bed ward complex at the Ghana Police Hospital in Accra as part of efforts to expand the...

What to know about 43-year-old new Deputy EC Chair Emelia Afi Agbenyo

At 43, Emelia Afi Agbenyo has taken up one of the key positions in Ghana’s electoral administration, bringing years of experience in public sector...

What was NPP’s response when NDC made noise about Bossman Asare, Appiahene’s EC appointment? – Ako Gunn

The Acting National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Ako Gunn, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of inconsistency in...

Controversy over Afi Agbenyo’s EC appointment will blow over by next week – NDC’s Ako Gunn

The Acting National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Ako Gunn, says the controversy over appointments to the Electoral Commission (EC)...

Van Vicker sues Lil Win for defamation, demands GH¢10m

Ghanaian actor Van Vicker has taken fellow actor and comedian Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lil Win, to the High Court in Accra over...

Money-driven elections fuelling corruption – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has warned that the growing influence of money in Ghana's elections is fuelling corruption, calling for efforts to prevent financial...

Excessive borrowing ‘cracked’ Ghana’s economy under Akufo-Addo – Haruna Iddrisu

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has blamed excessive borrowing under former President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration for Ghana’s economic difficulties. He criticised the previous government’s management of...

One injured in fire outbreak at Atasemanso in Kumasi (Photos)

A fire outbreak has destroyed four container shops and two rooms at Atasemanso in Kumasi, leaving one person injured and a pregnant woman homeless. The...

Education Minister proposes 5 to 10% annual rent increase cap for public universities

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has proposed a mechanism to guide annual increases in accommodation charges at public universities, suggesting that adjustments could be linked...

61 health workers depart for Grenada under Labour Export Programme

The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment has sent 61 health workers to Grenada under the government's Labour Export Programme. The short send-off ceremony was...

“People will raise issues even with Jesus Christ as EC Chair” – Mahdi Jibril

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Director of Elections, Mahdi Jibril, says Ghanaians would still raise concerns about the Electoral Commission, even if Jesus Christ...

Why criticise Afi Agbenyo’s EC appointment but remain silent about Joseph Asamoah? NPP questioned

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Director of Elections, Mahdi Jibril, has challenged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to explain why it has not raised...

Education Minister inaugurates National Defence University Governing Council, announces $25m seed funding

Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has inaugurated the 15-member Governing Council of the National Defence University (NDU), announcing US$25 million in government seed...

14-year-old girl dies after reportedly setting herself ablaze at Mpraeso Amanfrom

A 14-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil, Keziah Mirekua, has died after reportedly setting herself ablaze at a school park in Mpraeso Amanfrom in...

Qantas flight grounded after bedbug outbreak

A Qantas flight from Italy to Australia was cancelled on Saturday, after an outbreak of bedbugs on the plane. During the previous flight on Friday...

No disability access, no building permit – KMA boss declares

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has admitted that most public infrastructure in the metropolis, including his...

Asantehene to lead environmental restoration effort at Jimi Land Reclamation Site

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will undertake a royal visit to the Jimi Land Reclamation and River Watercourse Rehabilitation Project near Obuasi on...

Assemblies of God pastors must resign before entering partisan politics – Rev. Wengam

General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam has said that the church requires pastors who wish to actively participate in...

Afi Agbenyo is not and has never been an NDC card-bearing member – Beatrice Annan

Presidential staffer Beatrice Annan has defended the appointment of Emelia Afi Agbenyo as Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), arguing that participation in...

Social rejection remains a challenge for ex-convicts – Ghana Prisons Service

The Ghana Prisons Service says the rate of former inmates returning to prison is low but warns that social rejection and limited acceptance remain...

I didn’t find the basis, but I carried the cross – Pius Hadzide on Australia visa scandal

Former Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide has challenged the description of the 2018 Australia visa affair as a scandal. He says no one...

IMF raises Ghana’s 2026 growth forecast to 5.7%, sees inflation falling to 4.8%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised Ghana’s economic growth forecast for 2026 to 5.7% and projected year-end inflation at 4.8%, despite global economic...

Visa scandal: Signed letters, money admissions put Kofi Adams and Ampofo Ankrah under scrutiny – Pius Hadzide

Former Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide says signed letters and admissions of payment provide grounds for the NPP’s criticism of Sports Minister Kofi...

Ghana’s motto is ‘When you touch one Ghanaian, you touch all of us’ – Ablakwa

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the government’s swift evacuation of Ghanaians who felt unsafe in South Africa amid xenophobic attacks...

Items worth over GH¢43k destroyed in vulcanizing shop fire at Begoro

A fire at a vulcanizing shop near the Old ECG Office at Begoro Roundabout has destroyed a wooden structure, tyres and equipment, causing an...

DVLA to run 24-hour services in Kumasi and Takoradi from January 2027

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will start 24-hour services at its Kumasi and Takoradi offices in January 2027. The Chief Executive Officer, Julius...

Ablakwa urges Africans not to view immigrants as threat to national progress

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged African countries to view immigrants as contributors to national development rather than threats to...

FDA destroys 40ft container of unhygienic diapers imported from Spain

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with other security and regulatory agencies, has supervised the disposal of a 40-foot container of non-compliant...