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HPV vaccination key to eliminating cervical cancer – WHO

Every day, an estimated 1,650 women worldwide are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and more than half of them die within a year. In Ghana alone,...

Smoking at 15: How I compounded my problems

(My Absent Father and DNA Saga) At 15, I made a decision that worsened the pain of growing up without a father. I smoked weed...

Finance minister welcomes IMF team for fifth review of Ghana’s programme

The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, today officially received the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission team, led by Dr Ruben Atoyan, to commence...

Anas Aremeyaw Anas uses gaming to expose corruption in new project

Celebrated undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has launched an innovative initiative that brings investigative reporting into the world of gaming. The project, Floodlight Gaming, transforms...

Buffer Stock announces farmgate prices for maize, rice, and gari

The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, has announced new minimum farmgate prices for maize,...

President Mahama to meet Civil Society Leaders over galamsey crisis

President John Dramani Mahama has invited key civil society organisations (CSOs) to Jubilee House for a high-level dialogue on the fight against illegal mining,...

DStv saga: MultiChoice has offered above what we expected – Sam George

Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam George, has praised MultiChoice Africa for surpassing government’s expectations in its new value enhancement package for...

People focus more on weddings than marriage itself – Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings

The Korle Klottey MP, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, says many people focus more on preparing for marriage than on the reality of being married. She made...

Man who fired gun shots during fire outbreak at Madina Redco granted bail

The man who fired indiscriminately while the Ghana Service personnel were busily dousing an August 3, fire outbreak at Madina Redco has been granted...

Fire destroys part of Zuarungu Nursing College girls’ hostel

A fire outbreak at the girls’ hostel of the Zuarungu Nursing and Midwifery Training College on Monday, September 29, has left several students counting...

Dzodze resident survives armed attack, police launch manhunt for suspects

A 32-year-old motorbike rider sustained a gunshot wound to his left thigh after an attempted robbery at Bedzeme-Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality on...

Road accidents claimed nearly 2,000 lives between January and August 2025 – Report

A report by the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has revealed that 1,937 people lost their lives in road accidents between January and August...

Mahama’s UN address boldest in years from an African leader – Prof Agyeman-Duah

Former UN Senior Governance Advisor, Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has described President John Mahama’s address at the United Nations as the boldest speech from an...

Mahama’s UN speech ticked all the boxes, I am proud of him – Ibn Chambas

The African Union’s Representative for Silencing the Guns, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has commended President John Mahama for his address at the United Nations...

YouTube to pay $24.5m to settle Trump lawsuit over Capitol riot

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5m (£18.6m) to settle a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump, filed after the video platform suspended his account in...

OSP detains Goldridge Refinery Ltd CEO

Joynews can confirm that The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has detained Dr. Sledge Nana Yaw Duodu, Chief Executive Officer of Goldridge Refinery...

We use wooden structure, tricycles to transport patients to health centers – Ataso residents cry out

Residents of Ataso in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region have appealed to authorities for a health facility. They lament the hardship of...

CSA warns against deepfake videos promoting fake investments and drugs

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has issued a public alert over the rising circulation of AI-generated deepfake videos falsely featuring prominent personalities, including the...

Two jailed 20 years each for possessing tramadol in North East Region

Two men, Mumuni Iddrisu and Alhassan Braimah, have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegally possessing tramadol hydrochloride, following a joint...

NPP race: It is written, Bawumia is the chosen one – Kamal-Deen

Former Ghana Consul-General to Jeddah, Kamal-Deen Abdullai, has declared that Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is divinely ordained to lead the New Patriotic Party...

DStv subscribers to enjoy 33%-50% increase in value

Ghanaian DStv customers are set to enjoy more value at no extra cost starting October 1, following new arrangements between the government and MultiChoice...

Gov’t sets up taskforce to tackle Nigerian DStv decoder piracy in Ghana

Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has announced the formation of a multi-agency taskforce to tackle the cross-border piracy of...

ECG terminates 202 contracts for underperformance

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has terminated the contracts of 202 companies that provide services to it, but whose activities were adversely affecting...

Parliament to resume sitting on October 14

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced that the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the...

Those making noise should stop – Abronye replies Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign team

Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, widely known as Abronye DC, has dismissed claims that he or other party...

 Atiwa West DCE clears air on confusion over Kwabeng astro turf commissioning

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atiwa West, Amo Johnson, has clarified the confusion surrounding the recent commissioning of an astro turf project at...

NPP defends Gold-for-Oil programme, rebuts IMANI’s “leakage” claims

The New Patriotic Party (NPP), through its policy arm, the Patriotic Institute, has rejected claims by IMANI Africa that the Government’s Gold-for-Oil (G40) programme...

GAF announces nationwide 2025 recruitment exercise

Ghana Armed Forces Announces 2025 Recruitment Exercise, Warns Against Fraudulent Offers The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced that its 2025 recruitment exercise will commence...

NACOC shuts eight chemist shops for illegal tramadol sales

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has closed down eight chemist shops across the country for selling high-dose tramadol above the legally permitted levels. The Deputy...

Zanetor hits back at critics over attacks on Rawlings’ revolutionary legacy

Korle Klottey MP Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings has defended her late father, former President Jerry John Rawlings, against ongoing criticism over his role in Ghana’s...

Wee tea bags found in SHS student’s bag as NACOC warns of rising drug use in schools

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) says marijuana is now being packaged as tea bags and smuggled into senior high school campuses, a development it...

GES removes KNUST SHS Assistant Headmaster over student fondling scandal

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has removed Mr. Charles Akwasi Aidoo, Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST Senior High School, from his position following a...

Gold-for-oil was run transparently – Former BOST MD

Former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), Dr. Edwin Provencal, has rejected claims of systemic fraud and fiscal leakages...

Appointees pushing for presidency now will face strong condemnation – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has warned that any appointee of the incumbent party who begins to push...

Follow party laws before demanding action – Justin Kodua to Ken Agyapong’s campaign team

New Patriotic Party (NPP), General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, has clarified that he has not received any formal complaints regarding Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard...

Veep Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang to tour Ashanti Region, engage market traders and Asantehene

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is set to commence a working visit to the Ashanti Region on Monday, September 29, with engagements aimed...

Justin Kodua responds to Wontumi over primaries controversy [Listen]    

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has clarified his position on recent remarks made by Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard...

Disorganised, ‘Enemy of the State’ opposition is NDC’s advantage – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has taken a swipe at the opposition, describing them as “enemies of the...

Lawyer accuses EOCO of deception in Adu-Boahene’s trial

Private legal practitioner Lawrence Kwesi Botchway Jnr. has strongly criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for its handling of the case against...