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UMA cuts sod for $55,000 walkway project at Asutifi North District Hospital

Underground Mining Alliance (UMA), in partnership with Ropeak Limited, has cut the sod for the construction of walkways worth $55,000 at the Asutifi North...

Akrofuom MP fumes over alleged GH¢30,000 bribe in SHS placement

The Member of Parliament for Akrofuom, Joseph Azumah, has expressed outrage over what he describes as deep-seated corruption within Ghana’s Senior High School (SHS)...

Nii Lante Vanderpuye eyes NDC National Chairmanship, but under one condition

National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) and former Member of Parliament for the Odododiodio Constituency, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has indicated...

GES warns school heads against unauthorised PTA levies

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned heads of schools against the collection of unauthorised levies under the guise of Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) dues. In...

Galamsey could cost gov’t 2028 elections — Dr. Asah Asante warns

Political scientist Dr Asah Asante has urged the government to take decisive action against illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, warning that failure to do...

Parliamentary bills will steer Ghana toward self-sufficiency — Ekumfi MP

Member of Parliament for Ekumfi, Dr Othniel Ekow Kwainoe, has expressed confidence in the country’s economic outlook, saying recent policy measures being discussed in...

Police kill two suspected robbers in shootout at Offinso

Two suspected criminals said to be part of a gang of robbers that engaged in a shootout with the police at Mankranso in the...

Assemblies of God urges pastors to verify schools with GTEC before enrolling

The Assemblies of God, Ghana, has issued a strong warning to its pastors and members to avoid unaccredited tertiary institutions and refrain from...

Abuakwa South MP advocates for health justice legislation across Africa

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has called on African lawmakers to take bold legislative steps to close the continent’s healthcare...

Two arrested in connection with robbery at Adumasa

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects, Atame Elijah and Nasiru Yakubu, who attacked a gold merchant on 20th October, 2025,...

Halo: Science behind ‘circular rainbow’ that appeared at Safo Kantanka’s 40-day observance

On October 20, 2025, social media went agog after a video of some mourners, particularly a middle-aged man lying prostrate and seemingly ‘worshipping’, in...

BoG Governor targets full de-dollarisation, wants cedi to be sole currency for all transactions

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, says one of his top priorities is to end the long-standing reliance on the...

Gov’t imposes curfew on Gulumpe township

The Ministry of the Interior has imposed a curfew on Gulumpe township and its surrounding communities in the Kintampo North Municipality of the Bono...

Bono East Minister moves to restore calm after deadly clashes in Gulumpe

The Bono East Regional Security Council (RESEC) has stepped in to calm tensions in Gulumpe, where violent clashes between Gonja and Konkomba youth over...

Bagbin calls for official leave days for MPs

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has called for the introduction of official leave periods for Members of Parliament (MPs), noting that the...

Uganda bus crash leaves at least 63 dead

A road accident involving two buses on one of Uganda's busiest highways killed at least 63 people and left others injured, police said on...

I want to be remembered for making the cedi Ghana’s currency of choice – BoG Governor

Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, says the hallmark of his tenure will be to make the cedi the currency of...

Mahama cuts sod for dualisation of Cape Coast–Takoradi road

President John Dramani Mahama has officially cut the sod for the dualisation of the 73.6-kilometre Cape Coast–Takoradi road, a major section of the National...

Ashie Moore apologises over Adenta–Lakeside road, assures fix soon

The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, has apologised to residents of Adenta over comments made...

Anthony Nukpenu apologises for Adenta–Lakeside road comment

The Greater Accra Regional Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu, has apologized to Ghanaians for comments he made about the deplorable...

Not easily beaten: The remarkable story of the founding CEO of UGMC

When Ghana was gripped by the “no-bed syndrome” crisis in 2018, the nation’s healthcare system stood at a crossroads. Hospitals were overcrowded, patients were...

Ubor Magal Kuunboln I named Greater Accra Konkomba Chief

In a moment filled with joy, unity, and solidarity, Ubor Magal Kuunboln I has been officially chosen as the Greater Accra Regional Konkomba Chief,...

Five arrested over chieftaincy-related murder in Western Region

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested five individuals in connection with a murder stemming from a chieftaincy dispute at Asemkor in the Agona...

‘NPP MPs no longer micro minority but minuscule’ – Majority Leader teases

Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has taken a lighthearted jab at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus following the swearing-in of Members of Parliament for...

Celestine Donkor reveals spiritual attack involving 21 eggs and calabash at her studio

Ghanaian gospel musician Celestine Donkor has revealed how she and her family suffered a spiritual attack believed to have been carried out through black...

Minority condemns removal of Chief Justice, calls process unconstitutional and opaque

The Minority in Parliament has opposed the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo by President John Dramani Mahama, describing the decision...

Eight teenage girls arrested for stealing over GH¢20,000

Eight teenage girls have been arrested by the Nkwanta South police in the Oti Region for breaking into a home and stealing over GH¢20,000...

Enough talk, time for action — Afenyo-Markin rallies Parliament to fight galamsey

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for urgent and decisive measures to confront Ghana’s worsening illegal mining crisis, warning that the...

Bagbin swears in MPs-elect for Akwatia and Tamale Central

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin has officially sworn in two new Members of Parliament—Bernard Bediako Baidoo of Akwatia and Professor Alidu Seidu of...

NSMQ 2025: St. Thomas Aquinas thrashes Sacred Hearts, Ngleshie Amanfro to book 1/8th slot

The 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) is heating up, and St. Thomas Aquinas SHS brought pure fire to the stage on Day...

Interior Ministry to announce nationwide gun amnesty

Security analyst and Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Dr. Adam Bonaa, has hinted that the Ministry for...

About 400,000 fans thronged ShattaFest 2025 – JoyNews Research

A JoyNews Research analysis has revealed that about 400,000 fans turned up at Ghana’s Independence Square and its environs for Shatta Wale’s ShattaFest 2025,...

Speaker refers Baffoe-Bonnie’s nomination as CJ to Appointments Committee

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has referred the nomination of Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie for the position of Chief Justice to the Appointments Committee for...

Ghanaian-Dutch MP Don Ceder adjudged 2025 Best Politician in the Netherlands

Dutch-Ghanaian Member of Parliament, Don Ceder, has been voted the Most Valuable Member of the Dutch Parliament for 2025, an honour that highlights the...

Police investigate shooting in Garu that claimed four lives and left five injured

The Upper East Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into a fatal shooting incident in Garu township that claimed four lives and left...

Education Minister warns headteachers against charging unapproved fees and denying students admission

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has cautioned headteachers against turning away students duly placed in their schools or demanding unapproved fees, warning that...

Former French president begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election...

EMY Africa announces nominees for 10th anniversary awards; public voting now open

EMY Africa has officially unveiled the nominees for the 10th Anniversary edition of the EMY Africa Awards, ahead of the grand ceremony on Saturday,...

Fighting Kantamanto fire outbreak was difficult – Chief Fire Officer

The Chief Fire Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong, has described the Tuesday dawn inferno at Kantamanto in...