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Why do you always raise quorum issues? You can’t eat your cake and have it – Majority to Minority MPs

The Second Deputy Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Bia East, Richard Acheampong, has dismissed claims that Majority MPs are neglecting parliamentary...

Kasoa petty traders protest planned demolition of structures

Petty traders in Kasoa have staged a protest against the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly over plans to demolish temporary structures to make way...

IGP Special Operations Team nab 19 persons over alleged drug peddling

The IGP Special Operations Team has arrested nineteen individuals in the Ashanti Region for their alleged involvement in the sale of hard drugs. The arrests...

A politician assaulted me backstage after a performance – Lekzy Decomic recounts

Every profession has its hazards, but for comedian Lekzy Decomic, the risks of his craft took a terrifying turn back in 2014. The entertainer recounted...

Two siblings stabbed to death at Sefwi Boako

Two brothers, Yaw Clinton, 23, and Kofi Nsowa, 19, have been fatally stabbed at Sefwi Akrofu, near Sefwi Boako in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality...

Government may take over reclaimed galamsey lands — Lands Ministry PRO

The Media Relations Officer at the Lands Ministry, Paa Kwesi Schandorf, has disclosed that the government is considering taking over lands reclaimed from illegal...

PAC Chair accuses majority of abusing parliamentary trust over GH₵68bn audit probe stall

The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused the parliamentary majority of abusing their numbers, following the recall of committee members to...

Asiedu Nketia urges NDC members to retain hardworking executives in internal elections

The National Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called on party members to retain dedicated executives in the upcoming internal elections. Speaking in...

You’ve 189 MPs and can form quorum without Minority – MP slams Majority over PAC sitting suspension

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) member, Davis Ansah Opoku, has criticised the Majority side in Parliament following the...

Prof. Gyampo defends remarks on reparations, praises Prez Mahama’s UN milestone

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Ransford Gyampo, has pushed back against criticism over comments he made on reparations following President John...

Asiedu Nketia credits grassroots engagement for NDC gains in Ashanti Region

National Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has said the party’s improved performance in the Ashanti Region was the result of deliberate grassroots...

Take politics out of galamsey fight – Lands Ministry urges unified approach

The Media Relations Officer at the Lands Ministry, Paa Kwesi Schandorf, has called for the removal of political influence in the fight against illegal...

We know you are a listening government – Nsuta Chief urges completion of key roads

The Nsuta Manhene, Nana Asamoah Gyamfi Sekyere, has praised the government for ongoing road projects while urging authorities to address critical infrastructure challenges in...

‘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...