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Police warn social media creators against criminal content

The Ghana Police Service has issued a strong warning to social media content creators engaging in acts that border on criminality, revealing that one...

Karnival Kingdom Festival: Tourism Ministry says no approval was given

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts has denied any involvement in or endorsement of the recently held Karnival Kingdom Festival in Accra. In...

Suame MP John Darko supports over 3,000 BECE candidates with Maths set

Member of Parliament for Suame, John Darko, has reaffirmed his commitment to education after donating mathematical sets to 3,255 candidates preparing to sit for...

How an encounter with Akufo-Addo in America brought me back to Ghana – Adutwum

Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe Constituency and former Education Minister, Yaw Osei Adutwum, has recounted how a chance encounter with President Nana Addo Dankwa...

How I built three schools in America – Adutwum reveals

Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe Constituency and educationist, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has recounted how his journey in the United States evolved from classroom...

“Do Africans live on trees?” – Adutwum recounts facing stereotypes while teaching in America

Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe Constituency and former Education Minister, Yaw Osei Adutwum, has shared a vivid account of his experience teaching in the...

Boakye Agyarko ends Ashanti tour with call for NPP unity ahead of 2028

Aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Boakye Agyarko, has concluded his tour of the Ashanti Region with a strong appeal for reconciliation...

Lack of funding prevents Ankaful Prison inmates from registering for BECE

Management of the Ankaful Maximum Security Prison has failed to register inmate candidates for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) due to lack...

Adaklu Waya Assembly receives 20 acres of land for presidential 24-hour economy market site

The site designated for the government’s flagship 24-Hour Economy market project has officially been handed over to the Adaklu Waya District Assembly in the...

Allied Health Council engages stakeholders over Korle Bu lab impasse

The Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) has called for calm following ongoing developments involving Medical Laboratory Scientists at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. In a...

Charles Amissah’s death: Doctors named in report receiving death threats – GMA alleges

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has raised alarm over what it describes as growing death threats, harassment, and online attacks targeting health workers named...

SSNIT must bow its head in shame — Rent Commissioner slams exorbitant Pentagon hostel fees

Rent Commissioner Frederick Opoku has criticised the high cost of hostel accommodation at the University of Ghana, accusing the Social Security and National Insurance...

Wontumi files defence in Akonta Mining case, former Deputy Lands Minister to testify

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has filed witness statements to open...

Kuami Eugene rallies behind Medikal for 2026 TGMA Artiste of the Year win

Award-winning singer Kuami Eugene believes rapper Medikal could emerge winner of the coveted Artiste of the Year category at this year’s Telecel Ghana Music...

Cocoa farmers in Oti Region decry severe hardship over delayed payment

Cocoa farmers in the Oti Region are raising alarm over severe economic hardship, following prolonged delays in payment for cocoa beans supplied to the...

GTVETS announces nationwide recruitment for teaching and non-teaching staff

The Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training Service (GTVETS) has announced a nationwide recruitment exercise for both teaching and non-teaching staff for the...

Man who threatened security personnel in viral video arrested

The police have arrested a man who appeared in a viral video wearing a mask and threatening police officers and soldiers over the arrest...

NIA workers to strike over delayed migration implementation

Workers of the National Identification Authority (NIA) are expected to embark on a nationwide strike from May 13, 2026, over delays in the approval...

Eastern Nzema chiefs appeal to Mahama to intervene over rising tensions

Some chiefs from the Eastern Nzema Traditional Area are calling on President John Dramani Mahama to urgently intervene in what they describe as rising...

Meet Samuel Donkor, the ‘one-man teacher’ handling 12 classes at Kakpeni District Assembly School

Samuel Donkor is a 'one-man teacher' handling 12 classes at at Kakpeni District Assembly School in the Northern Region. Every morning, before the first bell...

11 arrested for using Deepfake AI videos to impersonate President Mahama

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 11 suspects for allegedly using AI-generated deepfake videos to impersonate President John Dramani Mahama online. The arrests were carried...

Ahafo Garages Association appeals for inclusion in National Apprenticeship Programme

The Ahafo Garages Association has appealed to government to include mechanics in the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) to help strengthen vocational training and support...

Gov’t’s quick action prevented more pressure on BoG when NDC took over – Terkper

Former Finance Minister and government adviser on finance, Seth Terkper, says the current administration inherited a deeply distressed economy, with unpaid debt obligations, high...

Trump says US-Iran ceasefire still in place after exchange of fire in Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump says a ceasefire is still in place between the US and Iran after both sides exchanged fire late on Thursday...

Gold clean-up helped lift cedi, boost reserves – Seth Terkper

Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has credited the clean-up of Ghana’s gold marketing system with strengthening the country’s reserves and supporting the recent appreciation...

Okoe Boye urges caution over public conclusions in Charles Amissah probe

Former Minister of Health, Bernard Okoe Boye, has called for restraint in the public discussion of the investigative report into the death of engineer...

Kpandai: Some residents clash with NEDCo staff over electric power disconnections

Tension flared up in Kpandai in the Northern Region on Thursday after some residents from four communities stormed the district office of the Northern...

Father arrested for allegedly dragging son with quad bike at North Legon

The police have arrested a 60-year-old man for allegedly tying his teenage son to a quad motorbike and dragging him along a tarred road...

Tipper truck kills 4, including pregnant woman near Makango

Four people, including a pregnant woman and her daughter, have died in a tragic road accident involving a Sinotruk HOWO tipper truck at Kinkinlin...

AMA gives Lapaz traders a seven-day deadline to quit roadsides

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has issued a final warning to traders operating along the streets and pavements at Lapaz, directing them to vacate...

Newspaper headlines: Friday, May 8, 2026

Here are the front pages of some of Ghana’s newspapers today.     

Asiedu Nketia reflects on life lessons from late mother ahead of Mother’s Day

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has shared some of the most enduring life lessons he received from his late...

ORAL will soon take effect and NPP will feel the heat – Abass Nurudeen

The Chief Executive Officer of the Social Investment Fund, Abass Nurudeen, has cautioned members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be measured...

Godfred Dame accuses Deputy A-G of lying over access to Abdul-Wahab Hanan

Former Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has accused Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem Sai, of misleading the public over claims that lawyers had access to former...

LUV FACT CHECK: Energy Minister’s claim of commissioning new BSP in Kumasi false

On Saturday, May 2, 2026, Minister for Energy and Green Transitions, John Abdulai Jinapor, asserted on JoyNews’ Newsfile programme that he has commissioned a new...

Ghana to fully finance vaccines, critical medicines as global fund support winds down – Finance Minister

The Government of Ghana is preparing to fully budget for and finance vaccines and critical medicines ahead of the gradual withdrawal of support from...

26-year-old miner chops off his manhood at Wassa Kyeikrom

A 26-year-old miner, identified as Peter Okyere, is receiving treatment after allegedly attacking his landlord and later mutilating himself at Wassa Kyeikrom. The incident, which...

Shakira announces 2026 World Cup theme song featuring Burna Boy

Shakira remains the Queen of World Cup Music as she’s been tapped once again for the official 2026 FIFA World Cup song called “Dai Dai” with Nigerian...

Ghana’s emergency healthcare system faces major challenges – GMA President

The President of the Ghana Medical Association, Ernest Yorke, has called for urgent reforms to Ghana’s emergency healthcare system following the release of the...

Doctors should not be scapegoated over Charles Amissah’s death – GMA President

The President of the Ghana Medical Association, Ernest Yorke, has cautioned against scapegoating doctors and nurses following the release of the investigative report into...