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NPP primaries: Sweden Chair dismisses proxy-voting petition, warns of integrity risks

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s Sweden Branch, Mr Richard Oti Aboagye, has urged the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the Presidential Elections...

GWL announces emergency shutdown of Weija Treatment Plant

Ghana Water Ltd. (GWL) has announced an emergency shutdown of the Weija Treatment Plant to allow engineers to carry out urgent repairs. In a press...

Bagbin slams NDC, NPP over democracy, patriotism weaknesses

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has publicly criticized Ghana’s two major political parties, highlighting what he describes as fundamental weaknesses despite their respective reputations. In...

Ama K. Abebrese slams appointments of men accused of misconduct

Actress and activist Ama K. Abebrese has condemned what she describes as a worrying trend of appointing men with documented histories or allegations of...

Bagbin launches $200K educational scholarship for parliamentarians and staff

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has inaugurated a new educational scholarship scheme aimed at enhancing the skills and knowledge of Members of Parliament and...

Self-acclaimed spiritualist and suspected robber arrested in Juaboso

A notorious self-acclaimed spiritualist and suspected armed robber, Victor Biney, popularly known as Abeiku, has been arrested by the Juaboso District Police Command after...

GWL disconnects Standard Water, others in crack down on illegal connections in Kasoa

The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has disconnected Standard Water Company and several commercial water operators in Kasoa after a joint enforcement exercise uncovered widespread...

2026 Budget will only enrich NDC foot soldiers — Kofi Tonto

Deputy Spokesperson to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Kofi Tonto, has criticised the 2026 Budget, claiming it primarily benefits National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Teacher on bail over recruitment scam 

A teacher, Samuel Ofosu Amartey, has been granted a GHC100,000.00 bail with two sureties by the Amasaman Circuit Court in Accra for an alleged recruitment scam.  The Court, presided over by Akosua Anokyewaa Adjepong,...

SML petitions CHRAJ to probe OSP, alleges bias and abuse of power

The dispute between the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has escalated, with the company formally petitioning the...

El-Wak stampede: GAF had solid recruitment plans, but… – Captain Veronica Arhin

Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, has said the tragic stampede at El-Wak Stadium was not due...

NPP’s misuse of tax revenue has shaken public confidence — Twum-Barimah

Deputy Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission, Twum-Barimah, Esq., says Ghanaians are not opposed to paying taxes but are frustrated by the lack of...

Suspect who stabbed firefighter in Adjiriganor arrested

The Ghana National Fire Service has announced the arrest of 21-year-old Azumah Sampson, the man suspected of stabbing a firefighter during an operation at...

GAF warns non-applicants ahead of Greater Accra recruitment exercise

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has warned that non-applicants who show up at recruitment centres when the exercise resumes in the Greater Accra Region...

El-Wak stampede: Three patients stabilised, 16 still hospitalised – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has reported progress in the recovery of victims injured in last Wednesday’s stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium during...

Signatories lack mandate – TEWU-GH National Secretariat on letter from 7 local chairmen

The National Secretariat of the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union – Ghana (TEWU-GH) has dismissed a letter circulating on social media and allegedly endorsed...

Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie vows to tackle delays, restore public confidence in judiciary

Ghana’s newly sworn-in Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, says his tenure will focus on building a judicial system that is independent, fair, and accessible to...

Fire destroys three-bedroom house at Nsawam-Ahodjo

A late-night fire has destroyed parts of a three-bedroom house at Nsawam-Ahodjo Old Town, prompting a swift response from the Ghana National Fire Service. The...

NaCCA Deputy Director makes U-turn, apologises after insisting he would continue using “invalid Dr” title

The Acting Deputy Director-General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Justice Ray Achoanya Ayam, has withdrawn his earlier threat to disregard...

Plane carrying Congo Minister, 19 others bursts into flames

Congolese Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba and other members of his delegation survived an accident when the plane they were flying in caught fire...

Seven Nigerians rescued as EOCO busts cybercrime ring at Mataheko-Afienya

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has rescued seven Nigerian nationals who are believed to have been trafficked into Ghana for illegal online...

Edem expresses disappointment as Agbeko rejects rehab support

Musician Edem says he has been left with no choice but to step back from assisting fellow artiste Agbeko after the embattled singer rejected...

NAIMOS storms Obuasi, seizes illegal mining equipment in major swoop

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) task force has carried out a coordinated operation at several illegal mining sites in Obuasi, following intelligence...

Man captured assaulting wife in viral video at Ofankor arrested

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man captured in a viral Facebook video assaulting a woman believed to be his wife at their...

What you need to check your WASSCE result online: Step by step

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is a defining academic journey that thousands of students undertake each year. After the exams, the West...

Women’s Bank a lifeline, but vulnerable men are sinking too – GUTA president pleads

Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) President Dr Joseph Obeng says the government’s plan to set up a Women’s Bank has brought real hope to...

Gunmen kill vice principal, abduct female students in attack on Nigerian school

Gunmen attacked a government girls' boarding school in Nigeria's Kebbi State early on Monday, killing the vice principal and abducting 25 female students, police...

Militants say they executed captured Nigerian military commander, army denies capture

Militants from Islamic State West Africa Province said on Monday they had executed a senior Nigerian army officer captured during a deadly ambush on...

JoyNews gets results: Energy Minister donates GH₵50,000 to stranded athletes

The Minister for Energy and Renewable Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has donated GH₵50,000 to the more than 200 athletes and their instructors who...

VAT reform ends years of business pain – GNCCI boss declares major victory

The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) says government’s overhaul of the Value Added Tax system marks the end of years of...

Daddy Lumba: ‘Controversial’ video admitted in court as lawyers cross-examine Akosua Serwaa Fosuh

A Kumasi High Court has admitted into evidence a video clip in which the late highlife musician Daddy Lumba appeared to discuss who performed...

Paul Baffoe-Bonnie is new Chief Justice

Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has been officially sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana. The ceremony took place today, Monday,...

Patrick Boamah rejects claims that NDC is currently Ghana’s most attractive political party

The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, says he disagrees with claims that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is currently the...

NPP race: I am vehemently against MPs openly declaring their support for aspirants – Patrick Boamah

The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has criticised minority MPs and party executives who openly declare support for candidates in...

I am qualified for NPP flagbearer race but… – Patrick Boamah

The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has said that although he is fully qualified to contest the New Patriotic Party’s...

Patrick Boamah dismisses claims of seeking Minority Leader position

The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has dismissed suggestions that he is eyeing the Minority Leader position, describing such claims...

Aduana FC confirm death of two fans after severe accident, others in critical condition

Aduana FC has expressed deep sorrow following the death of two supporters in a tragic accident at Aboabo in Kumasi on Sunday evening, shortly...

Prof. Frimpong-Boateng writes: Let’s save NPP

I am amazed at how members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Executive and some regional chairpersons are going about their daily routine...

Muntaka orders probe into video of Immigration officials dragging deportee on the floor

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has ordered an immediate investigation into a disturbing viral video that appears to show Ghana Immigration...