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JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor honoured at 2025 Millennium Excellence Awards

Environmental journalist with the Multimedia Group, Erastus Asare Donkor, has been honoured at the 25 Millennium Excellence Awards for his outstanding contribution to the...

Akosombo Dam spillage: 15 critical findings from committee report

A five-member investigative committee appointed by President John Dramani Mahama has submitted its comprehensive report on the 2023 Akosombo Dam spillage, delivering critical recommendations...

ECOWAS Court dismisses Shatta Wale’s discrimination claim against Gaming Commission

The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has dismissed the discrimination claim brought by the award-winning Ghanaian...

We have no hand in the agitations – NPP Bole-Bamboi on MCE nominee tensions

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bole-Bamboi Constituency has distanced itself from recent unrest over the nomination of Abdulai Muhmod as Municipal Chief...

Efiewura TV series actor Koo Ofori arrested over alleged $50k fraud

Popular Ghanaian actor Koo Ofori, known in real life as Samuel Seth Kwabena Kyere Karikari, has been arrested by the Accra Central Police Command...

This is pure blackmail; stop dragging everyone into your mess – Gbande fires Adu-Boahene 

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has dismissed claims by former National Signals Bureau (NSB) boss, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, that...

Ebi Bright confirmed as Mayor of Tema

Ebi Bright has been officially confirmed as the Mayor (Metropolitan Chief Executive) of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly, following a successful vote of approval by...

China’s Xi stands with Putin at Russia’s Victory Day parade

Vladimir Putin has led Russia's Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square and heightened security after days of Ukrainian strikes targeting the...

Edmund Agboh confirmed as Ga East MCE with unanimous endorsement

Edmund Agboh has been unanimously confirmed as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Ga East Municipal Assembly, securing all 14 valid votes cast...

Plastics can kill – Lecturer warns Ghanaians

A lecturer at GIMPA Business School, Dr. Richard Kwesi Bossu, has warned of the severe health risks associated with plastic use and is calling...

Trailer crashes into newly constructed Flowerpot Flyover pillars

A trailer veered off the road and crashed into the pillars of the newly constructed Flowerpot Flyover in Accra on Wednesday afternoon. The incident, which...

Bill Gates plans to give away most of his fortune by 2045

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said he intends to give away 99% of his vast fortune over the next 20 years. Gates said he would...

Security beefed up at Tema Metropolitan Assembly ahead of Ebi Bright’s confirmation

Security has been significantly heightened at the Tema Metropolitan Assembly as preparations are underway for the confirmation of the President's nominee for Metropolitan Chief...

Pope Leo XIV calls Church ‘a beacon to illuminate dark nights’ in first mass

The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called for the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith in his first mass at the...

Ludwig Teye Totimeh confirmed as Tema West MCE with unanimous endorsement

Ludwig Teye Totimeh has been unanimously confirmed as the new Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tema West following a Special General Assembly Meeting held...

Ghana Airport Company reclaims lands from McDan Group

The Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has repossessed prime airport lands from the McDan Group of Companies following a court ruling. The judgment, delivered on...

Ada East Assembly rejects President’s DCE nominee; Minister calls for unity

The Ada East Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region has failed to confirm Kenneth Kabu Kanor, the President’s nominee for the position of...

OSP, Police strengthen partnership in combating corruption

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Ghana Police Service have reaffirmed their commitment to combating corruption through strengthened collaboration. On Thursday, May...

GNFS warns against prank calls, says lives are at risk

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has issued a stern warning regarding the persistent misuse of its emergency lines by prank callers, emphasizing that...

Tension in Bole as youth resist MCE nominee; Police deployed to President Mahama, Deputy Lands Minister’s homes

Tensions are high in Bole following the nomination and confirmation of Abdulai Muhmod as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area. Angry youth took...

Sand Winners Association condemns Asiyaw shooting, demands tougher punishment for illegal operators

The National Association of Sand, Stone Workers, and Tipper Users (NASSWOTU) has condemned the recent fatal shooting at Asiyaw in the Eastern Region, attributing...

Juma Jux confirms final wedding reception in Tanzania on May 28

Tanzanian music star Juma Jux has confirmed that the final leg of his lavish, multi-country wedding celebrations will take place in Tanzania on May...

School Feeding caterers to petition Asantehene and Chief Imam over contract termination

Caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme have announced plans to petition the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, seeking his intervention following the termination...

NCCE urges calm in Ablekuma North as constituents await official EC results

Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Kathleen Addy, has urged the constituents of Ablekuma North to remain composed and accept the...

MohBad’s father faces backlash over ₦16 million autopsy claim

Joseph Aloba, the father of late Nigerian Afrobeats star MohBad, is under fire from the public after claiming he spent ₦16 million on his...

Uproar as 18-year-old boy impregnates 10 girls in Nigeria

An 18-year-old randy boy has impregnated no fewer than 10 girls in Anambra State. The Anambra State Commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify...

Gomoa East MCE pledges support for rice farmers affected by spillage at Okyereko

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Gomoa East, Margaret Naana Ackom, has pledged possible compensation for rice farmers affected by a bridge spillage at...

Philip Nai named committee member for upcoming Tribe Culture Festival in USA

Tribe Culture Fest, a multi-faceted celebration held in the United States, has selected Philip Nai, one of Ghana's most enterprising radio and event organisers,...

Apple hits back at US judge’s ‘extraordinary’ contempt order

Apple is asking an appeals court to pause a US district judge's recent ruling in a case which could determine the future of its highly...

Repealing L.I. 2462 without enforcement is futile – Erastus Asare Donkor warns

Award-winning environmental journalist with JoyNews, Erastus Asare Donkor, has cautioned that repealing Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462 without robust enforcement of existing mining laws will...

Vultures rescued from mass poisoning in South African game reserve

South African park rangers and a local wildlife organisation rescued more than 80 vultures from a mass poisoning in the country's Kruger National Park...

How mobile phone led to arrest of suspects in Twifo Praso murder case

The Central North Regional Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the murder of 34-year-old Tahiru Zenabu at Kokoase, a suburb of...

King Paluta finally meets look-alike after months of support

Ghanaian rap sensation King Paluta has finally met his look-alike, a passionate fan known as King Holy. Holy's striking resemblance to the artist has drawn...

Shatta Wale endorses King Promise as his Artist of the Year

Dancehall star Shatta Wale has publicly endorsed King Promise as his pick for Artist of the Year, throwing his full support behind the Afrobeat...

Kanayo O. Kanayo calls out Catholic Church over black smoke symbolism

Veteran Nollywood Actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has sparked an international conversation after publicly challenging the Catholic Church’s centuries-old tradition of using black smoke to...

Foreign Affairs Ministry secures UK visa for medical trip of lady who was accidentally shot in the eye

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has successfully secured a UK visa for medical treatment for Suzzy Adwoa Pinamang, the girl who...

10 things to know about new Pope Leo XIV

In a momentous occasion for one of the world's oldest Christian institutions, the Catholic Church has elected its first American pontiff following days of...

You lost a battle, not the war – Ya-Na consoles Bawumia

The Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari II, has offered words of encouragement to former Vice President and the 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential...

Nigeria repays $3.4 billion in COVID-19 funding, says IMF

Nigeria has repaid $3.4 billion in emergency funding it received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help the country cope with the impact...