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Gbinyiri conflict: Widows announce half-naked demo to Jubilee House

All is set for some female victims of the Gbinyiri conflict, who lost their husbands and suddenly became widows in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba and Bole...

‘You are future CEOs of your own enterprises’ – Dr. Apaak to NAP beneficiaries 

The Deputy Education Minister has urged beneficiaries of the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) to strive hard to become future Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) by...

Why President should appoint substantive Minister for Defence

It has been a month and some weeks since the demise of former Minister for Defence Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, on August 6, 2025,...

GRIDCo to shut down Akosombo–Nkawkaw transmission line  

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced that it will take the 161kV Akosombo–Nkawkaw transmission line out of service from Sunday, October 5,...

Galamsey: Meeting with Mahama should not be mere “talk shop” – Martin Kpebu tells CSOs

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) not to dismiss their engagement with President John Mahama on illegal mining, popularly...

From GH₵20m to GH₵157m: How KGL transformed NLA’s digital lottery fortunes

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has witnessed a seismic shift in its revenue streams, with official figures revealing that its partnership with KGL Technology...

Galamsey threatening Ghana’s energy security – Adomako-Mensah warns

The Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has sounded the alarm that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is fast becoming...

Volta Education Directorate eyes top honours at 2025 National Teachers’ Day Awards

The Volta Regional Directorate of Education has expressed high optimism ahead of the 2025 National Teachers’ Day Awards, with expectations that teachers from the...

How much time could Diddy spend in prison?

A year after federal prosecutors unveiled a sweeping criminal case against Sean "Diddy" Combs and months after a trial that revealed shocking details of...

Immigration officer reported dead, another injured in attack at Gbintri checkpoint

A violent attack at the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) inland checkpoint at Gbintri in the East Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region has...

NPP refers petition for suspension of former Lands Minister and Kwasi Kwarteng to NEC

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has acknowledged receipt of a petition seeking the suspension of former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, and...

Police clarify claims half of seized suspected Indian hemp turned into sawdust

The Ghana Police Service has launched investigations into a Kia truck carrying 36 bags of substances suspected to be Indian hemp that was intercepted...

Junior Doctors declare nationwide strike over salary delays and stalled postings

The Junior Doctors’ Association of Ghana (JDA-GH) has declared a nationwide strike, beginning Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in protest against months of unpaid salaries,...

Galamsey is still with us, but going down now – Dormaahene [Video]

  Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, says illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, has reduced since the beginning of President John Dramani Mahama’s...

Ambulances line up near collapsed Indonesian school building as search for trapped students continues

More than 10 ambulances lined up near a collapsed Islamic school building in Indonesia's East Java province on Friday as rescuers continued their search...

Mahama swears in 21 Appeal Court Judges including Dormaahene 

  President John Dramani Mahama has officially sworn in 21 High Court Judges as Justices of the Court of Appeal. The ceremony, held at the Jubilee...

Nutrifoods resumes production and distribution of Tasty Tom after FDA’s evaluation

Nutrifoods Ghana Limited, a joint venture between Olam and Sanyo, has recommenced production and distribution of Tasty Tom Enriched Tomato Mix after a thorough...

TVET Service condemns KNUST SHS Assistant Headmaster’s misconduct

  The Ghana TVET Service has strongly denounced the conduct of Charles Akwasi Aidoo, Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST Senior High School(SHS), after a viral...

National Apprenticeship Programme to address demands of Ghana’s economy – Dr. Apaak

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, has underscored the significance of the newly launched National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP), describing it as a...

‘I lost my way’ – Diddy begs judge for leniency ahead of sentencing

Convicted rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has written a letter to the judge overseeing his criminal trial, asking for leniency during his sentencing on...

Trump wields axe over ‘Democrat Agencies’ as shutdown blame game rages

President Donald Trump has said he and his budget director will work out which "Democrat Agencies" to cut as the US government shutdown approached...

JoyNews uncovers Chinese-backed galamsey on River Bisi despite MCE’s denial

Evidence gathered by JoyNews has exposed extreme pollution of the Rivers Bisi and Subri, both tributaries of the Tano River, despite denials by the...

Prof. Vera Fiador makes history as UTAG’s first female national president

Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Prof Vera Fiador, has been elected as the new National President of the University Teachers...

 GAF reacts to arrest of two soldiers in botched mining site robbery  

  The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the arrest of two of its personnel for their alleged involvement in an attempted extortion and robbery...

It was my darkest, painful episode – Akufo-Addo on debt restructuring  

Former President Nana Akufo-Addo has described Ghana’s debt restructuring under the G20 Common Framework as “one of the darkest and most painful episodes” of...

Some OMCs increase fuel prices with diesel selling at GH¢14.18 per litre

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun increasing fuel prices at the pumps in line with projections for the first pricing window of October...

Kasotie mine collapse: Death toll rises to 7

Rescue efforts for persons trapped in a collapsed mining pit at Kasotie in the Atwima Mponua District have ended with seven dead bodies retrieved...

 Mahama to meet CSOs today over galamsey fight

  President John Dramani Mahama today hosts key civil society organisations (CSOs) at Jubilee House for a high-level dialogue on tackling illegal mining, widely known...

Fire guts warehouse in Adabraka  

  A fierce blaze that tore through the Budget Deco warehouse near the Graphic Press area in Adabraka, Accra, has been successfully contained and extinguished...

Farmers applaud new cocoa price, urge action on galamsey

The President of the Concerned Farmers Association, Nana Oboadie Boateng Bonsu, has welcomed the government’s announcement of a new cocoa price, describing it as...

Mahama unveils judicial reforms under reset agenda

President John Dramani Mahama has announced sweeping reforms to strengthen Ghana’s judiciary, describing them as central to his government’s Reset Agenda. Speaking at the swearing-in...

NDC’s galamsey fight will not yield any results – Former Amansie South DCE

Former District Chief Executive for Amansie South, Clement Opoku Gyamfi, has cast doubt on the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s commitment to ending illegal mining,...

Mahama urges newly appointed Appeal Court Judges to uphold justice 

President John Dramani Mahama has called on the newly sworn-in Justices of the Court of Appeal to uphold integrity and resist rising cynicism towards...

Gov’t secures ¥3 billion JICA grant to transform Kumasi’s inner ring road

The government of Ghana has signed a ¥3 billion (Japanese Yen) grant agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to overhaul the Inner...

Fisheries must be pillars of peace, not points of conflict – Minister

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emelia Kobiaba Arthur, has called for urgent international cooperation to protect fisheries from growing threats and to...

GES interdicts Okadjakrom SHTS teacher over alleged sexual misconduct

  The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted Mfo Richard Tibetor, a teacher at Okadjakrom Senior High Technical School in the Oti Region, following allegations...

DStv impasse: Minority demands dismissal of Sam George

The Minority in Parliament has called for the dismissal of Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George, accusing him of misleading Ghanaians in the recent standoff...

Benjamin Quashie and 11 others sworn in as Ghana’s new envoys

President John Dramani Mahama has officially performed his constitutional mandate by commissioning 11 new Ghanaian envoys to serve as Ambassadors and High Commissioners to...

GH¢12.9bn in misappropriated funds recovered so far – PAC

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), in collaboration with the Auditor-General, has disclosed the recovery of more than GH¢12.9 billion in misused public funds. Over the...