Parliament passes bill to amend public holidays; check out the full details
Parliament has passed the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Bill, 2025, resulting in notable changes to Ghana’s public holiday calendar.
The bill, laid before...
They have turned my lawyers into Nebuchadnezzar’s magicians – Torkornoo
Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo has launched a blistering critique of the ongoing Article 146 proceedings aimed at her removal from office, likening the...
NPP Primaries: You can be an old guy, but if you’re incompetent, you won’t win – Asah-Asante
Political Scientist, Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, says competence and a strong understanding of Ghana’s challenges—particularly economic ones—must be the deciding factors in the New Patriotic...
2022 batch of trained teachers picket GES over 10 months’ unpaid salaries
A group of newly trained teachers from the 2022 batch of Colleges of Education graduates staged a protest at the Ghana Education Service (GES)...
No one knows who funds our Presidents’ campaigns – Yaw Nsarkoh
Former Executive Vice President of Unilever Ghana and Nigeria, Yaw Nsarkoh, has cut to the core of what he sees as a dangerous defect...
Ghana needs more lawyers – Justice Ackaah-Boafo
Supreme Court Justice nominee, Kweku T. Ackaah-Boafo, has expressed deep concern over the shortage of legal practitioners in Ghana and has called for the...
Stop blaming us for galamsey; you hired them – Chinese Ambassador fires back at Ghanaians
Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Tong Defa, has stirred national controversy by asserting that Ghana “can never eliminate” illegal mining, known locally as...
There will always be deviants in the fight against galamsey – Martin Kpebu
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has warned that the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, will remain an uphill battle as long...
Armed soldiers allegedly guarding galamsey site in Anwiaso East Forest Reserve
Environmental journalist Erastus Asare Donkor has alleged that the military is providing protection for an illegal mining operation deep within the Anwiaso East Forest...
Galamsey enclave uncovered in Anwiaso East Forest Reserve with over 30 excavators
JoyNews' investigation has uncovered a vast illegal mining operation hidden deep within the Anwiaso East Forest Reserve, near Diaso in the Bibiani area of...
Tread cautiously; sovereignty lies with the people – Kwasi Kwarteng warns after 60 MPs declare support for Bawumia
Kwasi Kwarteng, a member of former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign team, has downplayed reports that about 60 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members...
Letter from Chairman Ntim’s family was unfortunate and unnecessary – Justin Kodua
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has criticised the family of party Chairman Stephen Ntim over a letter...
Why I turned down Mahama’s NHIA Board Chair offer – Bagbin
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has revealed that he turned down President John Mahama's appointment to serve as Chairman of the Board of...
Why sweepers are paid GH₵258 – Zoomlion explains
The Director of Communication and Corporate Affairs at Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Emma Adwoa Appiah Osei-Duah, has clarified why sanitation workers under the company’s contract...
I am ready to defend myself in court – Manasseh on Zoomlion contract
Investigative journalist Manasseh Awuni Azure has declared his readiness to defend claims he has made regarding contracts awarded to Zoomlion Ghana Limited, including allegations...
Scholarship Secretariat to set up Award Committee – Registrar [Video]
The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alexander Kwaku Asafo Agyei, has announced plans to establish a Scholarship Award Committee to enhance transparency and...
Whistleblowers push ORAL case count beyond 50 [Video]
Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Justice Srem Sai, says Ghana is witnessing a surge in corruption cases as more citizens and former officials come forward...
Most NDC appointees no longer answering their calls – Adu Asare [Video]
Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Kwadwo Adu Asare, has voiced concern over what he describes as neglect of some National Democratic Congress (NDC)...
Many former gov’t officials quietly facing legal scrutiny – Srem Sai
Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem Sai has dismissed the perception that the government’s anti-corruption campaign targets only a few high-profile individuals, arguing that...
Deputy AG reveals why NIB is investigating NAPO [Video]
Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem Sai has confirmed that former Energy and Education Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, is...
Detailed account of OSP’s raid on SML’s offices [Listen]
The Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has confirmed that its offices were raided by security operatives from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Dr....
Galamsey: Hannah Bissiw recounts ‘hostage-style’ attack after raid at Bui Sobinso
The Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund (MDF), Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw, has recounted a terrifying ordeal during a field operation at an illegal...
Call off strike; let’s return to negotiation table – Health Minister to GRNMA
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has appealed to the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) to reconsider their ongoing nationwide strike...
They’ve brought E-levy Pro Max – Alhassan Tampuli reacts to ‘Dumsor Levy’
Member of Parliament for Gushegu and former Deputy Transport Minister, Alhassan Tampuli, has taken a swipe at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government over...
Minority march to protest undeclared Ablekuma North election result
The Minority in Parliament on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, marched to the headquarters of the Ghana Police Service in protest over the undeclared Ablekuma...
Scholarship Secretariat boss rescues brilliant but needy SHS graduate
The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alexander Kwaku Asafo Agyei, has reached out to assist Senior High School (SHS) graduate Dorcas Baafi, whose...
The consequences will be dire for all of us – COPEC on GH¢1 fuel levy
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has strongly criticised the government’s introduction of a GH¢1 levy on each litre of petroleum products.
Speaking on Adom...
What is special about Ken Ofori-Atta? – Special Prosecutor asks
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has strongly criticised former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, over his failure to appear for questioning on Monday, June 2,...
EOCO reopens Cecilia Dapaah’s case
The new leadership of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has requested the reopening of the case involving former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah.
Special...
2025 SHS Selection: BECE candidates will not change schools if… – Education Ministry [Listen]
The Education Ministry has announced that Resolution Centres will be available to address admission challenges for 2025 BECE candidates entering Senior High School (SHS).
However,...
We’re disappointed we couldn’t see Wontumi – Bawumia
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday, May 30, was disappointed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership was unable to meet detained...
Wontumi’s lawyers secure second surety for GH₵50m bail
Lawyers for the embattled Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, say they have...
‘A third term for Mahama will never happen’ – Titus Glover
Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, has dismissed any alleged prospects of President John Mahama seeking a third term in...
Wontumi’s lawyer reacts to claims of hunger strike
The lawyer for embattled Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has dismissed claims...
Bawumia and Afenyo-Markin granted access to Wontumi [Video]
Former Vice President and 2024 NPP flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, along with the Minority Leader, has been granted access to the Ashanti Regional Chairman...
It is Wontumi today; we don’t know who’s next – Manhyia South MP
Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has defended the minority's decision to protest at the headquarters of the Economic and...
Wontumi’s Detention: NPP supporters block police riot vehicle at EOCO
Some supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Thursday, May 29, blocked a police riot control vehicle using a pick-up truck and car...
Minority boycotts Parliament over ‘harsh’ bail conditions for Chairman Wontumi
Minority Members of Parliament have staged a walkout to protest the continued detention of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako,...
When suspended Chief Justice’s husband accompanied her to Supreme Court [Video]
Suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, on Wednesday morning appeared before the Supreme Court accompanied by her husband, Francis Torkornoo, for the hearing of her...
“Daddy, what have you done?”- Ntim Fordjour recounts daughter’s reaction to NIB raid
The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has shared the harrowing experience at his home, following a botched...