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Ghana needs $21bn to restore lands damaged by illegal mining – Frimpong-Boateng

Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says Ghana will require an estimated $21 billion to reclaim and restore lands...

Where did the cocoa money go? IERPP challenges GH¢2,500 producer price amid US$3.86bn export earnings

The Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP) is demanding a transparent explanation for what it describes as a sharp disparity between Ghana’s...

Ex-convict arrested over alleged attempt to smuggle cocaine in herbal tea pack, phone chargers

A 34-year-old convicted cocaine trafficker who allegedly returned to the drug trade under a new identity and posed as a herbal tea businessman has...

Gov’t committed to decentralising state institutions – Bono East Regional Minister

The Bono East Regional Minister, Francis Owusu Antwi, says government is committed to decentralising key state institutions and bringing public services closer to the...

North Dayi MP plays key role in shaping global agenda on human rights at IPU conference

Ghanaian legislator Joycelyn Tetteh Quashie has played a key role in shaping a global parliamentary agenda on human rights, justice and dignity at the...

North Dayi MP Joycelyn Tetteh Quashie leads Africa at 12th IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians

Ghana’s Joycelyn Tetteh Quashie has taken a prominent leadership role at the 12th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The...

Unattended fire triggers gas explosion near Larteh Akuapem school

An unattended fire has triggered a gas explosion near the Methodist Primary School at Larteh Akuapem in the Eastern Region, prompting an emergency response...

Teacher arrested for faking his death to avoid paying loan

Police in Kasungu have arrested a 41-year-old primary school teacher accused of using false death documents in an attempt to stop salary deductions for...

Check out current state of Accra Airport VIP Lounge as it nears completion [Photos]

The much-anticipated ultramodern VIP Lounge project at the Accra International Airport is nearing completion, with work progressing steadily on the facility. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel...

Lawyers, prosecutors fume over abandoned 26-year-old Upper West High court project

Members of the legal fraternity in the Upper West Region, alongside state prosecutors, have registered fierce displeasure over the stalled construction of the multi-million-cedi...

Residents appeal for completion of abandoned Hodzo-Aviefe bridge

Residents, commuters and farmers along the Hodzo-Aviefe road in the Ho Central Municipality of the Volta Region are appealing to the government to intervene...

Asutifi North Assembly donates to 37 PWDs

The Asutifi North District Assembly in the Ahafo Region has supported 37 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the district with items to help improve...

Law student killed in hit-and-run on Tema Motorway; family offers GH¢50,000 bounty

The family of Ivan Baidoo, a Level 200 law student of Central University is appealing to the public for information following his death in...

NPP National Treasurer aspirant involved in accident during campaign

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Treasurer aspirant Collins Nuntwiri Nuamah has temporarily suspended his campaign after his campaign vehicle was involved in an accident...

UG reopens portal for applicants to review entries after WASSCE results

The University of Ghana (UG) has directed applicants to log back into its admissions portal to review their entries. This comes after the release...

Joy FM Back-to-School Fair 2026 ends in massive success after two days of discounts and one-stop shopping

The Joy FM Back-to-School Discount Fair 2026 has ended after two days of shopping, discounts and family engagement at the Joy FM Car Park...

Nations FC suffer defeat at FC Diarra in CAF Confederation Cup opener

Ghana FA Cup champions Nations FC began their CAF Confederation Cup campaign with a narrow 1-0 defeat by Malian side FC Diarra in the...

Less than 15% of traditional medicine practitioners registered — TMPC

Ghana has more than 100,000 traditional medicine practitioners, but fewer than 15 per cent of them are actually registered with the body meant to...

‘Make wild’: How a stranger’s advice at WAEC helped Dr George Asiamah turn Fs into As

Six years after a shattering set of SSSCE results left him hawking clothes and shining shoes, Dr George Asiamah returned to the classroom, driven...

Hemang Nsuaem Basic School ventures into poultry farming to demonstrate Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme

A basic school in the Central Region has ventured into poultry farming as part of efforts to demonstrate the practical implementation of the government's...

Veep urges Methodist Women’s Fellowship to add digital skills to training programmes

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has urged the Methodist Church Ghana Northern Accra Diocese Women’s Fellowship to incorporate digital skills into its training...

Bright Simons fires back, rejects claims he used AI to critique SIGA report

IMANI Africa Vice President Bright Simons has rejected claims by State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) Director-General Michael Kpessa-Whyte that he relied heavily on...

Dissolution of SOE boards signals Mahama’s resolve to shake up government — Prof Agyeman-Duah

Governance expert Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah says President John Mahama's decision to dissolve the boards of nine state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is a sign of his...

Road inspections not a witch-hunt against contractors — Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has denied claims that the nationwide road inspection exercise is designed to find fault with...

I failed beautifully – Dr George Asiamah on the SSSCE results that turned him into a shoeshine boy

Today, he is a PhD holder and a lecturer at Oxford University, but back in 2003, Dr George Asiamah would not have thought this...

Parliament calls for thorough probe into circulating GH¢70,000 memo

Parliament has called for a thorough and expeditious investigation into a memorandum circulating on social media, purportedly authored by the Deputy Minority Leader and...

Review SHS placement policy to give more BECE candidates access – Kwesi Kwarteng

Former Ministry of Education Public Relations Officer, Kwesi Kwarteng, has urged the government to review the current Senior High School (SHS) placement criteria to...

Domelevo backs OSP probe into alleged GH¢70,000 payment to Appiagyei

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has supported the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) decision to investigate allegations that Deputy Minority Leader and Asokwa...

Cocoa farmers deserve better support – Gideon Boako

Tano North Member of Parliament, Dr Gideon Boako, has reiterated his commitment to improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers in his constituency through targeted...

Photos: Joy FM Back-to-School Fair buzzes with excitement, strong patronage on Day 2

The Joy FM Back-to-School Fair is buzzing with excitement on Day 2, with parents, guardians, and students thronging the venue to shop, explore, and...

Gideon Boako distributes motorised spraying machines to Tano North cocoa farmers

Tano North Member of Parliament, Dr Gideon Boako, has supported cocoa farmers in his constituency with motorised spraying machines aimed at making farming easier...

‘Apologise if you accept you erred’ — Political Analyst tells Chief Justice

Political analyst Dr Bernard Tutu-Boahene has urged Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie to retract and apologise for his recent comments on state-owned enterprises if he...

Weeds take over abandoned Agenda 111 facility in Berekum West District

An abandoned Agenda 111 health facility project in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region has been taken over by weeds and overgrown...

Nhyiaeso Chief pledges support to end encroachment on utility corridors in Greater Kumasi

Traditional authorities of Nhyiaeso, a suburb of Kumasi, have pledged their support to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to protect lands serving as...

How to check 2026 WASSCE results on Ghana.waecdirect.org

The provisional results of candidates who participated in the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination have been published by the West African Examinations...

WAEC releases 2026 WASSCE results, scores of 8,295 candidates cancelled or withheld over exam malpractice

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. This...

Livestream: Nnawotwe Yi tackles SOE board dissolutions, CJ’s factory tour and Aflao crash fallout [Video]

Adom TV's Nnawɔtwe Yi is live this morning with a panel set to unpack some of the week's most talked-about national issues. Host Abena Opokua...

Madina Police arrest two lorry station masters over alleged plot to kill creditor over ₵91K debt

Two Ashaley Botwe lorry station masters have been arrested by the Madina Divisional Police Command for allegedly plotting to kill a woman over a...

Jamestown waste evacuation to be treated as national emergency – Minister

The Minister of Local Government, Mahama Ayariga, says the ongoing waste evacuation exercise at Jamestown will be treated as a national emergency, with equipment...

We will soon blacklist non-performing contractors — Ahmed Ibrahim

The Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Ahmed Ibrahim, has called for stronger monitoring and accountability in the implementation of government projects, warning...