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Habeas corpus application in Alhaji Seidu Abagre case dropped

The High Court in Accra has struck out the application for habeas corpus filed on behalf of Alhaji Seidu Abagre in relation to the...

Gov’t poised to revive VALCO – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has disclosed that government is taking concrete steps to modernise and revive the...

GJA raises alarm over rising attacks and threats against journalists

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has expressed deep concern over what it describes as an alarming surge in attacks, threats, and intimidation against journalists...

Budget constraints force focus on Big Push trunk roads – Roads Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza, has acknowledged that budgetary limitations make it impossible for the ministry to rehabilitate all roads currently...

Supreme Court ruling vindicates legal process; Nyindam remains Kpandai MP – Gary Nimako

The Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako Marfo, has described the Supreme Court’s ruling which overturned a High...

44% of Ghana’s validated roads in good condition as 2025 ends – Roads Minister

Ghana’s total validated road network stood at 94,203 kilometres at the close of 2025, with 44 per cent of these roads in good condition,...

NDC rejects widow’s request for virtual vetting in Ayawaso East primaries

The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has turned down a request by Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late...

Gov’t to seize and auction excess goods from overloaded vehicles under new road policy – Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has announced plans to introduce tougher sanctions against vehicle overloading, including the forfeiture and auctioning...

Supreme Court declines AG’s bid to review ruling on Adu-Boahene case

The Supreme Court has, by a 6–1 majority decision, dismissed an application by the Attorney-General seeking a review of its earlier ruling on criminal...

Kpandai erupts with joy after Supreme Court restores Matthew Nyindam as MP

The Kpandai constituency erupted in jubilation after the Supreme Court overturned a Tamale High Court ruling that had ordered a re-run, solidifying sitting MP...

Budget boost for Krofrom market project as procurement alert is issued – Kumasi Mayor

Residents of Kumasi can expect the long-abandoned Krofrom Market project to be completed and operational by the end of 2026, according to the government. The...

Nkwanta South MP cautions parents against school dropouts for fishing

The Member of Parliament for Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, Geoffrey Kini, has cautioned parents in Mafikope, a fishing community, against allowing their...

Srogboe Chief petitions President Mahama over categorisation of chiefs

The Bate Fia of the Srogboe Traditional Area in the Volta Region, Togbi Atsiblaglo II, has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama through the Attorney-General...

Freddie Blay condemns Frimpong-Boateng’s ‘fake party’ remarks as reckless

Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has strongly criticised Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng for describing the party as a “fake...

Osei Owusu admits DDEP fallout cost party middle-class support in NPP’s 2024 defeat

The Chair of the New Patriotic Party’s Presidential Elections Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, has acknowledged that the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) significantly contributed...

Supreme Court quashes High Court ruling on Kpandai re-run

The Supreme Court has overturned a Tamale High Court ruling that annulled the election of Matthew Nyindam as Member of Parliament (MP) for the...

Media General condemns alleged military assault on journalist in Walewale

Media General has strongly condemned the alleged assault on its North East Regional Correspondent, Solomon Kwame Kanaluwe, by military personnel in Walewale. In a statement...

Ahafo COHBS raises concerns over challenges facing basic schools

The Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Basic Schools (COHBS) in the Ahafo Region, Edwin Sarpong-Boakye, has raised concerns over persistent challenges facing...

IGP Yohuno promotes 17 officers for major drug and arms seizures

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has promoted seventeen police officers in recognition of their exceptional performance and dedication to duty. The...

Eastern corridor road to be completed by December 2027 – Roads Minister

Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has announced that the long-delayed Eastern Corridor Road will be fully completed by December 2027, as...

Bepotenten small-scale miners condemn Jacobu police–youth clash

The leadership of the Bepotenten Small-Scale Miners Association has condemned the violent clash between some youth and a Jacobu Police patrol team that left...

South Korea’s former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for bribery

It all started with a designer handbag. Then two, then a luxury necklace, and more. Now, it’s ending in jail time for South Korea’s former first lady. Kim Keon...

Ghana’s total export earnings hit US$31.1bn in 2025; trade balance reaches record US$13.6bn

Ghana ended 2025 with a total value of export earnings of a record US$31.1 billion. This is compared with US$19.1 billion in 2024. The revelation was...

Over 1,000 excavators now tracked as gov’t tightens grip on illegal mining

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, said 1,033 excavators and other heavy equipment are now being monitored in real...

Chief priest performs purification rites, invokes curse on anyone who rekindles Gbeniyiri violence

Six months after the Gbeniyiri conflict that claimed the lives of about 38 people and left many others injured across Gbeniyiri, Kalba and parts...

NDC Primaries: Late Ayawaso East MP’s wife requests virtual vetting

Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Mahama Naser Toure, has applied to be vetted virtually ahead...

Cabinet approves recommendation for revocation of state lands sold without due process

Cabinet has given the green light for the withdrawal of all state lands that were disposed of without following proper legal and administrative...

Veep commends Lands Ministry for improved management of natural resources

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has commended the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources for what she described as significant improvements in the...

GNASSM presents reform proposals to Goldbod after nationwide engagements

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) has presented a comprehensive report to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) following extensive nationwide engagements...

Kenyasi to get new fire station to boost emergency response

Kenyasi in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region is set to benefit from a new standard fire station following a sod-cutting ceremony...

Winneba clash: Suspects remanded as police dismiss death claims

The Ghana Police Service has remanded several suspects into prison custody following a violent clash between two rival youth groups at Sankor, a suburb...

MahamaCares settles over GH¢200K bill for midwife battling brain aneurysm

A 36-year-old midwife, Rebecca Odarquaye, has been given a renewed chance at life after JoyNews highlighted her desperate appeal for help to undergo life-saving...

4-bedroom property destroyed in dawn fire at Agogo China

A four-bedroom residential property has been completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning at Agogo China in the Asante Akyem...

Wedding decorations, electrical equipment destroyed as fire ravages shops at Lapaz

Wedding decorations and electrical equipment have been destroyed after fire gutted two container shops at Lapaz, near Access Bank in Accra, on Tuesday morning. The...

GNFS averts fuel tanker explosion after accident at Nsawam

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has averted a potential fire or explosion following an accident involving a fallen diesel tanker at Nsawam Okanta...

Every cedi lost to corruption is a blow to national development – Deputy Finance Minister tells Customs officers

The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has warned that every cedi lost to corruption deprives Ghana of schools, roads, healthcare, and other...

Chinese Ambassador bids farewell to President Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama today granted an audience to the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa. The president lauded Mr Tong for strengthening...

Education Minister reaffirms push for indigenous languages in schools

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reiterated the government’s commitment to integrating Ghana’s indigenous languages into the national education system, stressing that language...

Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu ‘in great shape’ after falling at Turkey reception

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu is "in great shape" despite falling over at a reception ceremony in Turkey, one of his aides has said. Tinubu, 73,...

NYA hands over pick-ups to NAP coordinators for monitoring

The Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment (MYDE) has handed over sixteen pick-up vehicles to the National Youth Authority (NYA) to support the effective...