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Anum Traditional Area to host 2026 Guan Congress after 30 years

The Anum Traditional Area in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region is set to host the 2026 Guan Congress, marking the return of...

One confirmed dead in building collapse at North Industrial Area

One person has been confirmed dead following the collapse of a building at North Industrial Area in Accra. This comes as emergency responders continue efforts...

Photos from the collapsed building at Industrial Area

A major rescue operation was underway at the North Industrial Area in Accra after a building collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, June...

Accra flooding: One feared dead as River Klagon overflows, sweeps away vehicle

One person is feared dead after being swept away by a flood in Klagon during Sunday's downpour that hit parts of Accra. A vehicle...

Excessive youthful exuberance weakening parliament – Former 1st Deputy Speaker

Former Bekwai MP and First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has expressed concern about what he describes as a decline in discipline and...

Cadets in Asutifi South embark on cleanup exercise at Hwidiem to improve sanitation

Cadet Corps members from Hwidiem Senior High School and Acherensua Senior High School, in collaboration with the Asutifi South District Assembly, have undertaken a...

Recognition of excellence: Dorcas Affo-Toffey named Best Performing Deputy Minister at 2026 Ministers Awards

The Deputy Minister for Transport and Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has been honoured with the Best Performing Deputy Minister Award at...

Building collapse: Vice President calls for strict enforcement of construction and safety regulations

Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called for strict adherence to building and safety regulations following the collapse of a structure at the North...

Forestry Commission seeks military support to tackle illegal activities in Ahafo forest reserves

The Ahafo Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission, Rev. Edward Opoku Antwi, has called for military support to strengthen efforts to protect forest reserves...

Mobile money vendor killed in armed robbery attack at Dominase Onion Market, another critically injured

A mobile money vendor has been shot dead, while another person is battling for his life following an armed robbery attack at the Gomoa...

Minority caucus condemns KATH CEO suspension

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has condemned the government's decision to suspend the Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), describing...

Call off strike -NLC orders KATH doctors

The Komfo Anokye Doctors’ Association (KADA) has been ordered to immediately call off its indefinite strike action. The order comes from the National Labour Commission...

Manhunt for suspects after 12 people shot near festival in Ohio

Police say they are searching for suspects after at least 12 people were shot near a festival in Toledo, in the midwestern US state...

South Africa warns Ghana over “public spectacles” surrounding evacuation of Ghanaian nationals

South Africa has warned Ghana over how the ongoing evacuation of Ghanaian nationals is being presented, noting that it will not tolerate what it...

JoyNews’ Samson Lardi Anyenini honored with GJA Promotion of Press Freedom Award

JoyNews' Newsfile host, Samson Lardi Anyenini, has been honoured by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) with the Promotion of Press Freedom Award in recognition...

‘Free press is a pillar of governance, but fake news won’t be shielded’ – Communications Minister

The Minister for Communication,j Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George (MP), has declared that while a free press remains a foundational pillar of...

Industrial Area Building Collapse: Three people rescued, three more reported to be trapped

Communications team member of the Ghana National Fire Service, Alex King Nartey, has revealed that three persons have been rescued from the North Industrial...

Two trapped as another building collapses at North Industrial Area [Photos]

Rescue efforts are underway to save at least two people who are believed to be trapped under a building that collapsed at North Industrial...

Second group of evacuated Ghanaians arrives from South Africa [Photos]

The second batch of Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa following a surge in xenophobic attacks arrived safely at the Accra International Airport on Saturday,...

Accra Floods: GNFS rescues 21 residents in Doblo Gonno

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully rescued 21 residents who were trapped in their homes following severe flooding at Doblo Gonno New...

Dorcas Affo-Toffey engages Western Nzema chiefs on growth agenda

Chiefs and queen mothers of the Western Nzema Traditional Area have paid a courtesy call on the Member of Parliament for Jomoro and Deputy...

No feud between CEO and Board — Ghana Gas

The Ghana National Gas Company Limited has dismissed recent social media reports alleging a breakdown in relations between its Chief Executive Officer, Judith Adjobah...

Hanging streetlight in front of Ajumako Education Directorate raises safety concerns

Residents of Ajumako have raised concerns over a damaged streetlight hanging dangerously in front of the Ajumako Education Directorate, warning that it poses a...

Dispute over authority as MP, MCE camps clash at Nsawam school site

A dispute over emergency repair works at the Nsawam Presbyterian School has triggered political tensions in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region, after...

South Africa, Mozambique abstain from adoption of African Family Values Charter in Accra

South Africa has announced its abstention from the adoption of the African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values at the 4th Inter-Parliamentary Conference currently...

Evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa funded from contingency budget – Ablakwa

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has disclosed that the ongoing evacuation exercise of Ghanaians fleeing xenophobia in South Africa is being financed through...

KATH Doctors begin indefinite strike over CEO’s suspension, demand immediate reversal

Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have begun an indefinite withdrawal of services in protest against the suspension of the hospital’s Chief...

Sam George dares Afenyo-Markin to report alleged Facebook hack to CSA

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has challenged Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin to formally report the alleged compromise of...

Former IGP Paul Tawiah Quaye laid to rest with full police honours

The mortal remains of former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Paul Tawiah Quaye, were laid to rest in a solemn and dignified ceremony marked by...

Ghana to begin SIM reregistration exercise by end of 2026 – Sam George

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has announced that government is making steady progress toward the nationwide SIM re-registration...

Sefwi Wiawso High Court jails two for contempt, fines GH¢5,000 each

The Sefwi Wiawso High Court has sentenced two individuals to 30 days’ imprisonment for contempt of court, and imposed a fine of GH¢5,000 each. The...

We are protecting children – Sam George defends porn site access policy

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has defended the government’s consideration of a policy that would require individuals to...

Mortal remains of former IGP Paul Tawiah Quaye conveyed to State House with full police honours [Photos]

The mortal remains of former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Paul Tawiah Quaye, were conveyed to the funeral grounds at the State House on...

Porn ID proposal may be an attempt to divert attention from anti-LGBTQ+ bill demands — Ntim Fordjour

Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has questioned the timing of government’s proposed age-verification policy for access to pornographic websites,...

Kofi Bentil opposes proposed porn ID verification, warns against ‘morality police’

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has criticised the government’s proposed mandatory identity verification system for access to pornographic websites, warning that the...

Ablakwa pushes for compensation for victims of xenophobic attacks in South Africa

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that Ghana is exploring the possibility of taking legal action against South Africa over...

Resigning from NITA was a “difficult but necessary decision” — Oliver-Kevor

The former Director-General of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), Dr. Mark Oliver-Kevor, who also serves as Eastern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic...

Firefighters rescue trapped passenger after STC bus, taxi collision at Konongo

Firefighters from the Konongo-Odumasi Fire Station rescued a passenger trapped in a crushed taxi following a head-on collision with an Intercity STC coach at...

Teachers suspend strike over assault after assurances from Western Regional Minister

The three teacher unions in the Western Region have suspended their industrial action over the assault of teachers at Adiewoso M/A Basic School in...

GHS condemns assault on midwife; suspect to appear in court June 8

A relative of a patient who allegedly assaulted a midwife at the Community 22 Polyclinic in Tema is expected to be arraigned before court...