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We must end it – Haruna Iddrisu slams excessive bail conditions

Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, has criticised what he describes as increasing abuses of power by some state...

Health Minister inspects Ghana’s Ebola preparedness at Airport

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has inspected Ebola preparedness measures at the Accra International Airport as part of efforts to strengthen Ghana’s response against...

Ghana to pursue compensation or legal action over xenophobic attacks in South Africa – Benjamin Quashie

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie, says the government is taking steps to protect Ghanaian-owned businesses in the country and will pursue...

‘Shire’ or ‘Ayilor’ sold on Kumasi markets found contaminated with dangerously high lead levels

A recent study by scientists at the Soil Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SRI) has found that geophagic clays...

Former Atiwa East DCE passes on

Former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atiwa/Atiwa East in the Eastern Region, Kwabena Panin Nkansah, has passed away. The sad news was announced by the...

Weija dam spillage: Authorities will take tough decisions in good faith – MCE on evictions

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Weija-Gbawe, Felix Odartey Lamptey, has called for strict action against individuals who sell lands in waterways, following the...

Kidnapped teenager shot in jaw as Police close in on suspected gang

A 15-year-old boy who was kidnapped in the Northern Region was shot in the jaw by his abductors before they abandoned him and fled...

Flooding turns Sekondi Prison cells into pools of water as ageing drainage system fails

Cells at the Sekondi Central Prison were flooded after hours of heavy rain overwhelmed the facility's drainage system, forcing inmates to spend hours scooping...

Returnee recounts fearful life in South Africa after evacuation to Ghana

An evacuee from South Africa, Dillys Edem, says she feels relieved and safe after returning to Ghana following evacuation arrangements triggered by rising xenophobic...

Renowned Educator and former GES DG Prof. Djangmah, passes away

Professor Jerome Siau Djangmah, a towering figure in Ghana’s academic and educational sector, has died at the age of 88. The news was officially announced...

My people are suffering — Weija-Gbawe MP appeals for help as dam spillage floods constituency

The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has appealed for urgent government intervention to support residents who have been displaced by flooding...

Former Minister testifies in Wontumi’s trial and tenders video evidence 

A former Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, who chaired the Regional Security Council during his tenure, has testified in support of the defence...

Catholic Bishops urge Ghanaians to avoid emotional reaction to South Africa tensions

The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, has called for calm amid rising xenophobic tensions in South Africa...

Man arrested in connection with shooting incident that left 2 injured, property damage at Deti

Police in the Volta Region have launched investigations into attempted murder and destruction of property following a violent clash at Deti, a suburb of...

Weija Dam spillage: Greater Accra REGSEC orders immediate evacuation of downstream communities

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has ordered the immediate evacuation of all residents living along the downstream stretch of the Weija Dam...

Pope Leo XIV’s apology on slave trade significant for healing — Mahama

The Government of Ghana has welcomed remarks by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV acknowledging and apologising for the historical role played by the Holy...

ECG launches major vegetation clearance drive to cut power outages in Ashanti Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has begun an intensive tree-pruning and right-of-way clearing exercise across the Ashanti Region as part of efforts to...

Ghana to host global Justice Summit after Pope Leo XIV’s apology on slave trade

Ghana is set to host a major international conference in Accra next month following a historic apology by Pope Leo XIV over the Holy...

IGP promotes five officers over Kwafokrom GOIL filing station robbery arrest

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has promoted five police officers for their role in the swift arrest of suspects linked to...

Buffer Stock trial stalls as judge rejects unsigned witness statements

The prosecution in the case involving the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company Limited, Abdul-Wahab Hanan suffered another setback...

Court of Appeal dismisses Adu-Boahene’s application for stay of proceedings

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and two others seeking...

Driver arrested with 14 boxes of ammunition in Central region

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested a driver, Francis Ampomah, for allegedly possessing ammunition without lawful authority, following an intelligence-led operation in the...

Over 3m Ghanaians live with mild mental health conditions—GloMeF 

The Chief Executive Officer of the Global Media Foundation (GloMeF), Raphael Godlove Ahenu, says more than three million Ghanaians are living with mild mental...

Danchira shooting: Chiefs, residents call for probe and support to settle GH¢20,000 medical bills of 17-year-old boy

Tension is rising in Danchira and surrounding communities after residents accused the police and government of abandoning a 17-year-old student who was shot during...

Two die in tipper truck accident at Senchi

Two persons have died in a fatal accident involving a tipper truck at Senchi in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region. The incident occurred...

31 students benefit from Asanko Scholarship Programme across host communities

Students from communities within the Amansie West and Amansie South districts have received scholarship support through the Asanko Scholarship Programme, providing financial assistance to...

Three suspects arrested in Tempane over deadly Worinyanga attacks 

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man and a violent attack on the newly enskinned chief of Tindorunga...

Kpando Young Ladies Association donates sanitary pads to students, holds career guidance and training forum

The Kpando Young Ladies Association (KYLA), in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES) in Kpando, has marked this year’s International Menstrual Hygiene Day...

Xenophobic attacks: Ghana’s response was not necessary – Julius Malema [Video]

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has raised concerns about Ghana’s handling of recent tensions involving its nationals in South Africa, saying the...

Anomabo pupils receive festival safety and TVET training through UPSA Community Engagement

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), with support from HUSS Petroleum and other partners, has organised a two-day school engagement programme for pupils...

NADMO dismisses claims residents were not warned before Weija Dam spillage

The Greater Accra Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Dennis Nartey Adjarnor, has revealed that NADMO was in sustained communication with...

Ga Mantse calls for arrest and prosecution of chiefs selling lands in waterways

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has demanded tough action against chiefs accused of selling lands located on waterways and flood-prone zones,...

APSU 2002 Year Group names leadership team for St Augustine’s College 97th Anniversary Committee

The APSU 2002 Year Group has announced key leadership appointments to spearhead preparations for the 97th anniversary celebrations of St Augustine’s College. In a statement...

Two arrested over boy’s kidnapping in Nanumba South

Police in the Northern Region have detained two suspects in connection with the kidnapping of a boy in Kabulya, Nanumba South District. JoyNews sources say...

AG sues JA Plant Pool, Siaw Agyepong over alleged $2m DRIP overpayment

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Ayine, has sued JA Plant Pool and its Executive Chairman, Joseph Siaw Agyepong, seeking to...

“You are not alone”—Mental Health Authority pledges support for Ghanaian returnees

The Chief Executive of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Eugene K. Dordoye, has assured Ghanaian returnees of psychosocial support and compassionate reintegration, urging them...

Xenophobic attacks: Ghana must pursue justice for victims beyond evacuation — Bosome Freho MP

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has called for stronger diplomatic action against South Africa over the recent...

Water levels are beyond six feet – MP calls f or extreme caution as homes submerged in Weija

The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed, says the flooding situation in the constituency has reached alarming levels, with more than a thousand...

Sheikh Dr. Amin Bonsu celebrates Eid al-Adha with Muslim community at Beposo, calls for religious unity

The Chairman of Muslim Missions in Ghana, Sheikh Dr. Amin Mohammed Osei Bonsu, has celebrated this year’s Eid al-Adha festival with the Muslim community...

No prior notice was given – Weija-Gbawe MCE raises concern over Dam spillage [Listen]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Weija-Gbawe, Felix Odartey Lamptey, says the Municipal Assembly was not given any prior notice before the spillage of...