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EOCO should have secured warrant before Manhyia South MP’s attempted arrest attempt – Inusah Fuseini

Former Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini has criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for attempting to arrest Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei...

ECG announces 3-day power outage in parts of Tema; check out affected areas

Residents and businesses in several communities across the Tema Region should brace for temporary power interruptions as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) carries...

Ghana Air Force passes out 293 recruits after six months of intensive training

The Ghana Air Force has passed out 293 recruits of Recruit Course 1/2026 after six months of intensive military training at the Air Force...

UPSA withholds students’ graduation after over 500 altered results in IT system

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has withheld the graduation of some postgraduate students after investigations uncovered the alteration of more than 500...

Gov’t directs release of 50,000 bags of grain to ECOWAS

The government has directed the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) to release 50,000 bags of grain to settle Ghana’s outstanding obligation to the...

NCA announces major voice and data disruption across Northern Ghana, parts of Oti region

Telecommunication services have been disrupted across Ghana’s five northern regions and parts of the Oti Region following multiple fibre cuts on key transmission routes. The...

Nursing mother, 27, shot dead in Bawku West

A 27-year-old nursing mother of a three-month-old baby, identified as Koyraga Nbeduma, has been shot dead by two unidentified gunmen along the Tilli–Widnaba road...

This isn’t the first cocaine bust; we must stop the politicisation – NACOC deputy boss

The Deputy Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Alexander Twum-Barimah, has cautioned against the politicisation of the recent cocaine seizures elsewhere linked to...

‘If that is the thank you we get, no problem’ – Ablakwa reacts to reports of regret by South Africa returnees

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has defended the government’s decision to evacuate Ghanaians from South Africa, saying criticism from some returnees will not...

Four feared dead after trailer falls on taxi while climbing Kwahu mountain

Four lives have reportedly been lost after a trailer loaded with goods fell onto a taxi on the Atibie road while climbing the Kwahu...

Only Customs, Meridian Port Services officials are in scanning room – NACOC

The Deputy Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Alexander Twum-Barimah, says only Customs officers and officials of Meridian Port Services (MPS) are stationed...

950,000 barrels of Sankofa crude head to TOR as GNPC deepens domestic refining

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has supplied approximately 950,000 barrels of Sankofa crude oil to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), deepening the link...

‘I never said I’ll declare a state of emergency’ – Mahama on galamsey

President John Dramani Mahama has sought to set the record straight on claims that his administration intends to declare a state of emergency over...

I have a crocodile skin; I don’t mind being insulted – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says years in Ghanaian politics have toughened him against personal attacks, insisting that insults will not distract him from pursuing...

Rainstorm displaces many residents in Krachi Nchumuru

A devastating rainfall has caused widespread destruction in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region, displacing several residents and leaving many households...

Govt links youth skills training to jobs, capital and career growth – Opare Addo

The government is moving to strengthen the link between youth skills development and actual employment opportunities, with a new focus on helping young people...

George Opare Addo engages French Ambassador on youth development partnership

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment George Opare Addo has held discussions with France’s Ambassador to Ghana, Diarra Dimé-Labille, on strengthening cooperation between the...

Govt building pathways for Ghanaian youth to compete across African markets – Opare Addo

The government is seeking to position Ghanaian youth to take advantage of opportunities beyond the domestic economy by promoting skills, digital innovation and partnerships...

JoyNews listeners raise GH¢40K to support 17-year-old student with cerebral palsy attend SHS

Seventeen-year-old Priscilla Nana Ama Samson, a student living with cerebral palsy, has returned to senior high school (SHS) after Ghanaians rallied to support her...

Ghana Army warns new soldiers against social media misuse, uniform abuse

The Ghana Army has cautioned newly trained soldiers against the misuse of social media and their uniforms. The have also been urged to uphold the...

He entered at eight; he is now 16: Ghana’s children growing up in prayer camps

At eight years old, Hafiz Abdallah was taken to Nyinbonya, a prayer camp in Paga, near Ghana’s border with Burkina Faso. He is now 16. For...

Passing out ceremony held for 346 Ghana Navy recruits after weeks of intensive training

The Ghana Navy has added 346 newly trained personnel to its ranks after the recruits successfully completed 26 weeks of intensive military and basic...

Health Ministry pushes to integrate traditional medicine into mainstream healthcare

Ghana could expand access to healthcare by integrating scientifically validated traditional medicines into the mainstream health system, Deputy Minister for Health, Prof. Dr Grace...

BoG warns of pressure on reserves as GoldBod pauses exports

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says the slowdown in Ghana’s gold shipments, coupled with a pause in gold exports by the Ghana Gold Board...

Promoted teachers getting only GH¢100 salary increase – PRETAG

The President of the Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), King Ali Awudu, has said some teachers who have recently been promoted are...

GNAT calls for independent probe into death of teacher at Gindabour

The Northern Regional executives of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) are demanding an independent investigation into the death of teacher Abu Seidu...

Minority urges gov’t to resolve teachers’ grievances amidst industrial action

The Minority Caucus Committee on Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions has urged the government to urgently engage teacher unions and address outstanding concerns that...

Cargill Ghana and International Cocoa Initiative celebrate 111 young graduates building skills for the future

Cargill Ghana, in collaboration with the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), has celebrated 111 young graduates who successfully completed various vocational apprenticeship training programs between...

President Mahama should consider reassigning Haruna Iddrisu over education challenges – Charles Owusu

Political activist and social commentator, Rev. Charles Owusu has called on President John Mahama to consider reassigning Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu to another ministry,...

Democracy is Not For Sale: Damongo Queen Mother links women’s acceptance of vote-buying to poverty, illiteracy and unemployment

Queen Mother of the Damongo Traditional Area, Alijata Haruna, has attributed the acceptance of vote-buying among some women in the Savannah Region to poverty,...

NAGRAT calls for audit of school feeding enrolment figures

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for an audit of enrolment figures used to determine allocations under the School Feeding Programme,...

Okyeame Kwame backs women for presidential leadership, calls for recognition of Ghana’s ‘founding mothers’

Ghanaian rapper Kwame Nsiah-Apau, popularly known as Okyeame Kwame, has expressed support for women taking up the highest leadership positions in Ghana, saying he...

Democracy Is Not For Sale: Savannah Regional Minister calls for stronger public education to combat vote buying

Savannah Regional Minister Salisu Be-Awuribe has called for stronger public education to help tackle vote buying, saying an informed electorate must play a leading...

Physician Assistant, three others arrested over alleged 2026 school placement fraud

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four more individuals, including a physician assistant as investigations into the 2026 Computerised School Selection and Placement System...

Police arrest 64 suspects, recover firearms in Achimota operation

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 64 suspects in an operation targeting suspected unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition at a lounge near Achimota...

10 rooms destroyed as fire guts 14-bedroom house at Dunkwa Bebianiha

Ten rooms of a 14-bedroom house at Bebianiha near Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central Region have been destroyed after a fire swept through the building. The...

US health package was humiliating, hence Ghana’s withdrawal – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has described Ghana’s decision to withdraw from a health package offered by the United States as humiliating, explaining that the...

Is Nkrumah’s glory fading? Nkrumah’s iconic fountain at Circle runs dry

“The Black man is capable of managing his own affairs.” Those words by Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, became a defining statement of...

MoFFA issues 10-day ultimatum to unlicensed mortuaries in Ashanti Region

Unlicensed mortuary facilities in the Ashanti Region have been given ten days to regularise their operations or face sanctions. The directive was issued by the...

Education Ministry to meet teacher unions amidst strike action

The Ministry of Education will meet the teacher unions on Monday, September 28, in a fresh attempt to resolve a dispute over unpaid promotion...