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Dilapidated Osu building: Tenants pack up ahead of demolition order

Tenants of a dilapidated building on Abebrese Street, Osu, in the Korle Klottey Constituency, have begun packing their belongings ahead of an imminent demolition. According to...

Health Ministry commends police for arrest of alleged recruitment fraudster

The Ministry of Health has commended the Ghana Police Service for the arrest and prosecution of an alleged recruitment fraudster accused of defrauding unemployed...

Fire destroys Honda Civic at Kwamoso-Duasin

A Honda Civic saloon car was extensively damaged after it caught fire at Kwamoso-Duasin in the Eastern Region on the night of June 4,...

Former Hearts of Oak board member and Gbese Mantse Nii Ayi-Bonte II passes away

Former Hearts of Oak Board and Management Member, Nii Ayi-Bonte II, who also served as the Gbese Mantse, has passed away after a short...

South African President Ramaphosa warns against vigilante action amid rising anti-immigrant tensions

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cautioned citizens against taking immigration enforcement into their own hands, insisting that only the state has the authority...

Housing Minister announces crackdown on illegal structures in flood-prone areas

The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has announced plans by the government to intensify efforts to remove unauthorised structures...

Bawumia promises policy alternatives to address challenges in cocoa sector

The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to develop policy alternatives aimed at addressing challenges facing Ghana's cocoa sector. His...

979 Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa as final batch of 342 arrives in Accra

The government of Ghana has completed its three-phase evacuation of Ghanaians in South Africa, with the final batch of 342 returnees touching down at...

KATH doctors, nurses agree to end strike after Regional Minister’s intervention

An industrial action that threatened to cripple healthcare delivery at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has been resolved after Ashanti Regional Minister Dr Frank...

Ghana National Fire Service orders demolition of dilapidated Osu building after safety concerns

A dilapidated building on Abebrese Street, at Osu in the Korle Klottey Constituency, is set to be demolished after the Ghana National Fire Service...

Stan Dogbe defends proposed age-verification policy for adult websites

Deputy Chief of Staff, Stan Dogbe, has defended the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, amid criticism over a proposed...

Thousands left without power following Avenor building collapse

Operations Officer for the Accra West Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Abraham Bigonu, has provided details on the impact of the...

Dominase traders appeal for police station after fatal robbery attack

Onion traders at the Gomoa Dominase Market in the Central Region are appealing to the Inspector-General of Police and President John Mahama to establish...

Stop the prank calls — Greater Accra regional minister warns as false emergency reports hamper flood response

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) has warned that a surge in prank and false emergency calls being made to disaster response agencies...

Interior Minister charges MMDCEs to enforce building regulations after Industrial area building collapse

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has called on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) as well as local government authorities to ensure...

Hundreds of captives freed from Boko Haram mountain hideout

At least 360 people kidnapped by Boko Haram jihadists from a mainly Muslim community in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state in March have been freed...

Chiefs warn against dumping waste into gutters as flooding threatens communities in Birim North

Traditional leaders of Nwiso and Noyam in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region have raised concerns over the indiscriminate disposal of waste...

Hydrological Authority urges ECG to stop supplying power to buildings on waterways

The Head of Drainage at the Ghana Hydrological Authority, Kofi Amekor, has called on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to stop extending electricity...

Melcom distances itself from collapsed building at Avenor

Melcom Group has clarified reports linking it to the building that collapsed at Avenor in Accra, stressing that the structure is neither owned by...

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...