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Ashanti NPP constituency chairmen announce night vigil in honour of Chairman Wontumi

The Ashanti Regional Constituency Chairmen's Caucus of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced plans to hold a night vigil in honour of the...

NDC supporters besiege Kasoa divisional police command over arrest of Zongo Ward Youth Organiser

Supporters and delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Awutu Senya East Constituency have thronged the Kasoa Divisional Police Command following the...

Government secures 200 jobs for returning Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa

The government has secured approximately 200 employment opportunities for Ghanaians returning from South Africa as part of efforts to support their reintegration following recent...

The Accra Strangler: Inside Ghana’s most notorious serial killing case

For nearly a decade, women in Accra and Kumasi were disappearing, found strangled — many stripped, some disfigured. Ghanaians, especially women, lived in fear,...

Maxima Media Group launches maiden edition of Foodies Choice Awards

Maxima Media Group has officially launched the maiden edition of the Foodies Choice Awards, a new Pan-African awards scheme aimed at recognizing excellence across...

GNAT urges teachers to embrace financial discipline amid rising debt concerns

The Nkwanta South branch of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has urged teachers to adopt sound financial management practices to address growing...

70-year-old woman found dead under mysterious circumstances in Eastern Region

A 70-year-old woman, identified as Afua Kyere, has been found dead under mysterious circumstances at Akyem Koforidua Akura, a suburb of Akyem Akroso in...

Kantanka family heads to court over Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s burial

Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena I, Head of the Kantanka Family and Leader of the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana (KAMOG), has announced that the...

Gov’t urged to expand support to private schools as King Arthur International School marks 30th anniversary

Private educational institutions have called on the government to extend more support to private schools, arguing that they remain key partners in Ghana’s human...

PMSU-VALCO disassociates itself from protest, backs search for strategic partner

The Professional and Management Staff Union (PMSU) of the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) has distanced itself from the ongoing demonstration by some workers against...

Xenophobic attacks: Ramaphosa vows crackdown on perpetrators

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured that his government will take firm action against individuals involved in xenophobic attacks, stressing that violence and...

Bechem Omanhene calls for completion of abandoned St. Joseph’s College of Education projects

The Omanhene of the Bechem Traditional Area in the Ahafo Region, Nana Asiwobour Osei Bonsu III, has appealed to the government to urgently complete...

Government allocates GH¢50m for UMaT Kenyasi campus infrastructure – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the government has allocated GH¢50 million through the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to support...

NGO empowers 5,000 young women in five years, calls for more funding to expand

More than 5,000 young women across Ghana have been equipped with vocational and entrepreneurial skills over the past five years through the intervention of...

Bagbin cautions parents against sending children abroad too early

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has cautioned Ghanaian parents against sending their children abroad for education at a very young age, warning that the...

Students of Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery Training College protest over poor conditions

Students of the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Bono East Region have staged a demonstration to protest what they describe as...

EXIM Bank case: NPP bigwigs storm court to support Wontumi (Video)

Several senior figures of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) were at the General Jurisdiction Division of the Accra High Court on Monday as...

Korle Bu to receive major diagnostic equipment upgrade under Mahama Cares

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital is set to receive a major boost in its diagnostic and treatment capacity under the Ghana Medical Trust Fund...

Girls relying on men for sanitary pads – Patasie D/A headmistress bemoans rising teenage pregnancy

The Headmistress of Patasie D/A Junior High School in the Jacobu District of the Ashanti Region, Esther Nyame, has expressed concern over the rising...

Vote-buying undermines democracy and public trust – Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has cautioned that vote-buying poses a serious threat to Ghana's democracy, warning that the practice undermines democratic institutions and ultimately...

More Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa [Video]

A second batch of Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa has safely arrived in the country as the government presses ahead with efforts to bring...

Almost 80% of sachet water sampled contained bacteria — Study reveals

Ghana is facing a systemic food safety crisis, as there is widespread contamination across the country’s food production and distribution chain, the Ghana Medical...

Deadly Doses II: JoyNews investigation uncovers disturbing shift in Ghana’s growing drug crisis

A year after JoyNews’ Deadly Doses investigation exposed the thriving drug ghettos of Thinker Island and Columbia in the Ashanti Region, a follow-up has...

Deadly Doses II: ‘Infused noodles’ hit food joints as drug abuse takes new twist

Psychiatrist Dr Ruth Owusu Antwi has raised concerns over a trend in Ghana's growing drug crisis, revealing that some drug users are mixing narcotic substances...

Environmental advocacy group accuses security personnel of extortion from miners

Environmental advocacy group, Green Traceability Minds Foundation, has accused some security operatives of extorting money from licensed small-scale and cooperative miners, describing the practice...

Ghanaian students get masterclass in emotional resilience at The Well Youth Seminar 2026

Ghanaian students have been equipped with practical skills to build emotional resilience, manage stress and navigate life transitions at the Well Youth Seminar 2026...

Suspected illegal loggers shoot forest guard at Abesewa

A forest guard has been critically injured after suspected illegal loggers allegedly shot him during a confrontation at a newly established forest plantation at...

EXIM Bank case: Appiah-Kubi withdraws as Wontumi’s lawyer

Private legal practitioner Andy Appiah-Kubi has withdrawn as counsel for New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi,...

Agric Minister destroyed Nkoko Nkitinkiti with beneficiaries consuming birds comment – Prof. Boadi

The Executive Director of the Institute for Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP), Prof. Isaac Boadi, has criticised the Minister for Food and Agriculture,...

Peace Council inaugurates committee to monitor Nkwanta conflict resolution efforts

The National Peace Council has inaugurated a nine-member Conflict Monitoring and Implementation Committee in Nkwanta South in the Oti Region as part of renewed...

VALCO workers protest in Tema over alleged sale (Video)

Workers of the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO), together with the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU), have staged a protest in Tema over...

Tax cuts commendable, but revenue replacement was needed – Prof. Boadi tells gov’t

The Executive Director of the Institute for Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP), Prof. Isaac Boadi, has commended government’s decision to abolish what he...

24-hour economy: Gov’t urged to expedite implementation to create jobs

Stakeholders have called on government to review its tax exemption policies and fast-track the implementation of the proposed 24-hour economy policy to attract investment...

NYA, French Embassy strengthen partnership to expand youth skills development and inclusion

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening collaboration with the Embassy of France in Ghana to create more opportunities for...

Global InfoAnalytics poll: Asiedu Nketia, Ato Forson tied in race to lead NDC into 2028 election

A new baseline longitudinal poll by Global InfoAnalytics has found the race to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) into the 2028 general election...

Former Buffer Stock CEO’s wife seeks court approval to travel to UK for son’s medical treatment

The wife of the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has filed an application before...

Exim Bank case: Wontumi appears in court under heavy prison security

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has appeared before the Accra High Court under...

Kwesi Yankah urges Mahama to reject Public Tribunals Bill, warns of ‘return of terror’

Former Minister of State and academic, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama not to assent to the recently passed Public...

Gov’t dismisses claims over viral Mahama video, says remarks were taken out of context

The government has dismissed claims circulating on social media regarding a viral video of President John Dramani Mahama, describing them as false and a...

Majority of Ghanaians support establishment of regional tribunals — GlobalInfo Analytics poll

A majority of Ghanaian voters have expressed support for the establishment of regional tribunals, according to a new poll conducted by GlobalInfo Analytics. The survey,...