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NPP sold over 300 Metro Mass buses amongst cronies in 2020 – Deputy MD

Deputy Managing Director of Metro Mass Transit Ltd, Haroun Apaw Wiredu, has revealed that 313 buses were declared unserviceable and sold barely two months...

Health Ministry to probe Fourth Estate’s report on Ridge Hospital

The Ministry of Health has announced that it will investigate concerns raised in an investigative report by The Fourth Estate regarding operations at the...

Ofori-Atta has not been moved from Caroline Detention Facility – Frank Davies

Frank Davies, a member of the legal team of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has dismissed claims that his client has been moved from...

Government renews curfew in Nkwanta South amid security concerns

The Ministry of the Interior has renewed curfew hours for Nkwanta Township and its surrounding communities in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti...

Akatsi North DCE cuts sod for three-unit classroom blocks at Hadave and Avevoe

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Akatsi North, Bless Katamani, has cut the sod for the construction of two three-unit classroom blocks at Hadave...

StarOil CEO jabs rivals over fuel pricing as firm records highest daily sales

The Chief Executive Officer of StarOil Ghana, Kwame Tieku, has taken a swipe at competitors questioning the company’s low pricing strategy, insisting Ghanaians have...

No school will study under trees by end of year – Akatsi North MP

The Member of Parliament for Akatsi North, Nortsu-Kotoe Kwasi Peter, has assured residents that by the end of this year, no school in the...

NAIMOS halts illegal mining activities along Kumasi-Sunyani highway

Operatives of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) have embarked on a series of raids to clear the reckless illegal mining along the...

Barekese residents, traders protest siting of 24-hour economy market in Asuofia

Residents and traders of Barekese in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region have staged a demonstration against plans to site a...

Mahama’s economic gains benefit the wealthy, not the poor – Dennis Miracles Aboagye

The Communications Director of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has argued that the recent economic indicators being touted by the John Mahama-led...

Obour steps in to complete Juaso-Yawkei JHS block

A boost has been given to basic education in the Asante Akyem South Municipality following a cash donation by the Christiana Addo Memorial Foundation...

Ghana’s High Commissioner urges patience among UK PhD students

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sabah Zita Benson, has appealed to Ghanaian PhD students in the UK to exercise patience as efforts...

I won’t celebrate Ken Ofori-Atta’s troubles – Kofi Amoabeng

Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of defunct UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, says he will not take delight in the legal challenges confronting...

Prof Bokpin backs IMF extension to ensure credible exit for Ghana

Economist and University of Ghana lecturer, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has described the three-month extension of Ghana’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme as a necessary...

NHIA marks cervical cancer awareness month with health talk in Accra

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has organised a Cervical Cancer Awareness Health Talk and Panel Discussion in Accra as part of activities marking...

Man arrested for allegedly stabbing woman in both eyes with scissors at Sefwi Abrokofe

Police in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region have arrested a 55-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his family member in both eyes...

Prisons Officers petition over unpaid rent allowance arrears

Officers of the Ghana Prisons Service have petitioned authorities over the persistent non-payment and accumulation of rent allowance arrears, describing the situation as unlawful...

KMA boss declares war on sex workers, migrant beggars

The Chief Executive of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori-Agyemang Boadi, has expressed concern over the increasing presence of prostitutes in the city.  He mentioned...

Ghanaians now get free breakfast from fuel stations after purchase – Akrofuom MP [Audio]

Akrofuom Member of Parliament, Joseph Azumah, has revealed that some fuel stations are now providing free breakfast to customers with every fuel purchase, citing...

GOIL CEO questions calls for further fuel price cuts

The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GOIL PLC, Edward Abambire Bawa, has dismissed claims by some industry players that fuel...

DVLA boss announces plans to build drivers’ hospital by end of year

The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has announced plans to construct a hospital dedicated to...

Fuel price floor protects consumers, safeguards industry sustainability – COMAC CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), Riverson Oppong, says the introduction of a fuel price floor is intended...

GoldBod data shows 98.8% of Ghana’s small scale gold exports went to Dubai and India in 2025

Data obtained by JoyNews Research from GoldBod through a Right to Information request shows that Ghana’s small scale gold exports in 2025 were overwhelmingly...

EPA boss urges journalists to stay committed in fight against galamsey

The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Mrs. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, has called on media practitioners to remain steadfast...

Asutifi North DCE urges government to complete Agenda 111 hospital at Kenyasi

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Dauda Hafiz, has appealed to government to prioritise the completion of the...

Gov’t not serious about us – stranded UK PhD students

President of the UK-based Ghanaian PhD students’ cohort, Prince Komla Bansah, has criticised what he describes as the government’s lack of urgency in...

Hwidiem Paramount Chief backs government’s 24-Hour Economy market initiative

The Paramount Chief of Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region, Osuodumgya Barima Apea-Dwaah Boafo, has described the government’s plan to introduce 24-hour economy markets across...

Lack of School Feeding Programme driving enrollment decline at Kumaho D/A Basic School – Headmaster

The Headmaster of Kumaho D/A Basic School in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region, Mr. Oscar Azumah, has raised concerns over a...

Ghana Standards Authority denies GH¢6 cement price hike

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has denied circulating reports on social media claiming that cement prices will rise by ¢6 per bag starting Monday,...

We’ve not made contact with Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu yet – US Ambassador

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Emmanuel Victor Smith, has revealed that officials at Ghana’s mission in the US have not yet been able...

Asuogyaman MP supports 220 more students, GES commends gesture as a boost to tertiary enrolment

The Asuogyaman District Director of Education, Madam Augustina Adwoa Owusu, has stated that the annual tertiary education support scheme instituted by the Member of...

Speeding, drink-driving behind 18.5% surge in road fatalities -NRSA

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has renewed calls for stricter compliance with traffic laws after road crashes claimed 2,673 lives between January and...

First-time at Kwame Nkrumah Circle? here’s how to stay safe

Kwame Nkrumah Circle is one of Accra’s busiest transport and commercial hubs. Long-distance buses and vehicles operate day and night, linking all 16 regions...

JoyNews uncovers details behind arrest of 17 Burkinabe soldiers by Ghanaian security officials

JoyNews has uncovered new details surrounding the arrest of 17 armed Burkinabe soldiers by Ghanaian security forces on December 30, 2025, an incident that...

Serwaa Amihere apologises to PRESEC over ‘homosexual breeding ground’ comment

Broadcast journalist and lawyer Serwaa Amihere has issued a public apology following criticism over comments linked to her suggesting that Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High...

Four including children killed after truck crashes into salon at Kumawu

Four people, including two minors, have died after a tipper truck crashed into a hair salon at Kumawu in the Ashanti Region. The fatal accident...

Tension mounts in Akyem Akroso over plans to sell royal cemetery for supermarket project

Tension is rising at Akyem Akroso in the Asene-Manso-Akroso District of the Eastern Region following a dispute between the Towa No. 1 Royal Family...

Aide to NTMT boss arrested amid intensified crackdown on illegal logging

An aide to the Director of the newly inaugurated National Timber Monitoring Team (NTMT), identified as Edem, has been arrested by the Tepa Police...

Ghanaian family disowns relative after fraud conviction in Australia

A Ghanaian family has publicly distanced itself from a relative, Maxwell Kyere, following his conviction in Australia for offences related to financial fraud and...

Student in court over GH¢24,849 ATM card theft  

A student has been arraigned before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly using a GCB Bank automated teller machine (ATM) card to withdraw GH¢24,849 from two...