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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...

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...

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,...

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...

Six students hospitalised after clash between Offinso Technical Institute students and town youth

Six students of Offinso Technical Institute (OTI) have been hospitalised following a clash between students and a group of suspected youth from a nearby...

Illegal mining tragedy: Four die after galamsey pit collapse at Sukuumu

Four suspected illegal miners have died after a galamsey pit collapsed at Sukuumu near Gyaman-Nkwanta in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region. The...

Pregnant Ghanaian woman allegedly detained at US airport for over a week with disabled toddler

A pregnant Ghanaian woman and her four-year-old son, who travelled to the United States on valid tourist visas to seek medical treatment for the...

51km cleared on Accra-Kumasi Expressway as military leads initial phase

About 51 kilometres of the proposed Accra-Kumasi Expressway corridor have been cleared as the Ghana Armed Forces presses ahead with the initial phase of...

We can pass it by Friday – Dafeamekpor signals rapid move on LGBTQ bill

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, says Parliament could pass the reintroduced anti-LGBTQ bill within days once debate begins this week. Speaking on PM...

Let’s not politicise South Africa evacuation; NPP would have done same – Mpraeso MP

Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has urged Ghanaians not to politicise the ongoing evacuation of citizens from South Africa following renewed...

ECG restores power at Tanyigbe SHS after week-long outage

Electricity has finally been restored to Tanyigbe Senior High School in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region by the Electricity Company of Ghana...

NADMO blames indiscipline, political interference for Ghana’s recurring floods

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has attributed the recurring flooding across the country to widespread indiscipline and political interference in urban planning and...

See shimmering new satellite image of Lake Bosomtwe showing gold glitters surrounding it – Earth from space

This shimmering satellite image from NASA’s Landsat, taken on December 21, 2024, shows golden-toned vegetation surrounding Ghana’s sacred Lake Bosomtwe, often referred to as...

Greater Accra Regional Minister orders demolition of waterway structures in Ablekuma West

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has directed the Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly to demolish all structures obstructing waterways in the municipality by...

Oti Regional NPP Women’s Organiser aspirant calls on Nkwanta South residents to restore peace for development

Former Oti Regional Women’s Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and aspiring candidate for the position, Olivia Yawa Aglago, has appealed to residents...

National Chief Imam commends Mahama for key development initiatives

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, has praised President John Dramani Mahama for what he described as impactful initiatives introduced since...

Energy Minister cautions ECG engineers against politicising their work

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has cautioned engineers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited to avoid politicising their...

Dafeamekpor explains why he keeps family life private despite wife’s political career

South Dayi Member of Parliament Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has explained why he has largely kept his marriage and family life out of the public domain,...

PIAC probes delayed Ehi–Dzodze road project amid concerns over oil revenue use

Residents of the Ketu North Municipality in the Volta Region continue to grapple with poor road conditions along the Ehi–Dzodze stretch as the Public...

Weija-Gbawe MP calls for urgent support as spilled water from Weija Dam submerges homes

The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed, says the severe flooding in parts of his constituency following the spillage of the Weija Dam...

TOR receives one million barrels of ‘Bonga Crude’ for refining operations

Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has announced the arrival of approximately 1,000,000 barrels of Bonga Crude Oil aboard the MT Cap Felix as part of...

Use Eid to strengthen national unity – Veep urges Ghanaians

Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called on Ghanaians to use the Eid al-Adha celebration to strengthen national unity, deepen compassion for the vulnerable,...

26 prisoners among first batch of Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa — Ablakwa

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed that 26 Ghanaian prisoners were among the first batch of 300 evacuees brought back from South...

EPA arrests mining company’s PRO over alleged galamsey at Nkroful

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has arrested the Public Relations Officer of Gyetey Gye Nyame Mining Company at Nkroful in the Western Region over...

Weija Dam spillage submerges hundreds of homes

Hundreds of homes have been submerged in parts of Weija in the Greater Accra Region following the spillage of the Weija Dam, leaving many...

We’ll always stand by Ghanaians everywhere — Chief of Staff assures South Africa evacuees

Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has assured Ghanaians living abroad that government remains committed to protecting and supporting its citizens wherever they may be. He...

Angry youth set properties ablaze after shooting incident at Deti

Angry youth at Deti, a farming community in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region, reportedly set several properties ablaze following a shooting...

Xenophobic attack: I suffered beatings; It is God who brought me here – Evacuated Ghanaian shares ordeal

One of the Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa has opened up about the ordeal he endured amid renewed xenophobic attacks, describing the violence and...

BuzStopBoys propose “5 youth per 5km road” sanitation employment model to gov’t; check out details

Founder and leader of Buzstopboys, Heneba Kwadwo Safo, has proposed a nationwide youth employment model that would assign young people to specific road segments...

18-year-old arrested for allegedly beheading grandmother at Wassa Adansi

An 18-year-old boy, identified as Yaw Brakoh, popularly known as “2 Cedi,” has been arrested in connection with the alleged killing of his grandmother...

Buzstopboys appeal to Mahama for 5-acre land, assistance to build plastic recycling plant

Heneba Kwadwo Safo, the founder and leader of Buzstopboys, an NGO committed to improving sanitation across Ghana, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama...