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NAIMOS cracks down on illegal mining, arrests Chinese national on Offin River

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified its anti-galamsey campaign with a major operation at Dawusaso in the Amansie South District of...

Team Obour rejects allegations linking him to Juaso incident

The communications and legal affairs team of parliamentary hopeful Mr. Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Bice Osei Kuffour, has strongly rejected allegations linking...

Ex-NAFCO boss Hanan and wife dragged back to court over alleged theft, fraud and money laundering exceeding GH¢60m

Fresh court documents filed at the High Court in Accra have alleged a list of criminal charges against former National Food and Buffer Stock...

Mpraeso MP donates GH₵50k to market women after relocation concerns

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Opoku Ansah, popularly known as OPK, has donated GHS50,000 to traders at the Mpraeso Central Market to...

Water crisis hits Abetifi Kyemase Technical Institute

The Abetifi Kyemase Technical Institute in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region is grappling with a persistent water shortage that is affecting...

Guaman queen mother appeals for extension of Nkoko Nkitinkiti to support rural women

The Queenmother of Buem-Guaman in the Jasikan Municipality of the Oti Region, Nana Okrebea II, has called on government to extend the “Nkoko Nkitinkiti”...

Ecobank Ghana PLC assures customers of stability after Supreme Court defeat in Daniel Ofori case

Ecobank Ghana PLC has assured customers and stakeholders that its operations remain stable and financially sound despite suffering another setback in its protracted legal...

Ensure timely inputs, climate-smart support to cocoa boost productivity – COCOBOD urged

An organic cocoa farmer at Tetekasum-Amanfrom near Suhum in the Eastern Region, Charles Oppong, has called on the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to ensure...

Zabarma leaders appeal to government over national ID documentation challenges

The Eastern Regional Secretary of the Council of Zabarma Chiefs, Ismila Shiabu, has called on government to address challenges facing the Zabarma community in...

Wontumi in court over fraud and GH₵30m financial loss to Ghana EXIM Bank allegations

The state has initiated major criminal proceedings against the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman...

GNAT raises alarm over acute teacher accommodation deficit in Asunafo districts

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Asunafo District of the Ahafo Region has raised concern over what it describes as an...

Navy rescues seven suspected Ivorian stowaways from oil tanker off Tema coast

The Ghana Navy has rescued seven suspected Ivorian stowaways from the rudder trunk of a Belgium-registered crude oil tanker, MT Cap Felix, during a...

Muntaka inspects 24-hour market, school refurbishment projects in Asawase

The Member of Parliament for Asawase and Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has joined officials of the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly on an...

Bibiani MP cuts sod for 24-hour market project at Sefwi Bekwai

The Member of Parliament for Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai, Bright Asamoah Brefo, has officially cut sod for the construction of a modern 24-hour economy market...

Immigration Service engages SHS students on peacebuilding after recent riots

The Ghana Immigration Service through the Paga Sector Command has engaged about 400 students of Navrongo Senior High School in a peacebuilding outreach programme...

NSA releases March 2026 allowance for National Service personnel

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced the successful payment of March 2026 allowances to National Service Personnel across the country. According to the Authority,...

MP’s aide killed in Oda-Nkwanta road crash, three others critically injured [Photos]

A tragic accident on the Oda-Nkwanta road has claimed the life of Kofi Nti, an aide to the Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda,...

Wontumi Campaign team slams Presidential Staffer over comments on ongoing court case

The Communication Directorate of the Wontumi Campaign has criticised a statement allegedly made by Rosemond Obeng, a presidential staffer, regarding the legal matters of...

Government suspends Makola Market demolition plan after traders’ protest

Government has suspended plans to demolish sections of Makola Market for redevelopment following strong resistance from traders who say the exercise could threaten their...

70-year-old woman dies in Suame Magazine Zone 18 fire outbreak

One person has been confirmed dead following a devastating fire that engulfed an automobile garage at the Suame Industrial enclave in the Ashanti Region. The...

Domeabra-Danchira demolition saga: Customers protest over land ownership issue

Angry customers of F.K.A Company Limited have staged a protest against the company’s Managing Director, Frederick Kofi Asare, accusing him of failing to allocate...

Tension rocks Wassa Amenfi palace over alleged assault on royals

Tension has erupted at the palace of the Wassa Amenfi Traditional Council following an alleged attack on the Abusuapanin of Wassa Moseaso and some...

Cape Coast Metro under pressure as residents demand relocation of cemetery

Opinion leaders from Mpeasem, Brimsu, Asinadze and Tayido in the Cape Coast Metropolis have threatened to shut down the Asokyiano Cemetery, the only public...

Czech-donated tool enables Ghana Police to recover deleted messages, trace digital evidence

The Czech Republic has strengthened Ghana’s fight against cybercrime with the donation of specialised digital forensic equipment and software to the Cybercrime Unit of...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on Sunday (May 17)

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has scheduled planned maintenance exercises in the Tema Region for Sunday, May 17, 2026, even as engineers continue...

Foreign Affairs Ministry to cancel incomplete passport applications after two months

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that passport applications that remain incomplete for two months after their initial submission will automatically be cancelled. In...

SHS freshers to report to school Sept. 18

Senior high/technical school freshers will begin their second cycle education on September 18, 2026 as the adjusted pre-tertiary education calendar hits a second straight...

Kojo Adu Asare expresses gratitude to Kwadwo Twum Boafo, Ato Forson, Julius Debrah, others for support during battle with kidney failure

Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Kojo Adu Asare, has expressed heartfelt appreciation to several individuals who supported him throughout his six-year battle with...

We’ll use every legitimate means to stop ECG privitisation – TUC

The Deputy Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (Ghana), Dr Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, has stated that Organised Labour will resist any attempt to...

ECOWAS Court adjourns ruling on Torkornoo’s bid to halt removal proceedings

The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has adjourned for ruling on an application for provisional measures...

Nine injured in Sefwi Awaso road crash

Nine people have sustained various degrees of injuries following a collision between a Toyota Sienta and a Tata Xenon pickup at Awaso in the...

ECG’s biggest problem is forex – Dubik Mahama

Former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Samuel Dubik Mahama, has identified foreign exchange volatility as the biggest operational challenge facing the...

‘No slots’ available: Ministry of Health recruitment portal tells most job applicants, but…

The Ministry of Health (MoH) last week announced the opening of the recruitment portal, asking health professionals nationwide to apply for placement.  Given the backlog...

‘My heart is full’ – JoyNews Impact Makers winner celebrates courage of amputees

The winner of the ultimate Impact Maker Award at the recent JoyNews Impact Makers Awards has expressed gratitude to the organisers, describing the recognition...

Valeria Adzo Adzatia wins top honour at 2026 JoyNews Impact Makers Awards

Founder of the Smiles of Hope Foundation, Valeria Adzo Adzatia, has been named the Overall Impact Maker of the Year at the 2026 JoyNews...

Dubik Mahama defends ECG reforms as IMF pushes for greater private sector participation

Former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has defended reforms implemented during his tenure at the state power...

Eid-ul-Adha: Govt declares May 27 public holiday

The Ministry of the Interior has declared Wednesday, May 27, 2026, a statutory public holiday in observance of Eid al-Adha, also known as the...

10 miners rescued after pit collapse at Konongo mining site

A rescue operation at a mining concession in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality ended with a mix of relief and anxiety on Friday, May...

Two jailed, one fined over Akyem Oda cutlass fight

The Swedru Circuit Court has delivered a stern judicial response to a violent cutlass clash that drew widespread public attention after videos of the...

Business without integrity is dangerous, leadership without humility is arrogance – Asantehene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged Ghanaian business leaders to place integrity, honesty and humility at the centre of corporate leadership, warning...