2024 Polls: Police to set up Election Task Force Briefing Centre
The Ghana Police Service has established a National Security Elections Task Force Briefing Centre to provide regular updates throughout the 2024 general election period.This...
We are yet to benefit from Planting for Food and Jobs Phase II – Rice farmers
Rice farmers say they are yet to benefit from the second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme.In an interview with JoyBusiness,...
Our freedom indices will be worse if we don’t curb impunity against journalists – Prof. Gadzekpo
As Ghana approaches the 2024 general elections, the fundamental human rights of journalists, particularly their freedom to report without fear, are under significant threat.Press...
Govt rebuilds demolished Nigerian High Commission property
Ghana’s Minister for Foreign and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has advised all foreign missions in Ghana to register and regularize their documents to...
10-year-old diagnosed with leukemia receives full funding from Ibrahim Mahama
In the corridors of Ridge Hospital, Lisa Laryea’s family gathers around a phone, watching her faint smile from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).It is...
‘Potholes on our roads hold more water than constructed dams’ – Prof. Bokpin
A Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Prof. Godfred Bokpin, has criticized the government for the misuse...
Pay your bills to keep company running – GWCL to customers
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has called on its customers to promptly pay their water bills to enhance the smooth operations of the...
Akufo-Addo swears in five new envoys, highlights global role
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday swore in five new ambassadors at the Jubilee House in Accra.The new envoys, all seasoned diplomats, include...
Lordina Foundation sponsors free health screening for retired pastors
Lordina Dramani Mahama has successfully organised the first free health screening programme for members of the Assemblies of God Retired Ministers and Spouses Association...
CCTV captures thief breaking into hostel at Kenyasi to steal [Video]
In a chilling incident caught on camera, a thief broke into the Ace Hostel at Garden City University College in Kenyasi, Ashanti Region, during...
Guns seized at port show increasing appetite for sophisticated military-grade weapons – Prof Aning
A security consultant, Prof Kwesi Aning has raised alarm over the growing sophistication of firearms entering Ghana, particularly during election years.He believes that this...
Importing weapons without proper authorisation is a crime – Small Arms Commission
The Deputy Director of Policy Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation at the Ghana National Commission on Small Arms, Gyebi Asante, has raised concerns over the...
G/A Regional Minister destroys hawker’s table at Flower Pot Interchange
The newly commissioned Flower Pot Interchange has significantly eased traffic along a stretch of the Spintex Road and improved connectivity to areas such as...
House help before court for allegedly pouring acid on SHS leaver
A 26-year-old house help is before the Bekwai Circuit Court for allegedly pouring acid on a Senior High School leaver.Ernest Agyei has denied causing...
Dr. Bawumia embodies people-centered leadership – Former Alan follower speaks [Video]
Adenta Kumi, a young and passionate member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has added his voice to the ongoing debate surrounding Alan Kyerematen’s...
Gov’t urged to address sanitation issues in Mafo-Gidikpoe immediately
The CEO of Sanitized Communities Konnect Foundation, a non-profit organization, Jacob Fenteng, has called for urgent attention to address sanitation issues in Gidikpoe, a...
Akufo-Addo commissions new Bank of Ghana headquarters [Photos]
President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday 20th November 2024 commissioned the new state-of-the-art headquarters of the Bank of Ghana(BoG) in Accra, marking a significant milestone to...
Neglected Nkwanta town roads to see facelift
The dreadful condition of roads in Nkwanta Township and the Keri-Pawa stretch in the Oti Region is set to undergo a significant facelift. Municipal...
Customs seizes cache of weapons smuggled from the US at Tema Port
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intercepted a cache of weapons and ammunition at the Golden Jubilee Terminal at Tema...
Let’s live within our means, pay off our debts – Ken Thompson counsels gov’t
The former Chief Executive of Dalex Finance, Kenneth Thompson, has urged the government to adopt a more sustainable approach to borrowing, emphasising the urgent...
We’ll reject donations from proceeds of galamsey – Catholic Church to members
The Catholic Church has declared that it will not accept donations derived from proceeds of illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey in Ghana.This...
SOCO project promotes peace and unity among youth in Northern Ghana amid election season
In the heart of Northern Ghana, the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project is working to strengthen community bonds and build...
‘One Gad’ Ekow Gyan: The unsung hero saving lives at Sakumono beach
On the bustling shores of Sakumono Beach, near Tema, a quiet hero has emerged, embodying courage, selflessness, and unwavering dedication to saving lives.Known to...
Flower Pot Interchange: NRA justifies increment from GH¢69m to GH¢700m
The Director-General of the National Roads Authority (NRA), James Amoo-Gottfried, says the increase in the cost of constructing the well-known Flower Pot Interchange along...
Tema-Mpakadan Railway, 2 new trains to be commissioned on Friday
After years of anticipation, Ghana’s 97.6 km Tema-Mpakadan standard railway line is finally set to be inaugurated on Friday.Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana...
Akufo-Addo appoints Herbert Krapa as Energy Minister
President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Herbert Krapa as the Minister for Energy.A statement signed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin,...
Six, including two drivers, killed in accident; others injured [Photos]
Six people have lost their lives in a fatal accident on the Tamale-Kumasi Highway.The accident, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, involved...
MCE breaks ground for CHPS compound for Shiare residents
In a significant development for the Shiare community, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South, Felix Owusu-Gyimah, has cut the sod for the...
St. Joseph Catholic Hospital appeals for bilirubinometer to save preterm babies
The St. Joseph Catholic Hospital in the Nkwanta South District of the Oti Region is appealing to individuals, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other philanthropists...
‘Lives lost in Bawku are votes silenced by gov’t strategy’ – Martin Amidu
Former Attorney General Martin Amidu says the resurgence of violence in Bawku and other parts of northern Ghana is part of the Akufo-Addo administration's...
Afenyo-Markin conferred new title by Effutu Traditional Council
The Effutu Traditional Council has conferred the prestigious title of Osahen on Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.This recognition, distinct from the...
Three power plants to shut down if… – IPP CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Power Producers (IPP), Dr Elikplim Kwabla Apetorgbor, has hinted that three power plants are set to shut...
Nigeria intercepts 50,000 tramadol pills smuggled from Ghana
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 50,000 pills of Tramadol 225mg smuggled from Ghana into their country in a major anti-drug...
NDC calls for Brigadier Gen. Opoku’s immediate removal
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for the immediate removal of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) Central Command of the Ghana Armed Forces(GAF)...
UPSA names hostel after NAPO
The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has named a newly constructed hostel after Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Running...
President Akufo-Addo commissions Flower Pot Interchange [Photos]
On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo officially commissioned the Flowerpot Interchange on the Spintex Road, heralding a new era of...
Prof. Kpessa-Whyte urges African governments to integrate social and economic policies for sustainable growth
At the international conference on social policy in Dakar, Senegal, renowned scholar Prof. Michael Kpessa-Whyte delivered a keynote address, emphasizing the interconnectedness of social...
NPP executives, MP compensate 2012 Asuboa accident victims
The Eastern Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asene-Manso-Akroso (AMA), George Kwame Aboagye, have compensated the families...
I’ve built more roads, interchanges than any other gov’t – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his administration’s achievements in infrastructure development, emphasizing that his government has constructed more roads and interchanges than...
We just want to sit and review our working conditions – TEWU
The Teachers and Educational Workers Union of the Trades Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) remains steadfast in its ongoing strike, vowing not to back down until...