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Former North Tongu DCE reported dead in ghastly accident

The former District Chief Executive (DCE) for North Tongu, Osborn K. Divine Fenu, has reportedly passed away following a tragic road accident. The...

Power outage hits Sogakope after damage to GRIDCo transmission line

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced that a damaged transmission line has caused a power outage in Sogakope and nearby communities. According to...

Ewoyaa lithium project: Minister, chiefs and MP unite behind swift ratification

A strong show of unity among traditional, political, and government leaders in the Central Region has renewed calls for swift parliamentary ratification of the...

7-year-old drowns in manhole at Abuom

A 7-year-old boy has died after falling into a water-filled manhole at Abuom Redtop, near the West Hills Mall in Accra. According to eyewitnesses, the...

Charcoal production sets sawmill on fire at Adadekrom

Fire has gutted parts of BSE Company Limited, a sawmill located at Adadekrom in the Birim North Municipality of the Eastern Region. The fire was...

Zeera Group arms NACOC with high-tech gear to boost visibility, fight drug crime

The Zeera Group of Companies has donated modern communication equipment worth GHS81,000 to the Public Affairs Department of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC). The donation...

Kukuom Agric SHS headmaster worried over turnout of first-year students

The headmaster of Kukuom Agricultural Senior High School in the Ahafo Region, Osei Antwi Robert, has expressed concern over the low turnout of first-year...

Vice President champions agricultural transformation at Global Food Dialogue

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has reaffirmed Ghana’s strong commitment to agricultural transformation, food security, and inclusive economic growth during her keynote address...

Health officials in Asutifi South intensify efforts to fight breast cancer

Saint Elizabeth Hospital at Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region has stepped up its campaign against breast cancer through a series of awareness and screening...

CETAG threatens strike over govt’s failure to implement NLC Arbitral Award

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has expressed deep disappointment at the government’s failure to fully implement the binding arbitral award...

NHIS system disruption puts healthcare delivery at risk — Tia Mahama

The Member of Parliament for Walewale, Tia Abdul-Kabiru Mahama, has expressed concern over Ghana’s ongoing digital health disruptions, warning that the return to manual...

KGL Group’s Alex Apau Dadey wins Forbes Best of Africa Leadership award

Executive Chairman of KGL Group, Alex Apau Dadey, has been honoured with the Forbes Best of Africa Corporate Leadership and Innovation Award at a...

We’ll not tolerate long hair in SHS; school isn’t a beauty contest – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has joined the public debate on whether it is time for senior high schools (SHS) to allow students...

Two labourers jailed three years for stealing floor tiles

Two labourers have been sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour by an Adentan Circuit Court for stealing floor tiles valued at GH₵4,000...

Birim Central MCE denies GH₵15,000 galamsey extortion claims

Birim Central Municipal Chief Executive Solomon Kusi Brako has denied allegations of extorting GH â‚µ 15,000 from miners. It follows claims that Mr Brako demanded payments of...

We’ll no longer accept substandard roads – Asutifi North Assembly to Newmont

Assembly members in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region have declared that they will no longer allow Newmont Gold Ghana to construct...

T-bills auction: Gov’t misses target again; investors prefer other money market instruments

The government once again missed its treasury bills target as investor interest continues to shift to Fixed Deposits and other money market instruments. According to...

Bechem Hospital steps up breast cancer awareness to save more lives

The Bechem Government Hospital in the Ahafo Region has intensified efforts to promote early detection and treatment of breast cancer in the Tano South...

Asunafo South gets mechanized boreholes to end water crisis

A philanthropist, Yaw Ampofo Adusei, has constructed eight mechanized boreholes worth GH¢440,000 for several communities in the Asunafo South District of the Ahafo Region...

Finance Minister expected to present 2026 Budget on Nov. 13

Finance Minister Dr Ato Forson is expected to present the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on November 13, Joy Business has...

Court grants bail to 11 accused of defrauding Sri Lankan MP 

The Accra Circuit Court Eight has granted bail to eleven persons accused of defrauding a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament of $2 million under...

BoG to cut policy rate further to 19%

The Bank of Ghana will cut its policy rate by between 250 basis points and 300 basis points in its next meeting in November...

Ecobank–JoyNews Habitat Fair ends in grand style, marks another milestone in housing innovation

The 2025 edition of the Ecobank–JoyNews Habitat Fair came to a close on Sunday at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), wrapping up the...

NSMQ 2025: Adisadel College reclaims lost seed status with record 82 points

Adisadel College has staged a sensational comeback to reclaim its lost seed status after two years, sealing its place in the quarterfinals of the...

Mahama announces plan to distribute motorised wheelchairs

President John Mahama has reiterated his government’s dedication to building a more inclusive society for persons with disabilities, unveiling plans to distribute rechargeable motorised...

“Some real estate being funded through dishonest money sources” – Sam Jonah

Ghanaian business magnate and Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Sir Sam Jonah, has expressed deep concern over the rise of luxury real...

8 dead, scores injured in gory accident at Kasoa tollbooth

At least eight people, including two children, are feared dead while several others sustained critical injuries in a fatal accident at the Kasoa tollbooth...

EU and partners launch deforestation-free cocoa project in Western North and Ahafo Regions

The European Union (EU), in partnership with Solidaridad, Tropenbos Ghana, RAIN, and Tarlor Crabbe, has launched a deforestation-free cocoa project aimed at protecting Ghana’s...

NSMQ 2025: 27 schools begin quest for glory as One-Eighth Stage commences today

The highly anticipated One-Eighth Stage of the 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) begins today, Sunday, 26th October, as 27 senior high schools...

Police arrest five more suspects in Asemkor murder case

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested five additional suspects in connection with the murder of John Abban at Asemkor in the Agona Nkwanta...

Corruption fight sabotaged by ‘procured’ judges and judicial delays – Domelevo

Ghana’s former Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, has delivered a critique of the nation's anti-corruption efforts, alleging that the fight is being deliberately undermined by a...

GNFS rescues two trapped victims in Asankare accident

Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at the Konongo-Odumase Fire Command have rescued two victims who were trapped in a vehicular accident...

Gov’t to begin distribution of birds under ‘nkoko nkitinkiti’ programme from mid-November

Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has revealed that the government will begin the distribution of birds under its flagship poultry initiative,...

Massive deals draw huge crowds at Day 3 of Ecobank–JoyNews Habitat Fair

The Ecobank–JoyNews Habitat Fair 2025 continued on Saturday, October 25, at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), drawing homeowners, prospective property buyers and industry...

Rename Ridge Hospital after Nana Konadu – Alhassan Tampuli to Mahama

Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana, has called on President John Mahama to consider renaming the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly known...

Five feared dead, 11 injured as Sprinter bus crashes into stationary tipper truck at Atwedie

A tragic road accident has occurred at Atwedie near Konongo on the Kumasi-Accra Highway, leaving five people feared dead and eleven others injured in...

Three killed, several injured after accident on Tatale-Sanguli road

A tragic road accident has claimed three lives and left several others injured in the Tatale-Sanguli District of the Northern Region. The victims were travelling...

Any attempt to cancel 1D1F will weaken investor confidence – Okyere Baafi

Ranking member of Trade and Industry Committee and Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency Michael Okyere Baafi has cautioned the Mahama-led government...

Labour Minister urges collective action for green job creation

The Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr. Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, has called on stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and innovation in advancing the country’s...

Banks are also complicit in DRIP and Buffer Stock scandals – Domelevo

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has suggested that some banks are aiding corrupt activities by failing to question suspicious financial transactions involving large sums...