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Interior Ministry confirms August 4 not a public holiday

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that Monday, August 4, 2025, will not be observed as a public holiday in Ghana. In a statement...

Parliament passes the Social Protection Bill 2025 

Parliament has approved the Social Protection Bill, 2025, which establishes a Social Protection Fund aimed at enhancing essential social services for vulnerable groups across...

Sad scenes as 16 Obogu Saviour Church Youth killed in accident are laid to rest [Video]

It was a heartbreaking moment as 16 members of the Obogu Saviour Church, who perished in a ghastly accident on the Juaso-Nkawkaw Highway, were...

NDC eyes Akwatia seat with ‘Resetting the Agenda’ campaign

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is intensifying efforts to reclaim the Akwatia parliamentary seat with a renewed sense of purpose and a strategic message...

Former Buem MP urges Akwatia voters to elect NDC in by-election for development

Acting Executive Director of the Complementary Education Agency (CEA) and former Member of Parliament for Buem, Daniel Kwesi Ashiamah, has appealed to residents of...

Births and Deaths Registry validates plan to digitise national vital statistics

The Births and Deaths Registry has held a two-day workshop to validate Ghana’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Strategic Plan for 2025–2030, aimed...

Boy, 5, dies after falling wall collapses on him at Akyem Batabi

A five-year-old boy lost his life at Akyem Batabi, near Oda, in the Eastern region last Sunday afternoon when he was buried alive by...

Disunity among unions weakens ability to demand rights – TUC warns

The General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Joshua Ansah, has urged workers across the country to remain united in their quest for...

Woman, 29, rearrested after lover dies from acid attack injuries

Police in Koforidua have re-arrested 29-year-old Vera Akosua Asare following the death of her boyfriend, Daniel Omane, who sustained severe injuries in an acid...

Lands Minister extends deadline for small-scale mining licence rectification

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has granted an extension to small-scale miners for the regularisation of their mining licenses,...

Court dismisses Ofori-Atta’s bid to quash OSP’s arrest warrant

The High Court (Criminal Division) has dismissed an application filed by former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta challenging the legality of an arrest warrant issued...

VRA/NEDCo staff withdraw field services in Tamale over violent attacks

Staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) in Tamale have resolved to withdraw all field services in the...

Adom Brands of Multimedia Group commiserate with family of late Daddy Lumba

The Adom Brands of the Multimedia Group Limited have extended heartfelt condolences to the family of iconic highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known...

Buipe Inland Port to be fully operationalised – Mahama

The Buipe Inland Port in the Savannah Region will soon be fully operationalised and integrated into the national transportation strategy, President John Dramani Mahama...

Mass burial held for 16 Obogu Saviour Church Youth killed in accident [Photos]

The Obogu community in the Asante-Akim South Municipality has held a mass burial ceremony for 16 young members of the Saviour Church Youth Ministry...

The Bank Hospital breaks silence on Daddy Lumba’s death

The Bank Hospital has responded to public concerns following the death of Ghanaian music icon Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, who...

High Court throws out suspended Chief Justice’s judicial review bid

The Human Rights Division of the High Court has dismissed an application for judicial review filed by suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. Presiding judge, Justice...

I’m happy for him – Dr. John Apea welcomes Ato Essien’s bail, announces legal support for prisoners

The Head of Mission for the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, Dr. John Apea, has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision to grant bail...

Moment fan attempted snatching LilWin’s money during Kejetia Market tour [Video]

Kumawood actor and musician LilWin experienced a tense moment during a promotional tour at Kumasi’s Kejetia Market when an unidentified fan attempted to snatch...

Two vehicles catch fire after head-on collision at Apark Zongo

Two Hyundai H100 vehicles were engulfed in flames following a head-on collision at Apark Zongo, near Sir Teeray’s Complex, around 10:05 p.m. The vehicles, with...

Soldiers allegedly assault Wisiwisi youth during demo against Akroma Gold Mining Company [Video]

Tensions have flared in Wisiwisi, a farming community in the Kwahu West Municipality, following assaults by soldiers attached to Akroma Gold Mining Company on...

Cement prices must drop to GH₵70 – Contractor [Audio]

The Vice President of the Ghana Progressive Road Contractors Association, Hammond Larbi, has called for a substantial reduction in cement prices, stressing that the...

Audit Service denies apology over GH¢138.9bn public debt overstatement 

The Audit Service has denied issuing an apology for allegedly overstating Ghana’s public debt by GH¢138.91 billion in its 2024 Auditor-General’s report. A statement signed...

Agradaa, associate file notice of plea bargain in nude photo case

Self-styled evangelist Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, and a co-accused have filed a notice of plea bargaining in a case involving the...

Some contractors have died due to unpaid gov’t debts – Hammond Larbi [Audio]

The Ghana Progressive Road Contractors Association has raised grave concerns about the devastating impact of unpaid government debts on its members, alleging that the...

AG knows the state isn’t blameless – Lord Mensah on Kwabena Duffuor banking case settlement offer

A Professor of Financial Economics at the University of Ghana Business School says the Attorney General’s recent offer to reconsider the prosecution of Dr...

MFWA condemns attack on JoyNews journalist, urges swift justice [Listen]

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has strongly condemned the recent assault on a JoyNews journalist and...

Analysis: Ghana’s gold exports surge in 2025, surpasses total imports for first time in a decade

Ghana’s gold industry is enjoying a historic boom. New data from the Bank of Ghana show that gold exports reached $8.3 billion in the first...

Monetary Policy Committee of BoG cuts policy rate sharply to 25%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has significantly reduced the policy rate to 25 percent from 28 percent. The chairman...

Paul Adom-Otchere alleges witch-hunt after OSP’s summons

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has invited former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, for questioning in...

Attacks on journalists becoming one too many; 12 incidents recorded in 7 months – GJA

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfour, has condemned the latest attack on JoyNews journalist Carlos Calony at a demolition site along...

Lands Ministry denies cancellation of $1.2bn bauxite deal awarded to Rocksure International

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has dismissed reports alleging the cancellation of a $1.2 billion bauxite lease awarded to Rocksure International in...

GAF probes assault on JoyNews journalist

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has begun investigations into an alleged assault by some of its personnel on a JoyNews journalist, Carlos Calony, and...

Gov’t condemns attack on JoyNews journalist, orders probe 

The government has condemned what it describes as the attempted arrest of JoyNews journalist Carlos Calony while he was reporting on the demolition of...

Curfew hours in Nalerigu reviewed to 6pm – 6am effective July 31

The Ministry of the Interior has announced revised curfew hours for Nalerigu Township and its surrounding communities in the East Mamprusi Municipality of the...

Attorney General laments shortage of State Attorneys, calls for urgent reforms

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has raised serious concerns about the growing challenges within Ghana’s judicial system, particularly the...

Awutu Bawjiase: Suspected motorbike thief dies after mob cuts off testicles

A man suspected of stealing a motorbike has died after he was brutally assaulted by a mob at Awutu Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya...

GCTU unveils state-of-the-art computer lab to empower future app developers 

To enhance hands-on learning, Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU) has commissioned a modern computer laboratory designed to boost practical training in mobile computing and...

PRETAG unveils bold resolutions to improve teachers’ welfare

The Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) has announced a series of major resolutions aimed at strengthening teacher welfare, boosting professional development, and enhancing...

Soldiers forced McDan CEO, others to kneel at gunpoint – JoyNews reporter recounts assault

JoyNews reporter, Carlos Carlony, has detailed a harrowing experience in which he says military operatives physically assaulted him and forced the CEO of McDan...