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GAWU calls for state of emergency over galamsey, warns of looming food crisis

The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of TUC-Ghana has raised alarm over the devastating impact of illegal mining (galamsey) on agriculture, warning that the...

Fake tax collectors bleed Accra traders dry

For 32-year-old market trader Edna Ayittey, the memory remains raw. Two men in crisp white shirts approached her stall in Accra, flashed official-looking paperwork,...

Hearing of Akosua Serwaa’s injunction application on Daddy Lumba’s funeral adjourned

The Kumasi High Court 5, presided over by Her Ladyship Justice Dorinda Smith Arthur, has adjourned to October 28 the hearing of an injunction...

Pru East MP rewards 7 education workers, calls for stronger teacher motivation

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Pru East, Emmanuel Kwaku Boam, has emphasized the need for greater investment in education and stronger motivation for...

Small-scale gold exports earn Ghana over US$8 billion in 2025

Ghana’s small-scale gold export sector has raked in more than US$8 billion in foreign exchange between January and October 15, 2025, according to new...

Akandoh defends stance; says apology over Tamale Teaching Hospital incident was unnecessary

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has maintained that an apology was unnecessary over the April incident at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, arguing that he...

Asantehene to seek technical support from Germany for Suame Magazine artisans

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has announced plans to engage the German government for technical assistance to enhance skills development among artisans at...

Heavy rain, thunderstorms to hit parts of Ashanti, Eastern Regions

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued a weather warning cautioning the public about heavy rain and thunderstorms expected to hit several parts of...

Tension at Ablekuma Fanmilk after Okada rider allegedly knocks down policewoman [Video]

A confrontation erupted at Ablekuma Fanmilk on Wednesday night after a motor rider from Omanjor allegedly knocked down a policewoman identified as Rosemary, who...

Dormaa East NADMO patches potholes to reduce road accidents

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in the Dormaa East District of the Bono Region has undertaken efforts to enhance road safety and mitigate...

Adutwum is NPP’s most unifying and credible candidate – Kusi Boafo

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Public Sector Reforms Secretariat, Thomas Kusi Boafo, has described former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum as the...

Ahafo Girls’ Education Officer raises alarm over sexual abuse of schoolgirls

The Ahafo Regional Girls’ Education Officer of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dakora Scholastica, has expressed deep concern over the increasing incidents of sexual...

Fire ravages portion of Dodowa market, destroys several containers

A raging fire swept through sections of the Dodowa Market in the early hours of Wednesday, October 15, 2025, destroying several metal containers and...

Downstream petroleum sector undergoing comprehensive reform – Energy Minister

Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector is undergoing comprehensive and forward-looking reforms aimed at making it more efficient, transparent and future-ready, the Minister for Energy and...

Gov’t to replace NPA Act 2005 as part of major downstream reforms – Energy Minister

he Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has announced that government is in the process of repealing and replacing the National...

Kumasi, Tarkwa likely to experience temporary disruptions in power supply

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has confirmed that a section of the 161 kV Aboadze–Tarkwa transmission line, operated by the Ghana Grid...

Mahama to host Prime Minister of Grenada for bilateral talks

President John Dramani Mahama will on Friday, October 17, 2025, host the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Amiss Thomas Mitchell, for bilateral talks at...

Fuel prices set to be reduced by some significant margin from October 16

The price of petroleum products is expected to be reduced by a significant margin at the pumps from Thursday, October 16, 2025. This projection is...

Ascend to the highest pinnacle – Asogli State blesses Asiedu Nketia 

Chiefs of Asogli State have blessed Johnson Asiedu Nketia, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), wishing him success and ascension to the...

China needs zero-tariff deal more than Ghana – Prof. Bokpin

Economist Professor Godfred Bokpin has argued that China stands to gain more from the zero-tariff trade agreement with Ghana than Ghana itself. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM...

Calls to purge civil service dangerous to democracy – CDD-Ghana Fellow warns NDC

Democracy and Development Fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has cautioned against proposals to remove politically exposed individuals from the civil service. Dr...

Ghana doesn’t need China’s zero tariff; prioritise AfCFTA – Okyere Baafi tells Mahama

Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency, Michael Okyere Baafi, says Ghana does not necessarily need zero-tariff access to the Chinese market as...

Bryan Acheampong’s campaign message resonating strongly – Pius Hadzide

Spokesperson for Dr. Bryan Acheampong’s 2026 campaign, Pius Enam Hadzide, says one major factor working in the candidate’s favour is the strength and clarity...

Even though they will lose, Bryan Acheampong holds NPP’s future – Kojo Adu-Asare

Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Kojo Adu-Asare, says that although the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is unlikely to win the 2028 general elections,...

Explainer: Why treating water could cost Ghana Water Ltd. ¢17.7 billion by 2030

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has warned that the cost of treating and distributing clean water across the country could skyrocket to GH¢17.7 billion by...

2024 election was NPP’s worst; Bawumia was the problem – Pius Hadzide

Spokesperson for Bryan Acheampong’s 2026 campaign, Pius Enam Hadzide, has blamed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) poor performance in the 2024 general elections on...

NSA extends registration deadline for 2025/2026 service year

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced an extension of the online registration deadline for the 2025/2026 service year. Originally scheduled to close on Wednesday,...

NPP race: Pius Hadzide dismisses claims that Bawumia is already marketable

Spokesperson for Dr. Bryan Acheampong’s 2026 campaign, Pius Enam Hadzide, has dismissed suggestions that former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is already a marketable...

Six including infant hit by stray bullets at Kwabenakwa

Six people, including a baby less than a year old, sustained gunshot wounds after a celebratory shooting incident at Kwabenakwa in the Obuasi East...

Battle lines drawn: 2025 NSMQ schools face off in preliminary stage for national glory

The anticipation, suspense, and excitement are mounting as the 2025 National Championship of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) returns in full force. The...

Motor rider in critical condition after collision at Berekum

A motor rider is in critical condition after colliding with a private car at Berekum, near the old Urban Council area in the Bono...

2025 NSMQ launched; Ofori Panyin SHS, Kpando SHS and Awe SHTS to kickstart contest

The 2025 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) has officially been launched, with the eagerly awaited balloting exercise determining the match-ups...

18 health facilities shut down in Kumasi over licensing issues

The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has shut down 18 health facilities in Kumasi, including the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Clinic, for operating without...

Akufo-Addo’s statue ready for reinstallation in Sekondi

An independent parliamentary candidate for Evalue Gwira in the 2024 elections, Prophet Elisha Joshua, has announced that the replacement statue of former President Nana...

Former HR Manager sentenced for murder of Jirapa Dubai CEO

The Wa High Court has handed a life sentence to Eliasah Mahama, the prime suspect in the murder of Eric Johnson, the late owner...

From breadwinner to beggar: Alfred Sackey’s life shattered after motorbike accident

Once the pillar of his household, 49-year-old Alfred Sackey, who resides in Kasoa, now sits helplessly, dependent on others to survive—after a tragic accident...

GIHOC ‘suspends’ 24-hour economy implementation [Video]

The Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation (GIHOC) Distilleries Company Limited has put its participation in the government’s 24-hour economy initiative on hold, citing low market...

UNICEF and Ghana TVET Service launch landmark study to address skills gap in labour market

UNICEF Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service, has released a major study revealing significant mismatches between...

Minority demands Mahama’s intervention and full probe into AT-Telecel merger

The Minority in Parliament is calling on President John Mahama to intervene and halt the ongoing Telecel takeover of AT (formerly AirtelTigo), describing the...

NADMO officers in Oti region appeal for logistics to boost life jacket enforcement on Volta Lake

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in the Oti Region is appealing to the government to provide vehicles, motorbikes, and other logistics to help...