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44% of Ghana’s validated roads in good condition as 2025 ends – Roads Minister

Ghana’s total validated road network stood at 94,203 kilometres at the close of 2025, with 44 per cent of these roads in good condition,...

NDC rejects widow’s request for virtual vetting in Ayawaso East primaries

The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has turned down a request by Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late...

Gov’t to seize and auction excess goods from overloaded vehicles under new road policy – Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has announced plans to introduce tougher sanctions against vehicle overloading, including the forfeiture and auctioning...

Supreme Court declines AG’s bid to review ruling on Adu-Boahene case

The Supreme Court has, by a 6–1 majority decision, dismissed an application by the Attorney-General seeking a review of its earlier ruling on criminal...

Kpandai erupts with joy after Supreme Court restores Matthew Nyindam as MP

The Kpandai constituency erupted in jubilation after the Supreme Court overturned a Tamale High Court ruling that had ordered a re-run, solidifying sitting MP...

Nkwanta South MP cautions parents against school dropouts for fishing

The Member of Parliament for Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, Geoffrey Kini, has cautioned parents in Mafikope, a fishing community, against allowing their...

Srogboe Chief petitions President Mahama over categorisation of chiefs

The Bate Fia of the Srogboe Traditional Area in the Volta Region, Togbi Atsiblaglo II, has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama through the Attorney-General...

Supreme Court quashes High Court ruling on Kpandai re-run

The Supreme Court has overturned a Tamale High Court ruling that annulled the election of Matthew Nyindam as Member of Parliament (MP) for the...

Media General condemns alleged military assault on journalist in Walewale

Media General has strongly condemned the alleged assault on its North East Regional Correspondent, Solomon Kwame Kanaluwe, by military personnel in Walewale. In a statement...

Ahafo COHBS raises concerns over challenges facing basic schools

The Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Basic Schools (COHBS) in the Ahafo Region, Edwin Sarpong-Boakye, has raised concerns over persistent challenges facing...

IGP Yohuno promotes 17 officers for major drug and arms seizures

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has promoted seventeen police officers in recognition of their exceptional performance and dedication to duty. The...

Eastern corridor road to be completed by December 2027 – Roads Minister

Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has announced that the long-delayed Eastern Corridor Road will be fully completed by December 2027, as...

Bepotenten small-scale miners condemn Jacobu police–youth clash

The leadership of the Bepotenten Small-Scale Miners Association has condemned the violent clash between some youth and a Jacobu Police patrol team that left...

Ghana’s total export earnings hit US$31.1bn in 2025; trade balance reaches record US$13.6bn

Ghana ended 2025 with a total value of export earnings of a record US$31.1 billion. This is compared with US$19.1 billion in 2024. The revelation was...

Over 1,000 excavators now tracked as gov’t tightens grip on illegal mining

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, said 1,033 excavators and other heavy equipment are now being monitored in real...

Chief priest performs purification rites, invokes curse on anyone who rekindles Gbeniyiri violence

Six months after the Gbeniyiri conflict that claimed the lives of about 38 people and left many others injured across Gbeniyiri, Kalba and parts...

Cabinet approves recommendation for revocation of state lands sold without due process

Cabinet has given the green light for the withdrawal of all state lands that were disposed of without following proper legal and administrative...

Veep commends Lands Ministry for improved management of natural resources

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has commended the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources for what she described as significant improvements in the...

GNASSM presents reform proposals to Goldbod after nationwide engagements

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) has presented a comprehensive report to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) following extensive nationwide engagements...

Kenyasi to get new fire station to boost emergency response

Kenyasi in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region is set to benefit from a new standard fire station following a sod-cutting ceremony...

Winneba clash: Suspects remanded as police dismiss death claims

The Ghana Police Service has remanded several suspects into prison custody following a violent clash between two rival youth groups at Sankor, a suburb...

JoyNews gets results as Mahama Cares settles GH¢210,840 bill for midwife battling brain aneurysm under pilot programme

A 36-year-old midwife, Rebecca Odarquaye, has been given a renewed chance at life after JoyNews highlighted her desperate appeal for help to undergo life-saving...

Wedding decorations, electrical equipment destroyed as fire ravages shops at Lapaz

Wedding decorations and electrical equipment have been destroyed after fire gutted two container shops at Lapaz, near Access Bank in Accra, on Tuesday morning. The...

GNFS averts fuel tanker explosion after accident at Nsawam

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has averted a potential fire or explosion following an accident involving a fallen diesel tanker at Nsawam Okanta...

Chinese Ambassador bids farewell to President Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama today granted an audience to the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa. The president lauded Mr Tong for strengthening...

Education Minister reaffirms push for indigenous languages in schools

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reiterated the government’s commitment to integrating Ghana’s indigenous languages into the national education system, stressing that language...

NYA hands over pick-ups to NAP coordinators for monitoring

The Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment (MYDE) has handed over sixteen pick-up vehicles to the National Youth Authority (NYA) to support the effective...

Twins who allegedly beat 34-year-old to death arrested

The twin brothers, Atta Kofi and Ebi Wom, have been arrested and remanded into police custody in connection with the death of a 34-year-old...

Politicians oppose polls when results don’t favour them – Mussa Dankwah

Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, has stated that opinion polls do not win elections for candidates but rather reflect the true sentiments...

Multimedia Group vs. Kennedy Agyapong: Court adjourns defamation trial to February 11

The defamation case filed by The Multimedia Group against former Assin Central Member of Parliament resumes today at the Accra High Court after a...

Water shortage hits parts of Kumasi following Owabi Plant shutdown

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has announced a temporary disruption in water supply to Abuakwa District and several surrounding communities in the Ashanti Region, following...

Supreme Court throws out OSP’s suit to join case challenging its existence

The Supreme Court has dealt a procedural blow to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), dismissing its bid to join a constitutional lawsuit...

No path for Kennedy Agyapong to win NPP race – Global InfoAnalytics

Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, says available data shows there is no realistic pathway for Kennedy Agyapong to win the New Patriotic...

AMA impounds 7 cargo trucks at Avenor for traffic obstruction

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has impounded seven cargo trucks parked along the shoulders of Otublohum Road, near the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)...

NPP race: Delegates prioritise winnability – Global InfoAnalytics

The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, has said that New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates are largely guided by one key factor when...

Negative video on Bawumia hits Kennedy Agyapong’s ratings – Mussa Dankwah

The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, has revealed that Kennedy Agyapong’s support among New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates declined during the final...

JHS highest qualification among majority of NPP delegates – Global InfoAnalytics

The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics (GIA), Mussa Dankwah, has revealed that a significant number of New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates hold Junior High...

Over 88% of NPP delegates above 35 – Global InfoAnalytics

The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics (GIA), Mussa Dankwah, has disclosed that more than 88 per cent of New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates are...

Asokore-Mampong Municipal distributes over 9,000 birds under ‘Nkoko Nkintikiti’ Programme

A total of 9,162 four-week-old chicks have been distributed to 195 people in the Asokore-Mampong Municipality, under the Nkoko Nkintikiti initiative. Each beneficiary received 50...

Prophecies cannot change electoral outcomes – Mussa Dankwah

The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics (GIA), Mussa Dankwah, has stated that prophecies cannot alter the outcome of elections, insisting that the will of...