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Commission on Small Arms pushes for new firearms law after 50-year delay

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons is mounting pressure for the swift passage of a long-overdue firearms control law, citing the...

JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor honoured at 2025 Millennium Excellence Awards

Environmental journalist with the Multimedia Group, Erastus Asare Donkor, has been honoured at the 25 Millennium Excellence Awards for his outstanding contribution to the...

Akosombo Dam spillage: 15 critical findings from committee report

A five-member investigative committee appointed by President John Dramani Mahama has submitted its comprehensive report on the 2023 Akosombo Dam spillage, delivering critical recommendations...

We have no hand in the agitations – NPP Bole-Bamboi on MCE nominee tensions

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bole-Bamboi Constituency has distanced itself from recent unrest over the nomination of Abdulai Muhmod as Municipal Chief...

Efiewura TV series actor Koo Ofori arrested over alleged $50k fraud

Popular Ghanaian actor Koo Ofori, known in real life as Samuel Seth Kwabena Kyere Karikari, has been arrested by the Accra Central Police Command...

Ebi Bright confirmed as Mayor of Tema

Ebi Bright has been officially confirmed as the Mayor (Metropolitan Chief Executive) of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly, following a successful vote of approval by...

Painting a brighter future – Women in Colors initiative celebrates first graduates

Coral Paints Ghana, in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, has celebrated a significant milestone—the graduation ceremony of the Women...

Edmund Agboh confirmed as Ga East MCE with unanimous endorsement

Edmund Agboh has been unanimously confirmed as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Ga East Municipal Assembly, securing all 14 valid votes cast...

Plastics can kill – Lecturer warns Ghanaians

A lecturer at GIMPA Business School, Dr. Richard Kwesi Bossu, has warned of the severe health risks associated with plastic use and is calling...

Trailer crashes into newly constructed Flowerpot Flyover pillars

A trailer veered off the road and crashed into the pillars of the newly constructed Flowerpot Flyover in Accra on Wednesday afternoon. The incident, which...

Security beefed up at Tema Metropolitan Assembly ahead of Ebi Bright’s confirmation

Security has been significantly heightened at the Tema Metropolitan Assembly as preparations are underway for the confirmation of the President's nominee for Metropolitan Chief...

Ludwig Teye Totimeh confirmed as Tema West MCE with unanimous endorsement

Ludwig Teye Totimeh has been unanimously confirmed as the new Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tema West following a Special General Assembly Meeting held...

Ghana Airport Company reclaims lands from McDan Group

The Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has repossessed prime airport lands from the McDan Group of Companies following a court ruling. The judgment, delivered on...

Ada East Assembly rejects President’s DCE nominee; Minister calls for unity

The Ada East Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region has failed to confirm Kenneth Kabu Kanor, the President’s nominee for the position of...

OSP, Police strengthen partnership in combating corruption

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Ghana Police Service have reaffirmed their commitment to combating corruption through strengthened collaboration. On Thursday, May...

GNFS warns against prank calls, says lives are at risk

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has issued a stern warning regarding the persistent misuse of its emergency lines by prank callers, emphasizing that...

US Embassy warns Ghanaians on visa fraud, illegal immigration risks

The U.S. Embassy in Ghana has issued an important advisory to Ghanaians regarding the risks associated with engaging in unauthorized visa processes and immigration...

Tension in Bole as youth resist MCE nominee; Police deployed to President Mahama, Deputy Lands Minister’s homes

Tensions are high in Bole following the nomination and confirmation of Abdulai Muhmod as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area. Angry youth took...

Sand Winners Association condemns Asiyaw shooting, demands tougher punishment for illegal operators

The National Association of Sand, Stone Workers, and Tipper Users (NASSWOTU) has condemned the recent fatal shooting at Asiyaw in the Eastern Region, attributing...

School Feeding caterers to petition Asantehene and Chief Imam over contract termination

Caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme have announced plans to petition the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, seeking his intervention following the termination...

Gomoa East MCE pledges support for rice farmers affected by spillage at Okyereko

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Gomoa East, Margaret Naana Ackom, has pledged possible compensation for rice farmers affected by a bridge spillage at...

Repealing L.I. 2462 without enforcement is futile – Erastus Asare Donkor warns

Award-winning environmental journalist with JoyNews, Erastus Asare Donkor, has cautioned that repealing Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462 without robust enforcement of existing mining laws will...

How mobile phone led to arrest of suspects in Twifo Praso murder case

The Central North Regional Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the murder of 34-year-old Tahiru Zenabu at Kokoase, a suburb of...

Foreign Affairs Ministry secures UK visa for medical trip of lady who was accidentally shot in the eye

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has successfully secured a UK visa for medical treatment for Suzzy Adwoa Pinamang, the girl who...

Mahama owes Ghanaians an apology for U-turn on L.I. 2462 revocation – Awula Serwah

The Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwah, has taken a strong stance against the government’s decision to amend Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462 instead of...

Amendment of L.I. 2462 betrays political promise – A Rocha Ghana

Deputy National Director of Operations at A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has criticised the government’s decision to amend rather than repeal Legislative Instrument (L.I.)...

Asante Defense Force opposes some MMDCEs nomination in Ashanti Region

A group calling itself the Asante Defense Force (ADF) has expressed deep concern over President John Mahama's recent nominations for Metropolitan, Municipal, and District...

FABAG pushes for national price reduction campaign amidst price fall

The Food and Beverage Association of Ghana (FABAG) has announced that prices of key commodities within the sector are beginning to fall, with further...

Galamsey: Forestry Commission demands military presence to reclaim Jimirah forest

The Jimirah Forest in the Nkawie Forestry District of the Ashanti Region has come under siege from illegal miners operating under the protection of...

Woman jailed 29 years for human trafficking, forced prostitution, and illegal abortions

A 32-year-old Nigerian woman based in Ghana, Patience Gideon Gold, has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for multiple criminal offences, including human...

Tema West will not be left out of development – Ofosu Ampofo assures

Policy Adviser for Political Affairs at the Office of the Vice President, Dr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has assured the people of Tema West that...

Five bodies exhumed in Volta region with heads missing

Residents of Amefinukope in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region are in a state of shock following the discovery of five exhumed...

CJ ‘secret trial’: We’ll be destroying the judiciary if… – Mike Oquaye

Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye, has raised serious concerns over the ongoing “secret trial” of Ghana’s Chief Justice, cautioning that such...

Akufo-Addo is the main reason for NPP’s humiliating 2024 defeat – Atik Mohammed

Former General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Atik Mohammed, has laid blame for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat in the 2024...

Pupil-teacher jailed 10 years for incest

Mr Edward Ekuadzi, a 36-year-old pupil teacher in Aflao in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region, has been sentenced to 10 years’...

Be cautious of online romance scams – Ghanaians urged

Ghanaians have been cautioned against falling in love easily with people they meet online, as many of them may be scammers. The President of the...

Prof. Mike Oquaye accuses gov’t of ‘secret trial’ of Chief Justice

Former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, has questioned the constitutional provision requiring the hearing of the Chief Justice's case to be held...

COCOBOD CEO says road construction not part of board’s mandate

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has stated that road construction is not part of the Board’s...

Fire Service records over 131,000 prank calls in first quarter of 2025

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has announced a remarkable 31.52% decrease in prank calls received during the first quarter of 2025 compared to...

Four land guards remanded for violent activities in Millennium City

The Kasoa-Ofaakor Circuit Court has remanded four individuals into police custody for two weeks for allegedly engaging in land guard activities at Millennium City,...