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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...

Victims of accident involving Obogu Saviour Church Youth Ministry [Photos]

The Obogu community in the Asante-Akim South Municipality has been thrown into mourning after a tragic accident on the Juaso-Nkawkaw stretch of the Accra-Kumasi...

Fire Academy recruits complete orientation program

Newly enlisted personnel from Recruit Course 55 and Cadet Intake 24 have completed a two-week orientation programme at the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS)...

Police assure WASSCE candidates of their safety in Nkwanta South

In a proactive effort to ensure the safety and well-being of students, police in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region have engaged...

Prison Officer found dead in River in Obuasi East

A prison officer, Constant Clement Tei Gyabah, has been found dead in River Pompo in the Obuasi East District of the Ashanti Region. His lifeless...

National Security allegedly picks up three senior officials of McDan group

Three senior officials of the McDan Group have reportedly been arrested by National Security operatives following the demolition of a warehouse under construction along...

Scholarship Secretariat allocates 2,000 out of 5,000 slots to needy but brilliant students for 2025/2026 academic year

The Ghana Scholarships Secretariat has officially launched the 2025 Local Tertiary Scholarships Programme, with 5,000 students expected to benefit from the scheme for the...

Second witness in Adu-Boahene, others trial to testify

The second prosecution witness in the trial of Kwabena Adu-Boahene and three others is expected to testify before the start of legal vacation on...

Former MIIF CEO stopped at Airport over unauthorised travel attempt while on OSP bail

The former Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), Mr. Edward Nana Yaw Koranteng, was stopped from boarding an international flight...

I’ll lead campaign against NDC if… – Nkaseim Chief

The Chief of Nkaseim in the Ahafo Region, Nana Danso Adjei Ababio, has warned that he will lead a campaign against the National Democratic...

EC sets September 2 for Akwatia by-election

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced that nominations for the upcoming Akwatia Constituency by-election will be open from Sunday, August 11, to...

50-year-old woman dies after falling into abandoned galamsey pit in Mpasatia

A 50-year-old woman, popularly known as Auntie Akos, has tragically died after falling into an abandoned mining pit at the Mpasatia Community Miner Site...

Bawku: Christian Council raises alarm over escalating violence, urges swift peace efforts

The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing conflict in Bawku in the Upper East Region, calling for urgent...

SHSs gear up for 6th edition of Energy Commission’s renewable energy zonal stage challenge

The Energy Commission of Ghana is set to host the Zonal Stage of the 6th Edition of the Senior High Schools Renewable Energy Challenge. This...

NPP deserves some credit for the current cedi stability – Joe Jackson

Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, says the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) deserves some credit for the recent stability of the...

Education Minister secures landmark partnership with Japanese government

Ghana’s Ministry of Education has entered into a landmark agreement with Japan’s Life is Tech organisation and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science...

Court grants GH₵10m bail to William Ato Essien pending appeal

The Court of Appeal has granted GH₵10 million bail, with two sureties, to William Ato Essien, former Managing Director and founder of the now-defunct...

JoyNews reporter detained by National Security amid coverage of McDan warehouse demolition

A journalist with JoyNews, Carlos Calony, has been detained by National Security operatives while covering the demolition of a warehouse owned by businessman Daniel...

Ghana’s road network in dire condition – Roads Minister

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has lamented the poor condition of Ghana’s road infrastructure, describing the current state of the network...

Finance Ministry approves recruitment of engineers to supervise roads – Kwame Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has disclosed that the Ministry of Finance has issued a warrant for the recruitment of...

Military alone can’t solve Bawku conflict – Paul Boateng warns

Security analyst Paul Boateng has cautioned that military intervention alone will not bring an end to the protracted conflict in Bawku and its surrounding...

Every region has a ‘Big Push’ project – Agbodza rebuffs Minority claims

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has dismissed claims by the Minority that the government’s ‘Big Push’ infrastructure initiative is being unfairly...

‘Big Push’ road projects to run 24 hours – Agbodza

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has announced that all road contracts under the government’s ambitious ‘Big Push’ infrastructure initiative will be...

Cabinet has approved the reintroduction of road tolls with modernised collection – Kwame Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has announced that Cabinet has given approval for the reintroduction of road and bridge tolls...

Era of unregulated and uncontrolled road contracts now a thing of the past – Roads Minister 

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has declared that the days of indiscriminate and unregulated awarding of road contracts are over. Addressing journalists...

Roads Minister questions Akufo-Addo’s 10,000km road claims

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has cast serious doubt on former President Akufo-Addo’s assertion that his administration constructed over 10,000 kilometres...

McDan’s Warehouse allegedly demolished by national security operatives

A warehouse owned by renowned Ghanaian businessman and Executive Chairman of the McDan Group, Daniel McKorley, was allegedly demolished late Monday night by national...

Girl, 7, killed in stampede during school graduation in Berekum

A 7-year-old Class 2 pupil, Jenissi Afena Amponsah Kyeremeh, has reportedly lost her life during a stampede at a graduation ceremony at Golden Child...