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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...

Walewale MP condemns alleged military assault on journalist

The Member of Parliament for Walewale, Tiah Abdul-Kabiru Mahama, has strongly condemned the alleged assault of a journalist and several civilians by military personnel...

AMA removes makeshift mechanic sheds behind Awudome Cemetery

A task force of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has demolished two large makeshift sheds used as an auto-mechanic workshop behind the Awudome Cemetery...

Metro Mass spare parts stuck at port for 2 years

The Managing Director (MD) of Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL), Kale Cezar, has revealed that a container loaded with spare parts supplied by Dutch...

Man arrested for allegedly burying wife in his bedroom at Twifo Nuakrom

Residents of Twifo Nuamakrom in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region are in shock following the arrest of 50-year-old Kweku Charles, who...

Over 63,000 killed in road crashes since 1991 – NRSA

More than 63,000 people have died in road traffic crashes in Ghana since 1991, the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has revealed. According to the...

Education Minister donates GH₵100,000 to Ga Mantse’s Education Fund

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has donated GH₵100,000 to the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II’s Education Fund to support the academic...

Baba Jamal files to contest Ayawaso East NDC Primary

Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Jamal, says his decision to return home to contest the Ayawaso East parliamentary seat is motivated by a...

Family of late Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings denies circulating will, labels it a scam

The family of the late former First Lady, Her Excellency Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has strongly refuted the authenticity of a document circulating on social...

Energy Minister commissions Ghana’s first-ever CNG facility

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has described the commissioning of Ghana’s first-ever Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) facility as...

Mahama using Akufo-Addo’s roadmap – Charles Bissue on galamsey fight

Charles Bissue, former IMCIM secretary, has insisted that Ghana’s current fight against illegal mining is not a matter of new ideas, but of continuity...

Ghana donates engineering equipment to Jamaican Defence Force for hurricane recovery

President John Dramani Mahama has handed over engineering equipment and supplies to the Jamaican Defence Force to support recovery and reconstruction efforts following Hurricane...

Ketu South MP supports youth with start-up equipment

The Member of Parliament for Ketu South and Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Dzifa Abla Gomashie, has awarded certificates and start-up tools...

Adu-Boahen questions year-long delay in clearing VDL container

Former Managing Director of Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL), Albert Adu-Boahen, has expressed surprise that a container of spare parts supplied by Dutch firm...

Dzifa Gomashie launches filmmaking training for youth in Ketu South

The Member of Parliament for Ketu South and Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Dzifa Abla Gomashie, has rolled out a filmmaking training...