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Cocoa farmers urged to invest in their children’s education

Cocoa farmers have been encouraged to prioritize their children's education and seek alternative income sources to support their families. A community development leader at Beyond...

Ghana Post welcomes new leadership

Ghana Post, the designated postal administrator and the country’s leading courier service provider, has announced the appointment of Rita Sraha as Managing Director and...

LI 2462 repeal process underway, to be laid soon – Environment Minister assures

The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Murtala Mohammed, has assured Ghanaians that the process to repeal Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462 has...

KNUST murder: Court receives amended charge sheet, autopsy report

The prosecution handling the murder case of Joana Yabane, a final-year student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has submitted...

Mahama appoints new Acting Service Chiefs for Ghana Armed Forces

President John Mahama has appointed new Acting Service Chiefs for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) as part of efforts to restructure the military’s leadership. The...

Sales agent imprisoned for allegedly squandering company’s GH¢75,895 on betting

A 24-year-old sales agent at the Mile 8 branch of Obrempong Cold Store in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been sentenced to seven years...

Military officer shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Bawku

An officer of the Ghana Armed Forces has reportedly been shot dead following a brutal attack by unidentified armed men in Bawku, in the...

Government launches Blue Water Guards programme to protect Ghana’s rivers

The government, through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has launched the Blue Water River Guard training program, a key initiative under the...

Konkomba chiefs urged to prioritise peace for development

Former Oti Regional Minister, DSP (Rtd) Daniel Machator, has urged Konkomba chiefs to unite and prioritize peace to foster development within their communities. Speaking during...

Parliamentary Service Board for 9th Parliament inaugurated

The Parliamentary Service Board for the 9th Parliament has been inaugurated by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, in line with the 1992 Constitution and...

Man, 22, found dead in abandoned galamsey pit near Fomena

A 22-year-old man, Rockson Gyimah, has been found dead in an abandoned galamsey pit at Old Ayaase near Fomena in the Adansi North District...

Kpandai suffers third windstorm in a month; schools, homes destroyed

The Kpandai District in the Northern Region has suffered another destructive windstorm, the third in just a month. The latest storm has severely damaged several...

Remain loyal, don’t betray the trust – Yagbonwura tells gov’t appointees

The overlord of Gonjaland, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, has advised government appointees from his jurisdiction to remain loyal and uphold the trust President...

Respond to Ofori-Atta’s suit – Frank Davies to Special Prosecutor

A member of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s legal team, Frank Davies, has criticized the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyabeng, for what he describes as...

CLOGSAG maintains stance against Birth and Death Registrar

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has reaffirmed its stance against political appointments in the civil service, insisting that leadership...

Asantehene reaffirms commitment to lasting peace in Bawku

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has reaffirmed his commitment to resolving the protracted conflict in Bawku, stating that discussions with key stakeholders are...

Ahmed Suale’s ‘friend’ arrested in connection with his murder 

The Ghana Police Service, in its efforts to further investigate the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale, has arrested a key suspect linked to...

Customs seizes GH₵20 million worth of opioids at Tema Port

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has seized a 40-foot container of opioid pharmaceuticals worth GH₵20 million at the Tema Port. This...

What Asantehene said concerning the Free SHS policy [Video]

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for a review of Ghana’s Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, suggesting that families who can...

Ambrose Edwin Nsarkoh appointed Deputy CEO of GEPA

Ambrose Edwin Nsarkoh has been appointed as the Deputy CEO of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), a strategic move aimed at bolstering the...

Galamsey: Nine, including five foreigners, arrested along Black Volta in Savannah Region

A joint security task force, led by the Savannah Regional Security Council (REGSEC), has arrested nine suspected illegal miners, including five foreign nationals, in...

40-year-old man drowns in well while working at Enyan Abaasa

A 40-year-old man, Yaw Abakah, has drowned in a well at Enyan Abaasa in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region. According to...

Volta NDC lauds Mahama for financial commitment to Akosombo Dam spillage

the Volta Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed appreciation to President John Mahama for his commitment to addressing the plight...

No increment approved; report drivers charging new fares – GPRTU to commuters

the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has urged the public to report any station or driver who increases and charges new fares, following...

Constitutional Review will lead to meaningful reforms – Prof Prempeh

The Chairman of the Constitutional Review Committee, Prof. Henry Kwasi Prempeh, has expressed confidence that the ongoing constitutional review process will lead to meaningful...

Former MP calls Kissi Agyebeng a ‘Social Media Special Prosecutor’

Former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Ebenezer Gilbert Nii Narh Nartey, has criticized Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, describing him as a “social media...

CDD-Ghana holds Town Hall Meeting in Ho to gather citizens’ expectations

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has organized a town hall meeting in Ho, the Volta Regional capital, to engage citizens and gather...

Education Minister visits Labone SHS after dormitory fire [Video]

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has visited Labone Senior High School (SHS) following a fire outbreak that destroyed three girls’ dormitories. The fire broke out on...

Police disciplinary convictions dropped from 17% to 7% under Dampare – Criminologist

Professor Justice Tankebe, a criminology and criminal justice expert at the University of Cambridge, has raised concerns over the sharp decline in the conviction...

Kwawu Pepease Kingmakers urge IGP to intervene in chieftaincy dispute

Kwawu Pepease kingmakers in the Kwawu East District of the Eastern Region have called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to strengthen security...

I want to see it and believe it – Minister on politicians’ role in galamsey [Listen]

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, has stated that she cannot confirm whether politicians and politically exposed persons are making the fight...

Aggrey Memorial students sleep in hallways, call for urgent infrastructure

Students of Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion School have raised concerns about congestion in dormitories and called for urgent infrastructural support. Reiterating the call, the Girls’...

Goldbod will become an avenue for state-sponsored ‘galamsey’ if… – Mining Consultant [Audio]

Mining Consultant Wisdom Edem Gomashie has raised concerns about the operations of the Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD), warning that without proper mechanisms, the initiative...

Students with Special Needs welcome free tertiary education policy

The Campus Association of Students with Special Needs has welcomed the introduction of free tertiary education for persons with disabilities under John Dramani Mahama’s...

Finance Minister urges Parliament to support 2025 budget estimates

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has called on Members of Parliament to support the passage of the 2025 budget estimates to enable the...

Teacher in court for stealing, defrauding by false pretence

A 47-year-old teacher, Ernestina Koranteng, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing $11,000 and defrauding a Ghanaian resident in the United...

‘Mic On, Barriers Off’: JoyNews documentary explores what media freedom means to persons with disabilities

JoyNews is set to premiere its latest Hotline documentary, Mic On, Barriers Off, on Monday, March 17, 2025. Produced by Emmanuel Dzivenu, the documentary explores...

Dismissal of workers: CSOs, Labour Unions urged to speak out against gov’t action

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has questioned the silence of civil society groups and labour unions regarding the government's mass dismissal of Ghanaian...

Keta Police intercept hard drugs, arrest three for smuggling

The Keta Divisional Police Command in the Volta Region has arrested three suspects for allegedly transporting hard drugs, known as ‘Taramaking,’ from Togo to...

Media Coalition against illegal mining calls for state of emergency to reclaim lands

Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has reiterated the urgent need to reclaim Ghana’s lands and forest reserves from...