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Mother’s Day: First Lady Lordina Mahama celebrates Ghanaian mothers

The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama, has issued a heartfelt message to commemorate Mother’s Day. She expressed deep gratitude...

CHASS appeals to gov’t to equip technical schools in Oti region

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in the Oti Region has called on the government to enhance the education system by...

GH¢49m saga: IDEG Boss calls for probe into amounts put out by Adu-Boahene

Emmanuel Akwettey, Executive Director, Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), has urged a thorough investigation into the GH₵49 million disbursements alleged by former National Signals...

Galamsey: Ghana loses 44 forest reserves, over 5,252 hectares destroyed

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has said 44 forest reserves out of 288 in the country have been degraded,...

Passport Head Office shuts down after alleged attack by irate group

The Passport Head Office at Ridge in Accra has been temporarily closed following an alleged attack on staff by a group of aggrieved Zongo...

Man arrested in Akatsi for possessing Indian hemp [Photos]

The Ghana Police Service, through an intelligence-led operation, has arrested a suspect for possessing 92 slabs of a substance suspected to be Indian hemp. The...

Former GES boss denies wrongdoing in 2024 teachers’ recruitment 

Former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Eric Nkansah, has denied any wrongdoing in the 2024 teachers' recruitment. This follows claims by the...

Suzzy Pinamang arrives in UK for eye surgery [Video]

Suzzy Pinamang, the girl who was accidentally shot in the eye by a classmate, has safely arrived in the United Kingdom(UK) to undergo surgery. Suzzy...

Foreign Affairs Ministry rolls out passport delivery service

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has officially introduced a home and office passport delivery service for applicants. The sector minister, Samuel Okudzeto...

GH¢49m saga: We shouldn’t mix politics with law – Miracles Aboagye

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Special Aide to former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has warned against politicising the GH₵49 million National Signals Bureau controversy, insisting that...

Adu-Boahene’s prosecution must proceed to uncover any rogue operation – Bright Simons

Bright Simons, Honorary Vice President of IMANI-Africa, has called for the prosecution of former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene to continue unabated. Speaking...

Three armed robbers jailed over iPhone theft

The Ho Circuit Court has sentenced three individuals to a combined total of 19 years’ imprisonment for their involvement in a violent robbery near...

Two women kidnapped in Nigeria safely returned to Ghana 

The two Ghanaian women who were reportedly lured to Nigeria through a romance scam and subsequently held captive by a criminal syndicate have been...

ECG staff allegedly dupes Dambai residents over GH₵14k in fake meter registration scheme

A staff at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), William Keh, at Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality, has duped some 1,479 individuals worth...

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.)...