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Key suspect in GHC7.5 million Adabraka jewellery shop robbery remanded

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded the key suspect arrested in connection with a daylight robbery at a jewellery shop at Adabraka in 2024. The...

NPA commits to sustainable development through effective petroleum regulation – Tamekloe

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tamekloe Esq., has highlighted the Authority’s pivotal role in promoting sustainable development...

Woman found dead with body parts missing at Tetegu Junction

A woman believed to be in her late 20s has been found dead, with some body parts missing, at Tetegu Junction on the Accra-Kasoa...

Six killed, two in critical condition in Aboboyaa–timber truck accident at Sefwi Asikuma

Six people have been killed and two others are in critical condition following a fatal road accident involving an aboboyaa (tricycle) and a timber...

Avoid pessimism and be grateful for national progress – Dr Wengam urges Ghanaians

The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, Dr Stephen Wengam, has urged Ghanaians to avoid pessimism and focus on the nation’s achievements...

Go out and seek jobs; they won’t come to you at home – Nukpenu urges youth

The Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu, has urged unemployed young people to be proactive in their search...

Mahama urges appointees to govern with humility and empathy

President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned government appointees against complacency, reminding them that authority is not permanent and must be exercised with humility, empathy,...

Regina Daniels undergoes drug test in UK to refute addiction claims

Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has undergone a drug test in the United Kingdom to refute allegations of drug abuse that have circulated widely on...

Five arrested over brutal assault on Kade SHTS teacher

The Cyber Security Unit of the Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Kade Police, has arrested five suspects in connection with the assault...

Pilgrims Affairs Office closes payments for Hajj 2026

The  office responsible for managing the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, the Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG), has stopped receiving payments for the 2026...

Atta Mills stands tallest among Fourth Republic Presidents – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has described the late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills as the best leader Ghana has produced under the...

Bawumia’s character reflects genuine national progress, not personal ambition – Akosua Manu asserts

Akosua Manu, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 parliamentary candidate for Adentan, has described Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as a leader motivated by genuine national...

Akufo-Addo’s legacy will be vindicated with time – Anthony Karbo

Senior Advisor to the 2025 Bawumia Campaign, Anthony Abayifaa Karbo, has defended the record of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, asserting that history...

IMF-reported $214m gold trading loss occurred after my exit from PMMC – Nana Awuah

Former Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Nana Akwasi Awuah, has clarified that the $214 million trading loss reported by the...

Former PMMC boss advises GoldBod against repeat of past trading losses

Former Managing Director of PMMC, Nana Akwasi Awuah, has cautioned the new GoldBod management to adopt strict and pragmatic measures as it prepares to...

PMMC made no losses under my leadership – Nana Akwasi Awuah

Former Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Nana Akwasi Awuah, has rejected claims that the company incurred losses during his tenure...

PMMC turned around from crisis to record profits by 2024 – Former MD

Nana Akwasi Awuah has revealed that PMMC transitioned from a severe financial crisis to sustained profitability during his tenure as Managing Director from 2021...

Akonta Mining docket reached Attorney-General’s office only in September 2025 – Ministry

The Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice has disclosed that it did not receive any case docket from the Criminal Investigations Department...

Alhaji Agongo condemns assault on Class Media journalist, demands justice and police action

Alhaji Seidu Agongo has condemned the assault of a Class Media Group journalist by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service, describing the incident...

We are yet to see Bawumia’s electoral ceiling – Amin Adam

Former Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is yet to fully test the electoral strength of its 2024...

Livestream: Mahama holds thanksgiving service to mark first year in office

President John Dramani Mahama's non-denominational Thanksgiving Service to commemorate the first anniversary of his administration is currently underway. The event at the Forecourt of the...

Gov’t can pay – Austin Gamey backs nurses and midwives’ salary claims

Labour consultant Austin Gamey says government has the capacity to pay salary arrears owed to unpaid nurses and midwives, urging restraint as pressure mounts...

GWL urges residents to provide feedback to resolve irregular water supply

The Director of Communications at Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Stanley Martey, says irregular water supply in parts of Accra and other urban centres can...

Ghana, UK begin moves to upgrade bilateral ties to strategic partnership

Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that Ghana and the United Kingdom have initiated steps to elevate their bilateral relations to a...

Chonke Paramount Chief demands GTEC transfer of DACE Principal

The paramount chief has given the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) an ultimatum to transfer Dr. (Mrs.) Benedicta Awusi Atiku, principal of Dambai College...

Illegal mining, polluted water key warning signs in Mahama’s first year – Asah Asante

Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, a political scientist and Head of the Centre for European Studies at the University of Ghana, has warned that the government’s...

VAT cut puts GH¢6.5bn back in shoppers’ pockets as prices fall

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says recent VAT reforms are easing pressure on consumers, with about GH¢6.5 billion returned to households following a drop...

TEN oil field partners agree to buy FPSO, cut costs from 2026

Partners in Ghana’s Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) oil fields have agreed on final sale and purchase terms to acquire the floating production, storage...

Ghana still training graduates for 1980s, not 2030 – Ishmael Yamson

Dr Ishmael Yamson, the Board Chairman of MTN Ghana, has called for a shift in how Ghana values technical and vocational skills, warning that...

Power outage to hit Cape Coast on Jan. 8

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, in collaboration with the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO), has announced that residents of Cape Coast and...

Tema Meridian Hotel redevelopment: Youth protest private developer’s takeover and destroys new fence wall

A group of young people from Tema Manhean in the Greater Accra Region has protested the takeover and redevelopment of the defunct Tema Meridian...

Mahama to hold thanksgiving service to mark first year in office

President John Dramani Mahama is set to hold a Non-Denominational Thanksgiving Service today, January 7, 2026, to commemorate the first anniversary of his administration. The...

JoyNews launches ‘Roads of Peril’ on January 8 to expose dangers lurking on Ghana’s roads

JoyNews on January 8 begins a compelling investigative feature series titled 'Roads of Peril', produced by Pearl Ofori, shining a spotlight on the dangerous...

Protests won’t fix pay crisis – Austin Gamey urges patience among unpaid nurses and midwives

Labour consultant Austin Gamey has cautioned unpaid nurses and midwives against resorting to demonstrations or legal action, insisting that such approaches will not resolve...

Sad news hits former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko

Former Energy Minister, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, has lost his elder sister, Mrs. Awura Abena Pokua Agyarko-Aninakwah, popularly known as Awura Abena School Uniforms. A statement...

Awaso STEM SHS matron, cook granted bail as assistant matron is arrested

The Sehwi Wiawso Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship Eric Baah Boateng, has granted bail to the matron and a cook of Awaso...

Boy, 20, arrested over GHS40,000 MoMo fraud

A 20-year-old man, Frederick Doomson, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a mobile money vendor of GHS40,000 at Assin Asaman in the Central Region. According...

Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister commissions passport application centre in Sehwi Wiawso

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, James Gyakye Quayson, has commissioned a new Passport Application Centre in Sehwi Wiawso in the...

Government can pay – Austin Gamey backs nurses and midwives’ salary claims

Labour consultant Austin Gamey says government has the capacity to pay salary arrears owed to unpaid nurses and midwives, urging restraint as pressure mounts...

GIS pledges no cover-up following Officer’s arrest in ammunition case

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has confirmed the arrest of one of its officers, Assistant Immigration Control Officer I (AICO I) Ahmed Abdul Samad,...