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Ghana Standards Authority denies GH¢6 cement price hike

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has denied circulating reports on social media claiming that cement prices will rise by ¢6 per bag starting Monday,...

We’ve not made contact with Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu yet – US Ambassador

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Emmanuel Victor Smith, has revealed that officials at Ghana’s mission in the US have not yet been able...

Asuogyaman MP supports 220 more students, GES commends gesture as a boost to tertiary enrolment

The Asuogyaman District Director of Education, Madam Augustina Adwoa Owusu, has stated that the annual tertiary education support scheme instituted by the Member of...

Speeding, drink-driving behind 18.5% surge in road fatalities -NRSA

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has renewed calls for stricter compliance with traffic laws after road crashes claimed 2,673 lives between January and...

First-time at Kwame Nkrumah Circle? here’s how to stay safe

Kwame Nkrumah Circle is one of Accra’s busiest transport and commercial hubs. Long-distance buses and vehicles operate day and night, linking all 16 regions...

JoyNews uncovers details behind arrest of 17 Burkinabe soldiers by Ghanaian security officials

JoyNews has uncovered new details surrounding the arrest of 17 armed Burkinabe soldiers by Ghanaian security forces on December 30, 2025, an incident that...

Serwaa Amihere apologises to PRESEC over ‘homosexual breeding ground’ comment

Broadcast journalist and lawyer Serwaa Amihere has issued a public apology following criticism over comments linked to her suggesting that Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High...

Four including children killed after truck crashes into salon at Kumawu

Four people, including two minors, have died after a tipper truck crashed into a hair salon at Kumawu in the Ashanti Region. The fatal accident...

Tension mounts in Akyem Akroso over plans to sell royal cemetery for supermarket project

Tension is rising at Akyem Akroso in the Asene-Manso-Akroso District of the Eastern Region following a dispute between the Towa No. 1 Royal Family...

Aide to NTMT boss arrested amid intensified crackdown on illegal logging

An aide to the Director of the newly inaugurated National Timber Monitoring Team (NTMT), identified as Edem, has been arrested by the Tepa Police...

Ghanaian family disowns relative after fraud conviction in Australia

A Ghanaian family has publicly distanced itself from a relative, Maxwell Kyere, following his conviction in Australia for offences related to financial fraud and...

Student in court over GH¢24,849 ATM card theft  

A student has been arraigned before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly using a GCB Bank automated teller machine (ATM) card to withdraw GH¢24,849 from two...

Driver rams into robbers, foils MoMo robbery at Darkuman

A robbery attempt at Darkuman in Accra was foiled on Tuesday after a quick-thinking motorist rammed his vehicle into two suspected armed robbers who...

Suspect in Kalakpa Resource guard murder allegedly commits suicide in cell

The prime suspect in the murder of Raphael Ganyo, a resource guard at the Kalakpa Resource Reserve, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging while...

NPA pushes back on proposals to scrap Fuel Price Floor Policy

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has pushed back against calls to remove the Fuel Price Floor Programme, insisting the policy remains necessary due to...

Fire guts warehouse at Ashaiman Gulf City

A major fire outbreak has been reported at a warehouse located at Ashaiman, Gulf City, prompting a swift emergency response from the Ghana National...

53 arrested in major cybercrime ring bust in Accra

A multi-agency security team has dismantled a network of suspected cybercrime centers operating in multiple suburbs of Greater Accra, resulting in the arrest of...

Bureau of Languages approve Ahanta Language orthography for use in schools

The Ahanta Language Orthography has been officially endorsed for use in educational institutions across Ahanta land, paving the way for the teaching, learning and...

Driver injured in accident on Ejisu Manhyia-Adadientem road

A severe road accident was recorded on the Ejisu Manhyia/Adadientem stretch in the Ashanti Region involving a Ford bus with registration number AS 9856-22...

Court remands farmer over GH¢110,000 car fraud

A 54-year-old farmer, believed to be part of a vehicle fraud syndicate, has been remanded into police custody by the Amasaman Circuit Court to...

Galamsey: NAIMOS arrests foreign nationals, cleans up Birim River

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) disrupted multiple illegal mining sites, destroyed equipment, and arrested foreign nationals in the Eastern Region. The operations, conducted...

Ekosiisen ‘Beginning The Year Right’ Conference highlights financial independence and purpose [Photos]

The Ekosiisen Beginning The Year Right Conference was held on Saturday, January 17, at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, urging Ghanaians to be...

34 injured in another gory accident at Asuboi

Thirty-four passengers were injured when a 34-seater KIA Grandbird bus overturned on the Accra-Kumasi Highway at Asuboi early Saturday morning. The Suhum Municipal Fire Station...

Man captured in viral video assaulting lady remanded amid new sextortion allegations

Christford Affadu Danful, also known as Ekow Black, has been remanded in police custody over a viral video showing him physically assaulting a woman...

Hwidiem chief lauds government’s 24-hour market initiative to boost local economy

The Paramount Chief of Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region, Osuodumgya Barima Apea-Dwaah Boafo, has praised the government’s plan to introduce 24-hour economy markets, describing...

Nkoko Nketenkete project: Adansi Asokwa Assembly distributes 10,000 chicks to farmers

The Adansi Asokwa District Assembly has launched the Nkoko Nketenkete poultry project by distributing 10,000 chickens to over 150 farmers in the district. The...

Labourer remanded for threatening to kill mother

A 25-year-old labourer has been remanded into prison custody by the Toase District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for allegedly threatening to...

PRESEC rejects claims labeling school a ‘breeding ground for homosexuals’

The management of Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon, has strongly condemned a statement made by lawyer and media personality Miss Serwaa Amihere,...

Fire guts temporary wooden structures at Afful Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region

A fire outbreak has destroyed several temporary wooden structures at Afful Nkwanta, an area in the Ashanti Region occupied by scrap dealers, leaving many...

Education Ministry rejects claims Haruna Iddrisu approved controversial SHS teacher manual

The Ministry of Education has dismissed claims that the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, authorised a Senior High School (SHS) teacher manual containing definitions...

Deputy Education Minister directs GES to act on video of SHS students displaying charms

The Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Clement Apaak, has directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take immediate action following the circulation of a...

Akyem Apinamang installs Nkosuohene, pledges support for roads and education for disabled children

The chiefs and people of Akyem Apinamang in the Denkyembour District of the Eastern Region have installed Bafour Nana Gyebi as the Nkosuohene of...

Government assures minimal power disruption during WAPCo maintenance

Government has assured the public of minimal disruption to electricity supply as the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) undertakes a scheduled maintenance exercise...

Beginning the Year Right Series 2026: Dr. Paul Mante outlines steps to achieve financial independence

Dr. Paul Mante of EDC Investments Ltd. has urged Ghanaians to take deliberate steps toward financial independence, stressing that a good salary alone does...

I don’t want my people to be mistreated by ICE — Ambassador Victor Smith tells US Senator

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Victor Emmanuel Smith, has said his diplomatic engagements are aimed at improving economic opportunities for Ghanaian...

NACOC storms Budumburam, arrests notorious drug queen in major anti-narcotics sweep

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has carried out a major operation in Budumburam and surrounding communities in the Central Region, resulting in multiple arrests...

Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu must be arrested immediately on arrival; sent to prison – Ex-Deputy AG

Former Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has stated that Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, the former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer, should be arrested...

I’ll be surprised if Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu is granted bail on arrival – Bobby Banson

Lawyer and Lecturer at the Ghana School of Law, Bobby Banson, has stated that he would be surprised if former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer...

Sedina Tamakloe’s US arrest vindicates work we started in office – Tuah-Yeboah

A former Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has expressed satisfaction with the arrest of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu in the United States, saying...

“Let our boast be in Him alone”—Multimedia CEO to staff at thanksgiving service

The Multimedia Group Limited has held its annual thanksgiving service, bringing management and staff together in praise, reflection, and renewed commitment to God as...