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Adom News’ Halidu Dasmani wins top award at Upper East GJA for impactful SRHR reporting

Adom Multimedia Group Limited’s Upper East Regional Correspondent, Halidu Dasmani, has been honoured as the Best Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Journalist...

Fomena Police Command appeals for more support to fight crime

The Fomena District Police Command has received a motorbike donation to aid its operations in combating crime across communities in the district. The donation, made...

President Mahama attends Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing

President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama have arrived in Beijing, China, to participate in a Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, jointly...

TDC Ghana introduces mandatory military training for NSS personnel

TDC Ghana Limited has announced a new policy requiring all National Service Personnel assigned to the company to undergo a two-week basic military and...

Five years in a row: UCC retains position as top university in Ghana and West Africa

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has once again consolidated its standing as a force to be reckoned with within the higher education landscape,...

Bono Regional Police embark on ‘Show of Force’ operation in Sampa

The Bono Regional Police Command has carried out a special security exercise dubbed “Operation Show of Force” in Sampa, the capital of the Jaman...

Two arrested over robbery and murder of 20-year-old at Tweapease-Aboo

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the robbery and killing of a 20-year-old, Kofi Mensah, at Tweapease-Aboo...

Interior Minister presents three buses to Ghana Prisons Service 

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has presented three new buses to the Ghana Prisons Service to boost the transportation of inmates to...

HeFRA shuts down 23 unlicensed health facilities nationwide

The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has closed 23 health facilities across Ghana found to be operating without valid licenses or failing to meet...

Mason rescued with severe leg injury after building collapse at Kasoa New Market

A mason who was trapped under debris after a building collapsed at Kasoa New Market has been rescued and taken to the Korle-Bu Teaching...

GES distributes over 6.6 million sanitary pads to schoolgirls nationwide

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rolled out the distribution of more than 6.6 million sanitary pads to schoolgirls across all 16 regions as...

Galamsey: I see NAIMOS as a rapid response, rather than a solution – Erastus Asare Donkor

JoyNews journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor, says while the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Squad (NAIMOS) is making some progress in the fight against illegal mining...

My words on ‘delayed prosecutions’ taken out of context – Domelevo

Board Chairman of the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO), Daniel Yao Domelevo, has explained that his recent comments regarding the Operation Recover All...

Corruption Fight: GH₵21bn recovery claim by ORAL was flawed – Egyapa Mercer

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi and former Minister for Tourism, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has questioned the feasibility of the government’s claim that it...

Mason trapped after building collapses at Kasoa New Market

A building collapse at Kasoa New Market in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region has trapped a mason under the rubble...

Body of boy, 12, swept away by floodwaters at Kasoa found after 4 days  

The body of 12-year-old David, who was swept away by the Okrudu River at Kasoa after a heavy downpour on Wednesday, has been discovered...

About 30,000 people infected with cancer annually – Atomic Energy Commission boss

The Deputy Director General of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Prof. Francis Hassford, has revealed that about 30,000 confirmed cancer cases are reported...

Ensure justice prevails in the face of cybercrimes – Judges urged

Justice Tanko Amadu, a Supreme Court Judge, has asked Judges to ensure that justice prevailed in the face of cybercrimes to deter online fraud...

Over 260 women receive free breast cancer screening in Kenyasi

More than 260 women in Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region have received free breast cancer screening through a joint initiative by the Cancer Support...

Cabinet has not proposed or approved sports levy – Kwakye Ofosu

The government has firmly dismissed reports claiming that Cabinet has approved a new “Sports Levy” to finance the proposed National Sports Development Fund. In a...

Stop using ‘Dr’ title – GTEC tells Kenneth Ashigbey

Following a petition and subsequent queries in relation to his use of the academic title "Dr," the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed...

Acting Chief Justice urges new lawyers to serve with integrity and compassion

Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie on Friday administered the oath of office to 824 newly qualified lawyers, urging them to uphold the highest standards...

824 new lawyers called to the Bar 

Ghana’s legal fraternity welcomed a new wave of professionals on Friday, October 10, as 824 newly qualified lawyers were officially called to the Ghana...

GMet warns of approaching rainstorm from Nigeria and Benin 

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued an alert cautioning the public about an approaching rainstorm originating from Nigeria and Benin, expected to move...

Family of Ghanaian US postal worker who died in custody demands justice

A newly filed federal lawsuit alleges that a Minnesota postal worker died after police officers and jail staff ignored clear signs he was suffering...

One killed, 3 injured after attack on Metro Mass bus near Nakpanduri

A suspected armed robbery attack on a Metro Mass Transit bus travelling from Bunkpurugu to Tamale has left one person dead and three others...

UNICEF, FDA study uncovers hidden lead poisoning threat in Ghana’s consumer products

A new study conducted by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has uncovered alarming levels...

It appears Wontumi’s case has taken a political twist – Former Law School Director

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Dr. Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has expressed deep concern over what he describes as the growing political undertones...

Kadjebi-Akan MP donates trunks and mattresses to SHS freshers

In a heartfelt initiative aimed at reducing the financial burden on parents, the Member of Parliament for the Kadjebi-Akan constituency in the Oti Region,...

Kwahu West Assembly members urged to join fight against galamsey

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kwahu West, Tamimu Halidu, has declared a firm stance against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, urging assembly...

Wontumi released after spending 3 nights in police custody

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been released from police custody after...

Galamsey: Enough of the talking, act now – TUC General Secretary tells President

The General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Joshua Ansah, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to take immediate and decisive action...

Shenmo Ghana to represent nation at 2nd African Shenmo Cup in Kigali

Shenmo Ghana will proudly represent the country at the upcoming 2nd African Shenmo Cup, a prestigious Pan-African abacus mental math competition and cultural exchange...

I want to leave behind a modernised prison system – Patience Baffoe-Bonnie

Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, has reaffirmed her commitment to transforming the country’s correctional facilities into a more modern, humane,...

Chiefs call for greater recognition in national development

The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has called on government to accord the chieftaincy institution greater recognition as a critical stakeholder in national...

Galamsey: TUC visits Kwanyako treatment plant, warns of looming water crisis 

Executives of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have visited the Agona Kwanyako Water Treatment Plant in the Central Region to investigate the ongoing water...

PURC audit reveals significant improvements in water treatment facilities

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has released the findings of its recent audit and inspection of Ghana Water Limited's (GWL) water treatment facilities...

NAIMOS task force arrests 28 illegal miners in Cape Three Point forest reserve

Following intelligence reports of ongoing illegal mining activities in the Cape Three Points Forest Reserve in the Western region, the NAIMOS task force conducted...

Former Law School Director alleges deep rot at Lands Commission 

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has raised serious concerns about what he describes as widespread malpractice and corruption within...

Ghana passes fifth review of IMF programme as reset agenda powers major economic gains

Ghana has reached a significant milestone in its economic recovery efforts with the successful conclusion of a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary...