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#BeginningTheYearRightSeries2025: How to become the JM of your life [Video]

A Life and Business Transformation Coach, Richmond Kwame Frimpong, has outlined tips that individuals desiring a successful life in 2025 and beyond must hold...

Mahama to engage Asantehene on Jan. 19 over Bawku conflict

President John Mahama is set to visit the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, this weekend as part of his ongoing mediation efforts to secure...

Mahama appoints Charles Kipo as Director-General of NIB

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Charles Kipo as the new Director-General of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB).The announcement, made on January 14, 2025,...

Ato Forson won’t do badly as Minister of Finance – Dr Kabiru

The newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Walewale in the North East Region, Dr Tiah Kabiru Mahama, has expressed...

Reboot Your Life Series: Live within your means for financial discipline – Yaw Lartey

A Partner and Financial Advisor at Deloitte Ghana, Yaw Appiah Lartey, has urged Ghanaians to adopt financial discipline by living within their means.Speaking on...

Private SHSs in Ghana ready to embrace Free SHS initiative – Minority to Mahama, Ato Forson

The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over the exclusion of private Senior High Schools (SHS) from the Free SHS programme, urging President John...

Mahama recalls diplomatic passports issued by Akufo-Addo’s government

President John Mahama has recalled all diplomatic and service passports issued by the Akufo-Addo administration.According to the Presidency, the decision is to verify and...

Catholic Bishops urge Mahama to fast-track Anti-LGBT+ Bill

The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference has urged the government, led by President John Dramani Mahama, to swiftly reintroduce the Human Sexual Rights and Family...

GNFS raises concerns over Kantamanto market reconstruction

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has voiced concerns regarding the ongoing reconstruction of the Kantamanto Market, stating that traders have not adequately consulted...

Former Ashanti Regional Minister speaks on abandoned presidential villa

Former Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah has refuted claims of intentionally abandoning the Presidential Villa and the Regional Minister’s Bungalow at the Ashanti Regional...

I haven’t sent anybody to take over Trade Fair – Raymond Archer

Former editor of the Enquirer newspaper, Raymond Archer, has denied any involvement in an alleged takeover of the Ghana Trade Fair Company following his...

22-year-old graduate loses life in tragic motorcycle accident at Twifo Praso

A tragic accident near a galamsey site in Twifo Mmaa Baasa, in the Twifo Atti Morkwa District of the Central Region, has claimed the...

See the deadline for the University of Ghana’s random bed allocation for level 100 students

The University of Ghana (UG) has announced the continuation of its Open Random Bed Allocation system for the 2024/2025 academic year.This initiative, which was...

National Peace Council speaks on Mahama’s visit to Bawku

The Executive Secretary of the National Peace Council has emphasised the significance of President John Mahama’s recent visit to Bawku, describing it as a...

Mahama meets Mamprugu King over Bawku chieftaincy stalemate

On Tuesday, January 14, President John Mahama held a closed-door meeting with the King of Mamprugu, Naa Bohaga Abdulai Mahami Sheriga II, at the...

Mahama calls for robust investment to uplift vulnerable populations

President John Mahama has opened this year’s New Year School with a call for robust investment to uplift the vulnerable in society.The President stressed...

Scores injured in Walewale after alleged military brutality

Dozens of residents in Walewale, North East Region, have reportedly sustained severe injuries after a violent crackdown by armed military personnel.Witnesses claim the soldiers...

Why Mahama’s gov’t wants to re-introduce Public Tribunal system – Ayine

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, in its manifesto presented for the 2024 general election, promised to reintroduce the public tribunal system, which existed...

Engender trust to resolve Bawku crisis – Nitiwul advises

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has highlighted the critical need to build trust as a foundation for resolving the long-standing conflict in Bawku.Speaking on...

Bawku peace eluded us despite our best efforts – Former Defence Minister

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has expressed regrets over his tenure, particularly regarding the challenges in achieving lasting peace in Bawku. Speaking on Joy News'...

Shop manager and worker accused of stealing ₵344,960 from Accra businesswoman

Two individuals have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly dishonestly appropriating GH¢344,960.Gyasi Robert Sekyere, unemployed, and Esther Akuamoah face charges of conspiracy...

Couple charged for selling same land to multiple buyers in GH¢320,000 Ofankor scam

A couple has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court, accused of defrauding an urban planner of GH¢320,000 by falsely promising to sell him a...

Ada chiefs call for calm after Electrochem attack disrupts salt mining operations

The recent attack on Electrochem Ghana Ltd has received condemnation from some quarters, with the latest coming from Ada Traditional Council.Mankralo for the Council,...

Mason remanded for biting ex-lover’s upper lips in failed reconciliation attempt

The Bibiani District Court has remanded into police custody a mason for allegedly biting off the upper lips of his ex-girlfriend at Atronsu in...

Tragic fire destroys entire yam harvest of Kpandai farmer, leaving family in despair

A fire, which, occurred under unclear circumstances and destroyed over 1,400 tubers of yam and more than 5,000 yam sets has left a 35-year-old...

Fire Service calls for installation of fire extinguishers, detectors at marketplaces

The Assistant Divisional Officer Grade One (ADO1) Victor Gyan, the Bono East Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), has called...

South Korean authorities arrest impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean anti-corruption investigators have arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence, after an hours-long standoff with his security staff and supporters. Yoon...

UK’s Treasury minister resigns over anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh

Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned after growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh.She had referred herself to the prime minister's standards adviser,...

First days in office: Mahama hits the ground running with major reforms and bold directives

President John Mahama has wasted no time in rolling out a series of decisive reforms and directives aimed at addressing critical issues in Ghana,...

Tribunal system proposal is atrocious and evil – Former Law School Director criticizes NDC

Former Director of Ghana School of Law, Kweku Ansa Asare, has criticised the proposal to reintroduce the tribunal system under the Mahama-led government, labelling...

COCOBOD seizes three trucks with smuggled cocoa and lumber in Bono Region

The Bono Regional Office of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has seized three heavy-duty trucks loaded with bags of cocoa and lumber suspected of...

KNUST signs MoU with Estonian Academy of Arts for mutual growth in education and research

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Estonian Academy of Arts to strengthen...

Mahama shouldn’t appoint a native of Bawku or Kusasi as Regional Minister – Asamoah Boateng

Former Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has urged the government not to politicise the ongoing conflict in Bawku.Speaking on Joy...

President Mahama appoints Justina Nelson as Acting CEO of MIIF

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Justina Nelson as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income and Investment Fund (MIIF).The appointment was...

Dr. Frank Amoakohene – Profile of the Ashanti Regional Minister Designate

President John Dramani Mahama has nominated the current Ashanti Regional NDC Secretary, Dr. Frank Amoakohene Regional Minister, taking over from Simon Osei Mensah.In a...

Your policies have laid groundwork for Ghana’s future – IMF to Akufo-Addo

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva has lauded former President Akufo-Addo's administration for laying a solid foundation for Ghana's economic...

Okponglo royal family warns encroachers disguised as ORAL team

The Regent of Okponglo, Nii Sowah Ako Odoi has issued a stern warning to encroachers disguised as the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team...

GNACOPS accuses MoE of autocratic leadership in Free SHS policy

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has issued a strong critique of the Ministry of Education (MoE) over its handling of the...

Photos from the vetting of Ato Forson, John Jinapor, and Dominic Ayine

Ato Forson, John Jinapor, and Dominic Ayine were nominated by President John Dramani Mahama for the positions of Minister for Finance, Minister for Energy,...

Former Deputy AG proposes dedicated investigators for AG office

Former Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has proposed that the Office of the Attorney General (AG) establish its own team of investigators to...