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ECG explains factors behind rising electricity bills

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed rising electricity bills to a combination of approved tariffs, household consumption patterns, inefficient appliances, and poor...

Nigerian arrested for allegedly defiling 15-year-old girl in bush at Gomoa Nkwantanan

A Nigerian national in his late 30s has been arrested and detained by the Awutu District Police Command for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl...

Oti House of Chiefs urges review of Minerals and Mining Policy Act

The president of the Oti House of Chiefs, Nana Soglo Alloh IV, has called on the government to consider reviewing the Minerals and Mining...

Galamsey threats could trigger Ghana energy blackout

Several communities in Tarkwa, Damang, Chirano, Edikan, and Wassa, already reeling from the impacts and pressures of illegal mining, are now under threat as...

Ridge Hospital assault: Did we expect Health Minister to remove his shirt and attack Ralph? PRO asks critics [Audio]

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Tony Goodman, has defended Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh amidst public backlash over his conduct following...

Police too weak to tackle electoral violence in by-elections – Dr. Tutu-Boahene

A political analyst at the University of Education, Winneba, Dr. Bernard Tutu-Boahene, has criticized the Ghana Police Service for its long-standing inability to prevent...

Illegal mining threatens Akroma Gold Mining Company’s survival

Akroma Gold Mining Company, located at Kwawu Esaase in the Kwawu West Municipality of the Eastern Region, is facing severe challenges due to the...

Mechanic convicted for stealing deliveryman’s motorbike

A motorbike mechanic, Godfred Atta Hagan, who stole a deliveryman’s Royal Motorbike worth GH¢13,000, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour...

GHATFRAM urges gov’t to include traditional medicines in NHIA drugs list

The Ghana Association of Traditional Healers (GHATFRAM) has appealed to the government to include traditional medicines in the NHIA’s list of approved drugs. Okogyeabibidruo Nana...

Two major Ahafo roads to be constructed under Big Push Programme – Highways Director

The Ghana Highways Authority (GHA) Director for the Ahafo Region, Engineer Victor Nyantakyi, has announced that two major roads in the region—the Tepa–Goaso and...

GJA commiserates with Asantehene and Asanteman on passing of Asantehemaa

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has expressed its deepest condolences to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Royal Family, and Asanteman following the...

Foreign Affairs Minister announces modalities for assessment of envoys 

Ghana will, from September 1, introduce performance targets for all ambassadors and diplomats, requiring them to deliver measurable results in attracting investment and creating...

We can’t give quarterly timetable for disbursement – DACF Administrator

The District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) is unable to publish a release schedule because it does not generate funds by itself, the Administrator of...

Gov’t should shut down office for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations – Mystic Twins

Life coaches in mysticism, psychic practices, and spirituality, the Mystic Twins, have called on the government to shut down the Office of the Presidential...

Mahama courts Japanese investors, highlights Ghana’s gateway to Africa’s 1.4 billion market

President John Mahama has urged Japanese businesses to seize Ghana’s strategic position as a gateway to Africa and take advantage of a continental market...

GTA boss becomes first recipient of GH¢150,000 Ghana Gold Pendant

The CEO of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Maame Efua Houadjeto, has become the first recipient of the newly launched Ghana Gold Pendant, a...

Did Mahama fly commercial or private? Flight records reveal the truth behind Japan trip

Controversy has trailed President John Mahama’s departure from Accra on Sunday, August 17, 2025, for his official visits to Japan and Singapore. While the Presidency...

CDS presents posthumous promotions to families of helicopter crash victims

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, on Tuesday, August 19, conferred ranks and insignia on the families of Ghana Armed...

President Ruto hails Zoomlion’s bold waste solutions at Kenya DevCon2025

The President of Kenya, H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, has commended Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group, for its significant investment...

Sunyani traders raise alarm over overflowing septic tank at Wednesday Market

Traders at the Sunyani Wednesday Market have expressed concern over unbearable conditions caused by the continuous flow of human waste from a leaking septic...

Police confirm weapons in abandoned car linked to Mpohor gold robbery

The Ghana Police Service has recovered weapons, ammunition, and clothing items believed to be connected to the recent gold shop robbery at Mpohor in...

Ghana cedi is world’s best-performing currency – Mahama tells investors in Japan

President John Mahama has declared that the Ghanaian cedi is the best-performing currency in the world this year, as he urged Japanese businesses to...

The West only taught us English, nothing more – Jacob Zuma urges Africa to rely on its own resources

Former South African President, Jacob Zuma has called on African nations to chart a path of economic independence by leveraging their own resources and...

No direct and immediate evidence of corruption found against Cecilia Dapaah – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has disclosed that its extensive investigation into former Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, uncovered...

Mahama appoints Domelevo as EOCO Board Chairman

Former Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has been appointed as the new Board Chairman of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). Mr. Domelevo is widely...

Newly sworn-in EOCO board tasked to ensure proper recovery of state funds

The newly sworn-in board of the Economic Organized Crime Office has been directed by the office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice...

Majority of health facility equipment no longer functioning – Minister

Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that about 70 to 80 percent of equipment in the country’s health facilities are no longer functioning,...

Minority’s calls to arrest suspect who assaulted Ridge Hospital nurses ‘fair’ – Health Minister

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has affirmed that calls for the arrest of the individual who assaulted nurses at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital...

Attorney General charges Legal Service Board to tackle lawyers’ low pay  

The newly inaugurated board of the Legal Service has been tasked to make improved remuneration for legal staff at the Attorney General’s Department a...

Beggars reclaim Accra streets few months after decongestion

A few months after the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) conducted a widely publicised deportation exercise to clear Accra's streets of undocumented beggars, the story...

Children’s Support Fund for helicopter crash victims rakes in GH¢2.3 million

The Presidency has announced that the Children’s Support Fund, established to cater for the dependents of victims of the August 6 military helicopter crash,...

Over 70,000 trained health professionals unemployed – Health Minister

Health Minister, Dr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that more than 70,000 trained health professionals are currently at home awaiting posting. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Tuesday,...

Police announce temporary roadblocks for Asantehemaa’s one-week observation

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has announced temporary closure of roads in and around the Manhyia Palace as the Asante kingdom prepares to observe...

Politicians are perceived as corrupt because of the way we talk and treat ourselves – Dr. Adutwum

Former Minister of Education and NPP flagbearer aspirant, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, says the words and posture of politicians have made the citizens to...

JOYNEWS Clarifies: Man featured in “Power Thieves” documentary not an Energy Commission worker

JOYNEWS has clarified that a man who appeared in its investigative documentary, Power Thieves, is not a worker of the Energy Commission, contrary to...

GRNMA gives gov’t 48-hour ultimatum to arrest Ralph over assault on nurses

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has given government a 48-hour ultimatum to arrest social media activist Ralph St. Williams and his...

Accra to host landmark three-day International Public Relations Conference and Global PR Awards Gala

Ghana will proudly host a three-day Public Relations Conference and IPRA Golden World Awards Gala under the auspices of H.E. John Dramani Mahama, President...

Health Minister defends interaction with Ralph after Ridge Hospital assault [Audio]

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has explained his decision to engage both sides in the aftermath of the assault on a nurse at...

Ridge hospital assault: Some arrests have been made – Health Minister [Audio]

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has confirmed that some arrests have been made in connection with the assault of nurses and other health professionals...

Finance Minister inaugurates Ghana Gold Board Tribunal

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has inaugurated the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Tribunal. The ceremony was attended by Deputy Finance Minister Thomas...