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Finance Minister to present Mid-Year Budget Review on July 24

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is expected to present the 2024 Mid-Year Budget review on Thursday, July 24, 2025. The presentation is in...

Forestry guard’s body discovered in bush after going missing for days

The body of a missing 37-year-old forestry guard, Daniel Obeng, has been found in a bush at Tutukpene in the Nkwanta South Municipality. Deputy Superintendent...

Presidential jet grounded in France for 4 months amid serious technical faults

Ghana’s Presidential Jet, the Dassault Falcon 900EX EASy, has reportedly been grounded in France for four months beyond its scheduled return date due to...

Check out areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on Sunday

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that several parts of the country will experience temporary power outages on Sunday, July 13, 2025. This...

Oil funds for ‘Big Push’ will be efficiently used – Mahama tells PIAC

President John Dramani Mahama has assured members of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) that oil revenues earmarked for his proposed $10 billion...

AMA announces temporary closure of Nkrumah Avenue 

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that a section of Kwame Nkrumah Avenue in the Central Business District (CBD) would be temporarily closed...

Soldier who rejected ‘galamsey’ bribe secures promotion and UN posting

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has promoted a young soldier, Private Teye-Tsu Asare Solomon, to the rank of...

Police probe Ablekuma North rerun violence

The Accra Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the isolated incidents of violence that occurred during the Ablekuma North parliamentary re-run on Friday,...

Three arrested, over GH¢140k recovered in foiled robbery at Nyanikrom

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a daylight robbery near Shama Junction at Nyanikrom. The incident occurred on Wednesday,...

UMaT launches IET-GH student chapter with a call to engineer a better future

In a significant stride toward nurturing the next generation of engineering leaders, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), inaugurated its Student Chapter...

Why judge decided to separate twins sentenced for stealing motorbike

The Bibiani District Court has sentenced identical twins to 48 months’ imprisonment each for dishonestly appropriating an unregistered motorbike valued at GH¢13,000. The convicted persons,...

Ghanaian woman shot and killed in Canada

A promising life has been tragically cut short in Hamilton, Canada, as a Ghanaian woman, Belinda Sarkodie, was shot and killed by unknown assailants...

Interior Minister decorates 19 newly promoted police officers

The Minister of the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has decorated 19 newly promoted police officers in Accra after they were elevated from Deputy Commissioner of...

Photos from the Ablekuma North re-run

The Electoral Commission (EC) conducted a rerun on Friday, July 11, across 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North constituency. This followed disruptions during the...

Ghana’s Mahama rides economic wave as he champions gold boom

Ghana's President, John Mahama, has attributed the country’s remarkable economic rebound to bold reforms, commodity-driven growth, and improved fiscal discipline. He has, however, warned that...

GNASSM denies links to Kojo Peprah – We have no connection to arrested suspect

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has firmly denied any association with a man arrested in connection with illegal mining operations...

Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly announces two-month ultimatum for developers to regularise building permit

The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly has announced a two-month ultimatum for property owners with unapproved developments to regularise their building permits. According to a statement...

Ablekuma North rerun: A win was expected because we worked hard – Ewurabena Aubynn

The newly-elected Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North, Ewurabena Aubynn, says she feels proud and fulfilled after being declared the winner in the parliamentary...

Asantehene assures Kumasi Zoo won’t be relocated

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has assured management of the Forestry Commission that the Kumasi Zoological Garden will not be relocated from its...

National Ambulance Service gets new CEO and board

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has officially inaugurated a new governing board for the National Ambulance Service (NAS) and introduced Dr. George Kojo Owusu...

Dison International School holds third graduation ceremony

Dison International School, an esteemed Cambridge curriculum institution located at Burma Hills in Accra, held a colourful graduation ceremony on Saturday, July 5, 2025,...

Globen School launches 30th anniversary, unveils new robotics lab

Globen School has officially launched its 30th Anniversary celebrations, with the main event scheduled for March 13, 2026. As part of the launch, the school...

Ablekuma North rerun: Videos of some attacks could be AI-generated – Anthony Nukpenu 

The Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu, has questioned the authenticity of some viral videos purportedly showing acts...

Ablekuma North rerun: GJA condemns assault on journalists, demands justice

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has strongly condemned the assault on two journalists covering the parliamentary election rerun in the Ablekuma North constituency on...

Exposed: Face of thug who attacked JOYNEWS journalist at Ablekuma North rerun

This is the face of the man who assaulted JOYNEWS digital journalist Sally Martey during violent scenes at the Ablekuma North constituency parliamentary rerun...

GRNMA pushes for full inclusion of allowances in mid-year budget

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the government’s decision to include only the Book and Research Allowance...

Ablekuma North rerun: The violence isn’t necessary – Sammi Awuku

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Akuapim North, Sammi Awuku, has strongly condemned the violence that disrupted the parliamentary election rerun in...

Maphlix Agriculture Institute launches youth training with land, finance & market access

In a move to reshape the future of Ghana’s agriculture sector, Maphlix Agriculture Training Institute Ltd., led by visionary CEO Dr Felix Mawuli Kamasah,...

IGP Yohuno visits Ablekuma North [Photos+Video]

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, on Friday led a high-powered team to the Ablekuma North constituency to assess the security situation...

New GJA-Volta leadership sworn in, commits to promoting inclusivity and development

The newly elected Regional Executives of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in the Volta Region were officially sworn into office at a brief yet...

2 suspects arrested for unlawful possession of firearms

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects for possessing firearms without lawful authority following an intelligence-led operation on Tuesday, July 9, 2025. The...

ECG installs over 200 new transformers to enhance power supply

The Ministry of Energy has revealed that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has procured over 200 locally-manufactured transformers to enhance electricity distribution across...

5,675 delegates expected at NPP’s National Annual Delegates’ Conference – Osei-Owusu

The Planning Committee Chairman for the 2025 National Annual Delegates’ Conference of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Joseph Osei-Owusu, has announced that 5,675 delegates...

Hawa Koomson allegedly assaulted as chaos erupts in Ablekuma North rerun

Tensions erupted at the St. Peter's Society Methodist Church at Odorkor in the Ablekuma North constituency, disrupting the rerun process. Reports indicate that chaos broke...

GH₵1 fuel levy kicks in July 14 – Energy Ministry

The Ministry of Energy has reaffirmed that the GH₵1 fuel levy will take effect from Monday, July 14, as part of the government’s efforts...

Girl, 16, sentenced to life imprisonment for robbery and murder of lecturer

A High Court in Minna has sentenced 16-year-old Joy Afekafe to life imprisonment after finding her guilty of culpable homicide and armed robbery in...

Gifty Anti marks 17 years of The Standpoint with anniversary celebration in London

Veteran broadcaster Gifty Anti is celebrating 17 years of her groundbreaking television programme, The Standpoint, now rebranded as TSP with Gifty Anti. Since its debut...

Kwahu West Assembly demolishes notorious weed base over recent stabbing

The Kwahu West Municipal Assembly has demolished a popular but controversial structure known as Bobo Shanti, a known weed base and nightlife hub located...

Police interdict officer for assaulting reporter in viral video

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted an officer captured in a viral video assaulting a reporter during the ongoing parliamentary election rerun at Ablekuma...

Poor mobile network frustrates businesses in Suaman communities

Residents of several farming communities in the Suaman District of the Western North Region have raised concerns over persistent poor telecommunication network services in...