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Kofi Akpaloo released from EOCO custody 

Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has been released from custody eight days after his arrest over alleged financial...

“How do we feed our families?” – Widows of Gbinyiri conflict share their struggles

As tensions from the Gbinyiri conflict linger, many widows are left grappling with unimaginable loss, mourning their husbands while struggling to provide for their...

President Mahama spoke the truth on galamsey – Paul Adom-Otchere

Journalist and host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, Paul Adom-Otchere, has defended President John Mahama’s stance on illegal mining, insisting that the...

Bawumia pledges duty-free zones across all regional capitals

Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to transform every regional capital into a duty-free zone...

Former Minister reveals reasons for switching support from Bawumia to Kennedy Agyapong

Former Western North Regional Minister, Joojo Rocky Obeng, has announced that he has shifted his support from Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to Kennedy Agyapong, citing...

Afenyo-Markin urges Mahama to curb security excesses against NPP members

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called on President John Dramani Mahama to rein in what he described as excesses by state security agencies against...

Kpandai MP pledges entire Common Fund to local development

Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Mathew Nyindam, has pledged to dedicate his entire share of the Common Fund to development projects in KojoBoni and...

Many delegates shifting support from Bawumia to Kennedy Agyapong – Rocky Obeng

Former Western North Regional Minister and member of Team Ken 2026, Joojo Rocky Obeng, has claimed that many New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates are...

President Mahama urges Ghanaians to protect nation’s religious harmony

President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians to safeguard the nation’s long-standing culture of religious tolerance, describing it as a “precious asset” that must...

Africa Climate Summit: Leaders commit to finance locally-led climate solutions

The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) concluded with a clear call to position Africa, not as a mere victim of climate change, but as...

Man jailed 35-years for defrauding another of $50,000 in Kumasi

The Asokwa Circuit court in Kumasi has convicted and sentenced a 32-year-old man to 35 years in prison for multiple offenses of defrauding by...

Emmanuella Nkumene writes: Balancing Media Freedom and Responsibility for constructive dialogue in Ghana

Christiane Amanpour once said, "The role of the press is to tell the truth, to hold power accountable, and to give voice to the...

Inadequate teaching staff in Amansie South district due to high cost of rent – GES

The Deputy Education Director of Amansie South in the Ashanti Region, Mathias Kyeremanteng Antwi, has revealed there is a shortage of teaching staff in...

Grassroots welfare at the centre of Ken Agyapong’s campaign – Rocky Obeng

Former Western North Regional Minister, Rocky Obeng, has commended New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant Kennedy Agyapong for placing the welfare of the party’s...

Kennedy Agyapong is the only aspirant boldly championing unity – Rocky Obeng

Former Western North Regional Minister, Joojo Rocky Obeng, has commended New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant Kennedy Agyapong for being the only contender boldly...

Police probe murder of 26-year-old woman at Chinese near Tuba

The Accra Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of 26-year-old Mabel Asantewaa, who was allegedly stabbed by her fiancé at...

Kumasi trader jailed five years for stealing tricycle and bread

A 63-year-old trader has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by the Kwadaso Circuit Court in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region for...

I’m most marketed, prepared and winnable candidate among the others – Bawumia to NPP

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has appealed to party delegates to retain him as flagbearer, arguing that consistency in candidate...

A/R: NADMO staff drowns in river at Abira in Kwabre East District

A 60-year-old staff of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) at Mamponteng has allegedly drowned in a river at Abira, a community in the...

US seizes $237k stolen bulldozer in Baltimore before shipment to Ghana

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Baltimore have intercepted a stolen heavy-duty tractor-bulldozer valued at about $237,000 that was being shipped to...

JoyNews’ Deadly Doses documentary more impactful to our work – NACOC Boss

The Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Brigadier General Maxwell Obuba Mantey has praised JoyNews for its hotline documentary, Deadly Doses – Unmasking...

African MPs deliver bold call for climate finance and green development

Africa has the solutions for a green and resilient future, but global partners must step up with the financing to match its ambitions. That’s the...

Chief of KojoBoni calls for unity and development at 2025 Kojogyie Festival

The Chief of KojoBoni, Nana Obuideing II, has urged residents of the farming community in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region to remain...

Mahama’s galamsey response disappointed many Ghanaians – Vanderpuye

The National Coordinator for the District Roads Improvement Programme (DRIP), Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has said President John Dramani Mahama’s recent comments on illegal...

GTEC to undertake forensic audit of appointments at C.K. Tedam University

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), as part of its campaign to sanitise the use of unearned academic credentials in Ghana, has decided to...

Bra Eluwa: The sacred tree that walks with the people of Axim

In the coastal town of Axim, in Ghana’s Western Region, stands a tree unlike any other—a mystical being known as Bra Eluwa, meaning “come...

Education must drive Ghana’s economic transformation – Adutwum

NPP presidential aspirant, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has underscored the need for education to be treated as the driving force behind Ghana’s economic transformation. Speaking...

Ashanti Regional Minister to visit Mpatuam after deadly clashes [Audio]

Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has announced plans to visit Mpatuam in the Amansie West District after violent clashes between residents and military...

Amansie West DCE details how military clashes left two dead in Mpatuam [Listen]

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Amansie West, Maurice Manu, has provided clarity on the recent violent clashes between residents and military personnel in...

MASLOC confirms recovery of three gov’t cars from Chairman Wontumi

The Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Abigail Elorm Mensah, has disclosed that three government vehicles have been retrieved...

Mahama lists 10 things being implemented by government

In a candid and wide-ranging interaction with the media on Wednesday, September 10, President John Dramani Mahama outlined 15 key initiatives currently being implemented...

Photos: Mahama engages journalists in first media interaction of second term

President John Mahama on Wednesday, September 10, held his first media engagement since beginning his second term in office. The session brought together journalists from...

Bawumia vows constituency-based budget framework if elected President

Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to overhaul Ghana’s budget system by making it constituency-based...

Sampa under lockdown after deadly chieftaincy clashes

Calm has returned to Sampa in the Jaman North District after violent clashes over a chieftaincy dispute on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, left a...

Mpatuam Shooting: Youth’s violence condemnable but Asanko Mines cannot escape blame – Otumfuo Brempong

Otumfuo Brempong, the chief of Tetrem in the Ashanti Region, Nana Akwasi Oko II, has held Asanko Mine partly responsible for the tensions that...

Yagbonwura dedicates 2025 Damba to helicopter crash victims and Gbeniyiri casualties

The Damba festival, celebrated annually by the Gonja people to commemorate the birth of Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W) and to promote unity, culture, and development...

Focus on issues, not insults – Adutwum tells NPP aspirants

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has cautioned his fellow contenders in the party’s flagbearer race against the use of...

Mahama is fumbling – NPP General Secretary aspirant

General Secretary aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Eugene Boakye Antwi, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama, accusing him of lacking clarity and...

Mahama to launch ‘Big Push programme’ with road projects next week

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government will next week break ground at three sites to officially commence the implementation of the ‘Big...

Olam Agri launches ‘Raising Generations Initiative’ to drive economic growth in Ghana

Olam Agri, a leading food, feed, and fibre agri-business, has officially launched the Raising Generations Initiative, a flagship sustainability programme designed to empower communities...