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846 final-year SHS students set to return after Nkwanta clashes

In a significant development, 846 final-year Senior High School (SHS) students from Nkwanta SHS, Community SHS, and Kyabobo Girls' SHS are preparing to return...

Davido pays tribute to late highlife legend Daddy Lumba during Toronto concert

Nigerian music superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, honoured the memory of Ghanaian highlife icon Daddy Lumba during his 5Five Alive Tour stop...

Government steps up measures to address escalating Bawku chieftaincy conflict

The Government of Ghana has intensified its response to the Bawku chieftaincy conflict following a recent surge in violence that threatens to derail ongoing...

Chief urges husbands to support wives in raising children

Nana Kwesi Egyir IVX, Head of the Royal Anona Family of Amosima, has called on husbands—particularly in the Central Region—to play a more active...

Mahama Mourns highlife legend Daddy Lumba

President John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to iconic highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, following news of his passing. In...

Bole/Bamboi: NAIMOS Task Force intensifies crackdown on illegal mining

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operation Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task Force has ramped up its efforts to clamp down on illegal mining activities in the Bole/Bamboi...

Bawku: Two SHS students killed in attack

Two male students of Nalerigu Senior High School have been shot and killed following a violent attack by unidentified gunmen on the evening of...

The dream was cut short – King Promise reveals unfinished joint album with Daddy Lumba in emotional tribute

Reigning Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) Artiste of the Year, King Promise, has revealed he was working on a joint album with highlife legend...

IGP vows swift justice over fatal Asawase shootings

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno has pledged to ensure that the perpetrators of two recent fatal shootings in Asawase, in the...

NSMQ 2025: Keta SHTS shrugs off Bishop Herman, Mawuli School to defend Volta Regional title

The much-anticipated grand finale of the Volta Regional Championship lived up to expectations as three giants—Keta Senior High Technical School, Bishop Herman College, and...

Be firm on sanitation offenders; Acherensua queen mother urges Asutifi South Assembly

The Paramount Queen Mother of Acherensua in the Ahafo Region, Nana Mintah Yeboah II, has urged the Asutifi South District Assembly to take firm...

Vice President pays courtesy call on Oguaa Traditional Council [Photos]

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has appealed to the people of the Central Region to prioritise peace and unity as a means of...

Three bridges, 4 culverts collapse; cut off communities in Ayensuano District

Economic activities in the Ayensuano District in the Eastern Region have temporarily come to a standstill following the collapse of three bridges and four...

Mahama to cut sod for River Oti Bridge

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of the River Oti bridge will soon take place, marking the...

Gold for Oil: BoG confirms GH¢2.14 billion loss but highlights gains  

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revealed that the now-discontinued Gold for Oil (G4O) Programme resulted in a total financial loss of GH¢2.14 billion. This...

Anyimaye M/A Primary headteacher appeals for gov’t support to fix classrooms

The Headteacher of Anyimaye M/A Primary School in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region, James Nuamah, has raised concerns over the deteriorating...

Man stabbed to death by colleague at China City Mall in Kumasi

A staff member of China City, a shopping mall located at Santasi in Kumasi, has allegedly been stabbed to death by a colleague at...

JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor honoured with 2025 Environmental Heroes Award

Renowned investigative journalist Erastus Asare Donkor of JoyNews has been awarded the EELL Africa 2025 Environmental Heroes Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions...

Highlife legend Daddy Lumba passes on

Ghanaian Highlife legend, Charles Kwadwo Fosu, affectionately known as Daddy Lumba, has passed on. The iconic highlife musician died in the early hours of Saturday,...

Ecobank-JoyNews Habitat Fair opens in Tema

The much-anticipated Ecobank-JoyNews Habitat Fair kicked off its second clinic on Friday at the Ecobank Head Office in Tema Community 7 Traffic Light, marking...

 Adongo calls for national discourse on discontinuation of UniBank case

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has called for a broader national conversation on the rationale and cost of the banking sector...

Discontinuation of UniBank case creates avenue to loot – Kwadwo Poku 

Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Poku, has strongly criticized the Attorney-General’s decision to discontinue criminal proceedings against Dr. Kwabena Duffuor and...

Auditor-General report: Heads must roll among technical officers, not just politicians – Dr. Osae

Governance expert and public financial management specialist, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, has called for firm action against technical officers in government institutions, following revelations...

Afigya Kwabre North MP mourns aspiring nurse killed in armed robbery attack

Residents of Denase in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region have been thrown into a state of mourning following a tragic...

Kumasi killings: Police snap checks intensify

A palpable tension has descended upon Asawase, a bustling suburb within the Kumasi Metropolis, as the Ashanti Regional Police Command ramps up its efforts...

Daughter killed in father’s arson attack over alleged sex denial at Asuoso Fenaso

A 50-year-old farmer has allegedly set his house ablaze, killing his 17-year-old daughter at Asuoso Fenaso in the Ashanti Region. According to residents, the man...

It appears Duffuor was being used as a scapegoat – Kofi Abotsi

Dean of the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) Law School, Prof. Ernest Kofi Abotsi, has suggested that Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, founder of the defunct...

Parliament passes bill to establish Road Maintenance Trust Fund

Parliament has passed the Road Maintenance Trust Fund Bill, 2025, setting the stage for the establishment of a dedicated fund to ensure the sustainable...

Kumawu MP urges Parliament to act on crisis in Ghana’s prisons

Chairman of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, Ernest Yaw Anim, has made a passionate call for urgent reforms to address the deteriorating conditions in Ghana’s...

Kumawu MP decries ‘inhumane’ feeding rate in Ghana’s prisons

The Chairman of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, Hon. Ernest Yaw Anim, has sounded the alarm over what he described as the “deplorable” state of...

Police officers now have their freedom, smiling in their ranks – IGP Yohuno on promotions [Audio]

Inspector General of Police (IGP), COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, says morale within the Ghana Police Service has seen a significant boost, especially following the...

Ashanti REGSEC bans motorbike operations after 7pm

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has announced a series of stringent security measures following the fatal shooting of Alhaji Abdul-Malik Azenzge, Chief of...

Police rescue 16 scam victims in Peace Town

The Amanfro District Police Command has rescued sixteen foreign nationals believed to have been lured into a suspected Qnet scam under the guise of...

One dead, soldier injured in bus shootout in Ashanti region

One person has been confirmed dead while a military officer has been injured after two gunmen opened fire on a Kumasi-Tamale-bound bus in the...

UN compensates Ghanaian soldier injured on peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has presented a United Nations compensation package to Warrant Officer Class One (WO1)...

Adom TV’s Afia Amankwaa Tamakloe graduates with Masters in Public Health

One of Ghana’s most recognisable faces in health-focused broadcasting, Afia Amankwaa Tamakloe, has added another feather to her cap, this time, in academia. The celebrated...

Bosomtwe Girls’ SHS reflects on NSMQ exit: “We’re more practical, not just theoretical”

Bosomtwe Girls’ STEM Senior High School has described their participation in the 2025 Ashanti Regional qualifiers of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ)...

GTEC vows to prosecute individuals over misuse of academic titles

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has announced plans to begin prosecuting individuals who unlawfully use academic titles such as “Doctor” and “Professor” without...

I will never support LGBTQ+ – Gyakye Quayson

Deputy Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs, James Gyakye Quayson, has reiterated his firm opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, citing deeply rooted cultural, religious, and national values. He...

A/R: Another person shot and killed at Asawase

The Asawase suburb of Kumasi has recorded a second shooting incident this week. A yet-to-be-identified man has been shot and killed by unknown assailants. Eyewitnesses stated...