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Joynews’ Ohemeng Tawiah sustains life-threatening injuries in police-illegal miners clash [Photos]

A police operation aimed at clamping down on the illegal mining activities in the Offin Shelter Belt Forest Reserve at Anwiafutu near Nyinahin, Ashanti...

NAELP refutes defamatory claims, highlights achievements

The National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme (NAELP) has strongly denied allegations made in a defamatory Facebook post by an individual identified as Nana...

Carpenter jailed for defiling ex-lover’s child

A 39-year-old carpenter, Peter Asamoah, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his ex-lover's nine-year-old daughter at Yareyeya, a...

We’re not investigating, we’re validating – Domelevo clarifies ORAL committee’s role

A member of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has clarified that the team’s mission is a validation exercise rather...

22-year-old ex-convict sentenced to 15 years in Tarkwa for robbing and threatening student

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced Fatawu Abdellah, an ex-convict, to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for robbing and threatening to stab a...

Malian Prime Minister arrives in Accra with a special message for Mahama

The Malian Prime Minister, Abdoulaye Maiga, has arrived in Accra to deliver a special message from the Malian President, Assimi Goita, to Ghana's President,...

Gaza ceasefire deal reached by Israel and Hamas

Israel and Hamas have agreed a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following 15 months of war, mediators Qatar and the US say. Qatari Prime...

Why NPP lost the 2024 elections – Justin Kodua opens up

The General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua, says the NPP's loss in the 2024 December election was primarily due...

Ghanaian teacher shortlisted for GEM’s $1m global prize

Stella Gyimaah Larbi, a Ghanaian teacher in the Adentan community school of the Greater Accra region, has been shortlisted for this year’s $1 million...

Foreign Affairs Ministry lists categories of recalled diplomatic and service passports

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has released a list of specific individuals and entities required to return Diplomatic and Service Passports...

Kofi Adomah undergoes urgent eye treatment after accident

Renowned journalist and CEO of Kofi TV, Kofi Adomah Nwanwani, is receiving specialized medical treatment in Dubai to restore vision in one of his...

Justin Kodua apologizes for NPP defeat, pledges party’s revival

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has issued a heartfelt apology on behalf of the party for its...

Man, 33, found hanging dead in his room at Berekum

A 33-year-old man identified simply as Kwasi has been discovered dead in his room at Ahenboboano, a suburb of Berekum in the Bono Region. Kwasi’s...

Rev Steve Mensah endorses Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen as the best current affairs show

One of the fathers of the Charismatic Movement in Ghana, Reverend Steve Mensah of the Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry (CEM), has publicly endorsed Asempa FM’s...

Resilient leadership key to business growth – Dr (Mrs) Siaw Agyepong

The Chief Executive Officer of African Agribusiness Consortium (AAC) Limited, Dr Adelaide Siaw Agyepong, has underscored the need for resilient company leaders to help...

Ntrobuman SHS cries for dining hall, completion of abandoned projects

In a heartfelt appeal, school authorities and students of Ntrobuman Senior High School in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region have expressed...

Independent Candidate pledges to rebuild Akufo-Addo’s vandalized statue

Independent parliamentary candidate Prophet Elijah Joshua has promised to rebuild the statue of former President Akufo-Addo, which was recently vandalized by unknown individuals in...

ORAL is NDC’s creation not Mahama – Gideon Boako

Tano North Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Gideon Boako, has stated that the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) committee is a creation of the...

Appeal Court sets date to decide whether or not Anas should unmask

The Court of Appeal has fixed Thursday, January 30, 2025, to decide on the prosecution’s appeal against the High Court’s order for investigative journalist...

I need the mandate of President Mahama to help tackle illegal mining in Ghana – Mining Engineer

US-based Ghanaian mining engineer, Dr. Solomon Owusu, is putting himself up to support President John Mahama in the government’s quest to tackle illegal mining...

Prof. Maxwell Darko Asante appointed Director of CSIR-Crops Research Institute

Prof. Maxwell Darko Asante, a Chief Research Scientist has been appointed as the new Director of the CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Ghana’s foremost agricultural...

Mechanic jailed for 10 years for robbing student

A 25-year-old mechanic has been jailed for 10 years by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for attacking and...

National Cathedral: Use Akufo-Addo’s end-of-service benefits to cover pit – Prof. Gyampo to Mahama

Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has suggested to President John Mahama that he consider using former President Akufo-Addo’s...

Crisis in Kamgbunli: Mysterious fish disease affects livelihoods

Fishing activities in Kamgbunli, a predominantly Muslim community in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, have come to a standstill as a mysterious...

#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...

Boycott any invitation from ORAL team – Minority to Ghanaians [Audio]

The Minority in Parliament has urged all individuals to boycott any invitation from the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) committee. The Suame MP, John Darko,...

Man jailed 3 years for impersonation and possessing military uniforms

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old to a 3-year jail term for impersonation and unlawful possession of military uniforms and related items. Alex...

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...

Stop blaming others; we caused our own defeat – NPP Vice chair

The Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency, John Kwame Duodu, popularly known as "Sir John," has...

Full text: Minority raises concerns on vetting of 3 nominees, other matters

The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns about the posture of the Chairman of the Appointment Committee, Bernard Ahiafor during the vetting of three...

Two in critical condition after exhuming body of 10-year-old at Adawukwa

Two people are in critical condition and receiving treatment at the Bawjiase Polyclinic after they were caught with the body of a 10-year-old boy. The...

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...

Minority accuses Appointments Committee Chair of bias

The Minority in Parliament has accused Bernard Ahiafor, Chairman of the Appointments Committee, of displaying bias and partisanship during the vetting of ministerial nominees. Tano...

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...

Kofi Boakye earns spot in Mahama’s key National Security appointments

President John Mahama has appointed former Chief of Staff Prosper Douglas Bani as the National Security Advisor. Additionally, DCOP Abdul-Osman Razak has been appointed as...

Girls Shouldn’t Be Stigmatized for Unplanned Pregnancy – experts

The stigma surrounding unplanned pregnancies among girls was the focus of a recent research dissemination seminar organized under the Perinatal Mental Health and Interprofessional...

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...