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Two robbers shot dead after attack on MoMo vendor at Tema Community 5

Two suspected armed robbers have been shot dead following a robbery incident targeting a mobile money (MoMo) vendor at Tema Community 5. According to a...

Pope Leo lands in Algeria for historic visit as he starts Africa tour

Pope Leo XIV has begun a landmark visit to Algeria in the first trip to the Muslim-majority country by a pontiff. The United States-born pope...

Transport Minister to meet GUTA over Publican AI concerns

The Minister for Transport, Joseph Nikpe Bukari, is set to engage the leadership of the Ghana Union of Traders Association on Thursday, April 16,...

Armed men disrupt UDS Vice Chancellor’s appointment meeting

A University for Development Studies (UDS) Council meeting to appoint a new Vice Chancellor was disrupted by unidentified men on Monday, April 13, JoyNews...

Medical and Dental Council inducts 315 physician assistants

Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, on Monday inducted 315 newly trained Physician Assistants (PAs) into service, urging them to uphold professionalism, compassion...

VIP bus, trailer involved in gory accident on Accra-Kumasi highway

At least 10 people have been injured in a road accident at Mile 44 on the Accra–Kumasi Highway. The incident occurred in the early hours...

Ghana thanks China, Cuba and Gulf States for UN support on slavery resolution

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed Ghana’s appreciation to China, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates...

Calls to suspend Publican AI system premature – Awingobit

The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association, Sampson Awingobit, has described calls to suspend the Publican AI system at the ports as...

Osman Ayariga highlights Ghana’s youth inclusion model at Commonwealth Summit in Oxford

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, Osman Ayariga, has highlighted Ghana’s approach to youth inclusion as a model for other nations...

Osman Ayariga calls for urgent youth development action at Oxford forum

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, Osman Ayariga, has called on Commonwealth countries to treat youth development as a matter of...

Learn from Ghana, youth development must not be an afterthought – Osman Ayariga to other nations

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, Osman Ayariga, has urged Commonwealth countries to learn from Ghana’s approach to youth inclusion, stressing...

Ablakwa receives GCC envoys, discusses ongoing conflicts in the Middle East

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has held discussions with envoys of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) accredited to Ghana, focusing on...

Ghana, China to collaborate on tackling illegal mining through education and policy

Ghana and China have reaffirmed their commitment to collaborate in tackling illegal mining through education and policy interventions. This formed part of discussions when the...

Suhum Assembly commissions CHPS compound to expand primary healthcare delivery

Residents are set to benefit from improved healthcare access following the commissioning of a new CHPS compound aimed at strengthening service delivery at the...

Court grants bail to okada rider over alleged ECG transformer vandalism 

The Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District Court has granted bail to a 20-year-old okada rider, Evans Adanu, for allegedly vandalising an electricity transformer belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana.  The accused pleaded...

COPEC proposes 50% cut in ‘Dumsor Levy’ to ease fuel prices

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers has proposed a temporary 50 per cent reduction in the Energy Sector Shortfall and Recovery Levy, widely referred to...

Highway Authority to undertake urgent repairs on Dzorwulu footbridge after truck accident

The Ghana Highway Authority has announced temporary safety measures on the Dzorwulu Footbridge following damage caused by a vehicular impact. According to the Authority, an...

NYA CEO Osman Ayariga urges Commonwealth nations to embrace inclusive youth governance

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, Osman Ayariga, has called on Commonwealth nations to adopt inclusive governance systems that actively involve...

GFA appoints Carlos Queiroz as new Black Stars coach

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed experienced Portuguese tactician Carlos Queiroz as head coach of the Black Stars ahead of the 2026 FIFA...

Gov’t explores three financing options to complete Agenda 111 hospitals

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has disclosed that government is considering three financing options to ensure the completion of the Agenda 111 hospital projects. Speaking...

Former CID boss sues National Security operative, media houses and editors over defamation

A former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Faustina Agyeiwaa Kodua Andoh-Kwofie, has sued...

NRSA warns public against use of converted Toyota Voxy vehicles

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has cautioned the public against the use of converted Toyota Voxy vehicles, citing serious safety risks. In a public...

NSA pays February 2026 allowances to National Service personnel

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced the successful payment of February 2026 allowances to all eligible National Service Personnel (NSP). In a press release...

Chris Ankou resigns as government appointee to contest constituency secretary position

A Government Appointee to the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly, Christopher Ankou, has resigned from his position with immediate effect. In a statement dated April 13,...

Health workers’ refusal of posting to Krachi West undermines healthcare delivery

Health workers’ refusal to accept postings to Krachi West Municipality in the Oti Region is increasingly undermining healthcare delivery, according to the Municipal Health...

Energy Analyst calls for transparency on Damang Mine takeover

Law lecturer and energy analyst Lom Nuku Ahlijah has called for greater transparency and public accountability in discussions surrounding the takeover of the Damang...

Government will not relent on its efforts to make conditions good for health workers – Mintah Akandoh

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has assured that government will continue efforts to improve conditions of service for medical doctors and other...

Health Minister clarifies free primary healthcare scope

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has clarified that teaching hospitals and regional hospitals will not be included in the government’s Free Primary...

Health Minister unveils nationwide preventive care expansion plan

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced a major shift in Ghana’s healthcare delivery system, with renewed focus on prevention rather than...

High Court adjourns GH¢431.8m NSA fraud case involving Osei Assibey Antwi

The Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Kizita Naa Koowa Quarshie, has adjourned the criminal trial of former National Service Authority (NSA) Executive...

I am disappointed in Berekum Chelsea management – Grandfather of player killed in robbery

The grandfather of slain Berekum Chelsea forward Dominic Frimpong has expressed deep disappointment in the management of the club, questioning the circumstances that led...

Scientist calls for grassroots institutional reforms to combat illegal mining in Ghana

A research scientist at the Soil Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SRI) has urged the government to adopt a...

NPP condemns arrest of ‘Baba Amando’, raises free speech concerns

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned the arrest of its Sunyani East Constituency Communications Officer, Abubakar Yakubu, popularly known as Baba Amando, describing...

Ga Youth Appeal to Prez Mahama over ‘treatment’ of McDan

A group of Ga youth has appealed to President John Mahama to intervene in matters affecting the McDan Group of Companies, warning that the...

Asiedu Nketia warns against ‘floating’ members, urges loyalty

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has cautioned against accommodating individuals he described as “unstable” in their political...

Asiedu Nketia praises grassroots, Ashanti support for NDC victory

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has credited the party’s grassroots structures and strong support from the Ashanti...

We believe in competence, not tribalism – Asiedu Nketia

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has stressed that appointments under the party are based on competence rather...

TAGG heads to court over Publican AI system, threatens nationwide shutdown

The General Secretary of the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG), Nana Poku, has disclosed that the group is pursuing legal action over the controversial...

Publican AI system: Truedare lacks capacity; doesn’t have up to 10 computers – TAGG

The General Secretary of the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG), Nana Poku, has raised concerns over the technical capacity of Truedare Investment Limited, the...

4 foreigners, 3 Ghanaians arrested in illegal mining raid along Boin River

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested seven individuals, including four Chinese nationals and three Ghanaians, during an operation targeting illegal mining...