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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...

Ken Ashigbey confirms strict tracking of imported excavators for large-scale mining firms

The Ghana Chamber of Mines CEO, Kenneth Ashigbey, says imported excavators for large-scale mining firms are subjected to rigorous tracking and clearance procedures at...

Military deployment alone won’t end galamsey – Adutwum

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, says addressing unemployment is the most effective way to tackle illegal mining, popularly known...

Student jailed for 18 months for snatching mobile phone

The Tarkwa District Court Two has sentenced a student to 18 months' imprisonment for snatching the mobile phone of a student at the University...

Vice President holds bilateral meeting with Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has held a bilateral meeting with Mr Selwin Hart, Special Advisor to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General on...

Costly sleep ‘Disease’: Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital runs on just one sleep machine

There was delight in 33-year-old Korkor’s voice as she recounted her victory after struggling with sleep problems last year. “When I woke up one morning,...

Mahama vows to restore Ghana’s influence on global stage

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to restore Ghana’s status as a respected voice and influential actor in international affairs. Speaking at his first media...

NFA to host inaugural National Film Dialogue on September 16

The National Film Authority (NFA) has announced the inaugural edition of its National Film Dialogue, scheduled for September 16, 2025, at the Cedi Conference...

Assembly Member killed, 2 injured as clash between Mpatuam youth and Asanko Mine escalates

One person is dead and two others are receiving treatment after sustaining gunshot wounds in a military clash with some residents of Mpatuam in...

Mpraeso MP urges government to pause AT–Telecel merger

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has urged the government to pause the proposed merger of AT Ghana and Telecel, warning...

Ghana to revamp irrigation networks to boost food security – Agric Minister

As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen food security, the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has unveiled government plans to rehabilitate and...

Police restore calm in Sampa following deadly chieftaincy clashes

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed that calm has returned to Sampa in the Bono Region following violent clashes linked to a chieftaincy dispute...

I almost landed in prison – Nigel Gaisie

The founder and leader of Prophetic Hill Chapel, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has revealed how he nearly ended up in prison following allegations by former...

Audit uncovers over 1,000 babies on National Service Authority payroll

Corruption at the National Service Authority (NSA) has taken a staggering turn, with an audit revealing that more than 1,000 babies, some less than...

She Builds 2025 Conference: Gender Minister, stakeholders advocate for women’s leadership and empowerment

The 2025 She Builds Conference has renewed calls for greater women’s representation in leadership across politics, academia, and society, with Minister of Gender, Children,...

Accra passengers stranded in Ho

On Monday, some residents of Ho who planned to travel to Accra and other parts of the Greater Accra Region were left stranded upon...

Kusaug Diaspora Union opposes Zongoiri Mining Project

The Kusaug Diaspora Union (KUDU) has opposed the proposed Zongoiri Gold Mining Project near Binaba in the Upper East Region, urging the government to...