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Mahama appoints caretaker ministers for Defence, Environment

President John Mahama has assigned additional responsibilities to Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah to...

GAF airlifts remains of helicopter crash victims to Accra [Video]

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed that the bodies of the eight individuals who died in the Z-9 military helicopter crash have been...

Helicopter crash: Bodies transported from Brofoyedru Sikaman amid high security

All eight bodies from the Ghana Air Force helicopter crash are now being transported from the Dampia Range Forest Reserve near Brofoyedru Sikaman in...

Bodies of helicopter crash victims retrieved from scene [Video]

JoyNews crew has entered the Dampia Range Forest Reserve at Brofoyedru Sikaman, in the Adansi Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region, where rescue teams...

Omane Boamah, Murtala Mohammed killed in Adansi Akrofuom helicopter crash

The deaths of Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, and the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, have been...

Helicopter burnt beyond recognition after crash at Adansi Akrofuom

A helicopter has been engulfed in flames and burned beyond recognition after crashing into a tree at Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region. The unfortunate...

1D1F was a failure; factories have become white elephants – Deputy Trade Minister [Audio]

Deputy Minister for Trade and Agribusiness, Sampson Ahi, has described the implementation of the One District, One Factory (1D1F) programme under the previous New...

GWL loses 73 million gallons daily in Accra – MD

The Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has revealed that the company loses approximately 73 million gallons of treated water daily...

Deputy Trade Minister urges calm amid planned 20% transport fare hike [Audio]

Deputy Minister for Trade and Agribusiness, Sampson Ahi, has called for calm amid growing concerns over a proposed 20% increase in transport fares, stressing...

Communications Minister lacks authority to revoke DStv’s license – Musah Ahmed

Private legal practitioner, Musah Ahmed, says the Minister for Communications does not have the authority to revoke the license of DStv in Ghana. The lead...

Chiefs back Anti-Illegal Mining personnel’s raid in Prestea Huni Valley

Armed personnel from the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operational Support (NAIMOS) have raided illegal mining (galamsey) sites at Abosso and Abompieso in the Prestea Huni...

EOCO seizes Lamborghini from Shatta Wale in joint operation with FBI

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has confirmed conducting a search and seizure operation at the Trassaco Valley Phase 1 residence of Ghanaian...

Three burnt to death after motorbike collision at Manso Watreso

Three people have lost their lives following a collision between two motorbikes that sparked a deadly fire at Manso Watreso in the Amansie South...

COPEC kicks against 20% transport fare hike 

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has strongly opposed reported plans to increase commercial transport fares by 20%, warning that such a move would...

We are not aware of 20% transport fare increment – GPRTU

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says it is unaware of the purported 20% increment in transport fares announced by the Ghana Road...

Read your handing-over notes, spend less time carrying chairs to farms – Cocobod CEO told [Audio]

Former Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fifi Boafo, has dismissed recent claims by Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Randy...

25 Agona Swedru SHS students suspended after altercation over same-sex proposal

About 25 final-year students of Agona Swedru Senior High School (SHS) in the Central Region have been suspended after allegedly engaging in a violent...

Thomas Partey granted conditional bail over rape charges

Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been granted conditional bail after being formally charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual...

Accident at Ofankor barrier causes heavy traffic

A serious road accident at the Ofankor barrier on the Accra-bound section of the Accra–Achimota highway early Tuesday, August 5, 2025, has caused massive...

Video of man shooting indiscriminately during Madina Redco fire

A video capturing a man identified only as “Area” shooting indiscriminately during the Madina Redco Flats fire has gone viral, triggering widespread outrage and...

Evatex sets records straight on GACL revenue assurance contract controversy

Evatex Company Limited, which has come under scrutiny over a revenue assurance contract with the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), has issued a statement...

Fire guts Oyoko Methodist SHS, housemaster’s residence destroyed

A fire outbreak has destroyed the housemaster’s residence at Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Koforidua, Eastern Region. The incident occurred on Monday evening and...

Can the NCA revoke DSTV’s license? Here’s what the law says

The Communications Minister, Sam George, has issued an ultimatum to Multichoice Ghana, the operators of DSTV and GoTV. He wants DSTV subscription prices reduced to...

Galamsey: Minti Nkosuohene, 4 others arrested in Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve [Photos]

The Nkosuohene of Minti, a small community in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti region, and four others have been arrested for illegal...

Bernard Bediako Baidoo wins NDC primaries ahead of Akwatia by-election 

Private legal practitioner Bernard Bediako Baidoo has been elected the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Akwatia by-election. Mr. Baidoo, who also serves...

No ‘Apor’ this year – GES warns WASSCE candidates

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned candidates preparing for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to avoid relying on leaked...

Tight security at Akwatia as NDC holds primary ahead of by-election

There is a heavy police presence at the Akwatia GCD Walker Park today, Monday, August 4, as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) holds its...

Blood test leads to murder charge in Immigration Officer’s death

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP Lydia Donkor, has confirmed that Bright Aweh, the prime suspect...

Family of NPP Chairman’s brother killed in robbery incident rejects police account

The family of Seidu Bukari, the younger brother of Bono East NPP Regional Chairman, Ibrahim Baba Bukari, has rejected the Ghana Police Service’s interim...

NPP Chairman’s brother shot dead during robbery in his home

The Ghana Police Service has refuted media reports claiming that officers raided the home of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Bono East Regional Chairman,...

One shot as forest taskforce clashes with armed men at Jimira

One person has been shot as a combined team of police and Forestry Commission rapid response team move to flush out armed illegal miners...

Irate man shoots about 10 during fire outbreak at Madina Ritz Junction

At least 10 people were injured on Sunday afternoon following a fire outbreak at Ritz Junction in Madina, which escalated into chaos after an...

Fee cut untenable – Multichoice responds to Sam George’s criticism over DStv pricing

MultiChoice Ghana has pushed back against recent calls from Communications Minister, Samuel Nartey George, for a reduction in DStv subscription fees following the recent...

4 killed, several injured in renewed Chieftaincy dispute in Agona Abodom [Photos]

Four people have been confirmed dead and at least ten others seriously injured following a violent clash linked to a long-standing chieftaincy dispute at...

‘My name is everywhere because of him’: Akufo-Addo pleads to be included in Daddy Lumba’s funeral arrangements

Former President Nana Akufo-Addo has pleaded with the family of deceased highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, not to be...

Ghana Armed Forces conducts cordon and search operation in Bawku

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) Joint Task Force in Bawku has launched a major intelligence-led cordon and search operation aimed at flushing out armed...

Adom-Otchere should stop hiding behind his bad blood with Special Prosecutor and confront the issues – Amaliba

Private egal practitioner and Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority, Abraham Amaliba, has called on the former Board Chairman of the GACL, Paul...

Unibank case: We’ve become comfortable with elites evading justice – Barker‑Vormawor

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, political activist and frequent commentator on national affairs, has sharply criticised the handling of the uniBank case, asserting that Ghana has grown...

Atebubu: Two robbery suspects killed in shootout with Police

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed that two suspected robbers were killed during a shootout with officers along the Atebubu highway in the Bono...

Paul Adom-Otchere reunites with family after OSP release [Video]

The former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, has released a poignant video showing his emotional reunion with his...