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Education Minister slams GNAT President over ‘date female teachers, not students’ remark

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has strongly condemned remarks made by the President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, urging...

Wontumi to spend night in custody after failing to meet ₵25m bail

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, is set to spend the night in...

Ayikoi Otoo submitted fake document during Torkonoo’s probe – Domelovo claims

Former Auditor-General and member of the committee that probed petitions against former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo has alleged that her lawyer, Ayikoi Otoo, presented...

Chairman Wontumi granted GH₵15m bail in galamsey case

The High Court in Accra has granted bail to the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known...

Wontumi, Akonta Mining plead not guilty to galamsey charges  

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and his company, Akonta Mining Company...

A-G slaps Wontumi, Akonta Mining with six charges over galamsey

The Office of the Attorney-General has filed a six-count criminal charge sheet at the High Court (Criminal Division) in Accra against the Ashanti Regional...

University of Ghana directs students with CGPA below 1.0 to withdraw

The University of Ghana (UG), Legon, has instructed all students who obtained a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) below 1.0 at the end of...

12 illegal miners to face court over destruction of 3km Takoradi-Akyem rail line at Nsuta

Twelve individuals are expected to appear before the Tarkwa Circuit Court today, October 7, 2025, for allegedly vandalising a section of the Tarkwa-Takoradi railway...

Over 70 lawyers storm CID headquarters to support Godfred Dame [Video]

More than 70 lawyers have gathered at the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters in Accra to show solidarity with former Attorney General and...

Policeman reportedly killed in violent attack in Sampa

A policeman has been reported dead after masked gunmen attacked Sampa in the Bono Region on Sunday afternoon. The group fired gunshots in several parts...

I pray God forgives you – Ken Ashigbey tells Stan Dogbe for NPP tag over galamsey advocacy

The convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Kenneth Ashigbey, has taken a swipe at Deputy Chief of Staff Stan Dogbe for accusing...

 Behenase murder: Family rejects body over GH¢12,000 autopsy fee dispute

  The family of a 52-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered at Kwahu Behenase has refused to take custody of her body, citing an inability...

Former Deputy EC boss passes on

David Adeenze Kangah, a former Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission(EC), has passed on aged 78. Mr. Kangah retired as a Deputy Chairman in Charge...

Immigration officer reported dead, another injured in attack at Gbintri checkpoint

A violent attack at the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) inland checkpoint at Gbintri in the East Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region has...

NPP refers petition for suspension of former Lands Minister and Kwasi Kwarteng to NEC

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has acknowledged receipt of a petition seeking the suspension of former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, and...

It was my darkest, painful episode – Akufo-Addo on debt restructuring  

Former President Nana Akufo-Addo has described Ghana’s debt restructuring under the G20 Common Framework as “one of the darkest and most painful episodes” of...

Kasotie mine collapse: Death toll rises to 7

Rescue efforts for persons trapped in a collapsed mining pit at Kasotie in the Atwima Mponua District have ended with seven dead bodies retrieved...

Five dead, others injured in mining pit collapse at Kasotie in Ashanti region

A devastating mining pit collapse at Kasotie in the Atwima Mponua District of Ashanti Region has claimed the lives of at least five people,...

Justice Kulendi faces fresh petition for removal over alleged misconduct

  A private citizen, Daniel Ofori-Atta, has formally petitioned President John Dramani Mahama, seeking the removal of Supreme Court Justice Yonny Kulendi over claims of...

Seized truckload of suspected Indian hemp arrives at Police HQ with half as sawdust 

A Hyundai 5-ton truck loaded with over 100 sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp has arrived at the Eastern Regional Police...

Police foil mining site robbery; four including two in military uniform arrested 

Police in Prestea of the Western region have arrested two men in military uniforms and two civilian, after an alleged attempt to rob LongShine...

Gbeniyiri conflict: Burkina Faso allegedly blocks NADMO from meeting displaced persons, demands formal diplomacy

Authorities in Burkina Faso have blocked officials of Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) from accessing Ghanaian refugees displaced by the Gbeniyiri conflict. The refugees,...

I’ll walk the talk; working 13 months without pay is unacceptable – Education Minister to newly posted teachers

Minister of Education Haruna Iddrisu has assured newly posted teachers that the government is taking urgent steps to resolve the prolonged salary arrears that...

Justice Kulendi, Richard Jakpa dragged to CID over ‘obstruction of justice’ claims

A Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Marfo Ofori-Atta, has petitioned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to investigate Supreme Court Justice...

I have never gone for any car from MASLOC – Wontumi [Audio] 

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has denied claims that vehicles belonging to the...

EOCO has seized about 15 cars from me – Chairman Wontumi [Audio]

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has disclosed that the Economic and Organised Crime...

NPP election: Nobody can manipulate delegates’ register – Wontumi assures [Audio]

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has dismissed allegations that some regional...

NPP refers Abronye DC to Disciplinary Committee over misconduct

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has referred the conduct of its Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, to the party’s...

Anas Aremeyaw Anas uses gaming to expose corruption in new project

Celebrated undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has launched an innovative initiative that brings investigative reporting into the world of gaming. The project, Floodlight Gaming, transforms...

Mahama’s UN speech ticked all the boxes, I am proud of him – Ibn Chambas

The African Union’s Representative for Silencing the Guns, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has commended President John Mahama for his address at the United Nations...

OSP detains Goldridge Refinery Ltd CEO

Joynews can confirm that The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has detained Dr. Sledge Nana Yaw Duodu, Chief Executive Officer of Goldridge Refinery...

We use wooden structure, tricycles to transport patients to health centers – Ataso residents cry out

Residents of Ataso in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region have appealed to authorities for a health facility. They lament the hardship of...

DStv subscribers to enjoy 33%-50% increase in value

Ghanaian DStv customers are set to enjoy more value at no extra cost starting October 1, following new arrangements between the government and MultiChoice...

GES removes KNUST SHS Assistant Headmaster over student fondling scandal

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has removed Mr. Charles Akwasi Aidoo, Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST Senior High School, from his position following a...

Lawyer accuses EOCO of deception in Adu-Boahene’s trial

Private legal practitioner Lawrence Kwesi Botchway Jnr. has strongly criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for its handling of the case against...

Justin Kodua sends important message on NPP presidential primaries [Listen]

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has assured party members and the public that the upcoming presidential primaries...

Justin Kodua laments rising personal interests over unity in NPP [Audio]

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has warned that rising personal interests within the party are threatening its...

NPP is in a difficult and delicate situation; let’s not pretend – Justin Kodua [Audio]

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has acknowledged that the party is navigating one of its most challenging...

Poll shows Asiedu Nketia slightly ahead of Bawumia in potential 2028 presidential race

A new tracking poll by Global InfoAnalytics indicates that National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, is marginally ahead of former Vice President...

Corpses from Gbenyiri conflict decompose in Damongo morgue

Three corpses from the Gbenyiri conflict in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region have decomposed at the St. Anne’s Catholic Hospital mortuary in...