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I don’t trust BECE; my school stopped using it for admissions – Prof. Stephen Adei

Renowned educationist Prof. Stephen Adei has disclosed that his school, the Ghana Christian International High School, stopped using the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)...

Acting National Service Authority CEO, Felix Gyamfi, moved to Finance Ministry

The Acting Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Felix Gyamfi, has been reassigned to the Ministry of Finance with immediate effect. Mr. Gyamfi’s transfer...

Gbenyiri conflict: Four, including 90-year-old and teenage girl dead in Wenchi camp 

Four people, including three women and a teenage girl, have been confirmed dead at a shelter camp in Wenchi, Bono Region, following the recent...

Why NPP’s Abronye is seeking asylum abroad

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronye DC, has formally petitioned several foreign embassies...

Ex-NPP Youth Organiser recounts shocking police raid for Abronye in his home [Listen]

Armed police officers on Sunday, September 7, 2025, stormed the residence of former Greater Accra Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),...

2025 BECE: How GES officials colluded with candidates to cheat [Watch]

The 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), an all-important gateway to secondary education, has been rocked by one of the most disturbing cases of...

Gbenyiri conflict: Man shot dead while attempting to charge phone at Kalba

A middle-aged man has been shot and killed by unknown assailants near Kalba, a suburb of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region. Police say...

2025 WASSCE: 16 arrested, 64 phones seized

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has raised alarm over a surge in examination malpractice during this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination...

GES to probe alleged malpractice in 2025 BECE

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a full-scale investigation into allegations of malpractice in the ongoing 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). In a...

Police officer shoots himself at duty post in Ahafo Region

An officer with the Duayaw-Nkwanta station of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region, identified as Sergeant...

Chief Justice Torkornoo asked Mahama to let her retire with benefits – Amaliba reveals

The controversy surrounding the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has taken a new turn, with a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Okada rider found dead with slit throat at Kwabenya

A wave of fear has gripped the Kwabenya Comet community in Accra following the gruesome murder of an Okada rider, the second such incident...

Eight dead, others injured in accident on Cape Coast-Accra Highway

A fatal accident at Kormantse on the Cape Coast–Accra Highway has claimed the lives of eight people and injured five others, including a child...

MultiChoice reacts to DStv price reduction agreement

MultiChoice Ghana has rejected claims that it has agreed to reduce subscription prices for DStv services, contradicting an earlier announcement by the Minister of...

Mahama receives details of 2020 and 2024 electoral violence report

President John Mahama has announced that he has received a comprehensive report detailing cases of electoral violence from the 2020 and 2024 general elections. He...

Akwatia MP-Elect sets record straight on road construction ahead of by-election

The newly elected Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Bediako Baidoo of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has dismissed claims by the opposition New...

Gov’t, MultiChoice form joint committee to slash DStv subscription fees

The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, has revealed the formation of a joint committee with MultiChoice Ghana to determine...

Three jailed for malpractice in 2025 WASSCE

The Kasoa-Ofaakor District Magistrate Court has sentenced three individuals to a total of 20 months in prison for their roles in examination malpractice during...

Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers threaten shutdown of foreign retail shops

The Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association has announced plans to close down foreign-owned retail shops in the business enclave on Monday, September 8,...

Gomoa Fetteh chiefs ban live bullets, motorbikes at 2025 Ahorbaa Kese Festival

Traditional leaders of Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District have placed a ban on the use of live bullets and motorbikes during this...

NPP Secretary reacts to claims he sold state land to wife for GH₵2,000

The Constituency Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Tema Central, Okwei Ian Tabalor, has refuted claims by the Tema Development Company (TDC)...

Some GES officials took GH¢60 to aid cheating in 2025 BECE – JoyNews exposé

Some officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) colluded with invigilators, accepting as little as GH¢60 to allow candidates to cheat in the 2025...

Zabzugu MP says Chief Justice’s dismissal key to restoring judicial credibility

The Member of Parliament for Zabzugu, Alhassan Umar, has welcomed the dismissal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, insisting the move will help rebuild confidence...

Slain immigration officer’s family demands answers over alleged missing body parts

Two months after the death of immigration officer Stephen King Amoah, his family is demanding answers over what they allege are missing body parts,...

20-year-old man stabbed to death during fight over plastic chair in Kumasi

A 20-year-old man, Kwadwo Bright, has been fatally stabbed following an alleged fight over a plastic chair at Ashanti New Town in Kumasi. Eyewitnesses say...

National Service Person allegedly steals GH¢303k from customer’s account

A 25-year-old National Service Person, Jesper Kobina Mensah, has been hauled before the Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly stealing GH¢303,950 through unauthorised electronic...

Gbiniyiri clash: Over 13,000 Ghanaians now refugees in Côte d’Ivoire – Muntaka

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has said that more than 13,000 Ghanaians have fled across the border into Côte d’Ivoire following the Gbiniyiri...

Lawyer clarifies circumstances surrounding Kofi Akpaloo’s arrest by EOCO [Audio]

The lawyer for Kofi Akpaloo, founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), has refuted claims that his client and his wife...

Akpaloo’s lawyer gives update on his arrest [Listen]

Enoch Afoakwah, lawyer for Percival Kofi Akpaloo, leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), has provided an update on his client following his...

Three rescued after truck plunges into ditch at Adukrom Waterworks Junction

Three people narrowly escaped death on Tuesday afternoon after the vehicle they were traveling in veered off the road and plunged into a ditch...

Asenso-Boakye clarifies Ofankor–Nsawam road financing [Listen]

Former Roads and Highways Minister Francis Asenso-Boakye has clarified the financing details of the Ofankor–Nsawam road project, following remarks made by President John Dramani...

NPP would have won Akwatia by-election if… – Richard Ahiagbah

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications Director, Richard Ahiagbah, has attributed the party’s defeat in the closely contested Akwatia by-election to deliberate voter suppression by...

Gov’t settles Ofankor-Nsawam road contractor to meet June 2026 deadline

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza, has disclosed that government has cleared all financial obligations to the contractor working on the Ofankor–Nsawam...

Richard Ahiagbah blames Sofo Azorka, NDC violence for Akwatia defeat

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has blamed its defeat in the Akwatia by-election on alleged acts of violence by the National Democratic Congress (NDC),...

Constitutional Review Committee to submit draft report in October

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, a draft report on the review of the 1992 Constitution will be presented to President John Dramani Mahama by the...

Health Ministry integrates 13,500 nurses onto payroll, settles allowance arrears

The Ministry of Health has announced that 13,500 nurses have been added to the government payroll as part of ongoing efforts to improve conditions...

Mahama orders probe into expenditure on Ofankor-Nsawam highway project

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered a thorough investigation into the funds spent on the Ofankor-Nsawam Highway project under the previous Akufo-Addo administration. The $346.5...

Akwatia by-election: Asumadu congratulates Bernard Baidoo; sends important message

New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate Solomon Asumadu has conceded defeat in the recently concluded Akwatia by-election. Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii...

EOCO reportedly arrests Kofi Akpaloo

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has reportedly arrested Percival Kofi Akpaloo, leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG). Mr. Akpaloo was taken...

Communications Minister gives MultiChoice Ghana Sept. 6 deadline to cut prices

The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel George, has directed MultiChoice Ghana, operators of DStv, to reduce its subscription charges by September...