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Ga South farmers protest as illegal sand winners destroy over 200 acres of farmland

Farmers in Obom, Addo Kofi, Obakowa, Yahoman, and Agbozo—communities within the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region—are up in arms following the...

Ex-convict teacher sentenced to 48 years for defilement

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Sokah Phidels Load, a 47-year-old teacher and ex-convict, to 48 years' imprisonment with hard labour after he was...

World’s oldest baby born from embryo frozen since 1994

The world’s “oldest baby” has been born in the US from an embryo that was frozen in 1994, it has been reported. Thaddeus Daniel Pierce...

Accra Tourist Information Centre fire: No casualties recorded – GNFS

A major fire broke out at the Accra Tourist Information Centre in the early hours of Monday, prompting a swift response from the Ghana...

20 new Mpox cases confirmed in Ghana, bringing total to 302

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 20 new cases of Mpox, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 302 as...

Sam George celebrates 13 years of marriage with heartfelt tribute to his wife

Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has celebrated 13 years of marriage and 17 years of companionship with his wife. In...

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...

Gov’t raises GH¢5.49bn from Treasury Bills in well-subscribed auction

Government has successfully raised GH¢5.49 billion from its latest Treasury bill auction held on Friday, August 1, 2025, according to results released by the...

Akwatia by-election: NDC holds primaries today 

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will today, August 4, 2025, hold its parliamentary primaries in the Akwatia Constituency of the Eastern Region to elect...

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...

Restoring UniBank licence won’t be wrong – Prof. Mensah

A professor of Financial Economics at the University of Ghana Business School, Prof. Laud Mensah, says there is now a credible path to restoring...

Mpraeso MP slams unfair DStv pricing in Ghana compared to neighbours

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has criticised MultiChoice Ghana over what he describes as unfair and discriminatory pricing for DStv...

DStv prices: I commend Sam George for standing up for consumers, but… – Mpraeso MP

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has expressed support for the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George,...

Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority reverses recent staff promotions

The management of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has annulled all recent promotions found to be in breach of the organisation’s established...

GACC warns of ghost creditors amid misreporting of Ghana’s public debt

The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has assessed the misreporting of Ghana’s debt, warning that inflated debt figures could mask corruption and lead to debt...

June MoMo transactions reach GH¢323bn despite slight decline

The total value of mobile money (MoMo) transactions in Ghana stood at GH¢323.2 billion in June 2025, reflecting a 10.2% decline from the GH¢360...

Gov’t to announce new producer price for cocoa today

Government is expected to announce a new producer price for cocoa for the 2025/2026 crop season today, August 4, 2025. Joy Business understands that the...

Chinese university students told to spy on classmates, report says

Chinese students at UK universities are being pressured to spy on their classmates in an attempt to suppress the discussion of issues that are...

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...

‘God understands us’: Inside a Nigerian church where deaf people find faith and community

It is like any other church in Nigeria‘s megacity of Lagos. A lectern faces rows of plastic chairs. A biblical quote is written on a...

NDC laid foundation for Ghana’s digital transformation – Asiedu Nketiah

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has credited his party with laying the foundation for Ghana’s digital transformation through...

Secret filming exposes the ‘madams’ involved in Kenya’s child-sex trade

A BBC Africa Eye investigation has revealed how women, known as "madams", have involved children as young as 13 in prostitution in Kenya. In the...

Fire guts Accra Tourist Information Centre

A fire has broken out at the Accra Tourist Information Centre, located opposite Afrikiki in the heart of the capital. The cause of the blaze...

Don’t cut your coat just yet – Economist warns gov’t over budget austerity

A professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Ghana has warned government not to celebrate what he calls a superficial display of...

One suspect dead, 2 victims injured as police foil gold heist at Teleku Bokazo

The Western Regional Police Command has mounted a manhunt for four armed robbers following a brazen attack on a gold-buying shop at Teleku Bokazo. According...

Tarkwa police nab 23-year-old with 66 parcels of suspected Indian hemp

The Western Central Region Police Command, Asankragwa Division has intercepted a suspect drug smuggler, Daniel Yeboah at the Samreboi-Tanokrom Snap Check point. The suspect was...

Minority demands Sam George, MultiChoice summoned over DStv pricing

The Minority in Parliament is calling for the Communications Minister, Sam George, and officials of MultiChoice Ghana to be summoned over what they describe...

Chaos as fire sweeps through several wooden structures at Madina

A fierce fire outbreak has torn through several wooden structures around Madina Redco, causing residents to flee for safety as flames and falling electric...

Ghana-Togo joint security operation foils clash, 8 arrested after attack on Fulbe community in Tempane

Ghanaian and Togolese security forces conducted a joint operation that led to the arrest of eight suspects after armed Bimoaba youth attacked a Fulbe...

NPP denies Brandcom’s $280k anti-Mahama campaign claims, threatens legal action

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has strongly denied allegations made by Ukrainian communications firm Brandcom, which claims it was contracted to orchestrate a digital...

Mahama to host Africa Health Summit in Accra

  President John Dramani Mahama will host a high-level Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra on August 5, with the goal of reshaping global health...

Sam George rubbishes DStv’s excuse against fee cuts, insists on fair rates

Communications Minister Sam George, has dismissed DStv Ghana’s justification for refusing to impose a 30% price cut on subscription fees. Responding to Multichoice's statement, Sam...

NPP sanctions 16 executives in Upper East over election misconduct

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East Region has sanctioned 16 constituency executives and members in the Tempane and Pusiga constituencies for...

ARCC rejects calls for military withdrawal at Tontokrom over mining concession dispute

The Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (ARCC) has rejected calls for the withdrawal of military personnel stationed at a disputed gold mining concession in Tontokrom,...

Ghana’s Joselle Mensah smashes two National Records at World Swimming Championships

Team Ghana’s Joselle Mensah has set a new national record with a time of 26.48 seconds in the 50m freestyle at the 2025 World...

Tension brews between Kofi Jamar, GADone Records over label breaches

Ghanaian rapper Kofi Jamar and his former record label, GADone Records, are locked in a public standoff following Jamar’s announcement that he is no...

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...

National Ambulance Service dismisses false reports over Enyiresi Government Hospital incident

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has rejected reports and viral videos suggesting that its crew from the Atiwa West District was involved in a...