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Cabinet has approved the reintroduction of road tolls with modernised collection – Kwame Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has announced that Cabinet has given approval for the reintroduction of road and bridge tolls...

Era of unregulated and uncontrolled road contracts now a thing of the past – Roads Minister 

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has declared that the days of indiscriminate and unregulated awarding of road contracts are over. Addressing journalists...

Roads Minister questions Akufo-Addo’s 10,000km road claims

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has cast serious doubt on former President Akufo-Addo’s assertion that his administration constructed over 10,000 kilometres...

McDan’s Warehouse allegedly demolished by national security operatives

A warehouse owned by renowned Ghanaian businessman and Executive Chairman of the McDan Group, Daniel McKorley, was allegedly demolished late Monday night by national...

Girl, 7, killed in stampede during school graduation in Berekum

A 7-year-old Class 2 pupil, Jenissi Afena Amponsah Kyeremeh, has reportedly lost her life during a stampede at a graduation ceremony at Golden Child...

Soldiers block JoyNews live coverage, assault civilian at McDan property demolition site

An armed military officer on Wednesday, July 30, obstructed JoyNews reporter Carlos Carlony from covering a demolition exercise at Spintex in Accra and physically assaulted a...

‘JoyNews NCDs Dialogue reflected in law’ – CDD fellow on Ghana Medical Trust Fund

Research Fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr. Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, says the Ghana Medical Trust Fund Bill passed by Parliament aligns...

We were told it was an ‘order from above’ – Ama Mawusi on attack on Forestry Commission offices [Listen]

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says preliminary information suggests that the recent attacks on three Forestry Commission offices in the Ashanti Region...

Why I supported Bawumia in 2024 elections – Kwabena Agyepong explains

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has justified his support for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia during the 2024 general...

Mahama’s sweet message to Lordina as they celebrate 33 years of marriage

President John Dramani Mahama and his wife, Lordina, are celebrating their 33rd wedding anniversary today, July 30, 2025. Marking the occasion, President Mahama shared a...

President Mahama’s tax waiver will ease our burden – Peasant Farmers Association

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has welcomed President John Mahama’s recent announcement of tax waivers on agricultural imports, describing it as a...

Asawase: ‘These may be trying moments; but it’s nothing we haven’t handled before’ – A/R Police

Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Emmanuel Teye Cudjoe, has described the recent unrest in Asawase as a challenging but familiar situation for the security...

I’ve billions of dollars waiting for me if I stop working – Davido

Afrobeats superstar Davido has opened up about the personal drive that keeps him going in his music career. In a recently viral video, the 32-year-old...

Give priority to sports people for recruitment – Mahama to Interior Minister

President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has asked the Minister of Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, to prioritise sportsmen and women for recruitment into the security...

UGMC to begin hair transplant 

The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) will start performing hair transplants as a form of plastic surgery for bald persons by the end...

Nigerian jailed for faking identity to get Ghanaian passport

The Tema District Court has sentenced a Nigerian national to 12 months’ imprisonment with hard labour for attempting to unlawfully acquire a Ghanaian passport. Mohammed...

Ghana records $5.57bn trade surplus in first-half of 2025

Ghana records trade surplus of Ghana recorded a trade surplus of US$5.57 billion in the first six months of 2025. This is 307.4% growth over...

Harvard to comply with Trump administration demand to turn over employment forms

Harvard University said on Tuesday it will comply with the demands of President Donald Trump's administration to turn over employment forms for thousands of university...

Ghana’s public debt stock falls to GH¢613bn in June 2025

Ghana’s public debt stock fell by GH¢156.4 billion between March and June 2025 to GH¢613 billion in June 2025. This is approximately 43.8% of Gross...

NACOC hands over $1.7m worth of seized gold to GoldBod

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has handed over 17 gold bars, valued at $1.7 million, to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) at the Ministry...

Akwatia by-election: Ntim Fordjour refutes claims of threatening violence 

Assin South Member of Parliament, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has firmly denied allegations linking him to threats of violence in the lead-up to the...

A/R: Trailer runs over hawker at Aboabo in Kumasi

A long vehicle which failed its break has knocked down a 30-year-old hawker at Aboabo in the Asokore Mampong municipality of Ashanti region. The lady...

Parliament approves four Deputy Ministers

Parliament has approved the nomination of four Members of Parliament as Deputy Ministers following the adoption of the Appointments Committee’s report. The Appointments Committee, by...

Good news for unpaid pharmacists

The Ministry of Health has confirmed that salaries for 321 Pharmacist House Officers who completed their housemanship in 2024 have been successfully processed. In a...

‘No life can wait’ – Prof. Beyuo defends urgent passage of MahamaCares 

Board Chairman of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Prof Titus Beyuo, has passionately defended the decision to fast-track the Ghana Medical Trust Fund bill popularly...

Forestry Commission reacts to attack on three district offices in Ashanti Region

The Forestry Commission has strongly condemned the forceful closure of its district offices in Bekwai, Nkawie, and Offinso in the Ashanti Region by a...

Powerful quake in Russia’s Far East causes tsunami, Japan and Hawaii order evacuations

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, damaging buildings and generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance tomorrow

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced scheduled maintenance works across several regions of the country on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, as part...

Kwabena Agyepong regrets exclusion of former polling station executives from NPP Primaries

Presidential hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has expressed regret over the exclusion of former polling station executives from...

Mahama condemns renewed Bawku violence, blames saboteurs of peace process

President John Dramani Mahama has strongly condemned the latest outbreak of violence in Bawku, describing it as a deliberate attempt by certain individuals to...

Mahama reaffirms commitment to development in Savanna Region

President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his government’s commitment to delivering timely development and investment projects in the Savanna Region. Speaking at the Jubilee House...

Kwabena Agyepong sends strong message to Mahama [Video]

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to make the toughest...

Kennedy Agyapong declares intent to contest NPP 2028 presidential primaries

Former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has officially declared his intention to contest the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries...

We’ve not been called to make money from gospel music – Kofi Owusu Peprah

Ghanaian gospel sensation Kofi Owusu Peprah has urged his colleagues to let go of the intention of making financial gains from ministry work. In an...

GCAG condemns National Security attack on Forestry Commission offices

The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) has condemned what it describes as a “shameful and unlawful” attack by National Security operatives on three Forestry...

Lumba’s reputation would have been ruined if… – Mystic Twins

Ghanaian spiritual duo Mystic Twins, McMaine and McKenzie, have claimed that Highlife legend Daddy Lumba’s reputation would have been tarnished if he had lived...

Godfred Dame writes: Attorney General’s press conferences marred by falsehoods

The penchant of the Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, to peddle untruths in his press conferences is becoming quite alarming. On 28th July, 2025,...

Adu-Boahene Trial: Court rejects adjournment request by third accused’s lawyer

The High Court in Accra has dismissed a request for adjournment filed by the newly appointed counsel for Mildred Donkor, the third accused in...

The NPP is returning to its roots with integrity – Kwabena Agyepong [Video]

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has said the party must return to its foundational values of...