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16-year-old SHS student arrested with locally made gun

A 16-year-old student of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Region has been arrested for possessing a locally manufactured gun without...

You can’t power an 8-hour economy, but promising 24 hours? – Prof Bokpin

Economist Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin has cast doubt on the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 24-hour economy proposal, calling it unrealistic in light of ongoing...

ECG’s 15% collection losses and 40% distribution losses not sustainable – Prof. Bokpin warns

Economist Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin has raised alarm over the scale of inefficiencies in Ghana’s power distribution system, describing the Electricity Company of Ghana’s...

Police impound fuel tanker filled with cocoa beans

The police in the Volta Region last Tuesday (May 13) intercepted a petrol tanker traveling from Madina in Accra to Jasikan, which was found...

FDA declares Kings Orange Flavoured Liqueur and Jupiter 1990 unsafe for consumption

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has declared two alcoholic products, Kings Orange Flavoured Liqueur and Jupiter 1990, unsafe for consumption. In a statement, the...

Inusah Fuseini attributes cedi’s strength to policy coordination under Mahama

Former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has credited the recent stability of the Ghanaian cedi to the effective coordination of fiscal...

Notorious robber who terrorised Accra’s elite communities captured in Togo – Police

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest and extradition of a notorious armed robbery suspect, Adinda Abdul Mujibu, who had been on the...

Bawumia criticises Global Policymakers over trade deficit misdiagnosis

Former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has criticised contemporary global policymakers for failing to heed the fundamental lessons of history and economics, particularly in...

Street begging crackdown to expand beyond Accra – Interior Minister

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, says government’s crackdown on organised street begging will soon be extended to regions beyond Greater Accra, following the...

Bawumia warns against tariffs as solution to trade deficits

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cautioned against the use of tariffs as a remedy for trade imbalances, stressing that such deficits are...

Mahama announces plans to upgrade Greater Accra Regional Hospital to Teaching Hospital

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the government's plans to upgrade the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) into a full-fledged Teaching Hospital. According to...

Ghanaian pilgrim dies while performing Hajj in Makkah

A Ghanaian pilgrim has died while performing this year’s Hajj in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The deceased, identified as Hajia Yussif Hawabu,...

Assurances Committee of Parliament to hold public hearing from July 2025

Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Assurances and Member of Parliament for the Bimbilla Constituency, Dominic Nitiwul, says his Committee will begin public hearings from...

GHS takes measures to check Mpox outbreak

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has initiated contact tracing efforts to identify individuals who might have come into contact with the two confirmed cases...

Ahiagbah urges Mahama to back Code of Conduct with legislation

The Director of Communications for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has urged President John Mahama to seek legislative backing for the...

Two arrested, one on the run for stealing iron rods from Agenda 111 site

The Kasoa Ofaakor Jei River Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly stealing iron rods from the Agenda 111 construction site at Kasoa Ofaakor...

Two Afram Plains DCEs confirmed

The District Chief Executives (DCEs) for Kwahu Afram Plains North and Kwahu Afram Plains South districts have been officially confirmed by their respective assembly...

It is unfair to blame gov’t for power crisis – Prof Sharif Khalid

The Economic Policy Advisor to the Vice President, Prof. Sharif Mahmoud Khalid, has described as unfair the growing criticism directed at the current government...

Business planning at risk amid volatile cedi appreciation — Kenneth Thompson

Former Chief Executive of Dalex Finance, Kenneth Thompson, has raised concerns over the sudden appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi against the US dollar, warning...

Congratulations for betraying others – Charlotte Oduro slams social media critics

Popular marriage counsellor and media personality, Charlotte Oduro, has voiced her disappointment with social media users who she says take pleasure in tearing others...

Nine reported killed in Russian strike on civilian bus in Ukraine

Nine people have been killed in a Russian drone attack on a civilian minibus in north-eastern Ukraine, local officials say. Regional military leaders said seven...

ECG losses due to “sinful” NDC-era power deals – Ahiagbah

Director of Communications for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has attributed the recent financial losses of the Electricity Company of Ghana...

Prof Bokpin calls for urgent reforms, private sector role in power distribution

Economist Prof Godfred Bokpin has highlighted critical challenges facing Ghana’s energy sector and called for urgent structural reforms, including private sector participation. Speaking on JoyNews’...

Galamsey: 9 arrested, 4 excavators seized in raid at Akani

A special police team against illegal mining has intercepted and seized four excavators at Akani in the Western Region. Two of the seized excavators were...

Bawumia speaks at Cambridge Africa Business Conference today

Former Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is set to deliver the keynote address today, 17th May 2025, at the prestigious Cambridge University...

GAF Commanders donate one-month salary to support Mahama Cares Fund

Service Commanders of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have donated their one-month basic salary to support the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, widely known as...

Dada KD was turned away by 3 hospitals due to absence of doctors – Manager 

The manager of Ghanaian highlife icon Dada Kweku Duah, affectionately known as Dada KD, has opened up on heartbreaking circumstances that led to his...

Tributes pour in for Dada KD 

The death of Highlife musician Nana Kwaku Duah, popularly known as Dada KD, has sent tides of shocking waves in Ghana. He died on Friday,...

Highlife musician Dada KD passes on

Celebrated Highlife musician Nana Kwaku Duah, popularly known as Dada KD, has passed on. He died on Friday, May 16, 2025, aged 56. In May 2020,...

‘I gave GH₵500 cedis, not dollars’ – Mahama jests amid Sammy Gyamfi’s gift saga

President John Dramani Mahama on Friday amused his guests as he shed light on a kind gesture in the form of a GH₵500 gift...

Cleanliness will determine whether you stay in office or are sacked – Mahama tells MMDCEs

President John Mahama has announced that cleanliness will become a new performance benchmark for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). According to him, the...

UG debunks claim of overstating employee compensation by GH¢59m

The University of Ghana (UG) has debunked claims of irregularities in the Auditor-General's recent payroll audit report. The report indicated that the university overstated employee...

Check out the 11 new members of COCOBOD Board

An 11-member Board of Directors for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has been inaugurated at the Ministry of Finance, with a renewed charge to...

Mahama announces new city to ease Accra’s congestion

President John Mahama has announced plans to establish a new city outside Accra to ease the growing congestion. This will help create a new growth...

A unified vision for the future of education: A message from Rev. Isaac Owusu, National President of GNAT

As the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) prepares for the highly anticipated District Delegates Conference, Rev. Isaac Owusu, the National President, extends a...

Vice President Opoku-Agyemang has recovered, she’s set to resume duties – Mahama

President John Mahama has announced that Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is set to return to Ghana after making a full recovery from...

Parliament’s Energy Committee to grill ECG today over power crises, missing containers

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is facing intense scrutiny before Parliament’s Energy Committee today over worsening power outages and the disappearance of 23...

OSP calls for closer ties with CHRAJ in anti-corruption fight

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Dr....

E/R: All 33 Municipal and District Chief Executives receive one-touch endorsement

The Eastern Region has concluded the confirmation process for all 33 Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) nominated by President John Mahama. All the nominees...

Asutifi North DCE vows crackdown on rising Okada accidents

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Hafiz Dauda, has raised concern over the rising number of motorbike accidents...