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Bright Simons breaks down Gold-for-Oil programme, calls for accountability [Video]

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has broken down how Ghana’s Gold-for-Oil programme was conceived and executed, raising questions about its efficiency and...

Woman, 52, killed in alleged witchcraft attack at Kwahu Behenase

A 52-year-old woman, identified as Yaa Atua, has been killed in Behenase, near Kwahu Fodoa in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region. The...

OccupyGhana insists on state of emergency declaration to tackle galamsey

Pressure group OccupyGhana has renewed its demand for the President to declare a state of emergency in the ongoing battle against illegal mining, widely...

Over 600 under prosecution as gov’t intensifies crackdown on galamsey

The government’s fight against illegal mining, widely known as galamsey, has entered a critical stage with over 600 suspects currently facing trial for their...

Mahama denies personal links to galamsey; vows relentless action 

President John Dramani Mahama on Friday, October 3, 2025, mounted a strong defence of his government’s commitment to end illegal mining, firmly rejecting suggestions...

Health Minister pledges payment of salaries to 6,500 unpaid nurses

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has given assurances to the remaining group of unpaid nurses that their outstanding salaries will be settled...

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...

Junior doctors’ strike: GMA urges gov’t to act swiftly

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has urged the government to urgently engage the leadership of the Junior Doctors’ Association of Ghana to avert an...

More troops needed to win galamsey fight – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has admitted that Ghana’s security forces are overstretched, making the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, more complex. Addressing...

National Security Council believes we can tackle galamsey without state of emergency – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says the National Security Council is confident that Ghana can overcome the illegal mining menace without declaring a state of...

We’re determined to win galamsey fight – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has restated his government’s determination to tackle illegal mining, assuring Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the public that the NDC...

26-year-old farmer sentenced to 30 years for robbery

The Assin Nsuaem-Kyekyewere Circuit Court in the Assin South District of the Central Region has sentenced a 26-year-old farmer, Frank Owusu, to 30 years’...

Root causes of galamsey must be tackled – Lands Minister

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, says multiple factors are fueling the persistence of illegal mining in Ghana and must...

Declaring state of emergency is not solution to galamsey – GWL Boss

The Managing Director of the Ghana Water Limited (GWCL), Mutawakilu Adam, has downplayed calls for a state of emergency as a response to the...

 One dead, several injured in accident at New Somanya  

  A fatal accident at New Somanya in the Eastern Region on Thursday, October 2, 2025, has left one person dead and several others injured. The...

All Mpox patients in Ahafo region fully recover

The Ahafo Regional Health Directorate has confirmed that all three patients who contracted the Monkeypox (Mpox) virus in the region have fully recovered, easing...

Labour Ministry signs MoU with CG Technical Services to boost youth training and jobs

The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UAE-based CG Technical Services FZ-LLC to launch the Ghana...

Galamsey: L.I. 2501 to be laid in Parliament to revoke L.I. 2462 – A-G

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that a new Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2501 will soon be laid before Parliament...

NHIA targets full coverage of every illnesses under NHIS by 2030

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced an ambitious plan to expand the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to cover every illness in...

Police arrest suspect, recover weapons after clash at Simpa

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested one person and recovered weapons following a violent clash between two rival groups at Simpa in...

JUSAG president decries lack progress on judiciary’s conditions of service

The President of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG), Samuel Afotey Otu, has expressed disappointment over the slow pace of progress in...

Gbinyiri conflict: Widows announce half-naked demo to Jubilee House

All is set for some female victims of the Gbinyiri conflict, who lost their husbands and suddenly became widows in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba and Bole...

‘You are future CEOs of your own enterprises’ – Dr. Apaak to NAP beneficiaries 

The Deputy Education Minister has urged beneficiaries of the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) to strive hard to become future Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) by...

GRIDCo to shut down Akosombo–Nkawkaw transmission line  

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced that it will take the 161kV Akosombo–Nkawkaw transmission line out of service from Sunday, October 5,...

Galamsey: Meeting with Mahama should not be mere “talk shop” – Martin Kpebu tells CSOs

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) not to dismiss their engagement with President John Mahama on illegal mining, popularly...

Galamsey threatening Ghana’s energy security – Adomako-Mensah warns

The Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has sounded the alarm that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is fast becoming...

Volta Education Directorate eyes top honours at 2025 National Teachers’ Day Awards

The Volta Regional Directorate of Education has expressed high optimism ahead of the 2025 National Teachers’ Day Awards, with expectations that teachers from the...

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...

Police clarify claims half of seized suspected Indian hemp turned into sawdust

The Ghana Police Service has launched investigations into a Kia truck carrying 36 bags of substances suspected to be Indian hemp that was intercepted...

Junior Doctors declare nationwide strike over salary delays and stalled postings

The Junior Doctors’ Association of Ghana (JDA-GH) has declared a nationwide strike, beginning Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in protest against months of unpaid salaries,...

Galamsey is still with us, but going down now – Dormaahene [Video]

  Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, says illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, has reduced since the beginning of President John Dramani Mahama’s...

Goaso Bishop urges Ola Girls’ SHS headmistress to uphold discipline

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Goaso, Most Rev. Peter Kwaku Atuahene, has charged the newly inducted headmistress of Ola Girls’ Senior High...

Mahama swears in 21 Appeal Court Judges including Dormaahene 

  President John Dramani Mahama has officially sworn in 21 High Court Judges as Justices of the Court of Appeal. The ceremony, held at the Jubilee...

Nutrifoods resumes production and distribution of Tasty Tom after FDA’s evaluation

Nutrifoods Ghana Limited, a joint venture between Olam and Sanyo, has recommenced production and distribution of Tasty Tom Enriched Tomato Mix after a thorough...

TVET Service condemns KNUST SHS Assistant Headmaster’s misconduct

  The Ghana TVET Service has strongly denounced the conduct of Charles Akwasi Aidoo, Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST Senior High School(SHS), after a viral...

National Apprenticeship Programme to address demands of Ghana’s economy – Dr. Apaak

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, has underscored the significance of the newly launched National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP), describing it as a...

JoyNews uncovers Chinese-backed galamsey on River Bisi despite MCE’s denial

Evidence gathered by JoyNews has exposed extreme pollution of the Rivers Bisi and Subri, both tributaries of the Tano River, despite denials by the...

Prof. Vera Fiador makes history as UTAG’s first female national president

Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Prof Vera Fiador, has been elected as the new National President of the University Teachers...

 GAF reacts to arrest of two soldiers in botched mining site robbery  

  The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the arrest of two of its personnel for their alleged involvement in an attempted extortion and robbery...

Some OMCs increase fuel prices with diesel selling at GH¢14.18 per litre

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun increasing fuel prices at the pumps in line with projections for the first pricing window of October...