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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...

Kasotie mine collapse: Death toll rises to 7

Rescue efforts for persons trapped in a collapsed mining pit at Kasotie in the Atwima Mponua District have ended with seven dead bodies retrieved...

 Mahama to meet CSOs today over galamsey fight

  President John Dramani Mahama today hosts key civil society organisations (CSOs) at Jubilee House for a high-level dialogue on tackling illegal mining, widely known...

Fire guts warehouse in Adabraka  

  A fierce blaze that tore through the Budget Deco warehouse near the Graphic Press area in Adabraka, Accra, has been successfully contained and extinguished...

Farmers applaud new cocoa price, urge action on galamsey

The President of the Concerned Farmers Association, Nana Oboadie Boateng Bonsu, has welcomed the government’s announcement of a new cocoa price, describing it as...

Mahama unveils judicial reforms under reset agenda

President John Dramani Mahama has announced sweeping reforms to strengthen Ghana’s judiciary, describing them as central to his government’s Reset Agenda. Speaking at the swearing-in...

NDC’s galamsey fight will not yield any results – Former Amansie South DCE

Former District Chief Executive for Amansie South, Clement Opoku Gyamfi, has cast doubt on the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s commitment to ending illegal mining,...

Mahama urges newly appointed Appeal Court Judges to uphold justice 

President John Dramani Mahama has called on the newly sworn-in Justices of the Court of Appeal to uphold integrity and resist rising cynicism towards...

Gov’t secures Â¥3 billion JICA grant to transform Kumasi’s inner ring road

The government of Ghana has signed a ¥3 billion (Japanese Yen) grant agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to overhaul the Inner...

Fisheries must be pillars of peace, not points of conflict – Minister

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emelia Kobiaba Arthur, has called for urgent international cooperation to protect fisheries from growing threats and to...

GES interdicts Okadjakrom SHTS teacher over alleged sexual misconduct

  The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted Mfo Richard Tibetor, a teacher at Okadjakrom Senior High Technical School in the Oti Region, following allegations...

DStv impasse: Minority demands dismissal of Sam George

The Minority in Parliament has called for the dismissal of Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George, accusing him of misleading Ghanaians in the recent standoff...

Benjamin Quashie and 11 others sworn in as Ghana’s new envoys

President John Dramani Mahama has officially performed his constitutional mandate by commissioning 11 new Ghanaian envoys to serve as Ambassadors and High Commissioners to...

GH¢12.9bn in misappropriated funds recovered so far – PAC

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), in collaboration with the Auditor-General, has disclosed the recovery of more than GH¢12.9 billion in misused public funds. Over the...

Deputy Finance Minister assures unpaid Nurses and Midwives of salary resolution

Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Ampem Nyarko has assured the Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives that their outstanding salary arrears will be addressed in...

Transport Minister orders DVLA, Police to clamp down on rickety vehicles

Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nipke, has instructed the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the Police to step up efforts to clear...

  Ghana launches revised gender toolkit to strengthen inclusive development planning

  Ghana has officially launched the revised Gender Toolkit, a key resource aimed at ensuring that gender equality becomes an integral part of national and...

Gov’t to link air, rail, road and water transport systems – Minister

Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nipke, has announced government’s plans to integrate Ghana’s four major modes of transport to make travel more convenient and...

Businessman supports needy students in Nkwanta South [Photos]

Renowned businessman Emeka Gabriel has marked his birthday with a charitable gesture by donating essential items to needy but academically gifted students in the...

Efya speaks on KNUST SHS viral video

Ghanaian musician Efya has called for the country’s age of consent to be raised above 16 to better protect minors. Her comment, posted on X...

KNUST SHS student breaks silence on viral video with Assistant Headmaster 

  A female student of KNUST Senior High School(SHS) at the center of a viral video involving an Assistant Headmaster(Academic), Charles Akwasi Aidoo, has spoken...

KGL Foundation promotes juvenile football through 2025 U-17 colts championship 

KGL Foundation has pledged ts continuous support for juvenile football by championing the just ended U-17 Football Tournament, aimed at nurturing young talent and...

Gov’t increases cocoa price to GH¢3,625 per bag for 2025/2026 Season

  The Producer Price Regulatory Committee (PPRC) has announced an upward adjustment in the producer price of cocoa for the 2025/2026 season. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel...

Unpaid nurses and midwives protest salary arrears

The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives staged a protest in Accra on Thursday, October 2, 2025, demanding the government pay nearly 7,000 nurses...

Sam George’s conduct would have cost him his job in other countries – Minority

The Minority on Parliament’s Communication Committee has accused the Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, of deceiving Ghanaians over his...

Five dead, others injured in mining pit collapse at Kasotie in Ashanti region

A devastating mining pit collapse at Kasotie in the Atwima Mponua District of Ashanti Region has claimed the lives of at least five people,...

Mprumem farmers resist eviction from farmland

Farmers at Mprumem in the Central Region are protesting what they describe as an attempt by the Ghana Irrigation Authority (GIA) to reallocate farmland...

 Multimedia Group’s CEO pays courtesy call on former President Kufuor

Members of the executive team of the Multimedia Group Limited(MGL) on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, paid a courtesy call on former President John Agyekum...