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We’ll take advantage of Mahama’s meeting to end galamsey – Ken Ashigbey

The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, says civil society will seize the opportunity of President John Mahama’s meeting with...

Justice Kulendi faces fresh petition for removal over alleged misconduct

  A private citizen, Daniel Ofori-Atta, has formally petitioned President John Dramani Mahama, seeking the removal of Supreme Court Justice Yonny Kulendi over claims of...

Seized truckload of suspected Indian hemp arrives at Police HQ with half as sawdust 

A Hyundai 5-ton truck loaded with over 100 sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp has arrived at the Eastern Regional Police...

We cannot give up on galamsey fight – Ken Ashigbey vows relentless battle

The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, has vowed that the fight against illegal mining will not be abandoned despite...

UTAG honours JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor for fearless journalism on galamsey

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has honoured JoyNews journalist Erastus Asare Donkor with a Citation of Honour for his courageous and impactful...

“We may be blind, but our brains are working” – Visually impaired teacher laments over salary arrears

A visually impaired teacher, Mabel Agyei Twumasi has appealed to the government to immediately release funds for the payment of their 13-month salary arrears,...

NLC directs Transport Ministry to agree on payment plan with railway workers to settle arrears

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has instructed the Ministry of Transport to immediately meet with the Management and Workers’ Union of the Ghana Railway...

Mahama promised to fight galamsey; he must ensure he delivers that promise – Odike

Founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai Odike, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to honor his campaign pledge...

Commercial services kick off on Tema–Mpakadan railway [Video]

The Ghana Railways Development Authority (GRDA) has officially launched commercial operations on the Tema–Mpakadan railway line. The service began on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, with...

Mahama announces Ghana-US partnership to address visa overstays

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that Ghana will work closely with the United States government to tackle the problem of visa overstays, particularly...

2024 election: NPP lost due to govt’s performance, not Bawumia’s personality – Gideon Boako

Dr. Gideon Boako, spokesperson for former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost the 2024 elections because of its...

Galamsey has escalated in Tano North and it is alarming – Gideon Boako

The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, has expressed concern over what he describes as the alarming rise of illegal mining,...

33 illegal mining equipment destroyed in Bole operation

A district task force against illegal mining, led by the DCE for Bole and District Security Chairperson, Abdulai Muhmod, has destroyed 33 equipment used...

Chief of Army Staff visits Nkwanta South [Photos]

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Gbetanu Lawrence, has embarked on a familiarisation visit to Nkwanta South in the Oti region. This visit comes...

NPP race: Over 500 Ashanti youth endorse Bryan Acheampong as 2028 flagbearer

More than 500 young members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region have declared their support for Dr Bryan Acheampong as...

Chamber of Indigenous Business & Investors dismisses Fourth Estate’s NLA-KGL report

The Chamber of Indigenous Business & Investors has criticised the Fourth Estate and the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) for its latest exposé...

MultiChoice clarifies DStv value offering after FAQs mix-up

MultiChoice Ghana has issued a clarification on its new DStv value offering, effective today, after Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) published on its website created...

Education Ministry rolls out AI-powered apps for SHS curriculum

The Ministry of Education has announced the introduction of subject-specific Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for Senior High Schools (SHS) across Ghana to enhance the...

PAC orders Deputy HR at Environment Ministry to refund GH₵31,847

The Public Accounts Committee(PAC) has ordered the Deputy Head of Human Resources at the Ministry of Environment, Science, and Technology, Ibrahim Muniru, to refund...

Next NPP gov’t will complete agenda 111 projects – Bawumia

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has assured Ghanaians that the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will finish the Agenda 111 hospital projects...

Galamsey fight: What is really my crime? – Erastus raises alarm over death threats [Audio]

  Environmental journalist Erastus Asare Donkor has revealed that his life is under serious threat due to his continued work in exposing illegal mining activities,...

Passengers trapped after Tema-Mpakadan train stops abruptly en route to Afienya [Video]

The Tema-Mpakadan passenger train came to an unexpected halt just a few meters from the railway station after its emergency brake was activated. Chief Executive...

Declaration of security zones will be the way to go if… – Erastus Asare Donkor 

Environmental journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor, has stressed that the success of government’s newly declared security zones around water bodies and forest reserves will depend...

Gender Minister assures justice in KNUST SHS scandal

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has assured that her ministry is working with law enforcement to...

Police foil mining site robbery; four including two in military uniform arrested 

Police in Prestea of the Western region have arrested two men in military uniforms and two civilian, after an alleged attempt to rob LongShine...

Gov’t to establish Cybersecurity Fund – Sam George

The Minister of Communications, Samuel Nartey George, has announced plans to establish a Cybersecurity Fund to boost Ghana’s fight against cyber threats. Speaking at the...

Minority rebuts Sam George over DStv impasse

The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Communication and Information Committee has responded to comments by MP for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, over the ongoing impasse...

Mahama vows tougher action against cybercrime and romance scams

President John Mahama has pledged stronger collaboration with international partners to ensure perpetrators of romance scams and other cybercrimes, whether Ghanaians or foreigners, face...

 TEWU-TUC suspends strike action 

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana, has suspended its indefinite strike which began on September 19,...

Galamsey: This is not the leadership we voted for – Prof. Bokpin slams gov’t

Economist and professor at the University of Ghana, Godfred Bokpin, has expressed deep frustration over what he describes as the failure of the current...

 La Nkwantanang MCE demands proof of ownership from Madina-Redco land claimants

  The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Nkwantanang Madina, Ibrahim Faila, has assured the public that the Assembly has no hidden agenda regarding the...

Self-styled ‘doctor’ arrested in Yeji after 11 years of practice [Video]

Police in Yeji, Bono East Region, have arrested a man identified as Hans Osei, popularly known as Mulla, for allegedly practicing as a medical...

Fish facility left to rot in Penkye as health risks and economic woes deepen

A multi-thousand-cedi fish processing facility, constructed under the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo-Bawumia administration to transform fish preservation in Penkye, has been...

Man arrested after girlfriend was found dead in his room at Awutu Papaase

  The Kasoa Ofaakor District Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, identified as Kwame Whisky, after his girlfriend, Linda, 22, was discovered dead in...

Mahama’s reparation talk at UNGA was out of place – Dr Asah-Asante

The Head of the Centre for European Studies at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has criticised President John Mahama’s call for reparations...

Agric Minister credits Feed Ghana Programme for nationwide bumper harvest

Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has attributed Ghana’s current bumper harvest to the government’s flagship Feed Ghana Programme, describing it as proof...

Kwahu Afram Plains North DCE urges youth to embrace Agriculture

Kwahu Afram Plains North District Chief Executive (DCE), Kate Mawusi Babanawo, has encouraged young people in the area to take up agriculture as a...

Stop ‘meet and greet,’ take action on galamsey – Franklin Cudjoe to Mahama

  President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has taken aim at government’s approach to illegal mining, or galamsey, arguing that excessive reliance on dialogue has...

Gbeniyiri conflict: Burkina Faso allegedly blocks NADMO from meeting displaced persons, demands formal diplomacy

Authorities in Burkina Faso have blocked officials of Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) from accessing Ghanaian refugees displaced by the Gbeniyiri conflict. The refugees,...

UTAG vows pressure on gov’t over galamsey menace

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced plans to mount sustained pressure on the government to intensify its fight against illegal mining,...