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Birifor Youth Association demands urgent intervention in Savannah Region clashes

The Birifor Youth Association (BYA) has sounded the alarm over renewed communal violence in Gbenteng (Gbeniyiri) and parts of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the...

NADMO warns of possible Bagre Dam spillage, urges residents to relocate

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has alerted communities along the White Volta of a potential spillage from the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso. Managers...

EOCO bail conditions must be reasonable – Titus-Glover

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has called on the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to avoid imposing excessively high...

Akwatia by-election: NPP expresses concerns over Police neutrality

Deputy General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has expressed doubts over the ability of the Ghana Police Service to...

Lawyer raises concerns over continued detention of Wontumi FM presenter [Audio]

A legal representative for Wontumi FM presenter Emmanuel Kwakye Asare has raised concerns over what he describes as unnecessary delays in securing bail for...

Fire engulfs two-storey apartment at Lakeside Estate

Residents of Lakeside Estate in Accra were thrown into panic after fire swept through parts of a two-storey apartment building near Divine International School. According...

Investigation Board begins work on Z-9 helicopter crash – Dr. Ato Forson

An official Investigation Board has begun work into the recent crash of a Z-9 helicopter, the Ministry of Defence has announced. The Board, chaired by...

Oti Region records 10,233 typhoid cases in first half of 2025

The Oti Region has recorded 10,233 confirmed cases of typhoid fever in the first and second quarters of 2025, sparking serious public health concerns. The...

2025 Homowo: Ga Mantse visits ancestral burial grounds; Intercedes for protection, blessings

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, made a historic journey last Saturday to the ancestral burial grounds of Ga traditional rulers, the...

One injured as Benz truck erupts in fire on Adugyama-Bechem highway

A Benz cargo truck loaded with more than 2,500 bags of rice was gutted by fire on the Adugyama–Bechem highway near the Star Oil...

PAC grills YEA over GH¢5.5m office space, salary breaches

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, last Friday, grilled officials of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) over a sharp increase in office rent...

NACOC cells overcrowded with drug users – Deputy Director-General

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) says its cells are overcrowded with people arrested for illicit drug use, with some suspects now being transferred to...

Death toll in Gbenyiri land dispute reaches 10, others critically injured

Heavy fighting has erupted in Gbenyiri, a farming community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region, leaving at least 10 people dead and...

Kennedy Agyapong to file NPP presidential nomination on August 27

Former Assin Central MP and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, will officially submit his nomination forms for the party’s 2026...

2025 Digital Assets Summit Africa meets America’s regulatory turning point

In September 2025, Accra will become the epicentre of Africa’s digital finance revolution with the Digital Assets Summit Africa (DASA 2025), themed “Unlocking Africa’s...

Nine institutions owe state GH¢47m in unpaid taxes – GRA

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has revealed that nine institutions collectively owed the state GH¢47 million in unpaid taxes as of December 2023. Appearing before...

EOCO shares tips on how to spot stolen vehicles before purchase [Listen]

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has cautioned Ghanaians to exercise vigilance when purchasing vehicles shipped into the country, warning that many of...

Baby thief arrested at Wa Market

The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old woman, identified as Abena Martha Maanibeh, for allegedly abducting a one-week-old baby and stealing...

CAGD, OSP to prosecute payroll fraud offenders

The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has partnered with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to investigate and prosecute individuals implicated in...

EOCO responds to criticism over ‘high’ bail terms [Listen]

Legal officer at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Paa Bruce Sam, has explained the agency’s approach to bail and addressed concerns from...

Ridge Hospital assault probe committee set to present report today – Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the committee investigating the recent assault on health workers at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) will...

Why most stolen vehicles shipped to Ghana are luxury brands – EOCO reveals [Listen]

Legal officer at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Paa Brew Sam, has revealed that most stolen vehicles trafficked into Ghana are luxury...

NACOC tracks drug kingpins, vows major crackdown

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) says it is closely monitoring major drug kingpins operating in Ghana and is fully aware of their modes of...

Four journalists among 15 killed in Israeli strike on hospital – Gaza officials

At least 15 people, including four journalists working for the international media, are reported to have been killed in an Israeli strike on a...

 Fear grips Konkonma community after man is found dead on his farm

Residents of Konkonma, a suburb of Yeji in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region, are in shock and fear after a...

Invigilator grabbed with WASSCE questions at Burma Camp

An official tour of the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) centres in Accra on Monday, August 25, by the Head of...

Government moves to phase out double-track system in SHSs

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that government will begin phasing out the double-track system in Senior High Schools (SHSs) through major...

EOCO recovers 60 out of 300 suspected stolen vehicles [Audio]

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has revealed that about 300 stolen vehicles shipped into Ghana have been identified through joint investigations with...

Jihadist attack near Ghana border leaves four Burkinabe Militiamen dead

A weekend attack by the jihadist group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in Burkina Faso has left four government militiamen dead, with their weapons...

Kwahu Onion farmers urge government to regulate foreign imports

Onion farmers in Kwahu Kotoso (Kwahu East District) and Kwahu Pitiku (Kwahu South Municipality) in the Eastern Region are appealing to President John Dramani...

Deadly doses: JoyNews unmasks Ghana’s growing drug epidemic

Ghana is in the grip of a silent epidemic as more young people fall victim to drug addiction, with devastating consequences for their health...

Titus Glover labels galamsey under NDC as worst ever, calls for state of emergency

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Titus Glover, has described illegal mining (galamsey) activities under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration as the worst the...

Asokoremanhene urges youth to stop smoking, focus on education

The paramount chief of the Asante Asokore Traditional Area in the Ashanti Region, Nana Dr. Susubribi Krobea Asante, has called on Ghanaian youth to...

Mahama arrives in Singapore for visit aimed at deepening partnership

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Singapore for a three-day visit aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation, expanding trade and investment, and advancing partnerships...

Bono Region YEA engages final-year SHS students on post-school job opportunities

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) in the Bono Region has launched a sensitization programme aimed at guiding final-year Senior High School (SHS) students to...

Small Arms Commission warns against use of weapons in Akwatia by-election

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) has warned political parties, their supporters, and the general public that carrying any form...

Police arrest 10, seize weapons ahead of Akwatia by-election

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested ten individuals and confiscated nine firearms in a series of security operations in Akwatia, part of...

Nkwanta South MP urges contractor to repair collapsed Bontibor Bridge

The Member of Parliament for Nkwanta South, Geoffrey Kini, has called on the contractor responsible for the Bontibor Bridge to urgently return to the...

New date for Bagre Dam spillage announced

The management of SONABEL, Burkina Faso’s power-producing company, has rescheduled the controlled water spillage from the Bagre Dam from August 27 to Monday, August...

Ghana is open for business – Mahama showcases opportunities at TICAD 9

Ghana has reiterated its readiness to attract more foreign investments as President John Dramani Mahama led a high-level delegation to the Presidential Investment Forum...