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Ghana Bauxite Company targets 6m tonnes by end of 2025

The Ghana Bauxite Company Limited (GBC) has set plans in motion to achieve six million tonnes of bauxite production by the close of 2025.The...

Chief Justice responds to removal petitions

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has submitted her preliminary response to President John Mahama following petitions seeking her removal from office. This submission comes as the...

GSA cracks down on dangerous paint products following JoyNews exposé

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has issued a strong warning to vendors following the discovery of illegal and harmful paint products in the market,...

Disciplinary C’ttee Hearing: Adwoa Safo was served a letter about postponement – NPP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has clarified that former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, was officially notified about the postponement of her...

Nigerian businessman arrested near Jubilee House [Audio]

A Nigerian businessman identified as Ben Peters has been arrested for allegedly blocking the entrance of Aurora Apartments at Kanda, located just 800 metres...

Retired Supreme Court judge Sulemana Gbadegbe passes on

Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe, has passed away at the age of 74. According to reports by Accra-based TV3, Justice Gbadegbe died...

Adum fire victims receive GH¢150,000 support from Ashanti Regional MPs

Traders affected by the recent fire outbreak at Adum PZ in Kumasi have received financial support from the Ashanti Regional Parliamentary Caucus. Led by members...

Lack of school feeding disrupts learning at Waja-Akura Basic school

Pupils at Waja-Akura M/A Basic School in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region are grappling with hunger due to the absence of...

Mahama should remove Kwakye Ofosu from his position as the President’s spokesperson – Janet Nabla

Janet Asana Nabla, Chairperson of the People’s National Party (PNP), has urged former President John Mahama to remove Felix Kwakye Ofosu from his position...

Set standards worthy of emulation – Pru East MP to nurses, midwives

Students of the Yeji Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region have been cautioned against the...

Construction resumes on Tema-Aflao road after 15-month delay

Construction work on sections of the Tema-Aflao highway has resumed after a break of approximately 15 months, following an appeal by the Minister for...

Kumawu NDC youth vandalise party office over DCE nominee

A group of irate youth from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kumawu Constituency of the Ashanti Region stormed the party's constituency office,...

National Security operatives allegedly raid home of Bawumia’s ADC [Video]

Superintendent Yakubu Issahaku, Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has alleged that his private residence at Sapeiman was raided by armed...

20-year-old Ghanaian arrested with drugs at airport

A 20-year-old Ghanaian-British national, identified as Parker Darren Hazekia Osei, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for...

U.S. Ambassador reaffirms strong ties with Ghana amid 10% tariff concerns

U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has reaffirmed the strong and enduring relationship between the United States and Ghana, despite concerns over a recently...

Vice President begins three-week medical break

Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has started a three-week medical break, effective from Monday, April 7, according to sources at the Jubilee House. The...

GACL apologises for locked arrival gate at KIA

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has apologised for an operational issue that left passengers stranded at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Monday,...

Ablakwa reaffirms deportation of foreigners involved in galamsey

Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to deporting all foreign nationals engaged in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Addressing...

His dedication was unmatched – Abeiku Santana mourns DJ Awanna [Watch]

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey, popularly known as Abeiku Santana, has expressed deep sorrow following the...

Former Ghanaian High Commissioner to India, Sam Pee Yalley passes on

Sam Pee Yalley, the former Ghanaian High Commissioner to India and a prominent member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has passed away.His death,...

Scrap exam fees for basic pupils – Eduwatch

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has strongly criticized the practice of charging examination fees to parents of students in public basic schools, expressing concerns that...

Kwesi Aning raises alarm over politicisation of alleged drug and money laundering operation at KIA

Director of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Dr. Kwesi Aning, has voiced deep concern over what he...

Remembering DJ Awana: Colleagues recount fond memories [Video]

Some colleagues of the late celebrated veteran disc jockey, Samuel Tei Mensah Nartey, popularly known as DJ Awana, have shared touching memories of how...

Adom FM’s DJ Awana passes on

Celebrated veteran Ghanaian disc jockey and staff member of the Multimedia Group, Samuel Tei Mensah Nartey, popularly known as DJ Awana, has passed away. DJ...

Ablakwa vows swift action after inspecting dilapidated Ghanaian properties in Nigeria

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has vowed to take immediate action following his visit to Ghana’s deteriorating properties in Nigeria.During an official...

Agbodza orders probe into deteriorating €95m Tarkwa-Agona Nkwanta road

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza, has directed an immediate investigation into the deterioration of parts of the newly reconstructed Tarkwa-Agona Nkwanta...

National Security uncovers BoG cash boxes at Sapeiman

In a shocking turn of events, National Security operatives have uncovered several official Bank of Ghana (BoG) cash boxes at a crime scene in...

Mahama needs prayers to turn Ghana’s fortunes around – Gender Minister

Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Naa Momo Lartey, has called for fervent prayers for President John Mahama, emphasizing the importance of divine...

Nigerian hairdresser sentenced to five years for trafficking women

Achimota Circuit Court has sentenced Nicky Isabella, a 22-year-old hairdresser, to five years in prison for trafficking two Nigerian women into prostitution. Isabella, who lured...

FixTheCountry to embark on demo over gov’t inaction on illegal mining

The #FixTheCountry Movement is organizing a significant street protest on May 1, 2025, to demand immediate government action on the rampant illegal and irresponsible...

Skin disease outbreak leaves Mepe-Avetakpo residents in agony

Togbe Kwasi Amedor III, the sub-divisional chief of Mepe Gbavie-Dekume, has expressed concern over a communicable skin disease outbreak affecting children and adults in...

CAPHA commends government’s bold nutrition commitments, urges swift action

The Coalition of Actors for Public Health Advocacy (CAPHA) has commended the Government of Ghana for prioritising maternal and child nutrition in its newly...

Man found dead by roadside in Ahwiaa

A 25-year-old man, Richmond Owusu Kankam, has been found dead under mysterious circumstances in Ahwiaa, a suburb of the Kwabre East Municipality in the...

NIA begins issuance of printed backlog of Ghana cards in Accra today

The National Identification Authority (NIA) will begin issuing printed backlog cards and conducting new registrations in the Greater Accra Region from today, April 7,...

Special Prosecutor partners NCCE to boost anti-corruption education

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has met with the leadership of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) to deepen collaboration on public education...

Tema High Court slaps shipping lines with GH¢54,000 fine

The Tema High Court has fined 18 shipping lines a total of GH¢54,000 for failing to file their defence on time in a case...

Police probe Kokoase woman’s alleged murder

The Central North Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into the alleged murder of a woman at Kokoase, a suburb of Twifo Praso...

30-minute rainstorm renders many homeless at Garkuon

A brief but intense rainstorm lasting just 30 minutes has left many residents of Garkuon, a farming community in the Sawla District of the...

GHS to begin registration, mass distribution of mosquito nets from April 9

The Accra Metropolitan Health Directorate is set to commence a Point Mass Distribution (PMD) campaign for Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) as part of...

Painter accused of stealing Bank of Ghana cables granted GH¢1M bail

A painter accused of stealing electrical cables at the new Bank of Ghana building at Ridge, has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit...