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NDC, Joana Gyan Cudjoe sue EC over Amenfi Central parliamentary election disqualification

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its parliamentary nominee for Amenfi Central Constituency in the Western North Region, Joana Gyan Cudjoe have sued the...

Police intercept robbery plot in Kumasi, arrest four with arms and ammunition

The Anti-Robbery Unit of the Ghana Police Service in Kumasi has thwarted a robbery attempt involving four individuals who have been arrested.Shadrack Anartey, Emmanuel...

We want immediate prosecution of persons arrested for engaging in galamsey – UTAG

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has called on government to immediately prosecute individuals arrested for engaging in illegal mining (galamsey) activities.In a...

Prof. Gyampo criticises vacating of MP seats due to cross-carpeting

Prof. Ransford Gyampo, a senior lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, has raised concerns about the interpretation and enforcement...

Floods trap residents in Darkuman and Amomole; Fire Service launches rescue operations

Residents of Darkuman Official Town are currently facing a dire situation as heavy rains have left many trapped in their homes.The Ghana National Fire...

Fire Service gives emergency contacts for those stranded during rains

Heavy rains have hit various parts of the country, leaving some residents stranded in affected areas.The downpour has resulted in flooding and difficult conditions...

Speaker’s declaration of 4 seats vacant can’t be challenged in court – MPs told

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has said that the decision by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to declare...

I was once a farm worker, a taxi driver and a cleaner – Bawumia

The Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has recounted the hard times he went through in the past during...

Speaker Bagbin setting Parliament on fire – Afenyo-Markin says

Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has asserted that Speaker Alban Bagbin is setting the House on fire.This follows Speaker Alban Bagbin's declaration...

Ghanaians react to Speaker’s declaration of 4 seats vacant

Ghanaians have flooded social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, with reactions to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's declaration of four seats...

Stonebwoy ‘surprises’ Shatta Wale on his birthday

Dancehall musician Stonebwoy took many by surprise with a birthday message to his long-time "arch-rival" Shatta Wale on X (formerly Twitter).The sudden public display...

Student who pushes himself 26km weekly to lectures receives electronic wheelchairs, scholarship after JoyNews report

A student with physical challenge at the University of Ghana, Isaiah Amada Awuku, who covers 26 kilometers weekly in a manual wheelchair to lectures,...

Galamsey: UTAG makes strong demands amidst strike action

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has called on the government to immediately start the prosecution of individuals arrested for illegal mining activities,...

VRA-BUI merger: Senior Staff storm Parliament to demand bill withdrawal

Senior staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) on Thursday stormed Parliament, demanding the immediate withdrawal of bills on the proposed merger with the...

One dead, another injured after violent attack in Bole

A man believed to be in his 20s, Bushira Shaibu has been killed near Tuntumba, a farming community in the Bole District of the...

GES Head of Public Affairs touches lives of needy pupils on her birthday [Photos]

The Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Cassandra Twum Ampofo has donated learning materials to needy pupils at Bethany Basic...

Woman becomes Police officer to catch her father’s killer, arrests him 25 years later

A Brazilian woman who dedicated her life to catching her father‘s killer managed to finally bring her family peace by catching the runaway criminal...

NRSA to launch app to help in reporting reckless driving

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) is rolling out a monitoring app to simplify the reporting of reckless driving incidents.In 2023, Ghana saw 14,135...

Galamsey: GNASSM taskforce arrest 5; destroys 40 changfans on River Birim

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) taskforce has arrested five persons for mining in the Birim River at Mampong in the Atewa...

Man arrested at Twifo Praso for assaulting his 20-year-old daughter

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Nana Amo Abraham, for causing harm to his 20-year-old daughter at Twifo Praso in the Central Region.The suspect,...

Buduburam rock blast: 34 discharged, 13 still on admission

Thirty-four people who sustained injuries due to the blasting of rock at a road construction site at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central Region last...

Mpraeso SHS rape: Five suspects discharged and re-arrested

The five Mpraeso Senior High School (SHS) students who were arrested for gang-raping a 16-year-old female student have been discharged.They were discharged Thursday by...

Accra Girls SHS ends 10-Year NSMQ drought, outshines Aburi Girls and Notre Dame Girls

After a decade-long absence from the national stage of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Accra Girls’ Senior High School has made a...

Gov’t sets up 5-member committee to probe Buduburam disaster

The government has set up a five-member committee to probe the rocking blasting that claimed three lives and left scores injured at Buduburam.The Central...

Lands affected by galamsey will take 50-100 years to recover – Information Minister

Minister of Information, Fatimatu Abubakar has stated that lands impacted by illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, may require 50 to 100 years to...

Saloon car overturns on Motorway; passengers escape death

Two women escaped death in an accident on the Ashaiman stretch of the Tema Motorway at around 5 a.m. on Thursday, October 17, 2024.A...

20-year-old allegedly confesses to beheading younger brother

A 20-year-old boy, Samuel Obeng has killed his 8-year-old brother, Messiah Akomeah in a bush near Kwamo in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti...

Benlord pleads not guilty to charges before High Court

Nana Barima Ababio, also known as BenLord Ababio, a self-proclaimed traditional ruler, appeared in an Accra High Court alongside his accomplice, Nana Kofi Amo...

Bawumia announces launch of local streaming platform to revolutionize royalties for creatives

Vice President and NPP flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has revealed that Ghana will launch its first local music streaming platform in November.Addressing stakeholders in...

Upper East Region: Military officer dead, five others injured in fatal accident

A tragic accident has claimed the life of one military officer from the 11 Mechanised Battalion in Bawku, while five others are in critical...

Shop attendant gave the keys to Salifu Amoako’s 16-year-old son to drive – Prosecution tells court

A sales assistant has been accused as the person who gave the key of the Jaguar vehicle to the 16-year-old son of Elisha Salifu...

Italy bans couples from travelling abroad for surrogacy

Italy has made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby through surrogacy.The move extends a ban on the practice inside...

Supreme Court dismisses certiorari application against KATH

The Supreme Court of Ghana on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, dismissed a certiorari application brought by one Kwame Adofo, the immediate past lawyer of...

Businessman granted GH¢2m bail over fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a businessman, Hamza Ali, bail of two million Cedis for defrauding by false pretence.The 47-year-old allegedly took $105,000...

GHALCA chairman calls for Kurt Okraku’s resignation after Black Stars’ defeat to Sudan

Chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Kudjoe Fianoo has called for the resignation of the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt...

2025 AFCONQ: We are sorry – Mohammed Kudus apologizes after Black Stars shocking defeat to Sudan

Mohammed Kudus has issued a public apology following the Black Stars' disappointing performances against Sudan in the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)...

We’re taking necessary measures to ensure our systems are protected – Electoral Commission

The Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Bossman Asare, has affirmed that the Commission is well-prepared to address potential cyber threats to...

Alan Kyerematen reveals how he will tackle Galamsey as Ghana’s president

Flagbearer of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, has vowed to impose a one-year ban on small-scale mining if elected president.He believes this bold...

You can’t hold NDC to ransom – Gbande tells Kwakye-Ackah

The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has accused Amenfi Central MP Peter Kwakye-Ackah of holding the party hostage...

Amenfi Central MP will be expelled if he proceeds to go independent – NDC

The Deputy National Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says that the party will take action if the Amenfi Central MP, Peter Kwakye-Ackah...