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2025 AFCONQ: Jordan Ayew offered advise ahead of Black Stars’ final games

Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has offered advice to Jordan Ayew, the newly appointed captain of the Black Stars, ahead of their crucial final fixtures in...

2025 AFCONQ: Otto Addo calls for support ahead of Angola clash

Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has called on Ghanaians to rally behind the team as they prepare to face Angola in a crucial...

Jospong Group calls for capacity building in carbon financing at COP29 summit

The Chief Investment Officer of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Mr. Noah Gyimah, has emphasized the need for capacity building in carbon financing.At a...

‘Ewiase Mu Nsem’: Uncovering the myths surrounding Ghana’s undertakers

They are stigmatized and accused of witchcraft or divination, but their job could be one of the demanding and unsafe professions.Undertakers, locally known as...

Galamsey: Three charged in connection with Aisha Huang case

Three individuals connected to the Aisha Huang case are facing charges for engaging in illegal mining activities and immigration-related offenses.The charges include conspiracy to...

2 juveniles remanded over murder of JHS graduate

The Asokwa District Court has remanded two juveniles in custody, following their alleged involvement in the killing of a 16-year-old boy at Anloga, in...

GHS records new MPOX case in Greater Accra Region

Ghana has confirmed another case of MPOX in the Greater Accra Region, raising the total number of recent cases to three.The Ghana Health Service...

Don’t fall sick before going for health screening – EOCO boss urges women leaders

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (Mrs.), has urged women leaders to prioritize their...

I hope the majority decision is reversed soon; it is ‘an aberration’ – Justice Amadu Tanko

Supreme Court Judge, Justice Amadu Tanko, one of the two judges to have dissented in the 5:2 majority decision in the case brought by...

Education Ministry probes Ablakwa’s alleged distribution of expired rice to SHSs

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has commenced an investigation into the alleged distribution of 22,000 bags of expired rice to Senior High Schools (SHSs)...

Climate financing director unveils new initiatives at COP29 finance day

Director of the Climate Financing Division in Ghana’s Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Phyllis Adwoa Fraikue, has emphasized the country’s ambitious plans to mobilize climate...

C-WASH donates solar water systems to two Upper East schools to combat water shortages

The Centre for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (C-WASH), a non-governmental organization, has donated solar-powered, mechanized water systems to two senior high schools in the...

I don’t know anything about J.B. Danquah Adu’s death – Daniel Aseidu

Daniel Aseidu, the man accused of killing J.B. Danquah Adu, Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, has denied ever entering the lawmaker’s house to...

Five takeaways from Trump’s first week as president-elect

Donald Trump has moved speedily since winning the US presidential election to set the foundations of his second term in the White House. He has...

Election 2024: Amma Frimpomaa urges first time voters to appreciate Bawumia with their votes

Lawyer Amma Frimpomaa, a senior member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged first time voters to show appreciation to the Vice President...

US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions

A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency thefts. Ilya...

Gold Fields may sell smaller mines in Ghana after Osisko acquisition

Gold Fields may look for buyers for its smaller mines in Ghana and Peru to focus on bigger operations and is hoping to make...

One student per tablet policy: More tablets for Ashanti Region Schools

Two additional senior high schools (SHS) in the Ashanti Region have received computer tablets and accessories.This is part of the government’s One Student One...

Investors don’t find Ghana’s oil field or upstream sector attractive anymore – Nana Amoasi VII

The Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has raised concerns over the declining interest of international investors in...

South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground

An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to...

‘Major supplier’ of people-smuggling boats arrested

A man suspected of being a significant supplier of small boats equipment to people smugglers has been arrested in Amsterdam following a joint operation...

There is no order against The Speaker – Thaddeus Sory

Private legal practitioner, Mr. Thaddeus Sory, has reacted to the reasoning of the Supreme Court in its handling of the ‘Vacant Seats’ case initiated...

Pay attention to teachers if you want to win power – Bawumia told

A coalition of teachers with the rank of Deputy Director has alleged that promotions within the Ghana Education Service (GES) are based on political favouritism.According...

Being a woman should not circumscribe your role as a journalist – Samson Lardy Anyenini

Legal practitioner and host of Newsfile on Joynews, Samson Lardy Anyenini has urged female journalists to be firm in performing their duties and not...

Seven ambassadors in Ashanti Region inducted for 2025 GSTEP Challenge

Seven ambassadors in the Ashanti Region have been inducted for the 2025 Ghana Science and Tech Explorer Prize (GSTEP) Challenge, aiming to inspire the...

MP, DCE suspect foul play after fire destroys school building at Hwidiem

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Robert Dwomoh Mensah says he suspects foul play in the fire which...

Akwatia chief predicts Mahama’s return to power will mirror Donald Trump’s comeback

The Ankobeahene of Akyem-Boadua in the Akwatia constituency, Nana Barfuor Annor, has urged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to intensify their efforts to ensure...

Severe water shortage hits two schools in Northern Region

St. Michael’s Senior High School and Azeem-Namoa Senior High Technical in the Northern Region are currently facing a severe water shortage, significantly impacting the...

Electrician sentenced for theft; one suspect still at large

A 29-year-old electrician, Samuel Ledi, alias "Corn Dealer," has been sentenced to three years in prison by the Hohoe Circuit Court for stealing a...

Ablakwa alleges distribution of 22,000 bags of expired rice to SHSs nationwide

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has alleged that a total of 22,000 bags of expired and repackaged rice...

President Macron honours Akufo-Addo with “Grand Officier de la Légion d’Honneur” in France

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has today been conferred with the prestigious title of Grand Officier de la...

Suspects who allegedly kidnapped Abetifihene denied bail

The Mpraeso Circuit Court denied a bail application for 28 people remanded in connection with the alleged kidnap of the Abetifihene, Kwahu Adontenhene Akyemfour...

Bawku Conflict: One more person killed, death toll now 26

Another life has been lost in Bawku as violence flares up again, raising the death toll to 26 since the conflict reignited in late...

Victims count their losses after fire outbreak at Odawna [Photos]

Some residents at Odawna, near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in the Korley Klottey Municipality, are counting their losses after a fire destroyed over 15...

2024 Polls: Banda Traditional Council refutes claims of endorsing Bawumia

The Banda Traditional Council has denied endorsing Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and Parliamentary Candidate Joe Dankwa."The Acting...

Fire destroys structures at Circle Odawna [Video]

Over 15 wooden structures were destroyed in a fire outbreak at Odawna, near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle.The cause of the fire, which occurred on...

Mother overwhelmed after Ibrahim Mahama funds daughter’s $25K kidney transplant

Grace Akweley, mother of Rosemary Boadu — a young girl diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure — has expressed profound gratitude after a life-changing donation...

TEWU threatens industrial action

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC)-Ghana has threatened to embark on industrial action.TEWU explained that the decision...

GHS recommends reinstating COVID-19 hygiene protocols to control cholera spread

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged the public to re-adopt COVID-19 hygiene practices to help curb the current cholera outbreak.Deputy Director of Disease...

Lydia Alhassan confident of retaining Ayawaso West Wuogon seat

The incumbent MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, is confident of retaining the seat in the December elections to continue her good...