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Kojo Danquah dismisses reports linking resignation to NDC deputy national organiser bid
Kojo Danquah has dismissed reports suggesting that he resigned from his position as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Student Loan Trust Fund to contest for the position of Deputy National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to him, his resignation has nothing to do with any ambitions for...
Four Kumasi Academy WASSCE candidates arrested over threats to burn school
Four students of Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) sitting the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been arrested by police over alleged threats to set the school on fire after completing their exams. The students are said to have made the threats following a controversial “quarantine” arrangemen...
Torkornoo’s marathon: Three High Court suits and five Supreme Court battles revealed
The legal battle surrounding the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has proven to be far more expansive than previously understood, with fresh revelations indicating a multi-pronged judicial strategy spanning three separate courts.
‘We cannot trade our future for present needs’: Awulae Kwasi Amakye backs rCOMSDEP’s responsible mining agenda
The Paramount Chief of the Western Nzema Traditional Area, His Royal Majesty Awulae Kwasi Amakye III, has thrown his weight behind the government’s flagship programme to end illegal mining, known as galamsey.
Haruna Iddrisu inaugurates committee for New Public Universities
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has inaugurated a committee tasked with overseeing the establishment of new public universities across the country. The committee will advise government on expanding access to tertiary education and is expected to submit its report to the Vice President, Jane Naana Opoku-Agye...
The honeymoon is over – Amin Adam reacts to 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review
Former Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has accused the government of losing public goodwill, saying the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review shows that its early optimism has given way to economic realities. Dr Amin Adam, who is the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee and MP for Karaga, made the comments whi...
We were right – Abu Jinapor says global conflict warnings on Ghana’s economy now vindicated
The Member of Parliament for Damongo and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, says global conflicts continue to have direct consequences on Ghana’s economy, particularly through fuel pricing and macroeconomic stability. In an exclusive interview with JoyNews, he said conflicts s...
Constitution has a genuine ambiguity – Ken Kuranchie opens fresh debate on Mahama’s third term eligibility
Private legal practitioner Ken Kuranchie says the 1992 Constitution contains a “genuine ambiguity” on presidential term limits.
Four patients undergo first procedures at new Korle Bu cath lab
Four patients have become the first to receive life-saving cardiac procedures at the newly commissioned Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory (Cath Lab) at the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, marking the start of clinical operations just days after President John Dramani Mahama ina...
British Columbia College marks 10 years of quality education with colourful graduation ceremony in Accra
British Columbia College, an international school in Ghana, marked ten years of quality and impactful education on Saturday with a colourful graduation ceremony in Madina-Accra.
KATH faces shutdown as nurses and midwives move to join strike
Nurses and midwives at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have threatened to join an ongoing strike by doctors, escalating industrial tensions at one of Ghana’s largest referral hospitals over the suspension of its Chief Executive Officer, Dr (Med) Paa Kwesi Baidoo. In a notice of industrial action dated 6 June the...
Rev. Ransford Obeng’s 70th birthday blood drive reinforces CCC’s lifesaving mission
The General Overseer of the Calvary Charismatic Center (CCC), Rev. Ransford Obeng, has urged Ghanaians to embrace voluntary blood donation as an act of service to humanity, saying his annual birthday celebrations have for the past decade been dedicated to saving lives through blood drives. Speaking at a blood donation...