Gyakie, Ghanaian singer and songwriter, has unveiled the official artwork for her upcoming single, Your Body, scheduled for release on October 16, 2026. The track will serve as an introduction to her forthcoming third EP, The Dawn, expected later this year, as she builds on a year of new releases and musical milestones. Known for…
Abena Osei-Asare, Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has directed the Ministry of Health to ensure that Dr Mockshell Esinam Sunu, a Senior Medical Officer at Takoradi Hospital, appears before the Committee over an alleged GH¢341,229 salary payment she received while on study leave. Dr Sunu had been granted permission to undertake a study…
Samuel Abu Jinapor, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has called for an urgent parliamentary briefing on Ghana’s proposed membership of BRICS, warning that the move could have significant implications for the country’s national interests and relations with traditional Western allies. His demand follows Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s announcement that Cabinet has…
Dr Jerry Joe Harrison, President of the University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG), has warned that members will withdraw teaching and related services from Monday, October 19, 2026, if the government fails to pay their outstanding 2026 Book and Research Allowance by October 16. In a notice of intention…
Prof Godfred Bokpin, an economist and lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, has warned that repeated labour strikes are eroding teaching time, disrupting academic calendars and threatening the quality of graduates produced by Ghana’s education system. Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, he said recurring industrial disputes in the education and health sectors…
Several people have reportedly been injured in a suspected attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, forcing an evacuation and disrupting flights as tensions with Yemen’s Houthi rebels intensify. A loud explosion was heard at the airport on Saturday, according to international news agencies, while Reuters cited an eyewitness who saw more…
Maame Efua Houadjeto, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has denied personal involvement in the sale of visas or collection of money from applicants in exchange for visa opportunities linked to Ghana’s tourism promotion activities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In a statement issued on Friday, October 9, 2026, she said…
The Commercial Transport Operators of Ghana have vowed to resist the government’s decision to suspend the implementation of Regulation 141 of Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2519, insisting that preaching and hawking will not be permitted in vehicles operated by their members. The regulation restricts preaching, hawking and other activities considered a nuisance in moving public transport…
A total of 1,568 newly qualified lawyers, including four Members of Parliament and three media practitioners, have been called to the Ghana Bar at a ceremony held on Friday, October 9, 2026. The MPs are Samuel Nartey George, MP for Ningo-Prampram and Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations; Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, MP for Ellembelle…
Samuel Nartey George, Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, has challenged claims suggesting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) solely executed a major cybercrime operation in Ghana, insisting that Ghanaian law enforcement and intelligence agencies led the exercise with support from the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the FBI. In a…
