President John Dramani Mahama has said that illegal mining, also known as galamsey, is a big problem in Ghana. It involves traditional leaders, politicians, and other important people, which makes the fight against it hard and complicated. He said at the Jubilee House that operators often switch sides between political parties, which keeps the practice…
Abiodun Ayoyinka has said that even though he has been famous for decades, he is having trouble making ends meet because Wale Adenuga Productions owns the rights to the “Papa Ajasco” character. He said that the character’s rights, such as its name and costume, stop him from using the character for endorsements or other roles…
John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, has asked that the current recruitment process for Ghana’s security services be stopped right away and ended because he is worried about fairness and transparency. He told JoyNews that there should be a bipartisan investigation by Parliament and that all application fees should…
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the MP for Manhyia South, has cast doubt on the credibility of a report that was presented in Ghana’s Parliament and said to be from the Ghana Audit Service. He said that the statement read by Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem did not make it clear that it was based…
The African Union has chosen former Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to head its Election Observation Mission to the Republic of the Congo. The mission will go to the country before the presidential elections on March 15, 2026. A statement from his office on March 10 said that the mission will include members of…
The war between the US, Israel, and Iran has been going on for eleven days and has killed more than 1,700 people and caused a lot of damage to people and the economy. President Donald Trump says that “major strides” have been made and that the mission is partially successful. However, Iran has ruled out…
According to numbers released at the start of the National Clean Air Campaign in Accra, Ghana loses more than 32,000 people each year to air pollution, which is almost 14% of all deaths. High blood pressure is the only other cause of death that is higher than this. The Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) is…
According to Minister of Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Ghana had 1,038 confirmed Mpox cases and eight deaths as of March 3, 2026. Cases have been reported in 124 districts, with Greater Accra and the Western regions being the worst hit. However, the outbreak is getting better, with weekly cases dropping from 28 to seven after…
To make border controls stricter, stop the flow of money, and protect government revenue, the Ghanaian government has banned the land transit of nine goods: cooking oil, rice, sugar, frozen goods, textiles, flour, canned tomatoes, pasta/spaghetti, and pharmaceuticals. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister of Finance, announced the directive during a meeting with Aaron Akanor,…
