The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) has called for an urgent shift from short-term, politically driven agricultural programmes to a 20-year National Agricultural Transformation Strategy. They contend that decades of fragmented policies have failed to bring lasting change to the sector. In a report released on Monday, 16 February 2026, the Chamber urged the government […]

The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA), has launched a full-scale investigation into the alleged refusal of emergency care that reportedly led to the death of 29-year-old Mr. Charles Amissah. The agency in a statement issued on February 16 said it is treating the incident with utmost seriousness. HeFRA, which is mandated under the Health Institutions […]

The Ghana Police Service has announced the interception of a large consignment of suspected prohibited drugs by officers of the Ashanti South Regional Command. According to a statement posted on the Service’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle, personnel at the Tweapease Police barrier on the Obuasi–Dunkwa highway seized the drugs on February 13, 2026, during […] The post Bus

Democracy Hub has filed a suit asking the High Court to order the Electroral Commission to decline the nomination filed by the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Baba Jamal, in respect of the Ayawaso East by-election slated for March 3. They cited the reported widespread incidents of vote buying during the February 7 […]

Ghana has called on Russia to extradite the man, who is accused of recording sexual encounters without consent.

The bodies of seven Ghanaian traders who were killed in a terrorist attack in Titao, northern Burkina Faso, have been laid to rest as the Government of Ghana steps up efforts to evacuate surviving victims. Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, disclosed this in an interview on JOY FM’s Super Morning Show on Monday, February […] The post Seven Ghanaian Traders

Police are still looking for a fourth suspect in the attack which has shocked South Africans.

On Thursday February 12, 2025, President John Mahama convened an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss what has emerged as an unprecedented crisis in the cocoa sector. For the first time since independence in 1957, a government has failed to pay cocoa farmers after buying and stocking their cocoa for four months. As if the failure […] The post Development Discourse

Independence. Why can’t everyone be free? Certainly, everyone deserves to be free; after all, freedom is widely recognized as a fundamental human right. Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) declares, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Freedom, therefore, is not merely a political aspiration—it is […] The post The

Most had court orders protecting them from removal to their home countries, so they were sent to detention in Cameroon.

Seven men from Ghana were "burnt beyond recognition" after Islamists raided the town they were travelling through.

By Samuel SAM The MTN Ghana Foundation has donated more than 7,000 pints of blood to support the National Blood Service and regional hospital blood banks across the country. The donation formed part of its annual “Save a Life” Blood Donation Drive, organised in collaboration with Cal Bank. The exercise was held at 44 designated […] The post MTN Foundation donates

By Bertie Jacobs Football. The Beautiful Game. The World Game. It is no overstatement to say that our continent adores football, with an estimated 59% of Africans watching the sport more than once a week. Africa’s sporting picture is, however, much more inclusive than that. Athletics enjoys a large following, especially in East Africa where […] The post Africa must utilise sport tourism appeared

By Samuel SAM The MTN Ghana Foundation has donated more than 7,000 pints of blood to support the National Blood Service and regional hospital blood banks across the country. The donation formed part of its annual “Save a Life” Blood Donation Drive, organised in collaboration with Cal Bank. The exercise was held at 44 designated […] The post MTN Foundation donates

By Professor Felix Nikoi Hammond Last week, I visited a supermarket in Shiashie for a brief errand. The experience was routine until it deviated; the POS system was non-operational, and the young shop attendant, who assisted in carrying my groceries to the vehicle, accompanied me on a brief journey to a nearby ATM to complete […] The post The talent balance sheet: Is Ghana subsidising

The National Communications Authority Ghana has announced tougher Quality of Service rules for mobile network operators, introducing stricter performance targets for voice, data and messaging services across the country. In a press release issued on February 15, the regulator explained that the revised Key Performance Indicators take immediate effect and are designed to improve the … The post NCA

A spokesperson for Kennedy Agyapong’s team, Kwasi Kwarteng, has rejected suggestions that the former flagbearer hopeful of the Npp party plans to form a new political party. Speaking in an interview with Joy Prime, he described the claims as unfounded and made in bad faith. He explained that Agyapong’s absence from a recent thanksgiving service … The post Kennedy Agyapong remains loyal

The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah has called for stronger use of technology in malaria prevention, urging African countries to focus on stopping the disease at its source rather than relying mainly on treatment. She made the remarks while delivering the keynote address at a regional workshop on Tech Enabled Larval Source Management … The post Deputy

A former Majority Leader of the New patriotic party in parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has called for changes to Ghana’s parliamentary system to require that the Speaker of Parliament be a sitting Member of Parliament. Speaking on the issue with a Joy news journalist, he observed that Ghana’s Parliament is unique on the continent … The post Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu

President John Dramani Mahama has left Addis Ababa at the end of the 39th African Union Summit. During the Summit, President Mahama hosted a side event, the Addis Rockening, of the Accra Reset Initiative where he announced sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening Ghana’s economic sovereignty. This include plans for Ghana to purchase its cocoa in … The post President Mahama departs Addis