Adina Thembi reveals her new project ‘Beautiful Inside’ amidst album launch and ten nominations at the upcoming VGMA 2021. The songstress launched a campaign after her battle with fibroids. The songstress said that she wanted to create a safe space for women to heal and deal with the trauma of having uterine fibroids. Speaking on 3fm, Adina said women reached out...

A member of a notorious arms-smuggling syndicate who has been arrested in Nigeria has confessed to getting their supplies from Ghana and Burkina Faso. The suspect, with his three others who are part of the syndicate, was arrested alongside 38 kidnappers between May 25 and June 3, 2019. Their names were given as Ojomo Adebowale Gbenga (45), Oladimeji Adeogun (50),...

The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has strongly admonished President John Dramani Mahama not to assent to the recently passed Tribunals Bill. The former Vice President argued that such a significant piece of legislation should only become law after broad national consultations with key stakeholders. Speaking during a live broadcast on Sunday, 19 July, Dr...

His Royal Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, is expected to preside over a special Akwasidae Festival Celebration at Bowie State University, Maryland, in the United States of America on August 30, 2026. The historic visit, anticipated to be the most significant gathering of Asante traditional leadership ever held in the United States, is being organised by the Asante community in...

A 40-year-old woman, Theresa Sungbung, has been remanded into police custody by the Damongo Circuit Court after she was arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe police officers with GH¢300,000. The accused was arrested on July 13, 2026, at the Banda-Nkwanta Police Checkpoint with 84 parcels of substances suspected to be Indian hemp. She was arraigned before the Damongo Circuit Court, presided...

The High Court in Accra has sentenced Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years imprisonment on each of the two charges for which he was found guilty in the Akonta Mining illegal mining case. The sentences will run concurrently. In addition to the custodial sentence, the court imposed...

At least three people have been killed and nine others injured following a fresh gun attack on Odomi, a community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region. The latest violence erupted on Thursday evening when unidentified gunmen reportedly invaded the community amid the protracted conflict in the area, sparking fear and chaos among residents already living under persistent...

Deputy Minister for Education, Clement Apaak, has questioned why former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta would remain outside the country amid ongoing legal and investigative proceedings, insisting that he should return to account for his stewardship if he has nothing to hide. Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile programme on Saturday, June 20, Dr Apaak said, “If he knows he has nothing to...

Former Minister of Food and Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong, has called on members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to put aside their differences and unite behind the party’s flagbearer, Mahamudu Bawumia, ahead of the 2028 general elections. In a statement issued on June 19, Dr. Acheampong appealed for calm and reconciliation within the party...

Prophet Eric Boahen-Uche has responded forcefully to growing criticism on social media following his earlier declaration about the Ghana national football team’s performance in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers; a claim that has now become a subject of heated public debate after Ghana’s narrow 1–0 win over Panama. The controversy began after the outspoken Ghanaian preacher allegedly predicted that the...

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign, says the restoration of power at the Akosombo hydro plant does not signal the end of Ghana’s electricity challenges, insisting that “dumsor existed before” the recent disruption. Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile, he criticised claims that the situation had been resolved, stating, “The impression has been created as if something is...

Member of Parliament for Assin South, John Ntim Fordjour, has alleged that individuals within government are supporting activist Angel Maxine in the ongoing debate over Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill. Speaking in an interview on Star FM Ghana, he claimed that the activist is being represented by lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor, whom he described as a known member of the opposition National Democratic...