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Public transport fares across Ghana are set to increase by 20% effective Friday, August 8, 2025.

The Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra has dismissed a judicial review application filed by suspended Chief Justice Getrude Torkonoo.

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has issued a stern ultimatum to DSTV, warning that the broadcaster's licence will be suspended by Wednesday, August 7, should it fail to reduce its subscription prices in Ghana in line with regulatory expectations.

The Ghana Police Service has detailed the gruesome findings from a forensic investigation into the killing of Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah, whose burnt body was discovered , in a gutter near GBC Satellite, opposite Comet Estate, Accra.

The Ghana Police Service has categorically refuted reports alleging a police raid on the residence of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Bono East Regional Chairman in Techiman.

Armed military officers on Wednesday, July 30, obstructed JoyNews reporter Carlos Carlony from covering a demolition exercise at Spintex in Accra and physically assaulted a civilian who was speaking to the journalist at the scene.

A former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, has criticised the Bawku Municipal Security Council's decision to deploy military escorts for students writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed that the much-publicised “Gold for Oil” policy under the previous administration never involved any actual barter of gold for petroleum products.

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Parliament is braced for a potential boycott today as intelligence from the House suggests the Minority Caucus is likely to absent itself from the Chamber during the presentation of the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review by Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.

Parliament has sworn in Ewurabena Aubynn as the new Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North. Her induction increases the ruling NDC's tally in Parliament to 184 seats, further consolidating its parliamentary majority.

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The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has threatened a nationwide strike if the government fails to take concrete action to address the galamsey menace within the next three months.

"They are going to look at their constitution, examine which aspect ought to go and what will be the benefit for the party and the nation at large" - Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante,Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana.

The NPP National Delegates Conference settles a long-standing debate on party leadership by endorsing over fifty key constitutional amendments.

Third accused person in the ongoing National Signals Bureau (NSB) scandal, Mildred Donkor fires Atta Akyea as her lawyer in open court.

President John Dramani Mahama has, with immediate effect, cancelled the payment and allocation of fuel allowances to all political appointees as part of his administration's ongoing efforts to reduce public expenditure.

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed-Mubarak, has issued a stern warning to political parties, independent candidates, and all political actors ahead of the upcoming Akwatia by-election in the Eastern Region.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reaffirmed its decision to boycott the Electoral Commission's (EC) planned parliamentary election rerun in 19 polling stations within the Ablekuma North constituency.

The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared its readiness to participate in the re-run of the parliamentary election in the Ablekuma North constituency

The General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Frimpong Kodua, has firmly rejected calls for a rerun of the Ablekuma North parliamentary election, insisting that the party has secured an indisputable victory.

A young girl whose name has been given as Fatima has been shot dead at the Fire Festival in Bimbilla, within the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region. The year two student of the Bimbilla Senior High School, was hit by a stray bullet while a procession was moving from the regent's palace to the Wampu Dam, where the fire was to be thrown.

After 176 days in office, the NDC government has officially launched its flagship 24-hour economy policy. The 283-page document outlines in detail how the policy will be implemented and funded.

Security Posts at EC Chairperson's residence remain abandoned, almost a week after withdrawal of security details from the area.

The police protection previously assigned to the residence of Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa, in Labone, Accra, has been quietly withdrawn, according to reports.

Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson has emphasised that the transformation of Ghana is not the sole responsibility of the President, but a shared duty that requires the active participation of all citizens.

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged justice for victims of electoral violence, revealing that Attorney General Dominic Ayine is drafting a proposal to provide compensation to those affected.

TEWU-GH has declared an indefinite strike effective today .The strike arises from TEWU-GH's objection to the recognition of the minority union, TEWU-TUC, as the official workers' representative on the Governing Councils of Traditional Public Universities.

His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has resumed mediation in the long-standing Bawku conflict, with an important meeting set today with the Kusang Traditional Council.

The Electoral Commission of Ghana plans to introduce a new Constitutional Instrument to enhance the regulation of political party financing nationwide.

Renewed ethnic tensions in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region have resulted in some fatality and several injuries, according to the Municipal Chief Executive, Joseph Antwi.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has decried the increasing politicisation of every issue in the country, saying: "I'm fed up with politics in this country."

“There has to be a change. Jean Mensa must go. The three top leadership must all go—the Chairperson herself and her two deputies. They have mismanaged the Commission so badly.” - Asiedu Nketia

A former Commissioner General of GRA, Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, and two other former officials of the GRA are in custody over their roles in the SML Scandal, according to information exclusively available to manassehazure.com

Professor Patrick Asuming, a respected economist from the University of Ghana, has strongly cautioned the government against burdening Ghanaians with the proposed GH₵1 per litre fuel levy

A group of 220 former Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) who served under the immediate past New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration met with Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, seven months before the party's flagbearer election.

The Bank of Ghana has justified its decision not to confirm the appointments of a fraction of personnel recruited in December 2024. Sources close to the Bank told Joy Business that the action was based on a rigorous evaluation process undertaken by the Human Resource and Capacity Development Department.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested sixteen (16) suspects during an anti-illegal mining operation at Essuminya and Apraprama Forest Reserves in the Ashanti Region.

"With only about 8,000 practicing lawyers, there are currently not enough lawyers in Ghana" - Justice Ackaah-Boafo

JoyNews' investigation has uncovered a vast illegal mining operation hidden deep within the Anwiaso East Forest Reserve, near Diaso in the Bibiani area of the Western North Region.

President Mahama criticizes centralized sanitation and waste management system as he announces reform stressing that new guidelines will soon be introduced for MMDAs to transparently select their sanitation service providers through a competitive process.

"Increasing the number of Supreme Court judges to twenty is appropriate"- Justice Philip Mensah.