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Gbenyiri Conflict

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 33:11


Interior Minister Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka has inaugurated a seven-member mediation committee with a one-month mandate to resolve the Gbenyiri land conflict in the Savannah Region.

Ghana Connect

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 49:39


In-depth analysis of topical issues of the day with interviews, business and sports inserts

AT–Telecel Merger Woes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 50:12


Government has announced plans to merge AT Ghana, formerly AirtelTigo, with Telecel Ghana in what it describes as a necessary intervention to stem rising losses and create a stronger competitor in the telecom sector.

Ofankor–Nsawam Construction Timeline

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 46:46


President John Mahama has charged the contractor working on the Ofankor–Nsawam road project to complete the work on schedule, reminding him that the government will hold him to the June 2026 deadline.

Live Coverage: Akwatia By-Elections

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 70:02


Real-time updates, results, analysis, and on-the-ground reports as Akwatia heads to the polls in this critical by-election.

Removal Of Chief Justice Torkonoo From Office

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 52:07


Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has been removed from office by President John Dramani Mahama, following recommendations from a five-member committee constituted under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.

Debate Over ‘Akwaaba' Sign Replacement

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 57:21


A debate is brewing over replacing the iconic ‘Akwaaba' sign with ‘Oobakɛ,' the Ga word for welcome, since key sites like Nkrumah Park and Kotoka Airport are on Ga land.

Joy News Night

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 62:10


In-depth analysis of topical issues of the day with interviews, business and sports inserts

Ridge Hospital Controversy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 50:01


The committee tasked to probe the recent assault at Ridge Hospital has concluded that there is no medical evidence to support claims that Rejoice Tsotso Bortei, a rotation nurse at the facility, sustained a shoulder dislocation during the incident.

Typhoid Fever Outbreak

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 51:27


The Oti Regional Minister, Gyampo Kodjo, has described the outbreak of typhoid fever in Dambai, the regional capital, as alarming, citing the absence of a major hospital and poor sanitation as key factors.

Akwatia By-Election

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 46:42


Police in the Eastern South Region have arrested 10 individuals and seized nine firearms in a series of targeted operations in Akwatia, as part of heightened security measures ahead of the upcoming by-election.

Shatta Wale's Detention By EOCO

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 48:47


Shatta Wale was detained by EOCO for questioning regarding the ownership of a 2019 Lamborghini Urus linked to an ongoing investigation.

Joy News Night

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 47:17


In-depth analysis of topical issues of the day with interviews, business and sports inserts

Ablekuma North Violence

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 52:22


Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has confirmed that eight people have been arrested in connection with the recent violent incidents recorded during the Ablekuma North by-election.

Joy News Night

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 50:25


In-depth analysis of topical issues of the day with interviews, business and sports inserts

The Fight Against Galamsey

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 51:45


The fight against galamsey (illegal mining) and the ongoing efforts to curb its impact on the environment.

Partisan Propaganda

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 53:15


The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has cautioned political actors against turning the procurement of presidential planes and helicopters into partisan propaganda, stressing that such acquisitions are matters of national security rather than political convenience.

Adansi Helicopter Crash

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 53:24


The Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has explained why cocoa sacks were used to carry the remains of the eight government officials and military personnel who perished in the August 6, 2025, helicopter crash.

Adansi Helicopter Crash

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 57:31


President Mahama revealed that Alhaji Lumina Muniru, appointed two weeks ago as Deputy National Security Coordinator, was undertaking his first official public assignment.

Adansi Helicopter Crash

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 49:39


"Police helicopters bought with approved loan were made in 1976, not fit for purpose" - Ernest Norgbey, Member, Defence and Interior Committee in Parliament.

Adansi Helicopter Crash

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 46:22


We honor and remember the eight individuals who tragically lost their lives in the Adansi helicopter crash.

Adansi Helicopter Crash

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 48:12


The remains of Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, and the six others are being flown to South Africa for forensic examination to properly identify each victim.

Tragic Helicopter Crash

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 46:57


Deputy Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator confirms 8 remains have been retrieved from crash site.

GRA-NIA Debt Dispute

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 48:47


The National Identification Authority (NIA) has taken the drastic step of disconnecting the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) from its Identity Verification Service (IVS) platform due to the GRA's failure to settle a GH₵376 million debt.

NDC Akwatia Flagbearer

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 46:42


The ruling National Democratic Congress has elected private legal practitioner Bernard Bediako Baidoo as its candidate for the parliamentary by-election to be held in the Akwatia Constituency.

Attack On Press Freedom

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 56:23


Press Freedom Under Attack in Ghana as Armed Military Officers Assault JoyNews Journalist Carlos Calony

Minority Stages Parliamentary Walkout

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 42:58


The Minority staged another walkout from the Chamber during the conclusion of debate on the mid-year budget review. They opposed the deputy Finance Minister's quest to make further comments on the review policy instead of just thanking them.

OSP Investigates GACL Contract

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 51:03


The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has invited journalist and former Board Chairman of the GACL, Paul Adom-Otchere, to present himself for questioning in connection with a corruption probe involving a revenue assurance audit contract.

Joy News Night

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 38:26


In-depth analysis of topical issues of the day with interviews, business and sports inserts

Bawku Crisis

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 50:56


Executive Director of the Institute for Education Studies (IFEST), Dr Peter Anti, has appealed for the immediate relocation of students from conflict-ridden Bawku and Nalerigu.

Ghana Connect

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 50:08


In-depth analysis of topical issues of the day with interviews, business and sports inserts

Big Push Infrastructure Agenda

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 48:20


Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways and Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has confirmed that the construction on at least 50 roads under the government's Big Push infrastructure agenda will begin before the end of 2025.

Politician Scholarship Ban

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 50:15


Parliament considers new bill barring politicians and their families from accessing government scholarships. The move seeks to curb cronyism and promote merit-based allocation of state-funded support.

Afenyo-Markin ECOWAS Exit

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 45:43


Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has been removed from Ghana's delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, despite the Minority initially presenting him as part of the team.

Mahama Cares Bill

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 49:44


Minority urges caution over attempts to pass the Ghana Medical Trust Fund Bill under a certificate of urgency; warns rushing such critical legislation undermines Parliament's ability to conduct thorough scrutiny.

Ghana Connect

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 48:40


In-depth analysis of topical issues of the day with interviews, business and sports inserts

Joy News Night

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 52:06


In-depth analysis of topical issues of the day with interviews, business and sports inserts

Joy News Night

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 51:29


In-depth analysis of topical issues of the day with interviews, business and sports inserts

Ablekuma North Election Chaos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 44:57


The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has condemned the violent incidents that marred the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun, including the assault on former Fisheries Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson

Joy News Night

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 48:34


In-depth analysis of topical issues of the day with interviews, business and sports inserts

UN Resolution Concerning LGBTQ+

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 51:25


Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, Ranking Member of Parliament's Defence and Interior Committee and MP for Assin South, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa for what he describes as a failure to defend Ghana's longstanding position on LGBTQ+ matters at the United Nations.

CJ's Removal Process

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 49:43


The Deputy Attorney General, Dr Justice Srem Sai, says suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has filed a case against the Republic of Ghana at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria.

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