Member of Parliament for Effia, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, has launched a scathing attack on the Ghanaian media, accusing journalists of remaining silent on the rising number of assaults against their colleagues because they have been compromised by the Mahama-led administration. Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Thursday, July 31, …
Read More »NDC bigwig in trouble: GTEC threatens to sue Richard Kofi Asiedu over unearned ‘Professor’ title
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has issued a warning to Richard Kofi Asiedu, the Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), over his continued unauthorised use of the honorary title “Professor.” In a letter dated July 28, 2024, sighted by GraphicOnline, GTEC accused Mr. Asiedu of defying …
Read More »Analysis: Ghana’s gold exports surge in 2025, surpasses total imports for first time in a decade
Ghana’s gold industry is enjoying a historic boom. New data from the Bank of Ghana show that gold exports reached $8.3 billion in the first half of 2025, almost double the figure recorded over the same period in 2024, and the highest half-year total since at least 2016. Gold accounted …
Read More »Ghana pays $400k, pledges $1m; still owes $2.2m as Memphis University scholarship crisis deepens
The Ghana Scholarships Secretariat has revealed that the government has so far paid $400,000 out of a total $3.6 million debt owed to the University of Memphis in the United States, as pressure mounts to prevent the deportation or eviction of nearly 200 Ghanaian students studying at the institution. Speaking …
Read More »Parliament endorses use of oil and mineral revenues for ‘Big Push’ projects
Parliament has approved for government to allocate the entirety of Ghana’s oil revenues and mineral royalties towards the execution of the ambitious “Big Push” Programme. The flagship infrastructure initiative is projected to cost GH¢13.8 billion. The multi-year programme, which is expected to run through to 2028, will be financed domestically …
Read More »Warning issued after US energy drink cans accidentally filled with vodka
US authorities are warning consumers of Celsius energy drinks to check their cans after some were accidentally filled with vodka. The US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) issued the warning for the Astro Vibe Blue Razz edition of the drink. The mix-up came about after a packaging supplier mistakenly shipped …
Read More »I sacrificed a cow, spent huge sums for spiritual influence to destroy my teammate – Awudu Issaka
Former Ghanaian footballer Awudu Issaka has revealed that he turned to spiritual means in an attempt to secure regular playing time during his stint with German club 1860 Munich. Speaking in a radio interview with Accra-based Sporty FM on Monday, July 28, Issaka disclosed that he was often benched while …
Read More »US to burn $9m worth of USAID-purchased contraceptives
The Trump administration is set to destroy $9.7 million worth of US-purchased contraceptives rather than deliver them to women overseas, following the dismantling of foreign assistance programs carried out by the US Agency for International Development, or USAID. The “preliminary decision” to destroy the USAID–procured birth control was confirmed by …
Read More »Court of Appeal grants GH₵10m bail to William Ato Essien pending appeal
The Court of Appeal has granted GH₵10 million bail, with two sureties, to William Ato Essien, former Managing Director and founder of the now-defunct Capital Bank, as he seeks to appeal his 15-year prison term for causing financial loss to the state. Mr Essien was convicted in October 2023 after …
Read More »JOYNEWS condemns assault and detention of reporter and Cameraman by operatives in military uniform
JOYNEWS strongly condemns the violent assault and arbitrary detention of our journalist, Carlos Calony, and his cameraman, Jonathan Mensah Quaye, on the Spintex Road in Accra while covering a demolition exercise on Tuesday 30th July, 2025. The two were reporting live from the scene when operatives, believed to be from …
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