News of Friday, 9 May 2025

A/R: Scores injured in multi-vehicle crash at Krofrom after downpour

Ebony FC secure promotion to Division One after 2-1 victory over Benab FC

Ghana’s foreign currency issuer credit rating upgraded from ‘SD’ to ‘CCC+’ 

EU Ambassador set to leave Ghana

The stars aligned for Ghana’s cedi recovery – Joe Jackson

GUTA: Cedi stability offers respite after years of losses

Commission on Small Arms pushes for new firearms law after 50-year delay

Ebi Bright confirmed as first female Mayor of Tema

Baffoe Bonnie to New Lawyers: Don't commercialize Justice

MCE confirmation in Bole postponed to May 12 amid youth protests

Joe Jackson: Cedi strength driven by global tailwinds, local discipline

JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor honoured at 2025 Millennium Excellence Awards

National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons pushes for new firearms law

KEK Insurance Brokers celebrates 35 years of excellence

SLTF disburses loans to over 5,600 more students

Tanko-Computer: Mahama didn’t receive vehicles from NSB

Ghanaian Council of Chiefs in Holland, UnityLink give Otumfuo’s Heal Komfo Anokye Project $11,000

Government commits to completion of Boankra Inland Port

CID Confirms Return of 2 Ghanaian Women rescued in Nigeria

BPS calls for dialogue on transportation of hazardous substances

MCE engages with Hairdressers & Tailors Association

Safari Valley Resort hosts JoyFM's 'Day Out with Mama' for Mother's Day

Expectations are high, but I’m committed to Tema – Ebi Bright

Police confirm return of two kidnapped victims rescued in Nigeria

Noise ban in Accra runs May 12 – June 12

AMA declares ban on drumming and noise-making ahead of 2025 Homowo festival

10 hard truths about judicial resignation after prima facie misconduct – Martin Amidu lays it bare

Foreign Affairs Ministry inaugurates Ministerial Advisory Board

Cedi gains global spotlight, but Centre for Policy Scrutiny warns of fragile foundations

Women In Sustainability Africa (WiSA) launched to accelerate closure of SDG gaps

Rotary Africa opens 2025 Regional Team Learning Seminar in Accra

Remembering May 9th Accra Sports Stadium Disaster, 24 Years On

President Mahama has no intention of running for a third term – Felix Kwakye Ofosu

“Mission accomplished” – Nyaho Tamakloe recount alleged remark by 2 ex-captains after Rawlings’s death

Many people around Bawumia see him as a cash cow – Wontumi TV Journalist

Mintah Akandoh speaks on plans to send unemployed nurses abroad, lists 4 nations

One-month ban on drumming, noise-making in Accra starts on May 12

ASEC to host high-level Africa Sustainable Energy Dialogue on May 16

Useless Column: ‘All she wanted was a padlock’

UNDP, stakeholders develop Ghana’s disaster management and risk finance strategy framework

Israeli Embassy celebrates 77th independence anniversary in Ghana

Rotary leaders share vision of growth and inclusion at 2025 Regional Team Learning Seminar

Sports Minister leads call for safer football at 24th May 9 Stadium Disaster anniversary

Foreign Affairs Ministry begins home Passport delivery

CHALOG pushes for revenue privatisation amid KMA scandal

National Security operatives past and present meeting with Mahama over Adu Boahene’s case – Adom Otchere

GACL retrieves 16 acres of airport lands from McDan Group

Mahama petition to probe $8.8m blown on 53-year-old military vehicles from Azerbaijan scrapyard

Dr Ernest Addison, Kan-Dapaah and other Freemasons in top national positions

"IPV2 Vaccine Is Safe for Children": STMA public health nurse assures parents

Several Students Heavily Injured in T.I Amass Stampede As Sch Head Covers Up 

Pope Leo XIV urges church to confront crisis of faith in first mass as pontiff

The State must fund election result collation for political parties and the GJA – Paul Adom-Otchere

U.S. donates $6m armoured vehicles to boost Ghana’s defence capabilities

E/R: Kwabeng miner vows to protect water bodies

Trailer crashes into newly constructed Flowerpot Flyover pillars

Empowering Ghana’s young women entrepreneurs: Social Enterprise Accelerator Programme spurs growth, jobs, and innovation

NDC denies receiving GHC8m from National Signals Bureau

Comedian Koo Ofori to Spend Weekend in Police Custody Over Fraud Case

Weija-Gbawe MP re-elected President of Ghana Weightlifting Federation

Registrar-General highlights Intellectual Property as key to promoting Ghanaian heritage

Interior Minister engages Zongo Chiefs on combating drug abuse

Asikam community in dismay after Forestry Commission seizes school roofing materials

Savannah Regional Lands Commission board inaugurated to strengthen land governance

Tema East MP sworn in as Board Chairman of TDC Ghana Limited

Remembering May 9th Accra Sports Stadium Disaster, 24 Years On

U.S. Embassy partners with Ghanaian security agencies to tackle visa fraud and middlemen extortion

I’m yet to see anything meaningful in the illegal mining fight - Manasseh Azure Awuni

Bole youth rise against MCE nomination, confirmation postponed

Actor Koo Ofori arrested for alleged $50k fraud

Excavators are not mobile phones you can put in your pocket rollout tracking system – Ken Ashigbey

It is a big relief as the Ghana cedi is surging in value – Speaker Bagbin

NPP has become a label stripped of the soul, values, and principles – Boakye Agarko laments

Citi FM, Channel One TV unveil ‘A Scripture for Mama’ winners

US donates $6m armoured vehicles to boost Ghana’s defence capabilities

U.S. Visa: 61,000 applied in Ghana, only 25,000 approved in 2024

25K visas issued, 36K denied: U.S. Embassy outlines Ghana visa stats for 2024

Fire service urges public to stop prank calls, warns lives are at risk

US Embassy issued 25,000 visas to Ghanaians in 2024

GPRTU warns DecoBuild over unapproved tolls, threatens 10% fare hike

Africa Institute warns against disclosing national security funds

E/R: Ransford Owusu Boakye confirmed new Juaben South MCE

OSP, Police pledge closer cooperation in anti-corruption fight

It was wicked for Akufo-Addo to fund opposition parties secretly to cause NPP's defeat: Atik Mohammed

Timber industry players equipped ahead of FLEGT issuance in June 2025

School Feeding Caterers to petition Asantehene, Chief Imam over contract termination

'Pursue justice swiftly' - Kurt Okraku to Ghana Police on Pooley's death

24th anniversary of May 9 disaster held at Accra Sports Stadium

Mahama's 120-day social contract a positive move for good governance - Seth Twum Akwaboah

NDC denies taking money from NSB, dares Adu-Boahene to name parties allegedly funded with GH¢8m

Prank calls are endangering lives - GNFS warns

Sand Winners Association condemns Asiyaw shooting, demands tougher punishment for illegal operators

US Embassy cautions Ghanaians against visa fraud, illegal immigration

GNFS urges market women to prioritise fire safety as fire risks rise

TEWU-TUC urges GTEC to stay neutral in ongoing union dispute

Ghana 100 percent safer than London and USA – British traveler declares

NPP has shifted from its core values to being materialistic – Patrick Boamah ‘cries out’

How will he feed himself, is he going to steal from us? – Solomon Owusu on Mahama’s six-month salary donation

Patrick Boamah appointed ambassador for 2025 Christian Home Week Celebrations

Esianfua Royal Estate repossesses land from Atlantic Lithium over unmet payment obligations

Prank calls are killing us – GNFS

Ex-VRA CEO reveals top three causes of Akosombo Dam spillage disaster

Martin Amidu recalls 1998 judicial exit, urges full probe into Torkornoo

Commercial Transport Operators announce 30% increase in fares to start Feb 18

Special Prosecutor, IGP pledge closer anti-corruption cooperation

Gomoa East MCE pledges support for rice farmers affected by spillage at Okyereko

Nigeria: Uproar as 18-year-old boy impregnates 10 girls in Anambra

DVLA boss engages Minerals Commission on excavator tracking measures

Special Prosecutor, IGP commit to closer collaboration in anti-corruption fight

Ghana Armed Forces receive armoured vehicles from U.S gov't to boost security operations

Letting CJ resign now undermines justice – Martin Amidu fires

Amidu condemns attempts to shield suspended Chief Justice from accountability

Mahama risks violating oath by accepting resignation of suspended CJ – Martin Amidu Warns

If the Cedi is appreciating because of USA trade war, why is the Naira depreciating? – Yayra Koku quizzes

Video pops up of Cardinal Peter Turkson taking his oath as he vied to become the next Pope

Persons sacked by Mahama gov’t will be reinstated with full back pay if NPP comes back to power – MP

Fire reports are issued at a fee – GNFS

GACL reclaims airport lands from McDan Group following court ruling

Sex Worker Jailed 20 Years for Human Trafficking, other offence at Tarkwa

Delta Airlines to begin direct Accra–Atlanta flights in December

Ghana's Defence Minister Congratulates Pope Leo XIV on election as Bishop of Rome

Pope Leo XIV to hold first mass today in Sistine Chapel as papacy duty begins

Prepare for afternoon thunderstorms – GMet issues weather alert for Ghana

Ghanaian asylum seeker granted right to remain in UK due to COVID-19 trauma

From Promise to Disappointment: My Experience with Intercity STC

24 years on: The day Ghana buried 126 dreams

Today’s Front pages: Friday, May 9, 2025

Saudi Arabia Ambassador calls on Speaker of Parliament

DVLA establishes new office for Adentan Municipality

 Maj. Gen. Gyane pulled out of KAIPTC

‘Distribute resources equally to Day, Boarding schools’

Minority leader inaugurates court complex for Effutu …recommits to judicial independence

Cape Coast to launch 8-year development plan -MCE

KAIPTC bids farewell to Major Gen Addo Gyane, welcomes Air Cdre Akrong

Businesses should reflect the cedi’s appreciation in their pricing – Finance Minister

Randy Abbey is not a relative of Akufo-Addo to be inheriting any tradition of carrying chairs around – COCOBOD PRO

“You should be advising your client on how to spend less than 25 years in jail” – Edudzi ‘schools’ Atta Akyea

Cedi’s appreciation not a ‘nine-day wonder’; it will be sustained – Ato Forson

Finance Minister Ato Forson meets FABAG leadership, vows lasting economic stability and lower food prices

National Economic Dialogue begins to bear fruit – Mahama

U.S. donates $6m worth of armoured vehicles to GAF to boost national, regional security

Interior Ministry to build a permanent office facility for National Peace Council

'Don’t celebrate cedi gains if prices remain the same' - Prof. Baah Boateng

Mahama inaugurates reconstituted National Peace Council

'Fiscal discipline, not austerity – Economist explains cedi’s turnaround

Vivo Energy Ghana provides training for Women of Chosen Rehabilitation Centre

Akosombo dam spillage: Need for effective control to minimise impact - Report

Third Force Alliance cautions against politicisation of removal of CJ

Cardinal Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiff

Govt committed to improving road infrastructure - Greater Accra Regional Minister

NPP accuses govt of wasteful expenditure … in reaction to Mahama’s 120 days in office

Avatime Vane Water Project gets funding support from UK-based citizens

Ga Mantse, Cancer Project Foundation launch campaign

We‘ve delivered …Pres Mahama declares

Citi News Exclusive: IFC unpacks economic growth priorities as momentum builds for 2025 Africa CEO Forum

'The fundamentals haven’t changed' - Prof. Baah Boateng cautions against cedi hype

Israeli Ambassador urges hope, peace amid gloomy Israel-Palestine conflict

DCE nominee for Ada East Kenneth Kabu Kanor rejected

Who is Robert Prevost, the new Pope Leo XIV?

Galamsey: Assist us to protect the forest – Forestry Commission pleads

MMDCE rejections threaten local development – Linda Ocloo warns

‘What do I do with my dollars?’ - GUTA reveals growing panic among traders holding on to forex

Apple hits back at US judge's 'extraordinary' contempt order

"Return home": Government urges Ghanaians in Lebanon as Israel bombs country

DVLA to open six overseas offices to help curb fake Ghanaian licences abroad

EC to mount campaign platforms for Nkoranza North, South District elections

Mobile phone leads to arrest of suspects in Twifo Praso killing

Adu-Boahene accused of stealing GH¢49.1m explains how amount was disbursed

Progress made on unresolved murder Cases - President Mahama

Mechanic jailed 4 years for unlawful entry and attempted theft

We didn’t receive money from NPP in 2024; allegations preposterous – CPP fires back

Ebi Bright confirmed as Tema Mayor

Where were you then? – Prof. Mike Oquaye blasts selective criticism over CJ petition

No appeal, just ordinary people judging? – Former Speaker tears into CJ removal procedure

Amoakohene moves to ease tensions before MMDCE confirmations

Stephen Ntim to bow out as NPP Chairman at end of term

Go negotiate a plea bargain – Tanko-Computer to Adu-Boahen

We are not part of it – NDC denies taking GHC 8m from NSB

I knew the NDC would disappoint – Nana B blasts Mahama’s early leadership

Smuggling forces Sunda Ghana to lay off 350 workers

Tension in Bole as youth resist MCE nominee; Police deployed to President Mahama, Deputy Lands Minister's homes

You’re blocking real emergencies – GNFS urges public to stop prank calls

In-camera hearing of Chief Justice petitions undermines human rights – Prof. Mike Ocquaye

Don’t accept CJ’s resignation mid-inquiry—let the constitution work

Akim Oda MP Weeps On TV, Slams Lands Minister For Failing To Fight Galamsey

Buying sanitary pads for schoolgirls not an achievement – Obiri Boahen criticises Mahama

Speaker calls for home-grown constitutional reforms

Buying Sanitary Pads For Schoolgirls Not An Achievement – Obiri Boahen Criticizes Mahama

NESTF Assures Readiness to Resolve Ablekuma North Collation Dispute

“We’ve become just a label” – Agyarko laments NPP’s identity crisis

NPP has lost its soul to power-hungry cabals – Boakye Agyarko warns

NPP has shifted from its values; materialism now the order of the day – Hon Patrick Boamah

Mahama's 120 Days: A promising start - UCC Lecturer

Ablekuma North: Be calm and accept official EC results – NCCE

NPP communicator admits to personal, party arrogance, expresses confidence Bawumia has remedy

Scores injured in multi-vehicle crash at Krofrom in Kumasi

ECG staff allegedly dupes Dambai residents over GH₵14k in fake meter registration scheme

Ludwig Teye Totimeh confirmed as Tema West MCE with unanimous endorsement

YEA CEO distributes 125 bags of maize to SHSs in Bono and Bono East Regions

International Midwives Day: Burkina Faso's 12% health budget boosts midwifery, maternal care

Why Ghana must urgently regulate hot food packaging

Pharmacy Council pushes telemedicine to bridge healthcare access gaps

Nana Dope partners BVO Impact Initiative to fund breast cancer surgeries for 2 women