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Terrorism is claiming an average of about 44 lives every day in West Africa and the Sahel, with the growing scale and intensity of violent extremist attacks, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has revealed.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

A Basic 5 pupil of Falahiyat E/A Primary School Block “A” is receiving medical care at Damongo St Anne’s Catholic Hospital in the Savannah Region after reportedly being assaulted by his class teacher.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) heads to the polls on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to elect its flagbearer, attention is firmly focused on the Ashanti Region, widely regarded as the party’s electoral stronghold.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Bank of Ghana has directed new Microfinance Banks (MFBs) to hold a minimum capital of GHS100 million to operate in the sector.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has urged consumers to report any suspicious products and food preparation practices, especially those involving substances with unusual chemical smells.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

President John Mahama has announced that Ghana has reached its full allocation of 5,960 pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Commissioner of Police (COP) Lydia Yaako Donkor, Director-General of CID, Ghana Police Service, on Thursday urged the public to take personal security seriously and remain vigilant against crime, particularly cyber and online-related offences.  Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has laid out a detailed, five-point evidential roadmap it intends to follow to secure convictions against former Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta and seven others in a high-profile corruption case involving Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML). Read More …Source: www.graphic.com.ghRead full article

Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), said the sector regulator will soon grant licences to financial institutions to start non-interest banking (Islamic banking) operations in the country.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article