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A study presented at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) has revealed that financial incentives and emotional appeals embedded in social media betting advertisements are significantly driving problem gambling among Ghanaian university students. The research, led by Rev. Yaw Odame Gyau, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Languages, Institute of Languages, examined how […]Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced it is investigating an alleged assault on a journalist by military personnel in the North East Region, an area grappling with escalating security threats. On Monday, January 26, 2026, soldiers in Walewale, a town in Ghana’s North East Region, reportedly assaulted and detained Solomon Kwame Kanaluwe, a journalist with the Media General Group, over where he had parked his motorbike.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to officially declare the outcome of its 2026 presidential primaries and present its newly elected flagbearer at the party’s headquarters in Asylum Down on Saturday, January 31, 2026.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Blekusu Coastal Protection Project has reached 25 percent completion, offering much-needed relief to communities repeatedly affected by tidal waves, the Minister of Works and Housing, Gilbert Kenneth Adjei, has announced.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

A total of 7,708 poultry birds, made up of 5,216 broilers and 2,492 layers, have been distributed to 159 farmers in the Old Tafo Municipality of the Ashanti Region under the government’s Nkoko Nkitikiti poultry initiative, with municipal authorities confirming that more farmers will be enrolled in the coming days.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has cautioned that while the National Democratic Congress (NDC) may apply for a review of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Kpandai parliamentary election, the chances of success are low.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has unveiled plans to install solar-powered water pumps in riverine communities, aiming to enhance agricultural productivity and expand the use of renewable energy.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reduced its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 18% to 15.5%, its first policy adjustment of the year, following a majority vote by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Minister for Works and Housing, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has revealed that despite widespread access to basic water services in Ghana, fewer than half of the population enjoys safely managed water supply.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article