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Mobile money ‘cash-in’ grows by 64.5% to ¢164.80bn in 2021 – BoG

Total cash-in values of mobile money increased by 64.5% to ¢164.80 billion in 2021, from ¢100.17 billion in 2020. The Bank of Ghana’s Payment Systems...

NPP elections: Bribery, vote-buying won’t be tolerated – Mac Manu

The Chairman of the National Election Committee of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Peter Mac Manu, has warned that the party will not...

Maiden edition of Adom FM’s ‘The People’s Forum’ held at Doblo-Gonno

The maiden edition of Adom FM’s 'The People's Forum' (TPF), a segment on its morning show, Dwaso Nsem has been held at Doblo-Gonno near...

Fire guts Asase FM a week after thieves raided CEO’s property

Fire has gutted the studio of Asase FM, a radio station at Kpandai in the Northern Region. The unfortunate incident, which occurred on the night...

Mr President where are the theatres? – Clemento Suarez asks

Ghanaian comedian Clemento Suarez has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to fulfil the NPP’s manifesto promise to put up regional theatres in the country. The comedian...

Teachers adopt strategy to swerve wives over ‘chop money’ – GNAT

In-charge of Salaries and Condition of Service for Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Isaac Baah, says some of their members swerve their wives...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced his resignation as Conservative party leader following a wave of government resignations. “It is clearly now the will...

A-G empowers RTI Commission to prosecute offenders

The Right to Information (RTI) Commission has secured a fiat — a formal authorisation — from the Office of the Attorney-General (AG) and Minister...

Nana Ama McBrown surprises Lasmid during interview on Hitz FM

Lots of admirers are trooping to the corners of fast-rising artiste Lasmid and ace actress and presenter, Nana Ama McBrown. McBrown made her love for...

Finance Ministry yet to approve ¢5-per-inmate feeding fee for prisons

The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has said attempts to increase inmates’ feeding fee to ¢5 have been delayed by the Finance Ministry. Addressing Parliament on...

Viral unemployed graduate hoisting placard gets over 50 job offers

The University of Ghana graduate who went viral for standing by the road with a placard appealing for employment has revealed the outcome of...

Church issues certificate of virginity to female members after testing them

In order to encourage chastity among ladies in society, a Nazareth Baptist Church located in South Africa has carried out a free virginity test...

Meet the Ghanaian who is the first Black transgender surgeon

A Ghanaian medical practitioner in the United States has become the first black surgeon to be formally fellowship-trained in transgender surgery. Dr Jude Opoku-Agyeman is...

UK PM Boris Johnson to resign as Tory leader

United Kingdom’s (UK) Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, will resign as Conservative leader today. However, he will continue as Prime Minister until the autumn. Mr Johnson will...

Man murders friend during fight in farm

A physical exchange between two farmers has left one dead at Lamboya near Zebila in the Bawku district of the Upper East Region. The victim,...

Privileges Committee Vice Chair speaks on Adwoa Safo’s snub

It has emerged that the Privileges Committee of Parliament published an invitation to the Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo in the...

Court sentences Astroturf thief, accomplice declared wanted

The Berekum Circuit Court presided over by His Lordship Osei Kofi Amoako has sentenced a 21-year-old resident of Dwenem in Jaman South Municipality, Gideon...

I underwent knee surgery – Henry Quartey tells Privileges Committee

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso Central, Henry Quartey, has appeared before the Privileges Committee of Parliament, to respond to queries on his absence...

Gunmen attack President Buhari’s convoy

Gunmen have attacked a convoy of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's team in Katsina, his home state in the north.Two persons sustained injuries in the...

Boko Haram suspects missing after Nigeria jailbreak

Officials in Nigeria say dozens of Boko Haram suspects are missing after prison in the capital, Abuja, was attacked by armed men on Tuesday...

Tiwa Savage to receive honorary doctorate degree from alma mater

The alma mater of Nigerian musician Tiwa Savage has announced they will confer on her an honorary doctorate degree. According to the University of Kent, the...

Police educates public on how to hold lawful protests, special events

The Ghana Police Service has shared public educational tips on the law that guides the holding of special events including demonstrations. This follows the violence...

Blaming COVID-19 and Russian-Ukraine war for economic crisis is propaganda – Gyampo

A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has called on the government to take responsibility for the current state of...

GAF warns against recruitment scam on social media

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has urged the general public to ignore any recruitment advertisement on social media platforms. The GAF also advised members of...

Relationship breakups, unemployment, among leading causes of suicides in Ghana

On a daily basis, Ghanaians have continued to take their lives for reasons that are very flimsy and some that are heartbreaking. The Mental Health...

We have no information on construction of National Cathedral – PPA

The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has revealed that it has no knowledge about the construction of the National Cathedral by Ribade Company Limited. The PPA...

IMF bailout: Stop any attempt to shift blame on Minority – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has urged the government to take full responsibility for circumstances that led to Ghana’s resort to the...

TUC members to join COLA strike

Pressure is mounting on the government to concede and pay the 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance to public sector workers. The Trades Union Congress...

Defence Minister begs striking teachers

Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has pleaded with worker unions to exercise patience with the government as it negotiates with the International Monetary Fund for...

62 Police guards assigned to MPs yet to be issued with pistols – Interior Minister

The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has revealed that the 62 Police guards assigned to protect Members of Parliament are yet to be issued with...

Govt meeting with striking teacher unions ends inconclusively

A crunch meeting between the leadership of the four striking teacher labour unions and the government to resolve the impasse ended in a stalemate. The...

Pupils of Borae No2 displaced after heavy rainstorm

Pupils of Borae No. 2 in the Krachi Nchumuru district in the Oti region have been displaced after a heavy downpour. The rainstorm, which hit...

This video of Ugandan school children jamming to KiDi’s song melts hearts

Ghanaian music is fast rising, and one of the trending songs from KiDi has landed on the shores of Uganda. Pupils from Wemby foundation, an...

Mahama receives Sunyani queenmother

The newly-installed Paramount Queen Mother of Sunyani, Nana Akosua Dua Asor Sika Brayie II, has led a delegation to pay a courtesy call on...

IMF Bailout: Dr Duffuor differs with Mahama on Ken Ofori-Atta

Former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has reacted to the call for the dismissal of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. In his view, such calls are...

Death Penalty bills initiated by Madina MP gazetted

The Criminal and Other Offences (Amendment) Act 1960 Act 29 and Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 1962 Act 105, commonly referred to as the Death...

IMF bailout: Dr Kwabena Duffuor on standby for Akufo-Addo’s call

A former Finance Minister in the erstwhile Mills administration, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, says he's ready to support the government’s bid to seek a bailout...

Akufo-Addo presents 45 buses to Metro Mass Transit

As part of efforts to revamp the operations of the Metro Mass Transit, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented 45 brand new VDL...

Adwoa Safo again

Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has failed to appear before the privileges committee to answer questions on why she...

E-Levy, Wage Bill, others high on agenda as IMF bailout negotiations kick-start

The highly anticipated meeting between government negotiators and officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commenced. The Fund’s officials are led by Mission Chief...