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Greater Accra Minister leads security forces to reclaim CSIR lands

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has led a team of security personnel to reclaim lands belonging to the Council for Scientific and Industrial...

Covid-19 expenditure: All 16 questions and how they were answered by Ken Ofori-Atta

With the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta appearing before Parliament today, he is expected to answer some 16 questions filed by some lawmakers. Aside from...

Checkout how much govt has spent on Planting for Food and Jobs

Agric Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has disclosed that GH₵2.6 billion has so far been invested into government’s flagship programme in Agriculture, Planting for...

Supreme Court throws out Ato Essien

The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an application filed by founder and Chief Executive Officer of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, seeking special leave...

Two arrested for tampering with ECG metres at Kpong

Two individuals who tampered with the newly installed prepaid meters by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) at Kpong in the Krobo district of...

50,000 Krobo customers being migrated to prepaid meters – ECG

Some 50,000 customers are billed to be migrated from postpaid to pre-paid metering in the Krobo area following a resolution of a standoff between...

My biggest regret was 2008 elections – NPP 1st Vice Chairman hopeful

New Patriotic Party (NPP) 1st Vice Chairman hopeful, Danquah Smith, says his biggest regret was after the party lost the elections to the opposition...

Apathy is the greatest enemy of a party – Ayikoi Otoo

Aspiring New Patriotic Party Chairman, Nii Ayikoi Otoo, says when elected National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, he would align the rules such...

MOMO loan not free money — BoG

Since the introduction of mobile money (MOMO) loans by the telecommunication companies (telecos), some of their customers have taken undue advantage of the opportunity. While some have...

MPs refund ‘double salaries’

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has confirmed that monies paid to some Members of Parliament (MPs) as overpaid salaries have been refunded. The Kintampo...

Renowned art director gives reasons why Ghanaian music videos are unable to penetrate global market

Art director Kojo Hilton has blamed the poor quality of Ghanaian music videos on less pre-paration by music video production crew. The art director said...

I’m not stingy; I just don’t like giving money on camera – Sarkodie defends

Multiple award-winning artiste, Sarkodie, has defended the stingy tag Ghanaians have hanged around his neck in a latest international interview. It is a widely held...

Economy grows by 3.3% in Quarter 1, 2022 – GSS

Ghana’s economy slowdown in growth in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year, provisional data from the Ghana...

Full text: Finance Minister’s statement to Parliament on government’s Covid-19 expenditure in 2020

Mr Speaker, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. This moment has marked a defining moment in world...

Minister leads soldiers to pull down all private property on 200 acres of CSIR land

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has reported that “on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, I led members of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) to...

Ken Ofori-Atta breaks silence on Covid-19 funds

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has debunked claims that the government has not been transparent with its COVID-19 expenditure. Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, June 22, 2022,...

It is not wrong for women to pay bills – Manasseh Azure tells McDan

Award-winning investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has stated that though women are entitled to the monies they earn, it is not wrong for them...

MP to sue govt over National Cathedral contract

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman is heading to court over the government’s decision to sole-source the architectural design contract for the National...

Sad: Student in tears as parents ignore his graduation ceremony, says it is the saddest day of his life

While most parents would always make time to celebrate the education success of their kids, however busy their schedules are, it was not with...

Use of Omo, DDT, other illegal fishing methods will not be tolerated under my watch – Hawa Koomson [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · HAWA KOOMSON ON ILLEGAL FISHING Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has vowed to wage war against illegal fishing practices...

GII rebukes AG for dismissing resource difficulties at Special Prosecutor’s office

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has rebuked the Attorney General (AG) for dismissing resource difficulties at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). According to...

Fans drool over photos of Kwadwo Asamoah and beautiful wife

Photos of Black Stars midfielder, Kwadwo Asamoah, and his wife have brought some joy to the social media community. Abena Asamoah escorted her husband to...

Lowest charge in my career is Stonebwoy’s ‘Onumade’ – Famed video director

Music video director and producer, Snares, has disclosed the lowest fee he has received for his service in the Ghanaians music industry. It was in...

Celestine Donkor in dilemma after receiving mouth-watering deal from betting company

Gospel musician, Celestine Donkor, is in a fix after receiving a mouth-watering deal from a foreign online betting company. The gospel act has shared her...

No compensation for Kejetia flooding victims – Sam Pyne

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly says victims of Kejetia Market flooding cannot be compensated. Samuel Pyne, who serves as the board chairman...

Cement blocks used as chairs by Pechie Basic School pupils

Pupils of Pechie Basic School in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region are forced to sit on cement blocks and on the...

One dead as popular singer crashes his car for the third time

Tragedy struck in Ogun State, Nigeria when a Range Rover, belonging to fast rising Nigerian singer, Portable, hit a bike rider. The driver of the...

Caged, neglected, plight of the Ghanaian prisoner

Everybody is a potential prisoner yet almost everyone enjoying freedom loses cognizance of the fact that we must rise up together and demand prisoners...

Interior Minister lauds Western North Regional Minister

The Minister for Interior, Hon. Ambrose Dery, has applauded the Western North Regional Minister, Hon. Richard Ebbah Obeng, for his excellent display of leadership. In...

‘I used to laugh at pregnant women’

A Nigerian lady, Jenau, recently joined other mothers to show off the changes she experienced in her body due to pregnancy. Her photos were so...

Govt to establish Grain Development Authority

The government, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, is working on the establishment of a Grain Development Authority. The outfit, according to Agric...

Obuasi youth hit the street over ‘worsening’ unemployment rate [Photos]

Scores of residents within Obuasi in the Ashanti Region have embarked on a demonstration over what they described as worsening unemployment among the youth...

Why we’ll never break up as music group – Ghanaian music duo ‘Keche’ explain

Members of two-time Best Group of the Year awardees, Keche, have pledged a lifetime alliance to the brand. Keche, made up of Joshua Kojo Ampah...

Many passengers in critical condition after head-on collision involving bus and truck at Nkawkaw

Many passengers are battling for their lives after a head-on collision between a commercial bus carrying passengers and an articulated truck.The accident occurred around...

There’s grand scheme to rig GIMPA SRC election for Samini – Disqualified aspirant alleges

The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration’s Students Representative Council (GIMPA-SRC) election appears to be attracting tension over what a section of the...

NSS acquires 20,000 acre land for commercial farming

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has acquired 20,000 acres of farmland in the Kumawu area of the Ashanti Region for a commercial farming estate....

National Cathedral Secretariat clears air on Sonnie Badu payment brouhaha

The Executive Director of the National Cathedral Secretariat has refuted claims that it made some payments to gospel musician, Sonnie Badu. Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah, in a...

Police retrieve body of woman with slit throat at Assin Fosu

The remains of a teenager suspected to have been murdered and dumped on the Assin Fosu - Yamoransa highway was Monday retrieved by the...

Man drowns in stream at Adumasa

A man believed to be in his 40s has reportedly drowned in a stream at Adumasa in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti region....

National Cathedral: Executive Director reacts to allegations of private ownership

The Executive Director of the National Cathedral of Ghana has reiterated that the project is state-owned and not a private entity as alleged by...