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Ya-Na calls for prioritization of education in Africa’s development

The Dagbon overlord Ya-Na Abukari II has indicated that education and knowledge exchange can play an important role in transforming human society. According to him,...

Sachet and packaged water producers demand suspension of 5% Excise tax

The National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water producer (NASPAWAP) is calling on the government to suspend, indefinitely, the imposition of 5% Excise tax...

Seven suspects declared wanted for Ayawaso West Wuogon NPP office vandalism

The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for seven individuals in connection with the recent attack on the Ayawaso West Wuogon office of...

Father of BECE Candidate writing with mouth speaks out [Video]

The father of a special needs child currently writing the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) with a pen in his mouth, Mr Yussif Toyombo,...

RTI commission orders SSNIT to release information to JoyNews

The Right to Information (RTI) Commission has directed the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to furnish it with information requested by JoyNews...

Ghana Armed forces subpoenaed to testify in ambulance procurement trial

The Ghana Armed forces has been subpoenaed by lawyers for the third accused person in the ongoing ambulance procurement trial to testify and give...

Mahama outlines major initiatives for Ghana’s creative arts sector

Former President John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), unveiled an ambitious plan to rejuvenate Ghana’s creative industry during a...

Deputy education minister pledges support for BECE candidate writing with his mouth [Video]

The Deputy Minister of Education, John Ntim Fordjour, has made a heartfelt promise to assist a remarkable young candidate currently taking the Basic Education...

Five firms bid to complete Saglemi housing project

Five private entities have submitted bids to partner government to complete the 1,506 affordable housing project at Saglemi. The bids were submitted to the Technical...

EC announces mop-up voter registration from August 1 to 3

The Electoral Commission (EC) will conduct a mop-up voter registration exercise from August 1 to August 3, 2024. This exercise is designed to give individuals...

NPP and NDC clash over NAPO’s endorsement as running mate [Listen]

The Ashanti Regional Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abass Nurudeen, and Sarfo Raphael, the Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer of the New...

Sale of 60% of SSNIT stake in hotels unjustifiable – Abraham Koomson

The General Secretary of the Ghana Federation of Labour, Abraham Koomson, says that no justification is reason enough to warrant the sale of the...

EC chair commends Dampare, Election Security Task Force ahead of 2024 polls

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has described collaborations between her outfit and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, and...

BECE candidate dies in tragic accident, another injured

Two Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates from Kanuwlou Basic School were involved in a tragic accident on Sunday, resulting in the death of...

What NAPO’s Veep nomination will bring to Manhyia South – Chairman reveals [Listen]

The Manhyia South constituency chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Adjei Mensah Ofori Atta, has said the selection of Matthew Opoku Prempeh...

I shed tears of joy when I heard NAPO’s announcement – Egyapa Mercer

Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, says he could not hold back his joy when Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh gave his...

Kasoa ritual murder: Judgment day for two teenagers deferred for the 3rd time

The fate day of the two teenagers standing trial for the death of an 11-year-old boy at Kasoa for an alleged money ritual has...

2024 BECE: 3 teachers arrested in Bekwai, 2 invigilators arrested in Bono Region

Three teachers in Bekwai and 2 invigilators in the Bono Region have been arrested for attempting to aid student’s answer some questions during the...

Pension contributions hit ₵6.8bn in 2023

Total contributions to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Pension Scheme has reached ₵6.8 billion. This was captured in SSNIT‘s operations report for...

You may have been understood but take feedback in good faith – NAPO told 

The Dean of International Studies at the University of Cape Coast, Prof Samuel Bert Boadi Kusi has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) running...

NPP’s take on Mahama’s media engagement

A Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has stated that the flagbearer of the opposition party, John Mahama,...

Liberian President cuts his salary by 40%

Liberia's President, Joseph Boakai has announced that he will slash his salary by 40 percent. His office said he hoped to set a precedent for...

Firefighters douses fire in 9-bedroom house at Assin Fosu

Personnel from the Assin Fosu fire station in the Central region on Sunday saved a ten-bedroom house compound from destruction. The raging fire is said...

Majority defends CJ’s request for more Supreme Court justices

The Majority in Parliament has defended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Torkornoo's proposal to increase the number of Supreme Court judges to 20. Chief Justice Torkornoo...

North Tongu BECE candidates barred from wearing shoes and belts to exam hall [Photos]

Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region have been instructed not to wear shoes or belts...

Sale of SSNIT Hotels: Your son’s bid was never opened – Osafo Marfo to Freddy Blay

The Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo has denied claims by the former National Chairman of...

Constituents knew NAPO would be running mate – Manhyia South NPP Chairman 

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for Manhyia South constituency, Richard Adjei Mensah Ofori Atta has said the constituency had known that its Member of...

Body of 30-year-old-man who drowned in River Akora found

The body of a 30-year-old man, Joe has been found after drowning in River Akora at Gomoa Ekwamkrom in the Gomoa Central District of...

Sale of 60% shares only viable option to revive Hotels – SSNIT

The Social Security and National Investment Trust (SSNIT) has announced that selling 60% of its shares in four hotels to a private investor was...

Prof Kobby Mensah salutes journalists [Listen] 

A political scientist at the University of Ghana has lauded journalists for the display of showmanship at the engagement with National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Bole Serial killings: I have asked my people to report to me, not the police – MP

The Member of Parliament for Bole-Bamboi, Yusif Sulemana has advised his constituents to come to him with first hand information on the killings being...

IEA Presidential debates no longer necessary – Prof Kobby Mensah [Audio]

A Political Marketing Strategist, Professor Kobby Mensah, has downplayed the relevance of presidential debates ahead of the December 7 election. According to him, debates especially...

Ghana Plastic Manufacturers’ Association suspends planned demo

The Ghana Plastic Manufacturers Association has suspended its planned demo which was scheduled for Wednesday, July 10. The march was to protest the imposition of...

2024 BECE: 4 nursing mothers, 3 pregnant candidates write at Kechiebi center

Over 1,901 candidates are expected to sit for this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Nkwanta South, of the Oti Region. Among these candidates...

Mahama scores 90% in Prof Kobby Mensah’s assessment of media encounter 

A Political Marketing Strategist at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Professor Kobby Mensah, has scored former President John Mahama 90% for his...

Bole Serial killings: Severed head of the latest victim found – MP reveals

The Member of Parliament for Bole-Bamboi, Yusif Sulemana, says the head of the decapitated body in the latest suspected ritual murder incident at Bole...

2024 BECE: Two pregnant candidates, 1 nursing mother write in Bekwai Municipality

Two pregnant girls, one nursing mother and four absentees have been recorded at three centres in the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in...

Caretaker shot dead in Savannah region

Unknown assailants have shot and killed the caretaker of Lukula, Mahama Korana in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region. The deceased was appointed...

Suspected ritualists desecrate over 20 graves at Sehwi Asawinso cemetery [Photos]

Suspected ritualists have reportedly desecrated over 20 graves at the Sehwi Asawinso cemetery in the Sehwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western North region. The suspects...

Cocoa yields were low under NDC due to bad farming practices – Boahen Aidoo

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo has attributed low cocoa yields under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to...