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Kwesi Ahwoi apologises to Mahama, NDC

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kwesi Ahwoi has apologised to its flagbearer John Mahama as well as the rank and...

Senegal election: Voters choose new president after political crisis

People in Senegal are voting for a new president in a delayed election after weeks of political unrest. Long queues of voters have been witnessed...

Zelensky hits back after Russia links Ukraine to Moscow attack

As news of the Moscow concert hall attack broke on Friday, Ukrainians knew what was coming: Kyiv would be blamed. The next thing they expected...

At least 65 migrant bodies found in Libya mass grave, says UN

A mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants has been found in Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said....

Funny Face involved in gory accident [Photos+Video]

https://youtu.be/6mt7tybnMfk Ghanaian comedian, Nana Yaw Benson Oduro, popularly known as Funny Face, has reportedly knocked down five people including a one-year-old boy. The accident occurred on Sunday...

Anything can happen; be prepared to be president – Kwesi Ahwoi tells Jane Naana

A video of National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, Kwesi Ahwoi, commenting on the nomination of Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as running mate has...

Farmer gun down brother, bystander in feud

Kofi Nugo, a 49-year-old farmer, has been arrested by the police for allegedly shooting his brother, Robert, and one Hunor Adza. This was after a...

MTN restores normal data services

MTN Ghana has announced the restoration of internet network capacity, stating data services have been enhanced. This comes after days of internet interruption caused...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor passes on

Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, has died after a prolonged illness, at the age of 62. This was disclosed by a social commentator, Morris Monye,...

NCA unveils strategies to safeguard internet connectivity from future disruptions

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has outlined measures it is adopting for Ghana to fully recover from the recent internet disruptions and avoid similar...

Ellembelle DCE wins NPP parliamentary primary

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembelle in the Western region, Kwasi Bonzoh, has won the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary. This was during...

Bawumia’s running mate creating tension, possible division – COKA

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah has expressed concern about the party’s unity and...

Man, 29, dies in ghastly motorbike accident at Kwapia [Photos]

A 29-year-old man, Kwadwo Salam has met his untimely death at Kwapia near Akrokere in the Adansi North district of Ashanti region This was after...

13th African Games: Ghana records highest medal haul in history

Ghana has recorded her largest medal haul in the history of the African Games at the 13th edition of the event that ended in...

Former Minister of Information passes on

Former Ambassador to Cuba, John Akologu Tia has passed away. Confirming the news to JoyNews, the Upper East Regional Communications Officer of the National Democratic...

KNUST Doctor of Pharmacy student passes on

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) community is in mourning following the untimely passing of Abena Antwiwaa Anti, a second-year Doctor...

Current power outages not due to excessive export of electricity – VRA clarifies

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has denied being responsible for the recent power outages in the country. This follows allegations that the Authority is excessively...

MGL’s Erastus Asare Donkor honoured by Ghana Institution of Engineers

Multimedia’s Erastus Asare Donkor has been honoured by the Ghana Institution of Engineers for his role in educating the public on mining and its...

‘Dumsor’ disturbing our read-a-thon – Sophia Boadi’s team laments

Guinness World Records contender, Sophia Boadi's ambitious endeavor to read continuously for seven days has encountered a major obstacle due to power outages commonly...

Be a fair Justice Minister – Franklin Cudjoe replies AG’s Office

The founder and CEO of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has apologised to the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame for some...

SHS students to receive free tablets on Monday

The government has announced plans to begin distributing free tablets to Senior High School (SHS) students on Monday, March 25, 2024. According to the Executive...

Doctor who revealed Kuami Eugene’s health status suspended

Medical practitioner, Dr Amina Haarun has apologised for comments she made on social media following the hospitalisation of musician Kuami Eugene at the health...

Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe: Condemnation of vile comments against Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang

As female legislators of the Minority Caucus of Parliament, we are compelled to express our utmost condemnation of the recent derogatory remarks made by...

South Africa’s deadly love affair with guns

For the last six years, Penson Mlotshwa has been carrying a gun with him wherever he goes in the South African city of Johannesburg....

Current power outages due to excessive export of electricity by VRA – Independent Power Generators

The Independent Power Generators, Ghana (IPGG), has attributed the current power outages to the Volta River Authority’s excessive exportation of electricity to other countries. Its...

Tamale water crisis: Irate Tishigu residents storm GWCL office [Video]

https://youtu.be/5-fFUWFN7tE Residents of Tishigu in the Tamale Metropolis on Saturday stormed the Northern region office of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to register their displeasure...

Anti-LGBTQ Bill: President would have been in contempt of court if… – Lawyer

Private legal practitioner, Bobby Banson says President Akufo-Addo could be cited for contempt of court should he receive the Human Sexual Rights and Family...

Akufo-Addo’s letter to Parliament sounded like a threat – Tameklo

The Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has asserted that the tone of President Akufo-Addo's letter instructing...

Speaker had no legal basis to suspend approval of ministerial nominees – Lawyer

A lawyer, Bobby Banson says the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, had no legal grounds to suspend the vetting and approval of ministers and...

WAPCo attributes Friday’s ‘dumsor’ to system glitch

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has blamed the widespread power outages experienced in most parts of the country on Friday, March...

Health Crisis In Ghana’s fishing Industry: Clean cookstoves offer benefits but many fishmongers cannot afford them

https://youtu.be/oqwhdUkrML4 Smoking fish has long been a dangerous job for the women and children who labor over toxic smoke. Many develop blindness, asthma and other...

GRA staff replies Bawumia

The Organized Labour of the Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA) Workers’ Union has condemned Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over his alleged harassment during tax collection....

Six NPP executives file petition against Wontumi

Six Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives have filed a petition against its Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Wontumi. The petition...

€2.37m ambulance saga: Court orders arrest of businessman

The High Court in Accra has issued a warrant for the arrest of Richard Jakpa, the private businessman standing trial with a former Deputy...

African Games: Black Satellites win gold in men’s football [Photos]

The Black Satellites on Friday night won gold after a hard-fought win against Uganda in the men's football tournament in the 2023 African Games. In a...

Internet interruption: We’re working to reimburse wrongful E-Levy deduction – GRA

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it is working to reimburse wrongful Electronic Transfers Levy (E-Levy) deductions during the internet disruption. GRA in a...

Ghana ended 2023 with GH₵610bn public debt; a 27% increase

Ghana’s public debt increased to GH₵610 billion as at December 2023. Comparatively, this is a 26. 85 percent rise from the GH₵446.3 billion recorded...

Ministerial approval: AG urges cessation of ‘undue and unwarranted politicking’

Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has called for an end to what he called the "undue and unwarranted politicking" surrounding the...

Minority reacts to NHIA’s plans to spend over GHȼ200m for Ghana card for children

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the National Health Insurance Authority’s (NHIA) planned allocation of GH₵245 million for the procurement of Ghana Cards for...

African Games: Ghana beat Uganda to clinch gold in men’s football

The Black Satellites of Ghana secured gold in the men's football event at the 2023 African Games on Friday night. The highly anticipated final...