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Withdraw Public University Bill – UTAG to government

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is calling for the immediate withdrawal of the Public University Bill, 2020. UTAG has described the Bill...

Amasaman accident: Truck driver arrested

The driver of the truck involved in a crash on Monday with a Sprinter bus around the China Mall stretch of the Amasaman-Nsawam road,...

Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II’s book on Asanteman History launched

After more than five decades after his death, a book on the History of Asanteman authored by Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, has...

Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes: Asenso Boakye, son of a ‘konkonte’ seller

The forthcoming Valentine's Day, imposed by our kids, may be good after all. It tells adults to 'beloved let us laugh' putting behind us...

GNAT joins demo against electricity VAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has announced plans to participate in the demonstration against the 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity...

Another police officer interdicted

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted a Police Chief Inspector, Benjamin Doe Kuwornu for unprofessional conduct. Chief Kuwornu, stationed at Assin Fosu in the...

Bawku conflict: We’re no longer safe – Upper East Regional House of Chiefs

The Upper East Regional House of Chiefs says residents are now living in fear following the recent surge in violence in the Bawku municipality...

Akufo-Addo conveys well-wishes to King Charles III amid cancer treatment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has wished His Royal Majesty, King Charles III well amid his cancer treatment. In a post on X formerly Twitter, the...

NCA, security officers shut down Salt FM

The National Communications Authority (NCA) accompanied by security officers has shut down Agogo-based Salt 95.9 FM in the Ashanti region. The radio station was shut...

15% VAT on electricity: Can government afford a withdrawal?

In a bold move to reshape the energy sector and alleviate debt burdens while ensuring a steady power supply for industries, the government has...

Six illegal miners arrested for mining in river Tain

A task force against illegal mining at Wenchi in the Bono Region has arrested six persons who were reportedly mining in the river Tain. The...

Stonebwoy paid GH₵169,000 not GH₵ 70,000 – Sam George exposes NSA [Video]

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George has revealed that, dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy paid GH₵ 169,000 to secure the Accra Sports Stadium for...

Akufo-Addo to present State of the Nation Address on this date

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to present the State of the Nation address (SONA) to Parliament on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. The address is...

Mahama criticises gov’t for ‘oppressing’ teachers

Former President John Mahama has criticised the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for what he perceives as the oppression of teachers. He argued...

Finance Ministry reacts to ¢77m Contingency Vault media reports

The Ministry of Finance has described as inaccurate and unfounded a report by some media outlets suggesting that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, took...

PRINPAG backs GJA’s decision to blacklist Yendi MP

The Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) has backed the Ghana Journalists Association's (GJA) decision to blacklist the Member of...

I was a manager at 22 years – Alan on why he is the best person to lead Ghana

The leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, has said he is the best person to lead Ghana ahead of the December general...

Building Ghana tour: Mahama fights govt over ‘inheriting a mess’ comment

Former President John Dramani Mahama has reacted to claims by the Akufo-Addo administration that, it inherited a mess after the 2016 elections. According to...

We have turned our tax regime upside down – Alan Kyerematen

Independent presidential aspirant and Founder of Movement for Change, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has argued that, indirect taxation is an unsustainable way of growing...

Alan Kyerematen calls for non-partisan national development plan

The leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, has said it is important to adopt a comprehensive, non-partisan national development plan rather than...

Haruna Iddrisu fires EC, claims proposal to change voting time is against ‘common sense’

Former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has insisted a proposal by the Electoral Commission to change the time for closing voting from 5:pm to 3:pm...

Ghana’s fuel emissions levy: Another dubious taxation approach by gov’t on citizens

In December of last year, Ghanaians were greeted with a new fiscal imposition from their government: an annual levy tied to the carbon emissions...

Minority allege Presidency orchestrated defeat of some NPP MPs

The Minority leadership in Parliament is pointing fingers at the Presidency for the defeat of Majority MPs who lost their primaries.  NDC MPs claim that...

New standing orders require MPs to recite National Pledge and undergo roll call

Starting from Tuesday, February 6, parliamentary sessions will kick off with the recitation of the National Pledge, signifying the implementation of the new standing...

Nigerian pastor arrested over allegedly swindling followers of $1m

A Nigerian pastor has been arrested over allegations he fraudulently got people to part with their money. Theo O Ebonyi, well-known in Benue state, is...

Common core curriculum: Science students to skip Core Maths, Integrated Science

All Senior High School (SHS) Science students will no longer be required to study Core and Elective Mathematics as separate examinable subjects from the...

Lilwin pulls crowd at rally as he officially announces political bid

Renowned comic actor, Kwadwo Nkansah popularly known as Lilwin has officially announced his bid to contest parliamentary election at Afigya Kwabre North constituency in...

Gyakye Quayson back in Parliament following medical treatment abroad

Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has resumed his activities in parliament after months away from his post following medical treatment...

Cecilia Dapaah’s stolen money: Case adjourned to March 8 after lawyers arrived late to court

An Accra High Court has adjourned the trial involving seven individuals, including Patience Botwe, two former house helps of former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena...

Kwahu Bepong chaos: Male residents flee town

Joy News has learnt that majority of male residents in Kwahu Bepong, a town in the Kwahu South municipality of the Eastern region have...

Christian Atsu’s former clubs pay tribute a year after tragic death

Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle United have honoured the memory of the late Christian Atsu. The clubs in a post on X former Twitter...

Is that how you’re training your children? – PAC chairman scolds NSA boss [Video]

Tempers flared up at the Public Accounts Committee sitting as its Chairman, James Klutse Avedzi, got angry at the Director General of the National...

What did you eat? – Sam George to Kofi Bentil over call to give Bawumia a fair hearing

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George Nettey, has called out the Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil. According to him, it...

Fear as man is found dead in bush at Ntoaso

A man believed to be in his early 40s was found dead in a bush at Ntoaso Chinese in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality of...

Bepong: Mpraeso MP condemns Police’s use of live ammunition

Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku has criticised the Police for resorting to the use of live ammunition during an attempt to...

Brace yourself for the worst in coming days as Harmattan bites hard

If you abandoned your masks, it’s time to grab them as Accra earns the unenviable title of one of the cities in the world...

Sam George reveals salary of GRA boss

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, has said the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, is...

Woman found dead with body parts missing on Odumase-Asesewa road

A yet-to-be identified woman has been found dead near the Otorkporlu Bridge, off the Odumase-Asesewa road in the Eastern Region. The deceased believed to...

One dead in accident involving GES Director

The Savanah Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Mabel Judith Micah, is in critical condition after a ghastly accident on the Accra-Kumasi...

‘Kofi Brokeman’, roast yams, kokonte join league of expensive foods

‘Kofi Brokeman’, Ghana’s most popular delicacy, is no longer food for the poor even though plantain is in season, the price is being manipulated...