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Terrorists will soon hijack our democracy if… – Bernard Monarh

Former National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and convener of AriseGhana, Bernard Monarh, has expressed alarming concerns about the excessive monetization of...

High Court dismisses motion by Deloitte, awards GH₵2000 cost

An Accra High Court has refused a motion filed by Deloitte and Touché to segregate two out of the 10 issues to be determined...

EC conducts district assembly elections today

The Electoral Commission (EC) will today, December 19 hold the 2023 district-level elections. Over 66,000 aspirants are contesting for assembly and unit committee positions in...

SML contract is inimical to Ghana’s development – John Jinapor

The Ranking Member of Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor has opposed the government's 10-year contract with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), describing...

All you need to know as district Assembly elections take off on Tuesday

The Electoral Commission has reiterated its preparedness for the upcoming district Assembly elections scheduled for Tuesday, December 19, 2023. The Director in charge of...

Transport fare disputes: electronic payment system to save the day

Occasional disputes between customers and bus conductors over transport fares is a commonplace in Ghana. Fortunately, an electronic payment system seeks to avert this...

Pope Francis authorizes priests to bless same-sex couples

The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis formally permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples in a significant advance for LGBT people...

Latest on Kasoa ritual murder will shock you

A Pathologist at the Police Hospital, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr. Osei Owusu-Afriyie has told the High Court in Accra that Ishmael Mensah Abdullah,...

2023 WASSCE: Results of some students withheld over AI answers

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has explained why it is withholding some results of 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). In a...

Parliament plunged into darkness during proceedings

There was drama in Parliament on Monday, December 18, as the Chamber was plunged into darkness when power to the House was briefly interrupted. While...

FDA confiscates, destroys expired post pills, aphrodisiac, milk, others

The Western North Regional Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has confiscated and burned unwholesome items from various shops across the nine districts in the...

Allow Frank Annor Dompreh to go unoppose – Nasawam, Adoagyiri chiefs tell NPP

Some chiefs in the Nsawam Adoagyiri constituency are asking the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to protect performing Members of Parliament in...

Okyenhene install new Twafohene after 58 years vacancy

Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panie has elevated the Etwienana Hene of Kyebi Barima Kwaku Dua to the higher traditional office of Twafohene. The Twafohene stool occupied...

EC excludes Nkronza North and South from district Assembly election

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said voters in Nkoranza North and South Districts will not partake in the upcoming district Assembly elections. The Director in charge of...

5 persons seek injunction against local level election in Duta electoral area

Five persons in the Duta Electoral Area in the Ketu South have filed an interim injunction restraining the Electoral Commission (EC) from conducting the...

WAEC releases 2023 WASSCE results; 4,878 blocked

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2023 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Council, in a...

Prospectus, other expenses by parents outweigh cost under free SHS – Report

A study conducted by African Education Watch, an educational civil society organisation, has revealed that prospectus and other expenses by parents outweigh the cost...

Pentecostal and Charismatic Council backs anti-LGBTQI+ Bill

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has thrown its weight behind the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 that...

Suma Rural Bank welcomes Eric Adjei as Director

Eric Adjei has been appointed as a Director of the Board at Suma Rural Bank, following a decision by the bank's shareholders. Expressing gratitude for...

Mr Ibu’s family reacts to amputation of his two legs

The family of the comic actor, John Okafor, aka Mr. Ibu, has addressed misconceptions surrounding Mr. Ibu’s health, stating that contrary to circulating reports...

Let’s allow political parties to sponsor district level elections – Dr Oduro Osae

 A Local Government expert, Dr Oduro Osae, has proposed the amendment of Article 55(3) of the 1992 Con­stitution to allow for partisanship in the...

The GH₵3 Billion Lie: Gov’t pays hundreds of millions to company despite false claims about its work

In a control room in Tema in the Greater Accra Region, officials of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) tried to convince The Fourth Estate of its wild...

I’m a Nima boy – Akufo-Addo says as he recounts fond memories

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has opened up on his early days in Nima, a Zongo community in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana....

New Force spokesperson’s lawyer demands ‘forged document’ from GIS

Francis Xavier Sosu, lead counsel for embattled spokesperson of The New Force Movement, Shalimar Abbiusi, has hinted they will not delay in filing...

Three injured in accident at Sowutuom

A Nissan SUV was on Monday morning was involved in an accident at Sowutuom last stop in Accra. The accident happened in between the...

Motor Insurance Premiums to go up from January 2024

https://youtu.be/zYB5KPJcrlU Motor insurance premiums are expected to be increased by more than 30% from January 2024. The increase is due to a 21% increase in Value...

Meet the 1-year-old Ghanaian attempting to break Guinness World Record

In an audacious attempt to etch his name into the prestigious Guinness World Records (GWR), one-year-old Ghanaian, Ace Liam, is attempting to break a...

Akoto Ampaw did not practice law to make money – Prof Takyiwaa Manuh

Renowned Ghanaian human rights activist, Emerita Prof Takyiwaa Manuh, has eulogised late veteran lawyer, Akoto Ampaw. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Law on Sunday, December 17, she said ‘Shey...

No society has developed through IMF’s assistance – Alban Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stressed that interventions from Bretton Woods institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have...

Ridge Hospital reacts to reports of ‘baby thief’ caught on their premises

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) has clarified reports on the arrest of a young man purported to have stolen a baby. Earlier reports on...

8 types of painful breakups you’ll experience at least once

They say breaking up is hard to do, and we couldn’t agree more. Everyone has at least one tragic, hilarious, and/or awkward breakup story to tell....

Nyaho Medical Centre MD proposes solutions to exodus of health workers

The Managing Director of Nyaho Medical Centre, Dr Elikem Tamaklo has put forth viable solutions to the ongoing exodus of healthcare professionals from Ghana....

All set for district assembly elections on Tuesday

The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated it is ready to hold the 2023 district-level elections, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, December 19. Over 66,000...

GES gives update on interdicted headteachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has refuted reports of reinstating the 11 Senior High School (SHS) headteachers interdicted for charging Form One students unapproved...

Akufo-Addo replies Speaker for calling him lame duck

President Akufo-Addo has refuted assertions by the Speaker of Parliament that he has become a lame-duck President following the election of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia...

The spirit of NDC is in the Volta region – Alban Bagbin

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislator and now Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stressed that the spirit of the National Democratic...

OSP busts forex counterfeiting syndicates

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has unveiled a counterfeiting syndicate operating in Accra and Tema, exposing it as a major producer of...

Hung Parliaments are the best; let’s keep voting that way – Alban Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has indicated that Ghana's 8th Parliament under the 4th Republic is the best out of the...