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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...

People take prophecies for granted, giving witches advantage to operate – DKB

Ghanaian comedian and actor, Derrick Kobina Bonney, popularly known as DKB has said people are giving chances to demonic spirits and witches to destroy...

Gospel music losing spirituality; Empress Gifty, others are now carnal – Apostle Lenny Akpadie

Gospel musician Apostle Lenny Akpadie has said that the gospel music industry is losing its fire and becoming more carnal by the day. Speaking...

Democracy Hub, #OccupyJulorbiHouse protestors sue Police

Democracy Hub and 23 other applicants have sued the Ghana Police Service (GPS) over an alleged unlawful arrest, torture, and detention during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse...

Gunfire and blaze at Moscow concert hall, reports say

Deaths and injuries have been reported after a gun attack at a concert hall near Moscow, Russian media say. At least four people dressed in...

JoyNews gets results: Two NGOs rescue Nantong-Zuo residents from water crisis

Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have stepped in to assist residents of Nantong-Zuo in the Northern region following a water crisis highlighted by JoyNews. The...

Anti-LGBTQI+bill: Catholic Bishops Conference plans meeting Akufo-Addo

The Secretary-General of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Reverend Father Clement Kwasi Adjei, says the Conference intends to meet President Akufo-Addo. The meeting is to...

At least 60 killed in Moscow concert hall attack

At least 60 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a packed concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow. More than 100 were wounded at...

Climate change: Harnessing the power of women in digital marketing to drive awareness

Women are essential elements of both our family and society as they bring discipline and dignity in every area they work, look after their...

Scrap dealer jailed for stabbing security man

The Tema Circuit Court 'B' has sentenced a 27-year-old scrap dealer and herbal medicine peddler, Abdulai Sanusi, to three years imprisonment in hard labour...

Adamorobe residents lament deplorable state of road, call on gov’t to fix it

The residents of Adamorobe in the Eastern Region have expressed frustration over the government's failure to construct their road. The road, which serves as...

Chiefs, people of Weta call for suspension of Traditional Council inauguration

The chiefs and residents of Weta in the Ketu North Municipality in the Volta Region have called on the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious...

Deputy CHRAJ boss passes on

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has announced the death of its Deputy Commissioner, Richard Ackom Quayson. The death was announced in...

Shaky 10-man Ghana beaten by Nigeria in Marrakesh

The Black Stars of Ghana suffered a 2-1 loss against their bitterest rivals, Nigeria in a friendly game on Friday afternoon. The match which was...

‘Okada’ operations remain illegal – NRSA

The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Ing. David Osafo Adonteng, has reiterated that ‘Okada’ operations remain illegal. This comes after the flagbearer...

African Games: Ghana beat Nigeria to win gold in women’s hockey final

Nearly 24 hours after Ghana beat Nigeria in the Africa Games' U-20 women's football final, the hosts once again defeated their West African rivals...

Why Speaker Bagbin is trending on X

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is trending on X after halting the approval of newly-vetted ministers appointed by President Akufo-Addo. Speaker Bagbin made waves...

Pay NSS allowances – Mahama tells Akufo-Addo

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has chastised the government over the delayed payment of allowances due to National Service Personnel. His...

Stop rejecting 1 and 5 pesewa coin – BoG to Ghanaians

The Bank of Ghana has cautioned Ghanaians against rejecting the one and five pesewas coins. Head of Currency Management at the Central Bank, Dominic Owusu,...

1 in 5 Ghanaians lack easy access to drinking water – GSS

The Ghana Statistical Service's (GSS) 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) has revealed that, approximately one in every five individuals (19.1%) in Ghana...

Justice Baah was not biased towards Anas – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that it dismissed an application by investigator, Anas Aremeyaw Anas because his contention that a High Court judge was...

Vessels set sail to commence work on cut subsea cables – Ken Ashigbe

The Subsea cable landing Service providers have set sail for their vessels to commence work on cut subsea cables. The Vessels are moving to the...

Ursula Owusu replies Murtala over plagiarism claim [Listen]

Minister for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has denied accusations of plagiarism regarding her recent address to Parliament concerning internet service disruptions. In an interview...

Bagbin is a very wise man but … – Atta Akyea on suspension of ministerial approval [Listen]

Abuakwa South Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Atta Akyea, has said Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin erred by suspending the approval of ministers vetted...

African Games: See Empress Gifty, Cheddar’s reaction in VIP box as Ghana beat Nigeria

Ghana's Black Princesses secured a thrilling victory over Nigeria to claim gold in women's football at the ongoing African Games. The match played at...