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Check out how much govt will spend to end double-track system by 2024

Government has revealed that it will spend more than ¢1.5 billion to end the controversial double-track system by 2024. According to the Education Minister, Dr...

Sir John’s funeral: GMA demands action against organisers, attendees

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is with immediate effect calling on the police to investigate and deal with the organisers and attendees of Sir...

GH¢100 billion ‘Obaatanpa’ package: Govt places youth at centre – Finance Minister

The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has commenced a series of engagement with the youth across the country aimed at igniting an entrepreneurial...

There’s no original reggae/dancehall artiste in Ghana – MUSIGA President [Video]

The acting president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bessa Simons, says there is no recording artiste in Ghana who champions the reggae...

Man found dead at Walewale [Photos]

A man, believed to be in his 30s, has been found dead at Kambongnaayili, a village in the Walewale Municipality of the North East...

Sir John’s funeral: OccupyGhana bites govt over COVID-19 protocols

Pressure group OccupyGhana has condemned the complete disregard for public safety during the burial of the former Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission of...

Census Night: Questions to expect, 23 days to go

“What is your name? How old are you? Where is your hometown? Where did you sleep last night?” These are some of the questions...

Free SHS: Congestion forces Koforidua SEC TECH students to sleep on bare floor [Video]

Students of Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH) sleep on the small floor spaces in between beds due to congestion in their dormitories. This has...

TB Joshua’s death: Ayitey Powers cries uncontrollably; share their last conversation [Video]

Popular Ghanaian boxer, Ayitey Power, is still at sea following the death of the popular man of God, Temitope Balogun Joshua, known popularly as...

When late President Atta Mills met late TB Joshua [Video]

A video of when late President John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills visited the church of popular prophet, TB Joshua has gone viral. The popping up...

Probe Transport Minister over excavators found in forests, rivers – Govt told

The Alliance for Truth, Justice and Accountability Ghana (ATJAG), is calling for the Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, to be probed over excavators found...

One shot dead as notorious highway robbers block road, attack traders

Police in Kibi have arrested two people who attacked tomato traders and shot one person dead on the Bunso-Osiem highway in the Eastern Region. Reports...

Names of suspected narcotic dealers arrested at Ashaiman pop up

Police at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region have arrested four suspected narcotics dealers. Police sources indicate they were arrested on 4th June 2021, conveying...

The Returned Bribe: Full story with video documentary

In April 2020, the Chief Executive Officer of COA FS, Samuel Ato Duncan, had an invitation to meet the Head of Legal Affairs at...

Man, 45, struck by thunder at Abakrampa

Opanyin Kojo, a 45-year-old man has been struck by thunder at Abura Abakrampa in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region. An eyewitness...

Osu lifts ban on drumming and noise making

The ban on drumming and noise-making in the Osu Traditional Area has been lifted with a call for peace and unity among the people...

Why every Primary 4 pupil will write a National Standardised Test [Video]

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei-Adutwum has disclosed that government in its quest to build a robust education system will introduce a National Standardised...

About 30 injured in accident involving three cars at Gomoa

Fifteen passengers are in critical condition while 14 other persons have sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident involving three vehicles at Gomoa. Per...

Two dead, others in critical condition in accident at Gomoa Dominase

Two persons have died with two others in a critical condition in a gory accident at Gomoa Dominase in the Central Region. The accident involved...

Police officer clashes with soldier on the street

A Police Officer has sustained cuts in the eye after he got into a physical fight with a military officer. The incident occurred at the...

Man who allegedly killed, secretly buried mother arrested

Benjamin Kofi Yeboah, the 35-year-old man suspected to have killed his mother and secretly buried her at Ayigbe Town, Dome Kwabenya in Accra, has...

NDC Youth Organiser found dead in his room

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Youth Organiser for Mempeasem Polling Station, at Essikado-Ketan Constituency in Sekondi-Takoradi, has been found dead in his room. Abass Seidu...

Sin can never take a man to hell – Pastor claims

During a service in a church, a man of God averred that Jesus Christ died to pay for the sins of men, thus sin...

Kasoa: Woman arrested for alleged burglary

A woman, believed to be in her late forties, has been arrested by the Kasoa New Market Police for alleged burglary. According to information, the...

Woman fined ¢120k for possession Indian hemp

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 47-year-old woman to a fine of ¢120,000.00 for possessing Indian hemp. Rita Atsufui Koffie would spend three years...

Police arrest 339 suspected criminals in Accra

A special police swoop has led to the arrest of 339 suspected criminals including 12 women from various parts of the Accra metropolis. The exercise, which...

Man scalds wife with hot water for failing to serve him food

An angry husband has allegedly scalded his wife with hot water for failing to serve him his dinner at Odumasi, a farming community at...

Meet late Sir John’s wife and adorable children [Photos]

Photos of the late former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sir John's children and wife have popped up on social media. This...

What happened after Achimota School admitted Rasta student, Tyrone Marhguy

The second Rastafarian student, Tyrone Marhguy, has successfully been admitted at the Achimota School. Master Marhguy arrived in the school in the early hours of...

NDC marks 42nd June 4 anniversary [Photos]

 The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has commemorated the 42nd June 4 uprising with a call on members to defend the revolution in the country. The...

UNICEF removes controversial p*rn report

The United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) has removed a controversial report which asserted that children are unaffected by viewing sexually explicit material. UNICEF in the report...

GJA President sends message to hungry journalists

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Affail Monney, has stated that the poor conditions of service and at times no remuneration at...

Abuga Pele hospitalised!

Former National Coordinator of the defunct Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA), Abuga Pele, has been hospitalised. Mr Pele, who is currently in jail...

Photos drop as Tyrone Marhguy arrives at Achimota School

Tyrone Iras Marhguy, the second Rastafarian student denied admission by Achimota School, has arrived at the school to go through his admission process. This follows...

You can show ‘The Returned Bribe’ documentary — Court tells Manasseh, JoyNews as it throws out dismissed FDA lawyer’s injunction

An Accra High Court has given Manasseh Azure Awuni and JoyNews the greenlight to show 'The Returned Bribe' investigative documentary. The ruling by Justice...

More donations pour in for 13-year-old accident victim [Photos]

Smiles are beaming on the face of 13-year-old accident victim, Moses Addai as several individuals have offered help to cater for his surgery. The teenager...

Arla Foods donates products to New Life Orphanage to mark World Milk Day

Arla Foods, producers of one of the country’s leading milk brands Dano milk, has donated products to New Life Orphanage to mark World Milk...

One feared dead, others in critical condition in accident on Motorway [Photos]

A man in his mid-forties has been killed with several passengers in critical condition following an accident on the Tema Motorway. The accident occurred in...

Suspected ‘galamseyers’ attacked by angry youth; several injured

Suspected illegal miners at Nangrumah in the Mamprugu Moaduri district of the Northeast Region have been attacked by some angry members of the community. The attack,...

Robbers attack filling station, order attendants to pick all coins that fell

A seven-member robbery gang has attacked the Pacific Filling Station at Lamptey in the Upper West Akim District of the Eastern Region. Information gathered from...