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#FixTheCountry convenor reappears in Court today

The Ashaiman District Court will on Monday resume hearing on the case against lead convenor for #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor. Mr Barker-Vormawor was charged with...

Govt reacts to claims salaries may not be paid within next 3 months

A Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah, has dismissed reports that the government may struggle to honour some financial obligations including salaries of employees in...

Cargo truck crashes two women to death in Kumasi [Photos]

Two persons have been confirmed dead after they were knocked down by a cargo vehicle at Dr Mensah, a suburb in Kumasi. The...

Over 220 Ghanaians exit Ukraine, expected in Ghana soon – Foreign Minister

The Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has revealed that over 220 Ghanaians in Ukraine have safely exited the country as of midday on...

Apiate explosion: Mass burial for victims slated for March 11

The Apiate Disaster Relief Committee has scheduled March 11, 2022, for the mass burial of victims of the Apiate explosion in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality...

Blood is not for sale – Ridge Hospital to illegal blood contractors

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital says it has put in new measures to flush out blood contractors involved in illegal blood sale businesses. The measure...

Return to class – UTAG urges members

The University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG) has urged members nationwide to honor its decision to return to the classroom on Monday, February 28,...

Full text: Foreign Minister’s briefing on security and safety of Ghanaians in Ukraine

As you will recall, Ghana, in her capacity as a non-permanent member of the United  Nations Security Council had supported calls and efforts to...

Govt to meet relatives of Ghanaians in Ukraine on Tuesday, March 1

The Foreign Ministry has invited parents, guardians and relatives of Ghanaians in Ukraine to a meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 1, 2022. The meeting will...

Coalition against TUC leadership threatens demo

A coalition against the leadership of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Organised Labour has declared that they would embark on a demonstration if...

Govt committed to providing digital literacy for teacher trainees – Dr Prince Armah

Vice Chairman of the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr Prince Hamid Armah, has reiterated government’s commitment to providing digital literacy training for teacher trainees.   He...

Assin Akortey residents living in fear after missing farmer was found dead

The decomposing body of a man believed to be in his 40s has been found in a cocoa farm at Assin Akortey Nō. 2...

Sad scenes as Guan DCE who died after 11 days in office is buried [Video+Photos]

https://youtu.be/7LSuKtlmS6s The final funeral rites of the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Guan District in the Oti Region, Marlon Anipa, has been held. The...

US Army donates boxes of anti-snake vaccines, other drugs to Savannah Region

The US Army, in collaboration with the Savannah regional Queen mother's Association, has donated 130 boxes of anti-snake vaccines and other drugs to three...

Ukraine crisis: Govt initiates steps to evacuate Ghanaians to neighbouring countries

Government has announced it has begun engagements to facilitate the immediate evacuation of Ghanaians in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. The engagements, according to the...

My SHS mates ridiculed me, but now want to be like me – Artisan

A 25-year-old Senior High School (SHS) graduate at Mampongteng in the Ashanti Region recounts how people, including members of his family, ridiculed him for...

Ukraine conflict: We’re where we are due to lack of proactive leadership – Okudzeto Ablakwa

A Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee says the ongoing crisis in Ukraine should be blamed on the country’s failure to be proactive...

School closed down after mentally challenged woman attacks teacher

Sukrong Junior High School (JHS) in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region has been closed down after a mentally challenged woman...

Bono, Ahafo Regions contribute 80% of illegal migration – Migration Watch

Based on statistics by Migration Watch on illegal migration in Ghana, Bono and Ahafo Regions contribute to 80% of all illegal migration in Ghana...

Three arrested for unlawful possession of weapons and impersonation

The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects for illegal possession of weapons and impersonation. They have been identified as Kobina Domanle,...

One shot dead as police foil robbery attack at Obuasi

A Police operation has foiled an intended robbery attack on passengers and motorists on the feeder road between Nyamebekyere - Kokotenten. One of the...

Catholic Church hit with sad news

The Vicar General of the Konongo-Mampong diocese of the Catholic Church, Reverend Father Augustine Owusu Sekyere, has died. Father Owusu, who doubles as the...

You don’t determine editorial policy of media houses – Muntaka chides Afenyo-Markin

Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, has chided the Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, for asking Parliament to sanction media houses that had allegedly misreported...

3 members of UEW UTAG dissociate themselves from Association

Three members of the University of Education, Winneba’s branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have disassociated themselves from the Association. They are...

Ghanaian students in Ukraine to be transported to Poland

The leadership of Ghanaian students in Ukraine has set plans in motion to transport their members to Poland for safety. The President of the National...

Tension brews at UEW as Council Chairman terminates appointment of Director of Finance

Tension is brewing at the University of Education, Winneba, following a decision by the Chairman of the Governing Council of the University, Nana Ofori...

Bernard Mornah involved in ghastly accident [Photos]

Former National Chairman of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has survived a ghastly accident. According to reports, the accident occurred on Thursday...

Akufo-Addo commissions 4 ships for Navy

President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Friday, February 25 2022, commissioned four new vessels acquired for use by the Ghana Navy, at a ceremony at the...

Abu Sakara supports E-levy

A former Presidential Aspirant, Foster Abu Sakara, has sided with government’s proposal to introduce the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). According to him, the tax policy...

UTAG strike: KNUST lecturers vote against suspension of strike

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) will not see their lecturers in the classrooms as announced. The university teachers at...

Capital Bank Collapse: ‘You stole GH¢200 million’ – Prosecutor grills Ato Essien

State Prosecutors have accused the Founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about...

Ghanaian students in Ukraine being evacuated to Poland

Ghanaian students in Ukraine are being evacuated to Poland for safety. The President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) in Ternopil City, Richard...

2022 State of the Nation Address postponed

President Akufo-Addo was expected to be in Parliament on March 3, 2022, to present the State of the Nation Address. However, the Business Committee...

Tiwaa Addo-Danquah named among distinguished police officers globally

The immediate past Director-General in charge of Police Professional and Standards Bureau, COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (Mrs), has been named among distinguished female...

Akufo-Addo wades into Russia-Ukraine conflict

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed concern about the impact of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on the safety and evacuation of Ghanaians and...

Ayittey Powers in court over alleged GH¢45,000 visa fraud

Michael Ayittey Okai, aka 'Ayittey Powers', a boxer, has appeared before a Kaneshie District Court for allegedly defrauding a building contractor of GH¢45,000.Ayittey Powers...

Driver dead, another in critical condition in tricycle accident

A tricycle rider has been confirmed dead and another seriously injured after his car failed brake on the Sawla road. The tricycle, which was plying...

EOCO exposes two online Ponzi schemes

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has cautioned the public against Royal Gardens Network and Hubtel Mobile Lending, which operate Ponzi schemes. EOCO...

If something is not done within next three months, govt may not be able to pay salaries – Bagbin warns

The Speaker of Parliament has projected that public sector workers may have to brace themselves for no salary if things remain the same. According to...

Evacuation of Ghanaians from Ukraine: Prof Antwi Danso sends strong message to govt [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · VLADMIR ON GOVT MESSAGE OR EVACUATION An International Relations Analyst, Dr Vladimir Antwi Danso, has sent a strong message to the Government of...