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Checkout notable brands sponsoring popular ‘Our Day’ boy

Like a flash, the life of a nine-year-old boy, Oswald is looking very bright, after his well-detailed 'Our Day' petition to his mother went...

Our Day list: Meet Mrs Appiah, 9-year-old Oswald’s favourite teacher

The mother of the nine-year-old boy, who wrote a letter to remind her of the things to bring during ‘Our Day’, has opened up...

Mother of 9-year-old pupil who petitioned her on ‘Our Day’ makes shocking revelation [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mother of 9-year-old pupil who petitioned her on ‘Our Day’ speaks Rita Gennuh, mother of the nine-year-old pupil, who petitioned her on items...

Youth in my area unduly patronising ‘wee toffee’ – Paramount Chief laments

Paramount Chief of Kwamankese in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District of the Central Region, Okakaben Idun Ando X, has bemoaned the future of his traditional area...

NPP bigwigs grab Master’s degrees from UPSA

Two New Patriotic Party (NPP) chieftains, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah and Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, were among the recently graduated students of the University of Professional...

How a boy’s ‘Our Day’ list sparked social media debate

What started as a mere petition to a mother has developed into a full-blown mobilisation point with many waiting patiently to see how it...

Police arrest suspected criminals in swoop, retrieve weapons in Kumasi

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 30 suspected criminals terrorising residents of Aboabo, Tinker Island and its environs. Exhibits retrieved in Wednesday’s swoop included one...

Interior Ministry declares Wednesday, August 4, a national holiday

The Ministry of Interior has declared Wednesday, August 4, as a statutory public holiday to commemorate Founders' Day. A statement, signed by the sector Minister,...

GH₵100 appeal for funds to build National Cathedral trends on social media

Some social media users have expressed displeasure over the government’s call on Ghanaians to support the construction of a National Cathedral to be commissioned...

‘GH¢100-a-month-Club’ launched to raise funds to build National Cathedral

An initiative dubbed '100-cedis-a-month club' will be launched on August 12, to enable Ghanaians contribute to the construction of the National Cathedral. Finance Minister, Ken...

Man devastated as thieves steal engagement items two weeks to wedding

Benjamin Otabil, a victim of a house robbery, is devastated after discovering items he purchased for a traditional ceremony have been stolen. Mr Otabil, who...

Covid-19: Ghana’s active cases now 4,983

The country’s Covid-19 active cases are on the rise, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). As of July 25, the Health Service on its...

National Cathedral to be commissioned on this date…

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced the National Cathedral will be commissioned on March 6, 2024. According to him, the project, which was proposed by...

3 remanded for stealing cables belonging to mining company

Three persons have been remanded for stealing AGA sub-station electrical cables at Obuasi. The suspects have been identified as Kwadwo Amoako, 55, Kojo Blay, 51...

CJ bribery probe: ASEPA commends Akufo-Addo

Pressure group, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo on his decision to investigate the Chief Justice, Kwasi...

Alleged $5m CJ bribe: GLC slaps lawyer with 9 charges

The General Legal Council's (GLC) Disciplinary Committee has slapped legal practitioner Kwasi Afrifa with nine charges for misconduct. This follows its preliminary inquiry that concluded...

Checkout cash in COVID-19 National Trust Fund

The Finance Minister has disclosed that the Covid-19 National Trust Fund has received ¢57.15 million in cash and donations as of June this year. Ken...

Elmina: Fishermen reject food items from Hawa Koomson [Video]

Fishermen in Elmina have rejected food items provided to them by the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson. According to them, the...

Man, 22, jailed six months over theft

The Juaso Circuit Court has sentenced a 22-year-old man, Kwame Gordon, to six months imprisonment for attempted theft. The prosecutor, in the case, Chief inspector...

High Court restores Senyo Hosi’s ¢8m defamation case against Kennedy Agyapong

An Accra High Court, presided over by Justice William Bempong, has vacated an earlier order striking out Senyo Hosi’s defamation case filed against Kennedy...

COVID-19: University of Ghana to shut down bush canteen

The University of Ghana is set to shut down the staff market, popularly known as Bush Canteen. This, according to a statement signed by the...

Late journalist Sekyere ‘Poporo’ Boateng, wife to be buried on Saturday, July 31

The final funeral rites of the late veteran journalist, Sekyere 'Poporo' Boateng, and his late wife, Rose Yaa Akyaa Boateng, have been scheduled for...

Good news for teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is set to distribute some laptops to teachers under the government's one-teacher one laptop initiative. This comes after President Nana...

National Teaching Council releases licensure exam results

The National Teaching Council is expected to release results for the May 2021 licensure examination today, July 29, 2021. This was announced in a...

Angry mob attack policeman as motor rider dies in fatal accident

A police officer has sustained injuries in a mob attack following the death of a motor rider in a fatal accident on the Achimota...

Henry Quartey sacks timber drivers using new Pokuase Interchange as lorry station

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has cautioned drivers and transport operators who use bus stops as lorry stations to desist from the...

Man, 54, jailed 9 years for pouring acid on ex-lover and mother

A Koforidua Circuit Court has sentenced a 54-year-old man to 9 years and five months imprisonment for attacking his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend and mother at...

COVID-19: Ghana hits over 103,000 confirmed cases

Ghana has recorded a total of 103,019 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since the country recorded its first two cases in March 2020. An...

FDA approves two more Covid-19 vaccines

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved two more Covid-19 vaccines for importation, distribution, and use in Ghana. The two vaccines are Moderna (Spikevax)...

Covid-19: Immigration Service issues new permit guidelines as Ghana’s cases soar

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says it would conduct a mandatory Covid-19 test for all non- Ghanaians who will need its services. This will...

Deliver the hospital project – Angry Ashaiman regent to govt

Regent of Ashaiman, Nii Annan Adjor, has expressed his displeasure at the government over a hospital project which is yet to commence after months...

26 drivers arrested for exceeding speed limit [Photos]

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service arrested 26 offenders during its speed enforcement exercise at road accident hotspots...

Birthday photos of NPP’s Nana B set social media on fire

Photos from a mini-birthday party of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Youth Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, have set tongues wagging. Nana B, as he is...

White man speaks impeccable Twi in COVID-19 education

A white man has taken some Ghanaians still questioning the existence of the dreaded coronavirus to the cleaners. In his view, it is obvious those...

COVID-19: 3rd wave calls for massive disinfection in public places

The Manager of Vector Control Unit of Zoomlion, Rev Ebenezer Kwame Addae, has underscored the need for massive disinfection across all public places in...

Police investigate mysterious death of pastor and wife

Police have commenced investigations into the killing of a pastor and his wife at Ayitikope, a farming community in the Akatsi South Municipality of...

Mentally challenged butchers 49-year-old man

Kwame Gyagua, a mentally challenged man, yesterday, caused a pitiful scene at Diawuoso in the Obuasi East District of the Ashanti Region when he...

Opuni wins Supreme Court case

The Supreme Court has, in a majority decision, stopped Justice Clemence Honyenuga from continuing with the trial in which Dr Stephen Opuni and two...

Asante Bediatuo’s lawyers debunk rumours of Holiday Inn purchase

Lawyers for Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo, have debunked claims that he has purchased Holiday Inn at Airport City, Accra for his wife. According...

Akufo-Addo reacts to petition on Chief Justice’s removal

President Nana Akufo-Addo has initiated processes to determine whether or not Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, should be removed from office. The presidency’s action will be in...