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Prof Oquaye’s defeat was my first test in Parliament – Annor Dompreh

New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Chief Whip, Annor Dompreh, has described the defeat of Prof Mike Oquaye as his first test in Parliament. According to the...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 1,261 active cases and 338 deaths – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says, in the fight against Covid-19, the country stands at 1,261 active cases and 338 reported deaths as of...

Two arrested in connection with Kumasi market fire

Two persons have been arrested by the Manhyia Divisional Police Command in connection with a fire that gutted the top floor of a market...

Chaos in Parliament: Soldiers should have punished misbehaving MPs – Prophet

Founder and Head Pastor of Kings Kingdom Charismatic Centre, Prophet Seth Kofi Adjei, says the soldiers' invasion of parliament during the election of Speaker...

Two visually impaired siblings narrate fate of regular sexual abuses

Two visually impaired female siblings from Sefwi Tikobo in the Bodi District of the Western North region have narrated their daily struggle and fate...

Ghana’s UK Visa Application Centre closed

The Accra UK Visa Application Centre has been closed, effective today January 11, 2021, until further notice. This is because the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel which...

Check out full list of 2020 10 best performing Ministers, Deputies

FAKS Investigative Services has released its annual survey on the performance of Ministers and Deputy Ministers. The survey, according to the Chief Executive Officer of...

Okada riders make fresh demand

Commercial motorbike riders have reminded the government of some juicy packages they listed in their campaign manifesto, just about a month after the election. With...

Kwaku Manu, another arrested for child trafficking in Tamale

A man identified as Kwaku Manu and one other accomplice has been arrested in Tamale for allegedly trafficking ten children from Mayado in the...

KNUST reacts to reports saying 17 persons died in fire incident

School authorities of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have dismissed claims that 17 lives were lost during a fire outbreak on...

Check out when Domelevo will resume work

The Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, says he will resume work in March following a directive from the Presidency in July 2020 to proceed on...

Akufo-Addo dissolves Inter-Ministerial committee on galamsey

President Nana Akufo-Addo has dissolved the Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Starr News has learnt. Sources with knowledge of the development say the President will...

Fire guts three-storey building at Kumasi Central Market [Photos]

Fire has gutted a three-storey building housing several businesses including the Asante Akim Rural Bank at Roman Hill near the Kumasi Central Market in Kumasi. The...

Shops around KNUST Republic Hall gutted by fire [Photos]

Fire has gutted part of a market sited behind the Republic Hall of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). According to reports, the...

Keta MP attacked again! [Photos]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Keta Constituency, Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey, has been attacked once again. Suspected armed robbers, Sunday dawn, attacked the Rootsenaf...

COVID-19: JoyNews’ Raymond Acquah shares near-death experience

Multimedia journalist, Raymond Acquah, has shared his near-death experience after contracting Covid-19. Mr Acquah, after a full recovery, took to social media to give details...

Man, 40, allegedly commits suicide at Gbetsile

A 40-year-old commercial driver, identified as Ernest Kwabena Afrani, allegedly committed suicide in the early hours of January 7, 2021, at Gbetsile in the...

Christian Council reacts to MPs’ drama in electing Speaker

The Christian Council of Ghana has condemned the chaotic contention among Members of Parliament (MPs) over the election of a Speaker, describing the behaviour as “distasteful...

242 lives lost in Central Region 2020 road crashes

 A total of 242 lives were lost in road accidents in the Central Region in the year 2020 as against 183 recorded in 2019. In...

242 lives lost in Central Region due to road accidents

A total of 242 lives were lost in road accidents in the Central Region in 2020 as compared to 183 deaths in 2019. In all,...

Meet the first female Ghanaian pilot

Melody Millicent Danquah is Ghana’s 1st Female Pilot and Squadron Leader. She was the first to fly solo, and first to finish in her...

Akufo-Addo wins big; check it out

The African Leadership Magazine - a popular Pan African political magazine on the Continent – has declared President Nana Akufo-Addo winner of the 2020...

Patapaa and wife involved in accident [Photos+video]

Ghanaian artiste, Patapaa, real name Justice Amoah and his wife, Liha Miller, have survived an accident which occurred at Swedru. In a post, Miss Miller,...

‘Judas’ in NPP: Bright Wireko-Brobby reacts to ’empty vote’ reports

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Hemang Lower Denkyira Constituency in the Central Region has reacted to reports that he might be one of...

Lifeless body of day-old baby dumped at Dome-Crossing

The Accra Regional Police Command is searching for the mother of a lifeless day-old baby, dumped in a bush at the Dome-Crossing in Accra. Deputy...

Why Kumbungu residents are wailing over school reopening

Some residents of Nawuni, a community in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region, have expressed worry over school reopening. The residents, who sought safety...

NDC resumes ‘no Mahama no peace’ protest [Photos]

Savannah Region National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters are demonstrating in the capital, Damongo, to demand justice for the 2020 elections. Savannah Regional NDC Secretary,...

Sad as body of 45-year-old driver is found hanging

The body of a 45-year-old driver, Ernest Afrane, was on Thursday morning found hanging in a wooden structure at Gbetsile US in the Kpone-Katamanso...

Preparations for Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in

President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo will be sworn in as the next President of the Fourth Republic this afternoon. Thirteen heads of state have arrived in the...

Heads of state arrive in Ghana for Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in [Photos]

Some Presidents have arrived in Ghana to witness the swearing in of President-elect Akufo-Addo on January 7. The President of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló,...

Okada rider robs colleague of motorcycle at gun point

A commercial motorcycle rider, popularly known as Okada, has been arrested by the police for allegedly robbing another rider of his motorcycle at Tesano...

KNUST moves part of academic work online

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is adopting what management terms a blended approach in teaching and learning as part of...

Coronavirus: All tertiary institutions undergo disinfection ahead of reopening

The Ministry of Education (MoE) in collaboration with waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has begun a mass disinfection and fumigation of public...

Hundreds besiege ‘37’ DVLA office for 2021 vehicle number plates

As characteristic of the first working day of January, hundreds of vehicle owners, on Monday, besieged the offices of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing...

Parliament makes fresh demand regarding salaries

The Minority Caucus in parliament is calling on the Emoluments Committee to review the salaries of Members in Parliament (MP) upwards. Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu...

Suspect dies in police cell

A 43-year-old man has died while in the custody of the Mile Seven Police in the Greater Accra Region, barely 24 hours after his...

ECG’s guidelines on implementation of extended free electricity [Read]

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured that adequate measures are in place to implement the extension of the free electricity relief by...

Lady sets siblings ablaze over inheritance

Tragedy struck in the early hours of Tuesday morning as a lady identified as Imole Shoronke, allegedly set her elder sister and her kids...

Fire guts ‘death trap’ toilet facility at Kalpohine

A toilet facility in Kalpohine in the Sagnarigu Municipality of the Northern region has been gutted by fire. The facility, which has been restricted from...

Father, accomplice jailed 13 years for trafficking two sons

A father, who sold his two sons to a fisherman for the business of fishing, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment in hard...