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NPP’s Cape Coast airport manifesto promise doesn’t make economic sense – Lecturer

A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) has said the promise by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to construct an...

Bawumia lied, Akufo-Addo can only put his name to Tamale interchange not 5 projects – Kwakye Ofosu

Former Deputy Information Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia lied to Ghanaians on the number of road projects the Akufo-Addo...

Africa to be declared free of wild polio in ‘milestone’

Africa is to be declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes...

Cape Coast does not need an airport now – Prof. Gyampo

An Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana says constructing an airport does not fulfil a major need of the people...

Samuel Atta Mills escapes death

Member of Parliament for Komenda Edina Equafo Abirem (KEEA), Samuel Atta Mills, is reported to have been involved in an accident on Monday, August...

Tears flow as Prof. Opoku-Agyemang visits bereaved family of murdered NDC financier [Photos]

The Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has paid a visit to the family of the late financier...

NDC sets date for manifesto launch

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will on Monday, August 31, 2020, launch its manifesto ahead of the December polls.   The party’s Communications Officer, Sammy...

NSMQ bounces back

The Management of Primetime, the organisers of Ghana’s most-watched television quiz programme, says the 2020 edition of National Science and Maths Quiz will kick start on September 8,...

Nigeria’s economy enters negative growth

Nigeria’s economy has entered a negative growth as confirmed in a new report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday, August 24.  The country's Gross...

NPP youth wing threatens party!

The youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Krachi-Chumuru in the Oti region has vowed not to engage in any party activity...

MASLOC CEO weeps uncontrollably on live TV [Watch]

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Stephen Amoah, shocked Ghanaians when he broke down on live TV. This...

Man inflicts knife wounds on wife, two-year-old son

A native at Abebuom, a village in the Assin South District of the Central region, Baba Abubakar, has allegedly inflicted knife wounds on his...

Multimedia’s Saeed Ali Yaqub finally laid to rest at Gyamase

Family and friends on Sunday, August 23, bid a final farewell to the late Saeed Ali Yaqub at his hometown, Gyamase in the Ashanti...

1 dead in road accident at Kpandai

A 20-year-old, Bibimbu Kwame, has lost his life in an accident on the Kpandai-Bandai road. He was transporting tubers of yam to Bandai market when...

NPP Manifesto: Cape Coast to get airport, harbour – Bawumia

Government will construct a new harbour and an airport in the Central regional capital, Cape Coast if given another four-year mandate in the upcoming...

GNAT President warns WAEC over leaked question papers

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, Madam Phillipa Larsen, has cautioned the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to abandon thoughts of cancelling...

NPP 2020 Manifesto: Govt to introduce new mineral law

The New Patriotic Party (NPP), in its 2020 Manifesto launch, has revealed plans to pass into law the Mineral Revenue Act. The new law, according...

Free SHS will not thrive in your hands – Akufo – Addo tells Mahama

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the Free Senior High School policy will not thrive in the hands of former President John Mahama should he...

Infographics: All you need to know about the President’s speech at the launch of the 2020 NPP Manifesto

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has today, August 22, 2020, in Cape Coast, outdoored its 2020 manifesto ahead of the upcoming December general...

Allotey Jacobs declares support for Akufo-Addo’s major policy

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Central Regional Chairman, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has said he supports the One-District-One-Factory initiative of President Nana Akufo-Addo. Mr Jacobs, speaking...

I will build for you 3 recording studios – Akufo-Addo tells artistes in 2020 manifesto

The New Patriotic Party (NPP), in its 2020 manifesto, has promised to build for Ghanaian artistes three recording studios in the country. Delivering the NPP's...

Ghana gets World Tourism Council Safe Travels Stamp

Ghana has become the latest recipient of the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene stamp, launched recently by the World Travel & Tourism Council...

Don’t run from the debate; you can even choose your own moderator – Mahama dares Akufo-Addo

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said President Nana Akufo-Addo is at liberty to choose a moderator and a venue for the debate infrastructure...

Check out Samira Bawumi’s lovely dress for NPP’s 2020 manifesto launch

The Second Lady of Ghana, Mrs Samira Bawumia, just knows how to slay it effortlessly. She was again absolutely stunning in her outfit during...

Agya Koo performs his ‘Afa ooo’ song at NPP 2020 manifesto launch [Video]

Veteran Kumawood actor, Agya Koo, born Kofi Adu, displayed his musical prowess at the launch of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) 2020...

NPP 2020 Manifesto: NPP promises expansion in admission of law and medical students

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has promised to increase admission of students who wish to study Law and Medicine at the various tertiary institutions...

New paramount chief of Nandom Traditional Area enskinned

A new paramount chief for the Nandom Traditional Area has been enskinned. This was made known by the Nandom Traditional Council via a press release....

Chairman Wontumi’s expectation of the NPP’s 2020 manifesto

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Chairman Wontumi, has given his expectations of the yet-to-be-launched 2020 manifesto of the NPP. Speaking to...

Cadet Intake 12 donates bus to Immigration Service academy

Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Officers of Cadet Intake 12 have presented an eleven-seater Hyundai Grand Sterex minibus to the Immigration Service Academy. The new officers,...

Two goat thieves nearly set ablaze at Awutu Bereku

Two people, alleged to be goat thieves, were nearly set ablaze by some angry residents of Awutu Bereku in the Central region. According to a...

‘Universities likely to revert to entrance exam assessment over WASSCE leakages’

Executive Director for Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has hinted of the possibility of public universities reverting to the era of conducting entrance exam...

Real face behind Akua Donkor’s GH¢1m suit revealed (Photo)

 Former NDC Parliamentary candidate sues Wontumi, Akua Donkor for defamatioThe 2016 National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Asante Akim North, Madam Mary Awusi, has...

Allotey Jacobs poses with Akufo-Addo [photo]

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Allotey Jacobs, has been spotted posing with President Nana Akufo-Addo. The photo, which is currently trending on...

Akufo-Addo tastes Eku Juice after commissioning factory [photos]

On Friday, August 21, 2020, President Nana Akufo-Addo commissioned the Ekumfi Fruit and Juice Factory, an initiative under the government's 1-District-1-Factory programme. The $15...

Tit-for-tat: Nigeria to reciprocate travel ban by European countries

Nigeria will enforce the principle of reciprocity in granting permission to airlines to resume operations into the country as it opens its airspace, the...

Elmina chief ‘defends’ ‘Saiko’ fishing [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Elmina chief ‘defends’ ‘saiko’ fishing The Omanhene of the Edina Traditional Area (Elmina) in the Central region, Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, has defended...

Man sneaks WASSCE answers to students on top floor with ladder

A man on Thursday, August 20, risked his life to sneak answers through a window to students sitting for the West Africa Senior Senior...

Ekumfi chiefs give Akufo-Addo new title

The Paramount Chief of the Ekumfi Traditional Area, Odeefo Akyin VII, has conferred the title Nana Oyeadze Nokwarfo I, on President Nana Akufo-Addo following...

NPP inaugurates Greater Accra regional campaign team

The Greater Accra Regional wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has inaugurated a 37-member-campaign team to steer the activities of the party ahead...

GES takes critical decision about private schools and diploma holders

The Deputy Director-General of Ghana Education Service (GES) in-charge of Managerial Services, Anthony Boateng, has revealed that private schools in the country are going...