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Ogyeahohor Yaw Gyebi II removed as chair of House of Chiefs committee

The National House of Chiefs has removed its Governance and Development Committee Chairman from office. Omanhene of the Sefwi Anhwianso Traditional Area, Ogyeahohor Yaw ...

Full video of JoyNews’ ‘Scars of the Revolution’ documentary

Ghanaians embarked on a traumatic and divisive journey into their troubled past starting 2002 when the National Reconciliation Commission began investigating the bloody secrets...

He is a good pick – Attorney General backs CJ nominee

Attorney-General Gloria Akuffo has backed Chief Justice nominee, Justice Anin-Yeboah. “I think he is a good pick,” she told JoyNews’ Kwesi Parker Wilson in an...

Listen: Woman ‘bonked’ by father in-law breaks silence

The woman at the centre of a sacrilegious act at Twifo Otuano Camp in the Twifo-Atti district in the Central region has finally spoken. RELATED...

Audio: Man fined GH₵7,500 for bonking daughter in-law

A 40-year-old man has allegedly been fined GH₵7,500.00 for sleeping with his daughter in-law. Opanin Andoh was fined by the chief and elders of a...

GJA unveils statue to climax 70th anniversary

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Wednesday unveiled a statue of the association’s logo at the Press Centre in Accra. The Association held a thanksgiving...

NDC calls for forensic audit of KelniGVG

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is calling for a forensic audit into the contract and operations of KelniGVG. READ THIS: Tema youth begs Traditional Council...

Teacher unions call off industrial strike

The three teacher unions, following a High Court order against their strike, have called off the industrial action. According to the teacher unions, namely; Ghana...

Rats shatter man’s Christmas dream by chewing his savings

An engineer with Facebook handle, Great-Emma, has revealed what rats did to money he saved for Christmas. Christmas seems to be out of plans for...

Tema youth begs Traditional Council for forgiveness [Audio]

Some youth group of Tema who recently accused traditional authorities of the area for having a hand in the growing unemployment situation among indigenes...

Worse performing contractors, suppliers and consultants to be debarred

Minister of State in charge of Public Procurement, Sarah Adwoa Safo, says her office is compiling past and present records of all contractors, consultants...

Listen: How farmer’s ‘bullet proof’ stomach saved him from death

A 40-year-old farmer has miraculously survived serious gunshot wounds after being shot in the stomach at close range. READ: Audio: Court orders teachers to call...

Homosexual jailed for defiling boy

A 21-year-old man, Yeni Kutu, who defiled a 13-year-old boy at Adagya in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region, has been slapped...

Audio: You can force us to the classrooms but … – NAGRAT to NLC

National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is unfazed about a court order asking them to return to the classroom. President of the Association, Angel Carbonu,...

Listen: NAGRAT Prez clashes with Minister

The studio of Asempa FM was turned into an arena for trading insults when President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) attempted...

Audio: Court orders teachers to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an interlocutory injunction from the Accra High Court 2, Labour Division to restrict teachers from continuing with...

‘Y’asem Nie’: Tailors explain why they disappoint clients [Audio]

Tailors and seamstresses in the country have explained why they have become known for the unpopular tag of disappointing their clients. Cobby Dodoo, a tailor...

Ghana Cedi Depreciation: Importer fingers banks; here is why

The Executive Secretary to the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, believes the Central Bank of Ghana is gradually losing control over the activities of illegal forex...

Audio: Demand for debt payments not your fight – GRIDCo workers told

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy has said it is not within the powers of the workers of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to...

Justice Torkornoo calls for national action against corruption

One of the three Supreme Court Justices nominees, Gertrude Torkornoo, is calling for a sustained national action on the fight against corruption in Ghana. To Justice Torkornoo,...

Listen: GRIDCo begins sit-down strike

Staff of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have from today, Wednesday, December 11, 2019, begun an indefinite sit-down strike. The sit-down strike is to seek for...

Rachel Appoh donates to Gomoa Youth in Agric

Rachel Appoh, the former Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has, as part of this year’s Farmers Day celebration, donated to the...

GRIDCo makes shocking revelation about 1966 equipment [Audio]

The Akosombo Branch Chairman of the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), Asante Guggisberg, has made a shocking revelation about equipment used by the power...

Y’asem Nie: Shortage of tailors, seamstresses to hit Ghana

Some dressmakers and designers have predicted that it would be difficult for Ghana to boast of tailors and dressmakers in the near future. According to...

Assembly Elections: Aspirant promises free daily breakfast for the youth

Assembly member aspirant from Adukrom Nima in the Ashanti region, Nana Adabor Ibrahim Issah Ampim, has promised to provide free daily breakfast for the...

Just In: GH₵49m released to pay striking teachers

The Ministry of Finance has ordered the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) to release an amount of GHS49,998,626.72 to the Ghana Education Service...

Forestry guard dies in a gory accident at Tamso

A thirty-five-year-old forestry guard, Emmaunel Manu has died in a gory accident that happened at Tamso in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality at the weekend. The driver,...

Former burglars share their top tips for keeping your home safe

Our homes are filled with some of our most prized possessions and even more so as the festive season rolls around and we stash gifts for...

Bagbin unhappy with ‘peanuts’ given to Ministry

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin, has lamented over government’s budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Works and Housing describing it as...

Audio: Bagbin proposes establishment of “ways and means” committee

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has proposed to parliament the establishment of a ‘ways and means’ committee. Speaking on the Floor of the...

Why 80% of Persons Living with HIV are Christians – Pastor explains [Audio]

A man of God is not surprised about reports that 80 percent of Christians have been infected with the dreaded Human Immune Virus (HIV). Rt....

NLC orders teachers to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has asked striking teachers to call off their ongoing strike. It follows a mediation meeting with the teacher unions, Ghana...

‘Dumsor’ during Xmas likely as GRIDCo staff declare indefinite strike

Staff of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have announced a sit-down strike beginning Wednesday, December 10, until further notice. READ: Ekumfi Juice sparks social media storm The...

I wish judges wear African print, not black suit – Justice Torkornoo

Appeals Court judge, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has backed calls for reforms in the dress code of the judiciary to reflect values and conditions...

Legendary broadcaster Cyril Acolatse goes home, details out

Veteran Journalism icon Cyril Acolatse will be laid to rest on Friday, December 13 , 2019.  Mr Acolatse died on Monday, October, 20, 2019 at...

Deputy Minister speaks on teachers’ strike

Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide, has urged teachers to exercise restraint over government’s failure to pay their legacy arrears. According to him, the...

Share best farmer prize money among all farmers – Kwaku Boahen

National Deputy Director of Communications for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Kwaku Boahen, has suggested to the government that prize monies given ‘national...

CHRAJ set to shut down witch camps by Dec 20

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, (CHRAJ) says it is working to reintegrate alleged witches in some witch camps in the Northern...

Why did you watch Major Mahama’s viral video – Defence lawyers grill Pathologist

Two Defence lawyers in the trial of persons accused of murdering Army Major Maxwell Adam Mahama on Tuesday spent hours questioning the Specialist Pathologist who carried...

Queen Mother demands share of national cake

The Queen Mother of Amantin Traditional area in the Bono East region, Nana Serwaa Bonsu Brakatu II, has called on government to give Amantin...