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CLOGSAG to continue nationwide strike despite NEC meeting

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has resolved to continue its nationwide strike following a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held...

Soldier dead, others injured in armored vehicle crash near Bawku

A Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) armoured vehicle has been involved in a fatal accident at Saka, a community near Zebilla in the Upper East...

EPA warns against illegal sand winning at beaches

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), has issued a warning against illegal sand winning along the country’s beaches. Speaking to JoyNews, the EPA Chief Executive, Prof....

Civil society group dismisses allegations of mismanagement and corruption against VRA and its acting CEO

The Forum for Development and Accountable Governance (FDAG) has refuted allegations against the Volta River Authority (VRA) and its Acting CEO, Ing. Edward Obeng-Kenzo,...

Interior Ministry renews curfew on Walewale amid security concerns

The Ministry of Interior has renewed the curfew hours on Walewale and its surrounding areas in the North East Region. The curfew hours has been...

Don’t panic over Prampram-Shai land dispute – Lands Administrator assures

The Administrator of the Prampram Customary Land Secretariat, Evans TN Nartey, has assured groups and individuals who own lands around a now-settled disputed boundary...

Kukuazugu in fear as military raid forces residents to flee

Residents of Kukuazugu in Walewale in the North East Region, are reportedly living in fear following the deployment of military personnel to enforce a...

CLOGSAG rejects Ministry’s request to end strike

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has rejected a request from the Ministry of Labour, Jobs, and Employment to call off...

You threatened a protest against Akufo-Addo’s 30% pay hikes but accept Mahama’s 10% – Ntim Fordjour chides Unions

Former Deputy Minister of Education and Assin South MP, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has questioned what he sees as inconsistencies in organised labour’s reactions...

Akwatia MP’s should find a way to pacify the judge if possible – Imoru Ayarna

Public Interest Advocate Rodaline Imoru Ayarna has urged Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi to seek reconciliation with the judge handling his contempt of court...

Man jailed 4 years for stealing ram

A driver’s mate, Cephas Okine, also known as Shatta, has been sentenced to four years in prison by an Accra Circuit Court for stealing...

5th edition of Bridget Bonnie and Friends Blood Donation held at National Blood Bank

The fifth edition of the Bridget Bonnie and Friends Blood Donation took place on Friday, February 21, at the National Blood Bank, drawing a...

Robbers steal Ak47 rifle and ammunition from Sehwi Asafo police station

Suspected armed robbers have attacked the Sehwi Asafo Police Station in the Sehwi Wiawso Municipality, making away with an AK-47 rifle, ammunition, and other...

Local govt service workers union distances itself from CLOGSAG strike

The Local Government Service Workers’ Union (LGSWU) has dissociated itself from the ongoing strike initiated by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of...

Chereponi, Bunkpurugu curfews lifted as security improves

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has lifted the curfews on Chereponi and Bunkpurugu in the North East Region, effective immediately. The decision...

Abronye DC summoned by NIB over GH₵500m ‘hoarding’ allegation against Mahama

The National Investigations Bureau (NIB) has invited the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC,...

Post-Dec. 7 employees went through due process – NPP’s Amoakwa-Boadu

A member of the NPP’s Legal Directorate, Kingsley Amoakwa-Boadu, has refuted claims that individuals employed after the December 7 elections were illegally recruited. The legal...

We’ll continue to see Dumsor till end of year – IES

The Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has warned that Ghanaians should brace for continued power outages, commonly...

Gov’t’s sacking of post-Dec. 7 employees justifiable – Rodaline Ayarna

Public interest advocate Rodaline Imoru Ayarna has defended the government’s decision to terminate the employment of individuals hired after the December 7 elections. According to...

Chamber of Construction Industry pays courtesy call on Roads Minister

The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, to discuss pressing...

We can’t afford to lose our indigenous languages – Atwima Nwabiagya North MP

The Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya North, Frank Yeboah, has called on Ghanaians to prioritise the preservation of their indigenous languages, emphasising their...

Greater Accra Regional Minister gives MMDAs 50-day period to fix streetlights

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Akweley Ocloo, has tasked Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to fix and maintain street lights within their...

Fire destroys 20-bedroom apartment in Upper Denkyira

A two-storey building containing 20 bedrooms in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region has been ravaged by fire, leaving significant destruction...

Police deny claims of neglecting injured officer at KATH

The Ghana Police Service has refuted allegations circulating on social media that it has neglected Police Inspector, Alfred N. Kuuzaa, who is currently receiving...

Volta RCC issues alert on contamination of River Tordze

The Volta Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC) warned residents living near the River Tordze about its contamination following an agrochemical spill. In a statement, the Chief...

Bush meat traders in Ashanti region pledge to protect pangolins, end sales

Bush meat traders in the Ashanti region have made a commitment to stop selling pangolins to conserve the endangered species. The group has further pledged...

Court convicts three Salaga SHS students to non-custodial sentences

The Salaga Magistrate Court in the Savannah region presided over by His Worship Edward Essel has convicted all three accused persons to a non-custodial...

Oti Regional Minister calls on youth to embrace irrigation initiative

The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadjo Gyapong, has urged the youth in the Biakoye district and Krachi East Municipality to fully embrace the government's...

Minority rejects 10% public sector wage increase

The Minority in Parliament has criticized the 10% salary increase for public sector workers, arguing that it is insufficient given the rising cost of...

GIBA urges broadcasters to comply with NCA authorization requirements

The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) has reminded its members and all broadcasters to strictly adhere to broadcasting authorization requirements as the National Communications...

Chopbox Technologies announce availability of ‘Skool Boxes’ on the market

ChopBox Technologies Ltd, the pioneer of student-focused plastic boxes in Ghana, has announced the availability of the 'Skool Boxes' on the market, following months...

Minority demands Sam George’s summoning over radio station shutdowns

The Minority in Parliament is calling for the summoning of the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, to explain the...

Two jailed 8 years for exhuming 10-year-old boy’s body for rituals at Awutu Adawukwa

The Kasoa Ofankor Circuit Court, presided over by Her Worship Linda Amissah, has sentenced two suspects to eight years in prison for exhuming the...

Walewale curfew: MP appeals for revocation over negative impact

The Member of Parliament for Walewale, Dr. Tia Abdul Kabiru Mahama, has appealed to the Minister for the Interior to revoke the curfew imposed...

Two found dead at Tono riverbank in Navrongo

A motorcyclist and a pillion rider have been found dead at the Tono riverbank in the Kasena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region. Accra-based Citi...

5 suspects arrested in connection with murder of MoMo vendor at Nkrankwanta

The police at Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region have arrested five suspects in connection with the killing of a...

44 of Ghana’s Forest Reserves under siege by heavily armed illegal miners – Lands Minister

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has revealed that 44 of Ghana’s forest reserves are under severe threat from heavily...

GNFS calls for clinic and trauma facility to support firefighters

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has appealed to the Government for support in constructing a clinic and trauma facility to cater to the...

2 killed, several injured in clash between hunters and farmers in Zabzugu

A clash between hunters and farmers in Kumtumbiliyili, a community in the Zabzugu District of the Northern Region, has claimed two lives and left...

Man seeking healing at prayer camp found dead in bush

The residents of Assin-Bosomadwe in the Assin South District of the Central Region were left in shock on Tuesday morning following the discovery of...