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Judiciary prepared to handle any threats to peace – Justice Cynthia Wiredu

The Judiciary says it is well prepared to handle cases that are likely to jeopardise the peace of the nation. It said training programmes had...

African growth solutions and China-Africa Commercial Affairs Centre sign MOU

Africa Growth Solutions-a trade and advisory services firm, and the China-Africa Commercial Affairs Centre, a renowned Chinese trade and investment promotion has signed two...

Ga Mantse to lead historic delegation for grand Homowo UK Festival 2024

In his quest to unite the GaDangme family home and abroad, and to improve the quality of life within the GaDangme communities, allowing the...

Police say our attackers will be put before court soon – Erastus Asare Donkor

JoyNews' Erastus Asare Donkor has noted that, some of the armed men who attacked him and three of his colleagues, while they were covering...

Galamsey: We were beaten by armed men who erased our recorded footage – Erastus Asare Donkor

An award-winning environmental and investigative journalist with the Multimedia Group Limited, Erastus Asare Donkor, has recounted a harrowing experience he and his team faced...

Galamsey activities wash away parts of Aboi Nkwanta-Samreboi road

Parts of the Aboi Nkwanta-Samrebol Road in the Wassa Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region have been completely washed away due to increased...

24-year-old survives gun attack on his way to farm in Nkwanta

A 24-year-old farmer is currently receiving treatment at Nkwanta St. Joseph Catholic Hospital in Oti region after surviving a gun attack on his way...

45-year-old taxi driver found dead with hands and legs tied [Photos]

A 45-year-old taxi driver named Charles Oppong, a resident of Akyem Oda Old Town in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region, has...

Rejoinder:14 CSOs sue ECG and Fidelity Bank for procurement abuses

Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited has reacted to a suit by a coalition of 14 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) over allegations of procurement abuses and...

Ayorkor Botchwey outlines path for a stronger Commonwealth

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey expressed deep gratitude and outlined her transformative vision for the Commonwealth after being elected as the organisation’s...

Man gunned down over chieftaincy wrangling in Mankessim

A young man, Ato Kyinam, believed to be in his early 30s, was fatally shot by an unknown assailant Friday afternoon in Mankessim during...

Govt dismisses claims of militants using Northern Ghana as support base

The government has strongly denied reports that Islamist militants from Burkina Faso are using parts of northern Ghana as covert bases for logistical and...

Businessman petitions High Court to uphold Bagbin’s declaration of vacant seats

A Ghanaian businessman, Benjamin Yemoh Tetteh, has filed a lawsuit in the High Court seeking judicial endorsement of Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to declare...

Action demanded over surge in illegal meat imports in UK

The government is under pressure to stop illegal meat being smuggled into the UK, amid warnings of a "foot-and-mouth" level crisis for British farmers. The...

Mining giants sign $30bn settlement for 2015 Brazil dam collapse

The mining giants BHP and Vale have signed a deal with the Brazilian government to pay nearly $30bn (£23bn) in compensation for the Mariana...

Uganda: Ex-rebel gets 40-year jail term in landmark case

A Ugandan court has sentenced a former commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to 40 years in prison following a landmark war...

Govt to revive Labour Department as 16 Public Employment Centres constructed

The government, through the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR), is revamping the Labour Department by establishing Public Employment Centres (PECs) in all...

Prof. Thwala takes over as Chair of Africa Health Collaborative Executive Steering Committee

Prof. Nhlanhla Thwala, Vice-Chancellor of the Africa Leadership University (ALU), has officially taken over as Chair of the Executive Steering Committee (ESC) of the...

Ghana to record end-year inflation of 15.0% in 2024 – IMF

Ghana is expected to record an average inflation of 19.5% in 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed. In its World Economic Outlook, it...

GRIDCo halts illegal excavation by Chinese nationals under high-voltage lines at Shiashie

Engineers from the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have ordered a group of Chinese nationals excavating land under its high-voltage power lines at Shiashie to...

University of Ghana fires back at Rev. Lawrence Tetteh’s ‘unfounded’ HIV allegations

The University of Ghana has strongly refuted recent claims made by Rev. Lawrence Tetteh regarding alleged HIV infections among its student population. The school described...

Govt to revive Labour Department

The government through the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR), is revamping the Labour Department by establishing Public Employment Centres (PECs) in all...

Galamsey: UTAG-UG votes against NEC’s decision to suspend strike

The University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has voted to reject the National Executive Committee's (NEC) decision to...

Ghana is supporting Burkina Faso to fight terrorism – Ambassador

Ghana's Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Boniface Gambila Adagbila, has affirmed the country's commitment to aiding Burkina Faso in its fight against terrorism. His comments come...

Gov’t announces free access to 2024/25 SHS and TVET placement results

The Education Ministry has announced that prospective first-year students and parents will be able to check their Senior High School (SHS) and Technical and...

Prof Aning rubbishes report that terrorists from Burkina Faso use northern Ghana as base

Security analyst, Prof Kwesi Aning has rubbished claims in a Reuters report alleging that Islamist militants from Burkina Faso are using northern Ghana as...

74-year-old man dies during sex at movie house in East Legon

An Accra High Court has charged a 20-year-old interior decorator, Pearl Agbomadzi, with murder. This is in connection with the death of a 74-year-old British...

Man, 72, murdered while returning from farm; family demands justice

The family of a 72-year-old who was murdered last Saturday by unknown assailants while returning from farm is demanding a thorough investigation from the...

Accused person in protest over alleged $3m BOST scandal discharged

The Achimota District Court has discharged the President of the Ghana Social Justice Forum and a journalist, Yahaya Alhassan, after striking out charges against...

NSMQ: Wey Gey Hey cruises to semi-final, showing PERSCO and Mawuli School the exit

Wesley Girls' High School (Wey Gey Hey) has secured a thrilling victory over St. Peter's Senior High School (PERSCO) and Mawuli School in a...

NSMQ24: Augusco thrashes St Hubert Sem., Bishop Herman to secure semi-final slot

Cape Coast is lush, and the excitement runs high as the 2024 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) witnessed a thrilling academic showdown featuring...

ECG to upgrade Clou Prepayment metering system starting October 25

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced an upgrade to the metering system for customers using Clou Prepayment meters. According to a statement, the...

NAGRAT issues 5-day ultimatum to Akwamuman SHS over withheld teachers’ salaries

The Ghana National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has issued a five-day ultimatum to the Asuogyaman Education Directorate and the headmaster of Akwamuman Senior...

Okada rider found dead after being hired in Ashanti region 

An okada rider has allegedly been murdered at Tepa Asuhyea in the Ahafo Ano North municipality of the Ashanti region. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Antwi...

Gabby slams UK Prime Minister over reparation comments

A prominent figure within Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has criticized UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer for dismissing calls for...

Public Services Workers’ Union suspend strike

The Public Services Workers' Union (PSWU) has suspended its industrial action following a directive from the National Labour Commission (NLC). The suspension according to PSWU...

Reuters’ report on Jihadist presence in northern Ghana ‘sensational, over-exaggerated’ – Bombande

Conflict resolution and peacebuilding expert, Emmanuel Bombande, has criticised a recent Reuters report suggesting that northern Ghana is serving as a logistical and medical...

Mother allegedly sells 2-week-old baby for GH₵300 at Sekondi

A 35-year-old mother, Mena Efua, is alleged to have sold her two-week-old baby for GH₵300 at Nkotompo, in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western...

Ode to Freedom: In Memory of the Immortal Akoto Ampaw (Sheey Sheey)

When a haunting silence befalls our land, as in a graveyard solitude, Not with you, not with a stranger, let alone with a foe, I...

Residents of Teshie Adjetey Kanton ‘trapped’ at home as contractor abandons road project

Residents along Adjetey Kanton street in Teshie, Greater Accra Region, have expressed their frustration over the deteriorating condition of the only access road to...