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We’re told ‘orders from above’ family cries foul over East Legon ‘land theft’ [Audio+Video]

Ama Fokuo, the ex-wife of Ayawaso North Member of Parliament(MP) Alhaji Yussif Issaka Jajah has been accused of land theft at East Legon. The land...

Police ‘waiting for court date’ on Erastus’ case is a lie – Samson Anyenini

Private legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has raised serious concerns about the police response to the assault of award-winning journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor and his...

Severe food shortage forces some SHSs to serve repetitive meals

Senior High Schools (SHS) continue to struggle with severe food shortages, with students now forced to eat the same meals up to three times...

Police pursue 2 tiktokers over claims on location of Salifu Amoako’s son

The Ghana Police Service has debunked viral social media claims, suggesting that Elrad Salifu Amoako, the 16-year-old suspect driver in the fatal East Legon...

GBA President calls for transparent and fair December election

The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Efua Ghartey, has emphasized the importance of conducting the upcoming December elections with transparency, fairness, and...

Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs congratulates Ayorkor Botchway on her appointment as Commonwealth Secretary-General

The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, led by His Majesty King Prof. Odaifio Welentsi III, President of the House and Paramount Chief of...

Friday, November 8 not a public holiday despite Farmers’ Day celebration

The Ministry of Interior has announced that Friday, November 8, 2024, will not be a public holiday despite the celebration of the 40th Farmers'...

FWSC pleads with CLOGSAG to suspend planned strike

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has urged the Civil and Local Governance Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to reconsider its planned strike,...

Woman stabs husband to death over alleged infidelity

A 29-year-old woman, Bernice Asantewaa, has reportedly killed her husband, Kofi Antwi, aged 35, at Abuakwa-Abakomadi in the Ashanti Region. Bernice is said to have...

Police training school transformed under Dampare’s leadership – Bawumia

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has commended the Ghana Police Service for transformative changes in training and infrastructure under the leadership of Inspector General of...

Some lawyers sacrifice ethics for ‘cheap’ political gains – AG

Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame says that since taking office in 2021, the number of lawyers registered on the roll of lawyers in Ghana has...

Bawumia’s $80 bn market value claim for Spotify, false!

Claim: Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, during the launch of the Ghana Music Xperience (GMX) streaming platform at De Icon Centre on Oct 30, 2024,...

NPP’s Ishaq Ibrahim makes false inflation, COVID-19 claims about Mahama

A Communication team member of Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party, Dr. Ishaq Ibrahim, has appealed to Ghanaians to keep faith with the government despite the...

GHS sends important message to the public amid cholera surge [Listen]

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged Ghanaians to maintain a clean environment amid a surge in cholera cases. Director of Public Health at the...

Free SHS: Double Track is research-driven and result-oriented – Adutwum

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has cautioned against calls to eliminate the double-track system in secondary education, stressing that doing so...

Check out latest update on 2024 police recruitment exercise

The Ghana Police Service has announced that all is set for the medical examinations of successful applicants in this year’s recruitment exercise. In a statement,...

FALSE! Deputy Education Minister didn’t say teachers can’t be rich

Claim: A Facebook user shared a flyer that claimed Ghana’s Deputy Education Minister, Dr John Ntim Fordjour, said no one can become rich as a “mere teacher.” Verdict: False....

Same Adabraka jewelry shop robbed twice this year – Residents

A jewelry shop in Adabraka, Accra, has been the target of an armed robbery for the second time this year, according to residents interviewed...

Zanetor Rawlings speaks on Adabraka daylight robbery

The Member of Parliament for Korle Klottey, Dr. Zanetor Rawlings, has condemned Saturday’s (November 2, 2024) armed robbery at the Adabraka Market, where four...

Galamsey: Investigation into attack on Joy News’ Erastus Asare and colleagues is already growing cold

It has been over two weeks since some armed illegal miners ambushed Joy News’ environmental journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor, and three of his colleagues...

Agona Swedru chiefs commit to ending child marriage within their jurisdiction

The Agona Swedru Traditional Council has made an official declaration, committing itself to supporting efforts towards ending child marriage within the Agona Nyakrom area...

About 95% of PWDs in Obuasi have sources of livelihood – MCE

About 95 percent of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Obuasi municipal area have sources of livelihood due to the impact of the Disability...

Dampare assured gov’t he would transform Ghana Police; he is on course – Bawumia

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare is fulfilling his promise to transform the Ghana Police Service. According to...

Joynews’ Kwetey Nartey shortlisted as finalist for RSF Press Freedom Awards

JoyNews' Kwetey Nartey is one of the many journalists around the world who have been shortlisted as finalists for the RSF Press Freedom Awards. The...

GAF will not relent in its quest to counter external threats – GOC Southern Command

Brigadier-General Samuel Yeboah Asare, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Southern Command of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has reaffirmed the GAF’s commitment...

Foreign Affairs Ministry issues new guidelines as UK transition to E-Visas from January

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced updates to the United Kingdom’s visa and immigration processes, as shared by the British...

25 killed as boat capsizes off Comoros islands

At least 25 people died off Comoros islands after traffickers capsized their boat on Friday night, the United Nations' migration agency IOM said on...

No one, not even president is above constitution – Godfred Dame reminds new lawyers

Attorney General and Minister for Justice Godfred Dame has reaffirmed the supremacy of the Constitution over all individuals and institutions at the Ghana Bar...

Osman Ayariga inducted as Chartered Architect

The Deputy National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Osman Ayariga, was inducted as a Chartered Architect on Friday, November 1. The ceremony...

CLOGSAG declares nationwide strike

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has declared a nationwide strike effective, Thursday, November 7, 2024. This follows a notice served on...

Immigration Service intercepts 54 gallons of fuel

The Akanu Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has intercepted 54 gallons of fuel at Kopeyia near the Kpoglo Border Post on...

Ghana’s firefighting crisis: 53.6% of fire appliances either faulty or out of service

Ghana is facing a critical crisis in firefighting capability, with a significant number of fire tenders either dysfunctional or out of commission. The situation is...

Gov’t urged to prioritise TVET through IT

The Founder of Have Technical Institute in the Afadzato South District of the Volta Region, Prince Kofi Kludjeson, has called on the government to...

High Court dismisses application to prohibit Deputy IGP from performing duties

The Accra High Court dismissed an application by Emmanuel Felix Amantey, a lecturer, who sought to prevent COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno from serving as...

Man who killed wife and daughter at Kokrobite jailed for life

A 47-year-old Burkinabe, Boigouna Aloys, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court in Accra after being found guilty of killing his...

90% of SHS placement challenges addressed

The Resolution Centre set up by the Ministry of Education to address challenges of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates who have issues with...

Adabraka robbery is an embarrassment to Ghana’s security – Peter Toobu

The recent daylight robbery at a jewelry store in Adabraka has raised significant concerns about Ghana’s security infrastructure. According to a member of Parliament's Defence...

Cholera outbreak in Kasoa: 56 cases reported as GHS intensifies control efforts

Authorities report that 56 cholera cases have been recorded since the outbreak began in the Kasoa area, where initial cases numbered around five. Currently, 46...

NSMQ semi-finalist receives Academic City’s presidential scholarship

Academic City University College has awarded Anita Pokua-Denteh Rockson, a semi-finalist in this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), a $40,000 scholarship. Ms. Rockson,...

Next pandemic could be caused by air pollution – Experts warn

Clean air and environmental experts from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), along with global collaborators, have issued a dire warning that...