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Man in police custody for illegally connecting power

The Amasaman Divisional Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old trader, Kofi Mensah, for power theft and reconnecting to the national grid after officials from...

Land acquisition issues delayed Kayayei hostel projects – Gideon Boako

The spokesperson for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr. Gideon Boako, has attributed the delays in completing hostel facilities for head porters, known as...

NPP PC confident in completion of Hwidiem town roads by December

The Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Asutifi South of the Ahafo Region, Yaw Owusu Brempong is optimistic about the...

Check out the ultra-modern hostel facility for kayayei

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned a state-of-the-art hostel facility to improve the lives of head porters, popularly known as kayayei, in Accra...

Caregiver who forcefed baby to death in viral 2021 CCTV footage at Agbogba school jailed

A 56-year-old professional nurse, Clara Yanyi-Ampah, who worked as a caregiver at Happy Bloomers School in Agbogba has been jailed for five years over...

BoG Governor appointed chairman of COCOBOD Educational Trust Fund

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr, has been appointed as the chairman of a newly constituted five-member committee tasked with overseeing...

Organised Labour seeks urgent meeting with Akufo-Addo on SSNIT operations

Organised Labour is requesting a meeting with President Nana Akufo-Addo to discuss recent operations of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). Labour groups...

Akufo-Addo approves IU’s Gateway Office establishment in Ghana

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given formal approval for the establishment of a Gateway Office by US-based Indiana University (IU) in the country...

No plan to extend deadline for limited voters registration – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is "not feasible" to extend the deadline for the ongoing limited voters' registration exercise. The Commission said despite the...

Kwame Nkrumah Circle residents, traders cry out for better waste management with adequate dustbins

Traders and residents in the vicinity of the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra are calling for the provision of dustbins at strategic locations to...

Public officials shouldn’t go anywhere near state assets being sold – Ablakwa

North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has accused Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong of violating the constitution and abusing his power as a state official. He...

TUC presses for increased power on SSNIT board to oppose Bryan Acheampong, other deals

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has advocated for a majority of representation on the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Board to exert...

‘Publish voter registration data’ – EC urges political parties

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has urged all political parties with representatives at registration centres nationwide to disclose their data regarding the ongoing...

Fella Makafui and Medikal summoned by Nungua Stool over land documents

Popular Ghanaian celebrities Fella Makafui and Medikal have been officially summoned to appear before the Nungua Stool regarding land documents that have recently surfaced...

Rawlings family celebrates Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and her children were in Kumasi to celebrate the 74th birthday of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II,...

Kukuom disturbances: Ahafo NDC demands fair, transparent investigation

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ahafo Region has urged the Ghana Police Service to conduct a fair investigation into the disturbances...

Sale of SSNIT hotels: Here are the 7 pre-qualification criteria outlined for prospective buyers

A JoyNews research has revealed that the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) outlined seven pre-qualification criteria for all prospective buyers of a 60% stake...

Over 750 Liberians repatriated after Buduburam demolition [Video]

https://youtu.be/DFbdZqHPhdQ Over 750 Liberians have been repatriated from Ghana following the demolition of the Buduburam refugee camp. The Liberia Embassy in collaboration with the government of...

FDA allays concerns over AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine safety in Ghana

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to monitoring the safety of all vaccines used in Ghana, including COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA...

India High Commissioner to Ghana calls on Volta Regional Minister

The India High Commissioner to Ghana, Manish Gupta has paid a courtesy call to the Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, to discuss...

I’ve not advised Canada to reduce visa issuances, disregard ‘fake news’ – Nana Bediatuo Asante  

The Executive Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, has refuted reports suggesting that he has advised the Canadian Embassy to reduce visa issuances...

Resign if … – Ablakwa tells SSNIT management [Audio]

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) has called on the management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to resign to pave...

PURC opens Bono East regional office in Techiman

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has opened an office in Techiman, the capital of the Bono East Region to ensure high quality of...

Police file injunction against Dumsor vigil

The Ghana Police Service has filed for an injunction against the planned #DumsorMustStop protest scheduled for Saturday, May 25, 2024. The application was filed at...

Stop giving govt and its agencies loans – PIAC cautions GNPC

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has asked the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to double up efforts at recovering loans given to...

SSNIT hotels’ sale appear corrupt; we need the documents to scrutinise – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner and anti-corruption campaigner, Martin Kpebu has condemned the current administration for what he perceives as widespread corruption. According to him, the public's...

GJA condemns assault on journalist in Northern region

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned an assault on a reporter, Dokurugu Abubakar Ndeeya with Zaa Multimedia in the Northern region by persons...

Consider experience before seeking greener pastures – Nurses and midwives told

Nurses and midwives have been advised to get more professional experience before considering seeking greener pastures abroad. This advice was given by the Deputy Director...

NHIA and NIA collaborate to register children aged 6 to 14 years

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and the National Identification Authority (NIA) have signed a joint cooperative agreement to register 6.3 million children for...

Ambulance case: Health Minister okayed project resumption in a letter to Finance Ministry

Richard Jakpa, the businessman and third accused in the trial involving former Deputy Minister of Finance Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson over the purchase of...

Nursing, Midwifery Council implements new fees beginning Wednesday – Foreign verification still under review

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) will implement new fees with effect from Wednesday, May 21, 2024. They are foreign verification, examination fees for various...

Rehabilitation of 1.2 kilometers Tamso-Nsuta road begins

Ghana Manganese Company Limited (GMCL) has performed a sod-cutting ceremony to commerce the construction of the 1.2 kilometers Tamso-Nsuta road in the Tarkwa Nsuaem...

Wa-Kumasi road to be rehabilitated before 2024 election – Bawumia

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has promised that the Wa-Kumasi highway will significantly improve before the December 2024 general election. He said he had been...

Martin Amidu petition: Lawyer warns journalists against contempt

Head at Paintsil, Paintsil and CO, Lawyer Kwaku Paintsil, has cautioned journalists, commentators, and the general public to exercise restraint when commenting on Martin...

Ambulance case: Letters requesting LCs had Seth Terkper’s seal – 3rd accused person

Richard Jakpa, a businessman and the third accused in the trial involving Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, a former Deputy Minister of Finance, testified that...

You’ll go down as the worst if… – Peter Toobu tells IGP

Police officer turned-Member of Parliament, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has cautioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare not to allow what...

Let’s consolidate our young democratic journey – NCCE urges citizens

The La Municipal Director of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), Emmanuel Mettle has asked the citizenry to live up to their civic...

You’re trying to destroy me and RockCity, stop it – Bryan Acheampong slams Ablakwa

The Minister for Food and Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Abetifi Constituency, Bryan Acheampong, has cautioned the Member of Parliament for North Tongu,...

Prophetess escapes death after man fires multiple gunshots at her [Video]

https://youtu.be/twlfRHfV9bs A prophetess at Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District of the Central region has escaped death after a 38-year-old man fired gunshots thrice...

Bicycle thief tied, forced to clean gutters

Residents of Techiman in the Bono East region apprehended a bicycle thief and subjected him to a public punishment that involved cleaning the town's...