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Alleged rape victim in custody for rejecting justice

An alleged rape victim who turned down justice from the law court and refused to cooperate with the court has been arrested and placed...

Akosombo Dam spillage: NADMO overwhelmed, we need more support – Ablakwa

With the fast rising flood water levels in the Lower Volta Basin as a result of the continuous spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong...

RuralFocus Initiative constructs mechanized borehole for Banso SDA Basic in Ahanta West

RuralFocus Initiative (RFI) in partnership with UK For DMB, have constructed a mechanised borehole for the pupils of SDA Basic School in Banso, a...

Nkwanta South: 35-year-old man killed and dumped in a pit

A 35-year-old man, Bijadom Daniel, has been found dead at Nkwanta South in the Oti region. The lifeless body was found in a pit. Two...

NPP thugs who invaded UTV convicted; fined GH¢2,400 each

An Achimota Magistrate Court has convicted and fined the 16 New Patriotic Party (NPP) members who invaded the premises of UTV and obstructed its...

IGP leaked tape: Civil society groups meet Bagbin over Atta Akyea’s conduct

Civil Society groups in the country have met the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin over the "biased" conduct of the chairman of the Parliamentary...

Treat floods by Akosombo, Kpong Dams spillage as national security issues – Ho West MP to gov’t

The Member of Parliament for Ho West, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has entreated the government to treat the floods caused by the spillage of the Akosombo...

Akosombo Dam: VRA reveals cause of intense spillage

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has explained that the Akosombo Dam is currently receiving over 200 percent more water around this time of the...

Tema residents fight TMA,TDC over sale of Children’s Park

Leader of Concerned Citizens of Tema, Gideon Tetteh has expressed strong opposition against the alleged sale of the Tema Children’s Park to a...

UTAG threatens strike over Book and Research Allowance

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has asked government to pay them their 2023/23 Book and Research Allowance (BRA) by Saturday, October 21.  It...

Couple in court over GH¢1.6m fraud

The Accra Circuit Court Nine has sentenced a couple to a fine of 500 penalty units each, equivalent to GH¢6,000, for conspir­ing to dupe...

Tailor in court over alleged manslaughter

An Accra High Court has com­menced trial of Joseph Kwasi Ef­fah, a 63-year-old tailor and farmer, who allegedly shot a man whom he had...

MoH to undertake free breast cancer screening

The Ministry of Health has made arrangements for free breast cancer screening in all public health facilities. The initiative is part of measures put in...

Maternity, paternity Bill presented to Parliament

A Private Member’s Bill proposing an amendment to extend maternity leave from three months to four months has been laid in Parliament.  The Bill, which...

Akosombo Dam spillage could trigger outbreak water-related diseases – Health experts warn

Health experts are warning of a possible outbreak of waterborne diseases following the ongoing spillage of the Akosombo Dam.  According to the Volta Regional Health...

Citi FM petitions police over assault of its journalist

Citi FM and Citi TV management have petitioned the police to immediately arrest and prosecute the NDC supporters who assaulted its journalist, Akosua Otchere.  In...

Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings questions the state of Ghana’s Democracy and Governance

The Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle constituency in the Greater Accra region, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has taken to social media to express her...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Volta Regional Minister visits flood-hit Tongu districts to assess damage

In the wake of severe flooding caused by the spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong Dams, Archibald Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, led a team...

Political figures commiserate with victims of Akosombo Dam spillage in Volta region

The Founder of Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, have toured and commiserated with...

Akosombo Dam Spillage: VRA donates trucks of relief items to thousands of flood victims

The Volta River Authority (VRA), has donated relief items worth over a million Ghana Cedis to thousands of flood victims in all nine affected...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Akufo-Addo to visit victims on Monday

President Akufo-Addo will on Monday, October 16, visit and solidarise with the victims of the spillage from the Akosombo Dam. He is expected to visit...

Joy News’ Erastus Asare Donkor wins PAV Ansah Communicator Award at 8th EMY Africa Awards

Joy News' Erastus Asare Donkor has been awarded the PAV Ansah Communication Award at the 2023 EMY Africa Awards. The PAV Ansah Communicator Award recognises...

Corruption Watch’s Francisca Enchill nominated for international award

Corruption Watch’s investigative journalist, Francisca Enchill (Ativoe), has been nominated for the 2023 Norbert Zongo African Prize for Investigative Journalism (PAJI-NZ). Francisca sees her...

Government considering subsidy for renal patients – Health Minister

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has revealed that government is considering subsidizing the cost of dialysis treatment for persons suffering kidney diseases. His comments come...

Watch Committee member in court over manslaughter 

 An Accra High Court has commenced the trial of Joseph Kwasi Effah, a 63-year-old tailor and farmer, who allegedly shot a pig, which later...

Keta Floods: Concerned Youth appeals to GES for temporary closure of schools  

A youth activist at Nukpesekope, a suburb of Keta in the Volta region, Wonder Setsoafia Deynu, has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Accra to witness extraordinary faith at the Supernatural Turnaround IMPRERIUM GATHERING 2023

The spiritual atmosphere is set to be electrified as Head Pastor of Reign House Chapel, Prophet Eric Boahen Uche, presents the inaugural "Supernatural Turnaround"...

Lifeless male body discovered floating on Volta Lake at Asutuare 

A lifeless male body has been discovered floating on the Volta Lake at Asutuare in the Shai-Osudoku District of the Greater Accra region.  The deceased...

ECG restores power to majority of communities affected by Akosombo Dam spillage  

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it has restored power to Adidome and its environs by tapping from Juapong communities due to the...

Akosombo dam spillage: Ghana Meteo misled us – VRA

https://youtu.be/ZrxQIA7jPCs?t=582 The Volta River Authority (VRA) has blamed the Ghana Meteorological Service for the devastation the spillage of the Akosombo dam has caused. According to VRA,...

Former MMDCEs petition President Akufo-Addo over salary arrears

A group calling itself ‘Coalition of Immediate Past MMDCEs’ has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over what they say is ‘delay in the...

Ashaiman Agenda 111 hospital project takes off

The Municipal Chief Executive for Ashaiman, Albert Boakye Okyere, has handed over the site for works to begin on the construction of a 100-bed...

GJA demands arrest of NDC thugs who assaulted Citi FM/TV journalist

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) thugs who assaulted a Citi FM/TV...

Int. Day of the Girl Child: Hope for Future Generations shines light on She Leads Project

Hope for Future Generations is calling for increased stakeholder conversations on the unique challenges Girls and Young Women (GYW) face while promoting their rights...

Corruption fight: Let’s search homes of all ministers – Martin Kpebu

Private Legal Practitioner, Martin Kpebu has called for the homes of all ministers and government appointees to be searched as part of the fight...

Information Ministry condemns NDC supporters’ attack on Citi FM journalist

The Information Ministry has condemned the attack on Citi FM journalist, Akosua Otchere by some supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Odododiodio...

Fire guts SIMMS SHS boys dormitory

The boys' dormitory of SIMMS Senior High School (SHS) at Fawoade in the Kwabere East District of the Ashanti region has been gutted by...

UTAG-UG pledges support to victims of Akosombo Dam spillage

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) has commiserated with the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage. In...

Akosombo dam spillage: Govt sets up committee to coordinate response

The government has set up a 13-member inter-ministerial committee to coordinate responses to victims affected by the Akosombo dam spillage. This was announced in...

NSS cautions personnel against fake reposting arrangements

Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has cautioned personnel against reposting misinformation circulating on social media. NSS has said a person using the...