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ACEP slams ECG’s silence on ‘dumsor’ timetable

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has expressed displeasure over the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) failure to provide a load-shedding timetable amidst...

Farmers in Oti region urged to take advantage of Planting for Food and Jobs II

The Regional Agricultural Director in the Oti Region, Obrien Nyarko, has called on farmers in the region to take advantage of the Planting for...

Billboards, taffic light collapse after heavy downpour in Accra [Photos + Video ]

A few hours of heavy downpour in Accra on Tuesday morning destroyed a lot to properties and other essential facilities. Billboards and traffic lights in...

Unemployed trained teachers threaten demo over delays in posting

A group identifying themselves as the Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers is threatening to demonstrate over delays in postings. In a press conference held in...

Kumasi International Airport to be opened to traffic in June this year

The Kumasi International Airport will be commissioned and operationalized in June this year. That's according to the Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah. He said the...

Three killed; others injured in fatal accident on Aseseeso-Somanya road

A fatal incident on the Aseseeso-Somanya highway in the Eastern Region has resulted in the deaths of three persons. The accident involved a Toyota Fish...

ECG addresses power outages after heavy rainfall

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited has issued a statement addressing the power outages experienced by customers in the Greater Accra Region following...

Toddler mauled by dog undergoes successful plastic surgery

A two-year-old boy mauled by a dog in Accra has undergone a successful surgery, Dr. Hope Glover Addy, a Pediatric Surgeon at the Korle-...

Ashanti Region ECG workers’ union bans four General Managers from All REGSEC meetings

The Workers Union of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Ashanti Region has banned four general managers in the Ashanti region from all Regional Security...

Court issues arrest warrant for former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe

The High Court in Accra has issued an arrest warrant for convicted former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre...

My over $8,000 oxygen machine blew up due to dumsor – Joy FM listener narrates harrowing ordeal

A Joy FM listener has narrated his harrowing experience of how the recent power outage aka dumsor has damaged his over $8,000 oxygen machine for...

ACEP supports ECG privatisation

The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has supported proposals to privatise the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The Executive Director of ACEP, Ben Boakye,...

Why Osafo-Maafo believes declaration of assets must not be confidential

Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo is championing enhanced transparency in the disclosure of assets held by public officials. He stressed its pivotal role in strengthening...

Ashanti West ECG uncovers 74 illegal connections

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ashanti West Region, has uncovered 74 illegal connections in the first quarter of 2024. The discovery was made...

Electricity VAT: GRA clarifies decision to tax resident Ghanaians

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has clarified its decision to tax the foreign incomes of resident Ghanaians as replacement for the value-added tax (VAT)...

Osafo Maafo’s take on load-shedding timetable

Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has said the Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh is the only person who can authorise that publication of a...

Otumfuo holds mega food fest for queen mothers

King of Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfour Osei Tutu II, organized a grand durbar for all queen mothers under his reign to celebrate and showcase the...

A new financing model for SHS will leverage private sector to finance infrastructure – Bawumia to CHASS

The Vice President, Dr Mahanudu Bawumia has reiterated his commitment to engaging the private sector more in the provision of national infrastructure. During his recent...

‘Dumsor’: IES calls for Napo’s immediate removal

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) is calling for the immediate removal of Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh over the current power crisis. The...

Man remanded for sharing ‘lover’s nude videos

A 31-year-old Nigerian national, Paul Efeturi Niboro alias Paul Kwame Niboro has been remanded into prison custody by the High Court. This comes after he...

Hohoe-Fodome road in deplorable state nearly 2 years after completion

Some drivers and motorcyclists commuting along the Hohoe to Fodome road have voiced their frustrations regarding the deplorable condition of the road, barely a...

Dead body in a sack discovered in front of church at Afrangua

Residents of Afrangua near Saltpond in the Mfantsiman Municipality of the Central Region woke up to discover the remains of a man believed to...

NCCE launches 2024 Annual Constitution Week in Kumasi

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has launched the 2024 Constitution Week in Kumasi with a call on Ghanaians to embrace peace ahead...

Bawumia leaves for Italy

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has left Ghana for an official visit to the Republic of Italy and the Vatican State. A statement signed by...

Abu Sakara proposes lifestyle audit of public officers

Founder of the National Interest Movement (NIM), Dr. Abu Sakara Foster, has advocated for lifestyle audits to be conducted on public officials as a...

Parts of Ashanti region to experience power outage; check out affected areas

Parts of the Ashanti region will today, April 23, 2024, experience a power outage due to planned maintenance by the Electricity Company of Ghana...

Gov’t committed to enhancing the condition of Kumasi roads – Asenso-Boakye

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso-Boakye, says government is committed to enhancing the condition of roads in Kumasi, and across the country....

Man, 20, electrocuted after heavy rainstorm in Central Tongu District

Caleb Gidisu, a 20-year-old resident of Adabakpo, a farming community in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region, was electrocuted in the aftermath...

Bright Simons responds to Yvonne Nelson’s request for ‘Dumsor’ vigil

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has subtly shot down Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson's request for another vigil in the wake of the persistent...

Frema Opare donates GH¢200k to Asanteman queen mothers

Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has supported the Asanteman Queen Mothers' Day and Food Fair by donating GH¢200,000. The donation is intended to...

How an iPhone exposed alleged robbers

Three persons who allegedly robbed a Quantity Surveyor at his residence at Anyaa and made away with his mobile phone and other electrical gadgets...

JB Danquah murder trial: Court warns ‘Sexy Dondon’

The High Court in Accra has ordered Daniel Asiedu alias Sexy Don Don, who is standing trial in the murder of J.B Danquah late...

Minority wades into renaming of Ho Technical University after Ephraim Amu

The Minority in Parliament opposed plans by the government to rename the Ho Technical University after Ghanaian composer, Ephraim Amu. The caucus has described...

KODA’s family breaks silence on his death

The family of gospel musician, Kofi Owusu Dua-Anto popularly known as KODA has officially confirmed his death. In these difficult times, the family...

Government ready to connect every region with rail line – Peter Amewu

The Minister for Railways Development, John Peter Amewu, has reiterated the government's commitment to revitalizing the country's railway sector. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, Mr Amewu...

Accra Initiative at risk as Mali, Burkina Faso withdraw – Akufo-Addo says

President Akufo-Addo has expressed concern about the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and...

Ghana not responsible for repairing faulty train – Railways Minister says

The Minister for Railways Development, John Peter Amewu, has clarified that the responsibility for repairing Ghana's new train that was involved in an accident...

PAC orders Wa West DCE to release MP’s common fund immediately

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has instructed the District Chief Executive of Wa East District Assembly, Mr. S.K Mahama to immediately process...

Amewu hits back at Mahama’s criticism of train accident

Railways Development Minister, John Peter Amewu, has criticized former President John Mahama for his comments on the recent train accident involving Ghana’s new railway...

NPP Youth Organizer identifies power outages as major challenge ahead of 2024 election [Video]

The National Youth Organizer of the NPP, Salam Mustapha, has highlighted the current power outages as a major challenge going into the 2024 election....